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Opinion 88-1
… v Armstrong , 45 NY 234; Gerwitz v City of Long Beach , 69 Misc 2d 763, 330 NYS2d 495, affd 45 AD2d 841, 358 NYS2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 2179
… Lump Sum Payments and to provide processing instructions for entering the payment for employees not processed … is not pensionable and not subject to across-the-board increases but must be included in the calculation of … a general comment must be entered stating that the retroactive adjustment must be left on. If the entire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2179-expanded-eligibility-criteria-regarding-combined-service-civil-serviceCUNY Bulletin No. CU-775.1
… Bulletin No. CU-775 Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the City … schedule. Affected Employees: CUNY campus security titles who meet the eligibility criteria are affected. Background: … payments will be discontinued: Effective immediately, the first three uniform allowance payments for newly appointed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-7751-cuny-december-2023-uniform-allowance-payment-and-modifiedCUNY Bulletin No. CU-775
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the City … schedule. Affected Employees: CUNY campus security titles who meet the eligibility criteria are affected. Background: … payments will be discontinued: Effective immediately, the first three uniform allowance payments for newly appointed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-775-cuny-december-2023-uniform-allowance-payment-and-modifiedCompliance With Freedom of Information Law Requirements
… environmentally sound transportation system. It has a main office located in Albany and 11 regional offices throughout … available for public inspection or copying. Within 5 business days of receiving a FOIL request, DOT must make the … request will be granted or denied. Additionally, within 10 business days of receipt of an appeal, DOT must grant access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/compliance-freedom-information-law-requirementsDiNapoli: Number of Domestic Violence Victims Rises in 2022
… Violence Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 … seeking help and receiving services as easy as possible for victims.” In both New York City and the rest of the … homicide victims, a rate nearly five times greater than for non-domestic homicides. Victims of domestic homicide were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-number-domestic-violence-victims-rises-2022Medicaid Program – Improper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments
… people who, generally, don’t otherwise qualify for Medicaid. As income, household makeup, and other factors … organized under the Department where individuals can apply for and enroll in health insurance plans, including Medicaid … on information from NYSOH to accurately make payments for the Medicaid and EP programs. Key Findings The audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/11/medicaid-program-improper-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-plan-enrollmentsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2067
… automatic processing of the April 2020, 2021, and 2022 Retroactive Increases to Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay and … for all earnings reported in a single entry based on the salary in effect on the Earnings End Date. For employees who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2067-april-2020-2021-and-2022-retroactive-increases-location-pay-andDiNapoli: NYC Transit Must Ensure Cameras and Security Equipment Are Maintained and in Working Order
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s New York City Transit (Transit) needs to do a better job of … from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. “The MTA’s security equipment is vital to riders’ personal safety …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-transit-must-ensure-cameras-and-security-equipment-are-maintained-and-working-orderTown of Sherburne – Budgeting (2025M-3)
… During the audit period, the Board adopted budgets for the general fund TW, highway fund TW and highway fund TOV … which underestimated revenues in total by $3.1 million for the highway fund TOV and $257,000 for the general fund TW. The Board also adopted budgets which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/18/town-sherburne-budgeting-2025m-3DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $11.9 Billion in First Half of 2025, Up 3.7% Over Prior Year
… during the first half of 2025 almost doubled that for the same period last year (1.9%) and was nearly the same as the average growth rate for the January to June period from 2010 to 2019 during the … million), year over year, while aggregate collections for the counties and cities in the rest of the state grew by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-11-point-9-billion-first-half-2025-3-point-7-percent-over-prior-yearCOVID-19 Relief Program Tracker
… its funding and spending, or download this month’s data for all programs. Data through June 30, 2025 Elementary … Relief Program Highlight $14.0 billion in general aid for elementary and secondary education. Funds received to … in SFY 2024-25. Even though New York had received approval for an extension through March 28, 2026 to liquidate the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-relief-program-tracker2021 Average Estimated Costs For County And Town Special Improvement Districts
The Comptroller’s approval is required if debt is proposed to be issued by a town or county and the “cost of the district or extension” to “typical property” or, if different, “typical one or two family home” as stated in the notice of hearing, is above the average est. cost thresholds listed below.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/required-reporting/2021/pdf/2021-average-estimated-costs-for-county-and-town-special-improvement-districts.pdfDiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Slip From 2006 Record
… jobs during the first 11 months of 2007, a 5.4 percent increase. Actual bonuses vary by individual and by firm, … options that have not yet been exercised, which could increase the value of bonuses realized by employees by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2008/01/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-slip-2006-recordDiNapoli Audit: MTA Transit Capital Projects Plagued by Cost Overruns and Delays
… power to fix. As the MTA strives to improve the system for riders and overhaul its operations, we hope it takes a … construction, leading to delays and additional costs. For example, during an accessibility project to install … Act, Transit’s design neglected to raise the platform edge for passengers using wheelchairs. The mistake was discovered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-audit-mta-transit-capital-projects-plagued-cost-overruns-and-delaysDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Revenue Growing Slowly
… in New York state grew by $177 million, or 2.4 percent, for the first half of 2014 compared to the same period in … growing by 4.8 percent, or $152 million. This accounted for nearly 90 percent of local sales tax growth in the state … the first half of the year. Due to a number of tax rate increases, growth in sales tax revenue for the North Country …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-revenue-growing-slowlyDiNapoli: Two Western NY BOCES Holding Millions in Surplus Funds
… have also set aside nearly $13 million in a trust to pay for “other post-employment benefits” despite lacking the … funds and had approximately $2.4 million in reserves for no specific purpose. A 2009 audit of Orleans/Niagara … the districts and the public by including appropriations for the amounts the board intends to transfer in the proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-two-western-ny-boces-holding-millions-surplus-fundsDiNapoli: City of Troy's Finances in Precarious Position
… to finance day-to-day operations and insufficient funding for capital costs, according to an audit released today by … P. DiNapoli. DiNapoli applauded the city’s new mayor for agreeing to take immediate steps to remedy the multitude … fiscal years because the city council adopted budgets for the general fund that were not structurally balanced and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-city-troys-finances-precarious-positionRecent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in the Bronx
… these trends, most Bronx neighborhoods faced higher risks for negative health and economic outcomes from the pandemic. … Sources: NYS Department of Labor; OSC analysis The average salary for all private sector jobs in the Bronx, which … City overall, which remained flat. The Bronx experienced increases in incidents of murder (32 percent), burglary (34 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-bronxDiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Pleads Guilty in $50,000 Theft
… Friday to repeatedly pilfering village coffers to pay for white water rafting and dating through Match.com, State … expenses and went as far as stealing from taxpayers to pay for white water rafting and Match.com,” DiNapoli said. “I … District Attorney Brooks Baker and New York State Police for their diligence in working with my office to bring this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-pleads-guilty-50000-theft