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Opinion 93-16
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award … to respond to fire alarms does not alter the periods when, in fact, the volunteer is ordinarily expected to be at work. This is in reply to your letter concerning the accrual of credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Opinion 2000-2
Whether a village may authorize the expenditure of moneys to promote performing arts and cultural development for its residents directly or by contract
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Opinion 2002-12
… -- Streets and Highways (combining two village street departments) -- Water (combining two village water … Department (cooperation agreement to combine two village street departments) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (municipal … cooperation agreement to combine sewer, water and street departments of the two villages) WATER SUPPLY AND …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-12-0Opinion 2000-15
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … MUNICIPAL LAW §§209-i, 462: A volunteer firefighter from an out-of-state fire company may not volunteer to assist a … a volunteer firefighter who resides in another state and is a member of an out-of-state volunteer fire department may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15Opinion 99-9
… things, accredit providers of courses, programs and other educational activities that will satisfy the requirements of … generally must be by resolution adopted prior to the attendance (General Municipal Law, §77-b[2]). The governing … or general law, relating to the compensation and welfare of its officers and employees (see also Second Class …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-9Contribution Rates – Employer Contributions and Rates
… to retire. Charging all employers the same contribution rate would result in employers with lesser benefits … the annualized return on investments to the assumed rate of return as well as to prior experience (historical … the Actuary expects an annual gain equal to the assumed rate of return of 5.9 percent, and any investment income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/contributions/contribution-ratesState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on MTA 2023 Budget
… released the following statement today regarding the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) adoption of its … released the following statement today regarding the Metropolitan Transportation Authoritys MTA adoption of its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mta-2023-budgetXI.2.L Contract Signature Page – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… to place the New York State Contract number and an agency certification on all copies of the signature pages. The purpose of the certification is to ensure agencies attach the signature … by OSC. A copy of a recommended signature page and the certification language required on each signature page is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2l-contract-signature-pageXI.11.D Equipment and Software Maintenance Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… provide guidance to state agencies on: Assessing the need for equipment and software maintenance contracts; Determining price reasonableness for those contracts; and Essential language for equipment and software maintenance contracts. Prior to … provide guidance to state agencies on assessing the need for equipment and software maintenance contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11d-equipment-and-software-maintenance-contractsIX.3.A Establish & Maintain Federal Grants in SFS for Non-Onboarding Agencies - Pre-Award Spending Projects – IX. Federal Grants
… Overview Some NYS agencies do not receive Federal Grant Award Documents (GAD) from the … Some NYS agencies do not receive Federal Grant Award Documents GAD from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix3a-establish-maintain-federal-grants-sfs-non-onboarding-agencies-pre-award-spending-projectsIX.1 Accounting for Federal Grants – IX. Federal Grants
… regarding federal grants: https://grantsmanagement.ny.gov NYS Grants Management - Streamlining State Grant Processes http://www.grants.gov Federal website for comprehensive grant information http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb Office of Management and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix1-accounting-federal-grants-overviewXIV.1 Outstanding Check Outreach and Escheatment – XIV. Special Procedures
… the outreach process must be turned over to the Abandoned Property Fund by the applicable reporting date required by the Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF). NYS issued checks are required to be … checks, report abandoned property to OSC Office of Unclaimed Funds and transfer those monies from the sole …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv1-outstanding-check-outreach-and-escheatmentXIV.14.L Asset Retirement Obligations – XIV. Special Procedures
… plants Water treatment plants Dams Petroleum bulk storage tanks X-ray machines Certain laboratory equipment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xiv/xiv14l-asset-retirement-obligationsMembership and Enrollment – Membership and Enrollment
… in retirement Its important to understand how membership and enrollment works …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollmentState Comptroller DiNapoli and Rockland D.A. Announce Middletown Man Arraigned on Grand Larceny Charges
… from State Comptroller DiNapoli's Office investigated and arrested this individual who allegedly committed fraud … residents from fraud and abuse." Ricardy Cesar was arrested on July 10, 2020, without incident based on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-rockland-da-announce-middletown-man-arraigned-grand-larceny-chargesDiNapoli Honors Community Leaders During Lunar New Year Celebration
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli hosted a reception in celebration of Lunar New Year on Thurs., Jan. 30 in Brooklyn, New York. Photos of the event, including the individuals and groups that … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli hosted a reception in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-honors-community-leaders-during-lunar-new-year-celebrationNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (July 1, 2021)
… to individuals, totaled nearly $1.6 trillion in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 51.9 percent from the fourth quarter of 2020 on a seasonally adjusted annual basis. While … above the pre-pandemic share, and account for most of the quarter-over-quarter increase in personal income. Earnings in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-july-1-2021Total Spending – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… past five years. Growth in State Spending Has Exceeded the Rate of Inflation Over the Past Five Years Compared to the … the growth in State spending (29 percent) has exceeded the rate of inflation (Consumer Price Index increase of 17.7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/total-spendingBrownfield Cleanup Program
… audit covered the period from January 2019 through January 2025. About the Program Brownfields are properties where a … agencies or the State’s Attorney General. As of March 2025, 314 sites were completed under the VCP. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/brownfield-cleanup-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 2137
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies that position pools and/or chartfield … Affected Employees: All agencies with appropriations due to lapse on June 30, 2023, are affected. Background: Appropriations allocated to certain chartfield strings will be lapsing on the above …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2137-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-events