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Processing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits
… Objective To determine if the Division of State Police’s (Division) Crime Laboratory System (CLS) … compliance with Executive Law Section 838-a: Maintenance of Sexual Offense Evidence Kits (Executive Law). This audit … to collect DNA and other evidence during the physical exam of an alleged victim of sexual assault. Once a victim …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kitsOpinion 99-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (requirement that program assets be held in trust); (provision of death benefits to volunteer … award program for volunteer firefighters must be held in trust. (2) A service award program may provide death …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-1Town of Delhi - Highway Department Leave Records (2020M-53)
… maintain Department employee leave records. Leave balances for the former Deputy Highway Superintendent (Deputy) from … was attributed to the Deputy’s failure to use sick leave for lost time due to an occupational injury, which resulted … leave records, the former Deputy was arrested in September 2020 and charged with Grand Larceny in the Third Degree. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-delhi-highway-department-leave-records-2020m-53Opinion 2001-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … as fixed by law as an incident of the office). It is our opinion that a town similarly may supersede Town Law … ). As an alternative to the adoption of a local law, it is our opinion that the town board, by resolution, may provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4Town of Hempstead Sanitary District No. 1 – Selected Financial Activities (2015M-206)
… Treasurer did not file 2012-14 annual financial reports with OSC, and 2012-13 financial records were not audited in a … Ensure that all insurance benefits are in compliance with legal requirements and ensure that any employee who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/03/18/town-hempstead-sanitary-district-no-1-selected-financial-activities-2015m-206State Contract and Payment Actions in August
… In August, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,631 … for the state’s share of costs to reduce surf damage in Richmond County. New York State Gaming Commission $5.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-augustState Contract and Payment Actions in August
… In August, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,149 … treatment plant at Green Haven Correctional Facility in Dutchess County. $6.7 million with Hoosick Valley …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-contract-and-payment-actions-augustState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… In October, the Office of the State Comptroller approved … storage addition at Coxsackie Correctional Facility in Greene County. $4.8 million with AJS Masonry Inc. for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberDiNapoli: Former Alexandria Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Theft
… P. DiNapoli. “For years, Ms. Peck violated the trust of her neighbors and stole thousands of dollars,” DiNapoli said. “Hopefully, her conviction will … District Attorney’s office would like to also extend our thanks to the New York State Police and the Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-former-alexandria-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-theftIslip Fire District – Disbursements (2020M-9)
Determine whether disbursements were made in compliance with New York State General Municipal Law and the District’s policies.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/islip-2020-9.pdfOpinion 98-5
… St Comp 1954, p 217 superseded to the extent inconsistent with this opinion. You ask whether an elective county … officer or employee has an "interest" in any contract with his or her municipality if he or she receives a direct … or implied claim, account, or demand against or agreement with a municipality (General Municipal Law, §800[2]). Unless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-5State Agencies Bulletin No. 333
… hourly, and per diem employees (paid as hourly or fee) in Executive Branch agencies who are designated … Management/Confidential who perform military duty in connection with the events of September 11, 2001, and do not have sufficient paid leave remaining in calendar year 2002 to cover military obligations for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/333-training-leave-reduced-pay-military-leave-unrelated-events-september-11Opinion 88-36
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY SHERIFF -- Liability (loss of funds) … the giving of an undertaking by subordinates or employees in the sheriff's department. NEW YORK CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE … is personally responsible for cash shortages occurring in his department. You also ask if employees of a sheriff's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36Opinion 96-22
… projected increases in excess of five percent in the real property tax levy. A contingency and tax stabilization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-22Opinion 91-27
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Real Property (sale of unneeded … by local law to authorize the conveyance of real property in a manner other than that provided by subdivision 6 of that … with or in limitation of a provision of any alternative form of county government heretofore or hereafter adopted by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-27Enforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (Follow-Up) (2020-F-6)
To follow up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Motor Vehicles to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report, Enforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20f6.pdfDiNapoli: Motor Vehicle Fatalities Rise Sharply in NY
… Motor vehicle fatalities in New York state rose 25.8% from 2019-2022, with fatalities at the highest level in a decade in 2022, even as the number of vehicle miles travelled, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-motor-vehicle-fatalities-rise-sharply-nyDiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… Follow Joint Investigation Between the State Comptroller's Office, the Otsego County District Attorney, the Otsego County Sheriff's Office, the Oneonta Police Department and the U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemePublic Authority Procurement
… to comply with certain provisions of the State Finance Law and the Public Buildings Law relating to procurements. Memo Bill Text Status … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/public-authority-procurementDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-46
… automatically. Affected Employees Eligible employees in Bargaining Unit 67 Background Chapter 49 of the Laws of 2008, Article 8, Section 131.6 and the 2007-2011 negotiated agreement between the State of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-46-april-2010-performance-advances-graded-and-ns-equated