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Sole Custody Reporting
… the Sole Custody Reporting web application will be open for agencies to report reconciled bank account information needed for the State’s annual financial statements. Agencies are … filing of required sole custody bank account information. For more information about Sole Custody Reporting, please …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/guidance/sole-custody-reportingState Agencies Bulletin No. 2307
… bulletin is to inform agencies of the chargeback process for direct-mailed 2024 form W-2’s. Background: In order to repay OSC for the direct mailing costs for 2024 form W-2 for employees, an agency chargeback journal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2307-direct-mailed-form-w-2-agency-chargebackLong Beach City School District – Financial Management (2023M-147)
… this was not clearly stated in annual budget documents for voter approval. Prior to the non-transparent and … revenues by an average of $1.6 million annually for a three-year period. Adopted budgets that appropriated … million and $4.1 million, totaling more than $8.5 million for a three-year period. Key Recommendations Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/09/long-beach-city-school-district-financial-management-2023m-147State Agencies Bulletin No. 1718
… the maximum monthly excludable amount from gross income for qualified transportation fringe benefits. Qualified … that the employer owns or leases; or The employer pays for the parking; or The employer reimburses the employee for parking expenses. If an employer provides an employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1718-qualified-parking-benefitsMedicaid Program – Impact of Rejected Encounters on the Collection of Drug Rebates
… submit rebate invoices to drug manufacturers. Key Findings For the period from January 2018 through March 2023, we … system controls. We found that DOH does not have a process for performing detailed reviews of rejected encounter claim …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/23/medicaid-program-impact-rejected-encounters-collection-drug-rebatesAbout Unclaimed Funds
… by County and Region See how much money is unclaimed for residents of each New York county and region. Unclaimed … programs from the United States. Other Places to Search for Unclaimed Funds Avoid Unclaimed Money Scams Beware of … and offer to send you unclaimed money in exchange for a fee or the exchange of confidential personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/resources/about-unclaimed-fundsImproper Medicaid Payments During Permissible Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Coverage (Follow-Up)
… and Essential Plan coverage because DOH did not account for the Essential Plan as a liable third-party health … the problems identified in the initial audit report. For example, DOH deployed a new process in its claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/04/improper-medicaid-payments-during-permissible-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-planUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-108
… OSC’s automatic processing and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees … of the Laws of 2006 and various side letters provide for retroactive payments of the Senior Officer Series … 1/1/04 $1,000 3/25/04 Increased to $1,025 (based on 2.5% salary increase) 1/13/05 $1,700 4/7/05 Increased to $1,746 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-108-retroactive-senior-officer-series-differential-eligibleState Agencies Bulletin No. 1508
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the April 2016 Longevity Payment for Long-Term … Employees represented by the Public Employees’ Federation (PEF). Affected Employees Seasonal hourly employees of the … Payment for Long-Term Seasonal Employees is included as salary for retirement purposes and must be included in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1508-april-2016-public-employees-federation-pef-longevity-payment-long-termPermanent COLA
… 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 benefit. It is designed to address … you meet the requirements. Your first payment will be retroactive to your eligibility date. Once COLA payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/permanent-colaOpinion 93-30
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … 451 NYS2d 816; see Village of Walden v County of Orange , Supreme Court, Orange County, Slifkin, J., Nov. 12, 1980 affd … ; City of Poughkeepsie , supra ; County Law, §657-a). The case of Village of Walden , supra , specifically concerned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30Opinion 93-29
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Designation of (criteria for in villages) VILLAGE BOARD -- Powers and Duties (designation … official newspaper the only newspaper which is "published" in the village. The Village Law contains no provision …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-29Opinion 2001-1
… lawful compensation, pursuant to statutory authority, for services rendered (see, e.g., Local 456 v Town of Cortlandt , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Opinion 2000-21
… or towns and village or villages a joint fire district for the purposes hereinafter stated and in the manner … town or towns. This language suggests that, in order for a village to be included within a joint fire district, … 4 of Town Law §189-a, which establishes a procedure for extension of a joint fire district by "each town and … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21Financial Condition and Selected Expenses
… Franchise Agreement (Agreement), a percentage of Resorts’ Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) revenue is directed to NYRA for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/10/financial-condition-and-selected-expensesDiNapoli: MTA's Plan to Pull Trash Cans Didn't Make Stations Cleaner
… from subway stations saved work and possibly some money for the MTA," DiNapoli said. "It's not clear that it met … about this experiment is that it's inconclusive, except for the fact that riders have a harder time finding a trash … meant no overflowing trash or full trash bags lying around for customers to see or smell or attract rats. DiNapoli's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mtas-plan-pull-trash-cans-didnt-make-stations-cleanerDiNapoli Warns Federal Cuts to Health Care Could Hurt Millions of New Yorkers
… and some members of Congress could cut federal funding for those programs by billions of dollars and jeopardize health care coverage for many residents, according to a report released today by … individuals, or 46.3 percent, over the past decade, with increases in every county. In six counties – Dutchess, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-warns-federal-cuts-health-care-could-hurt-millions-new-yorkersFormer Head of Niagara Falls Housing Authority Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Funds; Son and Daughter-in-Law Also Convicted
… and Urban Development's Inspector General, and the FBI for their diligent work in the fight against public … support and charity-oriented philanthropic initiatives for residents in Niagara County. Allen and Fredia Cowart, on … October 1, 2013 for the duration of the school year. The salary associated with this appointment was $23 an hour. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/former-head-niagara-falls-housing-authority-pleads-guilty-stealing-government-funds-son-and-daughterDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Stronger Oversight of NYC’s Artificial Intelligence Programs
… New York City lacks needed guidelines and policies for agencies’ use of artificial intelligence (AI), leaving it … Executive Order 3 in January 2022, with responsibility for the oversight and governance of AI, which in the previous … the AMPO, many of the previous administration’s goals for creating guidelines for the fair and responsible use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-audit-recommends-stronger-oversight-nycs-artificial-intelligence-programsNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Writes to President Biden in Support of His Planned Veto of Anti-ESG Resolution
… of the New York Common Retirement Fund (Fund), which is the one of the largest public pension funds in the United States. The Fund is not subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act … What investors, including the Fund, increasingly recognize is that companies that commit resources to managing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-writes-president-biden-support-his-planned-veto-anti-esg-resolution