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Implications for the Future – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Uncertainty Remains While the recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic was short-lived, employment has yet to … and other health care programs. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, tax receipts fell sharply, and the … below the previous year. Higher than anticipated federal COVID-19 response and recovery funding helped support State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/implications-futureIX.8.C Payments to the U.S. Treasury and U.S. Department of Education – IX. Federal Grants
… awards that are open for draws and returns via the federal draw system. Please note that while an agency might consider … payment systems or with their federal program liaisons on how to properly return federal funds. OSC is not responsible … Team at [email protected] for instructions on how to process electronic refunds. Guide to Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix8c-payments-us-treasuryNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… increased from May through August. However, those gains, over 686,000 jobs, represented only 35 percent of the … York are consistently reflecting economic hardship, and in many cases at levels exceeding the national average. The one … question asked at the beginning of the survey pertains to how the business has been affected overall by the COVID-19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-october-14-2020Enrolling Members – Membership and Enrollment
… job code that best describes the work your employee does. This code, in part, determines retirement benefit plan … should be initialed. Beneficiary Designations for New Employees: Once the employee is enrolled and they … business hours (for example, if they work the evening, weekend, or holiday shift), use Retirement Online to enroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/enrolling-membersDiNapoli: MTA Outlook Shows Growing Need for New Funding as Budget Gaps Widen
… fare revenue before federal relief aid runs out, but in that time, it must develop plans to cover budget gaps that start at $2.5 billion in 2025 and grow in the outyears, according to a report on MTA’s financial … fare revenue before federal relief aid runs out but in that time it must develop plans to cover budget gaps that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-mta-outlook-shows-growing-need-new-funding-budget-gaps-widenState Agencies Bulletin No. 1327
… the first phase of the Summer Seasonal Lifeguard Deficit Reduction Plan. Affected Employees Summer seasonal employees … The first phase of the Summer Seasonal Lifeguard Deficit Reduction Plan will commence Administration and Institution … the first phase of the Summer Seasonal Lifeguard Deficit Reduction Plan period by check date and includes the pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1327-first-phase-deficit-reduction-plan-psnu-employees-summer-seasonalLaw Pertaining to SUNY Police Officers
… Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and Article 20 of the Retirement and Social Security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/law-pertaining-suny-police-officersOpinion 91-1
… Through County or State (exception not applicable to contracts for public work) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§103, … There is no State statute which authorizes counties to extend their contracts for public work to political subdivisions to allow political subdivisions to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-1Opinion 91-34
… that they have experience in performing the required work. The county also may require the successful bidder to … incidentally involve printing, such as the purchase of forms, envelopes or letterheads containing the municipality's … into the category of public work (see also, 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-196, p 185; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-178, p 189; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-34Opinion 2010-4
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by fire district for "back up" services with private ambulance company) -- Fees (imposition of by fire districts for "back up" services provided under contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-4Opinion 88-49
… question, you ask whether the mayor may make a motion at a meeting of the board of trustees. You indicate that the … Whether the mayor may make a motion at a meeting of the board of trustees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-49XII.9.G Reissuing or Cancelling a Refund Check – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to agencies regarding refund checks … of the original payee. Depending on the reason the check is returned, the payee and the agency must take various … a Stop Payment Request To ensure a stop payment request is processed the same day as it is entered, agencies must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9g-reissuing-or-cancelling-refund-checkOpinion 88-36
… COUNTY LAW, §650: A county sheriff is subject to the rule of strict or absolute liability for the loss of public … for loss of public funds caused by misconduct, whether intentional or negligent. COUNTY LAW, §§403, 650; PUBLIC … county, by local law, may assume liability for non-intentional acts or omissions of deputy sheriffs and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36Opinion 92-41
… the fire district in question is located on a narrow island in a town. You state that in the district "[t]here are … Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law, §5[1]; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-34, p 55), and have only those powers … other emergencies. In our view, however, a fire district's power to respond to emergencies does not plainly and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-41State Audit Shows Need to Improve Response to Noise Complaints in NYC
… The growing number of noise complaints related to nightlife establishments in New York City highlights the need for the New York State … The growing number of noise complaints related to nightlife establishments in New York City highlights the need for the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-audit-shows-need-improve-response-noise-complaints-nycComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Underwood Announce Criminal Conviction and False Claims Act Settlement with Bottini Fuel for Diverting Customers' Credit Balances for Their Own Benefit
… business, and government customers – including local school districts, prisons, town governments, and state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-criminal-conviction-and-false-claims-actPower of Attorney
… of Attorney (POA) document allows someone else, referred to as the “agent,” (for example, a trusted friend or family member) to act on your behalf regarding retirement benefit transactions. You may choose to designate a power of attorney in case of emergency, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/power-attorneyState Contract and Payment Actions in February
… In February, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,292 contracts for state … Land Trust Inc. to purchase land on State Highway 9J in Stockport, Columbia County. $1.2 million to the U.S. … In February the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1292 contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-contract-and-payment-actions-februaryDiNapoli: Thousands of Young Children With Disabilities Not Receiving Early Intervention Services
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found many young children did not receive services or faced delays in care. The audit recommended the New York State Department … and another 1,000 were pending. Of the 95,000 children who did receive an individualized plan: Nearly 51% or about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-thousands-young-children-disabilities-not-receiving-early-intervention-servicesOpinion 89-52
… and Duties (power to coordinate training of emergency medical service providers) LOCAL LAWS -- Preemption (county coordination of emergency medical service training) PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, §§3000, 3051, … 3052: A county may establish the position of emergency medical services coordinator provided that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-52