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DiNapoli: Village of Candor Mayor Arrested for Allegedly Stealing From the Village
… the arrest of Village of Candor Mayor Eric Halstead for stealing from the village’s General Fund. “Mayor Halstead … Attorney Kirk Martin and the New York State Police for their partnership in ensuring justice will be served.” … the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-village-candor-mayor-arrested-allegedly-stealing-villageDiNapoli: Fulton County Snowmobile President Arrested for Stealing Over $8,000 From Nonprofit
… Mike Poulin announced the arrest of Chad Daley, 52, for allegedly stealing over $8,000 from a nonprofit that … to fraudulently secure $40,000 in state grant money for the organization. “Chad Daley allegedly violated the … the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-fulton-county-snowmobile-president-arrested-stealing-over-8000-nonprofitDiNapoli Calls for NYC to Bolster Reserves as Economy Rebounds Amid Rising Spending
… should help mitigate future uncertainties so the city may have greater flexibility down the road.” In June, the city adopted its $98.7 billion fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget. Excluding federal aid, the city will fund about … in personal income and business tax collections in FY 2021 of $2.1 billion. These revenues come after $15.2 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-calls-nyc-bolster-reserves-economy-rebounds-amid-rising-spendingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1425
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the 2015 CSEA and PEF Over40 Comp Time II Cash Out Affected Employees Employees … at the straight time rate based on the employee’s salary on the Effective Date. Agency Actions To pay the 2015 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1425-2015-csea-and-pef-over40-comp-time-ii-cash-outState Agencies Bulletin No. 1516
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the 2016 CSEA and PEF Over40 Comp Time II Cash Out Affected Employees Employees … at the straight time rate based on the employee’s salary on the Effective Date. Agency Actions To pay the 2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1516-2016-csea-and-pef-over40-comp-time-ii-cash-outState Agencies Bulletin No. 1157
… To describe agency procedures for employee enrollment in Tier 6 retirement. Affected Employees Employees first joining a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1157-new-tier-6-benefit-structure-enrollment-following-retirement-systemsThe Concerning Growth of Hate Crime in New York State
New York State has seen a surge in hate crimes over the last five years with 1,089 reported instances in 2023, marking the highest number since data collection and annual reporting were mandated by New York’s Hates Crimes Act of 2000.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/concerning-growth-of-hate-crimes-nys.pdfDiNapoli: Former Town of Minerva Clerk Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Town Funds
… Jordan Green, the former clerk to the supervisor for the town of Minerva, was sentenced today in Essex County Court to 1 … public dollars will not be tolerated," DiNapoli said. "I thank Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-former-town-minerva-clerk-sentenced-prison-embezzling-town-fundsFormer Village of Candor Mayor Sentenced to Jail Time for Stealing Village Funds
… P. DiNapoli and State Police Superintendent Steven G. James today announced that former Village of Candor Mayor … Kirk Martin and State Police Superintendent Steven James for partnering with my office to ensure that justice … was served in this case.” State Police Superintendent James said , “The sentencing of Mr. Halstead demonstrates the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/former-village-candor-mayor-sentenced-jail-time-stealing-village-fundsOpinion 88-50
… a village may use moneys in a capital reserve fund to pay for work on a 15 year old, 250,000 gallon water storage tank. … or abraiding the interior of the tank (3) Rewelding a number of dents and small holes in the tank; and (4) Applying … to make this distinction, our opinions suggest that a number of factors must be considered, including whether old, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50State Agencies Bulletin No. 1503
… and/or Chartfield Strings in PayServ may require updates for lapsing Affected Employees All agencies with … lapse on the above date and will no longer be available for payroll charges. Effective Date(s) Institution pay checks … lapsing (including the OSC Accounting Operations Advisory Number 6) can be found at: Operational Advisory #6 … To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1503-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-september-lapsing-eventsInappropriate Premium Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Family Health Plus (Follow-Up) (2019-F-20)
To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our initial audit report, Inappropriate Premium Payments for Recipients No...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19f20.pdfAccountability for Traffic Ticket Surcharges
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) accurately assessed, … and Traffic Law authorizes cities with a population of 200,000 or more to adjudicate non-criminal traffic … non-negotiable costs – preset based on the type and date of violation – that cannot be waived. However, the Vehicle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/10/accountability-traffic-ticket-surchargesService Credit for Tiers 2 through 6
… to us. You can see your total estimated service credit in Retirement Online . Sign in to your account and scroll down to the ‘My Account … service credit for previous, prior or military service, sign in to your Retirement Online account , scroll down to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/service-credit-tiers-2-through-6Financial Toolkit for Local Officials
Local government and school district leaders are faced with unprecedented challenges in the wake of the pandemic including simultaneously managing the public health response and the budgetary impacts of the financial crisis
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/financial-toolkitIX.5.B Billing for Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants
… agency PCBU Use the Commitment Control in SFS to budget for Federal Grant Projects Utilize funds distribution … in Project Costing to split expenditures systematically for Federal and State share of costs. Are required to set up … to billing upon collection while AP Vouchers will wait for payment date to begin billing. There is a two-step …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5b-billing-onboarding-agenciesIX.5.A Billing for Non-Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants
… PCBU Use the Commitment Control Module in SFS to budget for Federal Grant Projects Split costs manually on source transactions against an award for Federal and State share if applicable, but are required … will get collected into the Project Costing module. For OSC cash managed projects the Contract that the Project …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5a-billing-non-onboarding-agenciesXII.4.A Vendor Requests for Payment – XII. Expenditures
… a vendor certified Statewide Financial System (SFS) Claim for Payment Form ( AC 3253-S ). Business Units may use AC … payments, State Aid payments, or discretionary payments for materials, equipment and services. It is the … paper documents to OSC, with the exception of payments for the purchase of land. Instead, OSC will accept electronic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4a-vendor-requests-paymentAccessibility for People With Disabilities
… tension, and heart rate – all of which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease – as well as mental wellness … to parks and historic sites within the State is important for all citizens including those with a disability. The … and Historic Preservation (Parks) is responsible for the operation and stewardship of the State’s park system, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/accessibility-people-disabilitiesResponsibility for IT Internal Controls – Information Technology Governance
… Some local governments and schools use an IT vendor for assistance in establishing, conducting and monitoring IT … controls. However, a governing board has responsibility for the oversight of the local government’s or school’s IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/responsibility-it-internal-controls