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State Contract and Payment Actions in December
… Medical Software Inc. for a cannabis seed to sale tracking system. Executive Chamber $2 million with Wilmer Cutler … $2.7 million with Postler & Jaeckle Corp. to replace pumps, heat exchangers and domestic water chillers at the … software; $562,400 for software maintenance and support, which includes $527,200 to Dell Marketing; $365,100 for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberOpinion 89-20
… -- Board of Ethics (town board of ethics may not act with respect to fire district officers and employees) GENERAL … within the town. A town's board of ethics may not act with respect to officers and employees of a fire district located … to render opinions to officials of one municipality with respect to the powers and duties of another municipality. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20County Medicaid Costs
… indicates that county general fund budgets (outside New York City) are increasing from $12.0 billion in 2004 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/county-medicaid-costsOpinion 88-26
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses (financing construction of building by town for State Police use) NEW YORK CONSTITUTION, … during the term of the bonds. You ask whether a town may construct a building for State Police use on State land …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-26Opinion 90-43
… accidental death benefit to be paid by municipalities with respect to police officers who were not members of a State … where the deceased member's spouse predeceases him. With respect to the remainder of your inquiry, we note that from … to imply that the statute of limitations has run with respect to any of the beneficiaries in question. While it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-43DiNapoli: MTA Weekend Ridership Recovery Outpaces Weekdays Across the Board
… pandemic ended, with average ridership near 2019 levels and even exceeding it at times. The recovery gap between … to 2019 levels in the spring of 2021, driven by increased car ownership during the pandemic. Paratransit rides fully … average weekend ridership was at 92% of 2019. Paid bus ridership on weekends lagged at 67% of the pre-pandemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-mta-weekend-ridership-recovery-outpaces-weekdays-across-boardAccounts Payable Advisory No. 20
… Attachment Guidance; Record Retention for Accounts Payable Vouchers Guidance: Consistent with the Guide to Financial … XII, Section 3 - Record Retention – Accounts Payable Vouchers and Land Claims , Business Units may now use the … Expenditures audits and processes Business Units’ payment vouchers. As such, OSC’s auditors require access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/20-document-attachments-sfsDiNapoli: Post-Pandemic Unemployment in NYC Persists for Some Demographic Groups
… pandemic,” DiNapoli said. “My report found that youths and Black people continue to face elevated unemployment while … have historically employed larger shares of Hispanic and Black people, immigrants and young people. When the pandemic … current unemployment rate is below pre-pandemic levels. Black unemployment in the city stood at 8.9% last year, over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-post-pandemic-unemployment-nyc-persists-some-demographic-groupsOpinion 88-14
… of intestacy. There is a comprehensive statutory scheme in New York State which provides that when an estate is administered in New York, and the decedent dies intestate with unknown heirs, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-14City of Newburgh -- Budget Review (B18-6-12)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2019 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Newburgh, located in Orange County, is authorized by Chapter 223 of the Laws of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/16/city-newburgh-budget-review-b18-6-12Opinion 90-22
… that a municipality, as custodian of moneys belonging to third parties, has the requisite authority to invest those … 2.0060). To ensure adequate safeguards when investing such third party moneys, we have also stated that municipalities should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-22Opinion 2006-1
… period, at least in the absence of a collective bargaining agreement, could constitute a gift or loan of town monies in contravention of article VIII, §1 of … on the last payroll day would contravene the gift and loan prohibition of article VIII, §1 of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-1DiNapoli: Western Regional OTB Must Strengthen Financial Operations and Oversight
… horse races and other gaming activities, adjust to changes in the gambling industry, and control costs limited the … nearly all the period being before significant changes in WROTB board and leadership occurred. “The Western Regional … its horse racing and wagering operations, and it must rein in costs and strengthen its financial operations,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-western-regional-otb-must-strengthen-financial-operations-and-oversightCUNY Bulletin No. CU-712
… the chart of accounts strings mapped to the position pools in PayServ. Affected Employees All CUNY employee records will … where appropriations and segregations have been created by the Bureau of State Accounting Operations. The … year-end payroll allocation percentages are outlined in the Guide to Financial Operations, Section XV.6.A . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-712-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-cuny-fiscal-year-endOpinion 91-43
… St Comp, 1978, p 6, and 1990 Opns St Comp, No. 90-21, p 50. You suggest that the two are inconsistent. In Opn 90-21, … 34 Opns St Comp 1978 p 6 and 1990 Opns St Comp No 9021 p 50 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-43CUNY Bulletin No. CU-741
… the chart of accounts strings mapped to the position pools in PayServ. Affected Employees: All CUNY employee records will be affected. Background: In order to correctly calculate the charges for the split … where appropriations and segregations have been created by the Bureau of State Accounting Operations. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-741-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-cuny-fiscal-year-endOpinion 95-26
… of tax moneys to pay for improvement to fire department headquarters); (investment of tax moneys by loan to fire … moneys to pay for improvements to the fire department's headquarters. INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105; ESTATES, POWERS … owned by the Association and used as the fire department's headquarters when the fire department would repay the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-26Travel Advisory No. 4
… Subject: Mandatory Header Fields in SFS Travel and Expense Module Guidance: The Travel and Expense module in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) will be updated to … To ensure the approval of any expense reports currently in process, the deadline for submitting expense reports to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/4-expense-report-mandatory-header-fieldsAvoiding a Rejected DRO – Divorce and Your Benefits
… apply to governmental plans such as NYSLRS. We recognize no special interest in the status of “surviving spouse.” … and privileges of membership to a third party. Spousal Consent — Unlike private pension plans, governmental plans … time of retirement did not violate a pre-existing court order or agreement, their option election is irrevocable. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/avoiding-rejected-droXIV.3.C Distribution of STIP Investment Earnings – XIV. Special Procedures
… governed by §98-a of the State Finance Law which provides in relevant part that all income received on any moneys … Budget includes new authorization for temporary loans in specific funds listed in Article VII language bills. SFL §98-a further states: … Budget includes new authorization for temporary loans in specific funds listed in Article VII language bills …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv3c-distribution-stip-investment-earnings