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DiNapoli: New Law Will Help Local Governments Weather Coronavirus Pandemic
… amid the COVID-19 pandemic has been signed into law, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced … extraordinary fiscal times without unnecessary reliance on the property tax. Comptroller DiNapoli clearly knows and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-new-law-will-help-local-governments-weather-coronavirus-pandemicDiNapoli Appoints Navyug Patel Deputy Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund
… DiNapoli today announced his appointment of Navyug “Nav” Patel as deputy chief investment officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund. Patel has served as the Fund’s interim deputy CIO since July …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-appoints-navyug-patel-deputy-chief-investment-officer-new-york-state-common-retirement-fundState Agencies Bulletin No. 1848
… is lapsing on 09/15/2020, agencies will need to insert a new row into PayServ on the Department Budget Table USA with … is lapsing on 09/30/2020, agencies will need to insert a new row in PayServ with a valid chartfield string effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1848-sfs-chartfield-strings-payserv-09152020-09302020-lapse-datesNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports First Quarter Results
… 2020, with an estimated value of $216.3 billion, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “One of the … plans in the nation. The Fund's fiscal year ends March 31. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-first-quarter-resultsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… actual expenditures. The board did not adopt formal fund balance, reserve and budgeting policies, along with multiyear … The city’s use of approximately $4.6 million of fund balance to close gaps in the budget decreases the fund balance that is available to cover unforeseen circumstances. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… flow forecasts to estimate the amount of funds available for investment. Had officials invested available funds in a … years, auditors estimate the total 2020-21 collections for water and sewer revenue will be approximately $1.94 … which is approximately $190,000 less than budgeted for water revenues and approximately $290,000 less than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0V.3.A General Ledger Business Unit (GLBU) – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… GL BU may be required. Independent transaction processing in the General Ledger is not considered a requirement for a … oil spill-related confidential information that is stored in the SFS) is a consideration for a separate GL BU. Data … and is a balancing ChartField, and as such, transactions in the SFS must balance (by debits/credits) by BU. Where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3a-general-ledger-business-unit-glbuState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… also did not require formal, written employment contracts to document terms of employment; job descriptions and … benefits. In addition, the village paid overtime payments to employees as if they were independent contractors. … records and reports, as required. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Appoints Senior Budget and Policy Staff
… of Budget and Policy Analysis. These appointments are to fill currently vacant positions. “New York has a massive, … and will be critical in keeping the public informed of how the state is balancing its books and addressing important … Ohio State University. His salary is $170,000. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-appoints-senior-budget-and-policy-staffState Agencies Bulletin No. 2145
… updates for SFS lapsing. Affected Employees: All agencies with appropriations due to lapse on September 15, 2023, or … of all current position pools that are associated with a chart of accounts string that is scheduled to lapse on … position pools that appear on the spreadsheet are updated with valid chart of account strings. If the chartfield string …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2145-sfs-chartfield-strings-payserv-09152023-09302023-lapse-datesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1775
… being incorrectly reported to NYSLRS, and deficiencies on member accounts due to the manual time spent fixing issues … and update (if needed) each employee’s SSN/TIN and DOB on the Modify a Person panel each time they process a hire, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1775-required-updates-regarding-employees-government-issued-social-securityComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… employee IT security duties, provide guidance for using portable devices or require monitoring of networked water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 2252
… updating of the position pools in PayServ. http://www.osc.state.ny.us/payroll/coaconversion.htm Questions: Questions … Advisory Number 6) can be found at: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/agencies/operational_advisories/opadvisory_6.htm … The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2252-sfs-chartfield-strings-payserv-9132024-9272024-lapse-datesXI.7.C Deferred Payment Arrangements – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
The purpose of this Section is to set forth requirements for establishing repayment agreements resulting from Deferred Payment Arrangements
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi7c-deferred-payment-arrangementsAvoca Central School District – Payroll (2025M-14)
… supported, authorized by management and accurately paid in accordance with board-approved collective bargaining … and the State Comptroller’s authority as set forth in Article 3 of the New York State General Municipal Law. Our methodology and standards are included in Appendix C. The Board of Education (Board) has the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/13/avoca-central-school-district-payroll-2025m-14Outreach Events
… Fair Erie County Fairgrounds 5600 McKinley Pkwy, Hamburg, NY Erie August 19 - 24, 2025 Tuesday-Saturday 11:00 am - … 11:00 am - 10:00 pm Monday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Long Island Fall Festival Heckscher Park & Surrounding Areas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/outreach-eventsUsing Open Book New York
Join us for a demonstration of Open Book New York and learn how to access public municipal financial data for your own analysis. We will highlight the various reports available in Open Book New York and discuss potential uses of the data.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/using-open-book-new-york-12-14-22.pdfOpinion 2002-4
… VIII, §1 prohibits municipalities from giving or loaning money to or in aid of any individual or private corporation, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-4Opinion 90-36
Whether a town tax collecting officer should return a postdated check tendered as payment of real property taxes by a taxpayer or retain the check for deposit on or after the date indicated on the check
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-36XIII.6 Potential Tax Consequences of Assigning an Incorrect Official Station – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… as employee income. The employee’s personal income tax liability for these travel expenses can be negligible, … in certain instances, the employee’s personal income tax liability can be substantial. This generally occurs when … employee will, as outlined below, likely incur substantial tax liabilities with respect to reimbursement of travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii6-potential-tax-consequences-assigning-incorrect-official-station