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DiNapoli: New York City's Finances on Solid Footing
… It must conclude negotiations with the remaining municipal unions, obtain planned health insurance savings and narrow … Federation of Teachers (UFT). Since then, several other unions have reached new agreements with the city, bringing … To help pay for the new labor agreements, the city and the unions have agreed to work together to reduce the cost of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-new-york-citys-finances-solid-footingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1735.1
… 1735.2 Purpose To provide agencies with instructions for the new Additional Pay Earnings Code to be used when an … 18, 2019 ) authorized the minimum hourly wage be increased for seasonal and other non-statutory positions to $15.00 for State employees whose job location is within the five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/17351-minimum-wage-differential-annual-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1735.2
… 1735.1 Purpose To provide agencies with instructions for the new Additional Pay Earnings Code to be used when an employee’s annual salary (including Location Pay) , … 18, 2019 ) authorized the minimum hourly wage be increased for seasonal and other non-statutory positions to $15.00 for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/17352-minimum-wage-differential-annual-employeesMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders
… 1, 2012 to July 1, 2018. About the Program Federal and State laws prohibit Medicaid payment of drugs for the … treatment is for that other use. To protect public safety, State laws are more restrictive and also prohibit Medicaid … or a level-3 sex offender). We reviewed the medical records of 13 of the 14 sex offenders to determine if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/03/medicaid-program-improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-andCitywide Payment Services and Standards – Controls Over Payments
… states these reports do not need to match because they are only for internal use, information about the transactions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/01/citywide-payment-services-and-standards-controls-over-paymentsOversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… fact, for many rural counties, hotels and motels are the only option, as there are no formal shelters. Of the 57 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-homeless-shelters-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… track, inventory and safeguard IT assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Although the board-adopted … record-required threshold of $1,500 for fixed assets. In addition, the IT asset inventory was decentralized with … provider maintaining inventory records, which resulted in the records containing inconsistent information. Port …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1364
… inform agencies of the new procedure to record receipt of Form AC3206 from employees who are receiving a prior year … require employers to obtain a completed and signed consent form from each affected employee to file a claim for refund … portion of Social Security and/or Medicare taxes. This form also certifies that the employee has not, and will not, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1364-new-procedure-reporting-prior-year-social-security-and-medicare-taxOpinion 92-31
… -- Municipal Advertising (no authority to sell in newsletter) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (publication of informational newsletter) VILLAGE LAW, §4-412(1): A village, by local law, may provide for the publication and distribution of a newsletter for its residents containing information including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-31Opinion 93-7
… requirements as a professional service. You ask whether a county contract to engage a firm to serve legal process on behalf of the county is exempt from the competitive bidding requirements of … (see People ex rel. Smith , supra ; Schulz v Warren County Board of Supervisors , 179 AD2d 118, 581 NYS2d 885 lv …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-7DiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… stress.” The village of Coxsackie (Greene County) was classified in “moderate fiscal stress.” The four villages classified as “susceptible to fiscal stress” are: Chateaugay … Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesDiNapoli: Public Authority Debt Ballooned to $329 Billion
… authorities reported debt outstanding totaling more than $329 billion in their most recently reported fiscal years, an … authorities reported debt outstanding totaling more than $329 billion in their most recently reported fiscal years an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-public-authority-debt-ballooned-329-billionDebt – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… New York State had the second highest debt burden, behind only California. It was sixth highest among all states in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/debtOpinion 88-17
… or village has authority, as a condition for approval of a subdivision plat, to compel dedication of park land in the subdivision without compensation. 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p … p 154, with regard to the dedication of park land in a subdivision, still represent the position of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-17State Agencies Bulletin No. 1014
… Purpose To inform agencies of new functionality in PayServ that allows for the selection of … at a rate of 30% for these employees can compromise New York State’s ability to file tax information … To inform agencies of new functionality in PayServ that allows for the selection of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1014-withholding-rate-30-nonresident-alien-scholarship-recipientsClaim Submitted—What’s Next?
… in your junk or spam folder, contact us . Email and Text Updates We’ll email you updates on your claim status, including approval … cash your check. For example, a check issued on March 1, 2026, may be cashed until December 31, 2027. If you do not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/claim-submitted-whats-nextOpinion 89-17
… fund to pay certiorari claims) EDUCATION LAW, §3651: A school district may establish and expend moneys from a … the time the opinion was rendered, subdivisions (1) and (3) of section 3651 required voter approval to establish and expend …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-17Medicaid Program – Improper Payments for Controlled Substances That Exceed Allowed Dispensing Limits
… Medicaid program, which provides a wide range of health care services, including prescription drugs, to individuals … drugs that are highly prone to abuse are limited to a five-day supply, and others that carry less risk are limited to a 30-day supply. During the audit period, the Medicaid program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/06/medicaid-program-improper-payments-controlled-substances-exceed-allowed-dispensing-limitsAvoiding a Rejected DRO – Divorce and Your Benefits
… or New York State law, will be rejected. Reasons for rejection may include: Qualified Status — References to a qualified status, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Retirement Equity Act of 1984 and … distributions at the earliest eligibility age do not apply to governmental plans such as NYSLRS. Lump Sum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/avoiding-rejected-droDiNapoli: MWBE Participation in the State’s Pension Fund Rose to All-Time High in State Fiscal Year 2020-21
… that expanding opportunities and access is not only the right approach – it’s the best approach.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-mwbe-participation-states-pension-fund-rose-all-time-high-state-fiscal-year-2020-21