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New York City Contract Spending Trends
New York City spent $22.7 billion on expense contracts in FY 2023 excluding contracts for COVID-19 and asylum seekers. This compares to $10.6 billion in FY 2010.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/report-10-2025.pdfDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City (2022-S-9) 180-Day Response
To determine whether tenants living in Mitchell-Lama developments supervised by Homes and Community Renewal’s (HCR) Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) are provided safe and clean living conditions, and whether funds are properly accounted for and used for intended purposes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22s9-response.pdfImproper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program (Follow-Up) (2023-F-24)
To assess the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program (Report 2019-S-72).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f24.pdfImproper Medicaid Managed Care Payments for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies on Behalf of Recipients in Nursing Homes (2020-S-61)
To determine whether Medicaid managed care organizations inappropriately paid for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies while recipients were residing in nursing homes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s61.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 317
… Purpose To explain an automatic increase in the biweekly fee schedule Affected Employees Employees who utilize OGS … To explain an automatic increase in the biweekly fee schedule …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/317-ogs-parking-fee-increaseState Agencies Bulletin No. 1157
… Purpose To describe agency procedures for employee enrollment in Tier 6 retirement. Affected Employees … Tier 6 as an option in the Benefit Plans listed below. Any employee designated as Tier 6 by the Retirement System must … Plans table later than 3/31/2012, and manually update the employee into the appropriate Tier 6 benefit plan. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1157-new-tier-6-benefit-structure-enrollment-following-retirement-systemsState Agencies Bulletin No. 885
… Purpose To notify agencies of the secondary reduction in employee contributions. Affected Employees Contributory employees enrolled in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) – Retirement Plan 7Z … for members who have ten (10) or more years of membership in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP). ORP members who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/885-elimination-mandatory-employee-contribution-members-optional-retirementState Agencies Bulletin No. 974
… Purpose To notify agencies of the final reduction in employee … (10) or more years of membership will automatically change to non-contributory status. Note : Based on a legal review by … Rate of Employer Contribution T6SNYB 0% 12% up to $16,500 15% over $16,500 T7SNYB 0% 11% for 7 years 13% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/974-elimination-mandatory-employee-contribution-members-optional-retirementState Agencies Bulletin No. 492
… Affected Dates Beginning Pay Period 8 Lag for Institution and Pay Period 9 Lag for Administration and continuing until all bargaining units are settled and all General Salary Increases are applied. Effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/492-recalculation-salaries-employees-who-have-moved-between-bargaining-unitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 565
… currently receive CS-783 Authorization/Cancellation Form and manually enter OGS Parking Deduction (Deduction Code 427) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/565-automated-processing-deduction-code-427-ogs-parking-servicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 249
… Purpose To explain an automatic increase in the biweekly fee schedule Affected Employees Employees who utilize OGS … To explain an automatic increase in the biweekly fee schedule …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/249-ogs-parking-fee-increaseDiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) inadequate monitoring and enforcement has resulted in … private forest landowners who submit and follow a DEC-approved forest management plan for their property to … of trees sufficient to produce a profitable crop within 30 years from DEC certification. The landowner must submit a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesIncarcerated and Death Matches
… billion in payments for more than 17 million in medical and other service charges the New York State Insurance Fund … payments to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Under Custody files from September … all benefits. Furthermore, NYSIF will not pay for medical and other service charges that occur subsequent to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/09/incarcerated-and-death-matchesVillage of Penn Yan – Procurement (2024M-152)
… subject to competitive bidding. Request that the Village engineer inspect locations and measurements prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/03/07/village-penn-yan-procurement-2024m-152Opinion 88-42
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … Comp No. 79-131, unreported, which concerned a situation where a county distributed sales tax revenues to towns and … Specifically, in that opinion, we considered a situation where the county erroneously paid sales tax moneys which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-42DiNapoli: Former Potter Town Clerk Sentenced to Jail Time and Full Restitution of Nearly $27,000
… Former Town of Potter Clerk Julie Brown was sentenced to six months in Yates County jail … today for stealing nearly $27,000 in public funds for her personal use. Her thefts were discovered during a joint … and building permits. She used the money to support her personal lifestyle, including trips to casinos and gambling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-potter-town-clerk-sentenced-jail-time-and-full-restitution-nearly-27000DiNapoli: NYC Contract Spending Rises $7 Billion Since FY 2019
… New York City’s contract spending (excluding capital … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York City’s spending on contracts for goods and services … cost-effective solutions without hurting service quality.” New York City uses contracts for a variety of reasons, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-nyc-contract-spending-rises-7-billion-fy-2019Village of Montgomery – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-50-F)
… – pdf] | [read complete 2021 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Village of Montgomery’s (Village’s) progress, as of July 2024, in … The purpose of our review was to assess the Village of Montgomerys Villages progress as of July 2024 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/04/04/village-montgomery-audit-follow-2021m-50-fDiNapoli Finds State Needs to Do More to Address Nursing Home Pandemic Issues
… ways to improve infection control practices and nursing home surveys, among other recommendations. Status : Partially … were made. They compared DOH’s publicly reported nursing home resident deaths from COVID-19 as of May 16, 2023, to its … of COVID-19 information. It has appointed a new leadership team at DOH, who have restructured the flow of information. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-finds-state-needs-do-more-address-nursing-home-pandemic-issuesDiNapoli: NYC Forecasts $965 Million Surplus Fueled by Federal Aid
… of $965 million in the fiscal year ending in June 2022 (FY 2022), based largely on the receipt of $750 million in … began. Pension investment returns of nearly 26% in FY 2021 reduced the city’s pension liability and associated … Outyear gaps, which averaged $4 billion annually from FY 2023 through FY 2025 in the adopted budget in June 2021, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-nyc-forecasts-965-million-surplus-fueled-federal-aid