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DiNapoli: Executive Budget Reduces Out-Year Gaps, Diminishes Independent Oversight

… and revenue and proposes much needed capital investments in clean water projects while increasing funding for … budget projects total All Funds spending of $162.2 billion in state fiscal year (SFY) 2017-18, up 3.8 percent from the … of lump-sum appropriations; and Additional proposed limits on the Comptroller's independent oversight of the use of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-executive-budget-reduces-out-year-gaps-diminishes-independent-oversight

Other Bulletin No. 52

… Unit Code (BU78) will be established for all employees in agency 19001 currently in Bargaining Unit 79. Background OSC has determined that the … follows: Position Data OSC will automatically insert a row on the Position Data page effective 08/22/2019. If a row …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-52-new-bargaining-unit-code-benefit-program-and-earnings

Borrowing Against Your Contributions – Article 14 Benefits

… for nontaxable loans. Exceeding these limits could result in significant tax consequences for you. You do not make the required payments on your loan at least once every three months or do not … time, you may be required to pay a 10 percent penalty tax in addition to any ordinary federal income tax you owe. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/borrowing-against-your-contributions

State Audit Finds Rochester Transportation Authority Incorrectly Administered Compensation Program

… RGRTA, which provides public transportation services in Rochester and several surrounding counties, has had a … March 31, 2014, RGRTA distributed a total of $1.8 million in bonuses. The incentive program directed $1 million (or 57 … oversight agencies provide guidance for public authorities on how performance incentive programs should be administered …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/state-audit-finds-rochester-transportation-authority-incorrectly-administered-compensation-program

Opinion 91-39

… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement … exceed that limitation, the trustee may waive all salary in excess thereof without diminution of retirement allowance. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-39

Operational Advisory No. 22

… after the Enterprise Enhancement (EE1) project upgrade in functionality. The following summarizes some of the benefits and efficiencies in P2P operations facilitated by EE1. Contracting Contract … Procurement Purchase orders – Business changes result in the purchase order truly representing the request by the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/22-ee1-procure-pay-changes-summary

VendRep System Guide for Office of the State Comptroller Bureau of Contracts Users

… assigned roles which permit them to perform certain tasks in the VendRep System. Roles within the System are meant to reflect the role a user plays in an organization and only allows the user to complete tasks … Vendor ID" Enter text in search box and click search Click on the Vendor's name from the search results to view the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/vendrep-system-guide-office-state-comptroller-bureau-contracts-users

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-207

… crediting retirement service. Work may be performed in any facility, but must be paid from the college where the employee is employed on a full - time basis and must be reported using the … This Earnings Code will allow for earnings to be paid in a single or multiple payments. Agency Actions The agency …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-207-grant-payments-summer-research

Fire Island Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (2023M-114)

… the Board did not develop and adhere to adequate guidance on performing its claims audit duties, of the 198 claims … 28 requestor copies of purchase orders and signatures on another five requestor copies, which prevented the Board … B includes our comments on issues that were raised in the District’s response letter. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/15/fire-island-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2023m-114

Island Trees Union Free School District – Inventorying and Monitoring Capital Assets (2024M-145)

… with an acquisition cost of $60,871 were not recorded on the District’s inventory list. Of the 7,229 capital assets on the District’s active and disposed inventory list, we … action. Appendix C includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/island-trees-union-free-school-district-inventorying-and-monitoring

Vested Retirement Benefit – New Career Plan

… age, you will be entitled to a retirement benefit based on your service and salary earned when you were an active … member. 1 The date you are eligible to retire depends on your tier. Tier 1 Full vested benefit as early as the … provisions of the retirement plan that you were covered by in your last public employment determine the vested benefit. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/vested-retirement-benefit

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits

… Naval Militia, and the New York Guard. An audit issued in 2020 found numerous weaknesses in DMNA’s internal controls to ensure that state assets were … nearly $160,000 in ineligible costs reported by CPN on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports. All My Children Day Care …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits

DiNapoli: Woman Arrested for Stealing Deceased Sister's Pension Checks

… Attorney Sara Kurtzberg, and Assistant District Attorney Sasha Pemberton, Green Zone Deputy Bureau Chiefs. Since …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-woman-arrested-stealing-deceased-sisters-pension-checks

City of Olean – Budget Review (B18-1-1)

… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year are … reasonable, and whether the City took appropriate action on our recommendations in the budget review letter issued in March 2017. Background …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/03/19/city-olean-budget-review-b18-1-1

Medicaid – Federal Funding and New York

… share. More than four million City residents were enrolled in the Medicaid program as of January 2025. The City … full Medicaid benefits regardless of immigration status. In 2024, the State expanded Medicaid eligibility to … access to information and assistance for older adults on long term services and supports. In the City, this program …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/medicaid-nyc

XVI.3.I Budgetary Presentation – XVI. Financial Reporting

… which requires that a budgetary comparison be included in the financial statements for the general fund and major … special revenue funds. The budgetary report presented in the State's BFS reflects a comparison of the original and … a given fiscal year. Appropriations (budgetary basis), on the other hand, represent spending authorization but they …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3i-budgetary-presentation

DiNapoli: State Tax Revenues Down $3 Billion Through July

… and declining tax receipts. Washington’s continued delay on further federal response leaves the state, local … need during this national emergency.” Other items of note in the report: Personal income tax (PIT) collections totaled … a drop of 23.1 percent. The year-over-year decline in July, 8.6 percent, was the lowest since March. All Funds …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-state-tax-revenues-down-3-billion-through-july

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