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State Agencies Bulletin No. 2369
… agencies of updates to the process for requesting a stop payment for a replacement, reversal, or exchange of a NYS … Background: State agencies submit all payroll check stop payment, replacement, reversal, and exchange requests through … of changes to how these requests are processed, stop payment requests can no longer be canceled once approved by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2369-request-stop-payment-replacement-reversal-or-exchange-new-york-stateDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.6% in First Quarter
… sales tax collections totaled $5.6 billion in the first calendar quarter (January-March) of 2024, an increase … quarter last year, the lowest rate of growth since the first quarter in 2021, according to a report released today … for the quarter. “Local sales tax collections in the first quarter showed modest year-over-year growth, led by New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-16-first-quarterDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.4% in Third Quarter
… growth, local officials should temper their expectations for future sales tax revenues.” Local sales tax collections … also updated the local sales tax sharing interactive map, which shows the percentage of local sales tax revenue … Detailed Sales Collections by County and City Interactive Map of Local Sales Tax Sharing Agreements Local Sales Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-up-1-point-4-percent-third-quarterDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Declined 10 Percent in 2020
… Local government sales tax collections declined by 10 percent overall in 2020, … than the drop during the Great Recession, when local sales tax collections fell 6 percent statewide in 2009 compared to 2008. New York City’s sales tax collections were impacted more severely than those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020DiNapoli: IDA Audits Reveal Need For Improved Project Oversight
… a not-for-profit development organization with oversight from the IDA board. However, the board failed to provide … but the information was based on unconfirmed reports from project owners, which is not considered a best …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-ida-audits-reveal-need-improved-project-oversightNew Yorkers in Need: Food Insecurity and Nutritional Assistance Programs
Approximately one in ten, or about 800,000, New York households experienced food insecurity from 2019 to 2021, and an increasing number say they face food insufficiency since summer 2021.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-yorkers-in-need-food-insecurity.pdfEconomic and Policy Insights: Food Insecurity Persists Post-Pandemic
Food insecurity is increasing in New York, with one-in-nine household unable to get enough food at some point during 2020 through 2022 because they lacked money or other resources.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/food-insecurity-persists-post-pandemic.pdfUser Access Controls Over Selected System Applications (Follow-Up) (2021-F-8)
To determine whether access controls over select State University of New York Upstate Medical University (Upstate) system applications are effective to prevent unnecessary or inappropriate access to those applications.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-21f8.pdfUser Access Controls Over Selected System Applications (2019-S-34) 180-Day Response
To determine whether access controls over select State University of New York Upstate Medical University (Upstate) system applications are effective to prevent unnecessary or inappropriate access to those applications.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s34-response.pdfDiNapoli: Audit Finds Inadequate Oversight of Student Grade Changes
… Student grades in five school districts were changed from failing to passing without proper documentation or … (44 percent) were not supported with written documentation from the student’s teacher authorizing the change. Of these changes, 97 (50 percent) were changed from failing to passing, 36 (18 percent) increased a grade, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-inadequate-oversight-student-grade-changesDiNapoli Urges Department of Labor to Improve Investigations of Hours Worked by Nurses
… that all covered employers are aware of the law and its requirements. DOL officials did not agree with all of the … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-urges-department-labor-improve-investigations-hours-worked-nursesPension Payment Calendar
… direct deposit, your check was mailed on December 30. 2026 Calendar (January – December) M = Check Mailing Date D = … Date (M) Direct Deposit Date (D) January 29 30 February 26 27 March 30 31 April 29 30 May 28 29 June 29 30 July 30 31 … Date (M) Direct Deposit Date (D) January 28 29 February 25 26 March 30 31 (Return to Top) Rev. 12/25 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/pension-payment-calendarOpinion 90-58
… been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF … (b) audit bills or claims under the contract; or (c) appoint an officer or employee who has any such duties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-58Opinion 89-36
… of probable usefulness of five years) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c(4), (8): There are no permissive referendum … permissive referendum requirements of General Municipal Law, §6-c are applicable to the establishment of a capital … has been prescribed by the legislature (see Local Finance Law, §11.00). You ask the same question with respect to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-36Opinion 95-23
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Audit (officer's statement based on review of documentation) TOWN … be presented for audit, permit the statement by the town officer whose action gave rise or origin to a claim to be based on that officer's review of documentation relating to the claim. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-23Opinion 93-23
… (chair of planning board who performs work for town and private parties) -- Interest in Contract (chair of … in contract with town for electrical services) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Planning Boards (electrical contractor as … on a case-by-case basis by examining the chair's powers and duties in connection with the specific contract. Even if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-23Opinion 93-2
… 715, 366 NYS2d 389). February 8, 1993 David M. Christy, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Lewiston …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-2Opinion 91-39
… trustee who also serves as a town employee, upon retiring from both positions, may be re-appointed as a trustee without … trustee who also serves as a town employee may retire from both positions, and subsequently be re-appointed to the … benefits "if any person subsequent to his retirement from the civil service ... of any municipal corporation ... …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-39Opinion 93-4
… purpose (Local Finance Law, §§10.00[a], 21.00[a]; see also NY Const, art VIII, §2). Clearly, towns are authorized to … Law (see also Real Property Tax Law, §726[4]; City of Rochester v Chiarella , 65 NY2d 92, 490 NYS2d 174; Cherey v City of Long Beach , 282 NY 382; 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-32, p 40). With respect to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-4XI.16 Vendor Responsibility – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… with respect to determining the responsibility of a business entity (vendor, contractor or offerer) to which a … State Comptroller must be satisfied that the submitting business entity is responsible before approving a contract … the applicable procurement statute, has determined which business entity(ies) should be awarded a contract, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi16-vendor-responsibility