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NY Received More From Washington Than It Sent Due to Federal Relief
… relief funds, though being spent down, continued to boost New York’s balance of payments with Washington, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. In Federal Fiscal Year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/ny-received-more-washington-it-sent-due-federal-reliefDiNapoli: East Ramapo School Budget Hampered By Deficits, Inadequate Rainy Day Funds
… The East Ramapo Central School District continues to face significant fiscal stress due to unrealistic budgeting, continued operating deficits and inadequate reserve funds, according to a follow-up audit issued today by New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-east-ramapo-school-budget-hampered-deficits-inadequate-rainy-day-fundsAvoiding a Rejected DRO – Divorce and Your Benefits
… — The beneficiary under a pop-up pension payment option election may not renounce their beneficiary status to … the retiree’s pension benefit to the Single Life Allowance Option. Option Elections — If a member is already retired at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/avoiding-rejected-droDiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director Sentenced in Embezzlement Scheme; Over $48,000 in Restitution Recovered
… in and concealing the scheme, was adjourned to June 2, 2025. Following their June 3, 2024 guilty pleas and prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-sentenced-embezzlement-scheme-overImproper Payments for Brand Name Drugs (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations contained in our initial audit report Improper Payments for Brand Name Drugs Report 2020S62
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/03/improper-payments-brand-name-drugs-followVI.3.A Overview – VI. Budgets
… to another. These transfers are governed by various State statutes, depending on the type of transfer being … movement of budget authority for the State University of New York (SUNY) appropriations. Education Law Article 125, §6206 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi3a-overviewCost-Saving Ideas: Reviewing Your Revenue Collection Process
… Credit Card Payments Providing residents the option to pay for fees, fines, taxes or other charges by credit or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-reviewing-your-revenue-collection-processDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Fill Out 2020 Census Forms
… responses are confidential and there are no questions about citizenship or social security numbers. The deadline to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-fill-out-2020-census-formsDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… The significant revenue and expenditure projections in the 2025-26 proposed budget are reasonable. However, auditors … should be reviewed. Auditors noted the mayor submitted the 2025-26 proposed budget to the council on May 6, 2025, or 35 … allocation methods. The city’s proposed budget includes a tax levy of $6,378,809, which is within the legal limit. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsCapital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services – State Aid (2025M-22)
… 2024 Understanding the Program While a BOCES cannot levy a tax or earn State aid, BOCES officials prepare BOCES aid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2025/07/18/capital-region-board-cooperative-educational-services-state-aid-2025m-22UCPA of Cayuga County d.b.a. E. John Gavras Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… CFR-reported financial information. During the 2020-21 school year, the Gavras Center served 52 preschool children …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/05/ucpa-cayuga-county-dba-e-john-gavras-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualLife Changes: Membership in a Nutshell
… Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) can directly affect your financial future and the future of your loved ones. Whether … assistance at 866-805-0990 (518-474-7736 in the Albany, NY area). You can also find step-by-step help guides, … Sign in to Retirement Online , go to the ‘My Profile Information’ area of your Account Homepage and click …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-membership-nutshellOpinion 2000-18
Request for our opinion with respect to several issues arising from the inclusion of a village within a proposed joint fire district
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18State Agencies Bulletin No. 1529
… Practical Training.) A copy of the valid, unexpired VISA (this is not the passport) A Registrar’s letter that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1529-general-tax-tipsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… subsidies, the fund’s operating deficits would average about $70,000 a year. Furthermore, at the end of 2014-15, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… financial report was for the 2010 fiscal year and the tax levy limit calculation has never been filed since the inception of the property tax cap law for the 2012 budget year. Town of Middlefield – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 90-11
… prior opinions superseded to the extent inconsistent. You ask whether employees who are required to work hours … unit. Both New York State law (General Municipal Law, §90; Civil Service Law, §200 et seq .) and the federal Fair Labor … and public employees is authorized by article 14 of the Civil Service Law (§200 et seq .). It is well-established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-11Opinion 2003-4
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … a single fire commissioner and authorize payment therefor. You ask whether a board of fire commissioners of a fire … of a fire district "shall have the power to make any and all contracts herein authorized …". When a statute …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-4Opinion 90-43
… death benefit which is payable under §208-f may be paid to a deceased member's children where the deceased member is … statute of limitations, payments made to children of a deceased member may be made retroactive to September 1, … that section 208-f became a law. It appears that the first two questions you have raised arise from the wording of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-43Opinion 91-46
Whether 1984 Opns St Comp No 8445 p 55 still represents our views in light of the decision of the Court of Appeals in National Westminister Bank v New York 76 NY2d 507 561 NYS2d 541
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46