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Opinion 91-44
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … Whether a member of the board of fire commissioners of a fire district may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44DiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… in fiscal stress for local fiscal years ending (FYE) in 2024, up from 14 a year ago, with increases in each category … fiscal stress in FYE 2024 also received a designation in 2023. This includes the cities of Albany, Little Falls, and … designated in fiscal stress increased from 6.8% in FYE 2023 to 8.5% in 2024, it was still well below the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresVII.2.A Direct Journal Payment – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… by an agency that do not need to be applied to a customer AR Item, such as miscellaneous receipts. The process for … receipts that do not need to be applied to an AR Item. Omissions and corrections for Customer IDs cannot be … for Customer ID. A correcting entry can only be done on an AR Deposit using two sequences that net the deposit total to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii2a-direct-journal-paymentDiNapoli: Thruway Authority Needs Plan to Meet Future Costs
… the New York State Thruway Authority will continue to face fiscal challenges, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … that its current revenue structure may not be sufficient to cover ongoing and future capital needs. “The Thruway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-thruway-authority-needs-plan-meet-future-costsXII.8.G Payment Methods – XII. Expenditures
… payment in accordance with the pay terms and Scheduled Due date or Net Due date on the voucher. Two-day ACH is the … agency can request that OSC process a one-day ACH payment when the State has a business need for a next day payment. … processes and information exchanges that increase the risk of errors and require additional resources. Wire payments are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8g-payment-methodsDiNapoli: Pandemic Hit to Sales Tax Revenue Threatening Fiscal Health of Local Governments
… with many towns and villages, depend on these funds to pay for essential services and operations, revealing the … alone, our local governments don’t have the means to do this themselves. Direct aid from the federal government is … or 47.4 percent of all local sales tax revenue, although it only made up 8.7 percent of total city revenue. Excluding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-pandemic-hit-sales-tax-revenue-threatening-fiscal-health-local-governmentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… documented the results to help provide assurance that one professional service contract totaling approximately $382,000 … As a result, the district may not have received the best price for the goods and services it purchased. Town of … was to assess the Town of Danby’s progress as of May 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 43
… about important parts of the “Identifying Information” tab of a vendor record X.4.A Vendor Classifications Updated … section giving detail about important parts of the address tab of a vendor record X.4.C Contacts New section giving detail about important parts of the contacts tab of a vendor record X.4.D Location New section giving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/43-gfo-updates-supplier-prompt-payment-interest-and-moreState Agencies Bulletin No. 1675
… and collaborative efforts of agency Personnel/Payroll Officers and the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) in … to Form W-2 production, OSC and agency Personnel/Payroll Officers must reconcile Social Security Numbers and names in … a copy of the letter to the employee.) Agency payroll officers should retain a copy of each letter and any response …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1675-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1945
… PayServ. Agencies must enter a Job Action Request > Data Change, with Reason Code COR to request all changes to these … teams then review and enter these transactions. New Data Change Reason Code WCR has been created for use by agencies … Compensation leave rows on Job Data to streamline these change request transactions. Documenting Assault-Related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1945-process-changes-workers-compensation-leave-payservTitle I Grants to Local Educational Agencies – Federal Funding and New York
… Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), which amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), distributes federal funding to Local … Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 which amended the Elementary and Secondary Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/title-i-grants-local-educational-agenciesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Office of General Services – Capital Asset … Thomas P DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $3 million annually. In addition, department heads utilize worksheets to prepare budget estimates, which are then …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 702
… units in a fiscal year where the percentage increases for the bargaining units differ, the salary in the new … that was paid during the fiscal year minus the raise. For example: An employee is promoted on February 25, 2006 to … the raise. The next step is to apply the percentage for the promotion and the 3% raise that was in effect for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/702-recalculation-salary-when-there-movement-between-bargaining-unitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1933
… meet the eligibility criteria are affected: Administrative Services BU02 Operational Services BU03 Institutional Services BU04 Division of Military and Naval Affairs BU47 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1933-october-2021-civil-service-employees-association-csea-longevity-lumpComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… 50,000 state contracts, visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller DiNapoli to promote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Proposed Budget Holds the Line on Spending, Gives Executive Wider Discretion
… issues. These are easily accessible on his transparency website called Open Book New York. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-proposed-budget-holds-line-spending-gives-executive-wider-discretionOpinion 90-48
… -- Lowest Responsible Bidder (criteria and procedure for determining responsibility) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- … the bus company has an office and outdoor parking facility near the homes of certain residents of the school district. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-48Opinion 93-33
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … LAW, §60(a): A publication entered as second-class matter at a post-office located outside the boundaries of a school … in a publication which is entered as second-class matter at a post office located outside the boundaries of the school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33Disability Retirement – When Employees Retire
… reports from the member’s physicians, hospital records, accident reports and other pertinent documentation. We may … of duties performed; Workers’ compensation documents and accident reports for all on-duty incidents; and Time records … or records that pertain to a disability application, accident(s) alleged to have been sustained, and particularly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/disability-retirement