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DiNapoli: Audits Reveal Millions in Lost Revenue for Local Water Systems
… noted: Several municipalities were routinely transferring money into the water fund from other funds, which continued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-audits-reveal-millions-lost-revenue-local-water-systemsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-301
… apply the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for the 2021 calendar year for employees with a status of Active or Paid … the deficiency will automatically be recovered through payroll deduction should the employee later return to the payroll. Agency Actions Agencies must notify affected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-301-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-310
… apply the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for the 2022 calendar year for employees who were in a status of Active or … the deficiency will automatically be recovered through payroll deduction should the employee later return to the payroll. Agency Actions Agencies must notify affected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-310-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucsDiNapoli: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud of State Funds
… by stealing funds that were meant to help the town recover from Hurricane Irene,” said State Comptroller DiNapoli. … all of the money. O’Hara, who was Town Supervisor at the time, then submitted the false invoices and checks to … A misdemeanor, and the federal charges against him were dismissed. This case was investigated by the Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-prattsville-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-fraud-state-fundsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2074
… instructions for processing the 2022 CSEA ASU Work-Related Clothing Allowance. Affected Employees Employees in the … memorandum dated 10/24/2022 provides for a Work-Related Clothing Allowance. Effective Dates The 2022 CSEA ASU Work-Related Clothing Allowance may be processed beginning in Institution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2074-2022-csea-work-related-clothing-allowance-asu-employees-representedCase Management (Follow-Up)
… ended June 30, 2024. For City fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, DFTA contracted with 20 providers servicing 21 case … totaling over $48 million. As of City fiscal year 2025, case management providers are reimbursed based on a … According to DFTA officials, as of February 2025, there were 338 people on the case management and 475 on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/04/case-management-followCUNY Bulletin No. CU-801
… ), Next of Kin Affidavit ( AC 934-P ), and original death certificate should be submitted to the Payroll Reversal and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-801-cuny-2024-managerial-uniform-allowance-paymentCUNY Bulletin No. CU-847
… the value of this benefit will be added to the employee’s taxable gross wages, for tax withholding purposes, and reflected on the 2025 Form W-2 … will set up a Social Security and Medicare tax deficiency deduction for any employee who is inactive at the time the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-847-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-city-university-new-york-cunyCUNY Bulletin No. CU-849
… CUNY employees in the managerial title of Assistant College Security Director who meet the eligibility criteria … follows: Title Eligibility Requirements Amount Assistant College Security Director Must have been in Assistant College Security Director title for at least 3 months prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-849-cuny-2025-managerial-uniform-allowance-paymentControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Controls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative ( 2022-S-22 ). About the Program Established in 2016, the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) is part of the … various populations to be served by both OMH and the other State agencies under ESSHI. Each of OMH’s ESSHI contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/11/19/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiative-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1691
… Purpose To provide agencies with instructions for processing taxable … Background Per IRS Publication 15-B, Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits, the first $5,250 of educational assistance provided to an employee under an educational assistance program is … To provide agencies with instructions for processing taxable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1691-educational-assistance-benefitsDiNapoli: Health Care Jobs Grow Across New York
… New York state's health care jobs exceeded 1.2 million in 2017, … out, health care has been a growth sector for jobs in New York over the past decade," DiNapoli said. "Across upstate New York in particular, private employment would have declined if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-health-care-jobs-grow-across-new-yorkCost-Saving Ideas: Reviewing Your Revenue Collection Process
… revenue collection alternatives, using measures such as: How long does it take to process a tax or fee payment? How … By becoming more efficient, your local government can possibly increase collections, lower processing costs and … service fee to be charged for each transaction. Determine whether your local government will absorb the cost of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-reviewing-your-revenue-collection-processOpinion 96-2
… 835, 554 NYS2d 269, appeal denied 76 NY2d 714, 564 NYS2d 718; see also McKinney's Statutes, §397). Since the special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-2Opinion 90-56
… MILITARY LAW, §242(5); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §92(1); NY CONST, art VIII, §1; 38 USC §2024(d): A school district, … Law may be denied or diminished" ( Williams v Walsh , 289 NY 1, at p 6). For purposes of section 242, the term "public … competent service (see, e.g., Hoyt v Broome County , 285 NY 402; Teachers Association, Central High School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-56Opinion 2009-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics … relating specifically to the treasurer, and abstain from voting on such matters. Even if the fire district's code of … himself or herself from discussions, and abstain from voting, on the appointment of his or her spouse to the office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-1Opinion 88-29
… however, holding that the "contract for sale, although in form concerning only the county, by implication also involves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-29SUNY Bulletin No. SU-229
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the 2015 Discretionary Award. Affected Employees Employees in the State University Professional Services Negotiating Unit (PSNU) – BU08 who meet the eligibility criteria and are selected by the campus … To provide agency instructions for processing the 2015 Discretionary Award …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-229-2015-discretionary-award-psnu-employees-represented-unitedSUNY Bulletin No. SU-242
… the following Pay Basis Codes: 21P, ANN, BIW, CAL, CYF and CYP Background Pursuant to the MOU Side Letter dated 08/05/1998 between UUP, GOER and OSC, certain employees who were part-time during the 1996 … Employees who were part-time during the 1996 academic year and have since become full-time. Employees anticipated to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-242-suny-discretionary-lump-sum-payments-dlp-and-dls-fall-2016Empire BlueCross BlueShield – Payments to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital (Follow-Up)
… were implemented. Background The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance coverage to active and retired State, participating … Related Audits/Reports of Interest New York State Health Insurance Program: Empire BlueCross Blue Shield - Payments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/empire-bluecross-blueshield-payments-john-t-mather-memorial-hospital-follow