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Opinion 2002-11
… FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (point accumulation for responding to both fire and ambulance calls) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §217(c): For purposes of earning a year of firefighting service under … a fire district service award program that provides points for participation in department responses, a volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued: Department of … of Market Orders for 2012, 2013, and 2014 (2014-S-58) The department has adequate procedures in place to ensure that it accurately … The department has adequate procedures in place to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2177
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2023 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2023 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2177-2023-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-ssu-interestState Agencies Bulletin No. 2076
… Inc. provides for a uniform allowance. The Office of Employee Relations (OER) memorandum dated November 11, 2022, … Extra Lag 11/30/2022 – Institution Lag Or the date the employee returns from an authorized leave of absence Earnings … is supplemental taxable income, will be included in the employee’s taxable gross and is subject to all employment and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2076-2022-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-ssu-interestDiNapoli and James Announce Guilty Plea of Former New York City Council Candidate in Straw Donation Scheme
… straw donations orchestrated by George Gonzalez and Anna Mendez, two employees of a Bronx non-profit organization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-and-james-announce-guilty-plea-former-new-york-city-council-candidate-straw-donation-schemeDiNapoli Releases Dashboard Tracking Federal Covid Funding and State Relief Programs
… 2021 are listed in the table below. Some insights from the tracker include: The Excluded Workers Fund has disbursed … DiNapoli and his staff for creating this new federal aid tracker,” said Rachael Fauss, senior research analyst for … are thankful that the Comptroller has built this site for us to see if funds are being distributed. We are looking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-releases-dashboard-tracking-federal-covid-funding-and-state-relief-programsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Guilty Plea of Former City of Rensselaer DPW Commissioner for Stealing Scrap Metal Proceeds
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the … of his two co-defendants, Ronald Foust and Jeffrey Clark. Surveillance videos from a local scrap yard showed Foust and Clark cashing in items discarded by city residents. Foust and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-guilty-plea-former-city-rensselaer-dpwTown of Charlton – Internal Controls Over Billed Receivables for Water Operations (2014M-28)
… 31, 2013. Background The Town of Charlton is located in Saratoga County and is governed by an elected five-member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/09/town-charlton-internal-controls-over-billed-receivables-water-operations-2014m-28Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… Poverty (Met Council), has been sentenced to one year in jail. Cohen has also paid $650,000 in restitution to Met … Obus in New York County Supreme Court to a one-year jail sentence. Cohen also paid $650,000 in restitution to Met … Friedman was convicted and sentenced to four months in jail, and ordered to pay $775,000 in restitution to Met …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-directorDiNapoli: Inflation in NYC Metro Area Up 6.1% in March, Growing at Highest Rate in 30 Years
… Statistics (BLS) indicates consumer prices grew by 6.1% in the New York City Metropolitan Area in March 2022 compared to the same month one year ago, driven by double-digit increases in the costs of energy and transportation. Despite lagging … Labor Statistics BLS indicates consumer prices grew by 61 in the New York City Metropolitan Area in March 2022 compared …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-inflation-nyc-metro-area-march-growing-highest-rate-30-yearsLittle Meadows Early Childhood Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Little Meadows Early Childhood Center, Inc. (Little Meadows) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) … The audit focused primarily on expenses claimed on Little Meadows’ CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/07/07/little-meadows-early-childhood-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCaledonia Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-12)
… and complete financial records, Provided the Board with adequate financial reports, bank statements, canceled … requires officials to disclose any interests that conflict with official duties. The lack of oversight of financial … of financial operations. Department officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they have initiated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/05/02/caledonia-volunteer-fire-department-inc-board-oversight-2025mHousing Preferences for Veterans (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/29/housing-preferences-veterans-followTown of Louisville – Water User Charges (2015M-44)
… record adjustments. There is no review or prior approval required for adjustments to be made in the system. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/06/05/town-louisville-water-user-charges-2015m-44DiNapoli: Tax Collector Sentenced for Dodging Her Own Tax Bills
… was sentenced to five years probation and paid a total of $4,303 in restitution for falsifying her own tax payments … Sheppard based on her August guilty plea to two counts of attempted tampering with public records, an E felony. As part of her plea agreement, Sheppard resigned her clerk’s job and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-tax-collector-sentenced-dodging-her-own-tax-billsCayuga-Onondaga Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Procurement of Professional Services (2018M-270)
… the prudent and economical use of public money in the best interests of taxpayers. Key Findings BOCES officials did … the prudent and economical use of public money in the best interests of taxpayers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2019/03/22/cayuga-onondaga-board-cooperative-educational-services-procurement-professionalDiNapoli: East Ramapo School Budget Hampered By Deficits, Inadequate Rainy Day Funds
… The East Ramapo Central School District continues to face … were not addressed or only partially implemented. “East Ramapo school district officials must do a better job … some level of fiscal stress. Auditors also found that East Ramapo officials have not properly budgeted for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-east-ramapo-school-budget-hampered-deficits-inadequate-rainy-day-fundsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2260
… the above Earnings Codes must be used: Example 1: Employee works a total of 50 hours in the pay-week (overtime … eligible). On one day during the pay-week the employee works their regular 8 hour shift and is then mandated to work … having 6 hours of Lost Time deducted, a full-time employee works a total of 34 hours in the pay-week. On one day during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2260-double-time-payments-eligible-employees-security-services-unit-ssuState Agencies Bulletin No. 2263
… the above Earnings Codes must be used: Example 1: Employee works a total of 50 hours in the pay-week (overtime … eligible). On one day during the pay-week the employee works their regular 8 hour shift and is then mandated to work … having 6 hours of Lost Time deducted, a full-time employee works a total of 34 hours in the pay-week. On one day during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2263-double-time-payments-eligible-employees-security-supervisors-unit-sspuOpinion 90-56
… MILITARY LAW, §242(5); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §92(1); NY CONST, art VIII, §1; 38 USC §2024(d): A school district, … Law may be denied or diminished" ( Williams v Walsh , 289 NY 1, at p 6). For purposes of section 242, the term "public … 58 NY2d 823, 459 NYS2d 1032). December 31, 1990 John P. Lynch, Esq., Attorney at Law Chenango Forks Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-56