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Opinion 2009-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STATE COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (of town water improvement) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2-0XII.6.A Paying Another State Agency – XII. Expenditures
… Units. Transactions that require this process include, but are not limited to, fringe benefit payments from one Business … Module of the Billing Business Unit and a regular voucher to the Customer Business Unit’s Interagency Vendor ID … Billing Business Unit creates an invoice using its own internal billing procedures and sends a paper invoice to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6a-paying-another-state-agencyDiNapoli: Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices
… programs and the unprecedented influx of asylum seekers poses very real fiscal and operational challenges. The city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choicesXI.2 Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contracts Processing – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… guidance to State agencies in determining whether a contract-related transaction must be approved by OSC. It also … provides general policies and procedures for submission of contract-related transactions in the Statewide Financial … Financial System Contract Business Unit / Department ID list . If an agency identifies a need to use a Business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2-overviewComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… to the board or maintain adequate accounting records. In addition, the treasurer did not file Annual Update … the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) or the board in a timely manner. Village of Greenwich – Cash Management … for investment. Had officials invested available funds in a financial institution with higher available interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1575
… include wage payments made without regard to an employee's payroll period, but also may include payments made for a payroll period.” “As distinguished from Supplemental Wages, … periodic rate (and not an overtime rate) for the current payroll period or at a predetermined fixed determinable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1575-supplemental-wagesReimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse
… child care services, and assistance with finding permanent housing. Local departments of social services (Local … across the State. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development point-in-time count for New … the New York City Department of Homeless Services and 57 county offices throughout the rest of the State. For calendar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/26/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-rescue-mission-alliance-syracuseOpinion 2000-15
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … general or emergency ambulance services, or to assist at a fire or other emergency scene. The commanding officer of … is a member of an outofstate fire department may volunteer at a New York department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15DiNapoli: School District Revenue Growth Slows
… and 2010-11, $559 million in federal Education Jobs funding in 2010-11 and 2011-12, and nearly $2 billion in … Even with this influx of federal revenue, total school aid funding dropped by nearly 10 percent between 2009-10 and … the state applied a gap elimination adjustment to school funding in order to help balance the state budget. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-school-district-revenue-growth-slowsNew York State’s Aging Prison Population: Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… prison sentencing laws enacted in 1973 to deter the sale and use of drugs by authorizing treatment for substance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-york-states-aging-prison-population-share-older-adults-keeps-risingOpinion 90-62
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … elected to and holding office (see Sullivan v Taylor , 279 NY 364, 18 NE2d 531; cf . former Highway Law, §160, repealed … , 43 NY2d 612, 403 NYS2d 200; Fitzsimmons v Brooklyn , 102 NY 536; O'Leary v Board of Education , 93 NY 1; Periconi v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Cost-of-Living Adjustment
… A Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) is a permanent annual increase to your pension, based … law. Once you are eligible, you automatically receive a COLA increase each September. How COLA is Determined The law requires COLA payments to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/cost-living-adjustmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … cybersecurity training. Village of Trumansburg – Ambulance Fund Accountability (Tompkins County) Village officials did … at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 150,000 contracts, billions in state payments and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsNY ABLE Program Helps New Yorkers With Disabilities and Their Families Cover Costs
… ABLE program allows New Yorkers with disabilities to save money in their own names without risking their Supplemental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/ny-able-program-helps-new-yorkers-disabilities-and-their-families-cover-costsFare Revenue Considerations for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
… time, and provide a comparison of revenue against other large U.S. transit systems. The trend and comparison analysis … Budget 2026 Farebox Revenue 4,587 6,351 3,836 5,325 Toll Surplus 429 779 1,069 856 Other Operating Revenue 475 683 630 … OSC analysis Comparison of MTA Revenues with Other Large Transit Systems Even before the pandemic, the MTA was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/fare-revenue-considerations-metropolitan-transportation-authorityNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Major Support for Racial Equity Audit at Amazon
… statement in response to Amazon’s disclosure of vote results from its annual meeting on Wednesday. DiNapoli and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-major-support-racial-equity-audit-amazonDiNapoli: Federal Housing Aid Going Unused Despite New York's Affordable Housing Crisis
… to maximize participation in the programs it oversees. Too many New Yorkers are struggling with housing costs to allow … go unused.” DiNapoli’s audit examined a five-year period, from 2017 to 2021, which included the height of the COVID-19 … housing. Auditors determined that HCR could improve how it addresses health and safety concerns in housing units …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-housing-aid-going-unused-despite-new-yorks-affordable-housing-crisisState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… of Health – Medicaid Program – Excessive Payments for Durable Medical Equipment Rentals (2021-S-36) Medicaid … necessary durable medical equipment (DME) – wheelchairs, for example – as a benefit of the program. Some DME items are … certain other DME, such as oxygen equipment, is available for continuous (i.e., uncapped) rental only. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 90-49
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (improvement district … DISTRICTS -- Commissioners (compensation) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Per day" (for purposes of compensation to … is entitled to the per day compensation in each particular case. 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-179, p 191, is superseded to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-49Opinion 88-60
… ( Williams v Gallatin , 229 NY 248; Rivet v Burdick , 255 App Div 131, 6 NYS2d 79; People v Ribinovich , 171 Misc 569, 13 NYS2d 135; Gushee v City of New York , 42 App Div 37, 58 NYS 967; 11 Opns St Comp, 1955, p 159; 15 Opns … occupy that land..." (15 NY2d at p 37-8, 255 NYS2d at p 80). Accordingly, it appears that whether a particular …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60