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County Medicaid Costs
… not have insurance on their own and who have incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid. Although the takeover provides … from $12.0 billion in 2004 to $12.7 billion in 2005, or 5.9 percent – more than twice the rate of inflation. A major … billion in 1993 to $2.3 billion in 2003, an average annual growth rate of 8.6 percent during that period. For some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/county-medicaid-costsDiNapoli Op Ed in Times Union
… The Times Union published an op ed by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on the need for … is using AI responsibly, ethically and transparently. Times Union Op Ed Commentary: New York Needs Better … The Times Union published an op ed by New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-op-ed-times-unionOpinion 90-43
… opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Death Benefits (police officers - eligibility of children) POLICE AND POLICE … member of a pension or retirement system of a police department or paid fire department of a city, town or … has run with respect to any of the beneficiaries in question. While it would appear that the four month statute …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-43Opinion 88-26
… Uses (financing construction of building by town for State Police use) NEW YORK CONSTITUTION, ART. VIII, §2; EXECUTIVE … the construction of a building for use by the State Police on land owned by the State so long as the town retains … You ask whether a town may construct a building for State Police use on State land located in the town and finance the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-26XI.18.G Workers’ Compensation Coverage and Debarment – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… additional requirements which provide for the debarment of vendors that violate certain sections of WCL. This section provides guidance to State contracting … The WCL requires, and has required since introduction of the law in 1922, the heads of all municipal and State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18g-workers-compensation-coverage-and-debarmentDiNapoli: State Must Consider Pros and Cons of Gaming Revenues, Problem Gambling
… reliance on revenue generated from gaming activities and problem gambling. “The lottery generates billions of dollars each … address the problem of compulsive gambling. The Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) has engaged two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-state-must-consider-pros-and-cons-gaming-revenues-problem-gamblingAccounts Payable Advisory No. 20
… may be limited depending on the extent to which scanned documentation attached to an Accounts Payable Voucher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/20-document-attachments-sfsOpinion 89-22
… issues discussed in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Traffic Signals (responsibility of towns to install and … TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (responsibility to install traffic signals) TOWN LAW, §64(16); VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1651, 1652-a, 1652-b, 1660, 1682, 1684: Where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22DiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… The inappropriate benefits were caused by deficiencies in how four of the five counties monitored the eligibility of … state’s social welfare and unemployment insurance programs are supposed to provide a safety net for society’s poor and … their continuing eligibility. The DSS typically seek to suspend welfare benefits after a person is incarcerated by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsNew York City Tourism Industry Hit Hard by Pandemic, Visitor Spending Drops by 73%
… halted tourism in New York City, one of the world’s top tourist and business traveler destinations, during parts of … or related fees, so that operations may return. Promote tourist activities, including boosting resources for agencies … to the average traveler to the U.S., with each Chinese tourist spending an average of $3,000, almost twice the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/new-york-city-tourism-industry-hit-hard-pandemic-visitor-spending-drops-73City of Newburgh -- Budget Review (B18-6-12)
… Background The City of Newburgh, located in Orange County, is authorized by Chapter 223 of the Laws of 2010 to issue debt not to exceed $15 million to liquidate the accumulated … costs. Include a tax overlay of $2,275,000 for to collect what is needed to fund operations. Review the adequacy of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/16/city-newburgh-budget-review-b18-6-12Opinion 88-14
… AND LOST PROPERTY -- County Sheriff (disposition of unclaimed county prisoners' property) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Trust and Agency Funds (transfer of abandoned property to) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS -- Unclaimed Funds (county prisoners) ABANDONED PROPERTY LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-14State Contract and Payment Actions in June
… In June, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,520 contracts for state … more than 1.7 million payments worth nearly $9.9 billion. The office rejected 141 contracts and related transactions … In June the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1520 contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneOpinion 90-22
… Systems (necessity to pay interest on consumer deposits) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (of consumer deposits for municipal water utility) PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, §§89- 1 , 117; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §11: A … the municipality may retain a reasonable administrative fee. Opn Nos. 81-27 and 79-754 are superseded. We are in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-22CUNY Bulletin No. CU-712
… completion of the roll-over to the Department Budget Table USA containing the chart of accounts strings for agency … must review the list below of Department Budget Table USA Rows for positions pools that contain chart of accounts … must not make any changes to the Department Budget Table USA on or after 06/17/2021 until the 07/01/2021 paycheck …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-712-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-cuny-fiscal-year-endState Agencies Bulletin No. 1943
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies the process for reporting hours of paid leave used by employees to obtain the COVID-19 … March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1943-covid-19-vaccination-leave-under-2021-american-rescue-plan-act-arpaOperational Advisory No. 29
… of Taxation and Finance (DTF) Treasury and OSC to process stop payment requests for checks. Effective July 1, 2025 , … changes will go into effect: Agencies will now enter stop payment requests directly into the SFS for all refund … Refund Account and checks representing payment of one voucher issued from the State’s General Checking Account. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/29-gfo-updates-reissuing-or-cancelling-refund-vendor-employee-expense-or-sspState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… In October, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,525 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $2.87 … design services at the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in Orange County. $1.8 million with Lawrence J. Quigliano II, … In October the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1525 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberOpinion 2006-1
… a town may pay an employee on the morning of the last day of the payroll period even though such employee has not yet completed the final day of work for that period. You suggest that payment prior to the completion of all work on the last day of the payroll period, at least in the absence of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-1Opinion 91-43
… asked us to reconcile two opinions of this Office, 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 6, and 1990 Opns St Comp, No. 90-21, p 50. You suggest that the two are … other than the town clerk. We did not suggest in 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 6, supra , however, that the statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-43