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DiNapoli: Metro North and LIRR Lax in Monitoring Overtime Paid For With Federal Stimulus Funds
… audits of Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) found they failed to properly manage overtime … abuses such as allowing some conductors to charge overtime for tasks such as washing up for work, New York State … System, did not have a requirement for conductors to sign out manually, so there was not an accurate record of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-metro-north-and-lirr-lax-monitoring-overtime-paid-federal-stimulus-fundsDiNapoli: Office Has $14.5 Billion in Unclaimed Funds; Urges New Yorkers to Claim Lost Money
… today announced that his office has over $14.5 billion in unclaimed funds and urged New Yorkers to see if any of it … record for the third consecutive year for the most unclaimed funds returned in one year totaling $452 million. … our website." There are currently more than 35 million unclaimed funds accounts, some dating back to the 1940s. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-office-has-145-billion-unclaimed-funds-urges-new-yorkers-claim-lost-moneyComptroller DiNapoli and Mayor Brown Urge Buffalo Residents to Claim $88 Million in Lost Money
… Byron Brown today urged local residents to search for unclaimed funds during a news conference at City Hall. … with Mayor Byron Brown helps to increase awareness about unclaimed funds and get even more checks out in the mail to … Comptroller’s website to see if any of the $88 million in unclaimed funds in Buffalo belongs to you." Representatives …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-mayor-brown-urge-buffalo-residents-claim-88-million-lost-moneySpecial Plan for Uniformed Court and Peace Officers in the Unified Court System (Tiers 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
… (Return to Top) (Return to Top) (Return to Top) (Return to Top) VO1856 (Rev. 12/17) © 2017, New York State and Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/special-plan-uniformed-court-and-peace-officers-unified-court-system-tiers-2-3-4-5-and-6DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew by Over 14% in February Compared to Last Year
… budgeting practices.” New York City’s collections totaled $718 million, an increase of 11.6%, or $74.5 million, over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-over-14-february-compared-last-yearNew York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget: Federal Fiscal Year 2019 - Interactive Map
… 2019 Download Report (PDF) | Download Data (Excel) | Read Press Release …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-balance-payments-federal-budget-federal-fiscal-year-2019-interactive-mapOvertime and Other Time and Attendance Matters Found in the Use of Certain Federal Funds
… its projects: Atlantic Avenue Viaduct Phase II and Babylon Car Wash. These projects were estimated to cost approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/24/overtime-and-other-time-and-attendance-matters-found-use-certain-federal-fundsOvertime and Other Time and Attendance Matters Found in the Use of Certain Federal Funds
… Purpose To determine if the Metro-North Railroad (Metro-North) used … purposes, and whether the funds were properly monitored to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse. Our audit covered the period April 30, 2009 to June 30, 2012. Background Metro-North, a subsidiary of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/24/overtime-and-other-time-and-attendance-matters-found-use-certain-federal-funds-0Tax Exemption Administration In the Towns of Babylon, Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip and Smithtown (2019MR-1)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether town assessors in Suffolk County are properly administering select real … Determine whether town assessors in Suffolk County are properly administering select real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2019/09/20/tax-exemption-administration-towns-babylon-brookhaven-huntington-islipContact Us
… Contact information for general inquiries and specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/contact-usOpinion 91-52
… prescribed percentage of local residents); (requiring apprenticeship training program as pre-condition to) -- Bids … prescribed percentage of local residents); (requiring apprenticeship training program as pre-condition to); … to the award of a contract that a bidder maintain an apprenticeship training program or which debars bidders from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-52Opinion 2005-7
… Law §198(3)(b) generally provides that a town board may permit any person or corporation owning real property outside … prescribed by the board. The town board may not permit such outside use if the use will reduce the water … must first be obtained ( id .). There are also additional permit requirements in section 15-1501(1) of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-7Opinion 90-25
… to compensate a private water-works corporation for the rental of fire hydrants unless a properly authorized contract for such rental exists. Property owners within a zone of assessment in … concerning payments to a water-works corporation for the rental of fire hydrants within a fire district. You indicate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-25New York State Pension Fund Sets 2040 Net Zero Carbon Emissions Target
… to remain in the Fund’s portfolio, will be completed by 2025. After completing initial reviews, the Fund will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/new-york-state-pension-fund-sets-2040-net-zero-carbon-emissions-targetDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for July 2014
… the flight line area at the army aviation support facility at MacArthur Airport. Department of Environmental … $5.2 million for capital improvements to Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills. State Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-july-2014Opinion 91-20
… town for a particular level of service) -- Fees (authority to collect from insurance companies) FEES -- Collection of … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §122-b; TOWN LAW, §184: In addition to ambulance service provided as part of a fire protection … may specify the circumstances under which that service is to be available, provided that the service is available on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-20VI.1.A Budgetary Chartstrings – VI. Budgets
… Statement Revenue & Other Financing Sources 30000-39999 *Taxes – PIT 30100-30199 *Taxes – Business 30200-30299 *Taxes – Consumption/Use 30300-30399 *Taxes – Other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi1a-budgetary-chartstringsMTA’s Paratransit Program: An Overview
Costs for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) program to provide transportation services for people with disabilities have declined in recent years, in part due to the MTA’s move to alternative transit services that provided $102.7 million in savings in 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-12-2024.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 962
… the Governor signed into law pension reform legislation (Assembly Bill No. A40026 and Senate Bill No. S66026) that … to select a Contribution Status of “Contributing” and an Election Option Code of “SEO” (Standard Election Option), which will automatically default the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/962-new-tier-5-benefit-structure-new-york-state-police-and-fire-retirementState Agencies Bulletin No. 961
… considered pensionable earnings and is not included in the base to calculate employee contributions. The overtime … that is considered pensionable and included in the base for calculating contributions. As a first step, OSC has … A second step in this effort is to change the calculation base and methodology in PayServ. This will be implemented at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/961-new-tier-5-benefit-structure-new-york-state-teachers-retirement-system