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DiNapoli: NYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Loom As Fiscal and Economic Concerns Grow
… New York City’s adopted $119.7 billion fiscal year (FY) 2026 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-nyc-budget-balanced-risks-loom-fiscal-and-economic-concerns-growState Agencies Bulletin No. 1301
… Performance Advances and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees Employees … Basis Code of ANN on the payment effective date; and Did not have a withholding recommendation approved by the … performance advance ( See OSC Actions ). Control-D Report Available Prior to Processing The following Control-D report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1301-april-2013-management-and-confidential-mc-performance-advancesOpinion 2000-6
… other than an illegal purpose or a purpose contrary to public policy, that the members of the fire department or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6Opinion 90-39
… on properties which are exempt from fire district taxes to defray the cost of specialized equipment needed to provide … Tax Law, article 4, pertaining to exemptions; see also NY Const., art XVI, §1, prohibiting alteration or repeal of … delegated to the municipal corporation by the Legislature (NY Const., art XVI, §1; Sonmax v City of New York , 43 NY2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-39Opinion 92-9
… with broad discretion to ensure that adequate pre-trial discovery is accomplished (see e.g. Hall & Company Inc. v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-9Opinion 91-48
… record of the governing board's proceedings. A "contract", for purposes of article 18, is defined in General Municipal … express or implied". It is not clear whether applications for and granting of building permits, licenses, zoning … one lower court, however, has held that an application for a building permit and subsequent issuance thereof …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-48State Agencies Bulletin No. 2046
… Lifeguard Salary Increase. Affected Employees Employees in the following lifeguard titles, in the PSNU who are included in Bargaining Unit 68 (Lifeguards) and meet the eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2046-june-2022-lifeguard-salary-increase-state-university-professionalState Agencies Bulletin No. 2036
… to APSU Expanded Duty Pay. Affected Employees Employees in the Agency Police Services Unit (APSU) – BU31 who meet the … Increase to Expanded Duty Pay will be processed in Administration Pay Period 7L, paycheck dated 07/20/2022. Note: If an employee was previously in BU31 and owed a retroactive adjustment and is currently in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2036-april-2022-retroactive-increase-agency-police-services-unit-apsuState Agencies Bulletin No. 1918
… processed automatically or who return from an authorized leave of absence, the agency must submit the following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1918-april-2019-retroactive-increase-agency-police-services-unit-apsuUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-319
… Payment (SLED) increase. Affected Employees: Employees in the following Bargaining Units: 87, 86, DR, F8, SR and SY … 86, DR, F8, SR and SY provides for a retroactive increase in SLED payments (Earnings Code JSD) effective March 31, … 03/31/2022 03/29/2023 Eligibility Criteria: All employees in an eligible bargaining unit who met the eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-319-retroactive-april-2022-ucs-sled-payment-increaseXI.16 Vendor Responsibility – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… before approving a contract award under Section 112 of the State Finance Law. Section 163 of the State Finance Law (SFL) requires that contracts for services and commodities be … and responsible offerer." Section 163 (9)(f) of the SFL requires that prior to making an award of a contract, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi16-vendor-responsibilityOpinion 88-28
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Designation of (criteria for designation in towns) LOCAL LAWS -- Official newspaper (designation by town) GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, … LAW, §70-a; TOWN LAW, §64(11): A publication must be a "newspaper" as defined in General Construction Law, §60 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-28State Agencies Bulletin No. 1332
… Police BU18 Division of Military and Naval Affairs BU46 Public Employment Relations Board BU66 Legislative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1332-april-2014-management-and-confidential-mc-salary-increase-amended-22715Opinion 88-36
… the rule of strict or absolute liability for the loss of public funds. Hence, liability exists whether or not the … other employee also may be personally liable for loss of public funds caused by misconduct, whether intentional or negligent. COUNTY LAW, §§403, 650; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §§11, 12: A county sheriff is required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36Wall Street Profits for 2014 May Not Reach 2013 Level
… costs from other noncompensation expenses in its public reports so it is not clear exactly how much they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/wall-street-profits-2014-may-not-reach-2013-levelDiNapoli: Too Many Subway Stations Need Repairs
… Too many New York City subway stations are in disrepair and New York City Transit’s repair program is … were available more than 95 percent of the time, the average elevator outage lasted seven hours and the average escalator outage lasted three hours. For a copy of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-too-many-subway-stations-need-repairsDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… are living in a community struggling with fiscal stress. My Fiscal Stress Monitoring System is designed to keep the … a better path. These municipalities should use the tools my office provides and engage the public in those difficult, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli: 90 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… Ninety school districts, more than 13 percent of districts statewide, have been designated as fiscally … Lawrence Union Free School District (Nassau); Watervliet City School District (Albany); Copiague Union Free School … the dependent school districts in the “Big Four” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. Information for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-90-school-districts-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Declined in 2010
… trends and reflects cash bonuses and deferred compensation for which taxes have been prepaid. The estimate does not … collections from Wall Street related activities accounted for up to 20 percent of New York State tax revenues, but that … has grown. An examination of the financial statements for selected securities firms indicates that overall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2011/02/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-declined-2010Wall Street Bonuses Declined in 2011
… more than half. While the industry had a strong first half with profits of $12.6 billion, it lost $3 billion during the … The industry earned a record $61.4 billion in 2009 with the benefit of federal assistance after losing a record … large firms announced reductions in cash bonuses for 2011 (with several firms reporting reductions in the range of 20 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2012/02/wall-street-bonuses-declined-2011