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Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Remains Strong in 2019 Due to Robust Second Half

Local sales tax collections in New York State totaled $18.3 billion in 2019 for a year-over-year increase of 4.7 percent.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/growth-in-local-sales-tax-collections-second-half-2019.pdf

Partial Lump Sum (PLS) Payment at Retirement — For Eligible NYSLRS Members

… What is a Partial Lump Sum (PLS) Payment? A Partial Lump Sum (PLS) distribution is a single payment equal to a percentage of the value of your pension benefit at retirement. The payment amount depends on your eligibility and the percentage … a percentage of their retirement benefit in a single payment …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/partial-lump-sum-payment

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1277

… 2007 03/29/07 04/05/07 2008 03/27/08 04/03/08 2009 03/26/09 04/02/09 2010 03/25/10 04/01/10 Check Dates … (UUP) includes retroactive general salary increases for members of the State University Professional Services … After agency processing for Administration Pay Period 15L is complete, OSC will automatically insert rows on the Job …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1277-retroactive-general-salary-increases-psnu-employees-lifeguard-titles

Opinion 2001-9

… county and either a local chamber of commerce or an empire zone corporation, if he serves, in a "shared capacity," as … contracting entities. We are informed that both the empire zone corporation and the chamber of commerce are … express or implied ..." (General Municipal Law §800[2]). "Interest" is defined in section 800(3) as a "direct or …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-9

DiNapoli: MTA Faces Worst Financial Crisis in History

… the July Plan does not reflect this. It has not detailed how it will achieve this reduction. Also not reflected in the MTA’s July Plan are details on how it will achieve the $2.2 billion in cost reductions it … for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-worst-financial-crisis-history

Oversight of Resident Care-Related Medical Equipment in Nursing Homes

… the Department of Health's monitoring and inspection of nursing homes is sufficient to determine if nursing homes perform comprehensive inspections, testing, and … Background The Department of Health (Department) oversees nursing homes in New York State through its Division of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/19/oversight-resident-care-related-medical-equipment-nursing-homes

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-575

… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the December 2016 minimum wage increases for hourly … from Carmelo Batista, Jr. authorizing implementation of an increase to minimum wage in December for years 2016, … This bulletin informs agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the December 2016 minimum …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-575-minimum-wage-increase-hourly-employees-classified-staff

Comptroller DiNapoli And A.G Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas By Former Met Council Directors For Stealing $9M In Kickback Scheme

… area with social, economic, housing, food and emergency financial assistance as well as anti-family violence … kickbacks to Cohen and Herb Friedman, Met Council's chief financial officer. Ross previously pleaded guilty to Grand … Assistant Attorney General Milton Yu and Investigative Analyst II Paul Strocko of the Criminal Enforcement and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-former-met-council-directors-stealing

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2038

… 2022 increases to Command Payment (Earnings Code COM), and Premium Overtime (Earnings Code PRO), OSC’s manual … Pay (Earnings Code AMP), Command Payment (Earnings Code COM), and Premium Overtime (Earnings Code PRO), these … Effective Dates: The increases to Earnings Codes AMP, COM and PRO will be paid using the following effective dates …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2038-agency-police-services-unit-apsu-retroactive-increases-command-payment

DiNapoli Honors Community Leaders During Lunar New Year Celebration

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli hosted a reception in celebration of Lunar New Year on Thurs., Jan. 30 in Brooklyn, New York. Photos of the event, including the individuals and … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli hosted a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-honors-community-leaders-during-lunar-new-year-celebration

DiNapoli Report Examines Troubling Child Poverty Trends

… the state, including a child poverty rate that is one of the worst in the nation and alarmingly high in some cities. “A staggering number of children live in poverty in New York,” DiNapoli said. … government have the solutions to lift more children out of poverty, and we should act with urgency to use them.” …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-report-examines-troubling-child-poverty-trends

Selected Management and Operations Practices

… Executive Summary The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is a public authority created in 1931 … of New York signed into law the ReCharge New York (RNY) power program as part of Chapter 60 (part CC) of the Laws of … disposals. Key Findings NYPA sold scrap metal and plant equipment (valued at over $900,000) from two locations …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/01/selected-management-and-operations-practices

Opinion 90-23

… "to the extent that such outstanding indebtedness together with other indebtedness initially contracted therefor from …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits

… cooperative developments with approximately 47,000 total apartments in NYC. Apartments in Mitchell-Lama developments tend to be desirable … consequently, the waiting lists for many of these apartments can be quite lengthy. To ensure efficient turnover …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits

DiNapoli: New York May Be Paying Medicaid Premiums for People Living Out-of-State

… started. DOH did not start reviews of the NYSOH PARIS match results until two years later, in October 2019. The … for NYSOH-enrolled members who were identified on a PARIS match but were not reviewed by DOH to confirm residency … closed the eligibility of members identified by the PARIS match, DOH and the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-new-york-may-be-paying-medicaid-premiums-people-living-out-state

Compliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (Follow-Up)

… to schools on how to report incidents; improved its site visit processes to help enhance school safety and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/compliance-safe-schools-against-violence-education-act-follow

Determination of Residency for Tuition Purposes

… that campuses are making accurate residency determinations for students and thus charging the correct tuition rates. The … staff. Of the 64 institutions, 28 offer graduate programs. For fiscal year 2020-21, SUNY had an overall budget of $11.9 … As stated in SUNY Policy 7810: Residency, Establishment of for Tuition Purposes (Residency Policy), each campus is …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/26/determination-residency-tuition-purposes

Overview – Career Plan

… of credited service and your final average salary (FAS). For Tier 1, 2, 3 and 5 members, FAS is the average of the … months of service when your earnings were highest. For Tier 6 members, it is the average of your highest 60 … in the FAS;* Holiday pay; Noncompensatory overtime earned for each year in the FAS period;* and Longevity payment …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/overview