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Opinion 97-14
… INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (furniture and trophy case) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided … to purchase furniture for a recreation room and a trophy case for a meeting room for department use. You ask whether … fire department to pay the cost of constructing a trophy case in the department's meeting room, and to pay for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14Services to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
… oversees a WARN Unit and 10 Regional Rapid Response Teams (Regional Teams) located throughout the State. The WARN Unit receives … and to affected employees, and in some cases, there was no record of any outreach. In combination, these weaknesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-actNew York State’s Cash Flow Crunch, November 2009
New York State has already been forced to take extraordinary measures to meet its existing obligations in State Fiscal Year 2009-10.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-cash-flow-crunch-2009.pdfFood Insecurity Persists Post-Pandemic
… reported that the number of New York households facing food insecurity at the height of the pandemic declined due to … in ten, or about 800,000, New York households experienced food insecurity at some point from 2019 to 2021. Since then, … federal assistance programs, including emergency food benefits, have lapsed and food insecurity has grown, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/food-insecurity-persists-post-pandemicDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Drop Over 32 Percent in May
… Sales tax revenue for local governments in May fell 32.3 percent … hit hard by this virus to avoid severe cuts to critical services.” DiNapoli reported that local sales tax … received $824 million (19.2 percent) less in sales tax revenue than they did during that same period in 2019. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-drop-over-32-percent-mayAbout the Retirement System – What Every Employer Should Know
… (PFRS), created in 1966. NYSLRS is one of the largest public retirement systems in the world. The New York State … the overall methodology used to make sure System assets are available to pay these benefits. NYSLRS administers … form , or call 866-805-0990 and press 1. Rev. 1/22 … What every employer should know about NYSLRS and what it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/about-retirement-systemOpinion 89-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … her regular job while attending assessor training provided by the New York State Board of Equalization and Assessment. … amount of the unauthorized payments. If the town obtains a money judgment, it may be enforced in the manner provided by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-18State Agencies Bulletin No. 834
… and instructions regarding the following: Contract Pay and Additional Pay for contract pay teachers Submitting Salary Withholding for … (excluding Location and/or Inconvenience Pay) *Daily Rate is prorated if the teacher works less than 100%. If a teacher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/834-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-21p-institution-teachersCUNY Bulletin No. CU-346
… be applied in accordance with the eligibility criteria set by the CUNY University Office of Labor Relations. OSC Actions … titles with no step schedule will be increased by 3.15% and 4% respectively, provided the employee is Active … Annuity * 417 HRC TDA * 419 CUNY TDA Copeland * 425 Repay State Loans/Debt 426 Higher Ed Repay State Loan 433 Total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-346-salary-increases-employees-represented-professional-staffState Agencies Bulletin No. 1407
… by the system based on annual salary, such as OT for Annuals (OTA) and Holiday Pay (HPA), resulting from payment … earnings that are calculated automatically, such as OT for Annuals (OTA), will be calculated incorrectly if the dates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1407-april-2015-management-and-confidential-mc-salary-increaseContinuing Crisis: Drug Overdose Deaths in New York
… drug overdose death rates were higher than the statewide average (25.4) in 10 of 15 counties for which there are data; … of fifteen counties have 2020 rates above the statewide average of 25.4 deaths per 100,000 population; the 2020 rate … County, where drug overdoses exceeded the statewide average by 18 deaths per 100,000 population. FIGURE 5: County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/continuing-crisis-drug-overdose-deaths-new-yorkNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (March 18, 2021)
… many small businesses, the pandemic quickly resulted in revenue decline. According to the Census Bureau, 77 percent … York’s small businesses reported a decrease in revenues, sales or receipts, not including financial assistance or … agreed to recognize an additional $2.5 billion in tax resources in SFY 2020-21 and SFY 2021-22 as part of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/impact-covid-19-march-18-2021State Public Health Emergency Medical Stockpile
… procurement decisions at that time, with direction from a consultant who, according to OGS, was responsible for … Services (DHSES) warehouses as of March 2024, for a total State DME inventory of 249,570. OGS Procurement … Specifically, credit card transactions appeared to be an issue; from four out of five credit card transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/11/state-public-health-emergency-medical-stockpileDiNapoli Urges NYC to Continue to Prepare for Shifting Fiscal Landscape
… revenue for New York City’s budget is expected to drop by 9.4% to $101.1 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 amid lower … on the city’s FY 2023 financial plan released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The city’s adopted … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-urges-nyc-continue-prepare-shifting-fiscal-landscapeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1550
… the 2016-2019 Agreement between the State of New York and PEF, provides for an April 2016 retroactive salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1550-april-2016-public-employees-federation-pef-retroactive-200-salaryOpinion 2006-6
… opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no … TOWN SUPERVISOR -- Compensation (leave of absence) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §92(1): A town board may not grant a … as much or as little time off as they might wish under a schedule they controlled (see 24 Opns St Comp, 1968, pp 88, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-6State Agencies Bulletin No. 1851
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the October 2020 CSEA LLS … Employees in the following bargaining units with an increment code of 0510, 0610, 0710, 0810, 0910, 1010, 1110, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1851-october-2020-civil-service-employees-association-csea-longevity-lumpDiNapoli Releases Executive Budget Report
… In his annual report assessing the proposed Executive Budget, … programs. Potential cuts or significant policy changes in Washington may have a large impact on the state’s finances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-releases-executive-budget-reportState Comptroller DiNapoli and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Bharara Announce Arrest of Joseph Grossmann for Defrauding New York State Pension Fund of Over $130,000
… District of New York, announced today the arrest of JOSEPH GROSSMANN for fraudulently obtaining the pension of a … Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “As alleged, Joseph Grossmann methodically devised a scheme to steal a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-manhattan-us-attorney-bharara-announce-arrest-joseph-grossmannAkron Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing FEMA Grant Funding Intended for Education Expenses
… A. Lobur, 55, of Akron, NY, pleaded before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to theft of government money. The … Judge Wolford. … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and US Attorney James P Kennedy Jr announced today that Richard A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/akron-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-fema-grant-funding-intended-education-expenses