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2024 Corporate Governance Stewardship Report
Our Corporate Governance Program works to help protect the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s long-term value by exercising prudent stewardship of our portfolio by engaging with the public companies we invest in on key environmental, social, and governance issues that have a financial impact.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/2024-corporate-governance-stewardship-report.pdf2025 Corporate Governance Stewardship Report
Our Corporate Governance Program works to help protect the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s long-term value by exercising prudent stewardship of our portfolio by engaging with the public companies we invest in on key environmental, social, and governance issues that have a financial impact.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/2025-stewardship-priorities.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 1443
… Purpose To explain how OSC will process Social Security and Medicare refunds for employees whose refunds were not … employees who did not receive refunds of Social Security and Medicare taxes, or received a portion of such refunds due … be paid in the Institution check dated December 24, 2015 and Administration check dated December 30, 2015 OSC Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1443-end-year-refund-social-security-and-medicare-taxes-withheld-whileState Agencies Bulletin No. 1495
… April 2016 PEF LLS payment for newly eligible employees and to provide instructions for payments not processed … Employees Employees in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Unit – BU 05 with an Increment Code of … the 2015-2016 Agreement between the State of New York and the Public Employees Federation (PEF), these employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1495-april-2016-public-employees-federation-pef-longevity-lump-sum-llsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1384
… addition of new queries due to the PayServ COA conversion and the impact to the current queries used for accounting … data. Affected Employees The accounting, reporting and payroll distribution data for all employees paid through … agencies will be able to compare data across PayServ and SFS, allowing for easier reconciliation of payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1384-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financialOpinion 2002-15
… discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Town Charges (street lighting and maintenance of town hall as townwide … and Duties (maintenance of town hall as townwide charge); (street lighting as townwide charge) TOWN LAW §§64(3), (19), … HIGHWAY LAW §327: Real property taxes for the cost of street lighting within a town pursuant to Town Law §64(19) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15Opinion 97-3
… the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Interest and Penalties (authority to waive) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, … Tax Law does not authorize a village to waive interest and penalties on taxes which became a lien prior to January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 97-14
… FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (furniture and trophy case) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless … expenditures to purchase furniture for a recreation room and a trophy case for a meeting room for department use. You … a trophy case in the department's meeting room, and to pay for furniture for the department's recreation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14Opinion 91-51
… County sewer districts are governed generally by article 5-A of the County Law. The cost of establishing and … 14-F of the General Municipal Law (see County Law, §266[1][b]). Costs of a county sewer district raised on a benefit … municipal corporation (see, e.g., General Municipal Law, §6-c[7]). The limitation could be interpreted to encompass …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51Opinion 2001-13
… to political subdivisions (see, e.g., People v Grant , 306 NY 258, 260). Further, when there is a general delegation of … things, regulating the use of streets and highways by motor vehicles and, in certain instances, authorizes towns to … rule or regulation requiring from any owner of a motor vehicle or motorcycle, or from any operator or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13State Agencies Bulletin No. 856
… of the Over 40 Comp Time II program negotiated with CSEA, PEF and RRSU, employees are permitted in October of each year … letters issued in conjunction with the 2007-2011 CSEA, PEF and RRSU agreements. GOER Memo 2008-16 to agency … Over 40 Compensatory Time II Cash Out payments for CSEA, PEF and RRSU employees. Earn codes D40 and DH4 are available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/856-2008-csea-pef-and-rrsu-over-40-compensatory-time-ii-cash-outState Agencies Bulletin No. 708
… Affected Employees Merit step eligible employees in Bargaining Units 05 and 67 Effective Date(s) Payment will be processed in Pay Period 1L, paychecks dated April 26, 2007 … , 21P or CAL will receive the initial Merit Step payment in April 2007. Employees who become eligible in the future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/708-public-employees-federation-pef-and-rent-regulation-services-unit-rrsuMedicaid Audits Find More Than $500 Million in Waste
… a total of $513 million in improper Medicaid payments and untapped revenue opportunities over a four-year period, … questionable transactions that will require further review and actions to prevent overpayments or recover costs. … important program, insuring nearly 6.4 million New Yorkers and enabling them to access health care that would otherwise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/medicaid-audits-find-more-500-million-wasteOpinion 88-32
… the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (authority to publish names, office addresses and phone numbers of town officials) TOWN LAW, §§30, 116(13): … public of the name, office, address, office phone number, and office hours of the town clerk. You have asked whether it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-32Passenger Vehicle Fleet Management
… Purpose To determine what steps the Office of General Services (OGS) has taken to manage the State’s passenger vehicle fleet, and to … To determine what steps the Office of General Services OGS has taken to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/17/passenger-vehicle-fleet-managementControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has adequate controls over the cash advance accounts it oversees to ensure the money is properly accounted for and used for … To determine whether the Office of Children and Family …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/15/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-325
… Differential Payment (SLED). Affected Employees: Employees in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility … annual Security and Law Enforcement Differential payment in the amount of $825. In addition, consistent with prior practice, when a CSEA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-325-april-2023-unified-court-system-ucs-security-and-lawState Agencies Bulletin No. 2095
… dues increase for employees represented by Council 82 in Bargaining Units 61 and 91. Affected Employees Members of Council 82 in Bargaining Units 61 and 91 are affected. Effective … the New York State Law Enforcement Officers Union, Council 82, OSC will automatically increase the biweekly deductions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2095-council-82-dues-increaseComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Town of Deerpark , City of Newburgh and Rockland County . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … provide the board with adequate monthly financial reports. In addition, the board did not have adequate procedures for … Consequently, the board did not audit and approve claims in accordance with town law for 20 of the 100 check …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0CUNY Bulletin No. CU-752
… OSC’s automatic processing of the January 2023 Increments and provide instructions for payments not processed … Employees Employees in Bargaining Units CB, T8, TC, and GA who meet the eligibility criteria are affected. … Education Law, yearly increments are to be paid in January and July for all eligible Professional Staff Congress (PSC) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-752-january-2023-city-university-new-york-cuny-increments