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… Stress Monitoring System - Results for Municipalities with Fiscal Years Ending on December 31, 2014 - 9/23/15 … Summary Results: Common Themes for Local Governments with Fiscal Years Ending December 31, 2012 - 9/25/13 Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/archived-publicationsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 15
… Subject: Voucher Authorizers Guidance: This advisory is intended to … recorded in OSC’s Contact Database as a “State Agency – Voucher Authorizer”. Prior to SFS, agencies filed an AC852 … maintain, at a minimum, the original signatures of the Voucher Authorizer and department head or authorizing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/15-voucher-authorizersAccounts Payable Advisory No. 9
… must ensure there is a unique invoice number for each voucher. Due to National Grid’s billing cycle, Business Units …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/9-complex-entity-national-gridAccounts Payable Advisory No. 5
… postal services, such as Pitney Bowes Guidance: Consistent with the Guide to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter XII, … should contain the eight digit account number associated with the meter, followed by a space, and then the date of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/5-complex-entity-payments-postageContract Advisory No. 22
… Subject: Closing Contracts in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) Guidance: The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) Bureau of Contracts (BOC) is … Closing Contracts in the Statewide Financial System SFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/22-closed-contracts-statewide-financial-systemTravel Advisory No. 1
… Subject: Employees’ responsibilities when using a proxy to create an expense report in SFS … the AC 132-S to record and certify employee expenses only when the form has been approved by the Comptroller’s office. … Employees responsibilities when using a proxy to create an expense report in SFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/1-requirements-proxy-expense-reportsOperational Advisory No. 6
… recording all re-appropriations contained in the 2025-2026 fiscal year enacted budget. All appropriations scheduled to lapse on March 31, 2026 contain the appropriate lapse date. Please see the Guide to Financial Operations, Chapter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/6-lapsing-notice-and-remindersUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-234
… Purpose To notify agencies of increased eligibility for First Unum Life Insurance (code 534) and two new deduction codes for First Unum Disability Insurance (code 524), and First Unum Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (code … To notify agencies of increased eligibility for First Unum Life Insurance code 534 and two new deduction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-234-new-voluntary-insurance-deduction-codes-association-surrogatesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-162
… Earnings Program to NBW for Bargaining Unit 08 positions with a BIW Pay Basis Code. All other attributes of the … on Job Data using the Action/Reason code of DTA CHG/Z12 with an effective date of July 9, 2009 and change the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-162-establishment-new-earnings-program-suny-employees-biweeklyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1113
… Purpose To notify agencies of increases in the maximum contribution limits for employees … Catch-Up” provision, available to employees in each of the last three years prior to normal retirement age, has … to $17,000, for a combined maximum total contribution of $34,000 for calendar year 2012. An additional deferment is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1113-deferred-compensation-maximum-contribution-limits-calendar-year-2012State Agencies Bulletin No. 1104
… Effective Date(s) Friday, November 18, 2011 Background The master file is created after the confirmation of each pay … only. Only employees who receive pay are included on the master file. The direct deposit detail was added to assist … internal systems. OSC Actions OSC has modified the Payroll Master File (NHRP501) to include additional fields to emulate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1104-changes-nhrp501-master-file-include-direct-deposit-dataState Agencies Bulletin No. 1216
… enrolled in the Deferred Compensation Plan for calendar year 2013, pursuant to IRS Section 457 Regulations. The … maximum total contribution of $35,000 for calendar year 2013. An additional deferment is available to employees … and Over Catch-Up” additional amounts deferred in the same year. Affected Employees Employees enrolled in the Deferred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1216-deferred-compensation-maximum-contribution-limits-calendar-year-2013State Agencies Bulletin No. 693
… Purpose To notify agencies that the return address on all Direct Deposit Advice statements no longer … will be the Office of the State Comptroller name and address. The return address will be the employee’s agency name and payroll office … To notify agencies that the return address on all Direct Deposit Advice statements no longer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/693-agency-return-address-direct-deposit-advice-statementsState Agencies Bulletin No. 285
To explain the procedure for the annual review of employees who claim to be exempt from Federal and State withholding
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/285-claiming-exemption-withholding-taxReal Property Tax Cap and Tax Cap Compliance
… File Real Property Tax Cap Form or Tax Cap Compliance Form Enrollment Instructions [pdf] Real Property Tax Cap What is the Real Property Tax Cap? Information for Local Governments … Find information on Real Property Tax Cap below …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-capDiNapoli: LIRR On-Time Performance Falls Short
… In 2016, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), the largest commuter railroad in the nation, did not meet on-time performance goals and had … trains that were late, canceled or terminated, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … Long Island Rail Road LIRR the largest commuter railroad in the nation did not meet ontime performance goals and had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-lirr-time-performance-falls-shortOversight of Housing Discrimination Complaints
… housing discrimination complaints timely and in accordance with its policies and procedures and the related laws. Our … New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is charged with enforcing the New York City Human Rights Law (HRL). The … online web form, or in person. After initial discussions with the inquirer, CCHR staff will offer an intake …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/12/02/oversight-housing-discrimination-complaintsDiNapoli: Bullying and Drug-Related Incidents in Schools on the Rise
… A report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found bullying … to in-school instruction, and have stayed low. The report examined seven years of data from the New York State … (SED) School Safety and Educational Climate (SSEC) report. “Reliable public data about school safety is critical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-bullying-and-drug-related-incidents-schools-riseState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… State Education Department: Elmcrest Children's Center Inc., Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual … only a small percentage of the IIDs were installed in the cars of persons cited for alcohol-related motor vehicle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… State Education Department: Elmcrest Children's Center Inc., Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual … only a small percentage of the IIDs were installed in the cars of persons cited for alcohol-related motor vehicle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0