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NYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Are Growing
… York City Mayor’s preliminary executive budget for FY 2020 is balanced, but there are risks, including proposed drops in state assistance, potential federal budget cuts and slower … tourism revenue set a new record, consumer confidence is at an 18-year high and wages continue to rise, partly due …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-budget-balanced-risks-are-growingDiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Rose Sharply in 2009
… a record $42.6 billion. Compensation at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan Chase Investment Bank, which are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2010/02/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-rose-sharply-2009Opinion 91-16
… that question for purposes of this inquiry since the rate schedule provisions are identical in CPLR, §8007 and Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Opinion 2002-7
… discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Appropriations and Expenditures (necessity for referendum when expending … reserve fund moneys) -- Finances (establishment of and expenditure from reserve funds) -- Reserve Fund … to public libraries, that monies received from taxes and other public sources for library purposes shall be kept …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7DiNapoli: Former Essex County Fair Treasurer and Willsboro Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $90,000 From the Essex County Agricultural Society and Town
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Franklin County District Attorney Elizabeth Crawford and New York … that Bridget Brown, the former treasurer of the Essex County Agricultural Society and former Willsboro town … taxpayer expense,” DiNapoli said. “My thanks to Franklin County District Attorney Crawford and Superintendent James …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-former-essex-county-fair-treasurer-and-willsboro-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearlyOpinion 88-43
… Workers' Compensation Law, §25(4) provides that if an employer has made advance payments of compensation, or has … like manner as wages" during any period of disability, the employer shall be entitled to be reimbursed out of unpaid … of section 25(4) apply in the case of a self-insured employer ( Adolf v City of Buffalo Board of Education , 71 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-43Opinion 92-17
… county and of each of the cities in the county with the approval of the state comptroller .... (emphasis added) Thus, … and the area outside the cities in a proportion which is based on factors other than the populations of the … In holding that the town lacked standing to challenge the allocation of county sales tax revenues, the court stated as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-17Opinion 96-5
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … the word to mean fees paid to public officers for services performed, such as statutory recording fees, sheriff … Comp No. 82-318, p 405; see also 1975 Atty Gen [Inf Opns] 44). Consequently, it is our view that the exemption granted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-5Opinion 2000-19
… offices by disabled members of the association through the installation of a handicapped accessible elevator. In order … may expend foreign fire insurance tax monies to pay for installation of an elevator in a building owned by the … offices by disabled members of the association through the installation of a handicapped accessible elevator. In order …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-19DiNapoli Releases Review of City's Proposed Budget and Financial Plan
… New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s budget proposal appropriately uses higher than … strong economic growth has boosted city revenues, Mayor de Blasio continues to grapple with ongoing structural … New York City Mayor Bill de Blasios budget proposal appropriately uses higher than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-releases-review-citys-proposed-budget-and-financial-planDiNapoli Releases Profile of New York's Small Business Owners
… DiNapoli said. “Policymakers should encourage small business growth, and particularly initiatives to spur … DiNapoli’s report found that for 9 out of 10 New York business owners, being their own boss and greater income … in all 62 counties. Pursuit has an active Veteran’s Loan Program through which New York business owners who serve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-profile-new-yorks-small-business-ownersComptroller DiNapoli: Positive Financial Indicators in Middletown
… 2012 from $3.8 million in 2007. The Comptroller’s fiscal profile of Middletown also noted: The city’s 8.1 percent … designation category. For a copy of the Middletown fiscal profile visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-positive-financial-indicators-middletownDiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union
… as having the second-largest debt burden in the nation. Rating agencies have consistently cited our high and growing debt burden as an adverse factor on the state’s credit. The state constitution requires voter approval of … And New York has a history of misusing borrowing to pay for short-term needs while a backlog of long-term …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-op-ed-times-unionState Agencies Bulletin No. 2284
… in the annual cash out. The payment is calculated at the straight time rate based on the employee’s salary on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2284-2024-csea-and-pef-over40-comp-time-ii-cash-outManagement of Selected Special Revenue Funds
… causes. More recently, the fund for organ donation (the Life Pass It On Trust Fund) has also begun to benefit from a … or raise awareness of their existence. Officials also do not report to the public on how the funds are used and only monitor fund activity when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/02/management-selected-special-revenue-fundsCourse Offerings
… Objective To determine whether the City University of New York (CUNY) is effectively matching course offerings to student demand. Our audit covered the three academic years … To determine whether the City University of New York CUNY is effectively matching …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/01/course-offeringsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2354
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide processing instructions to agencies for entering the new Weekend Voluntary Overtime Differential for eligible … employee’s payroll check, OSC will accept a photocopy of this form along with a new Report of Check Exchange. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2354-new-weekend-voluntary-overtime-differential-eligible-employeesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-334
… Actions Prior to processing, agencies must complete a roster identifying employees who will receive a recruitment … and must include the earnings code and payment amount. The roster must be forwarded to SUNY System Administration. A copy of this roster will be provided to OSC in an Excel format. To pay the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-334-suny-recruitment-and-retention-payments-gsnu-employeesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-370
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide processing instructions to agencies for entering the new SUNY Preceptor Incentive … Stony Brook University are affected. Background: Pursuant to the Memorandums of Understanding between the LISVH at … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide processing instructions to agencies for entering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-370-new-preceptor-incentive-program-payment-state-universityTown of Hornellsville – Financial Management (2025M-102)
… (Town) Town Board (Board) effectively manage fund balance? Audit Period January 1, 2022 – August 6, 2025 … of a town’s financial condition is its level of fund balance, which represents the difference between revenues and … time. Maintaining a reasonable amount of unrestricted fund balance within operating funds is an important financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/21/town-hornellsville-financial-management-2025m-102