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State Agencies Bulletin No. 2219
… Maintenance Allowance. Affected Employees: Employees in the Fire Protection Specialist title series in the OFPC at the Division of Homeland Security and … The OFPC Uniform Allowance Side Letter contained in the 2023-2026 Agreement between the State of New York and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2219-2023-2024-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-fire-protectionXIV.3.C Distribution of STIP Investment Earnings – XIV. Special Procedures
… governed by §98-a of the State Finance Law which provides in relevant part that all income received on any moneys … Budget includes new authorization for temporary loans in specific funds listed in Article VII language bills. SFL §98-a further states: … Budget includes new authorization for temporary loans in specific funds listed in Article VII language bills …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv3c-distribution-stip-investment-earningsXVII.2.C Transactions Against Lapsing Appropriations – XVII. Lapsing Appropriations
… may request documentation to confirm goods were received in satisfactory condition or services were rendered prior to … Appropriation Expenditure All refunds are to be submitted in accordance with procedures outlined in Chapter VII, Section 3 – Refund of Appropriation/AP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvii/xvii2c-transactions-against-lapsing-appropriationsSelected Aspects of the All-Agency Contractor Evaluation System at Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, New York City Transit, and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
… is monitoring and evaluating its contractors/consultants in compliance with its All-Agency Contractor Evaluation (ACE) … from January 2016 to March 2020. About the Program In 1997, MTA implemented the ACE system, a performance … contractor is party to a new contract (either alone or in a joint venture). Issues with Unsatisfactory or repeated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/11/16/selected-aspects-all-agency-contractor-evaluation-system-long-island-rail-road-metro-northContributions – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Covered Under Section 383-e Both Tier 5 and 6 members in the Section 383-e plan are required to contribute. For Tier 5 and 6 members in this plan, the contribution rate is based on earnings.* … for Refund of Excess Contributions (RS5195) along with the form to elect the Section 383-f plan (see Electing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/383-e-383-f-plans/contributionsXI.2.A Thresholds – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… SUNY state university health care facilities as defined in Education Law § 350(5), State University Construction Fund … contracts and leases over $75,000The approval threshold in State Finance Law § 112(3), which covers contracts where … designated for such agreements and should be created in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) with the appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2a-thresholdsTown of Alexander – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2025M-72)
… deposit, report and remit collections accurately and in a timely manner? Audit Period August 1, 2019 – May 30, … C for further details. Release of this report was held in abeyance while the matter was under review by outside law … clerk must record, deposit, report and remit collections in a timely and accurate manner to prevent loss or theft, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2026/04/17/town-alexander-town-clerktax-collector-2025m-72Town of Bolton - Urban Development Action Grant Repayment Funds (2017M-216)
… than as a receivables and due to other funds, resulting in an understatement of nearly $3.6 million in the CD fund as of December 31, 2016. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/05/18/town-bolton-urban-development-action-grant-repayment-funds-2017m-216Opinion 96-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … from fees granted by section 5225 of the Insurance Law is applicable to the fees imposed by section 8022 (b) of the … Whether an exemption applies when the counsel for MVAIC represents the appellant on behalf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-5DiNapoli: $246,900 Average Bonus on Wall Street, Up 6% in 2025
… industry bonus pool reached a record $49.2 billion in 2025, up 9% from the previous year, while the average … estimate. The increases reflect a rise of more than 30% in Wall Street’s profits, which totaled $65.1 billion in 2025. “Wall Street saw strong performance for much of last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-246900-average-bonus-on-wall-street-up-6-percent-in-2025New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… reported, New York’s unemployment rate has soared upward in recent months, with May's 14.5 percent nearly four times the 3.7 percent in February. But that rate is only one measure of the impact … In the wake of COVID19 more than half of adult New Yorkers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-july-9-2020NYS Common Retirement Fund Announces First Quarter Results
… York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) overall return in the first quarter of the state fiscal year 2016-2017 was 2 … 30, 2016, the Fund has 38.3 percent of its assets invested in publicly traded domestic equities and 15.6 percent in international public equities. The remaining Fund assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-first-quarter-resultsOpinion 2009-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics … For example, a person who has been convicted of arson in any degree is not eligible to hold the office of fire … of education, except by two-thirds vote of the board]). 1 In addition, there is no common law prohibition against …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-1Town of Willsboro – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2025M-92)
… remit collections and misappropriated more than $29,000 in collections during the audit period. The Clerk concealed … for the Town from 2014 to 2021, having lost election in 2021. She also separately served as Treasurer for the … at both the Town and the Society, the Clerk was arrested in the summer of 2024 for stealing approximately $60,000 from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-willsboro-town-clerktax-collector-2025m-92Poland Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-20)
… and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit Period July 1, 2019 – … the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has since been identified as toxic to people, … which can lead to greater difficulty performing well in school and beyond. 1 To aid in combating lead poisoning, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/poland-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-20Orleans County – Sheriff’s Department Inmate and Commissary Accounts (2017M-209)
… 43,000. The County Legislature serves as the policy-making body and is composed of seven elected Legislators. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/02/02/orleans-county-sheriffs-department-inmate-and-commissary-accounts-2017m-209Ballston Spa Public Library – Donations and Circulation Desk Cash Receipts (2015M-101)
… public library that received its charter from the State in 1893. The Library is located in the Village of Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, and is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/08/21/ballston-spa-public-library-donations-and-circulation-desk-cash-receipts-2015mMeridale Rural Fire District - Management of Fund Balance (2018M-178)
… balance. Key Findings Unassigned fund balance increased from $66,600 to $134,300 (102 percent) from 2014 to 2017, which could fund over three years’ worth … were 39 percent less than budgeted appropriations from 2014 to 2017. The Board has not established any formal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/11/30/meridale-rural-fire-district-management-fund-balance-2018m-178State Agencies Bulletin No. 1735.3
… is to inform agencies of the new Reason Code to be used in Job Data to pay an annual employee the annual equivalent … (DOB) approved minimum wage. Affected Employees Employees in annual positions, including those working on a part-time … Suffolk, or Westchester, or $11.10 for State employees in all other job locations. DOB Bulletin G-1040 (issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/17353-minimum-wage-annual-employeesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… consistently overestimated appropriations. Ausable Valley Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements … realized potential revenues of more than $50,000. Ausable Valley Central School District – Claims Auditing (Clinton …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0