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State Contract and Payment Actions in November
… New York State Industries for the Disabled Inc. for data imaging and mailroom services. Department of State $14.6 … Forensic Relocation project at the Manhattan Psychiatric Center in New York City. Department of Health $18.6 million … Benefit Exchange, including insurance enrollment and call center operations. $2.5 million to New York eHealth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-novemberOpinion 91-32
… CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (application to public benefit corporation) EMINENT DOMAIN -- Compensable … PUBLIC AUTHORITIES -- Powers and Duties (expenditures to compensate property owners for decrease in market value) … (1) The prohibition against gifts and loans does not apply to the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency [OCRRA], a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32Revenue Enhancement Ideas: Cash Management for Local Governments and School Districts
… financial management information system or online banking to track daily cash balances. Perform a detailed cash flow … timing when formulating the budget. Review historical data to determine typical cash inflows and outflows throughout the … the frequency of billing (for example, from semiannual to quarterly), but first perform an analysis to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/revenue-enhancement-ideas-cash-management-local-governments-and-school-districtsTown of Coventry – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-32)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Coventry (Town) Board (Board) conduct or provide for an … Did the Town of Coventry Town Board Board conduct or provide for an annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/03/13/town-coventry-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-32Opinion 88-2
… for refuse collection in village) LOCAL LAWS -- Refuse and Garbage Collection (imposition of benefit assessment for in village) REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Collection of (means of financing collection in … local law, may establish one or more assessment areas for garbage collection service and provide for the imposition of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-2State Contract and Payment Actions in July and August
… of Health $40.7 million with Public Consulting Group LLC to administer the Medical Indemnity Fund. $1.3 million … Inc. for influenza vaccines. $1.1 million with Microdaq LLC for digital data loggers for vaccine temperature … $53 million to Maximus US Services Inc. for enrollment broker services for the Office of Health Insurance Programs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-and-augustXIII.6 Potential Tax Consequences of Assigning an Incorrect Official Station – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… This generally occurs when an employee travels repeatedly to the same location over an extended period for official … likely incur substantial tax liabilities with respect to reimbursement of travel expenses. This tax liability can … reimbursements as income contemporaneous with payment to enable the State to timely withhold the taxes. In cases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii6-potential-tax-consequences-assigning-incorrect-official-stationCost-of-Living Adjustment – Divorce and Your Benefits
… retirement benefit while the retiree is still living. A DRO will be reviewed to determine whether it permits, … distribution. NYSLRS will interpret general terms in a DRO as intent to provide an ex-spouse with a share of the … otherwise indicated. For example, NYSLRS will interpret DRO that define the retirement benefit to include any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/cost-living-adjustmentXIII.2.D Expense Report Payment – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… may receive payment for expenses through direct deposit or check, depending on the preferred payment method in the … wants expense reimbursements deposited. Employees should check with their financial institutions to make sure they … payment and will require reprocessing in the form of a check. If an employee has separately directed their financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2d-expense-report-paymentWestern Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation – Marketing and Promotional Program (2021M-65)
… and Guidelines: The Board did not adopt a written policy to administer and account for ticket distribution. Corporation officials used resources to purchase tickets that were given to Board members, management, employees, Corporation vendors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/off-track-betting/2021/09/23/western-regional-off-track-betting-corporation-marketing-andOpinion 2007-1
… (paratransit services) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§103, 104-b: County contracts with private bus companies to provide … and procedures adopted pursuant to General Municipal Law §104-b. You state that the county contracts with private bus … by the State Legislature (see, e.g., GML §§103 [3],[4)], 104), there are several well-established common law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-1DiNapoli and Rice Halt Pension Scam
… safety net for retirees and their families – not a piggy bank for those looking to game the system while drawing a higher salary than the law allows,” Rice said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-and-rice-halt-pension-scamComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Brooklyn Man for Allegedly Pocketing over $23K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefits
… the Third Degree, a class D felony. Jimmie Buie is alleged to have stolen over $23,000 in pension benefits issued by the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System to his deceased mother, Sandra Buie, between May 2011 and … DiNapoli. "Our fight against pension fraud has led to more than 20 arrests and $2.7 million in ordered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-brooklyn-man-allegedly-pocketing-over-23kComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Former NYC Council Member Ruben Wills
… New York City Councilman Ruben Wills. Wills pleaded guilty to one count of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor. Pursuant to his plea agreement, Wills admitted he knowingly filed a … City Conflicts of Interest Board by intentionally failing to disclose personal loans made to him on his disclosure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-nyc-council-member-ruben-willsOxford Academy and Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-12)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Oxford Academy and Central School District (District) officials identify, … Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary … for sampling or exemption as required by NYS Public Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) regulations. 3 We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/oxford-academy-and-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9Delaware County Industrial Development Agency – Project Monitoring and Website Transparency (2025M-88)
… property, mortgage recording and sales and use taxes), to businesses to encourage various types of economic and community … who receive IDA financial assistance generally promise to create new jobs or retain existing jobs in the community …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/12/19/delaware-county-industrial-development-agency-project-monitoring-and-websiteLevittown Union Free School District – Information Technology (2025M-145)
… hold data that are valuable, such as (but not limited to) student and employee names, dates of birth, addresses, … security numbers. Network user accounts provide access to network resources and should be actively managed to minimize the risk of unauthorized use, access and loss. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/06/05/levittown-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2025m-145XIV.1 Outstanding Check Outreach and Escheatment – XIV. Special Procedures
… uncashed for one year or more. OSC performs outreach for refund checks issued out of the Comptroller’s Refund Account … notifies the payee that the proceeds of the uncashed check(s) will be turned over to the Abandoned Property Fund … is cashed, or a claim is made to the issuing agency for a replacement check. First class mailings are not required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv1-outstanding-check-outreach-and-escheatmentTown of Edinburg – Town Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2025M-68)
… 2024 – January 31, 2025 We extended our audit period back to December 31, 2018 to review the dates on which the Town filed its annual … October 2024, did not maintain a central accounting system to track the Town’s financial activity, which caused the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/12/12/town-edinburg-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2025m-68DiNapoli: State Education Department Missed Red Flags of Proprietary Schools' Financial Trouble
… (SED) weak enforcement of licensing requirements for non-degree proprietary schools let many continue to … career schools (PCS) and 34 English as a Second Language (ESL) schools — operating in New York. SED can refund students … of schools’ fiscal records prior to their licensing them. For example, in their examination of records from Jan. 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-state-education-department-missed-red-flags-proprietary-schools-financial-trouble