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Legal and Regulatory Authority To Do Business
… a prospective vendors legal and regulatory authority to do business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/legal-and-regulatory-authority-do-businessNew York State Department of Labor - Unemployment Insurance Payments to County Jail Inmates (2015M-278)
… unemployment insurance (UI) benefit payments to county jail inmates in a timely manner for the period January 1, … UI benefits. NYSDOL has the responsibility for monitoring jail inmates’ eligibility for UI benefits. Key Findings … effectively monitor the appropriateness of UI payments to jail inmates. We project that county inmates received …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2016/12/02/new-york-state-department-labor-unemployment-insurance-payments-countyChateaugay Central School District – Nonresident Homeless Student State Aid (2023M-153)
… Central School District (District) officials claimed State aid for nonresident homeless students. Key Findings District officials did not claim State aid totaling $145,164 for nonresident homeless students … was not aware that the District could claim this aid. As a result, District taxpayers will not benefit from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/01/chateaugay-central-school-district-nonresident-homeless-student-state-aidRetirement Benefit Summary Tier 6 ERS
A summary of membership benefits for Tier 6 New York State and Local Employees Retirement System members
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/retirement-benefit-summary-tier-6-ersSuspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our audit report, … Dentists (Report 2010-S-64). Background The Department of Health (Department) administers the State’s Medicaid … Determine extent of implementation of 5 recommendations made in our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/30/suspicious-and-fraudulent-medicaid-payments-affiliated-brooklyn-dentists-followOversight of Direct Placement of Children (Follow-Up)
… report, Oversight of Direct Placement of Children ( 2017-S-30 ). About the Program OCFS oversees the State’s child … regarding children in direct placement is tracked in CONNECTIONS, the system of record for child welfare in New York State. As of March 1, 2021, CONNECTIONS reported there were 3,738 children in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/30/oversight-direct-placement-children-followCity of Mechanicville – Separation Payments (2025M-59)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did City of Mechanicville (City) officials ensure that employees’ … entitled to receive separation payments for compensation of their earned, but unused, leave benefits (such as unused … requirements (e.g., a lump sum payment based on years of service). City officials should ensure that employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2026/04/03/city-mechanicville-separation-payments-2025m-59Cost-Saving Ideas: Capital Planning for Local Governments and School Districts
… unexpected, such as sudden road or building closures or cost overruns. Benefits of Capital Planning Multiyear capital … debt. State and federal funding sources include grants and low interest loans. Local funding sources include fund … extra expenses such as wages, supplies, maintenance and insurance. Others may result in cost savings, such as lower …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-planning-local-governments-and-school-districtsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $11.9 Billion in First Half of 2025, Up 3.7% Over Prior Year
… Local government sales tax collections totaled $11.9 billion in the … Local government sales tax collections totaled $119 billion in the …
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-yearSUNY Bulletin No. SU-154
… LOC ) on the Additional Pay page from $1,850 to $3,026 for all rows effective 12/25/08 and later. Mid-Hudson Location … LMH ) on the Additional Pay page from $1,000 to $1,513 for all rows effective 12/25/08 and later. Agency Actions in Pay … Mass Salary Additional Pay Report This report identifies all employees receiving an automatic increase for Location …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-154-january-1-2009-increase-location-pay-and-mid-hudsonSUNY Bulletin No. SU-190
… Employees Union (GSEU) which provides for a Downstate Location Stipend to eligible GSEU employees. Effective … are entitled to the payments from the Downstate Location Fund. The payment amount is based on the campus’s … allocation and current eligible GSEU employees. Downstate Location Stipend payments may be made to eligible GSEU …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-190-suny-downstate-location-stipend-graduate-student-employeesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-130
… Purpose To explain agency Time Entry procedures. Affected Employees SUNY … Active on the payroll or on a Paid Leave of Absence at the time of the payments and whose actual work station is located … Employees on a Leave of Absence Without Pay at the time of payment are not eligible for the payments. Agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-130-suny-downstate-location-stipend-gseu-represented-employeesManagement of Invasive Species (Follow-Up)
… are generally classified as aquatic invasive species (AIS) or terrestrial invasive species (TIS). AIS are commonly spread via fishing and boating activities. The Department is authorized to enact AIS preventive measures, including public education (e.g., …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/19/management-invasive-species-followXII.4.F Proper Invoice – XII. Expenditures
… be in narrative or code values format); Quantity of goods, property, or services delivered or rendered*; Amount … thereby avoiding prompt payment interest. The Invoice Checklist can assist agencies in communicating invoice … guidance related to documentation to support an invoice. Guide to Financial Operations REV. 03/10/2020 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4f-proper-invoiceOpioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program (Follow-Up)
… died during the time of their medical care involving the overdose. Based on a review of medical records for a sample …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/07/opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-program-followCourt-Appointed Executor of Decedent’s Estate Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement
… S. Berman announced that Gregory Bayard was sentenced to 24 months in prison in White Plains federal court for … as a court-appointed administrator. Bayard had pled guilty to one count of wire fraud on October 23, 2018. U.S. District … and pocketed $1.4 million from an estate he was appointed to protect,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to our investigation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlementTown of Palermo – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-22)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Palermo (Town) Board (Board) conduct or provide for an … Did the Town of Palermo Town Board Board conduct or provide for an annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/01/30/town-palermo-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-22Town of Coventry – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-32)
Did the Town of Coventry Town Board Board conduct or provide for an annual audit of the Town Supervisors Supervisor financial records and reports and did the Supervisor file the Annual Financial Report AFR with the Office of the State Comptroller OSC as required
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/03/13/town-coventry-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-32Monitoring of Air Quality (Facility Permits and Registrations)
… or registration type is based on a source’s potential to emit air contaminants. There are three broad categories of … are major sources of air pollution – those that directly emit, or have the potential to emit, air contaminants above federal major source thresholds. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/20/monitoring-air-quality-facility-permits-and-registrationsOpinion 2001-15
… the requirements set forth therein, "provided that the period of three years shall have elapsed since the date of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15