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Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company Treasurer Who Embezzled Funds to Bankroll Personal Business
… – and it’s reprehensible that someone would pocket the very funds that enable them to do their lifesaving work," …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-west-ghent-volunteer-fire-companyCamden Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-124)
… Determine whether claims were adequately documented, for appropriate purposes and properly audited and approved … were generally supported by adequate documentation and for proper purposes. However, 45 claims totaling $471,138 … the claims auditor’s audit and approval. Ensure all claims for scholarship payments are audited and approved by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/23/camden-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019m-124State Agencies Bulletin No. 422.3
… inform agencies of the new process for requesting direct deposit delete or reversal through PayServ. Affected Employees: Employees with a direct deposit are affected. Effective Date: Effective March 13, … state agencies submit Form AC 3197, Request for Direct Deposit Delete/Reversal, to State Payroll Services through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/4223-new-process-request-direct-deposit-delete-or-reversalDiNapoli: Former Town of Minerva Clerk Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Town Funds
… Jordan Green, the former clerk to the supervisor for the town of … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. Green pleaded guilty last month to fourth degree grand … retirement system. Judge Richard B. Meyer also ordered Green to pay back $19,076.06 in restitution and pay a $1,500 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-former-town-minerva-clerk-sentenced-prison-embezzling-town-fundsOpinion 88-33
… letter concerning the authority of a sewer district to install, at the expense of the district or the town, lateral … constructed, it was determined that it was impractical to install the laterals to serve two properties and that the … or the developer of the adjoining subdivisions to install the laterals necessary to serve the two properties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-33Administration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes (Follow-Up)
… (RETT), enacted in 1968 under Tax Law Article 31 as a tax on the transfer of real property, applies to sales or … when the consideration exceeds $500, at a rate of $2 for every $500 of consideration exchanged. The base tax is … remit the tax to the Department. State RETT collections for each of the 2 State fiscal years ended March 31, 2021 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/administration-and-collection-real-estate-transfer-taxes-followExcessive Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Excessive Medicaid Payments for … ended June 30, 2009, we identified about $600 million in Medicaid payments that could have been avoided had the … pace with other states’ efforts to limit Medicaid payments in areas where Medicaid and Medicare programs overlap. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/excessive-medicaid-payments-services-recipients-receiving-medicare-benefits-followOversight of Direct Placement of Children (Follow-Up)
… services, including child protective services, foster care, and preventive services, which are administered by 58 … that could result in the placement of a child in foster care. One alternative to foster care is direct placement, where a child is placed in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/30/oversight-direct-placement-children-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1090
… report will be available no later than March 1, 2012 and then a final will be published for Go-Live on March 22, 2012. … agency cut off of March 21, 2012 for Institution and very close to the March 28, 2012 agency cut off for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1090-payserv-data-conversion-requirements-statewide-financial-systemDiNapoli: New Yorkers’ Debt on the Rise
… for $869.4 billion, or 5.6%, of the national total, ranking New York fourth in the nation after California, Texas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-new-yorkers-debt-riseReal Property Tax Levies, Taxable Full Value and Full Value Tax Rates
… Find Information on Real Property Tax Levies Taxable Full …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/real-property-tax-levies-taxable-full-value-and-full-value-tax-ratesSelected Aspects of Subway Station Safety (Follow-Up)
… initial audit report, Selected Aspects of Subway Station Safety (Report 2016-S-11 ), issued June 15, 2017. About the … an average of 5.4 million passengers per day. Maintaining safety and cleanliness for the daily riders who use its 472 … mission is to ensure “the cleanliness, maintenance, and safety” of subway stations. The Division has six operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/20/selected-aspects-subway-station-safety-followMany New Yorkers Struggle to Pay for Housing
… or to be evicted. This is a problem that hurts renters and homeowners across the state who can’t stretch their dollars … of renters, 26.6 percent or 900,000 households, and homeowners, 12.4 percent or 500,000 households, deemed to be … almost 13 percent, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Homeowners are faring better than renters when it comes to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/many-new-yorkers-struggle-pay-housingDiNapoli: Funds Dedicated for Highway & Bridge Capital Projects Continue to be Diverted for Operating and Debt Costs
… Money in the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund continues to be diverted for non-capital purposes, leaving critical highway and bridge projects at increased risk as the state faces fiscal … Money in the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund continues to be diverted for noncapital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-funds-dedicated-highway-bridge-capital-projects-continue-be-diverted-operating-and-debtOpinion 88-42
… where a county distributed sales tax revenues to towns and villages in the county in a manner which did not comply … the excess revenues should pay them back to the county and that the county should then pay them over to the proper … received payments to which they were not entitled and others received less than the proper amount of sales tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-42Permanent COLA
… enact a law providing an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for retirees. A COLA payment is a change, based on the cost of living index, … it occurs. Once you become eligible and receive your first COLA payment, subsequent COLA adjustments will continue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/permanent-colaOrdinary Disability (Section 362) – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… benefits . Filing You, your employer or someone authorized with your power of attorney may file your application for … Basic Plan with Increased TakeHome Pay for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 Article 11 5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/ordinary-disability-section-362The Continued Decline in Affordable Housing in New York City - June 2013
This report is the third issued by the Office of the State Comptroller since 2009 concerning affordable housing in New York City.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-3-2014.pdfDiNapoli: State Agencies Persistently Late with Not-For-Profits Contracts
… Thomas P. DiNapoli found 50 percent of the contracts in 2019 between Not-for-Profit (NFP) organizations and the … DiNapoli’s report showed that no progress has been made in the past year, with the percentage of late contracts increasing slightly from 47 percent in 2018. “In the coming months, New York state will need to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/dinapoli-state-agencies-persistently-late-not-profits-contractsOpinion 2010-3
… (cost of debt service of fire company as part of "definite sum"); (not subject to referendum requirements) TOWN LAW § … be considered in the course of negotiating the "definite sum" payable by the town under the contract. You ask whether … requires the fire protection contract to state a "definite sum to be paid each year for all of the services to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-3