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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1858.1
… of April 19, 2021 will have stop payments processed, the funds will be escheated and sent to the Office of Unclaimed Funds, (OUF) on April 21, 2021. Agency Actions … to the OUF on April 21, 2021. Employees can visit the Unclaimed Funds - Search for Lost Money website to search …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18581-outreach-escheatment-2019-uncashed-payroll-checksState Agencies Bulletin No. 1080
… March in order to allow time for OSC to conduct a review of employee records and confirm that refunds were not previously issued to the employees during the period of inactivity. OSC Actions OSC will process the refunds in … as undeliverable should be forwarded to the NYS Department of Tax and Finance, Division of Treasury, per the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1080-final-refunds-deduction-code-101-bondsHyde Park Central School District – Financial Management Practices (2012M-172)
… The Hyde Park Central School District is located in Dutchess County and has approximately 3,800 students and … corrective action to address the excessive fund balance in the general fund. In addition, the Board did not receive timely financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/01/25/hyde-park-central-school-district-financial-management-practices-2012mOpinion 88-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … SERVICES LAW, §371; STATE CONSTITUTION, ART VIII, §1: A county may determine that appropriate refreshments served to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-4City of Lockport – Budget Review (B23-1-7)
… [read complete report – pdf] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2024. Background Chapter 332 of the Laws of 2014, as amended by Chapter 147 of the Laws of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/03/city-lockport-budget-review-b23-1-7NYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for SFY 2026-27
… today announced employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) for State … System (ERS) and from 33.7% to 36.5% of payroll for the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS). NYSLRS is made up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-sfy-2026-27DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for December
… his office reviewed 2,193 contracts valued at $9.8 billion and approved more than 2.3 million payments worth $11 billion … to assist 245,000 low-income New Yorkers with home heating or heat-related emergencies. Approved $2.6 million for 44,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli: Two Arrested for Stealing More Than $200,000 From 86-Year-Old State Pensioner
… man and pensioner to live in squalid conditions. Thanks to my partnership with Rensselaer DA Donnelly, the State Police, … victim to become his live-in caregivers. The victim, whose wife had died many years before and had no other direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-two-arrested-stealing-more-200000-86-year-old-state-pensionerComptroller DiNapoli Releases Annual Review of MTA Finances
… plan projects budget gaps that grow from $392 million in 2020 to nearly $1.6 billion in 2023. These estimates, however, already assume successful … the gaps are much larger, growing from $705 million in 2020 to $1.9 billion by 2023. Although not as large as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-annual-review-mta-financesOpinion 92-52
… operate and manage a water supply and distribution system to serve the Water Authority of Great Neck North … and maintenance of a water supply and distribution system by the authority for any municipality having power to construct and develop a water supply and distribution system, upon such terms and conditions as shall be determined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-52State Contract and Payment Actions in November
… In November, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,384 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $25.5 billion and approved … Comptroller’s auditors also recovered more than $278,000 from vendors owing debts to the state, and held payments of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-novemberState Contract and Payment Actions in March
… is available at Open Book New York . DiNapoli’s Contracts by the Numbers search tool allows users to perform more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-marchState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… Entrepreneurs & Innovators in Upstate New York (GENIUS NY) program. $4.3 million to the Research Foundation for the … tribal-state compact payments to the cities of Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Salamanca, and to the counties of Allegany, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberOpinion 88-6
… although benefits under the plan vest immediately and in full, they are not payable until the "normal retirement age" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6DiNapoli Report Finds Big Five School Districts' Use of Pandemic Aid Reflects Different Priorities
… New York’s five largest school districts received $8.6 billion in federal pandemic … report on their progress to allow policy makers and the public to assess the effectiveness of the funding decisions … Big Five districts reviewed (Buffalo) has provided regular public updates on the status of those measures at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-report-finds-big-five-school-districts-use-pandemic-aid-reflects-different-prioritiesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1924
… Police BU18 Division of Military and Naval Affairs BU46 Public Employment Relations Board BU66 Tug Hill Commission …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1924-april-2020-managementconfidential-mc-retroactive-2-salary-increaseSaratoga County Industrial Development Agency – Project Monitoring and Grant and Loan Program (2015M-85)
Saratoga County Industrial Development Agency Project Monitoring and Grant and Loan Program 2015M85
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/10/02/saratoga-county-industrial-development-agency-projectAccounts Payable Advisory No. 47
… Subject : New dollar threshold requirements for the use of a purchase order (PO) and the procurement card … are effective April 1, 2018. Reference : Guide to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter XI-A, Section 3 – … check, electronic payment (ACH) or with the PCard. It is a best practice for agencies to use POs for all planned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/47-purchase-orders-and-procurement-card-usePatchogue-Medford Union Free School District – Budget Review (B17-7-2)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the District's proposed budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year … The Patchogue-Medford Union Free School, located in Suffolk County, is authorized to issue debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $6 million to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/03/09/patchogue-medford-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b17-7-2Town of Shawangunk - Sewer District Charges (2018M-122)
… State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) for sewer services. Key Findings The Town: Did not have a written agreement or basis for rates charged to DOCCS for sewer services. Charged sewer district (District) … $2.1 million more than the total expenditures. Charges to DOCCS alone exceeded expenditures by $1.4 million. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/11/22/town-shawangunk-sewer-district-charges-2018m-122