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Opinion 91-34
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Bid Specifications … affect the outcome of an election; and the current printer has the expertise to assure proper layout. You also … prior to the deadline. If ballot information changes, the printer re-prints the materials to account for the change. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-34East Meredith Rural Fire District – Financial Activities (2021M-26)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the East Meredith Rural Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire … Determine whether the East Meredith Rural Fire Districts District Board of Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/05/28/east-meredith-rural-fire-district-financial-activities-2021m-26Whitesville Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-22)
… District (District) officials adequately secured access to the network and information systems. Key Findings District officials did not adequately secure access to the network and information systems. District officials … user accounts. Establish written policies or procedures to monitor shared accounts or for adding, modifying or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/18/whitesville-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-22Livonia Joint Fire District – Fire Truck Funding and Purchase (2021M-97)
… more than $1.1 million in fund balance to purchase a fire truck costing more than $727,000, instead of establishing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/09/17/livonia-joint-fire-district-fire-truck-funding-and-purchase-2021m-97CUNY Bulletin No. CU-120
… AJ, GA and T8 Effective Date Paychecks dated September 6, 2001 Deduction Codes 249 - PSC Dues Grad Assistants 274 - … PSC A/S *467 - Adjunct Dues PSC *468 - Adjunct A/S PSC *470 - PSC A/S Grad Assistants *Indicates new deduction code. … (Graduate Assistant) will have an agency shop fee code of 470. OSC will automatically change the dues code in PaySR for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-120-restructure-psc-union-dues-and-agency-shop-feeXII.3 Record Retention – Accounts Payable Vouchers and Land Claims – XII. Expenditures
… with the State’s record retention policies and the SFS Imaging and Attachment Guidance . If an agency decides to … see Chapter XIV, Section 9 - Statewide Financial System Imaging and Attachment Guidance . There are a variety of … Chapter XIV, Section 9 - Statewide Financial System Imaging and Attachment Guidance Information on attaching …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii3-record-retention-accounts-payable-vouchers-and-land-claimsDiNapoli Report Tracks MTA's Shifting Revenue Streams
… in paid ridership since the pandemic and economic changes have contributed to significant shifts in those streams of … provides analysis of the components of these sources that have been significantly impacted by altered patterns of … 31%. While certain revenue sources associated with driving have recovered and even grown since 2019, transit-based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-report-tracks-mtas-shifting-revenue-streamsDetermining the Ex-spouse's Share – Divorce and Your Benefits
… According to New York State law, pension benefits earned during a … the precise service credit accrued during the marriage when the numerator is written as an open date field, for … of the divorce action (xx/xx/xxxx). The numerator may also be written as a fixed number of months or years of service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/determining-ex-spouses-shareTransforming the Procurement Function
… levels. The end result would be one Procurement Function for MTA’s five operating agencies, MTA Construction … construction contracts. As of May 2022, the Procurement Function, which has four units, had approximately 1,050 employees. Key Findings The Procurement Function, while making some improvements, has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/26/transforming-procurement-functionComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… In April 2014, DED made a $16,250.00 advance payment to the LDC. Two months later, the LDC claimed the remaining $48,750 of the contract amount. To receive the second claim, the LDC needed to demonstrate that the entire $65,000 in expenses was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: MTA Needs To Do More To Increase Procurement Efficiencies and Save Money
… to coordinate purchasing among its agencies instead of the status quo of having them procure their needs independently. … redundancies. That consolidation of MTA’s Procurement Function went into effect Oct. 2021. There are four units in MTA’s Procurement Function: Procurement Operations (PO), Material Management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-do-more-increase-procurement-efficiencies-and-save-moneyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… used to award the custodial services contracts – was in its best interest and did not follow guidelines and submit … for-profit special education provider located in Holbrook that provides preschool special education … In 2013, LIRR awarded a contract to procure new M9 train cars. The contract includes an initial base order of 92 cars …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices
… greater transparency for nondiscretionary costs that it does not have direct control over to help the public, policymakers and … spending rose to $41.6 billion in FY 2022, an increase of $7.4 billion from FY 2015. As a share of total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choicesState Comptroller DiNapoli, Congresswoman Meng and Council Member Ung Return Lost Money to Flushing Businesses
… visited local, small businesses in Flushing Queens Saturday to present owners with unclaimed funds checks. … as far back as the 1940s. Money returned in Queens on Saturday: Insurance Brokerage (located at 4110 Main St.) had … DiNapoli visited local small businesses in Flushing Queens Saturday to present owners with unclaimed funds checks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-congresswoman-meng-and-council-member-ung-return-lost-money-flushingPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-009
… all agency PayServ users will be granted access to a test environment for PayServ v 9.2. Agency users will be able to test activities they deem to be important and will be required to test a set of activities OSC Payroll has identified as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-009-agency-testing-and-trainingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1886
… of the VDC are affected. Background On March 16, 2012, the Governor signed legislation creating Tier 6. This tier … Department ID for the calendar year entered. If the query results in multiple rows for an employee, the earnings from … 6. Enter the employee’s Date of Membership in the “ Election Date ” field. The same election date should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1886-two-year-look-back-tier-6-voluntary-defined-contribution-program-vdcOpinion 95-19
… of 1989 may not now issue bonds to finance that amount. You ask whether a city which has previously prepaid to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-19DiNapoli: Coney Island and Brighton Beach Jobs Doubled Over Last Decade
… released an economic snapshot today of Brooklyn’s Coney Island and Brighton Beach, where the amusement parks, … jobs over the past decade may be less well known. “Coney Island and Brighton Beach have undergone robust economic … rates and housing cost burdens which remain high. Coney Island and Brighton Beach are jewels among our city’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-coney-island-and-brighton-beach-jobs-doubled-over-last-decadeOpinion 89-38
… the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement Benefits (authority of a school district to purchase insurance to provide benefits to the beneficiaries of a … the school district will purchase insurance to provide for payments to the surviving spouses of those retired school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-38DiNapoli: New York City’s Public Hospitals Need To Do More To Provide Interpretation Services
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found that the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (H+H) is not fully … right to interpretation services for those in need of language assistance. “The Health and Hospitals Corporation … order given the diversity of languages spoken in New York City, but it needs to do better,” DiNapoli said. “It is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-new-york-citys-public-hospitals-need-do-more-provide-interpretation-services