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Changes in Federal Policies Pose Significant Risks for New York City's Budget
… Projected budget gaps for New York City in the coming years appear manageable, but tax changes and budget cuts on the federal level pose a significant threat to the city’s finances, according to a report released today by … Projected budget gaps for New York City in the coming years appear manageable but tax changes and budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/changes-federal-policies-pose-significant-risks-new-york-citys-budgetDiNapoli: As Subway On-Time Performance Falls Behind, Better Plans Needed To Get Trains Back On Track
… Train delays have increased as the subway system’s on-time … 2014. The MTA’s Transit division considered a subway train on time if it reached the end of the line within five … examined what caused more than half of the almost 500,000 train delays from March 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-subway-time-performance-falls-behind-better-plans-needed-get-trains-back-trackOpinion 92-25
… with the duties of the chief or assistant chief at such times as the fire department or any company or squad thereof … Laws of 1960. The legislative history in the Governor's bill jacket of chapter 220 of the Laws of 1960 indicates that … at that time that such interference causes confusion and results in impairment of service and a breakdown in fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-25Opinion 97-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … in which it is located, unless excluded by the county's rules and regulations. To the extent costs are apportioned to … calculated based on past liability in accordance with the local law providing for the experience rating, or the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 92-38
… ( In re Eiss , 205 AD 691, 199 NYS 544 app dsmd 236 NY 638; see, gen., 4 McQuillin, Municipal Corporations, … NYS2d 658, affd 278 AD 600, 101 NYS2d 924, lv denied 302 NY 947). In contrast, Town Law, §§176(11-a) and (11-b), which … new appointment (Village Law, §10-1018). December 28, 1992 Barbara R. Lake Potter, Esq., Village Attorney Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-38Opinion 98-20
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment to) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of … Whether a board of fire commissioners in its discretion may provide that … newlyappointed members not be immediately assigned to the fire police squad …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 2002-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding fire department sports or recreational teams); (paying expenses of fire … softball, billiard and bowling teams, and to pay for expenses for the department's annual fund-raising drive. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13DiNapoli & Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former MET Council Insurance Broker
… NEW YORK – State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced … Ross also paid $534,000 in restitution to Met Council and agreed to a judgment against him in the amount of … together with former Met Council CEO William Rapfogel and other co-conspirators, stole approximately $9 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-insurance-brokerArea #2 – IT Security Training and Awareness – Information Technology Governance
… into performing an action such as opening a malicious webpage or running an unwanted file attachment. Many social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-2-it-security-training-and-awarenessAudit of ESDC Finds Few Measurable Results for $211 Million State Advertising Contract
… development and tourism in New York state with no tangible results, according to an audit released today by State … it should have clear objectives and show the public actual results,” DiNapoli said. “ESDC’s attempts to measure the results of this advertising campaign were weak at best, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/audit-esdc-finds-few-measurable-results-211-million-state-advertising-contractDiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Explains His Audit of the Former Governor's COVID Performance
… after 9/11 and during the COVID pandemic. Our appreciation for one another is deeper in stressful times. We applauded … recognize that New York has to do a better job of caring for and protecting vulnerable people, including nursing home …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-op-ed-ny-daily-news-explains-his-audit-former-governors-covid-performanceDiNapoli Warns of ‘Triple Threat’ of Fiscal Risks
… spending, public authority financial data and information on 140,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-warns-triple-threat-fiscal-risksXI-A.8 Payment Tolerances – XI-A. Purchasing
… (tolerances) in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) for preferred source, centralized contract, and discretionary … required Business Unit staff to create a change order for the PO to correct the voucher match exception. As a … in SFS without having to process as many PO change orders for variances that result in small dollar match exceptions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a8-payment-tolerancesXI-A.6 Auto-Sourcing Purchase Orders – XI-A. Purchasing
… agencies because these agencies do not use SFS to dispatch POs to suppliers. The purpose of this section is to describe the available methods for creating auto-sourced POs and to explain the process for each. For online agencies, … in which the SFS auto-sources a PO, which are: Sourcing POs from staged contract releases on an approved agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a6-auto-sourcing-purchase-ordersComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by Former Met Council CFO in $9M Kickback Scheme
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman … Council). Friedman pleaded guilty to felony Grand Larceny and Conspiracy charges for facilitating the theft of $9 … nonprofit organization in a 20-year grand larceny and kickback scheme. Friedman admitted that between the early …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-met-council-cfo-9m-kickbackCaucus 2026: Important Information for New Yorkers
… Impact: New York State Farming and Agriculture, January 2026 Federal Impact: Higher Education, October 2025 Tax … Incidents and Bullying in New York Schools, February 2026 School Districts: Lead in Water: Testing and Reporting, … Childcare Services for Children Under Five, January 2026 The Cost of Living in NYC: Food, April 2025 Older Adults …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/caucus2026Management and Maintenance of Non-Revenue Service Vehicles (Follow-Up)
… Service Vehicles ( 2020-S-31 ). Background New York City Transit (Transit) and the MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus) are two related entities under the … preventive maintenance (PM), which is performed to detect or prevent the degradation of vehicles in order to sustain or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/11/management-and-maintenance-non-revenue-service-vehicles-followNon-Revenue Service Vehicles and On-Rail Equipment (Follow-Up)
… 2018 to April 2022, valued at $8 million. We found service tickets for 18 pieces of equipment. Six pieces of equipment did not have any service tickets to show they were maintained. Eighteen pieces of equipment had 768 service tickets. However, for six of the 18, none of the service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/25/non-revenue-service-vehicles-and-rail-equipment-followUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-325
… Employees Association 87 Management/Confidential 86 Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County DR Suffolk County Court Employees Association F8 New York State Court Officers Association SR New York State Supreme Court Officers Association SY Background: Chapter 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-325-april-2023-unified-court-system-ucs-security-and-lawUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-340
… with instructions for manual payment of the April 2024 UCS Security and Law Enforcement Differential Payment (SLED). … between the Unified Court System of the State of New York (UCS) and the affected bargaining units (Bargaining Units DR, … employees (BU 86). Effective Dates: The April 2024 UCS SLED payment will be processed with the following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-340-april-2024-unified-court-system-ucs-security-and-law