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State Contract and Payment Actions in July

… In July, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,451 contracts for state … www.openbooknewyork.com . Major Contracts Approved Office of Children and Family Services $1.5 million to Aurora of Central New York, Inc. for a pre-college program to assist …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-july

State Contract and Payment Actions in December

… operations so that providers may continue to provide care. City University of New York $3.7 million to support the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-december

VII.9 Overview – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables

… will be paid from Federal and other dedicated revenue funds of the State. Fringe Benefits costs refer to those … and the State's contribution to the Employee Benefit Funds pursuant to agreements with the various bargaining … for assessing, collecting and making payments from funds of the State are included in various statutes of the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii9-overview

VII.9 Fringe Benefits and Indirect Costs – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables

… will be paid from Federal and other dedicated revenue funds of the State. Fringe Benefits costs refer to those … and the State's contribution to the Employee Benefit Funds pursuant to agreements with the various bargaining … for assessing, collecting and making payments from funds of the State are included in various statutes of the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii9-fringe-benefits-and-indirect-costs

Approved State Contracts and Payments

… Rail Station, Schenectady County. Unified Court System $16 million to The Legal Aid Society for Law Guardian Attorney … contractors. Cumulatively through October for calendar year 2017, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's office has …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/approved-state-contracts-and-payments

Opinion 90-2

… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … or may grant moneys to the town library. We are in receipt of your letter asking whether a village may contract for …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-2

Opinion 89-20

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics … of a fire district located within the town. We are in receipt of your letter concerning the town's code of … powers and duties of another municipality. Accordingly, in responding to your inquiry, we cannot comment upon the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20

What's New

… Move to NAUPA this year! In 2025, New York’s Office of Unclaimed Funds will be converting to the Kelmar Abandoned Property …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/whats-new

County Medicaid Costs

… rates have reached double-digits, ranging as high as 16 percent. In comparison, total county general fund …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/county-medicaid-costs

DiNapoli Op Ed in Times Union

… can come with AI, and instill public accountability. This year, New York strengthened its AI governance framework with …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union

Accounts Payable Advisory No. 20

… Claims , Business Units may now use the Attachment Feature in SFS’ Accounts Payable module to facilitate OSC’s … from Business Units to support payments processed in the SFS. OSC may contact Business Unit personnel to either … documentation be sent to OSC or conduct an on-site review. In either case, supporting documentation must be readily …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/20-document-attachments-sfs

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-697

… the deduction. Paper pledge cards are not available this year. OSC Actions OSC will end-date all 2020 CUNY Charitable … general deduction record for the 2021 contribution year. An error report of transactions not processed will be … Campaign deduction amount during the 2021 calendar year. Cancellations To cancel CUNY Charitable Campaign …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-697-2021-cuny-charitable-campaign

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-724

… the deduction. Paper pledge cards are not available this year. OSC Actions OSC will end date all 2021 CUNY Charitable … general deduction record for the 2022 contribution year. An error report of transactions not processed will be … Campaign deduction amount during the 2022 calendar year. Cancellations To cancel a CUNY Charitable Campaign …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-724-2022-cuny-charitable-campaign

DiNapoli: State Must Consider Pros and Cons of Gaming Revenues, Problem Gambling

… the state must take a closer look at the impacts of casinos and other gaming already in place, as well as the … occurs among males, African Americans and adults who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods. According to OASAS, … Gambling in New York State Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-state-must-consider-pros-and-cons-gaming-revenues-problem-gambling

Opinion 90-43

… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … ask the following questions: (i) are children under the age of 18 of a deceased police officer, who was divorced at … for the death benefit; (ii) are children under the age of 18 of a deceased police officer eligible for the death …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-43

Opinion 88-26

… do not state whether the bonds will mature before the ten year lease between the State and the town expires. Also, you … to provide police services in the town during the ten year period would serve the same purpose, this approach would …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-26

XI.18.G Workers’ Compensation Coverage and Debarment – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

… or CE-200 6 – Certificate of Attestation of Exemption from NYS Workers’ Compensation and/or Disability Benefits … and instructions for completing the application at http://wcb.ny.gov/ . A new CE-200 is required for each and every new … CE200 provided by the applicant was actually issued by the WCB by checking the printed certificate number on the Board’s …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18g-workers-compensation-coverage-and-debarment

DiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits

… An  audit  of five counties by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office found that hundreds of county jail inmates received inappropriate payments … benefits were caused by deficiencies in how four of the five counties monitored the eligibility of jail …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefits

Opinion 89-22

… and maintain traffic signals on any road, highway or street in a city, town or village, except a State highway …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22

New York City Tourism Industry Hit Hard by Pandemic, Visitor Spending Drops by 73%

… The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly halted tourism in New York City, one of the world’s top tourist and business … 2020, a 73 percent decline from the prior year, which will cost the city $1.2 billion in lost tax revenues in City …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/new-york-city-tourism-industry-hit-hard-pandemic-visitor-spending-drops-73