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DiNapoli: 90 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… were: Wyandanch Union Free School District (Suffolk County); Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District … was in the Hempstead Union Free School District in Nassau County, which saw a 65 percentage point increase in its … school districts found to be in fiscal stress share a number of common characteristics. Most are operating with low …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-90-school-districts-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Limited Regulation of Adult Day Care Programs Poses Potential Risks to Vulnerable Adults
… disabled adults or seniors at potential risk, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … a clear need for a more comprehensive system of regulation to ensure the wellbeing of many more vulnerable New Yorkers. … at designated times of a day. The services can help to delay or prevent the need for nursing home care and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-limited-regulation-adult-day-care-programs-poses-potential-risks-vulnerable-adultsDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress May be Looming for Glens Falls
… monthly expenditures during 2012. Glens Falls, however, does have a number of positive socio-economic factors working …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-may-be-looming-glens-fallsState Agencies Bulletin No. 822
… promote direct deposit for their employees and to outline OSC guidelines for the direct deposit program. Affected … of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York. OSC Direction Direct deposit is the preferred method for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/822-direct-deposit-enrollmentsDiNapoli: Millions in NYC Transit Fines and Fees Uncollected
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that an audit of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s New York City … more than $13 million in fines and fees — nearly half of those owed to it — issued between Jan. 1, 2013 and June 6, … violations to make collections more efficient. A full copy of the audit, “ Practices Used by the Transit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-millions-nyc-transit-fines-and-fees-uncollectedDiNapoli Recommends Ways For LIRR To Get Back On Track
… for handling unexpected incidents and poor communications to riders, exacerbated the impact of train delays and cancelations this past winter, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … of regular ridership). Among its findings: LIRR did not have a plan for 5 of the 11 events examined, including two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-recommends-ways-lirr-get-back-trackUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-240
… ANN for all eligible bargaining units HRY for BU 87 only Payroll Status Active Leave With Pay Leave of Absence – … calculation of overtime compensation (refer to the Online Payroll Manual accessed from the PayServ Bulletin Board – Payroll Manual > Earnings Manual > Payments/Withholdings > …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-240-2017-unified-court-system-csea-end-contract-bonus-paymentOpinion 93-28
… Assistance ("CHIPs") moneys appropriated by the town board for the repair and improvement of highways may be expended … a consolidated local highway assistance program ("CHIPs"), for the purpose of providing State-aid toward the … Subject to certain restrictions, CHIPs moneys may be used for the construction, reconstruction or improvement of local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-28Opinion 2005-2
Whether a volunteer fire department may expend foreign fire insurance tax monies to reimburse active members of the department for mileage expenses
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-2Opinion 89-61
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … Part-Town charges (salaries of town officers) TOWN LAW, §§29, 30, 32, 138: The salaries of the town supervisor, town … only on an unincorporated area of the town (1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-334, p 98; see Incorporated Village of Ardsley …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-61Far Rockaway Pre-School Executive Director Sentenced to Jail Time for Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the executive director of the Island Child Development Center, once one of … additional $1.3 million. Rabbi Samuel Hiller, who was the assistant director of ICDC, pleaded guilty to first-degree … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/far-rockaway-pre-school-executive-director-sentenced-jail-time-theft-education-funds-intended-specialOpinion 97-18
… or condemnation, real estate, easements, rights of way, and other interests in real estate necessary to accomplish … provision for the sale of all or part of a water supply and distribution system of a county water district to a water … in this instance, the proposed sale is to a county water and sewer authority. The enabling act for this public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-18Opinion 92-47
… that: All surcharge monies remitted to the municipality by a service supplier and all other monies dedicated to the … of interest to the fund from which the investment was made. Also, since statutes creating dedicated accounts do not … purposes, expenditures for those purposes generally may be made in the first instance from other moneys within the fund. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-47Opinion 91-44
… "a paid elective official of the State or paid member of a public legislative body or other local elective official ..." … regard, we note that 4 NYCRR 73.1[c][1][ii], authorizes school board members to be covered under the State health … that the total cost of participation is borne by the school board member. We defer to the Civil Service Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44DiNapoli Proposes Option to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… state to be $68.2 billion and an additional $68.3 billion for local governments outside of New York City that have … the individual is often eligible for benefits including a pension and health insurance. While pension costs are … Under DiNapoli’s proposal, there is no limit on how much or how little a government can deposit into the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposes-option-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careOpinion 96-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-7Opinion 2004-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular … law enacted by the State Legislature provides otherwise. 1 In general, these sections of the Insurance Law provide that … jurisdiction and control of the fire department which, in the case of a village fire department, will generally be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-5Opinion 94-20
… Comp No. 90-39, p 88). Since the maintenance of a public street is undertaken for the benefit of the public at large … Local Finance Law, §26.10(c)(2) as amended by L 1994, ch 585, the finance board of the village may authorize the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20Opinion 94-30
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of index fees remitted to State) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §8018(a); JUDICIARY LAW, §39(2)(e): County clerks … year. The memorandum of the Assembly Budget Committee (NY Legis Ann, 1990, p 90) clearly indicates that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-30Opinion 94-28
… extension) SEWER DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (duty to reimburse county general fund for costs associated with … is ultimately established, the district or extension must reimburse the general fund. You state that the county board … district when created, or the extension thereof, shall reimburse the county ... for the cost of such advance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28