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DiNapoli: Post-Pandemic Unemployment in NYC Persists for Some Demographic Groups
… status. As of December 2025, leisure and hospitality, wholesale trade, other services (e.g., personal care and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-post-pandemic-unemployment-nyc-persists-some-demographic-groupsOpinion 88-14
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- County Sheriff (disposition of unclaimed county prisoners' property) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- … no authority to make any other disposition and, unlike the requirements of Abandoned Property Law, §1310, a court order …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-14Opinion 90-22
… SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION -- Public Water Systems (necessity to pay interest on consumer deposits) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- … water utility is not required by Public Service Law, §117 to pay interest on consumer deposits at the rate fixed by the … Commission. If the municipality in its discretion decides to invest these moneys, the interest earned must be credited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-22State Contract and Payment Actions in June
… contracts and payments is available at www.openbooknewyork.com . Major Contracts Approved Department of Agriculture and Markets $1.1 million to Cayuga County Soil & Water Conservation District for … for hourly-based IT services, including $5.5 million to PSI International, Inc., $3.8 million to IIT, Inc., and $3.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneAccounts Payable Advisory No. 20
… 3 - Record Retention – Accounts Payable Vouchers and Land Claims , Business Units may now use the Attachment Feature in … Units to support payments processed in the SFS. OSC may contact Business Unit personnel to either request … 3 - Record Retention – Accounts Payable Vouchers and Land Claims , for further policy references. If a Business Unit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/20-document-attachments-sfsOpinion 2006-1
… This is in reply to your letter asking whether a town may pay an employee on the morning of the last day of the payroll … Whether a town may pay an employee on the morning of the last day of the payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-1DiNapoli: Western Regional OTB Must Strengthen Financial Operations and Oversight
… 15 participating counties and two cities. WROTB management changed significantly in October 2024, when the former CEO … of board-approved amounts. In one case, management paid a firm $247,969 for work unrelated to a contract and without … host of the event. However, in several instances, the host name could not be identified because only the first name was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-western-regional-otb-must-strengthen-financial-operations-and-oversightState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… to relocate Buffalo Manufacturing Works to 683 Northland Ave. $3.7 million to Dick’s Merchandising & Supply Chain, … $11 million to Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC for the New NY Bridge Project. $1.3 million to HNTB New York Engineering … office has approved 14,788 contracts valued at $55.1 billion and approved more than 28.8 million payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberOpinion 2024-1
… provision against gifts and loans of public funds” ( Id. , at 318). More specifically, the Court concluded that … of marketing and promoting New York agricultural products. Id., 312. 28 As to this second category, the Court held that … which has for its primary object a public purpose” ( Id., at 318 [internal quotation omitted]). Notably, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2024-1City of Newburgh -- Budget Review (B18-6-12)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … County, is authorized by Chapter 223 of the Laws of 2010 to issue debt not to exceed $15 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/16/city-newburgh-budget-review-b18-6-12Opinion 95-26
… pay accountant or attorney); (use of tax moneys to obtain storage space for records); (use of tax moneys to pay for … are inadequate. If the Association does not have adequate storage capacity for the retention of necessary records … insurance tax moneys for the reasonable cost of obtaining storage space. If issues arise which directly relate to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-26DiNapoli: State Faces $34.3 Billion Cumulative Budget Gap Through State Fiscal Year 2029
… with the incoming federal cuts from the reconciliation bill signed by the President,” DiNapoli said. “This is likely … the Financial Plan is projected to become more reliant on tax revenues; by SFY 2029, tax collections are projected to account for nearly half of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-state-faces-343-billion-cumulative-budget-gap-through-state-fiscal-year-2029Operational Advisory No. 29
… expense, and SSP checks that are returned and/or need to be reissued. The reason for these changes is to increase efficiencies and reduce the time required for … Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) Treasury and OSC to process stop payment requests for checks. Effective July …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/29-gfo-updates-reissuing-or-cancelling-refund-vendor-employee-expense-or-sspPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-006
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the timeline for activities that will impact agencies related to the Payroll Improvement Project. Affected Employees All … PayServ users are affected. Background OSC is preparing to upgrade PayServ from PeopleSoft version 9.1 to version …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-006-payroll-improvement-project-agency-timelineOpinion 91-43
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … each claim to be numbered consecutively and to be stamped or otherwise marked with the date of presentation; filing … claims in numerical order as a public record in his or her office; and preparing an abstract of the audited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-43XV.4.A Reconciling Prior Fiscal Year Credit Card Charges – XV. End of Year
… For current End of Fiscal Year (FYE) deadlines and notices, please visit the Calendar . Business Units must review and … For current End of Fiscal Year FYE deadlines and notices please visit the Calendar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv4a-reconciling-prior-fiscal-year-credit-card-chargesCUNY Bulletin No. CU-741
… Payroll . Effective Dates: Institution paychecks dated July 14, 2022 OSC Actions: OSC Payroll will begin June … activities on June 23, 2022 for the paycheck dated July 14, 2022 (Institution). This will include the completion … Budget Table USA on or after June 23, 2022, until the July 14, 2022, paycheck has been confirmed (July 6, 2022). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-741-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-cuny-fiscal-year-endUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-266.4
… Purpose To provide the Unified Court System with an updated list of … and dues transactions via electronic file submissions to OSC Affected Employees Courts employees who are seeking to initiate or terminate deductions for union dues Background …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-2664-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payrollLife Changes: What If I Leave Public Employment?
… steps for your NYSLRS membership depend on your years of service and whether you are vested. Being vested means that you have enough years of service credit to qualify for a retirement benefit, even if … all members are vested when they have earned five years of service credit (previously, Tier 5 and 6 members needed ten …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-what-if-i-leave-public-employmentDiNapoli: Albany Woman Pleads Guilty: Second Defendant Indicted for Stealing More than $230,000 from Elderly Pensioner
… from an elderly victim. “Forcing an elderly man to live in squalor in order to take advantage of him and steal … allegedly schemed to convince the victim to become his live-in caregivers . The victim, whose wife had died years … theft, the defendants’ actions caused the victim to live in deplorable conditions: the toilet and shower in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-albany-woman-pleads-guilty-second-defendant-indicted-stealing-more-230000-elderly-pensioner