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DiNapoli: Employment Recovery for New Yorkers with Disabilities Lags Nation
… face a higher unemployment rate than the national average for those with disabilities. In 2020, unemployment rates for working-aged people with a disability soared in both New … dropped to 8.2% in 2022, but in New York it was 11.9%. “For people living with disabilities, the COVID-19 pandemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-employment-recovery-new-yorkers-disabilities-lags-nationDiNapoli: Municipalities Facing Slow Growth in Sales Tax Collections
… "Sales tax collections are a crucial, yet unstable source of revenue for local governments," said DiNapoli. "The impact of little to no growth is felt in several regions across the … due to a $238 million correction in the fourth quarter of 2015, which distorted New York City's year-to-year growth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-municipalities-facing-slow-growth-sales-tax-collectionsBolivar-Richburg Central School District – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2013M-92)
… the Towns of Alma, Bolivar, Clarksville, Cuba, Friendship, Genesee and Wirt, in Allegany County. The District is governed by the Board of Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/07/26/bolivar-richburg-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-selectedComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… fund balance not being used. Auditors determined the tax certiorari reserve may be overfunded by $13.4 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Tax Cap Set at 2% in 2023
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This figure affects tax cap calculations for all counties, towns, and fire districts, … expected or planned, making it harder to adhere to the tax cap as they prepare their budgets for 2023.” DiNapoli said … round of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The tax cap, which first applied to local governments and school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-set-2-percent-2023State Agencies Bulletin No. 2303
… the timing of this disruption to the Direct Deposit panel and NYSPO. Agencies should reference the Agency Submission …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2303-payserv-request-direct-deposit-panel-and-new-york-state-payroll-onlineOperational Advisory No. 8
… for the preceding calendar year. Beginning February 2025, payees will receive the outreach letter approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/8-state-check-outreachState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal and School Audits
… detailed, up-to-date inventory records. The IT inventory list included at least 400 active IT devices that were … one inkjet printer with an unknown cost were not recorded in the IT inventory list. Hammond Fire District – Board Oversight (St. Lawrence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-and-school-audits-0Cost-Saving Ideas: Monitoring Health Insurance Premiums for Retirees
… other things, the retirees may be: allowed a continuation of coverage for surviving spouses or certain other eligible persons for a period of time after the eligible retiree dies. required to … smaller local governments or school districts, but may be too time-consuming for larger units. More labor-intensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-monitoring-health-insurance-premiums-retireesOther Bulletin No. 39
… Fund’s Board Resolution 2017-21 authorizes the Memorandum of Agreement between the State University Construction Fund … 10/06/2017, which provides for a change in the calculation of overtime for all eligible members. Prior to the Memorandum of Agreement, overtime was calculated using the factor of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-39-new-overtime-earnings-codes-overtime-eligible-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1537
… who meet the eligibility criteria Background Pursuant to a side letter contained in the 2015-2016 Agreement between the State of New York and the Public Employees Federation (PEF), … A memo dated October 7, 2016 from the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) authorized the 2015-2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1537-2015-2016-public-employees-federation-pef-pilot-firearms-training-andState Agencies Bulletin No. 1438
… contained in the 2011-2015 Agreement between the State of New York and the Public Employees Federation (PEF), … A memorandum dated 10/30/2015 from the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) provides additional guidance. … Criteria Employees who meet the following criteria as of 03/31/15 are eligible to receive the 2014-2015 Pilot …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1438-2014-2015-pilot-firearms-training-and-safety-incentive-program-paymentXII.5.C Selecting the Appropriate Vendor and Address Sequence – XII. Expenditures
… to pay. Failure to select the correct Vendor ID may result in payment being sent to the wrong vendor. Select Appropriate Address Sequence Each vendor in the Statewide Vendor File has a single default address for … to select an address on the Payments tab will result in the system populating the default address associated with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5c-selecting-appropriate-vendor-and-address-sequenceState Agencies Bulletin No. 1977
… provides employees’ earnings by Dept ID for the calendar year entered. If the query returns multiple rows for an employee, earnings from each row must be combined, … “two-year look back” salary. Note: When the query prompts for ‘Calendar Year,’ enter 2020. Charts within the ‘ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1977-two-year-look-back-tier-6-voluntary-defined-contribution-program-vdcDiNapoli: Lagging Ridership Leaves MTA With Hard Choices, Must Adjust to Changing Demand
… options it’s considering to close budget gaps and how it can adjust to continued low ridership levels and shift … it will increase the MTA’s debt burden and will not be paid off until 2053. If ridership does not return that … even double. After 2025, federal funding will have been used up, resulting in structural deficits of $2 billion or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-lagging-ridership-leaves-mta-hard-choices-must-adjust-changing-demandDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… equipment purchased was then shipped to the town’s former video supply contractor. The supervisor was unable to verify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsPortville Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-245)
… to within the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Review and fund … reserve balances to reasonable levels and use reserves in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/portville-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-245DiNapoli Statement on Executive Budget Proposal
Over the past three years Governor Cuomo and the Legislature have done much to put New York state on better fiscal footing reduce the structural budget imbalance and hold the line on spending
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-statement-executive-budget-proposalSmithtown Fire District – Capital Project (2014M-231)
… and separate from the Town of Smithtown and Suffolk County in which it is located. The District covers nearly 18 square …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/14/smithtown-fire-district-capital-project-2014m-231South Farmingdale Fire District - Financial Condition and Leave Benefits (2018M-29)
… if the Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) ensured that fund balance was reasonable. Determine if the Board ensured … South Farmingdale Fire District’s (District) unrestricted fund balance totaled more than $1.3 million, or 83 percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/05/25/south-farmingdale-fire-district-financial-condition-and-leave-benefits