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State Agencies Bulletin No. 822
… Purpose To encourage agencies to promote direct deposit for their employees and to outline OSC guidelines for the direct deposit program. Affected Employees All … York. OSC Direction Direct deposit is the preferred method for paying State employees and benefits both New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/822-direct-deposit-enrollmentsState Agencies Bulletin No. 797
… tool inventory for use in the performance of his or her job; and Were Active on the payroll at the time of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/797-june-2007-retroactive-tool-allowance-payment-csea-operational-servicesComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
State Comptroller DiNapoli announced completed audits of the Vil of Clifton Springs Columbia Co Town of Eagle Town of LeRay Village of New York Mills Town of Norwich Vil of Port Byron Town of Queensbury Vil of Richfield Springs Vil of Waverly and West Hill Fire Dist No 3
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-240
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2017 CSEA End of Contract Bonus Payment and to provide instructions for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-240-2017-unified-court-system-csea-end-contract-bonus-paymentSelected Controls Over the Property Tax Assessment Process
… to the assessments were authorized. This audit focused on Tax Class 2 properties that are valued as income producing, based on income and expense data. The audit period was July 1, 2013 … units) and expense (to maintain and operate property on a daily basis such as fuel, insurance) data for most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/selected-controls-over-property-tax-assessment-processOpinion 2006-9
… of a town sewer district to the county, in connection with the establishment of a county sewer district. You … on behalf of a county district, the town, by agreement with the purchaser, may provide that the “payment of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-9Opinion 2003-1
… within the extension. Towns are authorized to establish and extend water districts upon petition of owners of taxable … of the Town Law (§209-a, et seq .). Under both articles 12 and 12-A, a public hearing is required (Town Law §§193, … Opns St Comp No. 91-10, p 24), unless the petition, in the case of an article 12 district, or the notice of hearing, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1Opinion 97-7
… of the city of New York, for five years, together with all accumulations of interest or other increment thereon, … in section fourteen hundred two of this chapter, of all abandoned property heretofore paid to the state, . . . is … the state shall hold itself responsible for the payment of all claims established thereto pursuant to law, less any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7Opinion 91-44
… elect to participate in the State health insurance plan with respect to its "employees" or its "employees" and … regulations adopted pursuant thereto must be read together with Town Law, §174(3). The latter statute expressly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44DiNapoli Proposes Option to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… While pension costs are pre-funded and invested to help pay for these future benefits, most governments, including … for retiree health insurance and instead fund it on a “pay-as-you-go” basis or out of pocket. The funding mechanism … DiNapoli said. “The numbers are daunting, but there is a real cost to doing nothing and leaving the bill for future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposes-option-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careOpinion 94-20
… the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (special assessment for snow removal) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Snow Removal (special assessment for) BONDS … §29.00 (see Local Finance Law, §29.00[a][1],[b]). In the case of an unforeseeable public emergency during a fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20Opinion 94-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CITIES--Fees … chapter shall be applicable and uniform throughout this State and in all political subdivisions and municipalities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-2DiNapoli: Positive Fiscal Outlook for Plattsburgh
… A steady population, an expanding tax base and a diverse economy have helped establish a stable … that we must be very careful as we budget over the next two years.” Unlike many upstate New York communities, … system has identified a total of 142 municipalities in some level of fiscal stress. This includes 16 counties, 18 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-positive-fiscal-outlook-plattsburghComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Sentencing of Former Mount Vernon Government Official
… in March 2018. Approval for the rate of payment for one of the law firms and the public relations firm was sought …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-sentencing-former-mount-vernon-governmentDiNapoli: NYC Spending Priorities Shifted During Pandemic
… preliminary budgets for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) to examine how spending priorities shifted. “The mayor’s preliminary FY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-nyc-spending-priorities-shifted-during-pandemicComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, please contact Brian Butry at … with the adoption of the 2016-17 budget by budgeting based on historical trends. District officials also established … include the funding of reserves in the budgets voted on by taxpayers. Four of the district’s seven general fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1DiNapoli: MTA Faces Growing Risks to Its Capital Funding
… the regional transit system faces significant delays due to funding issues, which may also pressure its next capital … and lawsuits around congestion pricing’s implementation have slowed down the MTA’s capital work. Before the pandemic, … how it intends to prioritize its needs so that its choices do not result in disinvestment in the system, noting that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-mta-faces-growing-risks-its-capital-fundingOpinion 88-59
… justice at a higher rate in the future. December 12, 1988 Patricia J. Boyd, Village Clerk Village of Central Square … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59Opinion 89-11
… if the meetings are for the purpose of providing care and relief to disabled or indigent volunteer firemen and their families. You ask whether the Montgomery Fire … to rent a room to be used for meetings of the Association and its trustees. Some of these meetings will be devoted to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11Implications for the Future – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Remains Looking ahead, numerous factors will continue to present risks to economic growth, and many forecasters continue to believe that a recession is more likely than not. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/implications-future