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… Answers to common questions and contact information for the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/contact-usDiNapoli Statement on Selection of Melissa Mark-Viverito as New York City Council Speaker
… I send my congratulations to Melissa Mark-Viverito on her selection as Speaker of the … advocate for all New York City residents. I look forward to working with Mayor Bill de Blasio, Speaker Mark-Viverito … I send my congratulations to Melissa MarkViverito on her selection as Speaker of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-statement-selection-melissa-mark-viverito-new-york-city-council-speakerOpinion 88-21
… AND PLANNING - Park Lands (use of park trust fund moneys to construct indoor recreational facility); (use of park trust fund moneys to construct recreational building in which room(s) used for … park lands within a subdivision may be used by a village to construct an indoor recreational facility. But a village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-21Opinion 88-19
… in the opinion. ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS -- Authority To Institute (by town to challenge establishment of private landfill) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (acceptance of gift to defray expenses of lawsuit) REFERENDUM -- Landfill … town can accept a gift of money from the citizens group to help defray legal expenses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-19Opinion 88-17
… -- Park Lands (whether municipality may compel subdivider to dedicate park land) GENERAL CITY LAW, §§33,34; TOWN LAW, … as a condition for approval of a subdivision plat, to compel dedication of park land in the subdivision without … compensation. 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 154 is superseded to the extent it is inconsistent herewith. An inquiry has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-17DiNapoli: Nearly 700 Authorities Operate With Little Oversight, Limited Transparency
… in New York state and provide a host of important services to citizens. However, the 639 authorities operating outside … debt, and operate with little oversight, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. In an effort to enhance oversight over local authorities, DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-nearly-700-authorities-operate-little-oversight-limited-transparencyOpinion 89-31
… ELECTIONS -- Recall Election (authority of city voters to petition) REFERENDUM-- Recall Election (authority of city voters to petition) CHARTERS -- City Charters (right to hold recall election) LOCAL LAWS -- Recall Election … Whether the voters of a city may bring a petition to remove an elected city official through recall election …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-31List of Agencies That Can Receive Electronic Invoices
… State agency, please contact your agency representative to see if you can receive electronic purchase orders from and submit electronic invoices to them. Certain departments within the agency are able to interact electronically with businesses now, while other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/portal/list-agencies-can-receive-electronic-invoicesOpinion 92-1
… securities); (submission of securities in excess of amount to be withdrawn); (substitution of certificates of … §§106, 109-b: (1) A municipality does not have discretion to refuse to permit the withdrawal of retained percentages when proper … with withdrawal of amounts retained from payments to contractors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-1Opinion 95-30
… grants or bequests in the form of a true trust are subject to the "prudent investor" provisions of Estates, Powers and … Prior inconsistent opinions are superseded. You inquire as to the authority for public libraries to invest moneys raised by taxes, and non-tax moneys, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-30Opinion 94 - 23
… towns, if the proposed extension is upon petition pursuant to Town Law, §170(1), the town board of the town in which the extension is to be located may proceed on its own, without action by the … extension is without petition and by board motion pursuant to Town Law, §170(2), joint action by both town boards is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-23X.7 Overview – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… POLICIES A Customer is an entity providing or owing monies to the State or one of its Business Units. Business Units use Customers in the Statewide Financial System to bill, collect receivables, and manage revenue contracts. … SFS, for Interagency billing and payment processing, and to track revenue received from Federal Grant Sponsors. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x7-overviewIX.10.A Federal Treasury Offset Program (TOP) Purpose and Scope – IX. Federal Grants
… This section provides information to all state departments and agencies on the federal … Act of 1996 provides that any non-tax debt or claim owed to an agency of the federal government that remains unpaid for a period of 180 days shall be referred to the U.S. Department of Treasury for appropriate action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix10a-federal-treasury-offset-program-top-purpose-and-scopeXIII.7 Office of the State Comptroller Travel Manual – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Click here to access the Travel Manual . To view or print a PDF file, you need the Adobe Reader®, … a free copy of Adobe Reader® from the Adobe website. Guide to Financial Operations REV. 12/22/2014 … To view or print a PDF file you need the Adobe Reader® …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii7-office-state-comptroller-travel-manualXI-A.7 Electronic Purchase Order Authorization and Purchase Order Dispatch – XI-A. Purchasing
… New York State uses the Statewide Financial System (SFS) to create, approve, and dispatch Purchase Orders (PO). The purpose of this section is to describe (i) how the State will use the SFS to electronically authorize POs, and (ii) methods for … New York State uses the Statewide Financial System SFS to create approve and dispatch Purchase Orders PO …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a7-electronic-purchase-order-authorization-and-purchase-order-dispatchLoan Payroll Deductions – Enhanced Reporting
… Once a loan has been approved and a check is sent to the member, you will receive a notification letting you … has changed. The notification will provide a link to the Loan/Service Credit Purchase (SCP) Deduction page in Retirement Online, which will list the amount to be deducted from the member’s salary on future payrolls. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/loan-payroll-deductionsXII.5.B Unique Invoice Number Requirements – XII. Expenditures
… Statewide Financial System (SFS) requires Business Units to enter a unique Invoice Number on each supplier’s voucher. … Units should use the invoice number on a vendor’s invoice to process the voucher. Business Units must include only one invoice on a voucher to facilitate the SFS functionality that prevents the payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5b-unique-invoice-number-requirementsState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Passage of Legislation Increasing Oversight of Industrial Development Agencies (A.07915/S.05867)
… IDA's in New York's communities seek to generate economic activity and help private businesses … in our state demanded that we come up with better methods to evaluate IDAs and the projects that are receiving tax … IDA project applications and requiring project agreements to include the recapture of benefits if job creation goals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-passage-legislation-increasing-oversight-industrial-developmentDiNapoli, James and Garnett Announce Sentencing in Straw Donation Scheme
… executive Anna Mendez for the misuse of nonprofit funds to fund straw political donations to former New York City Council candidate Albert Alvarez. On … in New York County Supreme Court, Mendez was sentenced to 5 years’ probation. "Our electoral process is jeopardized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-james-and-garnett-announce-sentencing-straw-donation-schemeFinancial Literacy
… empowers New Yorkers with skills knowledge and education to make informed decisions with their money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/financial-literacy