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Compliance With Requirements to Maintain Systems at Vendor-Supported Levels
… was complying with requirements to maintain its systems at vendor-supported levels. The audit covered the period … includes requirements for ensuring systems are maintained at vendor-supported levels (i.e., systems continue to be … determined that, generally, RGRTA maintained its systems at vendor-supported levels. However, we did identify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/29/compliance-requirements-maintain-systems-vendor-supported-levelsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-250
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the October 1, 2016 and October 1, 2017 Stipend Increases. Affected Employees Employees in the State University Graduate Student Negotiating Unit (GSNU) – BU28 who meet the eligibility criteria Background Chapter 166 of the Laws …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-250-october-2016-and-october-2017-stipend-increase-gsnuDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… in fiscal stress for local fiscal years ending (FYE) in 2024, up from 14 a year ago, with increases in each category … with non-calendar fiscal years were designated in stress. School district scores are released in January. For FYE 2024, … fiscal stress in FYE 2024 also received a designation in 2023. This includes the cities of Albany, Little Falls, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresState Agencies Bulletin No. 826
… who are in Bargaining Unit 05 who have received SBC, SOC, SOT or ROC payments with an Earnings End Date after the … will receive a total adjustment equal to 25% of the SBC , SOC , SOT and ROC amounts paid since the effective dates of … Pay factors. SOP (Standby OT Adjust PEF) Replaces SOC , SOT and ROC OSC no longer will require different …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/826-april-1-2007-retroactive-increases-hazardous-duty-pay-overtime-mealEmployee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions
… employees broadly categorized as operating (e.g., Train Operators, Conductors, Bus Maintainers, and Bus Operators) and nonoperating (e.g., Transit Management … MTA lacks assurance that all employees, including Train Operators, Conductors, and Bus Operators, met the fitness …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/17/employee-qualifications-hiring-and-promotionsLocal Government – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Real property taxes remain the single largest source of local government revenue in the State, accounting for $36.6 billion, or 43 percent, of the $85 billion in total revenue from local fiscal years … revenues from real property taxes (representing 53 percent of total revenues for each), while villages received $1.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/local-governmentFinancial Condition and Selected Expenses (Follow-Up)
… Saratoga Race Course. In 2011, Resorts World New York City Casino (Resorts) opened adjacent to Aqueduct Racetrack. According to NYRA’s Franchise Agreement with New York State, a percentage of Resorts’ Video Lottery …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/24/financial-condition-and-selected-expenses-followOpinion 91-36
… issues discussed in the opinion. ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands (use of village park trust fund moneys to develop facilities in town … Whether park land fees imposed upon subdividers by a newly incorporated village under village subdivision regulations adopted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-36Opinion 94-33
… rules and regulations. We have been asked whether "active life retired members" and "life retired members" of a fire department for which a … and actually performing service" in the protection of life and property from fire and other emergency (see General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-33State Medicaid Bought Erectile Dysfunction Drugs for Sex Offenders
… The state’s Medicaid program paid more than $60,000 for sexual and erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs and treatments for 47 sex offenders, according to an audit released today by … In total, Medicaid made more than $930,000 in payments for ED drugs and treatments for recipients, including sex …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-medicaid-bought-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-sex-offendersDiNapoli Audit: State Thruway Authority Has Improved the Accuracy of Toll Collections
… we identified.” In 2024, Thruway reported $1 billion in toll and related revenues, up from $804 million in 2021. E-Z … E-Z Pass tags that do not get charged, as well as the toll discounts it gives to certain drivers. In looking at a … be treated fairly, they must be notified of the amount of payment due to enable them to avoid accruing penalties. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-audit-state-thruway-authority-has-improved-accuracy-toll-collectionsDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Father's NY State Pension Checks
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, Albany County District Attorney David Soares and the New York State Police today announced … said. “My thanks to Albany County District Attorney David Soares and the New York State Police for their … Thomas P DiNapoli Albany County District Attorney David Soares and the New York State Police today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-georgia-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-fathers-ny-state-pension-checksAccounts Payable Advisory No. 57
… Subject: Selecting the correct Vendor ID when preparing a voucher Guidance: When preparing a voucher in the Statewide Financial System (SFS), agencies … that provided the goods or services. The Vendor ID on the voucher should match the Vendor ID on the purchase order. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/57-selecting-correct-vendor-idOutstanding Violations (Follow-Up)
… up to determine if the problems had been corrected. We concluded that these delays placed the public at risk. We further found that when inspections did take place, almost half of the time (47 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/15/outstanding-violations-followNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Win at SEC
… of England co-filed a shareholder proposal at ExxonMobil in December, asking the company to assess how the worldwide effort to rein in global warming would impact its business. In response, ExxonMobil sought clearance from the Securities … of England cofiled a shareholder proposal at ExxonMobil in December asking the company to assess how the worldwide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-win-secDiNapoli: Financial Viability of OTBs in Jeopardy
… $800,000. The research report released in conjunction with the audit noted the main reason for the decline in OTB … report highlighted that from 2009-2013 the total amount bet on horse racing nationwide fell 11.4 percent, from $12.3 … For access to state and local government spending, public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-financial-viability-otbs-jeopardySelected Aspects of Collection of Bridge and Tunnel Tolls and Fees (Follow-Up)
… unpaid Deferred Tolls, incurred when customers appeared at toll plazas and could not pay the toll, promising to pay … as much as 90 percent of fees due upon receipt of the payment of the unpaid tolls. Based on the informal nature of … eligible. Finally, officials said the new ORT system has no mechanism to alert officials that a vehicle crossing its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/selected-aspects-collection-bridge-and-tunnel-tolls-and-fees-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1528
… Purpose To explain why the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be checked for most employees and … To explain why the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 of Form W2 must be checked for most employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1528-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-calendar-yearNYC Finances Remain Strong But Out-Year Budget Gaps Have Grown
… City's economy is on pace to add more than 72,000 jobs in 2018 and the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.2 percent, the lowest level in 42 years, but financial risks for the city persist, … The city's most recent four-year financial plan, released in June, projects a surplus of nearly $4.6 billion in FY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/nyc-finances-remain-strong-out-year-budget-gaps-have-grownImproper Medicaid Payments for Claims Not in Compliance With Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, and Attending Requirements (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the 12 recommendations included in our initial audit … To assess the extent of implementation of the 12 recommendations included in our initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/13/improper-medicaid-payments-claims-not-compliance-ordering-prescribing-referring-and