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… Center. Sincerely, Thomas P. DiNapoli State Comptroller What is COLA? A COLA payment is an adjustment based on the … payment in this example would be 1 percent. So, if your pension benefit is $12,000 a year, it would increase by $120 … is eligible? In order to receive your COLA, you must be: Age 62 or older and retired for five or more years; Age 55 or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/permanent-colaDiNapoli: Four Arrested for Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid Out of Over $1.6 Million
… G. James, and Acting Medicaid Inspector General Frank T. Walsh, Jr. today announced the arrests of four defendants for … essential resources from the health care delivery system,” Walsh said. “My office will continue to work closely with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/06/dinapoli-four-arrested-allegedly-defrauding-medicaid-out-over-16-millionDiNapoli: State Should Recoup $11.7 Million from Special Education Contractors
… P. DiNapoli announced today his auditors found a total of $11.7 million in costs that should be recouped after … Special Children Inc.: Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2018-S-68) Hebrew Academy is a New York … Long Island. QSAC has 13 classrooms attended by children from various school districts in New York City’s five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-state-should-recoup-117-million-special-education-contractorsState Contract and Payment Actions in September
… University. Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance $21.6 million for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. … authorities valued at $34 billion and approved more than 21 million payments worth nearly $15 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-contract-and-payment-actions-septemberOpinion 97-19
… -- Insurance Transactions (fire district treasurer as officer and stockholder of insurance agency) GENERAL … 803; TOWN LAW, §177: A fire district treasurer who is an officer and stockholder of an insurance agency with which the … You ask whether a fire district treasurer who is an officer and stockholder of the insurance agency which was the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-19Opinion 94-29
… in appeals from Family Court order) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §8022; FAMILY COURT ACT, §1118: The fee provisions of … some statute expressly so provides (see 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-38, p 75; 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-20, p 22). If the spouse proceeded as a "poor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-29Opinion 2000-17
… water system as a discrete project. The authority may not solicit bids for individual categories of estimated … performed in the aggregate for districts in several towns. You ask whether, pursuant to Town Law §§197 and 197-a, a … §197). The notice must require all persons who offer to do the work to file a sealed "proposal or offer to do the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-17New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Shrinking Labor Force Drives New York State’s Unemployment Rate Below 10% New York State’s unemployment rate dropped to 9.7 percent in September, marking the first time the rate has been below 10 percent since the beginning of the … Shrinking Labor Force Drives New York States Unemployment Rate Below 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-october-28-2020Upstate Transportation Authorities Suffer Revenue Plunge
… CDTA temporarily closed the Saratoga Springs Rail Station and NFTA suspended the collection of fares on its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/upstate-transportation-authorities-suffer-revenue-plungePayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-011
… users of changes to the Savings Plans navigation, page, and process in PayServ 9.2. Background The Office of the … as part of the upgrade including changes to the navigation and page for maintaining employees’ enrollment in the … Plan (ORP), the Voluntary Defined Contribution Plan (VDC), and 403(b) plans, as well as changes to Deduction Codes and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-011-changes-savings-plans-payserv-92State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Audit Initiative): The Arc Franklin-Hamilton d.b.a The Adirondack Arc – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2024-S-32) The Arc Franklin-Hamilton d.b.a. The Adirondack Arc (Adirondack), a not-for-profit special education provider …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… funds should have been remitted to the town supervisor, a school district or refunded to taxpayers. Most of the unremitted … tax receipts, including 66% of town and county and 47% of school real property tax receipts, resulting in the potential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTown of Hamburg - Woodlawn Beach State Park Receipts (2019M-79)
… employees properly collected fees for all tags issued. Rental fees were not accurately entered in the financial system, as the rental agent does not provide copies of rental contracts to the recreation department office. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/06/28/town-hamburg-woodlawn-beach-state-park-receipts-2019m-79DiNapoli: $10 Million Ponzi Scheme Unraveled Following Nassau County District Attorney Investigation
… bogus online portal showing fabricated investment growth," DA Singas said. "Instead of providing the promised risk-free … any victims of this scheme to contact my office." DA Singas said that beginning in January 2015, an elderly … professional, is encouraged to contact the Nassau County DA's Financial Crimes Bureau at (516) 571-2149. Senior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-10-million-ponzi-scheme-unraveled-following-nassau-county-district-attorney-investigationState Contract and Payment Actions in July
… Construction Group Inc. for the construction of a Health & Wellness Center at the State University Health Science Center … Construction Group Inc. for the construction of a Health & Wellness Center at the State University Health Science Center …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-julyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… documentation indicating that district officials sought quotes from various sources before making the purchase. Of … that the purchaser sought a sufficient number of price quotes from various sources. Furthermore, the claims auditor … of the district’s informal policy for securing price quotes for purchases under the competitive bidding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Kiantone , Town of Lewisboro , Village of Mill Neck , Saratoga Springs Public Library , Town of Sweden , Town of … at least in part, from unrealistic budget estimates. Saratoga Springs Public Library – Claims Processing (Saratoga … Town of Kiantone Town of Lewisboro Village of Mill Neck Saratoga Springs Public Library Town of Sweden Town of Tyrone …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce the Arrest and Indictment of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel Lawrence Porcari was arrested for abusing his position as a public official by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-arrest-and-indictment-mount-vernonState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Town of Keene – … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… (Orange County) The former clerk did not properly account for, report, deposit, record and remit all collections to the … of major highway equipment reviewed, five trucks accounted for $81,250 (76%) of total repair costs during the audit … did not ensure that claims were adequately supported, for appropriate purposes and audited before payment. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits