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Opinion 89-24
… INTEREST -- Collective Bargaining Agreement (school board member holding position in state teachers association) -- … §2103(4); General Municipal Law, §§801, 802(1)(f), 805-a, 806: A school board member does not have a conflict of … conflict of interest when: (1) the person holds a position with a state teachers association which "also represents" the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-24DiNapoli: Son Left Father’s Body in Morgue to Steal His Pension and Social Security Payments
… to his arrest. “Mr. Bunn left his deceased father’s body unclaimed at the Nassau County morgue for more than a year so … partnership and continued commitment to protecting public funds.” “My office is committed to investigating this type of … of James Bunn – who died on February 24, 2010 – remained unclaimed by his son at the Nassau County Medical Examiner’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-son-left-fathers-body-morgue-steal-his-pension-and-social-security-paymentsOpinion 93-31
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Reimbursement for Expenses (travel expenses - of governing board member … of the Rushford Lake Recreation District may be reimbursed for mileage from their residences to meetings of the board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-31United HealthCare – Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy (Follow-Up)
… determined that Davis Ethical likely fabricated nearly all of the improper claims. Davis Ethical processed many of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/18/united-healthcare-payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacyUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-264
… SY provide for a salary increase of two percent (2.00%) or $1,000, whichever is greater effective October 1, 2014, … incorrectly if the dates previously reported as a single entry on the Time Entry page overlap the effective … taxable gross and will be reported on the employee’s Form W-2. The adjustments (AJR, and Retro (RXX)) are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-264-retroactive-salary-increases-bargaining-units-sr-sy-and-s9Opinion 96-3
… review services) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801: A village trustee would have a prohibited interest in a … conflict of interest would arise if a village contracted with either a village trustee individually, or with the firm … or association of which the officer or employee is a member or employee, and in contracts of a corporation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… capital water needs were not appropriately planned for. Clymer Central School District – Payroll (Chautauqua … employees’ pay and paid five employees a total of $4,792 for retroactive raises that were not authorized by the board … awards totaling $2,550 that they were not eligible for and did not require written prior authorization for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-2Opinion 91-48
… (applicant before planning board represented by board member's personal attorney) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Planning … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(2),(3), 806, 809: When a planning board member's personal attorney appears before … rise above the type of speculation that would effectively make all but a handful of citizens ineligible to sit on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-48Opinion 2006-5
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … of office by local law subject to mandatory referendum. You ask whether the salary of an elected town officer, other … …” Section 27(1) further provides that the town board may not fix the salaries of certain listed elected officials in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5Opinion 88-68
… AND PLANNING -- Planning Boards (authority of individual member to vote on matter of personal interest) CONFLICTS OF … (whether application for subdivision approval constitutes a contract) -- Disclosure of Interest (application for … that the person or entity making the application will make the required disclosures, it also may not apply to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-68State Contract and Payment Actions in December
… In December, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,471 contracts for state … . The Governor’s Executive Order 202 suspended the Office of the State Comptroller’s review and approval of contracts … asphalt concrete resurfacing and preventive maintenance on I-490 in Monroe County. $6.3 million with A. Colarusso & Son …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberOpinion 94-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … AGREEMENTS -- Vacations (annual cash payment in lieu of) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Vacations (annual cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-31Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and effectively.” Town of Broome – Purchasing and Justice Court (Schoharie County) The board did not ensure purchases … to be paid. Georgetown Fire District – Board Oversight (Madison County) Board members did not ensure that complete … Fire District – Controls Over Financial Activities (Madison County) The secretary-treasurer maintained adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Opinion 93-33
… ex rel. Guernsey v Somers , n.o.r., 130 NYS 761, affd 153 AD 623, 138 NYS 1136 affd 208 NY 621; see gen 24 ALR 4th …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33AC237 Statement of County Court and Trust Funds
ac237 Statement of County Court and Trust Funds
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/required-reporting/pdf/AC237.pdfOpinion 91-16
… Public Officers Law, §70-a or CPLR §8007 applies in the case of notices published pursuant to section 1014. We need …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… duties related to cash receipts and the justices do not provide oversight of the clerk’s work. City of Mount …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-197
… the Unified Court System of the modified eligibility for Deduction Code 550, Boston Mutual Life. Affected … employees in Bargaining Unit S9 will now be eligible for Deduction Code 550, Boston Mutual Life. OSC will automatically process deduction transactions for BU S9 using the deduction code 550. NOTE: Agency update …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-197-change-eligibility-boston-mutual-life-insurance-deduction-codeUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-234
… of increased eligibility for First Unum Life Insurance (code 534) and two new deduction codes for First Unum … eligibility information, contact Ask Unum at askunum@unum.com or by telephone at 1-800-275-8686. Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deductions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-234-new-voluntary-insurance-deduction-codes-association-surrogatesOpinion 2000-23
… a sergeant, who is the highest ranking subordinate police officer to the chief and who is a member of a negotiating … of sergeant is the "highest ranking subordinate police officer" who is a member of the bargaining unit, and indicate … or other compensation of the permanent full-time police officer who is a member of a negotiating unit and who is the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-23