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Opinion 92-43
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … with the written agreement required by Highway Law, §284, or materials for the repair and maintenance of bridges and to … adopted pursuant to that statute, that all purchases or leases in excess of $500.00 by the highway superintendent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43Opinion 98-14
… major categories as required in that section (see also Albany Area Builders v Town of Guilderland , 74 NY2d 372, … represents a fundamental limitation on home rule powers ( Albany Area Builders , supra ). Where the State Legislature … Village, Inc. , 78 NY2d 500, 577 NYS2d 215; see also Albany Area Builders , supra ). The intent to pre-empt may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14EDSS - Glossary of Terms
… Table of Contents Contract Reporter Exemption Requests (CRER) … special characters, e.g., #, @ or *. Amount The estimated cost associated with the CRER. Attachments Based on the CRER … associated with the current procurement record amendment. Example: If the original approved OSC procurement total was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-glossary-termsState Agencies Bulletin No. 741
… Unsat UCS UCS List Appt USP Unsat Perf VRW Vol Reduct WWP WC Works Part Time Agencies must remember to submit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/741-data-changecorrect-history-dtacor-procedureOpinion 90-29
… OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Restitution Agency (deposit of unclaimed funds) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Unclaimed restitution payments (transfer to general fund not … restitution agency may not deposit into its general fund unclaimed restitution payments collected by the county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-29Opinion 88-60
… arrangement with a private party would have to be in the form of a revocable license, grant of privilege or true … involve an expenditure of public moneys ( Citiwide News v NYCTA , 62 NY2d 464, 478 NYS2d 593). Nonetheless, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60DiNapoli: Wall St. Profits Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
… Wall Street’s pandemic boom came to an end in 2022, with pretax, first half profits of $13.5 … $31 billion earned in the same period last year, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual report on … fueled in part by the extraordinary federal response to the pandemic were not sustainable,” DiNapoli said. “The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-return-pre-pandemic-levelsDiNapoli Report Finds Big Five School Districts' Use of Pandemic Aid Reflects Different Priorities
… in federal pandemic relief funds, and analysis by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released today found … I, ESSER II and ESSER III. School districts in New York state received a total of more than $14 billion from the … substantial loss of learning nationally and in New York state and New York City. State standardized tests for grades …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-report-finds-big-five-school-districts-use-pandemic-aid-reflects-different-prioritiesUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-263
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing of the Retroactive Adjustment to the April 2017 Judicial … Bargaining Unit S9 Background Chapters 71 and 72 of the Laws of 2018, in conjunction with Chapter 400 of the … To explain OSCs automatic processing of the Retroactive Adjustment to the April 2017 Judicial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-263-unified-court-system-state-new-york-ucs-retroactive-adjustmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Health Insurance Program: UnitedHealthcare (UHC): Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59 (Follow-Up) … statistical sampling techniques, auditors estimated that UHC overpaid between $1.6 million and $5.2 million for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsMedgar Evers College – Controls Over Bank Accounts
… 567 bank accounts, including 24 at MEC that were active or closed during the period January 1, 2013 through March 4, … days of the receipt of the form as to whether there are any concerns with establishing the new account. If not … forms for these accounts. Additionally, our inquiry to banks located in the proximity of the college found an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/medgar-evers-college-controls-over-bank-accountsSupplemental Payments to Executive Employees
… payments (totaling about $2.7 million) were made to the CEO and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and accounted for … is no formal evaluation process for senior management. The CEO meets with all the senior executives each December to … as well as his expectations. At the end of the period, the CEO evaluates the CFO’s as well as each senior manager’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/12/supplemental-payments-executive-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1204
… that allows agencies to reserve (i.e. pre-assign) a system assigned Empl ID in PayServ Affected Employees … in PayServ to allow agencies to reserve, or pre-assign, a system assigned Empl ID. Agencies will be able to reserve a system assigned Empl ID, for use in preparing time reports or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1204-reserving-empl-id-payserv-prior-entry-new-hire-transactionSUNY Bulletin No. SU-339
… contribution rate is based on annual pensionable salary from the earlier of the two prior calendar years. * * … the Savings Plans page accordingly for employees of NYSED, NYS Higher Education, NYS School for the Blind and NYS School for the Deaf. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-339-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-optional-retirement-planDiNapoli: Pennsylvania Man Who Impersonated Deceased Father to Steal $194K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
… A Pennsylvania man who stole $194,000 of retirement benefits paid to his deceased father was sentenced today to … 2022, Timothy Gritman, 57, stole $110,897 in pension benefits from the New York State and Local Retirement System and $83,188 in Social Security benefits. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud and Social Security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-pennsylvania-man-who-impersonated-deceased-father-steal-194k-nys-pension-and-social-securityHow to Obtain Your Personal Records Under the Personal Privacy Protection Law
… The request must include enough information to enable a search. Include your name or other available identifier; and, … After Your Request is Received The Privacy Officer will search for the information and either provide access to or … shall be no fee charged for (1) inspection of records; (2) search for records; or (3) record certification (see 2 NYCRR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/how-obtain-your-personal-records-under-personal-privacy-protection-lawComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… and approved prior to payment. Auditors also found credit card claims, paid by wire transfers, were not audited and approved prior to payment and 38 of 105 credit card charges totaling $16,664 were not adequately supported. … did not review or reconcile electronic payments with cash receipts records to verify that all amounts were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-280
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the processing of the 2019 Prepaid Legal Service Benefit. Affected Employees Employees … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-280-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucsLocal Sales Tax Collections up 10.2% in Third Quarter of 2022
… not opted to implement a local component of the state’s “gas tax holiday.” However, this only slightly offset overall … in collections for the quarter participated in the gas tax holiday, but only two of these counties (Monroe and … Taxes Regional/County-by-County Data Related Resources Gas Tax Holiday Data Inflation in the New York City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/local-sales-tax-collections-up-10-point-2-percent-in-third-quarter-2022Protection of Managed Pollinators (Honey Bees) (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Protection of Managed Pollinators (Honey Bees) (Report 2021-S-40 ). About the Program Wild and … To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/12/protection-managed-pollinators-honey-bees-follow