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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1607
… Clothing Allowance. Affected Employees Employees in the Institutional Services Unit (ISU) – BU04 who meet the … Work-Related Clothing Allowance may be processed beginning in Institution Pay Period 18L, paychecks dated 12/21/17 or … Criteria Uniform Maintenance Allowance Employees in Bargaining Unit 04 on 10/01/17 are eligible to receive the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1607-2017-uniform-maintenance-allowance-and-2017-work-related-clothingOpinion 2001-2
… DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (discretion in crediting points under a service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS … required in order to be credited with twenty-five points); (granting of points for one activity conditioned upon accumulation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-2Career and Technical Education
… Objective To determine if the New York City (NYC or City) Department of Education (DOE) is … CTE programs to about 60,000 students at 124 high schools. State, federal, and local law, as well as a mayor’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/20/career-and-technical-educationOpinion 95-31
… is a member of a negotiating unit and who is the highest ranking subordinate to the head of the police department in … same dollar amount as the increase received by the next ranking permanent full-time subordinate police officer who is … maintained between the police chief position and highest ranking subordinate within the collective bargaining unit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-31DiNapoli: Five Major Companies Adopt Pension Fund's Call for Transparency on Political Contributions
… that five major companies in the New York State Common Retirement Fund's portfolio have adopted the Fund's request … that it's in their own interest to let daylight shine on corporate political spending," DiNapoli said. "The … political spending best serves the company's own bottom line and long-term value." DiNapoli's disclosure proposals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-five-major-companies-adopt-pension-funds-call-transparency-political-contributionsDiNapoli: Funds Dedicated for Highway & Bridge Capital Projects Continue to be Diverted for Operating and Debt Costs
… more than three-quarters of this money is siphoned off to pay for borrowing and operating costs of state agencies, … A useful measure of the health of the fund is called pay-as-you-go, or PAYGO, which gauges the amount of cash in the fund that the state dedicates to pay for capital and operational expenses. PAYGO is an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-funds-dedicated-highway-bridge-capital-projects-continue-be-diverted-operating-and-debtDiNapoli: NYC Office Market Will Take Years to Recover From Pandemic
… The COVID-19 pandemic wiped out years of growth in New York City’s office sector, erasing … securities sector, the average salary was $145,290. This is higher than the citywide average ($110,190) and much … and vacancy rates were at 18.3%, a level not seen in over 30 years. The large volume of vacant office space has revived …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-nyc-office-market-will-take-years-recover-pandemicState Agencies Bulletin No. 1151
… Salary Schedule are eligible for a Performance Advance if the employee: has 100 work days of service in such grade … as follows: Current Code Update to 300X 001X 001X 001X if the new salary is below Job Rate 006X if the new salary is equal to Job Rate 004X 004X if the new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1151-april-2012-performance-advances-and-pre-shift-briefing-updatesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1064
… Salary Schedule are eligible for a Performance Advance if the employee: has 100 work days of service in such grade … as follows: Current Code Update to 300X 001X 001X 001X if the new salary is below Job Rate 006X if the new salary is equal to Job Rate 004X 004X if the new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1064-april-2011-performance-advances-and-pre-shift-briefing-updatesState Agencies Bulletin No. 981
… If the effective date of the Rein Leave is on or after the first day of Pay Period 1, the agency must enter the Rein …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/981-april-2010-performance-advances-and-pre-shift-briefing-updates-employeesIX.1 Accounting for Federal Grants – IX. Federal Grants
… relating to special accounting and reporting procedures for federally-financed domestic assistance programs; Apply to … relate specifically to the program terms under which the grants were awarded to the government unit. As revisions to … or updates in general information relating to federal grants become necessary, they will be communicated through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix1-accounting-federal-grants-overviewDiNapoli: Brooklyn is King of NYC Economic Growth
… Brooklyn’s economy is expanding, adding jobs and businesses at a faster pace than the rest of New … and 2012, including the first increase in manufacturing jobs in 2012 after decades of losses, according to an … except Manhattan. However, the average private sector salary in Brooklyn was $38,550 in 2012, the lowest among the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-brooklyn-king-nyc-economic-growthOpinion 2000-22
… 18, a "contract" includes any express or implied claim, account or demand against or agreement with a municipality …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-22Shareholders Cheer Lowe's New Green Energy Initiatives
… funded plans in the nation. The Fund's fiscal year ends March 31, 2018. For access to state and local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/shareholders-cheer-lowes-new-green-energy-initiativesDiNapoli: Shift in MTA's Paratransit Program Generates Cost Savings
… services for people with disabilities have declined in recent years, in part due to the MTA’s move to alternative transit services that provided $102.7 million in savings in 2022, according to a report released today by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-shift-mtas-paratransit-program-generates-cost-savingsLicensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools
… to maintain on site, at least once every licensure period. If the Bureau finds a school is not financially viable or is … viability based on the documentation schools submit, we found that staff are conducting very little to no analysis … ability to repay loans, which would affect taxpayer funds if the loans are government backed. In addition, inaccurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/21/licensing-and-monitoring-proprietary-schoolsOpinion 99-13
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Classification (based on whether … governmental functions (see, e.g., NY Tel. , supra , in which the court, quoting from Torsoe Bros. v Board of … bear a reasonable relationship to average costs incurred by the local government (see, e.g., Jewish Reconstructionist …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-13DiNapoli: MTA Needs to Refocus Attention on Overdue Upgrades and Preparations for Extreme Weather
… to the system, not just when they’re completed; tracking how completed projects change the MTA’s state of good repair measurements for various system assets; and showing how spending on capital projects affects riders’ experience … all stakeholders in the transit system, better understand how the MTA is progressing in its efforts to make transit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-refocus-attention-overdue-upgrades-and-preparations-extreme-weatherOpinion 2004-4
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … for school district) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §800(3): If the compensation paid to the law partner of a school board … than Article 18 (see General Municipal Law, §806). We also note that the courts of this State have held public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-4City of Yonkers - Budget Review (B19-6-5)
… in the City’s proposed budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Yonkers is authorized … of Education for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key Findings The Yonkers Public School … includes up to $4.6 million for this acquisition. These are recurring District expenditures and should be included as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/05/17/city-yonkers-budget-review-b19-6-5