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State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on MTA 2023 Budget
… shortfall increases pressure to find added funding from public coffers and for the MTA to better account for its … its savings plans, it must communicate directly with the public on the impact these measures will have on straphangers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mta-2023-budgetState Police Bulletin No. SP-91
… year 16 to 25 years of service = $500 per year Expanded Duty Pay (DUT) The legislation provides an increase to $2,652 … for employees in Bargaining Units 07 and 17. (Expanded Duty Pay shall not be paid to unit members who are at the … Pay amount is $1,311. Automatic Increase in Expanded Duty Pay (DUT) OSC will automatically insert a row and update …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-91-april-1-2006-salary-increase-and-other-payments-employees-representedDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… eligible to receive contributions saw a slight decline in total donations, as well as in the number of contributions, in the 2019-20 state fiscal year (SFY), according to a report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsOpinion 90-64
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … are improper and without effect (see, e.g., 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-70, p 137). Generally, where a municipal project …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-64City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B24-6-6)
… costs for items such as $5.4 million in textbooks, software and equipment in the Yonkers Public School … in operating costs are for purchases such as vehicles, software and equipment for City departments which are a … to borrowing funds for operating costs such as vehicles, software and equipment. Eliminate the $61.9 million gap in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/05/20/city-yonkers-budget-review-b24-6-6DiNapoli: New York's Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Fixing
… in public health threats, property damage or inconvenience for residents and businesses. New York needs to significantly … going to suffer the consequences. Unfortunately, paying for these solutions presents a considerable challenge." … spend more on water delivery systems. The Executive Budget for State Fiscal Year 2017-18 proposes a $2 billion capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-new-yorks-drinking-water-infrastructure-needs-fixingLocal Road Conditions in New York State
… A report issued by the Office of the New York State Comptroller in January 2022, Locally Owned … conditions, maintenance needs and associated costs. The New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) has … 13 percent of the 192,500 locally owned lane-miles in New York State – a percentage that varies quite a bit from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/local-road-conditions-new-york-stateOpinion 89-20
… of ethics, but has not established specific procedures for submitting questions to this board. On behalf of the fire … school district to adopt a code of ethics setting forth for the guidance of its officers and employees the standards … are authorized, but not required, to adopt codes of ethics for the guidance of fire district officers and employees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20DiNapoli Announces New Technology Investment Through Contour Venture Partners
… a New York City-based technology company specializing in boosting sales through tracking website visitor activity, … today. The investment was made through the Fund’s In-State Private Equity Program which makes investments in New York State-based companies. “Since 2011, the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-announces-new-technology-investment-through-contour-venture-partnersXIX.7 Moving Expenditures Charged Prior to Conversion to a PCIP Converted Project ID – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… On March 31, 2022 all NYS01 Project IDs that were linked to a customer contract were converted to a new unique project … type of ‘GLE’, as normal. In turn, there would be a net $0 effect on the SFS billing and the federal draw. Upon … The movement of expenses off the NYS01 project will free up budget authority on the old NYS01 project parent and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix7-moving-expenditures-charged-prior-conversion-pcip-converted-project-idState Agencies Bulletin No. 1071
… Effective Date(s) Institution paychecks dated May 5, 2011 Administration paychecks dated May 11, 2011 Background Effective for the 2011 tax year, the Yonkers personal income tax surcharge has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1071-yonkers-resident-tax-withholding-rate-changeNYS Pension Fund Commits $2 Billion to Climate Transition Index
… as investing in the tremendous opportunities created by global efforts to address this crisis,” DiNapoli said. “By …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/nys-pension-fund-commits-2-billion-climate-transition-indexDiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… Too many of New York school districts’ mental health teams are understaffed, with too few available … services and inconsistent and limited oversight of mental health education for students, an audit by New York State … to address the problem are available and prioritize mental health instruction and outreach among school districts so …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schoolsDiNapoli: Audit Exposes Significant Management Issues With Tonawanda Housing Authority
… tenant and applicant treatment, and high vacancy rates in public housing, according to New York State Comptroller … to others. For years, the authority has not operated in a fair and equitable, efficient or transparent manner and … authority employees used computers to access multiple websites of a personal, nonbusiness or otherwise high-risk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-exposes-significant-management-issues-tonawanda-housing-authorityContracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services (Follow-Up)
… on July 19, 2011, determined that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority) generally did not have documentation to justify the need for new or renewed contracts for personal and miscellaneous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/07/contracts-personal-and-miscellaneous-services-followPension Funds Break New Ground on Board Diversity
The New York Common Retirement Fund Fund has reached precedentsetting agreements with Monster Beverage Corp and Standard Pacific Corp to formally include sexual orientation and gender identity in their considerations when seeking diverse board candidates
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/pension-funds-break-new-ground-board-diversityAction Needed on New York's Long-Delayed Adoption of Crucial Next Generation 911
… communications system that would allow photos, voice and video calls and text messaging to be rerouted to other county … communications system that would allow photos voice and video calls and text messaging to be rerouted to other county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/action-needed-new-yorks-long-delayed-adoption-crucial-next-generation-911Opinion 93-21
… Orelli v Ambro , 41 NY2d 952, 394 NYS2d 636; Matter of New City Jewish Center v Flagg , 111 AD2d 814, 490 NYS 560, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-21Opinion 91-19
… fire districts to purchase apparatus and equipment for the extinguishment and prevention of fires. Although … There is no express or implied statutory authority for a fire district to make a gift of fire district property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19Town of Attica – Payments to Not-for-Profit Organizations (2021M-125)
… payments Town of Attica (Town) officials made to not-for-profit organizations were for appropriate purposes and were properly approved and … Key Findings The payments Town officials made to not-for-profit organizations were not always for appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/12/17/town-attica-payments-not-profit-organizations-2021m-125