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DiNapoli: Service Delivery Critical to Ensure New York City’s Continued Recovery
… on the impact of the pandemic on the city’s workforce, an online tool identifying key programs that face funding risks, … decline in revenues and staffing strains. Fiscal Cliffs Online Tool DiNapoli also raised concerns about the lack of … funding. DiNapoli recommended city stakeholders use the online tool to consider the budget policy choices they face, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-service-delivery-critical-ensure-new-york-citys-continued-recoveryOpinion 94-7
… a fundamental limitation on home rule powers (Albany Area Builders v Town of Guilderland, 74 NY2d 372, 547 NYS2d 627). … Inc., 78 NY2d 500, 577 NYS2d 215; see also Albany Area Builders, supra). The intent to preempt may be express (see … statutory scheme (see Daytop Village, supra; Albany Area Builders, supra). Based on express language in section 209-b …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-7DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for May 2014
… Major Contracts Approved Department of Transportation – Construction $554.8 million with Skanska-Kiewit-Ecco III JV, … 5, 8, and 12 in Utica. $14.3 million with Union Concrete & Construction Corp. to replace four I-290 bridges in Tonawanda. Office of General Services – Construction $7.1 million with Fratello Construction Corp. to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/06/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-may-2014New York Center for Child Development, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… authorized by SED to provide Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) and full-day and half-day Special Class (SC) … five years. For purposes of this report, these programs are collectively referred to as the SED cost-based programs. … NYCCD’s services using rates established by SED. The rates are based on the financial information that NYCCD reports to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/new-york-center-child-development-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOversight of Student Immunization in Schools
… State Education Department (SED) are following the State’s public health procedures to ensure New York’s schools are … 2016. Background SED provides guidelines to assist schools in developing policies to prevent and prepare for outbreaks … to grant or deny individual immunization waivers requested by parents or guardians for religious or medical reasons. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/16/oversight-student-immunization-schoolsDiNapoli Announces Fiscal Stress Scores
… Thirty local governments in New York State ended 2020 in some form of fiscal stress, … years are Niagara Falls, Poughkeepsie, Amsterdam and Long Beach. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-announces-fiscal-stress-scoresSteppingStone Day School, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… determine whether the costs reported by SteppingStone Day School, Inc. (SteppingStone) on its Consolidated Fiscal … one-half hours for half-day programs. During the 2017-18 school year, SteppingStone served approximately 582 students … determine whether the costs reported by SteppingStone Day School Inc on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were reasonable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/31/steppingstone-day-school-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 88-37
… (purchase of police cars) LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §§11.00(a)(29)(a),(77), 21.00(a), 28.00(a): The purchase of a … car may be financed by the issuance of capital notes only when the vehicle is purchased to replace a similar vehicle … established for motor vehicles by section 11.00(a)(29) does not apply to passenger vehicles with a seating capacity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-37DiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Washington to Help Governments Hurt by COVID-19
… local governments can slide into fiscal black hole We are all painfully aware of the devastating health impacts of the … totaling more than 22 million nationwide, erasing nearly all employment gains made over the past decade. Main Street … governments continue to provide essential services. As we all appreciate, our public health care workers, first …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-washington-help-governments-hurt-covid-19State Contract and Payment Actions in May
… of New York $5.2 million with O’Donnell Learn LLC for online instructional design and course development. $5 … gaming revenue distributions for the Del Lago Resort and Casino, Rivers Casino and Resort, Tioga Downs Casino, and Resorts World …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-contract-and-payment-actions-mayOpinion 97-11
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. CITIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to establish financial disclosure … disclosure requirements) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- Powers and Duties (authority to establish financial disclosure … authorities) PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Officers and Employees (applicability of municipal financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-11Opinion 2000-8
… or employee has an "interest" in any contract with his or her municipality if he or she receives a direct or indirect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-8Opinion 2000-23
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to salary … by other than next ranking subordinate) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (entitlement to salary increase … 883, 639 NYS2d 1006, supports this conclusion. In that case, a chief had received pay increases each time the base …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-23State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the … report but noted that after the MTA’s system-wide roll out, both the dollars lost through leakage and the percentage … of Administration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes (RETT) (Follow-Up) (2021-F-10) An audit issued in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsAnnual Financial Report
… County, City, Town, Village [pdf] Fire Districts [pdf] School Districts [pdf] Accounting Bulletins Annual Report … their respective funds in the financial statements. Fire District Questionnaire Fire districts will be required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/annual-financial-reportDiNapoli: Former Chatham Rescue Squad Business Manager Charged With Stealing Over $17k From Squad
… paying herself an additional $6,481. Thorne had a personal credit card she used for rescue squad purchases. Rather than use the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-former-chatham-rescue-squad-business-manager-charged-stealing-over-17k-squadVillage Official Heading to Prison for Stealing More Than $100,000
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Oswego County District Attorney Gregory Oakes announced today that Margaret … restitution. “Fleecing your community and your neighbors for five years is appalling,” said DiNapoli. “Thankfully, … bank deposits, sign village checks, maintain the village accounting records and process payroll with little oversight. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/village-official-heading-prison-stealing-more-100000DiNapoli: Former Hannibal Fire Chief and Father Arrested
… by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State … of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236 … Comptroller DiNapoli the Oswego County District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-former-hannibal-fire-chief-and-father-arrestedDiNapoli: Retired Westchester County Police Officer Indicted for Forging State Records to Illegally Double-Dip From State Pension Fund
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Ulster County … and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) by taking unlawful pension payments and forging a required certificate … his Ulster County BOCES public salary in excess of $70,000 on top of his monthly pension payments. When the retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-retired-westchester-county-police-officer-indicted-forging-state-records-illegally-doubleUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-301
… for tax withholding purposes, and reflected on the 2021 Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement). Effective Dates Effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-301-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucs