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Opinion 89-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in service) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §92(1): The estate of a town employee who dies while in service generally is not … Whether a town may pay to the surviving spouse of a deceased town highway department employee who died while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1Opinion 88-79
… under the particular federal law without violating the gift and loan provisions of Art. VIII, §1 of the New York … and Urban Development for 5 years following issuance of a Certificate of Project Completion. The village anticipates … construction of a downtown hotel did not violate the the gift and loan provision of the Article VIII, §1 of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79Opinion 92-29
… LAW, §207-m: Where the police commissioner is the head of the police department, an individual appointed to … who for purposes of this inquiry we assume is the head of the police department, is not a member of a … unit and who is the highest ranking subordinate to the head of the police department in such unit, is increased, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29Opinion 93-12
… that the lodging expenses of a board member sharing a room with his or her spouse may be reimbursed by the municipality at the usual rate of a single occupancy room). Since the spouse of a member of a school district's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12DiNapoli: Pension Contribution Rates for Employers Will Decrease for State Fiscal Year 2018-19
… announced today. The estimated average contribution rate for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) will decrease … to 23.5 percent of payroll. "We’ve had strong recent investment returns that have helped keep rates stable," … workforce to retire with security." The investment rate of return was 11.48 percent as of March 31, 2017, the end of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-pension-contribution-rates-employers-will-decrease-state-fiscal-year-2018-19DiNapoli Finds Major Problems with Rochester School District Payments
… decentralized and not administered uniformly, resulting in errors that are costing taxpayers, according to an audit … payments made to 41 (91 percent) of the employees in almost every type of payment made to them, including … of these types of payroll payments. They identified errors in 97 percent of the additional payments tested. In total, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-finds-major-problems-rochester-school-district-paymentsDiNapoli: NYC's Miscellaneous Revenues Experience Slow Growth Post Pandemic
… revenues” reached an estimated $6.7 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2025, 11% higher than in FY 2019, and weaker than the 29% … by the city declined 2.7% from FY 2019. The following year fines and forfeitures declined again, by 4%. … revenues reached an estimated $67 billion in fiscal year FY 2025 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-nycs-miscellaneous-revenues-experience-slow-growth-post-pandemicState Agencies Bulletin No. 2126.5
… - Management Confidential State Police 46 - Military and Naval Affairs M/C 66 - Public Employment Relations Board 0801 … Institutional Services Unit 47 - Division of Military and Naval Affairs Unit PEF Represented Employees 05 – … Investigators Unit Employees who have separated from State service are not entitled to Paid Parental Leave, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/21265-paid-parental-leave-fullDiNapoli Releases April Cash Report
… (DOB) projections, according to the April state cash report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … April receipts.” Other findings from the April cash report include: PIT receipts through April totaled $6.7 … settlement revenue. DiNapoli's office issues a state cash report every month identifying actual state revenues and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-releases-april-cash-reportDiNapoli Releases Profile of New York's Small Business Owners
… that assist the business community including the Business Mentor NY program that provides free business mentorship to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-profile-new-yorks-small-business-ownersDiNapoli: Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Grandmother's State Pension Payments
… of Russell began after the Comptroller’s Office received a phone call from someone purporting to be Lorraine Stenclik, … her July 2022 pension payment. The call came from a phone number that was registered to Russell. There were 33 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-buffalo-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-grandmothers-state-pension-paymentsPublic Safety – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… the violent crimes rose by 7,965 incidents from last year. Two of the four violent crime categories declined … by 185 incidents (15 percent) in the areas reporting on this data in 2022. This decline follows steep increases in … was hit are up 15 percent, and the number of individuals killed by gun violence was 31 percent greater in the areas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-safetyDiNapoli: NYC's Property Tax Bills Rise Along With Burden on Working- and Middle-Class Homeowners
… values declined for many condos, co-ops and rental apartments due to the pandemic, property tax bills continued … by sales prices, but instead on the value of similar apartments, including rent stabilized units or those in a … and rehabilitation. Report Residential Real Estate in NYC: Rising Tax Bills Fuel Disparities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-nycs-property-tax-bills-rise-along-burden-working-and-middle-class-homeownersDiNapoli: Guess Inc. Agrees to Report on Workplace Safety, Environmental Risks
… risks including workplace safety and environmental risks in its supply chain. As a result of the corporation’s agreement to … business practices that help protect long-term value. In Bangladesh, we’ve witnessed the devastating loss of life … risks including workplace safety and environmental risks in its supply chain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-guess-inc-agrees-report-workplace-safety-environmental-risksState Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
… Fund’s (the Fund) portfolio to disclose their direct and indirect spending on political causes and on two others to adopt a new policy before contributing … a minimum companies should voluntarily disclose how much and where they are putting their resources.” The proposals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-corporations-disclose-political-spendingDiNapoli: MTA Budget Outlook Improves
… gap and reduced out-year gaps to a cumulative total of $240 million from $638 million. The $1.9 billion in … Additional funding would be needed to finish the East Side Access project and to begin new expansion projects, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/09/dinapoli-mta-budget-outlook-improvesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1990.3
… The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions regarding the implementation of a … Federation (PEF), the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA), and Council 82 (C82) allows OPWDD to establish a temporary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19903-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainState Agencies Bulletin No. 1987.3
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions regarding the implementation of a pilot program establishing a temporary overtime rate for employees in certain titles represented by NYSCOPBA working at OMH
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19873-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainXI.18.I Sexual Harassment Prevention Certification – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… the certification or the selected bidder’s statement detailing why the certification cannot be made as part of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18i-sexual-harassment-prevention-certificationMessage from the Comptroller – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… The impact of the economic shutdown on the State’s financial plan was sudden and dramatic; ultimately, … tax collections stabilized the State’s financial footing. This Financial Condition Report can help … It highlights major issues in programmatic areas ranging from public health to public safety, energy and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/message-comptroller