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DiNapoli Urges New Yorkers To Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… be turned over by retailers to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF). In 2024, the office recovered over $21 … gift cards early this new year and remember to check for unclaimed funds . “Tis the season of giving, not losing, so … please spend those gift cards and check to see if you have unclaimed funds,” DiNapoli said. “Many New Yorkers don’t …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsDrug and Alcohol Treatment Program – Provider Claiming of Depreciation Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) … not include State reimbursement for depreciation expenses. The audit covered the period January 1, 2010 through June 30, 2014. Background … To determine whether the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services OASAS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/08/drug-and-alcohol-treatment-program-provider-claiming-depreciation-expensesState Agencies Bulletin No. 881
… To provide procedures to process the lump sum payment for Special Assignment to Duty Pay (SAD) for CSEA and PEF employees. Affected Employees Employees working for either the Department of Transportation or the Department … To provide procedures to process the lump sum payment for Special Assignment to Duty Pay SAD for CSEA and PEF …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/881-2009-50000-lump-sum-payment-special-assignment-duty-pay-sad-certainState Agencies Bulletin No. 971
… To provide procedures to process the lump sum payment for Special Assignment to Duty Pay (SAD) for CSEA and PEF employees. Affected Employees Employees working for either the Department of Transportation or the Department … To provide procedures to process the lump sum payment for Special Assignment to Duty Pay SAD for CSEA and PEF …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/971-2010-50000-lump-sum-payment-special-assignment-duty-pay-sad-certainAnthem Blue Cross – Effectiveness of the Recovery Process
… process and remitted all recoveries that the Department of Civil Service (Civil Service) was entitled to. The audit … Program (NYSHIP), administered by Civil Service, is one of the nation’s largest public sector health insurance … used incorrect time frames to determine the recoverability of about $15.1 million in overpayments it identified, and was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/01/06/anthem-blue-cross-effectiveness-recovery-processDual Employment
… 31, 2012. Background UCS' mission is to promote the rule of law and to serve the public by providing just and timely resolution of all matters before the courts. UCS is comprised of several program components, including Supreme and County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/18/dual-employmentImproper Medicaid Payments to Eye Care Providers
… for participation in the Medicaid program. The Department of Health (Department) requires Medicaid providers to … do not meet federal and State requirements. As a result of these weaknesses, six eye care professionals who did not … 34 provider identification numbers without disclosing all of their apparent affiliations. We identified 1,177 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/improper-medicaid-payments-eye-care-providersDiNapoli: Statewide Foreclosure Activity Still Well Above Prerecession levels
… New York state continues to have high levels of foreclosure activity with new foreclosure filings … continue efforts to help homeowners and stem the spread of foreclosure-induced blight.” Foreclosure filings rose … rapidly after the housing bubble burst and the recession of 2008-2009 took hold. Between 2006 and 2009, the number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-statewide-foreclosure-activity-still-well-above-prerecession-levelsSelected Travel Expenses
… MTA is a public benefit corporation and a component unit of the State of New York, whose mission is to continue develop, and … policy in the New York metropolitan area. One of the MTA’s constituent agencies is the Long Island Railroad …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/03/23/selected-travel-expensesOpinion 97-5
… in Village Law, §6-600 to include a highway, road, avenue, lane or alley "which the public have a right to use" (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-5Selected Financial Management Practices
… The audit covered the period April 1, 2010 through March 26, 2014. Background The Hudson River Park Trust (Trust) is a public benefit corporation authorized under the Hudson … interest in the real property that composes the Park for a term not to exceed 99 years. The Trust has a 13-member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/26/selected-financial-management-practicesSecurity and Effectiveness of the Department of Labor’s Unemployment Insurance System
… of Labor’s (Department) Unemployment Insurance System is secure, operating effectively, and available to continue … and merge State agencies and streamline services. ITS is responsible for providing centralized information … and the Enterprise Information Security Office (EISO) is responsible for oversight and coordination of security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/24/security-and-effectiveness-department-labors-unemployment-insurance-systemSecurity and Effectiveness of Division of Criminal Justice Services’ Core Systems
… and merge State agencies and streamline services. ITS is responsible for providing centralized information technology (IT) … policies and processes, ITS is charged with ensuring proper controls are in place to protect the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/24/security-and-effectiveness-division-criminal-justice-services-core-systemsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2152.1
… Bulletin No. 2152 . Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with information regarding the outreach and escheatment of uncashed payroll checks for calendar year 2022. Affected Employees: Employees with … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with information regarding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/21521-outreach-and-escheatment-2022-uncashed-nys-payroll-checksReimbursement of Social Services Costs (2013MS-3)
… , Ontario [pdf] , Sullivan [pdf] , Tioga [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if counties were maximizing the reimbursement of costs related to the administration of social services … Reimbursement of Social Services Costs 2013MS3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/12/13/reimbursement-social-services-costs-2013ms-3County Inmates Receiving Inappropriate Benefits While Incarcerated (2013MS-1)
… [pdf] , Onondaga [pdf] , Orange [pdf] , Schenectady [pdf] and Warren [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit … willing, and able to work and have earned sufficient wages in covered employment. Individuals who are incarcerated are … Ensure that County jails provide appropriate DSS officials with timely daily inmate admission reports and daily inmate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/county-inmates-receiving-inappropriate-benefits-while-incarcerated-2013ms-1Service Credit – Divorce and Your Benefits
… service credit for all their public employment beginning with the date they joined NYSLRS. Some members can purchase … before they joined, NYSLRS can credit the ex-spouse with a portion of that service if the employment occurred … during the marriage. NYSLRS cannot credit the ex-spouse with service earned outside the marital period even if it was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/service-creditDiNapoli: Unrestricted State Aid for Local Governments Failed to Keep Up With Inflation
… Unrestricted state aid for cities, towns and villages has remained flat or declined … York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. When adjusted for inflation, unrestricted aid to local governments has … enacted. Because this aid can be used by municipalities for any governmental purpose, it is an important revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-unrestricted-state-aid-local-governments-failed-keep-inflationCUNY Bulletin No. CU-731
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for … period less than 6 months. Effective Dates Effective as of Institution Pay Period 20L/21C, paychecks dated 01/13/2022. Agency Actions A listing of employees electing to participate in the Health Benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-731-city-university-new-york-cuny-health-benefits-buy-outSchuyler County – Court and Trust Funds (2021-C&T-1)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to determine whether County officials have … the courts’ custody. Additionally, when the whereabouts of any person entitled to payment from the estate is unknown, … The purpose of our review was to determine whether County officials have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/court-and-trust/2021/12/10/schuyler-county-court-and-trust-funds-2021-ct-1