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Application Review and Site Permitting for Major Renewable Energy Projects
To determine whether the Office of Renewable Energy Siting is fulfilling its obligations under State law to issue siting permits for major renewable energy projects within the required time frames
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/24/application-review-and-site-permitting-major-renewable-energy-projectsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were issued. Argyle Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (Washington County) … $13,319 — 50% of the reimbursement. Greenwich Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (Washington …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0How to Make a Vendor Responsibility Determination
… capacity and controls; appropriate legal authority to do business in New York; a satisfactory record of … contracts. You should consider any information that comes to your attention and work with the vendor to address any negative information. Things to keep in mind: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-make-vendor-responsibility-determinationPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-018
… 6 OT Limit V15 RTR Memo CPLT NYT/NBE/NYEBT6 225,000.00 NYC Plans Pensionable Earnings (No OT) Tier 6 Calendar Year … Salary V16 RTR Memo OTLmt NYT/NBE/NYEBT6 17,301.00 NYC Plans Overtime Earnings Tier 6 Calendar Year Tier 6 OT by … Year V17 RTR Memo CP NYT/NBE/NYEAFT/BEF 285,000.00 NYC Plans Pensionable Earnings Tiers 1-4 Calendar Year IRS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-018-new-additional-pay-earns-codes-v-codes-payservComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence Of Former Met Council Chief Financial Officer For Role In Stealing $9m In Kickback Scheme
… T. Schneiderman today announced the felony conviction and sentence of Herbert Friedman, former Chief Financial Officer … pleaded guilty in the case. The OAG’s recommended sentence took into account Friedman’s age and medical … all payments to outside vendors such as Century. This sentence is a result of an ongoing investigation by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-former-met-council-chief-financial-officerLocal Sales Taxes Surge 49.2 Percent in April-June 2021 Over Same Quarter in 2020: Statewide Collections Strong Even Compared to Pre-Pandemic Period
Local sales tax collections in New York State grew by 49.2 percent, or just over $1.6 billion, in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, a dramatic increase from last year’s weak collections during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-taxes-surge-in-april-june-2021.pdfGrowth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slows to 2.4 Percent in First Half of 2014; Long Island and Southern Tier Collections Decline
Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slows to 2.4 Percent in First Half of 2014; Long Island and Southern Tier Collections Decline
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/localsalestaxcollections0714.pdfAdministrative Hearings
… (Return to Top) Medical Cases NYSLRS will provide the medical records underlying the Retirement System’s … records by the due date. NYSLRS may send any additional medical records to NYSLRS' examining doctor(s) for a … Administration Bureau procedures on adjournments accepting medical records and waiving an appearance at a hearing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/administrative-hearingsMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care
… elect hospice care, they waive their right to use Medicaid for curative services, and a hospice organization assumes responsibility for all medical care related to the terminal illness. Hospice … and pain relief, counseling, and physical and occupational therapy. Medicaid reimburses hospice organizations an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-hospice-careDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up $739 Million in 2013
… issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The increase outpaced annual growth rates of 3.3 percent in … “The majority of the increase appears to stem from storm clean up, which gives these communities a short-term … ocalgov/pubs/research/snapshot/localsalestaxcollections0214.pdf For access to state and local government spending and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-739-million-2013DiNapoli Audit: Next In Line For Mitchell-Lama Apartments Were Skipped
Applicants who were next in line for coveted MitchellLama apartments were skipped over for people farther down the waiting lists because of lax oversight and poor controls an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli determined
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-audit-next-line-mitchell-lama-apartments-were-skippedDiNapoli: Tax Cap Will Drop Below One Percent in 2016
… in 2016, including school districts, could be faced with zero growth in property tax revenue.” The tax cap, which … percent, to a loss of $332.6 million, assuming a factor of zero. These ranges are in comparison to the 2015-16 tax levy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-will-drop-below-one-percent-2016DiNapoli: New York State Fourth Nationwide in Credit Card Debt
… New York state ranked fourth nationwide in credit card debt … average. In 2017, 8.3 percent of credit card debt in New York state was delinquent by 90 days or more, higher than … ), the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ( https://www.newyorkfed.org/banking/protection.html …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-new-york-state-fourth-nationwide-credit-card-debtState Tax Collections Rose $4.9 Billion in Fiscal Year 2017-18
… but recent financial market volatility is a cautionary sign and questions still remain about how federal tax changes … 2016-17. Within that category, estimated payments were up by $2.8 billion or 18.8 percent. Consumption and use taxes rose to $16.7 billion, up $499.4 million or 3.1 percent from the previous year. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/state-tax-collections-rose-49-billion-fiscal-year-2017-18DiNapoli: Audit Uncovers $425 Million in Missed Medicaid Drug Rebates
… The state Department of Health (DOH) billed drug companies for $425.9 million in Medicaid drug rebates after auditors alerted the department to rebates … state Health Department must keep up with new and evolving drug rebate opportunities to ensure all rebate revenue for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-uncovers-425-million-missed-medicaid-drug-rebatesDiNapoli: Comprehensive Planning Needed for Billions in State Infrastructure Spending
… five years on capital projects, but would benefit from a more comprehensive assessment of its capital assets and … transportation comprises the largest share of total projected capital spending over the next five years, its 38.4 … is incorporated into the Capital Plan. However, five years does not provide an adequate planning window for assets that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-comprehensive-planning-needed-billions-state-infrastructure-spendingDiNapoli Highlights Investment in Rochester Region Through State Pension Fund
… an investment made by the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) In-State Private Equity Program. The Fund recently invested in Ambrell through the Hamilton Lane’s … made by the New York State Common Retirement Funds Fund InState Private Equity Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-highlights-investment-rochester-region-through-state-pension-fundDiNapoli Audit Finds Problems with Arts Education in NYC Schools
… be taught by certified teachers for the required number of hours each week. We all want to find the right formula to … education and improving arts instruction needs to be part of that equation.” DiNapoli’s audit examined the arts education received by a random sample of 310 New York City students who attended 166 public high …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-problems-arts-education-nyc-schoolsDiNapoli: Managed Care Companies Wasting Millions in State Medicaid Dollars
… the state’s Medicaid program, made at least $6.6 million in improper and questionable payments to ineligible providers … over a four-year period, including almost $60,000 in payments to pharmacies for medications that were … public health dollars and are costing taxpayers millions in questionable payments,” DiNapoli said. “My office will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-managed-care-companies-wasting-millions-state-medicaid-dollarsDiNapoli: Small Business Growth in New York Outpaced National Average
… York’s small businesses has increased slightly faster than the national pace, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report, based on the most recent data available from the U.S. Census Bureau, … Yorks small businesses has increased slightly faster than the national pace according to a report released today by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-small-business-growth-new-york-outpaced-national-average