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Selected M/WBE Purchases by Various Facilities
… Purpose To determine whether Department purchases from one vendor, … by management and ESDC officials. Key Recommendations How does the use of M/WBE firms as brokers for transactions … brokers be required to add value to a transaction and how could that value be quantified or measured? Other Related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/07/selected-mwbe-purchases-various-facilitiesProperty Tax Freeze Credit
… objective of our examination was to determine whether the Property Tax Freeze Credit (PTF Credit) payments approved by … were appropriate and processed in accordance with New York State Tax Law. Background The PTF Credit is intended to reimburse qualified New York State homeowners for increases in local property taxes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/22/property-tax-freeze-creditOpinion 89-43
… by an appointive office. Town Law, §174(2) provides for the election of a fire district treasurer for a term of three years. While the office of treasurer, … we note that Town Law, §176(2-a) sets forth a procedure for the conversion of the office of treasurer into an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-43Focus on Identity Theft
… important issue. IDENTITY THEFT REPORTS INCREASED 200% in New York State between 2019 and 2021. (Source: Federal … browser location field. Don’t click on links received in unsolicited email. Resources Federal Resources Federal … General: Prosecutes individuals and businesses engaged in fraudulent trade practices and provides information to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/focus-identity-theftCompliance With Payment Card Industry Standards
… standards. Key Recommendations To Central Office: Develop strategies to enhance compliance with PCI DSS and improve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/13/compliance-payment-card-industry-standardsSelected Aspects of Parking Violations Operations to Collect Fines and Fees
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Finance … Ensure STARS properly accounts for all the summonses that have been written off and entered into judgment. Communicate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/04/selected-aspects-parking-violations-operations-collect-fines-and-feesNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Pension Fund's Ranking as Top U.S. Investor Battling Climate Risk
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following … Asset Owners Disclosure Project named the New York State Common Retirement Fund as the number one U.S. pension fund, and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-pension-funds-ranking-top-us-investor-battling-climate-riskCity of Amsterdam – Budget Review (B25-5-5)
… property taxes that will be owed to local governments and school districts for properties that the City owns outside of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/05/15/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b25-5-5State Agencies Bulletin No. 2357
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the July 2025 Increase to Hazard Duty Pay. Affected Employees: Employees designated … (OER) and Division of Budget (DOB) approved an increase to Hazard Pay for M/C employees effective July 2025 who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2357-july-2025-increase-hazard-duty-pay-employees-designatedAre You Vested? And What It Means
… do not have to fill out any paperwork to become vested. Tier 1, 2, 3 or 4 members who have at least five years of … service are vested. As of April 9, 2022, Tier 5 and 6 members also only need five years of service credit to be … employment with five or more years of service and did not withdraw their membership are now considered to be vested. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/are-you-vested-and-what-it-meansOpinion 88-62
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … that the procedures for establishing and expending moneys from a capital reserve fund vary depending on whether the … to permissive referendum requirements, but expenditures from the fund are not subject to referendum. However, where a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62State Agencies Bulletin No. 2325
… processed automatically. Affected Employees: All employees in the Agency Police Services Unit (BU31) represented by … Lag 03/27/2025 04/23/2025 Eligibility Criteria: Employees in Bargaining Unit 31 who received an April 2025 increase to … on or after the applicable Effective Dates provided in the Effective Dates section who are receiving Premium …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2325-april-2025-increases-premium-overtime-administrative-maintenance-payState Agencies Bulletin No. 1443
… Local (if applicable) income taxes when they file their tax return for tax year 2015. Agency Actions Agencies should inform affected … Local (if applicable) income taxes when they file their tax return for tax year 2015. The following information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1443-end-year-refund-social-security-and-medicare-taxes-withheld-whileSupplemental Payments to Executive Employees
… January 15, 2016, and focused on payments to senior management employees for their performance during calendar … data through the Public Authorities Reporting Information System (PARIS), which is an online data entry and collection … about $1.9 million) were paid to members of “senior management,” which WCHCC defined as titles such as Senior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/12/supplemental-payments-executive-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1352
… Purpose To inform agencies of a new CONTROL-D report that identifies … day of the current pay period. OSC Actions In an effort to assist agencies in determining the appropriate location … well as employees that are ELIGIBLE for location pay, but have an incorrect earnings amount. Agency Actions Missing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1352-new-control-d-report-npay799-location-pay-exceptions-reportApplying for Benefits – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… information and documents you’ll need to submit to NYSLRS, visit our Preparing for Retirement page . Read … was mailed, once it is delivered to us by the Post Office (NYSLRS mailing address is at the top of our forms). If you … any filing requirements. Please include your name, NYSLRS ID and phone number on your document. Disability Retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/applying-benefitsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-249
… To inform agencies of the processing of the 2017 Prepaid Legal Service Benefit. Affected Employees Employees … certain fringe benefits including employer-funded group legal service benefits are considered taxable income. … OSC Actions OSC will automatically apply the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for the 2017 calendar year for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-249-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucsDiNapoli: Federal Relief Funds Should Have Been Better Targeted to Communities Hardest Hit by COVID-19
… have been more prudent than basing the distribution of funds on the population. As a result, regions like New York … York City would have received an additional $579 million for a total allocation of $2 billion; and 46 other … York City would have received $9.4 billion. The use of CRF funds is restricted to unbudgeted financial needs associated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-federal-relief-funds-should-have-been-better-targeted-communities-hardest-hit-covid-19State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… had administrative permissions to bank accounts. Discovery Charter School – Network and Financial Software …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsIX.12.O Refunds – IX. Federal Grants
… so that the total number of days the state held the funds can be determined and the state’s interest liability related to such refunds can be calculated. Closed Grant Awards Amounts recovered from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12o-refunds