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DiNapoli and Rice Halt Pension Scam
… today announced the guilty plea of retired Suffolk County Police Detective Sergeant Terrance Hoffman for taking … illegal pension payments from the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System. “This is an egregious … Findings include: Hoffman retired from the Suffolk County Police Department, then took a job with the college without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-and-rice-halt-pension-scamOpinion 90-21
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Audit (procedure in town) LOCAL LAWS -- Transfer of Function (town clerk's … may be retained in the supervisor's office after audit and payment. Subdivision 1 of Town Law, §119 provides that, in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21DiNapoli: Wall Street Bonus Pool Reaches Record High of $47.5 Billion in 2024
… The average bonus paid to employees in New York City’s securities … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual estimate. The bonus pool for the city’s securities employees reached a … Wall Street’s profits rose 90% in 2024. “The record high bonus pool reflects Wall Street’s very strong performance in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-wall-street-bonus-pool-reaches-record-high-475-billion-2024Opinion 89-40
… when authorized by the board of fire commissioners, the chief officer of a fire district fire department, subject to … provided for by statute are the chief and one or more assistant chiefs (see Town Law, §§176[11-a], 176-a). A … is prohibited from serving simultaneously as chief or an assistant chief of the fire district fire department (Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-40Opinion 89-11
… Firemen's Benevolent Associations (use of tax moneys to rent meeting room) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105; Laws Of 1975, … may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to rent a room in which to meet, if the meetings are for the … may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to rent a room to be used for meetings of the Association and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11Opinion 95-31
… AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (entitlement of incoming police chief where prior chief declined salary increases) POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (compensation of … the highest ranking subordinate to the head of the police department in such unit, is increased, the salary of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-31Opinion 93-4
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Bond Resolution (when two-thirds vote required) -- Referendum … its own motion. You ask whether a town board may adopt a bond resolution for the purpose of financing a tax certiorari … Whether a town board may adopt a bond resolution for the purpose of financing a tax certiorari …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-4DiNapoli: 16 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government passed three major multiyear grants of aid and New York State … by school districts (excluding New York City and the Big Four) increased from $15.1 billion in SY 2021-22, to … release of scores, which excludes New York City and the “Big Four” City School Districts of Buffalo, Rochester, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-16-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on 2024 State of the State Address
… gaps totaling over $21 billion through State Fiscal Year 2026-27. “With federal pandemic funding winding down, it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-2024-state-state-addressState Comptroller DiNapoli, Senator Cooney and Assemblymember Solages Urge Governor to Sign Contract Legislation
… legislative action ( S.6941 Cooney/ A.7404 Solages). This bill would increase transparency for those contracts, which … introduced at the request of DiNapoli, which passed in the Senate ( S.6942 Cooney/ A.7405 McDonald), would require state … laws are followed. Senator Cooney said “As Chair of the Senate Committee on Procurement and Contracts, I hold …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-senator-cooney-and-assemblymember-solages-urge-governor-sign-contractState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Mayor's 2023 State of the City Address
… P. DiNapoli released the following statement on New York City Mayor Eric Adams' State of the City address: “The State of the City address delivered … The State of the City address delivered by Mayor Eric Adams put forth his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-mayors-2023-state-city-addressXI.2.I Unilateral Termination Provisions – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) will not approve a contract that provides the vendor with the unilateral right to terminate the contract for convenience. While there is no legal prohibition … a vendor with the unilateral right to terminate a contract can create a situation in which all vendors are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2i-unilateral-termination-provisionsXI.18.B Procurement Lobbying Act – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Lobbying Sections 139-j and 139-k of the New York State Finance Law (SFL) regulate attempts to influence State and … Entity Representation Concerning Compliance with State Finance Law §§139-j and 139-k" ( AC 3281-S ), which shall be … On August 23 2005 the Legislative Law and the State Finance Law were amended to include provisions for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18b-procurement-lobbying-actState Agencies Bulletin No. 2065
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase and a one-time adjustment to … 82 in Bargaining Unit 61. Affected Employees: Members of Council 82 that are currently in or were previously in … The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2065-new-york-state-law-enforcement-officers-union-council-82-afscme-afl-cioXI-A.4 Procurement Card Use – XI-A. Purchasing
… the applicable masked PCard number from the drop down menu. Alternately, the agency may select these options on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a4-procurement-card-useXI-A.1.A Separation of Duties – XI-A. Purchasing
… Policies: According to the Standards for Internal Control in New York State Government , separation of duties is a … According to the Standards for Internal Control in New York State Government separation of duties is a basic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a1a-separation-dutiesXII.9.D Refunds Owed to the State – XII. Expenditures
… from the voucher style drop down in the Accounts Payable module. The Business Unit must enter the credit memo … must process an adjustment voucher using the SFS Accounts Payable Module. Using the Accounts Payable Module will appropriately adjust the vendor’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9d-refunds-owed-stateVII.10.H Cash Advance Rollover – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… that is due to lapse so the appropriation authority can be used for other appropriate expenses prior to lapsing. … assigned to the advance account must be used and can be viewed on the NY_AP_CASHADV_AUTHORIZED_LIMIT public … that is due to lapse so the appropriation authority can be used for other appropriate expenses prior to lapsing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10h-cash-advance-rolloverXVI.3.F Public Benefit Corporations – XVI. Financial Reporting
… events. Three trustees currently appointed from MTA, TA and TBTA govern FMTAC. It was initially funded by a … Grand Central Terminal. New York City Transit Authority (TA) The TA, in cooperation with its subsidiary the Manhattan and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3f-public-benefit-corporationsProjected Invoice
… due, the amount you can amortize will be $0. Plan ID and Options Plan ID refers to the retirement plan. Options are additional benefits beyond those offered in the … Salary Base. Projection Factor The Projection Factor is a multiplier based on retirement system and tier, which is used …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/projected-invoice