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Member & Retiree E-News Archive — 2025
… Retirement System member and retiree news. December 2025 Retirees Update Your Contact Information and Delivery … New Locations for In-Person Consultations October 2025 National Retirement Security Month NYSLRS and Retirement … Tax Forms and Annual Statements Coming Soon September 2025 Members How School Employees Earn NYSLRS Service Credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/member-retiree-e-news-archive-2025DiNapoli Audit: State Oversight of Animal Shelters Found to Be Adequate, But Better Safeguards Needed Before Dogs Are Euthanized
… doing well to ensure animal shelters across New York are providing safe conditions and proper care for seized … dogs, but officials could do more to make certain dogs are not inappropriately euthanized, according to an audit … doing a commendable job making sure local animal shelters are providing dogs with safe conditions and the care they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-audit-state-oversight-animal-shelters-found-be-adequate-better-safeguards-needed-dogs-areNew York’s Labor Force: Assessing 10-Year Trends and Pandemic Setbacks
… force is critically important for employers to succeed and grow in New York, and it matters for the fiscal health of the State and local governments. New York’s strength has long been that … declined more rapidly than the rest of the nation in 2020 and continued to shrink in 2021 when other states recovered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-labor-force-assessing-10-year-trends-and-pandemic-setbacksFinancial Oversight of the Advantage After School Program
… 15, 2012 through December 13, 2016. Background New York State created the Advantage After School Program (Program) in … number of children expected to be served in the Program on any day during the year. OCFS administers the Program … sites serving about 17,000 children and youth across the State. State funding for the Program was $19.3 million and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/13/financial-oversight-advantage-after-school-programDiNapoli: Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Charged in $500K Grant Scheme
… Comptroller DiNapoli’s office and the State Department of Taxation and Finance, which clarified all the criminal … acts allegedly committed by David Decker." Decker, 67, of Burnt Hills, allegedly used the stolen funds to gamble and … Warren County, the towns of Queensbury and Bolton and the village of Lake George, and was created in 2001 to preserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-charged-500k-grant-schemeUpdate Your Contact Information
… That way you’ll be sure to receive the tax information, news, correspondence and statements we send you. If you don’t … contact information up to date to ensure that they receive news correspondence and statements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/update-your-contact-informationThree Indicted in Multi-State Prescription Fraud Ring
… and Otero provided Washington with the names, dates of birth, and Medicaid identification numbers of various …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/three-indicted-multi-state-prescription-fraud-ringDiNapoli: Former Potsdam Court Clerk Sentenced to Jail; $117,000 Restitution
… case uncovered in an audit and investigation by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Guyette, 44, was … “I thank District Attorney Mary Rain and the New York State Police for their work on this case.” “By working with … the payments in monthly municipal reports or notify the state Justice Court Fund of the income. Auditors also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-former-potsdam-court-clerk-sentenced-jail-117000-restitutionDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-24
… Requirements RRSU employees whose base annual salary is below the Job Rate for their current position on the 4/1/07 … to Longevity Step 1. Employees above the Job Rate and below Longevity Step 1 will have $850.00 added to their … report will be available after processing of Pay Period 25 is completed (3/28/07 Administration). The report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-24-april-2007-performance-advances-and-longevity-paymentsDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-11
… for their current position on the 04/01/02 Salary Schedule are eligible for a Performance Advance if they: Completed one … Increment Code 0001 - Effective 3/25/04, for employees who are entitled to a Performance Advance based on the 4/01/02 … Increment Code 0004 - Effective 3/25/04, for employees who are entitled to a revised salary based on their FIS (Fixed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-11-april-1-2004-performance-advances-rent-regulationDiNapoli: MTA Needs To Do More To Increase Procurement Efficiencies and Save Money
… Plan, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The MTA faces … Plan according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-do-more-increase-procurement-efficiencies-and-save-moneyOpinion 88-18
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TAXES -- Mortgage Tax (distribution to newly … to be apportioned among the town and certain villages in the town for the period October 1, 1986 through March 31, 1987. The villages in question were incorporated in May of 1986. Enclosed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-18Overview – Contribution Stabilization Program
… Program during the 2013 – 2014 billing cycle, go to our Alternate Contribution Stabilization Program page …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/overviewDiNapoli: 27 NY Local Governments Persistently Delinquent in Filing Required Financial Data to the State
… restricts the amount local governments may raise by taxing real estate in any fiscal year. The CTL form captures full … Local Government Reports Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-27-ny-local-governments-persistently-delinquent-filing-required-financial-data-stateEconomic and Policy Insight: New York State’s Clean Energy Fund
Between 2016 and 2032, the CEF is approved to collect $7.5 billion. Review of CEF-supported programs indicates some have exceeded the goals set out by the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC), while others appear not to be on track to reach their 2025 targets.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/clean-energy-fund.pdfEDSS - Contract Reporter Exemption Request Help
… Cost vs. benefit in monetary terms Purchases made by other state agencies Purchases made by other states Purchases made … from the vendor documenting that such charges to the State are better, equal to or lower than that charged to … which documents to attach to support my CRER? Depending on the type of CRER, a list of documents will display on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-contract-reporter-exemption-request-helpDiNapoli Launches Audits on School Safety
… proactive, not reactive. That's why we need to take a hard look at the state of school safety in every school and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-launches-audits-school-safetySouthwestern Central School District – Claims Audit (2025M-34)
… District, properly approved, mathematically correct, or in compliance with the District’s purchasing policies. 14 … payments could be made and not be detected or corrected. In addition, the Board did not appropriately appoint the … and the State Comptroller’s authority as set forth in Article 3 of the New York State General Municipal Law. Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/25/southwestern-central-school-district-claims-audit-2025m-34CUNY Bulletin No. CU-425
… units CB, T8 and TC Background Pursuant to Section 6220 of the Education Law and the Memorandum of Agreement for … 7/1/11 using the Action/Reason code of PAY/INC (Pay Rate Change/Increment) and increase the employee’s salary to the … 7/1/11 using the Action/Reason code of PAY/INC (Pay Rate Change/Increment) and increase the employee’s salary to the 5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-425-july-2011-increments-city-university-new-york-cunyCUNY Bulletin No. CU-448
… is equal to one of the salary steps but below the ‘Last 1 Year Step’ (Max) for their title on the current salary … If the employee’s current salary is equal to the ‘Last 1 Year Step’ (Max) for their title on the current salary … and increase the employee’s salary to the 5 Year Step on the salary schedule. Increment Code 7705 If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-448-july-2012-increments-city-university-new-york-cuny