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DiNapoli: Town of Altona Official Misused $23,500
… The former bookkeeper in the town of Altona in Clinton County altered cash receipts in order to … such as this where local officials are taking advantage of lax financial controls and helping themselves to the money … fees were not deposited. In August 2013, after learning of the Comptroller’s audit, the former bookkeeper remitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-town-altona-official-misused-23500Opinion 93-11
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Limit (computation of … LAW, §104.00: The term "outstanding indebtedness" as used in General Municipal Law, §109-b(6)(c) includes only … which is not excludable pursuant to law. This is in reply to your inquiry asking whether the term "outstanding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-11Oversight of the Title Insurance Industry
… to address activities and expenses that officials say are inappropriate and that have unnecessarily increased the … up to ensure recommendations resulting from examinations are monitored and implemented. Allow unfettered access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/21/oversight-title-insurance-industryState Agencies Bulletin No. 2031
… (Lock-in Letter Adjustment) are redesigned to include the new Lock-in rate instructions and reflect the changes made to … value that is less than or equal to the limit.” “Multiple Jobs or Spouse Works is below the IRS limit. Select the … value that is greater than or equal to the IRS limit.” New York State Payroll Online (NYSPO) Impact: Employees who have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2031-changes-federal-tax-data-page-including-new-lock-letter-fieldsDiNapoli: NYC Financial Plan Improved From June
… asylum seekers when there is a risk it may not receive the full amount. DiNapoli’s report notes the city also took steps …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nyc-financial-plan-improved-juneOpinion 96-20
… (abolishment in village) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for when abolishing village police department) VILLAGE BOARD … thereafter. Since section 8-800 states that the procedure for abolishing a police department applies to departments … that a police department formed under section 188-a is, for purposes of the abolishment provisions of section 8-800, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-20State Agencies Bulletin No. 1004
… Purpose To notify agencies that OSC has modified the Retirement Plan … The overtime compensation limit for calendar year 2010 is $15,000 and will be increased by 3% each calendar year … compensation limit for Tier 5 employees. As a result, it is critical that the employee’s correct Date of Membership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1004-tier-5-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-employees-enrolled-new-yorkState Agencies Bulletin No. 1005
… Purpose To notify agencies that OSC has modified the Retirement Plan … The overtime compensation limit for calendar year 2010 is $15,000 and will be increased by 3% each calendar year … compensation limit for Tier 5 employees. As a result, it is critical that the employee’s correct Date of Membership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1005-tier-5-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-employees-enrolled-new-yorkDiNapoli: NYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Loom As Fiscal and Economic Concerns Grow
… New York City’s adopted $119.7 billion fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget is currently balanced (including pre-payments) … increased by $3.9 billion in FY 2025, $3.5 billion in FY 2026, $2.1 billion in FY 2027, and $2.4 billion in FY 2028. … in new agency spending and council initiatives for FY 2026, outpacing city-fund revenues added over the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-nyc-budget-balanced-risks-loom-fiscal-and-economic-concerns-growDiNapoli: Brooklyn is King of NYC Economic Growth
… Brooklyn’s economy is expanding, adding jobs and businesses … decades of losses, according to an economic snapshot of Brooklyn released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas … full report is available online at: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt4-2015.pdf … Brooklyns economy is expanding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-brooklyn-king-nyc-economic-growthXII.5.E Processing Vouchers Against a Purchase Order – XII. Expenditures
… should, where practicable, use purchase orders to make all purchases. The purchase order authorizes the vendor to … a Business Unit receives a paper invoice from a vendor for goods or services provided based on a purchase order, the … in the Invoice Lines and Distribution Lines sections. For example, Business Units can: Copy purchasing information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xii/xii5e-processing-vouchers-against-purchase-orderXII.5.I Prompt Payment Interest – XII. Expenditures
… of the payment due. vendors receive as pass-through state funds. Entities Federal government State agencies and their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5i-prompt-payment-interestDiNapoli: New York's Public and Private Colleges and Universities Face Significant Challenges in Years Ahead
A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli highlights the challenges New Yorks higher education sector is facing including a looming enrollment cliff growing costs of attendance and rising student debt
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-new-yorks-public-and-private-colleges-and-universities-face-significant-challenges-yearsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2228
… employee’s taxable gross, and reported on the employee’s Form W-2. The adjustment (Earnings Code AJR) is supplemental … payroll check, OSC will accept a photocopy of this form along with a new Report of Check Exchange. Questions: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2228-fiscal-year-2023-2024-increase-seasonal-location-pay-and-seasonalState Agencies Bulletin No. 2295
… amount will increase to $23,500 for calendar year 2025. An additional deferment is available to employees age … Plan 704 SUNY After Tax 403(b) Plan Education Department, School for the Blind, and School for the Deaf employees … on the Savings Plans panel, should always be the first day of the current, unconfirmed pay cycle. To start or change …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2295-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaClimate Act Goals – Planning, Procurements, and Progress Tracking
… to fight climate change, reduce air pollution, and ensure a diverse and reliable low-carbon energy supply. The Climate Act requires that a minimum of 70% of statewide electric generation secured by … utility costs have already risen sharply over the last two decades and more New Yorkers are having difficulty paying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/16/climate-act-goals-planning-procurements-and-progress-trackingMedicaid Program – Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists
… program requires care to conform to acceptable standards of quality and professional practice, but covers only … to support claims. It was not possible to perform all of the procedures the dentists billed in relation to the … 17, 2010, the dentists' two offices were open for a total of 19 hours. However, the dentists submitted claims for 198 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/04/medicaid-program-suspicious-and-fraudulent-medicaid-payments-affiliated-brooklyn-dentistsOpinion 88-45
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … notes to the extent authorized by that statute. You state that a bank has offered to lend the county money … cost of any object or purpose for which serial or sinking fund bonds may be issued. That section further provides that, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45Opinion 93-29
… the village, without regard to whether the newspaper is published within the village. You ask whether a village is … as its official newspaper the only newspaper which is "published" in the village. The Village Law contains no … (see, e.g., Village Law, §4-408[e], notice of filing of annual financial statement; Village Law, §5-508[3], notice of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-29DiNapoli: DEC Needs to Improve Efforts to Control Invasive Species
… boats entering and exiting public waters to ensure they’re free of invasives, responding to outbreaks, and educating the … plants and animals. DEC also uses iMapInvasives (iMap), an online invasive species database, to document and share … of Invasive Species Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-dec-needs-improve-efforts-control-invasive-species