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Opinion 95-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … DISTRICTS -- Central High School Districts (apportionment of expenses among school districts included therein) WORDS … to be used for the apportionment required by section 1908 of the Education Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-16Awarding and Oversight of Statewide Interoperable Communications Grants
… Purpose To determine if the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services awarded contracts to entities that met eligibility requirements and if the Division provided adequate oversight of the … Grant awards to ensure grant funds were allocated and spent for intended purposes. This audit covered the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/18/awarding-and-oversight-statewide-interoperable-communications-grantsDiNapoli: NYC FY 2025 Budget Balanced With Strong Revenues and Cost Savings
… for the next fiscal year, helping the city balance its FY 2025 executive budget, according to a report released today … average of more than $200 million annually beginning in FY 2025. New York City has generated substantial savings from … net savings of $2.6 billion in FY 2024, $2.3 billion in FY 2025, and an average of nearly $2.2 billion in the out-years, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-fy-2025-budget-balanced-strong-revenues-and-cost-savingsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-362
… of OSC’s automatic processing of the July 2024 Increase to Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay and provide instructions for payments … of New York and UUP, provides for a July 2024 increase in Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay. Effective Dates: … of OSCs automatic processing of the July 2024 Increase to Location Pay and Location MidHudson Pay and provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-362-july-2024-increase-location-pay-and-location-mid-hudsonArea #7 – Access Controls – Information Technology Governance
… access controls is determining what level and type of protection is appropriate for various resources (e.g., … and who needs access to those resources. The objectives of limiting access are to help ensure: Outsiders (e.g., … is effective. You should periodically compare the list of current active employees (i.e., employee master list) to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-7-access-controlsFare Evasion (Follow-Up)
… and Connecticut. The MTA has two agencies that provide bus and subway service within New York City: New York City Transit (Transit) and MTA Bus. Transit is responsible for operating the subways and the … Service (SBS) passengers pay their fare before boarding at ticket purchase machines located at SBS bus stops. Transit’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/22/fare-evasion-followPension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… in the member’s pension. If the DRO does not explicitly state which party pays the additional cost of a pop-up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/pension-payment-option-electionUpdate Your Contact Information
… have an email address on file, please provide it so we can contact you quickly with important information, such as a … after you retire, not a work address. Note: Updating your contact information with your employer or changing your … 1099-R Tax Forms . Use Retirement Online to Update Your Contact Information Retirement Online is the fast and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/update-your-contact-informationConferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… Law 5 authorizes local governments and school districts to pay for the actual and necessary expenses of travel, meals, … not be used to pay for expenses incurred for non-employee travelers. Likewise, any increase in room rates due to an … monitor the status of all cash advances and ensure that travelers promptly account for their advances. 5 General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesSelected Performance Measures
… (Transit [consisting of Transit Subways and Transit Bus]), and MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus). (The latter four are the focus of this … to include in ridership for weekly and monthly commutation ticket holders. Commutation tickets were about 60 percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/06/selected-performance-measuresOversight of Waste Tire Site Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees
… Environmental Conservation (DEC) is adequately monitoring and timely abating waste tire sites and whether the waste tire fee collections are being used … of Environmental Conservation is adequately monitoring and timely abating waste tire sites and whether the waste …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/29/oversight-waste-tire-site-cleanup-and-use-waste-tire-feesXII.5.L Entering Appropriate Detail in the Invoice Line Fields – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES Business Units must use the Invoice Lines section of the voucher in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) to record as much information as possible about the goods or services … Business Units must use the Invoice Lines section of the voucher in the Statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5l-entering-appropriate-detail-invoice-line-fieldsSocial Media Use Policy
… Information (photos, videos, messages, etc.) you share with or post to our sites may be used by the owners of the … origin, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex (including gender identity or expression), disability, … that advertises products or services, or spam accounts with irrelevant information. If you have any questions about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/social-media-use-policyCUNY Bulletin No. CU-571
… and automatic processing and to provide agencies with the procedures for reporting certain salary increases. … and 4/20/16. Increases will be applied in accordance with the eligibility criteria set by the CUNY University … Report Available Prior to Processing OSC will provide CUNY with a list of employees who will not be processed. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-571-2012-2016-psc-adjunct-retroactive-general-salary-increasesOpinion 91-36
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands (use of … readily accessible to the subdivisions from which the park land fees were received. The agreement must include … inconsistent therewith. We have been asked whether park land fees imposed upon subdividers by a newly incorporated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-36Opinion 91-20
… those services provided by the emergency rescue and first aid squads of the fire companies serving the fire … those services provided by the emergency rescue and first aid squads of the fire companies serving the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-20Opinion 2002-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses … for open space preservation); (referendum requirements in connection with establishment for acquisition of … for open space preservation); (investment of monies held in) -- Deposits and Investments (of monies in capital reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Opinion 91-53
… (additional compensation for chairman of board of assessors) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation … (4) The town board may direct the chairman of the board of assessors to coordinate the town's re-evaluation project as … special district; and whether the chairman of the board of assessors may be paid an additional salary to act as "project …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-53Opinion 91-9
… Law) SECOND CLASS CITIES LAW, §§4, 75; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §23(2)(f): A city of the second class has implied … expenditures for the next ensuing fiscal year ...". The Appellate Division held that both items were legal and … an illegal purpose. (5 NYS2d at 314). In affirming the Appellate Division's decision, the Court of Appeals noted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-9Opinion 91-7
… squad) -- Fire Districts (when fire district may contract for emergency and general service) FIRE DISTRICTS -- … MUNICIPAL LAW, §122-b; TOWN LAW, §§190, 198(10-f), 209: A town may contract for an emergency medical service, a … protection within the second fire protection district. You state that this fire company does not operate an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7