Search
Opinion 90-64
… to increase or improve facilities of a town park district is not subject to referendum. A bond resolution authorizing … of bonds to finance an improvement to a town park district is not subject to referendum. You have inquired as to the circumstances when a referendum is authorized or required in a town park district on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-64York Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-19)
… and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the … remedial actions on the three outlets as a follow-up test of those water outlets showed lead levels were now below … level. District officials did not report any laboratory test results for Cycle Two, including the results showing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/york-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-19Medicaid Program – Managed Long Term Care Premium Rate Setting
… Purpose To determine whether managed care organizations (MCOs) provided the Department of Health … whether the Department appropriately set Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) premium rates. The audit covered the MLTC premium … are economically disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. For the State fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/27/medicaid-program-managed-long-term-care-premium-rate-settingDiNapoli Audit Finds Fixes Needed in NYC High School Matching Process
… Not Properly Prioritized The matching algorithm used only one address per student, which meant as many as 7,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-fixes-needed-nyc-high-school-matching-processState Agencies Bulletin No. 1957
… program is excluded from taxable wages. Amounts in excess of $5,250 must be reported and are subject to federal, state, local, Social Security, and Medicare taxes. A qualified program may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1957-educational-assistance-benefits-2021DiNapoli: As Drug Overdoses Climbed the State Failed to Inspect Residential Drug Treatment Programs
… New Yorkers in residential drug treatment programs have been poorly … state’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) to inspect and certify that the programs are safe and give … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The COVID pandemic wreaked havoc in the lives of many New Yorkers, including those vulnerable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-drug-overdoses-climbed-state-failed-inspect-residential-drug-treatment-programsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… leave records contained errors. As a result: $14.1 million of (97%) salary and wage payments were disbursed without authorization. For four of nine employees that had separation payments, unused leave … incorrectly calculated — resulting in over/underpayments of $7,430. Two administrators received leave valued at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 1860
… EDA NOTE: If an employee appears on the NPAY758 who has left the agency, the amount of educational assistance can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1860-educational-assistance-benefitsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Department of Health (DOH): Medicaid Program: Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019 … of Special Hauling and Divisible Load Overweight Permit Fees (Follow-Up) (2019-F-24) An audit, covering the … a total of $4.7 million in additional compensation for work beyond their regular job duties but did not maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsFederal Impact on Higher Education – Federal Funding and New York
… Recent and anticipated federal actions will have a significant … has long benefited from an outstanding network of colleges and universities that serve as anchors for our communities by … of thousands of people, conducting world-class research and development, attracting new residents, training the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-impact-higher-educationState Police Bulletin No. SP-251
… is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2023, April 2024 and April 2025 retroactive increases to Location Pay, Longevity … is to inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the April 2023 April 2024 and April 2025 retroactive increases to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-251-april-2023-2024-and-2025-retroactive-increases-location-pay-longevityOpinion 92-43
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Policies and Procedures (inclusion of purchases by town highway superintendent); (supersession … to that statute that all purchases or leases in excess of $50000 by the highway superintendent be approved by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-263
… Adjustment to the April 2017 Judicial Longevity Bonus (JLO) payment. Affected Employees All employees in the … and received payment for the 2017 Judicial Longevity Bonus. New York State Court Officers Association Bargaining … provides for a retroactive increase in Judicial Longevity Bonus payments effective April 1, 2017 for all eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-263-unified-court-system-state-new-york-ucs-retroactive-adjustmentEDSS - Glossary of Terms
… e.g., #, @ or *. Amount Current Amendment Amount Only Only include the amount associated with the current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-glossary-termsOpinion 90-29
… restitution payments. Effective November 1, 1984, a new subdivision was added to CPL, §420.10 which provides as … to whom payments are to be remitted pursuant to subdivision one of this section may place such payments in an … for the longest period of time. For the purposes of this subdivision, the term 'undisbursed restitution payments' …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-29Opinion 88-60
… fair reasonable terms for such arrangements. You ask under what circumstances an agreement designated as a "license" or … Concerning what circumstances an agreement designated as a license or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60State Agencies Bulletin No. 741
… not submit a DTA/COR for an EmplID error where there is only one record. See instructions below for the appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/741-data-changecorrect-history-dtacor-procedureOpinion 98-14
… established (one townwide and one town outside village) to account for the four categories (see Highway Law, §277, with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14DiNapoli: Wall St. Profits Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
… sector output grew by 3.3%; the information sector was the only other segment that did not experience a decline. OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-return-pre-pandemic-levelsDiNapoli Report Finds Big Five School Districts' Use of Pandemic Aid Reflects Different Priorities
… recovery as part of the ARP/ESSER III application process, only one of the Big Five districts reviewed (Buffalo) has … districts. In the 2021-22 school year, Buffalo was the only district to have more students enrolled than it did ten …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-report-finds-big-five-school-districts-use-pandemic-aid-reflects-different-priorities