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Opinion 92-55
… -- Powers and Duties (services for private water systems) VILLAGE LAW, §§1-102(2), 11-1120, 11-1122: A village may not contract to provide, at the expense of the private owners, a village employee to perform testing of water within a private … Whether the village may enter into a contract to provide at the expense …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-55Opinion 95-17
… This is response to your inquiry concerning the use, in a sewer district, of personal property owned by the town. You … fund, the town board may transfer the sand to a town sewer district without consideration. The town board would then sell the sand to generate revenue for the sewer district. A town improvement district, such as a sewer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-17DiNapoli: State Budget Boosts Education Aid and Enacts Paid Family Leave but Falls Short on Ethics Reform and Transparency
… transparency both in process and content. “The creation of a paid family leave program and increases in the state … school year. The 6.1 percent aid increase includes an end to the Gap Elimination Adjustment, a provision that … State Poverty Reduction Initiative; Excludes proposals to shift a larger share of costs for Medicaid and the senior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-state-budget-boosts-education-aid-and-enacts-paid-family-leave-falls-short-ethics-reform-andDiNapoli Audit Finds Lapses in Treatment Under Kendra's Law
… and a petition for AOT is warranted, but a timeframe for this review is undefined. Using a benchmark of six months, … treatment coincided with catastrophic consequences. In this case, the patient’s first meeting with a provider was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-lapses-treatment-under-kendras-lawDiNapoli: Central New York Economy Slowly Improving
… percent, of total employment working in the public sector. This includes public school teachers and administrators, … in the region, and employment is projected to grow in this sector. The region is well-positioned for truck … Updating the area’s extensive infrastructure, which served this economy well for many decades, is part of the Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-central-new-york-economy-slowly-improvingXI.18.C Consultant Disclosure – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Annual Employment Reports will be due no later than May 15th of each year. SUMMARY RFPs and other solicitations for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18c-consultant-disclosureIII.2 SFS Policies – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… be required: To audit all vouchers before payment and all official accounts; To audit the accrual and collection of all … be required to audit all vouchers before payment and all official accounts to audit the accrual and collection of all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii2-sfs-policiesII.2 New York State Accounting Policies – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… Article V – The State Comptroller shall be required: (1) to audit all vouchers before payment and all official accounts; (2) to audit the accrual and collection of all revenues and receipts; and (3) to prescribe such methods of accounting as are necessary for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii2-new-york-state-accounting-policiesNew York’s Agriculture Industry: A Resilient Part of State and Local Economies
… Economy According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, milk is the State’s largest agricultural commodity, ranking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-agriculture-industry-resilient-part-state-and-local-economiesDiNapoli: Tax Revenues in February $758 Million Over Budget Projections
… was $8.7 billion, or 10.1 percent, lower than last year. This is largely due to higher federal reimbursement for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-tax-revenues-february-758-million-over-budget-projectionsXV.11 Journal/Revenue Transfers – XV. End of Year
… review of General Ledger Journal Entries and AP Journal Vouchers prior to the end of the fiscal year, OSC strongly … review of General Ledger Journal Entries and AP Journal Vouchers prior to the end of the fiscal year OSC strongly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv11-journalrevenue-transfersNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… effect from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a U.S. Census Bureau survey during the week ending August 22. New … percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number; the Census Bureau does not define elements of negative or … can respond today via the Census Bureau’s online response form . Prior Editions August 19, 2020 August 5, 2020 July …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-2-2020State Agencies Bulletin No. 2322
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic … increases: NHRP703 - Mass Salary Additional Pay Report This report identifies all employees who received an … provided in the Eligibility Criteria section. Fields on this report include EmplID, Employee Record Number, Employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2322-april-2025-increases-location-pay-and-location-mid-hudson-pay-facilityState Agencies Bulletin No. 2323
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic … increases: NHRP703 - Mass Salary Additional Pay Report This report identifies all employees who received an … provided in the Eligibility Criteria section. Fields on this report include EmplID, Employee Record Number, Employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2323-april-2025-increases-location-pay-and-location-mid-hudson-pay-commandTransparency and Accountability of Fiscal Activities in Villages (2024-MS-2)
… filing the AFR at all, calls into question the financial standing of the Village as well as the general effectiveness … taxpayers are less able to assess a village’s fiscal standing and may question whether property tax increases are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/transparency-and-accountability-fiscal-activities-villages-2024-ms-2NYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Beware Text Message Scam Targeting Retirees
… fund and the Office of the State Comptroller, asking for a payment to “upgrade” the retirement fund. It’s a scam. Report the message to the Federal Bureau of … Retirement Fund The New York State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-beware-text-message-scam-targeting-retireesDiNapoli: NYS Office for the Aging Falling Short Funding Program for Seniors
… for those services is going out the door,” DiNapoli said. “This is especially disappointing because many seniors have … each in 2019-2020 and 2021-2022 to reduce or eliminate this Unmet Need. DiNapoli’s audit found NYSOFA fell short on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-nys-office-aging-falling-short-funding-program-seniorsDiNapoli: SED Oversight of Career Training Programs Falling Short
… the most in-demand or best-paying. Department of Labor (DOL) statistics show 41 percent of CTE programs approved by … more than three times the number of open positions. Using DOL data, DiNapoli’s auditors determined a high-salary occupation to be at or above the state average salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-sed-oversight-career-training-programs-falling-shortNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street's 2020 Bonuses Rose Amid Volatility
… in. The estimate does not include stock options or other forms of deferred compensation for which taxes have not been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-streets-2020-bonuses-rose-amid-volatilityDiNapoli: Federal Funding Uncertainty Jeopardizes Impact of Inflation Reduction Act for New Yorkers
… York’s financial impact from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including close to $2 billion in funds for … or expansion of provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, bringing significant uncertainty regarding future … Policy and Insights: Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-federal-funding-uncertainty-jeopardizes-impact-inflation-reduction-act-new-yorkers