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DiNapoli: NYC's Finances Benefiting From Better Than Expected Revenues
… New York City balance its $118 billion fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget, according to a report released today by State … to FY 2025 and another $3.1 billion is forecast for FY 2026. The city’s revenue estimates align with collection … funded nearly $2.7 billion in other new needs in FY 2026, much of which went towards discretionary spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-nycs-finances-benefiting-better-expected-revenuesDiNapoli: Numbers of Homeless Population Doubled in New York
… more than 28,000, Texas almost 11,000 and Florida 7,500. Gov. Hochul and New York City Mayor Adams both announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-numbers-homeless-population-doubled-new-yorkPermanent COLA
… In July 2000, the Retirement System was at the forefront of a successful effort to enact a law providing an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for retirees. A COLA payment is a change, based on the cost of living index, that permanently increases your retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/permanent-colaOpen Book New York
… Chief Financial Officer, Comptroller DiNapoli believes New Yorkers deserve to know how their tax dollars are spent. … spending priorities using the Comptroller's Open Book New York. Also see Additional Financial Information . State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/open-book-new-yorkOpinion 90-43
… in reply to your inquiry requesting our opinion concerning section 208-f of the General Municipal Law. This provision … predeceased the officer; and (iii) are the provisions of section 208-f, and in particular subdivision (f) thereof, retroactive to September 1, 1978, the date that section 208-f became a law. It appears that the first two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-43Opinion 88-66
… agreed otherwise in a written instrument signed by them, owns all of the rights comprised in the copyright." The cases … to copyright a computer program developed by an employee who is paid from funds derived from a federal program. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-66Opinion 95-10
… a duty to erect a fence encircling a cemetery or burial ground in the first class described in Town Law, §291(1), that is, a cemetery or burial ground, title to which has vested in the town by virtue of … whomsoever owned," where control of the cemetery or burial ground is not vested in the town or in trustees or other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10Opinion 91-46
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY CLERK-- Compensation (increase during … purposes of the State Constitution's prohibition against in-term changes in compensation payable to state officers named in the … 1984 Opns St Comp No 8445 p 55 still represents our views in light of the decision of the Court of Appeals in National …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46State Agencies Bulletin No. 1842.1
… Direct Deposit Form for NYS Employees (Rev. 01/2021), and to provide guidance to agencies when processing the new … a printed advice will reduce State spending for printing and related postage. This option has been added to the … occur when employees indicate specific dollar amounts and/or percentage/dollar amount combinations for their direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18421-updated-direct-deposit-form-nys-employees-ac-2772SUNY Bulletin No. SU-123
… the procedures to process nonresident alien scholarships in PayServ. Affected Employees SUNY nonresident alien … income tax treaty rate on nonresident aliens temporarily in the United States on “F,” “J,” “M” or “Q” visas. In order to report this income separately, OSC has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-123-payment-and-reporting-suny-nonresident-alien-scholarshipsState Agencies Bulletin No. 276
… prior to the Military Stipend will be deducted, except Health Insurance, if there is sufficient gross salary. The Department of Civil Service will automatically stop Health Insurance deductions based on transactions reported from Agency Health Benefit Administrators. The Employee Benefits Division …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/276-payment-military-stipend-events-september-11-2001Opinion 89-40
… or defend an action or proceeding affecting any district property or claim of the district, or involving its rights or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-40Alternate Contribution Stabilization Program
… Overview Legislation enacted as part of the State budget (Chapter 57, Part BB, Laws of 2013) … Request form. (Return to Top) Program Participation and Withdrawal This program is closed to new entrants. … Billing Unit 110 State St Albany, NY 12244-0001 Your withdrawal from the program is subject to review and approval …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/alternate-contribution-stabilization-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, … more than $5.2 million residing in the debt service fund for debt service expenditures and inappropriately transferred … unrestricted fund balance to exceed the statutory limit for the past three fiscal years by amounts ranging from 1 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1DiNapoli: Queens Economy Takes Off
… Queens has more residents than at any time in its history, a record number of jobs and businesses, and … by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The Queens economy is booming, setting employment records in each … Queens has more residents than at any time in its history a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-queens-economy-takes-offOpinion 89-25
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (use of moneys in to pay debt … the surrounding town and the use of moneys held in reserve funds established by the village to finance such an … provisions of law governing the establishment of reserve funds and the use of the moneys therein. General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-25Opinion 98-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (imposition of fees for services of an emergency rescue and first aid … Whether section 3008 of the PHL authorizes a fire district to provide advanced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-18Opinion 2004-3
… establish and delineate limits on the amount of real property taxes that may be imposed annually by counties, … in this section, the amount to be raised by tax on real estate in any fiscal year, i n addition to providing for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-3Town of Schroon – Internal Controls Over Transfer Station Operations (2013M-24)
… over a three-month period in 2012, the weight of the solid waste the Town paid to dispose of at the Franklin County … controls over cash receipts and poor monitoring of solid waste received at the transfer station. One individual is responsible for weighing the solid waste to determine the amount owed from the customers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/04/05/town-schroon-internal-controls-over-transfer-station-operations-2013m-24DiNapoli Appoints Top Retirement System Staff
… retirement security policy efforts. She graduated from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-appoints-top-retirement-system-staff