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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1828.1
… agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2020 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) and Non-Arbitration Eligible (BU21) Retroactive Salary Increase, April 2021 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) Retroactive Salary Increase, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18281-retroactive-salary-increases-arbitration-eligible-bu01-and-nonNYC Budget Benefiting From Strong Tax Collections
… New York City’s latest financial plan projects a surplus of nearly $3.7 billion for the fiscal year ending June 30, … in FY 2018 (the fastest in three years), boosted by a near doubling of capital gains and the strength of the city’s … to: http://osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt2-2019.pdf Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/nyc-budget-benefiting-strong-tax-collectionsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… period for the transactions tested. There is not a high risk that a significant number of students certified for TAP … The accounts included 13 that were opened by a property management consultant hired by the MTA. The two others had been opened …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: NYC Budget Benefiting From Strong Economy
… are likely to exceed last year’s $16 billion.” Mayor de Blasio’s administration intends to use the projected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-nyc-budget-benefiting-strong-economyDiNapoli Releases Report on Municipalities Close to Exceeding Tax Limits
… or nearly 17 percent. Eight of the 527 villages reporting (1.5 percent), and two counties out of 57 reporting (3.5 … (100 percent), Yonkers (92.7 percent), Lackawanna (90.9 percent), Ogdensburg (89.6 percent), Fulton (89.2 percent), Binghamton (89.1 percent), Gloversville (87.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-releases-report-municipalities-close-exceeding-tax-limitsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… records were reliable and to address the town’s cash flow needs. The board did not fulfill its oversight … audit of the records of the supervisor and town clerk. For access to state and local government spending and nearly … openness in government and provide taxpayers with better access to the financial workings of government. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2NY State & City Comptrollers, State Treasurers: Federal Bill Attempts to Silence Investors
… Commission permits investors holding $2,000 of company stock for at least one year to file a shareholder proposal. … a proposal and require shareholders own 1% of company stock for three years before putting a proposal forward for a … require an investor to own more than $2.6 billion in the stock of a top 10 U.S. company, more than $1.5 billion in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/ny-state-city-comptrollers-state-treasurers-federal-bill-attempts-silence-investorsWestchester Attorney Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud for Attempting to Embezzle From a Decedent's Estate for Which He Was Court-Appointed Administrator
… and our partnership with U.S. Attorney Berman and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, his scheme was exposed and he is … DiNapoli. "I thank United States Attorney Berman and the Postal Inspection Service for their continued partnership to … on behalf of the estate, retained Stokes Asset Recovery Services (“Stokes”) as the estate’s abandoned property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/westchester-attorney-pleads-guilty-mail-fraud-attempting-embezzle-decedents-estate-which-he-was-courtOpinion 90-63
… (recognition dinner for volunteers); (holding party for senior citizens) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and … workers); (miscellaneous expenses - holiday party for senior citizens) VOLUNTEERS -- Compensation (authority to … party either for a group of senior citizens who provide volunteer services to the library or for all the senior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-63DiNapoli: Contribute to 529 College Savings Account by Dec. 31 for Tax Benefits
… JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc., Ascensus Broker Dealer Services, Inc., nor any of their applicable affiliates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-contribute-529-college-savings-account-dec-31-tax-benefitsOpinion 98 - 19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … MUNICIPAL LAW, §109-b: An installment purchase contract of a fire district is subject to a mandatory referendum. You … Whether an installment purchase contract of a fire district is subject to mandatory referendum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19Opinion 95-29
… placed in a reserve fund for the purpose of retiring the outstanding debt on behalf of the district. You ask whether … of a town water district, for which indebtedness remains outstanding, may be sold to a water authority, and the … the sale must be placed in a reserve fund to amortize any outstanding obligations issued on behalf of the district to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29DiNapoli: Better Monitoring of "Leandra’s Law" Enforcement Needed
… with state regulations in six counties – Cortland, Erie, Montgomery, Otsego, Suffolk and Wayne. “Individuals who … cases (79 percent) were either not reported (Cortland, Erie, Montgomery, Otsego and Suffolk counties) or not … and Wayne). For example, auditors found officials in Erie and Montgomery counties did not report the activity of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-better-monitoring-leandras-law-enforcement-neededOpinion 91-42
… -- Villages (authority to transfer department funds to village treasurer); (cooperative investment of department funds and village funds); (gift of department funds to village subject to condition regarding use) VILLAGE TREASURER … Whether a village and a village fire department may agree to transfer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42DiNapoli: Food Giant ConAgra Agrees to State Pension Fund's Proposal to Buy Sustainable Palm Oil
… popcorn, Peter Pan Peanut Butter and Healthy Choice ice cream. Harvesting palm oil has been linked to rainforest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-food-giant-conagra-agrees-state-pension-funds-proposal-buy-sustainable-palm-oilState Ends 2015-16 Fiscal Year with Strong Cash Position Largely From Temporary Resources
The state collected $1533 billion in State Fiscal Year 201516 an increase of 28 percent from a year earlier and ended the SFY $19 billion higher than initial projections largely because of legal settlements and personal income tax collections according to a report State Comptroller DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-ends-2015-16-fiscal-year-strong-cash-position-largely-temporary-resourcesComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… 2014 (2014-S-58) The department has adequate procedures in place to ensure that it accurately reports its assessable … The department has adequate procedures in place to ensure that it accurately reports its assessable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Allegedly Stole Over $450K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… this joint effort, one more person who believed they could game the system has been caught and will be prosecuted.” “For … who had worked for the State Insurance Fund from 1985 until her retirement in 2005. She subsequently moved to … NYSLRS and SSA continued to deposit funds into the account until early 2021. Smith knew exactly when those benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-georgia-woman-allegedly-stole-over-450k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsDiNapoli Finds Medicaid Billing Errors of Nearly $1 Billion
… today found an additional $17 million in overpayments. “Medicaid is a critically important program, but its payment … claims involving providers who were not certified to treat Medicaid patients. This not only costs taxpayers, but also … shortcomings with its billing system.” The New York State Medicaid program provides a wide range of medical services to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-finds-medicaid-billing-errors-nearly-1-billionMonitoring of Construction Management (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Monitoring of Construction Management (Report 2020-S-42 ). About the … through the provision of architectural, engineering, and construction management services for buildings statewide. One … full range of architectural, engineering, contracting, and construction management services, including the management of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/monitoring-construction-management-follow