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State Agencies Bulletin No. 682
… Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Audit mailbox. … To provide agencies with information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/682-implementation-new-method-calculating-salaries-employees-upon-movementCompliance With School Safety Planning Requirements
… to plan for the unthinkable. Since 2000, New York State schools have been required to develop and regularly … not support that meetings were held monthly (as required by the City Regulations), were well planned, or covered … for responding to implied or direct threats of violence by visitors to the school; and policies and procedures for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/12/compliance-school-safety-planning-requirementsAudit of the Tuition Assistance Program at Pratt Institute
… Purpose To determine whether Pratt Institute complied with the … $41,000 per year. TAP is an entitlement program designed to provide funds for paying tuition costs to eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/16/audit-tuition-assistance-program-pratt-instituteDiNapoli: Ithaca Woman Charged With Stealing Nearly $70,000 in Pension Payments
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten and the New York … as a facilities manager for New York State Colleges at Cornell. He received monthly pension payments and chose a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-ithaca-woman-charged-stealing-nearly-70000-pension-paymentsMedicaid Program – Opioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program
… Medicaid recipients who are receiving opioids while also in a Treatment Program for opioid use disorder. This audit … currently faces an opioid misuse epidemic, which began in the 1990s with the over-prescribing of opioid drugs for … prescriptions. I-STOP is a tool to assist prescribers in determining the most appropriate prescription(s) for an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/20/medicaid-program-opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-programOpinion 96-6
… to procurement of insurance) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§104-b, 800(3): A town supervisor who places insurance … insurance contracts. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq .) contains the provisions of law which … is deemed to have an "interest" in the contracts of a firm, partnership or association of which he or she is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-6Opinion 2008-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … cost of the improvement an allowance for services rendered by the town attorney, town engineer and salaried town … of a local law, provide for the use of general fund money for this purpose. Articles 12 and 12-A of the Town Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-4Opinion 90-32
… of bonds for the construction of improvements required to comply with an enforceable determination of the Department … of Environmental Conservation would not be subject to a referendum. A resolution authorizing an expenditure of … construction of a town salt storage shed is not subject to referendum under either Town Law, §§81 and 220, or Highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-32DiNapoli: Pennsylvania Man Who Impersonated Deceased Father to Steal $194K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
… in prison and ordered to pay full restitution, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, the United States … — and after it, went to significant lengths to keep that money coming in. With today’s sentence, he’s finally being … that led to his son’s arrest. Gritman was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Cynthia M. Rufe in Philadelphia. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-pennsylvania-man-who-impersonated-deceased-father-steal-194k-nys-pension-and-social-securityTown of Java – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-21)
… The Tax Collector improperly followed the Supervisor’s instructions to not remit taxes to the County each month. The … governed by the Supervisor. By following the Supervisor’s instructions, the Tax Collector did not comply with Town Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/31/town-java-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-21Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-132
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the Division of … who require an adjustment. Affected Employees: Employees in the Rent Regulations Services Unit (RRSU) - BU67 who meet … Background: Per Chapter 177 of the Laws of 2024, employees in the RRSU bargaining unit listed above may be eligible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-132-district-council-37-dc-37-2024-non-pensionable-lumpUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-144
… Citywide Association of Law Assistants in Bargaining Unit SA Effective Date(s) Paychecks dated February 4, 2009 OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-144-citywide-association-law-assistants-dues-and-agency-shop-feeTown of Greenville – Tax Collector (2020M-81)
… Law). The Tax Collector’s records included an unidentified bank balance of $4,637 as of January 1, 2018 and $17,068 as … with Town Law. Identify the unidentified outstanding bank balance, properly account for all money received, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/10/23/town-greenville-tax-collector-2020m-81State Agencies Bulletin No. 870
… Affected Employees Employees represented by Council 82 in Bargaining Units 31, 81, 61 and 91 Effective Date(s) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/870-council-82-dues-and-agency-shop-fee-increaseTown of Alexandria - Justice Court Time and Attendance and Court Operations (2017M-284)
… whether the Court Clerk (Clerk) reported hours on her Town of Alexandria (Town) time sheets that coincided with hours … recorded, deposited and reported. Key Findings Sixty-three of the 67 time sheets (approximately 94 percent) completed by the Clerk showed no evidence of supervisory review and approval. The Clerk reported 405 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/10/23/town-alexandria-justice-court-time-and-attendance-and-court-operationsOpinion 96-13
… 11-AA; RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, §§40, 100, 101: A person may simultaneously participate in, and receive benefits from, a service award program for volunteer ambulance workers and … the State Employees' Retirement System. You ask whether a person may simultaneously participate in, and receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-13State Contract and Payment Actions in May
… Markets $18.5 million with Farm and Food Growth Fund Inc. to administer the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure … with Green Velvet Tree Inc. tree removal services related to controlling the Asian long-horned Beetle. $1.2 million … payments valued at more than ;$101.1 million primarily due to errors, improprieties, or lack of documentation. … In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-mayState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… & Construction $11 million with Breeze National Inc. to provide abatement and partial demolition of the East … County. $3.7 million with S&L Specialty Contracting Inc. to replace the windows at the Buffalo Armory in Erie County. … 34,000 payments valued at nearly $152.2 million primarily due to errors, improprieties, or lack of documentation. … In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberDiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… application delays, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit of the Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysOpinion 88-4
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (providing … MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (in recognition of municipal service - refreshments to foster …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-4