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Member & Retiree E-News Archive — 2024
… Make Sure You Receive Your 1099-R and Annual Statement Schedule a Change of Address with Retirement Online Go Paperless With … Working for a Public Employer While Receiving a NYSLRS Pension Benefit Retirees COLA is Coming at the End of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/member-retiree-e-news-archive-2024Improper Medicaid Payments to Hospitals for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Services for Recipients Enrolled in Managed Care
… hospitals, MCOs reimburse the hospitals. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) defines outpatient care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/28/improper-medicaid-payments-hospitals-outpatient-services-billed-inpatient-servicesOversight of the Educational Opportunity Program
… Objectives To determine whether the State University of New York (SUNY) is adequately monitoring the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) and if SUNY and the campuses are … and provides support and enrichment programs, including career advising, tutoring, and personal counseling, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/26/oversight-educational-opportunity-programOversight of Select High-Technology Projects (Follow-Up)
… Projects (Report 2017-S-60 ). About the Program Empire State Development (ESD) is the chief agency responsible for … and fiscal benefits. ESD supports high-tech sectors by providing loans and grants and administering tax credit … and/or Buffalo Billion portfolio to ensure that taxpayer money was effectively spent and was producing the intended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/15/oversight-select-high-technology-projects-followVillage of Leicester – Financial Management (2025M-7)
… Comptroller’s authority as set forth in Article 3 of the New York State General Municipal Law. Our methodology and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/05/09/village-leicester-financial-management-2025m-7DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $11.9 Billion in First Half of 2025, Up 3.7% Over Prior Year
… government sales tax collections totaled $11.9 billion in the first half of 2025, an increase of 3.7% ($423 million) … in first-half collections. Hamilton County saw the highest growth in the first half at 14.6%, followed by the … in the First Half of 2025 Data Regional Table with Detailed Sales Tax Collections by County and City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-11-point-9-billion-first-half-2025-3-point-7-percent-over-prior-yearState Contract and Payment Actions in July
… In July, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,627 contracts for state agencies … or lack of documentation. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-julyState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… In October, the Office of the State Comptroller approved … design services at the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in Orange County. $1.8 million with Lawrence J. Quigliano II, … LLC for Kew Garden Interchange improvements in Queens County. $1.1 million with Energetix Corp. for drug and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberOpinion 2000-11
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Removal (of … of deputy or within five days after a vacancy occurs in the office of deputy, the town board shall have power to … deputy town superintendent of highways (emphasis added). In 1978 Opns St Comp No. 78-388, unreported, we expressed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-11Opinion 92-52
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC AUTHORITIES -- Municipal Cooperation (joint investments by municipalities and public authorities) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Municipal Funds (joint investments with public authorities) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-52Compliance With School Safety Planning Requirements
… to plan for the unthinkable. Since 2000, New York State schools have been required to develop and regularly … not support that meetings were held monthly (as required by the City Regulations), were well planned, or covered … for responding to implied or direct threats of violence by visitors to the school; and policies and procedures for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/12/compliance-school-safety-planning-requirementsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… did not reconcile the discrepancies or report them to OSC as required by state law. The petty cash account, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Health Department Should Improve Enforcement of Nursing Home Violations
… The state Department of Health (DOH) needs to fix problems and delays with how it is assessing fines to nursing homes after violations are found, according to an … too many of our nursing home residents suffer needlessly due to substandard care and neglect. And, far too often, New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/state-health-department-should-improve-enforcement-nursing-home-violationsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for August 2016
… on his commitment to added transparency via his Open Book New York website. Major Contracts Approved Department of … for the Taconic State Parkway interchange at Pudding Street in Putnam County. Payment Rejections and Other Cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-august-2016Opinion 2006-8
… State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, … that General Municipal Law §6-p(7)(a) provides that an expenditure may be made from the fund for the cash payment of … July 11, 1996, regarding A. 9040; see also Budget Report on S. 6278 of 1996). There is nothing in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-8Opinion 88-39
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … MONEYS -- Disposition (cash bail on felony complaint held by town court and forfeited while town court retains … court in connection with a felony complaint, is held by the town court, and is forfeited while the criminal action …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39Opinion 88-27
… FIREFIGHTERS -- Disability Benefits (termination of paid fire department) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-a: A village … the source of the payments from the municipality to the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-27State Contract and Payment Actions in February
… of Civil Service $4.7 million with Ernst & Young LLP for Affordable Care Act compliance and patient protection … General $1.1 million to Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP for legal services. Division of Budget $2.1 million to Accenture LLP for strategic advisory/consulting services in response to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-contract-and-payment-actions-februaryOpinion 94-13
… in prohibited employment) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-a(6): Subject to any applicable collective bargaining or confidentiality requirements, a municipality may monitor compliance with the employment … payment of the full amount of regular salary or wages to be discontinued with respect to any firefighter who is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13Security Self-Assessment: Questions – Information Technology Governance
… distributed and updated as necessary? Yes No N/A List policies, their (physical or electronic) locations and … for disabling unneeded user accounts: 7d Is a current list of authorized users and their levels of access … and periodically reviewed? Yes No N/A Review the list of authorized users and their levels of access: 7e Have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/security-self-assessment-questions