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Opinion 94-2
… opinion. CITIES--Fees (exemption from parking meter fees for city officials) PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS--Parking … Regulations (exemption from meter fees for city officials) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1200, 1600, … city's authority to enact local legislation imposing fees for parking on public highways is defined exclusively by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-2Opinion 88-53
… -- Retirement Benefits (exclusion of compensation for working vacations from calculation of final average salary) RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, §§302(9)(d), 431: … includable in the calculation of one year final average salary. You ask whether compensation paid to police officers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53Opinion 88-64
… AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (health and dental benefits for housing authority employees) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- … or employee for services performed, and includes both salary and fringe benefits (1987 Opns St Comp, No. 87-33, p … suggests an intent to limit the term "compensation" to salary or wages. In fact, just the opposite seems to be true …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-64Opinion 90-15
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of deputy town police commissioner) TOWN LAW, §§24, 150; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §9; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, … Neither section 150, nor any other provision of State law, however, provides for the establishment of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15State Agencies Bulletin No. 2275
… name and Social Security Number on their employees’ Form W-2. This requirement applies to resident and … this requirement is met prior to the generation of 2024 Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statements, OSC and agency … a new card from the SSA, provide the employee with Form SS-5 for completion and submission to the SSA. Verify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2275-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedAdministration of the CityFHEPS Program for Department of Homeless Services Shelter Residents
… the Welfare Management System, the system of record for various social services programs in New York. For example, data shared between the two systems helps identify households who are potentially eligible for CityFHEPS. Households who are identified from the match …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/30/administration-cityfheps-program-department-homeless-services-shelter-residentsDiNapoli Report Highlights Where New Yorkers Work
… programs to help ensure quality employment opportunities for all New Yorkers.” DiNapoli’s report found: While the … 2019, exceeding the Mid-Atlantic inflation rate of 17% for this period. While all industries experienced double … that could be influencing such gains are minimum wage increases, labor shortages or productivity gains. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-report-highlights-where-new-yorkers-workDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Outpaced Projections Through December
… in the markets and persistent inflation are cause for concern. In addition, the direction of federal tax policy … which was $8.7 billion, or 5.3%, higher than last year for the same period, primarily due to higher costs in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-outpaced-projections-through-decemberHuntington Man Pleads Guilty to Grand Larceny
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Moses K. Johnson, 63, of Huntington and a former employee of the Town … pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree for stealing more than $56,000 of his mother’s public pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/huntington-man-pleads-guilty-grand-larcenyNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli and California Controller Yee Urge S.E.C. to Mandate Climate Change Disclosures
… private sector is increasingly aware of the urgent need for climate risk disclosure. For example, a 2019 survey of 215 of the world's 500 largest … that they identified climate change as being material for 72 out of 79 industry sectors. As part of the letter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-california-controller-yee-urge-sec-mandate-climate-changeState Agencies Bulletin No. 2316
… regarding the implementation of a temporary overtime rate for overtime eligible and ineligible employees and a … Services Unit (BU 04) Public Employees Federation (PEF) Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Unit (BU … using the earnings codes mentioned above are included as salary for retirement purposes. Undeliverable Checks: When a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2316-temporary-overtime-and-pre-shift-briefing-rate-eligible-employeesOversight of Juvenile Detention Facilities (Outside New York City)
… for oversight of local juvenile detention facilities to increase assurance that facilities: Comply with Regulations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/21/oversight-juvenile-detention-facilities-outside-new-york-cityDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Federal Funding for New York City
… on $7.4 billion in federal government funding, accounting for 6.4% of total spending, according to a series of briefs … millions of dollars in cuts or pauses to federal funding for this year and next, but the full impact of recent actions … in FY 2026, and conservative assumptions by the city for federal grants and whether they are recurring. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-releases-analysis-federal-funding-new-york-cityState Agencies Bulletin No. 2316.1
… regarding the implementation of a temporary overtime rate for overtime eligible and ineligible employees and a … Services Unit (BU 04) Public Employees Federation (PEF) Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Unit (BU … using the earnings codes mentioned above are included as salary for retirement purposes. Undeliverable Checks: When a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/23161-temporary-overtime-and-pre-shift-briefing-rate-eligible-employeesDiNapoli: Timely Remediation Essential for Success of State's Brownfield Cleanup Program
… private parties to voluntarily clean them up in exchange for liability relief, technical assistance, and tax credits … the state’s highest risk contaminated sites. Timelines for cleanup of a BCP site can vary depending on the severity … of the 518 active sites reviewed had been in the program for more than 10 years. The 25 longest running projects have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-timely-remediation-essential-success-states-brownfield-cleanup-programOversight of the Nourish New York Program (Follow-Up)
… ). About The Program The Nourish New York (Nourish NY) initiative was established in May 2020 during the … a reality for many New York residents. Nourish NY supplies surplus agricultural products (e.g., milk, … insecurity. Agricultural products purchased under Nourish NY must be grown, produced, or harvested in the State, and if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-nourish-new-york-program-followFiscal Oversight Responsibilities of the Governing Board
This session will discuss some key functions including budget responsibilities, interim reporting, the audit of claims, and the annual audit requirements. We will also provide resources available to assist in these oversight activities.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fiscal-oversight-responsibilities-governing-board-041223.pdfAn Economic and Demographic Snapshot of The Rockaways
The Rockaway Peninsula, located in the southwestern portion of Queens, is an 11-mile long barrier beach that separates the Atlantic Ocean from Jamaica Bay and parts of South Queens and Southeast Brooklyn.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-7-2023.pdfLivonia Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-22)
Determine whether the Livonia Central School District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act)training requirement to staff.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/livonia-s9-21-22.pdfAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the Three State Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2021 (2021-M-2)
To ascertain the total expenses incurred in administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (collectively, Acts) for the three State Fiscal Years ended March 31, 2021.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21m2.pdf