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Opinion 98-3
… -- Appointment to Office (of town supervisor's business partner) -- Contracts (appointment to office) GENERAL … 805-a: The appointment of the town supervisor's business partner to the office of town comptroller, by itself, does … the office of town comptroller if he or she is a business partner of the town supervisor. You state that the town has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-3Opinion 94-15
… funds and endowment funds, including donations made to a school district from private sources in the form of … school district's investment policies, enacted pursuant to General Municipal Law, §39, relate to endowment or extraclassroom funds must be determined by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-15Upstate Transportation Authorities Suffer Revenue Plunge
… authorities by disrupting operations, decreasing ridership, and severely reducing revenues; however, these … that federal aid helped them weather pandemic deficits. If ridership continues to languish and does not return to … travel, and CDTA administers bicycle and scooter rentals. Ridership totaled more than 65 million across all four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/upstate-transportation-authorities-suffer-revenue-plungeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1470
… As part of the Council 82 SSPU Bargaining Units 61 & 91 Deficit Reduction Plan (DRP) created pursuant to Section 7 … -1.538% D6L 12-13 SSPU 61 DRP Repayment Bargaining Unit 91 Earnings Code Description D4K 12-13 SSPU 91 DRP -1.538% R4K 12-13 SSPU 91 Retro DRP -1.538% D8K 12-13 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1470-repayment-council-82-sspu-bargaining-units-61-91-deficit-reduction-planState Falls Short in Verifying if Companies Qualify for Tax Breaks Under Excelsior Program
… in tax credits to companies that pledge to expand in New York state, could not verify that many of the companies … after companies did not meet expectations to not verifying if jobs were full-time or part-time. ESD also could not … actually created jobs and did not simply shift jobs. “New York state gives away millions of dollars each year in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-falls-short-verifying-if-companies-qualify-tax-breaks-under-excelsior-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… incorrect locations on the inventory list. In addition, a camcorder with a purchase price of $1,700 could not be … the period reviewed, the school’s disbursements totaled $4.8 million and although a prior audit and other external …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsNew Windsor Couple Plead Guilty in Connection With Theft of Over $3.4 Million Dollars From New York by Submitting False Medicaid Provider Claims
… Raja be sentenced to four to twelve (4-12) years in state prison. A joint investigation was conducted by the Orange … eight and one-third to twenty-five (8 1/3 – 25) years in prison and Alam faces one and one-third to four (1 1/3 – 4) years in state prison. The defendants are next scheduled to appear in Orange …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/05/new-windsor-couple-plead-guilty-connection-theft-over-34-million-dollars-new-york-submitting-falseState Agencies Bulletin No. 2329
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2025 LGS payment and provide instructions for payments not … Construction Fund and CSEA Effective Dates: The April 2025 LGS Payment will be processed in separate paychecks on … Date Effective Date Check Date Institution 26 Lag 03/31/2025 04/01/2025 04/17/2025 Administration 1 Lag 03/31/2025 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2329-april-2025-civil-service-employees-association-csea-public-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2373
… agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the October 2025 LGS payment and provide instructions for payments not … Construction Fund and CSEA Effective Dates: The October 2025 LGS Payment will be processed in separate paychecks on … Date Effective Date Check Date Institution 13 Lag 09/30/2025 10/01/2025 10/16/2025 Administration 14 Lag 09/30/2025 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2373-october-2025-civil-service-employees-association-csea-district-councilEconomic Impact of Tariffs – Federal Funding and New York
… Manufactured Products ($3,447.3) Manufactured Paper and Wood Products ($189.1) Machinery, Excluding Electrical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/economic-impact-tariffsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2233
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the … for the April 2024 M/C LLS Payment provided the employee: Is Active, on a Leave With Pay or on an Unpaid Military … Has a Comp Rate Code of ANN or BIW (only if the employee is on a Paid Military Stipend Leave) on 03/31/2024; and Has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2233-april-2024-managementconfidential-mc-longevity-lump-sum-lls-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 2139
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the … for the April 2023 M/C LLS Payment provided the employee: Is Active, on a Leave With Pay or on an Unpaid Military … Has a Comp Rate Code of ANN or BIW (only if the employee is on a Paid Military Stipend Leave) on 03/31/2023; and Has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2139-april-2023-managementconfidential-mc-longevity-lump-sum-lls-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1926
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the automatic processing of Retroactive … M/C LLS payments and provide instructions for payments not automatically processed. Affected Employees Employees … should be submitted as soon as possible following approval but prior to, or as part of, processing for Administration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1926-april-2021-managementconfidential-mc-retroactive-longevity-lump-sum-llsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1925
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the automatic processing of … for the April 2020 M/C LLS payments provided the employee: Is Active, on a Leave With Pay, or on an Unpaid Military … Has a Comp Rate Code of ANN or BIW (only if the employee is on a Paid Military Stipend Leave) on 03/31/2020; and Has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1925-april-2020-managementconfidential-mc-retroactive-longevity-lump-sum-llsDiNapoli: Participation in New York's 30% School Lunch Reimbursement Program Can Be Increased With Improved Administration
… lunch is spent on eligible New York produced and processed food is growing, but it could better meet its objectives if … an excellent goal, to provide healthy, locally produced food to New York school children while supporting our local … for school lunch programs that spend at least 30% of their food costs on New York State sources, called the “30% NYS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-participation-new-yorks-30-school-lunch-reimbursement-program-can-be-increased-improvedOpinion 91-29
… Associations (use of tax moneys for an eye care plan, hospital telephone and television charges, and gifts); … fire insurance tax moneys to pay for an eye care plan, hospital telephone and television charges, and gifts for all … for the use of a telephone and television during a hospital stay; and a gift for each active firefighter (e.g., …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-29Opinion 2003-3
… for the performance of certain activities in connection with providing fire protection and other emergency services … credited under the terms of the program (Governor's Bill Jacket for chapter 775 of the Laws of 1988, Memorandum of … a maximum of 40 years (or $800 a month)" (Governor's Bill Jacket for chapter 775 of the Laws of 1988, Letter to Nancy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-3Glossary
… Property”). Account A record of financial transactions for individuals, such as with banks, brokerages, utility … must group the individual items into one aggregate amount for each property type. Audit An examination and verification … to the NYS Office of Unclaimed Funds requesting payment for monies being held by the New York State Comptroller. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/glossaryOpinion 2007-6
… in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to one-time payment made to next ranking subordinate officer) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW § 207-m: If the permanent … unit and is the highest ranking subordinate to the police chief in a village police department receives a one-time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-6Opinion 97-9
… the board member is not merely speculative and more than de minimis, the board member should not participate in the … the court concluded that the likelihood that such a de minimis non-statutory interest would or did in fact … the board members is not merely speculative and more than de minimis, they should not participate in the discussion or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-9