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DiNapoli Announces Guilty Plea in Town of Crawford Embezzlement Case
… County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown, to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and Tampering with Public Records in the First Degree, in connection with the embezzlement of … Jolene Roy pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and Tampering with Public Records in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-announces-guilty-plea-town-crawford-embezzlement-caseDiNapoli: Former Town Supervisor Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, Cortland County District Attorney Patrick Perfetti and the New York State Police today announced that former … Dennis Brown was sentenced to serve one to three years in a state prison. In June, Brown pleaded guilty to stealing … Thomas P DiNapoli Cortland County District Attorney Patrick Perfetti and the New York State Police today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-town-supervisor-sentenced-prison-embezzlementDiNapoli: Queens Economy Takes Off
… 2009 and 2017. Growth was also strong in the areas of Flushing (39 percent), Jackson Heights (38 percent) and … that Queens is a golden land of opportunity, especially Flushing which has grown to become the home to approximately … commutes. Read the report, or go to: http://osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt1-2019.pdf Find out how your government money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-queens-economy-takes-offWhite Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)
… annual budget. Certain appropriations were overestimated in previous budgets and continued to be overestimated. … the statutory surplus fund balance limit and resulted in a lack of transparency because the taxpayers were not … known factors. Reduce the amount of surplus fund balance in a manner that benefits taxpayers. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/30/white-plains-city-school-district-financial-management-2020m-71North Colonie Central School District - Extra-Classroon Activity Funds (2019M-144)
… supporting documentation for collections, including 23 of 48 deposits totaling $45,518. Key Recommendations Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/13/north-colonie-central-school-district-extra-classroon-activity-fundsCayuga-Onondaga Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Procurement of Professional Services (2018M-270)
Determine whether professional services were procured in a manner to ensure the prudent and economical use of public money in the best interests of taxpayers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/cayuga-onondaga-boces.pdfOpinion 95-21
… IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Consolidation (procedures for) SEWER DISTRICTS -- Consolidation (procedures for) TOWN LAW, §206: A town board may, on its own motion, and … two or more special improvement districts established for the same purpose, subject to public hearing and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-21DiNapoli: Former Potter Town Clerk Sentenced to Jail Time and Full Restitution of Nearly $27,000
… of Potter Clerk Julie Brown was sentenced to six months in Yates County jail today for stealing nearly $27,000 in public funds for her personal use. Her thefts were … 21, 2019, when Brown resigned. She agreed to pay $26,729 in restitution as part of her plea agreement in March, of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-potter-town-clerk-sentenced-jail-time-and-full-restitution-nearly-27000Ending Your Membership – State Police Plan
… Once you join, there are five ways your membership can end: If you are not vested and you leave public employment for seven years (membership … ends automatically); If you leave public employment and voluntarily withdraw your membership ; If you transfer … State Police Plan information for PFRS Tier 2 5 and 6 members under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/ending-your-membershipEnding Your Membership – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
Special 20 and 25Year Plan information for PFRS Tier 2 3 Article 11 5 and 6 members under Sections 384 384d and 384e Ending Your Membership
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/ending-your-membershipNotice of Reserve Funds
… fiscal operations by requiring publication of reserve funds and reserves funded by resolution Memo Bill Text Status … fiscal operations by requiring publication of reserve funds and reserves funded by resolution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/notice-reserve-fundsOpinion 88-60
… to operate a facility at a park which is termed a license or concession, but which, in substance, constitutes a … legislative authority. GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103: A true license or concession arrangement, which does not involve a … ask under what circumstances an agreement designated as a "license" or "concession" to operate a facility at a village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60Restrictions – State Police Plan
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/final-average-earnings/restrictionsRestrictions – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Regular Earnings: For Tier 6 members, earned compensation that exceeds the … Governor’s annual salary is excluded (please refer to our Overtime and Earnings Limits for Tier 6 page for more information). Also excluded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/final-average-earnings/restrictionsState Fiscal Year 2022-23 Enacted Budget Analysis
… $220,472 5.3% $47,492 27.5% Note: SFY 2022-23 estimates are DOB projections included in the FY 2023 Executive Budget … the State’s statutory debt caps. Since the Debt Reform Act only counts “bonds or notes,” this utilizes a loophole to … State revenues. Policymakers should seek to utilize pay-as-you-go financing, rather than debt, to the greatest extent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/state-fiscal-year-2022-23-enacted-budget-analysisMaintenance and Tuition Payments to the Lake Grove School and Mountain Lake Children's Residence
… Purpose To determine whether costs reported by the Lake Grove School (Lake Grove) and Mountain Lake Children's Residence (Mountain Lake) to the State … To determine whether costs reported by the Lake Grove School and Mountain Lake Childrens Residence to the SED and OCFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/maintenance-and-tuition-payments-lake-grove-school-and-mountain-lake-childrens-residenceStarpoint Central School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-101-F)
… includes providing information technology support through Erie 1 BOCES. The District’s network and information systems … includes providing information technology support through Erie 1 BOCES. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/09/05/starpoint-central-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-101-fPort Jefferson Union Free School District – Information Technology (2014M-039)
… [ read complete report ] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s IT infrastructure … students, and is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. For the 2012-13 fiscal year, the District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/18/port-jefferson-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2014mArgyle Central School District – Internal Controls Over Payroll (2014M-051)
… year were $11.3 million, which were funded primarily with State aid and real property taxes. Key Finding The Board had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/25/argyle-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-payroll-2014m-051Extra-Classroom Activity (2015-MR-5)
… (Board), for, by or in the name of a school, student body or any subdivision thereof." Extra-classroom activity … and appropriate extra-curricular activities of the student body. Key Findings Boards and District officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/extra-classroom-activity-2015-mr-5