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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… clear written guidance. Town officials procured diesel and gasoline fuel totaling $117,720 without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… years 2014, 2015, and 2016. The employee's official station was New York City, and all of his assignments were within 35 miles of his official station. According to state regulations, employees are not in travel status when their work locations are within 35 miles of their official station. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Wall Street 2022 Bonuses Fell 26% From Previous Year, Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
… Wall Street’s 2022 average bonus paid to securities employees … fear of a recession led to significantly less profits on Wall Street after a record year in 2021. As a result, bonuses … revenue, as anticipated by New York state and the city. “Wall Street’s cash bonuses were expected to fall as several …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-wall-street-2022-bonuses-fell-26-previous-year-return-pre-pandemic-levelsOpinion 89-50
… town is authorized to make payments to the volunteer fire company in addition to the annual sum specified in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… according to State Department of Health data. In Nassau, Suffolk and Putnam counties, increases were over 6 percent, … 224 6.1% Seneca 8,056 211 2.7% Steuben 25,232 870 3.6% Suffolk 325,160 18,959 6.2% Sullivan 26,914 1,154 4.5% Tioga … Rensselaer 14,610 655 4.7% Rockland 45,180 4,592 11.3% St. Lawrence 13,714 414 3.1% Saratoga 14,133 1,408 11.1% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-august-5-2020DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Executive Budget
… picture but also weakens checks and balances over the use of public dollars, according to a report released today by … Washington, questions over state tax revenues and billions of dollars in out-year gaps pose significant threats," DiNapoli said. "At a time of difficult financial challenges, transparency, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-releases-analysis-executive-budgetDiNapoli: Former Assemblyman William Scarborough Sentenced On Fraud and Theft Convictions
… Andrew W. Vale of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albany Division. Senior United States District Judge Thomas … payments when they spend time in, and travel to and from, Albany. Scarborough falsely claimed, and received, per diem payments for days that he was not in Albany or in transit to or from the city. U.S. Attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-former-assemblyman-william-scarborough-sentenced-fraud-and-theft-convictionsOpinion 90-34
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Recipients (emergency rescue and first aid squads) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-b(1); INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: An emergency rescue and first … fire department is not entitled to receive foreign fire insurance tax moneys unless authorized by a special law. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34Opinion 88-7
… debt service need not be paid from the assessments. 4 Opns St Comp, 1948, p 315 superseded. You ask whether 4 Opns St Comp, 1948, p 315 (File No. 3046) reflects the current … balance of an appropriation." We note that 4 Opns St Comp, 1948, p 315 failed to consider that Local Finance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-7Changes in Federal Policies Pose Significant Risks for New York City's Budget
… 2021 projects budget gaps of $3.2 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2019, $2.3 billion in FY 2020 and $1.6 billion in FY 2021. … the health insurance mandate under the Affordable Care Act, which could increase the number of uninsured people and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/changes-federal-policies-pose-significant-risks-new-york-citys-budgetOpinion 92-5
… CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (granting of license or concession for fair and adequate consideration) REAL PROPERTY -- License (authority of school district to grant) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (authority to grant license) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1: There is no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-5Opinion 98-20
… the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment to) FIRE … of minimum service requirement for appointment to fire police squad) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-c; TOWN LAW, … otherwise qualified individual may be assigned to a fire police squad immediately upon becoming a member of a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20The Survivor’s Benefit Program for New York State Management / Confidential Employees
… the Survivor’s Benefit Program. (Return to Top) Does divorce affect my beneficiary designation? If you are … the survivor’s benefit, are automatically revoked when a divorce, annulment or judicial separation becomes final, … (DRO) specify otherwise. For more information about how divorce may affect retirement benefits, visit our Divorce and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/survivors-benefit-program-nys-management-confidential-employeesCaucus 2026: Important Information for New Yorkers
… Impact: New York State Farming and Agriculture, January 2026 Federal Impact: Higher Education, October 2025 Tax … Incidents and Bullying in New York Schools, February 2026 School Districts: Lead in Water: Testing and Reporting, … Childcare Services for Children Under Five, January 2026 The Cost of Living in NYC: Food, April 2025 Older Adults …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/caucus2026State Agencies Bulletin No. 2167
… W-2 are affected. Background: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement … of SUNY, CUNY and the NYS Education Department. * IRS Publication 590-A - Individual Retirement Arrangements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2167-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2023State Agencies Bulletin No. 2243.2
… report , Payroll Check Notification, includes information for SFS Checks issued due to stopped/reissued payroll checks, … instances where OSC is holding funds but no correct AC230 worksheet has been received. The Days Late column (column G) indicates the number of days the AC230 worksheet remain outstanding. Instances with AC230s more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/22432-revised-new-payroll-check-notification-reportState Agencies Bulletin No. 2276
… W-2 are affected. Background: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement … of SUNY, CUNY and the NYS Education Department. * IRS Publication 590-A - Individual Retirement Arrangements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2276-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2024Artificial Intelligence Governance
… Objective To assess New York City’s progress in establishing an appropriate governance structure over the … Program AI-powered tools have an increasingly vital role in industry operations, including agriculture, health care … children who are most likely to experience future harm in order to prioritize cases for quality assurance review. To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/16/artificial-intelligence-governanceState Agencies Bulletin No. 2143
… provide agency instructions for processing the 2023 CSEA Tool Allowance Payment. Affected Employees: Employees in the … employees required by the State to provide a personal tool inventory for use in the performance of their jobs shall … of Employee Relations (OER) authorizes the 2023 CSEA Tool Allowance payment for the period of 04/01/2022 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2143-2023-csea-tool-allowance-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 2244
… Statewide Financial System chart field: SFS Business Unit Dept. Value Program Value Fund Value Acct Code Budget … For Employees in Payroll Pool Code 50101 SFS Business Unit Dept. Value Program Value Fund Value Object Code Budget … in All Other Payroll Pool Codes SFS Business Unit Dept. Value Program Value Fund Value Object Code Budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2244-2024-csea-tool-allowance-payment