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Opinion 2000-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … and Ice Removal and Road Repair Reserve Fund (transfer of moneys from the highway fund to) -- Highway Fund (transfer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-5VII.9 Overview – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… costs refer to those disbursements incurred by the State for the benefit of its employees and includes the costs to the State, as an employer, for Retirement plans, Social Security, Health Insurance, … etc.) costs. Statutory Authority Statutory authority for assessing, collecting and making payments from funds of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii9-overviewVII.9 Fringe Benefits and Indirect Costs – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… costs refer to those disbursements incurred by the State for the benefit of its employees and includes the costs to the State, as an employer, for Retirement plans, Social Security, Health Insurance, … etc.) costs. Statutory Authority Statutory authority for assessing, collecting and making payments from funds of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii9-fringe-benefits-and-indirect-costsApproved State Contracts and Payments
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,722 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.39 … Conservation $1.5 million with Land Remediation Inc. for environmental remediation at Glenmere Lake Property, … County. Gaming Commission $1.3 million with Truview BSI for underage sales benchmarking. Department of Health $154.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-006
… Training, Agency File Interface Testing, and Project Go Live. Effective Dates All timelines contained in this … File Interface Testing: December, 7 – 18, 2020 Project Go-Live: February 10, 2021 at Noon Agency Training and Testing … 18, 2020, during Agency Testing and Training. Project Go Live PayServ will be unavailable from noon February 10 – 15, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-006-payroll-improvement-project-agency-timelineOperational Advisory No. 29
… that are returned and/or need to be reissued. The reason for these changes is to increase efficiencies and reduce the time required for agencies, The Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) Treasury and OSC to process stop payment requests for checks. Effective July 1, 2025 , the following changes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/29-gfo-updates-reissuing-or-cancelling-refund-vendor-employee-expense-or-sspDiNapoli Op Ed in Times Union
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on the need for tougher oversight of governments use of Artificial … inventory of AI systems. The law also includes protections for employees. The state has also recently updated its AI … of AI. The lack of central oversight, inadequate guidance for agencies, the absence of an AI inventory and insufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-op-ed-times-unionXV.4.A Reconciling Prior Fiscal Year Credit Card Charges – XV. End of Year
… For current End of Fiscal Year (FYE) deadlines and notices, … fiscal year. When charges are not properly accounted for prior to FYE, SFS must move the charges from one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv4a-reconciling-prior-fiscal-year-credit-card-chargesKiryas Joel Village Union Free School District – Network User Account and Shared Network Folder Access (2023M-64)
… shared and service network user accounts which account for 11 percent of the District’s enabled accounts. The … needed and periodically check all network user accounts for necessity. Conduct a comprehensive data inventory and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/01/kiryas-joel-village-union-free-school-district-network-user-account-andDiNapoli: State Must Consider Pros and Cons of Gaming Revenues, Problem Gambling
… a report today on the industry in the state that calls for improvements in finding an appropriate balance between … “The lottery generates billions of dollars each year for New York,” DiNapoli said. “While numbers are down this … Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019-20. The state generates revenue for its budget and for localities through traditional lottery …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-state-must-consider-pros-and-cons-gaming-revenues-problem-gamblingDiNapoli: Albany Woman Pleads Guilty: Second Defendant Indicted for Stealing More than $230,000 from Elderly Pensioner
… from an elderly victim. “Forcing an elderly man to live in squalor in order to take advantage of him and steal … allegedly schemed to convince the victim to become his live-in caregivers . The victim, whose wife had died years … theft, the defendants’ actions caused the victim to live in deplorable conditions: the toilet and shower in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-albany-woman-pleads-guilty-second-defendant-indicted-stealing-more-230000-elderly-pensionerTravel Advisory No. 4
… expected to coincide with the SFS Summer Release scheduled for Monday, August 21, 2017. To prepare for implementation, all expense reports submitted for approval must be paid by August 18, 2017. Expense reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/4-expense-report-mandatory-header-fieldsXII.5.A Selecting the Appropriate Voucher Style – XII. Expenditures
… of Use Additional Information Regular Voucher Used for entering vouchers for payment against both purchase order and non-purchase order procurements. Also used for processing debit memo vouchers. Most commonly used …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5a-selecting-appropriate-voucher-styleParticipation in the Program – Contribution Stabilization Program
… year billing cycle following the fiscal year of approval. For example, if you withdraw in fiscal year 2024 (April 1, … the normal rate (not the graded rate) in fiscal year 2025 (for your bill that will be due in February 2025). Beginning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/participation-programOpinion 90-43
… accidental death benefit to be paid by municipalities with respect to police officers who were not members of a … where the deceased member's spouse predeceases him. With respect to the remainder of your inquiry, we note that … construed to imply that the statute of limitations has run with respect to any of the beneficiaries in question. While …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-43XIV.3.C Distribution of STIP Investment Earnings – XIV. Special Procedures
… or are appropriated.” Temporary Loans and Agency Requests for Interest Earnings Each year the Enacted Budget includes new authorization for temporary loans in specific funds listed in Article VII … requested by the state department or division responsible for such fund/account within thirty days of the beginning of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv3c-distribution-stip-investment-earningsState Contract and Payment Actions in June
… of Agriculture and Markets $1.1 million to Cayuga County Soil & Water Conservation District for nonpoint source … Inc. for replacement of the Kosciuszko Bridge in Kings County. $8.1 million to Skanska Koch, Inc. to … Construction Co., LLC for reconstruction of the I-81 and NY 17 Interchange in Broome County. $1.9 million to Tully …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneOpinion 90-22
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … against the interest earned to compensate itself for the cost of services performed in investing moneys of a third …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-22Opinion 89-22
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … AND HIGHWAYS -- Traffic Signals (responsibility of towns to install and maintain) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (responsibility to install traffic signals) TOWN LAW, §64(16); VEHICLE AND …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22State Contract and Payment Actions in October
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,525 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $2.87 … $3.8 million with Streamline Healthcare Solutions, Inc. for an electronic health records system for state-operated addiction treatment centers. Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-october