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Metropolitan Transportation Authority: The Cost of Judgments and Claims - June 2008
Over the past 12 years, the three largest operating agencies of the MTA paid out more than $1.1 billion on 86,875 claims for personal injury or property damage.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-2-2009.pdfLocal Sales Tax Collections Improve in 2015
Total local sales tax collections in New York State grew by $552 million, or 3.6 percent, from 2014 to 2015 This was stronger than the 3.0 percent increase
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/salestaxcollections0216.pdfJustice Court Fund Monthly Reporting
Please join presenters from the Office of the State Comptroller Justice Court Fund to learn about common reporting issues that prevent or delay processing of a justice’s monthly report.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/justice-monthly-reporting-10-13-2021.pdfIndependent Oversight: OSC's Contract Review Safeguards Public Funds, May 2022
The recent Enacted State Budget for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-23 allowed at least $11 billion in spending without a competitive process or the benefit of an OSC review.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/osc-contract-review.pdfReport on Estimated Receipts and Disbursements State Fiscal Years 2021-22 through 2023-24
The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) estimates that the State’s tax revenues will increase by 22.2 percent or $18.3 billion in SFY 2021-22 from the previous year.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-receipts-disbursement-21-24.pdfOpinion 94-32
Concerning the establishment of a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of a village fire department
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-32Overtime Limits – Enhanced Reporting
… For members of Tiers 5 and 6, the New York State Retirement … calculation of pension benefits. Overtime limits differ for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and the Police and … is its ability to automatically track year-to-date totals for overtime earnings and notify you when a Tier 5 or 6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/overtime-limitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2306
… on the SEFA Pledge and Payroll Deduction Authorization card, must be used as the Deduction Code. Authorization cards … will either be a one-time donation or a continuous gift until it is changed or discontinued by the employee. … SEFA transactions. If an employee has a Goal Amount/Goal Balance in the existing record and the agency enters a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2306-2025-state-employees-federated-appeal-sefa-campaignEDSS - Revenue Contract / Amendment Help
… What information is required to create a new Revenue Contract / Amendment? The Revenue Contract / Amendment will need to be created in the State Financial System (SFS) first. … In EDSS, you can search by the Audit ID or PeopleSoft ID to locate the Revenue Contract / Amendment. EDSS will pull …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-revenue-contract-amendment-helpXI.8.B Multi-Agency Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… agency. Multi-agency contracts are distinct from and not to be confused with centralized contracts for commodities and … Commodities and Consulting are CC (Combined Contracts) and CM (Multi-Agency Contracts for Miscellaneous Services, … The chart below provides a high level description of CC , CM and LM contracts. Contract Prefix Title and Use CC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi8b-multi-agency-contractsEmpire Plan Drug Rebate Revenue
… negotiate agreements with drug manufacturers for rebates, discounts, and other considerations and pass 100 percent of … the Department within 150 days as required; and $18,686 in discounts that Express Scripts did not pass on to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/26/empire-plan-drug-rebate-revenueAbout the Record of Activities – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… judges are on call every third weekend. Can they claim all of that time because they cannot do other things? What do I … office, and I still haven’t received the official’s record of activities. What if an official takes a two-week vacation … during the time period he or she is keeping a record of work-related activities? What happens if someone is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/about-record-activitiesDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Decline $3.7 Billion in Fiscal Year 2018-19
… Tax receipts for State Fiscal Year 2018-19 declined $3.7 billion, or 4.7 … but a decline of $2.2 billion from the prior fiscal year. For the month of March, tax receipts were $811.7 million … December and January, however, remind us to take nothing for granted. With expectations of a slowing economy and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-decline-37-billion-fiscal-year-2018-19Opinion 92-37
… which requires the Comptroller's approval. The procedures for merging a fire protection district into an adjoining fire … in section one hundred seventy-three of this chapter for the extension of a fire district". Subdivision 2 of Town … the resolution must be submitted to the State Comptroller for approval. Subdivision 1 of section 173, on the other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37Opinion 91-59
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Benevolent Association of Hicksville may establish an annuity program, funded by a portion of the foreign fire … the Volunteer and Exempt Firemens Benevolent Association of Hicksville may establish an annuity program to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-59Opinion 94-6
… Contracts (tenant member of housing authority employed by residential management corporation) -- Public Housing Authorities (tenant member employed by residential management corporation) PUBLIC HOUSING … Law, §36, when a public housing authority contracts with a residential management corporation to operate a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-6DiNapoli: Audits Reveal Millions in Lost Revenue for Local Water Systems
… corrective action could increase revenues by more than $400,000. DiNapoli's report also noted: Several municipalities … come to the forefront as a critical risk area. The U.S. House of Representatives' Energy and Commerce Committee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-audits-reveal-millions-lost-revenue-local-water-systemsDiNapoli Op-Ed: Act on Proposal to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s op-ed, “ A Ticking Clock for Job Benefits ,” was published in The Albany Times Union … * New York is behind other states when it comes to paying for benefits promised to public employees when they retire. … share of their health insurance premium, health care costs for current and former employees are mounting. While public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-op-ed-act-proposal-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careNew York’s Paid Family Leave Program
… New York State recently began providing 12 weeks of fully … the share of private workers eligible for the benefit in New York to at least 88 percent in 2021 — compared to 23 … Paid Family Leave Program Spurs Large Boost in Coverage New York’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) provides paid time off for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-paid-family-leave-programOversight of Food Service Establishments
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Health adequately … departments’ oversight of food service establishments to ensure they comply with the State Sanitary Code to prevent … To determine whether the Department of Health adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/05/oversight-food-service-establishments