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Opinion 98-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Pre-emption (town highway budget estimates) SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Powers and Duties (submission of budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14Opinion 92-12
… the issues discussed in the opinion. PAID FIREFIGHTERS -- Disability Benefits (forfeiture upon becoming self-employed … services) WORDS AND PHRASES -- Employment (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §207-a[6]) GENERAL … apparent inequity of permitting disabled men to work at jobs in the private sector while receiving full salary might …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-12DiNapoli: NYC Health + Hospitals Confront Tough Fiscal Outlook as Washington Moves to Cut Health Care Spending
… federal support lose health insurance, while reimbursement rates for health care programs are cut by Washington, making … H+H receives,” DiNapoli said. “Cuts in reimbursement rates and payment delays across Medicaid, the state’s … institution, including Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement rates that don’t cover costs for low-income patients. In FY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-confront-tough-fiscal-outlook-washington-moves-cut-health-care-spendingState Agencies Bulletin No. 2394
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2025 APSU Clothing Allowance and to provide agency … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the 2025 APSU Clothing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2394-2025-clothing-allowance-certain-agency-police-service-unit-apsuState Public Health Emergency Medical Stockpile
… Objective To determine what steps the Department of Health (DOH) and … (OGS) have taken during the procurement process for medical equipment for public health emergencies to ensure … functioning condition—the inventory of the State’s medical stockpile. Our audit scope covered the period from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/11/state-public-health-emergency-medical-stockpileOpinion 2000-11
… law," all appointed officers for which a term of office is not fixed in that section serve at the pleasure of the town … town board serves at the pleasure of the superintendent, not the town board. As noted, section 32(2) provides that … due to illness or other incapacitation, did not make a nomination and recommendation to the board and, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-11Opinion 93-32
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Financial Disclosure (authority of State … Whether the State Comptroller may obtain copies of annual financial disclosure statements filed with a local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-32Opinion 2001-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … (authority to provide for defense and indemnification of library employees) -- Public Library (authority of library … Whether the trustees of a school district library may adopt provisions to cover …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-12State Agencies Bulletin No. 648-A
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing of payments. Affected Employees Arbitration-eligible Department of Corrections employees represented by NYSCOPBA (BU01) in … Cash Advance Payment Background Pursuant to Chapter 113 of the Laws of 2006 which implements the Arbitration Award …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/648-cash-advance-payment-eligible-employees-represented-nyscopba-bu01Federal Employees in New York State – Federal Funding and New York
… Economic Analysis, there were more than 116,000 federal civilian employees working in New York in 2024, earning $11.2 … workforce. Figure 1 – Numbers of Federal Government Civilian Employees: New York, 2000 - 2024 Note: Numbers of … in 2024 for the highest number of federal government civilian employees and their total annual wages compared to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-employees-new-york-stateDiNapoli Report Identifies Trends in Causes of Subway Delays
… on-time performance (OTP) last year and in the first half of 2025 remained better than in 2019, but the causes of delays have changed as riders have returned. The … is on time if it reaches its last stop within five minutes of its scheduled arrival without skipping any stops. With far …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-report-identifies-trends-causes-subway-delaysDiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Edge Up in 2014
… year the industry has added jobs since 2011. "The cost of legal settlements related to the 2008 financial crisis … to regulatory changes," DiNapoli said. "The resumption of job growth in the securities industry bodes well for the … that pre-tax profits for the broker/dealer operations of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) member firms — the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-edge-2014State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… did not adopt the water and sewer rates that were charged to customers or audit the clerk’s records and water and sewer … clerk also made 12 unsupported adjustments totaling $1,981 to four customer accounts without any review or approval and … county clerk and surrogate’s court were generally up to date and complete, and auditors noted no material …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 328
… the process for renaming queries designed in the current version of PS Query so they will be compatible with and run effectively in the upgraded version of PS Query. Affected Employees All PS Query users … from the current payroll application to the upgraded version must be renamed. While the upgrade is not scheduled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/328-renaming-ps-queries-preparation-upgradeDiNapoli Report Highlights MTA's Significant Needs
… the Metropolitan Transportation Authoritys MTA latest 20Year Needs Assessment reviews the depth of work needed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-report-highlights-mtas-significant-needsComptroller DiNapoli, U.S. Attorney Hartunian & New York A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas on State and Federal Charges By Former Assemblymember William Scarborough
… guilty to state charges at 12:30 p.m. in Albany County Court. Appearing in federal court before Senior United States District Judge Thomas J. … Chief Dominick Zarrella. Forensic auditor Jason Blair and legal analyst Sara Pogorzelski provided additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-us-attorney-hartunian-new-york-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-state-andState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… $10.7 million in rebates that CVS Health should have, but did not, invoice or collect – and did not remit to Civil Service. New York State Office for the … measures are vital. However, the audit found that ITS did not have certain security controls in place to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Some Affordable Apartments for Seniors Left Vacant for Years
… those next in line are not passed over and that available apartments don’t sit vacant.” The NYC HPD is the largest … on senior housing, including the Senior Affordable Rental Apartments Program (SARA), the federal Section 202 Supportive … low-income seniors. SARA provides low-interest loans for building and renovating affordable housing for seniors aged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-some-affordable-apartments-seniors-left-vacant-yearsDiNapoli Releases Review of Executive Budget
… Executive Budget that the budget will remain in balance for the next five years, the direction of the pandemic, … build up the state’s reserves, so we are better prepared for future emergencies or an economic downturn.” The SFY … surpluses through SFY 2025-26. Risks The predominant risk for the financial plan forecast is the uncertainty of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-releases-review-executive-budgetGreen Economy Boosts Job Growth in New York
… green occupations, as well as creating additional demand for existing occupations and changing the skills required to … established occupations are seeing an increased demand for skills that are useful for responding to climate change. We need to prepare our … green occupations as well as creating additional demand for existing occupations and changing the skills required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/green-economy-boosts-job-growth-new-york