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Opinion 90-48
… -- Lowest Responsible Bidder (criteria and procedure for determining responsibility) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Transportation Contracts (criteria and procedure for determining "responsibility" of lowest bidder) EDUCATION … liberty interest and is entitled to notice of the reasons for the municipality's concern over his responsibility and an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-48DiNapoli: Former Throop Supervisor Pays Full Restitution After Pleading Guilty to Felony for Stealing $11,000 from Town
… P. DiNapoli, Attorney General Letitia James, and the New York State Police announced today. William Tarby pleaded … New York State Police for their work in partnering with us to bring him to justice. My office will continue to work … country to protect taxpayers from corruption.” “Every New Yorker should be able to trust that the officials elected to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-former-throop-supervisor-pays-full-restitution-after-pleading-guilty-felony-stealing-11000XIV.3.C Distribution of STIP Investment Earnings – XIV. Special Procedures
… or are appropriated.” Temporary Loans and Agency Requests for Interest Earnings Each year the Enacted Budget includes new authorization for temporary loans in specific funds listed in Article VII … requested by the state department or division responsible for such fund/account within thirty days of the beginning of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv3c-distribution-stip-investment-earningsDiNapoli: Audit Finds OMH Needs To Improve Oversight of Supportive Housing Providers To Ensure Safety and Well-Being of Vulnerable New Yorkers
… DiNapoli offered the following recommendations for OMH: Increase the frequency of OMH’s provider monitoring visits to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-audit-finds-omh-needs-improve-oversight-supportive-housing-providers-ensure-safety-and-wellUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-355
… is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the retroactive change to the pensionability of the Uniform … Unified Court System of the State of New York, provides for a maintenance allowance to all eligible members in June … made pensionable as of April 1, 2021. Effective Dates: The retroactive Blazer Payment change in pensionability will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-355-2025-ucs-blazer-pensionability-changeImplementation of the Security Guard Act (Follow-Up)
… of Licensing Services (Division), oversees the licensure, registration, and regulation of 36 occupations throughout New … that individuals working as security guards have a valid registration card, and entrusts the Department with issuing registration cards for all security guard applicants who meet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/implementation-security-guard-act-followDiNapoli Appoints Nelson Sheingold as Counsel to the Comptroller
… with a focus on fraud and corruption. He was an assistant attorney general in the New York State Attorney General’s litigation bureau, where he handled cases … federal and state court. He was also an assistant district attorney in New York County and prosecuted an array of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-appoints-nelson-sheingold-counsel-comptrollerDiNapoli: Springport Town Clerk Faces Criminal Charges
… Springport Town Clerk Deborah Waldron was arrested today for allegedly trespassing on a town computer to boost her … employee, was charged with offering a false instrument for filing in the 1st degree, computer trespass and official … … Springport Town Clerk Deborah Waldron was arrested today for allegedly trespassing on a town computer to boost her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-springport-town-clerk-faces-criminal-chargesOpinion 92-28
… Interest earned on the investment of library fund moneys is credited to the library fund. (2) A school district should … after receipt. (4) Interest on such tax anticipation notes is a charge for which the school district, and not the library, is liable. However, it is permissible for the library, in its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-28Town of Crown Point - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2018M-263)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) properly accounted for fees (including … the Supervisor on February 14, 2017. Deposit real property tax collections within the required timeframe. For example, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/07/19/town-crown-point-town-clerktax-collector-2018m-263Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… from a small café, which is part of a training program for residents to learn to operate a small business, are … has declined from approximately $57,000 of reimbursements for 282 travel advances in 2011-12 to approximately $9,000 of reimbursements for 65 travel advances in 2012-13. Empire State Development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $1.1 million. The current chief water operator accounted for the majority of the non-weekend overtime hours and 63% of … district employees from using district-purchased assets for personal use, he directed the manager to purchase food totaling approximately $1,300 for a private, personal event. Without the superintendent’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Loss of Federal Deductions in Trump Tax Plan Could Hurt New York's Middle Class Taxpayers
… including the elimination of the more than $67 billion in state and local tax deductions reported by New Yorkers on … been part of the federal income tax since its inception in 1913, would be eliminated. This could significantly impact … New Yorkers because: New Yorkers reported $47.3 billion in itemized deductions for income taxes and $20.2 billion for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-loss-federal-deductions-trump-tax-plan-could-hurt-new-yorks-middle-class-taxpayersIV.3.B Miscellaneous Receipts – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… Investment Pool (STIP) represents a mechanism that allows for separate accounting for individual fund receipts and disbursements AND the … funds within the State’s General Checking Account (GCA) for the purposes of short-term investments. This permits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv3b-miscellaneous-receiptsElectronic Reporting
… of Abandoned Property in the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA) Standard Electronic … delivery methods, email [email protected] . … Holders of unclaimed funds can send the Office of the State Comptroller reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/electronic-reportingSingle/Sole Source Awards
… 1 Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, Inc. June 11, 2025 C001083, Amendment 3 Arrow Bank National Association … known as Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Co. May 14, 2025 C001084, Amendment 2 Penflex Actuarial Services, LLC May … procurements are limited to when a formal competitive process is not feasible due to unique or extenuating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/single-sole-source-awardsOpinion 89-17
… TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Certiorari Proceedings (authority for school district to establish reserve fund to pay … may establish and expend moneys from a reserve fund for the payment of judgments and claims in tax certiorari … to authorize school districts to establish a reserve fund for the payment of judgments and claims in tax certiorari …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-17DiNapoli Announces Results of General Obligation Bond Sale
… cost bid of 2.057387 percent. The state received ten bids for the $166.1 million of tax-exempt bonds. The net proceeds … will mature over 14 years. The state received twelve bids for the $36.7 million of taxable new money bonds. The net … will mature over 10 years. The state received ten bids for the $11.2 million of tax-exempt refunding bonds. The net …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-announces-results-general-obligation-bond-saleOpinion 95-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … 1 . If all of the property or facilities of the district is sold, the proposition submitted to referendum must also … 15 Opns St Comp, 1959, p 396). If the proposition is approved, the moneys received from the sale must be placed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29State Police Bulletin No. SP-220
… OSC will automatically increase the biweekly deduction for union dues code 227 from $50.76 to $51.72. Agency Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-220-new-york-state-police-investigators-association-nyspia-dues-increase