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State Contract and Payment Actions in August
… review and approval of contracts related to the COVID-19 crisis until Oct. 4, 2020. At the administration's … sub headquarters and salt storage structure in St. Lawrence County. $3.7 million with Massa Construction … Supervision $1.6 million for purchases to support the COVID-19 pandemic response. Department of Education $700.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-contract-and-payment-actions-augustDiNapoli: Over One Million New Yorker Households Are Not Connected to Broadband
… made progress in making high-speed connections available to New Yorkers, ranking second in the U.S. in the percentage … 13.8%, of households do not have access or a subscription to home broadband services, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-over-one-million-new-yorker-households-are-not-connected-broadbandOpinion 2008-6
… upon retirement. Based on the information provided with your inquiry, it appears that the officer who is the … compensation package" (Budget Report on S.6105, Bill Jacket, L 1999, ch 443; Introducer's Memorandum in Support of S.2343/A.683, Bill Jacket, L 1999, ch 404). In order to trigger an entitlement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-6Opinion 89-32
… OF INTEREST -- Approval of Contracts (issuance of check by county treasurer) -- Leases (contract between county and corporation of which county treasurer is stockholder) -- Stock Ownership (county … Whether a county treasurer would have a conflict of interest by virtue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-32Opinion 92-43
… HIGHWAY LAW, §§140, 142, 284; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §104-b: Procurements made by a town superintendent of highways … by a town board pursuant to General Municipal Law, §104-b. The town board may not, however, in these policies and … by the board. You ask whether General Municipal Law, §104-b authorizes a town board to require, in its procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43Opinion 2000-6
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding length of service … FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (use of foreign fire insurance taxes to fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§218, 219, 219-a; INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Foreign fire insurance tax monies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Town of Pound Ridge – Procurement … records annually for audit. Bayport-Blue Point Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (Suffolk County) … district’s website five weeks late. Harpursville Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (Broome …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1665
… ID who have an Active Job status, and the Projected 366 Day Completion Date and/or the Projected 7 Year Completion … will need to be captured. The number of calendar days the ORP/VDC member did not have an Active payroll status … worksheet, enter the employee’s name in the cell to the right of “Name”. Enter the employees NYSEmpl ID in the cell …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1665-calculating-breaks-service-orp-participants-apprear-control-d-nben742COVID-19 Causes Big Financial Hit to NYC Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Industry
… Live Discussion About Industry Challenges on Facebook Today at 2 pm New York City’s world-renowned arts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/covid-19-causes-big-financial-hit-nyc-arts-entertainment-and-recreation-industryProposed Regulations
… or chief executive officer, representing that the report s are [is] complete and have[ has] been prepared in … of article 4-C of the Economic Development Law, the basis for any such exemption, and the status of existing … the following information: (i) contract or transaction number; (ii) a description of the duties performed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/proposed-regulationsLife Changes: Membership in a Nutshell
… how important it is for you to know how membership in the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) can directly affect your financial future and the future of your loved ones. Whether you are just joining … as a valuable resource to you. It will help you understand the benefits you are entitled to receive as a NYSLRS member. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-membership-nutshellOpinion 91-8
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Powers and Duties … of executing the district's bonds and issuing checks for the payment of principal and interest, and has no other … or approve payments thereunder; (b) audit bills or claims under the contract; or (c) appoint an officer or employee who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-8New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (February 18, 2021)
… Trends More Than 1.7 Million New York Adults Suffer from Food Scarcity New York ranks seventh among all the states in the percentage of adults who are experiencing food scarcity, at 14 percent compared to the 11 percent … and early February. (The Census Bureau refers to either “food scarcity” or “food insufficiency” to characterize these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/impact-covid-19-february-18-2021Office of Operations: 2024 Virtual Fall Conference
… if you have questions or need assistance. COURSE SCHEDULE Monday, October 28 9:00 – 12:00: The … Target Audience: Agency staff involved in Procurements Course Length: 3 hours Join WebEx Presentation (PDF) 1:30 – 3:00: Procurement Thresholds This course will provide an overview of the varying contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/outreach/office-operations-2024-virtual-fall-conference-archivedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… The New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) is tasked with helping businesses throughout New York City start, operate, and expand. SBS programs, including the Energy Cost Savings Program, the … across the business life cycle. Auditors found that SBS needs to improve monitoring of businesses’ continued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsNew Yorkers in Need: A Look at Poverty Trends in New York State for the Last Decade
… available at https://ocfs.ny.gov/reports/childcare/NY- ACF-800-2021.pdf . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-look-poverty-trends-new-york-state-last-decadeOpinion 2000-18
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of service award program by joint fire district); (authority for service award program established by joint fire district to provide prior service credit for activities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18XII.9.C Reissuing or Cancelling a Vendor, Employee Expense, or SSP Check – XII. Expenditures
… identified by the letter that appears on the face of the check. Vendor and employee expense checks have an “A” on the … for use by the Workers’ Compensation Board P Comptroller's Refund Account Chapter XII.9.G – Reissuing or Cancelling a Refund Check W Comptroller's Refund Account Chapter XII.9.G – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9c-reissuing-or-cancelling-vendor-employee-expense-or-ssissp-checkNew Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
This report examines housing insecurity in New York including high cost burdens inadequate housing conditions and quality and other housing stress that may lead to evictions foreclosures and homelessness
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-housing-insecurity-crisisContinuing Crisis: Drug Overdose Deaths in New York
… depriving families of loved ones and damaging communities in countless ways. In October 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human … pandemic, the crisis has grown substantially worse. In 2021, the number of deaths surged to nearly 107,000 … Drug overdose fatalities surged during the COVID19 pandemic in New York State with opioidrelated overdose deaths …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/continuing-crisis-drug-overdose-deaths-new-york