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Opinion 92-50
… discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Award (preference to local bidder) LOCAL LAWS -- Competitive Bidding … by General Municipal Law, §103) -- Pre-emption (preference to local bidder) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Commerce Clause (preference to local bidder) -- Equal Protection (preference …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-50Opinion 97-13
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (service credit for training taken during a period of suspension); (service credit for training taken … taken during the suspension. A volunteer firefighter in a fire district fire department may not be granted points …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-13IX.6.D HHS Payment Management System – IX. Federal Grants
… The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Division of Payment Management uses a custom-developed … disbursement activity for each account. They are used by HHS to monitor the amount of cash that has been drawn but not … from being processed until the report is filed. For HHS Grant Recipients Only: Effective 4/1/2022, HHS grant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6d-hhs-payment-management-systemManual Reporting – Enhanced Reporting
… can report: Job data for status changes , for example, a leave of absence, a return from leave, military leave or … Earnings codes are only for NYSLRS reporting purposes. You do not need to change how you label earnings (payroll codes) internally. For a … Rather than creating a report file NYSLRS employers can manually enter data into …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/manual-reportingMitigation for Extreme Weather Conditions and Flooding
… whether the Metro-North Railroad (Metro-North) performed a systemwide risk assessment to identify potential risks to … on its Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven Lines, and in New York’s Orange and Rockland counties on its Port Jervis and Pascack Valley Lines. In September 2007, the MTA established the Blue Ribbon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/06/mitigation-extreme-weather-conditions-and-floodingState Agencies Bulletin No. 2177
… Employees: Interest arbitration ineligible employees in the Security Services Unit (SSU) – BU21 who meet the … between the State of New York and NYSCOPBA provides for a uniform allowance. This payment, including for newly … and Maintenance Allowance can be processed beginning in Institution Pay Period 17L, paychecks dated 12/14/2023 or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2177-2023-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-ssu-interestState Agencies Bulletin No. 2292
… Maintenance Allowance. Affected Employees: All employees in the Division of Military and Naval Affairs – BU47 who meet … Relations (OER) memorandum dated 10/11/2024 provide for a Uniform Maintenance Allowance. Effective Dates: The 2024 … Uniform Maintenance Allowance may be processed beginning in Administration Pay Period 18L, paychecks dated 12/18/2024. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2292-2024-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-division-military-andOversight and Monitoring of the Public Housing Modernization Program at the New York City Housing Authority
… projects managed by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). In February 2010, DHCR and NYCHA entered into an agreement, called the “Omnibus … Amendment). The Omnibus Amendment committed $42 million of NYCHA’s Program monies to NYCHA’s Marlboro Houses project …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/26/oversight-and-monitoring-public-housing-modernization-program-new-york-city-housingReimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse
… to operate them. Toward this end, the Office oversees a network of 612 transitional homeless shelters (as of … the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development point-in-time count for New York State, for a specific day in January, homeless individuals numbered 92,091 for 2019, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/26/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-rescue-mission-alliance-syracuseControls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) has appropriate oversight and … 16, 2019. About the Program DHS, an administrative unit of the New York City Department of Social Services, is the primary agency responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/25/controls-over-capital-improvements-city-owned-homeless-sheltersVirtual Currency Licensing
… conduct within financial institutions licensed to operate in the State. DFS supervises and regulates the activities of … more than $175 billion. For this report, we reviewed a list provided by DFS in October 2022 that contained 22 active virtual currency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/02/virtual-currency-licensingState Agencies Bulletin No. 2390
… Maintenance Allowance. Affected Employees: All employees in the Division of Military and Naval Affairs – BU47 who meet … Relations (OER) memorandum dated 10/15/2025 provide for a Uniform Maintenance Allowance. Effective Dates: The 2025 … Uniform Maintenance Allowance may be processed beginning in Administration Pay Period 18L, paychecks dated 12/17/2025. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2390-2025-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-division-military-andSUNY Bulletin No. SU-362
… Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees: … Agreement between the State of New York and UUP, provides for a July 2024 increase in Location Pay and Location … the Additional Pay page to process the July 2024 increase for all employees in a BU08 position receiving Location Pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-362-july-2024-increase-location-pay-and-location-mid-hudsonNorth Creek Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-86)
… financial reporting, annual audits and policy reviews. As a result, the Board had limited assurance that the … three checks totaling approximately $935 that were entered in the accounting records twice, resulting in the accounting record cash balance appearing less than the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/north-creek-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-86Steuben County – Financial Management (2025M-127)
… 2014 to review fund balance and reserve balances reported in annual financial reports. Understanding the Audit Area A key measure of a county’s financial condition is its level … 31, 2024, the County maintained unrestricted fund balance in the general fund totaling $103.4 million (48 percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/12/31/steuben-county-financial-management-2025m-127Town of Palermo – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-22)
… Understanding the Audit Area To help promote transparency, a town board should conduct a thorough and sufficiently … as that reports are complete and accurate. Furthermore, in light of a town board’s responsibility to oversee the … for the general fund and highway fund appropriations in fiscal year 2024 to provide essential services to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/01/30/town-palermo-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-22Town of Lorraine – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2025M-47)
… and up-to-date accounting records and reports. As a result, the Board lacked reliable information necessary to … between recorded cash balances and adjusted bank balances, in part, because she did not perform bank reconciliations in an accurate manner. As of December 31, 2023, three bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/08/town-lorraine-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2025m-47Shoreham-Wading River Central School District – Capital Assets (2025M-23)
… District (District) officials properly record and account for capital assets? Audit Period July 1, 2022 through April … District officials did not properly record and account for all of the District’s capital assets. As a result, the … did not have a specific person who was responsible for tracking capital assets and ensuring that capital asset …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/08/shoreham-wading-river-central-school-district-capital-assets-2025m-23State Police Bulletin No. SP-106
… Change Half-Time payments. Affected Employees Troopers in Bargaining Unit 07, Commissioned Officers in Bargaining Unit 17 and Police Investigators in Bargaining … Commissioned Officers and Police Investigators work on a 28 day schedule and are assigned to specific 8 or 12 hour …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-106-new-york-state-police-shift-change-half-time-paymentNYS and NYC Pension Funds To SEC: Greater Disclosure Needed On Risks Faced By Fossil Fuel Industry
… City Retirement Systems, manage more than $330 billion in assets for more than 1.7 million current and retired … to global warming’s unprecedented challenge with a business-as-usual approach,” DiNapoli said. “It’s time for the SEC to step in and, through regulatory or enforcement action, require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/nys-and-nyc-pension-funds-sec-greater-disclosure-needed-risks-faced-fossil-fuel-industry