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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0City of Mechanicville – Separation Payments (2025M-59)
… Did City of Mechanicville (City) officials ensure that employees’ separation payments were accurate? Audit … establish “retirement incentives” to officers or employees that meet specified requirements (e.g., a lump sum payment … based on years of service). City officials should ensure that employee separation payments are authorized and accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2026/04/03/city-mechanicville-separation-payments-2025m-59Medicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Transfer Claims Among Merged or Consolidated Facilities
… who were transferred between merged or consolidated hospitals and whether corresponding overpayments occurred. … include establishing Medicaid policies for reimbursing hospitals and other health care providers for their services. … when a Medicaid recipient is transferred among different hospitals, two separate payments are made: a payment for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/08/medicaid-overpayments-inpatient-transfer-claims-among-merged-or-consolidated-facilitiesXI.7.C Deferred Payment Arrangements – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… must submit the repayment agreement to OSC with a cover letter explaining the nature of the debt and how the final …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi7c-deferred-payment-arrangementsQuogue Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Cash Receipts (2013M-274)
… over its budgeting practices and cash receipts process for the period July 1, 2011 through March 31, 2013. … which comprises five elected members. Actual expenditures for the 2011-12 fiscal year were $6,641,760 and $6,176,464 for the 2012-13 fiscal year. Key Findings District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/13/quogue-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-cash-receiptsStay Informed – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/stay-informedOpinion 96-21
… issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Beach Erosion Control Districts (increase or improvement of … destroyed or worn-out facilities or appurtenances by beach erosion control district) TOWN LAW, §§198(10-a), … the installation of a sand-filled geotube at a town-owned beach in a town beach erosion control district which was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-21Opinion 88-49
… of Barber , 198 Misc 135, 100 NYS2d 668, affd 278 App Div 600, 101 NYS2d 924, 278 App Div 727; 103 NYS2d 661; Kingston Associates v La Guardia , 156 Misc 116, 281 NYS 390, affd 246 App Div 803 285 NYS 19; Rappel v Roberts , 79 Misc 2d 201, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-49Annual Financial Report
… to CFOs [pdf] The videos listed below contain tutorials on how to navigate and complete the Annual Financial Report. For … issuance. Interest rates are not reported. Interest paid is not reported in the schedule. Interest paid is reported … of Annual Financial Reporting Changes [.pdf] If you have any questions regarding the new Annual Financial Report, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/annual-financial-reportDiNapoli Op-Ed in Buffalo News Urges Washington to Help Governments Hurt by COVID-19
… and local governments hit hard by the coronavirus. The full op-ed is below: Washington Must Help States and … immediate and more extreme than the Great Recession, and a full federal response is required once again. The House of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-op-ed-buffalo-news-urges-washington-help-governments-hurt-covid-19Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-327
… date. Earnings Code Description Eligible Bargaining Units SOS Senior Officer Series Differential DR, F8, SY, 87 OSC … April 2021 Rate April 2022 Rate April 2023 Rate SOS Senior Officer Series Differential $3,224 $3,289 $3,388 … include Senior Officer Series Differential (Earnings Code SOS) such as Overtime (Earnings Code OTD). If an employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-327-april-2021-april-2022-and-april-2023-state-new-york-unifiedComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Based Bus Safety Program (2015-S-71) In October 2013, DOT began to implement the bus safety program by revising its … carriers to improve their operations. Auditors found DOT effectively implemented the program. DOT has also taken appropriate actions against poor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Issues Behind Broome County's Fiscal Stress
… fund balance (excluding appropriated fund balance) were one of the lowest in the state with only 2.7 percent of gross … Other findings in the audit include: Broome County is one of only seven counties in the state that have issued … subsidies from the general fund, including: the airport, two entertainment venues, the nursing home and the public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-issues-behind-broome-countys-fiscal-stressOpinion 88-64
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING … in our opinion, the provision of employee health care on a joint or cooperative basis (see General Municipal Law, … employees with health and dental benefits. However, based on the foregoing, we are constrained to conclude that a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-64Royalton-Hartland Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-275)
… located in the Towns of Royalton, Hartland and Lockport in Niagara County, the Town of Alabama in Genesee County and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/15/royalton-hartland-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-275Opinion 92-1
… is authorized (see, e.g., General Municipal Law, §872, re: industrial development agencies; General Municipal Law, §559[4], re: urban renewal agencies; Public Housing Law, §49, re: public housing authorities; Public Authorities Law, §370, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audit
… Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditSUNY Bulletin No. SU-383
… is to provide instructions to agencies for processing the 2025 UUP Discretionary Increases. Affected Employees: … on the payroll (active or approved leave) on 06/30/2025. Per the contract language, Article 20.6, the … of the total of the basic annual salaries on June 30, 2025. SUNY System Administration will provide campuses with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-383-2025-discretionary-increases-professional-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Central School District – Online Banking (Fulton County and Montgomery County) The board and district … acceptable computer use policy. As a result, five of the six online banking users were allowed to access … for. District officials did not provide adequate oversight of extra-classroom activity and admission event collections. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Economic Trends in New York State, April 2011
The economic recovery took hold in New York in 2010, but it has been slow, and not all regions of the State have benefited equally.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-trends-nys-2011.pdf