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DiNapoli Calls for Improvements to Capital Planning Process
… Governor and Legislature deserve credit for creating a task force to coordinate New York's infrastructure needs but … much money is required to meet them." The New York Works Task Force released its Ten-Year State of New York Statewide … of capital spending identified by the New York Works Task Force will be for transportation. Of that, nearly 80 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-calls-improvements-capital-planning-processComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014. Auditors identified about $3.3 million in inappropriate Medicaid payments, … By the end of the audit fieldwork, auditors recovered about $2 million of the overpayments identified. Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: State Clean Energy Fund Makes Progress on Developing Solar Capacity, But Energy Efficiency Lags
… but is behind in meeting its energy efficiency targets for 2025, according to a report from New York State Comptroller … CEF spent $3.4 billion through 2023 and has achieved 45% of its total efficiency goals. “The Clean Energy Fund has … generating energy savings and other clean energy benefits. NY-Sun which works to increase solar power capacity. NY Green …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-state-clean-energy-fund-makes-progress-developing-solar-capacity-energy-efficiency-lagsDiNapoli: NYC Transit Must Ensure Cameras and Security Equipment Are Maintained and in Working Order
… cameras. Transit uses a number of alarms, cameras and ID card readers to warn it if anyone enters a subway tunnel at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-transit-must-ensure-cameras-and-security-equipment-are-maintained-and-working-orderState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… not account for the projects in separate capital projects funds. … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli: Billions Needed for Repairs to Local Bridges
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. While the cost for repairs is staggering, DiNapoli’s report found the number … But concerns about how local governments will find funding for repairs is growing as Washington considers changes to … aid. "Local communities are facing a big price tag for maintaining and repairing bridges,” DiNapoli said. "These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-billions-needed-repairs-local-bridgesNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: One of Largest U.S. Carbon Emitters Commits to Lower GHG Emissions
… company. "The utilities sector should pay close attention to AEP's commitment to decarbonize its operations," DiNapoli … reduction targets only extended to 2020 and did not show how or whether its long-term emissions were aligned with the … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 140,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-one-largest-us-carbon-emitters-commits-lower-ghg-emissionsHuman Resource Practices
… related to select human resource functions. This audit covered the period from January 1, 2015 through June …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/25/human-resource-practicesDiNapoli Presses Worst Greenhouse Gas Emitters to Meet Paris Climate Agreement Goals
… globally. As a long-term investor, we want the companies in our portfolio to demonstrate a commitment to … by the Paris Climate Agreement , and issue a report in 2018 on any plans to achieve these targets. Corporate … Disclosure Project) identified the largest GHG emitters in the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund already has ongoing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-presses-worst-greenhouse-gas-emitters-meet-paris-climate-agreement-goalsOpinion 93-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … requirements as a professional service. You ask whether a county contract to engage a firm to serve legal process on … v County of Broome , 76 AD2d 1015, 429 NYS2d 487; Hurd v Erie County , 34 AD2d 289, 310 NYS2d 953; see also 1988 Opns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-7Opinion 93-15
… library is required pursuant to Town Law, §123 to annually account to, or submit its books for audit to, the town board. … treasurer of a town public library is required to annually account to, and submit its books for audit to, the town board … or disbursed any moneys in the previous fiscal year "shall account with the town board for such moneys and shall produce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-15DiNapoli Calls For Stepped Up Enforcement of State's Bottle Bill
… York's returnable container deposit law to recover all the funds the state is entitled to from bottlers and beverage … initial deposit. When a bottle or can is not returned, the unclaimed deposit is held by the deposit initiator, who must remit 80 percent of any unclaimed bottle deposits to the state on a quarterly basis. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-calls-stepped-enforcement-states-bottle-billUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Dr. John Gomes
… claims they submit for the services rendered. Members pay a nominal co-payment to the participating provider for the … pocket costs (including deductibles and co-insurance) when they use non-participating providers. Participating … may constitute billing fraud, as the Empire Plan typically reimbursed 80 percent of what it understood to be Dr. Gomes’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-dr-john-gomesOpinion 91-16
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … the proprietor of a newspaper is entitled for publishing legal advertisements "[e]xcept where otherwise prescribed by … in pertinent part, that charges for publication of legal notices shall be calculated at a rate "per line", which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Opinion 2002-7
… or statutory authority (see, e.g., McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401; Citizens For An Orderly Energy Policy v County of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7MTA's East Side Access Project 10 Years Late and $4.4 Billion Over Budget
… line in Queens to the lower level of the existing 63rd Street Tunnel and then to a new LIRR terminal being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/03/mtas-east-side-access-project-10-years-late-and-44-billion-over-budgetHousing for Seniors
… the creation and preservation of affordable housing for low-, moderate-, and middle-income New Yorkers. HPD and … to assist in the development and rehabilitation of housing for senior citizens, including the Senior Affordable Rental … (SARA Program), federal Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program (Section 202 Program), and the Senior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/05/housing-seniorsDiNapoli Releases Profile of New York's Small Business Owners
… through the pandemic, entrepreneurs in New York continued to identify and pursue new opportunities, according to an analysis by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. New … majority female and minority-owned; however, they continue to represent less than one-quarter of all owners in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-profile-new-yorks-small-business-ownersStart Saving for Retirement
… far into the future but the steps you take now to save for retirement can make a huge difference when that day … Income Not sure how much you’ll need to save for retirement? It’s helpful to look at the other sources of … NYSLRS pension , which provides you with a monthly benefit for the rest of your life. The second is Social Security , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/saving-for-retirementState Agencies Bulletin No. 1715
… for informational purposes only.) Social Security & Medicare Wage Base and Tax Rate Information The Social … There is no limit on the amount of wages subject to Medicare tax. The Social Security tax rate of 6.2% and Medicare tax rate of 1.45% remain the same. Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1715-summary-tax-related-changes-2019