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Opinion 91-20
… service under section 122-b of the General Municipal Law. You indicate that the town currently contracts for fire … ambulance services within the fire protection districts. You state that the town is considering the provision of … require a greater degree of emergency medical treatment. You ask whether, pursuant to section 122-b of the General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-20DiNapoli Proposal Would Provide More Accountability for Personal Income Tax Check-Off Funds
… support through personal income tax check-offs, including fish and wildlife programs; missing and exploited children …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposal-would-provide-more-accountability-personal-income-tax-check-fundsOpinion 90-32
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (need for upon construction of building for highway department purposes) -- Permissive … Whether a towns proposed expenditure of moneys in excess of $100000 to build a salt storage shed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-32DiNapoli Calls For Stepped Up Enforcement of State's Bottle Bill
… on solid waste collection and disposal and encourage recycling. It requires a 5 cent deposit on soda, beer, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-calls-stepped-enforcement-states-bottle-billOpinion 92-33
… (expenditures to fund contract with chamber of commerce) PARK DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (expenditures for … HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(d)(3): A town on behalf of the park district established by L 1928, ch 477, as amended, may expend up to $50,000 annually for park district promotional purposes and no referendum pursuant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-33Opinion 91-58
Whether a city may conduct an advisory referendum on the question of whether to grant site plan approval and a favorable determination as to consistency with the local waterfront revitalization program for a tiretoenergy facility sought to be located at a particular site within the city
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-58DiNapoli: Audit Finds Poor Financial Management by Central New York Regional Market Authority Board
… The Central New York Regional Market Authority’s financial position has deteriorated, and … (FY) 2020-21 to FY 2022-23, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. If … on the authority’s budget. “The Central New York Regional Market Authority board and officials need to turn its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-audit-finds-poor-financial-management-central-new-york-regional-market-authority-boardXI.14 Overview – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… use of state funds and to alert businesses of procurement opportunities, Article 4-C of the Economic Development Law … exemptions from the advertisement of procurement opportunities, and provides information specifically related to the publication of grant opportunities. Guide to Financial Operations REV. 03/19/2012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi14-overviewNewburgh Fire Chief Charged in White Plains Federal Court with Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
State Comptroller DiNapoli announced the indictment of MICHAEL J VATTER charging him with fraudulently obtaining approximately $95000 in pension benefits by failing to report his return to work in the public sector to the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/newburgh-fire-chief-charged-white-plains-federal-court-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-140
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2025 DC 37 RRSU LLS payment, eligibility changes due to the … the Longevity Service payment and to provide instructions for payments not automatically processed. Affected Employees: … State of New York and DC 37, provides for payment of the 2025-2026 Longevity Payment effective April 2025 as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-140-april-2025-district-council-37-dc-37-rent-regulationLife Skills Home Training Tutorial Program for Preschoolers, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs reported by Life Skills Home Training Tutorial Program for Preschoolers, Inc. (Life … To determine whether the costs reported by Life Skills Home Training Tutorial Program for Preschoolers Inc Life …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/17/life-skills-home-training-tutorial-program-preschoolers-inc-compliance-reimbursable-costUse, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control Data
… On February 28, 2020, a case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was identified in a resident of a long-term care … Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concluded: "Once COVID-19 has been introduced into a long-term care facility, … and visitors. In the context of rapidly escalating COVID-19 outbreaks in much of the United States, it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/15/use-collection-and-reporting-infection-control-dataOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools
… Objectives To determine what steps the State Education Department (Department) is taking to ensure that school districts have the necessary … in place as required by law. We also sought to determine what mental health services are available at the school … To determine what steps the State Education Department is taking to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/11/oversight-mental-health-education-schoolsKids Unlimited, PT, OT & SLP, PLLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… the costs reported by Kids Unlimited, PT, OT & SLP, PLLC (Kids Unlimited) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports … whether the costs reported by Kids Unlimited PT OT SLP PLLC on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were reasonable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/31/kids-unlimited-pt-ot-slp-pllc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCompliance With Freedom of Information Law Requirements
… responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), and to determine if CDTA is in compliance with its responsibilities under FOIL. The audit covered the period from January 1, 2017 … government records. The statute, generally referred to as FOIL, applies to any State agency, public authority, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/16/compliance-freedom-information-law-requirementsOversight of the Nourish New York Program
… The COVID-19 pandemic revealed weaknesses in the State’s food supply system and caused serious economic hardships for farms and agribusinesses. Further, food insecurity remains a reality for many New York … a temporary program in May 2020 in response to disrupted food supply chains during the pandemic – the purpose of which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/21/oversight-nourish-new-york-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 2256
… Pay) $2,352 $2,423 $2,496 IPF (Inconvenience Pay - Full) $597 $615 $633 EXD (Expanded Duty Pay) $5,000 $5,150 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2256-april-2023-and-2024-retroactive-increases-location-pay-supplementalState Agencies Bulletin No. 2257
… 2024 Increase: 03/28/2024 Annual Addl Earnings: 5% x Employee’s Annual Compensation Rate (excluding Additional Pay Earnings) End Date: Leave blank unless a date already exists that must carry forward … remain on an existing row (if updating) Goal Amount: Leave blank Goal Balance: Leave blank Premium Overtime (Earnings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2257-april-2023-and-april-2024-retroactive-increases-premium-overtimeDiNapoli: NYRA's Future Uncertain
… to NYRA’s racing-related deficits. “NYRA relies on Video Lottery Terminals to stay in the black, but that … Under NYRA’s current franchise agreement, a percentage of Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) revenue from Resorts World New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-nyras-future-uncertainDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-147
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2026 DC 37 RRSU LLS payment, eligibility changes due to the … 177 of the Laws of 2024, which implemented the 2023-2026 Agreement between the State of New York and DC 37, provides for payment of the 2026-2027 Longevity Payment effective April 2026 as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-147-april-2026-district-council-37-dc-37-rent-regulation