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Opinion 88-14
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- County Sheriff (disposition of unclaimed county prisoners' property) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- … transferred to the general fund. The county may report the money to the State Comptroller as abandoned property, after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-14Small Businesses and the Economic Recovery: Work in Progress
… rates that exceed the national average, as shown in Figure 1. Conditions have improved by the same margin (23 percentage … most recent week for which data are available. FIGURE 1 – Share of Small Businesses Reporting Negative Effect from … in October 2020. (See Figure 3.) Similarly, only about 1 in 12 reported declines in people employed from the prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/small-businesses-and-economic-recovery-work-progressTaxes and Your Pension
… information. Sign in to Retirement Online. Look under My Account Summary . Click Update My W-4P Tax Information … your 1099-R: Sign in to Retirement Online . Look under My Account Summary . Click Manage My 1099-R Tax Forms button. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/taxes-and-your-pensionOther Bulletin No. 58
… position between 04/01/2021 and 03/31/2022. There is no minimum service requirement following the employee’s … be submitted as soon as possible but must be received no later than 07/05/2021. Please email completed Correction … checked for rehired retirees. Please see Payroll Bulletin No. 1728 for further details on the New York Retiree …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-58-april-2021-state-university-construction-fund-scfOther Bulletin No. 57
… Code Description 404 SUNY 403(b) 410 Health Care Spending Account 416 Deferred Comp 420 NY Dependent Care Contribution … For example, if an employee has $200 deposited into a loan account and the remainder going into a balance account, the same distribution will be applied. Undeliverable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-57-april-2020-state-university-construction-fund-scfUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-137
… the Laws of 2008, which implements agreements between the State and various bargaining units and legislation for … Code Narrative 410 Health Care Spending Account 420 NY Dependent Care Contribution 425 Repay State Loans/Debt 426 Higher Ed Repay State Loan 428 Dependent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-137-april-2008-retroactive-judicial-longevity-bonus-jlo-adjustmentUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-138
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing of the SOS adjustments. Affected Employees Eligible employees in … who are currently receiving or have received SOS earnings since April 2007, will have their SOS earnings increased according to the new bargaining unit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-138-retroactive-adjustment-senior-officer-series-sos-differentialState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… not ensure that the town obtained the most favorable terms in the best interests of its taxpayers. Randolph Academy … that were not based on prior-year results of operations. In addition, transparency was impaired because the town’s … accurately, transactions were not always recorded in a timely manner. The clerk-treasurer also did not provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Guilty Plea of Former City of Rensselaer DPW Commissioner for Stealing Scrap Metal Proceeds
… Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the guilty plea of Thomas Capuano, the former Commissioner of the Department of Public Works of the city of Rensselaer … Department of Public Works, for teaming with two DPW employees to divert $46,000 from the city by pocketing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-guilty-plea-former-city-rensselaer-dpwState Agencies Bulletin No. 797
… the procedures for processing the June 2007 Retroactive Tool Allowance payment. Affected Employees Certain salaried … Services Unit (BU03) Agreement provides for an annual Tool Allowance payment during June of each year. Effective … Criteria Payment Amount/Eligibility Period The $175.00 Tool Allowance payment is payable for the period April 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/797-june-2007-retroactive-tool-allowance-payment-csea-operational-servicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1032
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing of the increase. Affected Employees … with a completed Next of Kin Affidavit ( Form AC 934-P ) and a Report of Check Exchange ( Form AC 1476-P ). For recipients of a previously deceased employee's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1032-retroactive-increase-guaranteed-pre-shift-briefing-minimum-employeesVillage of Herkimer – Payroll (2025M-37)
… (74 percent) of the total. To properly control and account for these costs, Village officials must ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-herkimer-payroll-2025m-37Federal Spending by Major Funding Streams and Functions – Federal Funding and New York
… share of federal receipts – an estimated 87 percent in SFY 2026 – supports health and human services programs. Federal … Disbursements in New York State Budget by Function, SFY 2026 Note: Figures are as projected in January 2025 Source: NYS Division of the Budget, FY 2026 NYS Executive Budget Financial Plan The FY 2026 NYS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-spending-major-funding-streams-and-functionsTitle I Grants to Local Educational Agencies – Federal Funding and New York
… Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), which amended the … Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 which amended the Elementary and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/title-i-grants-local-educational-agenciesDiNapoli: As NYC Budget Stabilizes, New Risks Emerge
… seekers, which will help balance its $116.9 billion FY 2026 budget, according to a report released today by State … account for just 6.4% ($7.4 billion) of the city’s FY 2026 operating budget, significantly more federal funding … In addition to the $2.34 billion in prepayments for FY 2026, the city added $2 billion in revenue and reduced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-nyc-budget-stabilizes-new-risks-emergeState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… needed to process SNAP applications correctly and in a timely manner. Department officials also did not have … (28%) nor did they process nine approved SNAP cases (20%) in a timely manner. These cases were approved between one and … officials did not process five of those cases (17%) in a timely manner. These cases were denied between one and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… ventilators and x-ray machines, that now sits unused in storage facilities across the state, missing recommended maintenance and costing taxpayers storage expenses, according to an audit released today by … the 247,343 DME purchased during COVID-19. DME now in storage includes CPAP/BiPAP machines, ventilators, oxygen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringOpinion 2006-6
… OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Leave Time Generally (authority to provide leave of absence to elected official) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (authority to provide leave of absence to town supervisor) TOWNS -- … be granted a leave of absence by the town board pursuant to section 92 of the General Municipal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-6Opinion 93-28
… subject to section 284 agreement) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Highway Fund (CHIPs moneys subject to section 284 agreement) HIGHWAY LAW, §§10-c, 284: Consolidated Local Highway … Whether moneys received pursuant to section 10c of the Highway Law are subject to the agreement between the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-28Opinion 94-20
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES … Bonds (use of for "extraordinary expenses" for snow and ice removal) VILLAGE LAW, §§5-518, 6-622, 22-2200; MUNICIPAL … public emergency during a fiscal year, there is no ceiling on the amount of budget notes which may be issued during that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20