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XVI.4 Overview – XVI. Financial Reporting
… agencies in the State reporting entity, accountability for some of which is solely or largely the responsibility of the Office of the State Comptroller. Some policies apply to all agencies while others affect only … agencies in the State reporting entity accountability for some of which is solely or largely the responsibility of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4-overviewState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on the Death of Maya Angelou
… “Today, America mourns the loss of one of its greatest writers and poets, Maya Angelou, a woman who gave a voice to millions and whose works of poetry and prose transcended race, gender …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-death-maya-angelouDiNapoli: The State May Have Your Money
… New Yorkers to see if any of the $12.5 billion in lost and forgotten money currently being held by his office could … More than 30 million accounts are unclaimed in New York, some dating back to the 1940s. An interactive map created by … DiNapoli’s office shows the number of outstanding accounts and monetary values by county. “Every New Yorker should visit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-state-may-have-your-moneyInappropriate Medicaid Payments for Recipients with Multiple Identification Numbers and No Social Security Numbers (Follow-Up) (2014-F-1) 30-Day Response
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations made in our audit report, Inappropriate Medicaid Payments for Recipients with Multiple Iden
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2014-14f1-response.pdfDiNapoli: NYC's 2024 Budget Balanced, but Risks Loom
… A $5.5 billion surplus from last fiscal year and $1.7 billion in savings from the city’s Program to … monies in its rainy-day fund. New York City is the only one of America’s 10 largest cities that does not have a set … between paying for new initiatives or existing ones, making it harder to reach staffing targets and eliminating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-nycs-2024-budget-balanced-risks-loom529 Program Distinctions
New York’s 529 College Savings Program currently includes two separate 529 plans.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/savings/pdf/529-program-distinctions.pdfRetirement Option Election Form for Tier 2 Members (RS6163-A)
For NYSLRS Tier 2 members to elect an option for how they want their monthly benefit paid at retirement and to designate one beneficiary.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs6163-a.pdfRetirement Option Election Form For Tier 1 Members (RS6109-A)
For NYSLRS Tier 1 members to elect an option for how they want their monthly benefit paid at retirement and to designate one beneficiary.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs6109-a.pdfEconomic Benefits of Open Space Preservation, March 2010
One tenet of the “smart growth” movement is that communities should strive to preserve open space, farmland, natural beauty and critical environmental areas.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/environmental-open-space-2010.pdfMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Controlled Substances That Exceed Allowed Dispensing Limits
… drugs, to individuals who are economically disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. The New York State … substances exceeded supply limits allowed by the Act. In one instance, a pharmacy filled two telephone orders for alprazolam (a drug used to treat …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/06/medicaid-program-improper-payments-controlled-substances-exceed-allowed-dispensing-limitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1676
… of changes in certain garnishment deduction amounts, or in some instances, garnishments no longer being taken for … due to new general deduction rules for calculating new and existing writs of garnishments (creditor garnishments) and New York State tax levies Affected Employees Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1676-new-general-deduction-rules-writs-garnishments-and-new-york-state-taxState Agencies Bulletin No. 1799.1
… This bulletin supersedes Payroll Bulletins 1676 and 1799 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform … of changes in certain garnishment deduction amounts, or in some instances, garnishments no longer being taken for … affecting the general deduction rules for calculating new and existing writs of garnishments (creditor garnishments) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/17991-update-general-deduction-rules-writs-garnishments-and-new-york-stateNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Asks for Report on Due Diligence in Wake of Dakota Pipeline Controversy
… calling on Marathon Petroleum to explain how it identifies and addresses environmental and social risks, including … for the companies involved in the project. Separately, some Iowa landowners sued to stop construction until a court … State and Local Retirement System on behalf of more than one million state and local government employees and retirees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-asks-report-due-diligence-wake-dakota-pipeline-controversyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1799
… of changes in certain garnishment deduction amounts, or in some instances, garnishments no longer being taken for … affecting the general deduction rules for calculating new and existing writs of garnishments (creditor garnishments) and New York State tax levies. Affected Employees Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1799-update-general-deduction-rules-writs-garnishments-and-new-york-statePurchasing Practices at the Linden Plaza Mitchell-Lama Housing Development
… whether Linden Plaza was procuring goods, supplies, and services at competitive prices and in accordance with … for contract renewals, HPD approval was only obtained for one of the three contracts renewed during our scope period. … an adequate inventory system. We judgmentally selected two invoices, one for ten refrigerators and another for eight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/06/purchasing-practices-linden-plaza-mitchell-lama-housing-developmentUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Long Island Spine Specialists
… P.C. waived Empire Plan members’ out-of-pocket costs, and if so, to quantify the overpayments made by United … the member’s out-of-pocket costs, it will result in United making an excessive payment on the claim. Our audit focused … the period January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2014. On one claim, for example, Long Island Spine charged $14,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-long-island-spine-specialistsControls Over Equipment
… Purpose To determine whether the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (H+H) has established adequate … need to be improved, as auditors were unable to find some items. In addition, H+H staff did not always accurately … collectively for $1.7 million, were recorded in FAM as one item without identifying the actual location of the 600 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/09/controls-over-equipmentOpinion 2005-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-4Opinion 88-22
… PARK DISTRICTS -- Use (restrictions on nonresidents) PARKS AND RECREATION -- Facilities (exclusion of nonresidents); … that the town is constructing sewage treatment plants in two sewer districts and has applied for State and Federal aid … in classification or treatment will be upheld if it has some rational basis, is not arbitrary, and bears some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-22Oversight of Selected Aspects of Traffic Controls
… Department of Transportation (Department) is monitoring and evaluating traffic flow at intersections and whether the … an intersection. The Enhanced Intersection Unit (EIU) is one of the groups that receive referrals and is responsible … cameras that were out of service for over 180 days, with two traffic cameras out of service for over five years. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/oversight-selected-aspects-traffic-controls