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State Agencies Bulletin No. 2205
… No. 70 . Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with updated guidance when issuing … Affected Employees: Employees deemed eligible to receive a payroll correction by their agency are … Although every effort is made by agencies and OSC to ensure State employees are paid accurately and on time, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2205-updated-guidance-issuing-payroll-correctionsDiNapoli: Managed Care Companies Wasting Millions in State Medicaid Dollars
… improper and questionable payments to ineligible providers over a four-year period, including almost $60,000 in payments … payments are recovered and steps are taken to make sure tax dollars are not being wasted.” DOH contracts with MCOs to … providers because claims totaling about $445 million, were missing important information. Using the analysis from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-managed-care-companies-wasting-millions-state-medicaid-dollarsDiNapoli: Thruway Authority Owed More Than $275 Million in Unpaid Tolls and Fees
… The state’s Thruway Authority has to do a better job of identifying, … taken to implement our recommendations to maximize revenue for the Thruway.” Tolls and related fees make up more than … had just two employees assigned to the program. Rejected License Plate Images Auditors also found fault with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-thruway-authority-owed-more-275-million-unpaid-tolls-and-feesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up Over 12% in Second Quarter of 2022
… show positive results, but the lower growth in June bears watching,” DiNapoli said. “The slowdown reflects, in part, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-over-12-second-quarter-2022NYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Second Quarter Results
… March 31, 2015. … The New York State Common Retirement Funds Fund overall return in the second quarter of the state fiscal year 2015 was 052 percent bringing the Funds estimated value to $1783 billion according to New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-second-quarter-resultsDiNapoli Releases Report on 30-Day State Budget Amendments
… extension of tuition assistance to certain undocumented immigrants, certain personal financial and other disclosures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-releases-report-30-day-state-budget-amendmentsDiNapoli: Medicaid Billing Errors Cost State More Than $1.5 Billion
… of claims were paid even though they did not have a proper NPI to ensure the ordering, prescribing, referring, or … clinic and professional claims without an appropriate NPI. For example, some claims contained NPIs of providers who … in Medicaid, while other claims did not contain an NPI at all. Auditors also found $57.3 million in payments for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-medicaid-billing-errors-cost-state-more-15-billionMonitoring of Construction Management
… of General Services (Office) is adequately monitoring construction management contracts to ensure they meet the terms and requirements, and if the oversight and administration … buildings statewide. To achieve its mission, the Office’s Design & Construction Group (D&C) provides State agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/30/monitoring-construction-managementOpinion 91-15
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … to Village Law §7-730 under the following facts. You state that approximately twenty years ago, a town approved a … the village to modify a portion of the filed subdivision map in order to change the configuration of a road and change …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-15Opinion 91-36
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … 859, affd 30 NY2d 959, 335 NYS2d 825; Gewirtz v City of Long Beach , 69 Misc 2d 763, 330 NYS2d 495, affd 45 AD2d 841, 358 NYS2d 957). Village Law, §7-730(1) authorizes villages to collect moneys from subdividers, in lieu of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-36Opinion 90-49
… -- Commissioners (compensation) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Per day" (for purposes of compensation to improvement district commissioners) TOWN LAW, §214: Where … we concluded that an improvement district commissioner who does not work a full day is entitled only to a proportionate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-49Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program
… used in the eastern area of New York City for all five years during our scope and the utilization rate in rural … County decreased from 85% to 78% during the last three years of our audit scope. In eastern New York City, between … excess reserves or reducing allocations for future award years. We found 36 instances of owners and/or tenants failing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingOrleans County – Court and Trust Funds (2014M-043)
… Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to determine whether … must develop sound procedures and processes which, when implemented properly and consistently, provide a system … County Clerk and Surrogate’s Court were generally up-to-date and complete, and we noted no material discrepancies. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/02/14/orleans-county-court-and-trust-funds-2014m-043Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the four … is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and protect affordable housing and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/04/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingTransformation of the MTA
… Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) established a working plan for implementing Transformation with completion … a significant reorganization or transformation of the many administrative support units that existed within each … Plan to incorporate the findings of the review within 90 days. The legislation required that the reorganization plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/08/transformation-mtaOversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Follow-Up) (2023-F-35)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Report 2021-S-19).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/contracts/pdf/sga-2024-23f35.pdfBusiness Owners in New York State
While New York exceeds the nation in the share of business owners that are female and minority-owned, they are underrepresented relative to their share of the population.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/business-owners-in-new-york-state.pdfBusiness Owners in New York State
While New York exceeds the nation in the share of business owners that are female and minority-owned, they are underrepresented relative to their share of the population.
Investment and Funding Choices Facing the MTA
On June 5, 2024, the Governor of the State of New York paused the implementation of the Central Business District Tolling Program (colloquially referred to as congestion pricing).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-7-2025.pdfAdult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation Supported Employment Program (Follow-Up) (2023-F-15)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Adult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation Supported Employment Program.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-23f15.pdf