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DiNapoli Report Highlights Local Government Reliance on Federal Aid
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued a report today detailing the impact of federal aid on New … recreation, utilities and sanitation. To read DiNapoli's report "The Impact of Federal Aid on New York's Local … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli issued a report today detailing the impact of federal aid on New Yorks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-report-highlights-local-government-reliance-federal-aidOther Bulletin No. 47
… Purpose To provide the State University Construction Fund with instructions for processing the April 2019 SCF CSEA … in Bargaining Unit 97 in the State University Construction Fund with an increment code of 1976-2014 who meet the … criteria Background The State University Construction Fund’s Board Resolution 2017-12 authorizes the Memorandum of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-47-april-2019-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civilXII.6.E Making an Emergency Payment – XII. Expenditures
… does not constitute an emergency. The Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) Bureau of Contracts’ approval must … procurement if the procurement’s value is over the State Finance Law §112 approval threshold. In addition, if … – Procurement Opportunities of this Guide for information on obtaining OSC approval for an emergency procurement. All …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6e-making-emergency-paymentDiNapoli: Recently Enacted Federal Tax Provisions Disproportionately Benefit Those With Higher Incomes
… such as a higher standard deduction and increased child tax credit, that alleviated the federal tax burden for … in occupations, such as wait staff, bartenders, personal care workers, delivery drivers and hotel staff, that … deduction will likely provide a larger tax benefit. Child Tax Credit Changes Taxpayers with children will also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-recently-enacted-federal-tax-provisions-disproportionately-benefit-those-higher-incomesDiNapoli: MTA Avoided A Fiscal Crisis, Now It Has To Convince Riders To Come Back
… the state budget provided dedicated sources of revenue to close projected budget gaps, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual … improved financial picture, the burden is now on the MTA to improve the region’s transit system and win riders back, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mta-avoided-fiscal-crisis-now-it-has-convince-riders-come-backDiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million
… unnecessary payments likely contributed to significant waste and a missed opportunity to recover the nearly $300 … State Medicaid program provides a wide range of medical services to many New Yorkers, including those with lower … of HMS’ payment reviews likely contributed to significant waste and a missed opportunity to recover improper payments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-millionState Agencies Bulletin No. 726
… statutorily graded positions. The legislation calls for a new option for calculating salaries for affected employees in … apply for Parks and Environmental Conservation agencies. All other CSEA seasonal employees are covered under Civil … codes of PAY/CSL (Pay Rate Change/Correct Salary) for all affected rows on the employee’s Job Data history. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/726-implementation-new-method-calculating-salaries-employees-upon-movementOpinion 89-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … circumstances involving a fire district contract. You state that the fire district has retained a professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-12XIII.2.A Expense Report Mandatory Header Fields – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… description, official station, employee’s home/residential address, start location and destination location of the … to the travel event. Destination Location Enter the street address of the destination location for the travel event (up … includes multiple destination locations, enter the street address of the last business-related destination to which the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2a-expense-report-mandatory-header-fieldsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-349
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2025 UCS Increments and Longevity Increments and provide … eligibility criteria may be eligible to receive the April 2025 Increment or Longevity Increment as indicated below: … “Satisfactory” to be eligible for an increment in April 2025. Employees must have completed four or eight years of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-349-april-2025-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-incrementsXI.2.C Contract Funds Reservation – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… for payments to counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, BOCES, private contractors, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2c-contract-funds-reservation-overviewDiNapoli Audit: Pre-K Special Education Provider Spent $2.5 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… found it charged the State Education Department SED for $26 million in expenses that were not allowed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-audit-pre-k-special-education-provider-spent-25-million-unallowed-expensesOpinion 2002-13
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding fire department … expenses of fire departments' annual fund-raising drive) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided by … fire department may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax monies to make reasonable expenditures to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… accounted for and deposited timely and intact. However, driving range fees were not remitted to the town … reconciled the daily sales logs to his annual report of driving range fees. Furthermore, the director did not provide … office with documentation to support his annual report of driving range fees. Kenilworth Fire District No. 2 – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli Finds State Needs to Do More to Address Nursing Home Pandemic Issues
… The state Department of Health (DOH) has made limited progress in addressing the … Also, the state’s persistent underinvestment in public health over the past decade may have limited DOH’s ability to … (NORA) and maintain support for data submitted on Health Electronic Response Data System (HERDS) surveys to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-finds-state-needs-do-more-address-nursing-home-pandemic-issuesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. Village of Odessa – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (Schuyler … an unauthorized payment for unused leave totaling $13,293 when she left employment. The former clerk-treasurer also … 392.54 days worked to the New York State and Local Retirement System. The release of this report was held due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find More Than $700 Million in Unnecessary Costs and Overpayments
… funded program that provides a wide range of health care services to individuals who are economically disadvantaged or have special health care needs. For the State Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2019, … Medicaid Program: Cost of Pharmacy Services Under Managed Care DOH uses two methods to pay health care providers for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-more-700-million-unnecessary-costs-and-overpaymentsGreat Neck Park District – Capital Assets (2025M-27)
… District (District) officials properly record and account for capital assets? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – August 31, … policies and procedures. The recorded historical cost for the District’s capital assets totaled approximately $51.2 … District officials did not properly record and account for all the District’s capital assets. Without accurate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2025/12/12/great-neck-park-district-capital-assets-2025m-27DiNapoli: NYC Facing Larger Budget Gaps Amid Slowing Economic Growth and Rising Costs
… budget gaps may reach as high as $10 billion in FY 2027 and grow to $13.6 billion by FY 2029, based on risks including slowing economic growth, rising costs and the restructuring of the funding relationship between the federal government, … New York Citys fiscal year FY 2026 budget is balanced but the Office of the State Comptroller projects the citys budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-nyc-facing-larger-budget-gaps-amid-slowing-economic-growth-and-rising-costsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-189
… to 8/31/12. Note: OSC will automatically populate the new contract row on the Contract Pay page. Reporting … to 8/16/12 as the position number must be inserted as a new row following the corrected 8/16/12 hire row.” Note: The … of Additional Pay, submit a row effective 8/16/12 with the new earnings amount before the automatic restoration occurs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/sp-189-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-suny-21p