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Opinion 88-44
… Services (town board member employed by engineering firm) -- Interest in Contract (town board member employed by town's engineering firm); (interest arising after execution of contract) GENERAL … in the contract between the town and the engineering firm with which the town contracts when the board member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-44Opinion 89-1
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (authority to convert employee's accumulated leave time into cash upon death in service) -- Leave time … (authority to convert into cash upon death in service) -- Sick Leave (authority to convert into cash upon death in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1Opinion 88-79
… discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (applicability of prohibition to moneys received from … development activities eligible for assistance under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 1974 (PL … local development corporation as appropriate uses under Title I? (2) If so, may the village loan these moneys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79Opinion 92-29
… of General Municipal Law, §207-m to salary of deputy police commissioner); (salary of individual filling vacancy in office of police commissioner) POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police … Where the police commissioner is the head of the police department, an individual appointed to fill a vacancy in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29Opinion 93-12
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and … Expenditures (travel expenses - where spouse accompanies school board member) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Reimbursement … Whether a school district may authorize the incurrence and payment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12DiNapoli: Pension Contribution Rates for Employers Will Decrease for State Fiscal Year 2018-19
… Employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) … announced today. The estimated average contribution rate for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) will decrease from … of payroll. The estimated average contribution rate for the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-pension-contribution-rates-employers-will-decrease-state-fiscal-year-2018-19DiNapoli Finds Major Problems with Rochester School District Payments
… The Rochester City School District's payroll processes are … problems with how the district managed its purchases. "The Rochester City School District needs to substantially … procedures it needs to run a sound operation." The Rochester City School District operates 52 schools with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-finds-major-problems-rochester-school-district-paymentsDiNapoli: Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Grandmother's State Pension Payments
A 55yearold Buffalo woman pleaded guilty to stealing more than $54715 in state pension payments meant for her deceased grandmother State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and Erie County District Attorney John J Flynn announced today
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-buffalo-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-grandmothers-state-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: MTA Budget Outlook Improves
… financial footing than seven months ago with $1.9 billion in unanticipated resources now expected to be available over … total of $240 million from $638 million. The $1.9 billion in unanticipated resources during the financial plan period … MTA plans to raise fares and tolls again by 7.5 percent in 2015 and by another 7.5 percent in 2017 -- more than twice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/09/dinapoli-mta-budget-outlook-improvesXI.18.I Sexual Harassment Prevention Certification – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… addressing sexual harassment prevention in the workplace and provide annual sexual harassment training (that meets the Department of Labor’s model policy and training standards) to all its employees. Every bid made … contain the following statement subscribed by the bidder and affirmed by such bidder as true under the penalty of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18i-sexual-harassment-prevention-certificationMessage from the Comptroller – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… demonstrated by New Yorkers in responding to the multitude of challenges. The impact of the economic shutdown on the State’s financial plan was … Report can help New Yorkers better understand the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing risks and challenges, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/message-comptrollerDiNapoli: Former Clerk/Treasurer of Village of Norwood Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $70K From Village
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, St. Lawrence County District Attorney Gary Pasqua and the New York State Police … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: Office … Division of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-clerktreasurer-village-norwood-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-70k-villageCredit Cards – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… district may authorize designated employees to use a credit card issued in the name of the local government or … frequently to have a local government or school district credit card issued in both the name of the local government … capacity, by allowing authorized employees to sign out a credit card when they need to travel, or by allowing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/credit-cardsXII.6.F Paying Deceased Legislator Benefits – XII. Expenditures
… Unit must establish the beneficiary as a single payment vendor within the Statewide Financial System. Process and … given to the following fields of the voucher. VENDOR ID Obtain a single payment vendor ID from the Office … the code for the withholding status for beneficiaries. OSC NOTIFICATION Once the Business Unit obtains the single …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6f-paying-deceased-legislator-benefitsXII.5 Agency Payment Preparation and Submittal – XII. Expenditures
… to the Office of the State Comptroller OSC for payment in the Statewide Financial System SFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5-agency-payment-preparation-and-submittalState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Teachers' Contract Agreement
… “The news of Mayor de Blasio and the UFT reaching an agreement for a long … largest city and municipal workforce. I applaud Mayor de Blasio and UFT President Michael Mulgrew for reaching this … The news of Mayor de Blasio and the UFT reaching an agreement for a long …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-teachers-contract-agreementNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City's Adopted Budget
… federal aid, the adopted budget takes important steps to increase reserves, including a $500 million deposit into the … that are paid for with one-time federal funds, which will increase budget risks in the outyears of the city’s financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-citys-adopted-budgetPublic Safety – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… crime categories, property crimes (Burglary, Larceny and Motor Vehicle Theft), accounted for the majority of the overall increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-safetyAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the Three State Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2021
… the total expenses incurred in administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (collectively, Acts) for … they might damage as a result of an accident. According to Vehicle and Traffic Law, the Department is responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/25/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleSelected Aspects of Supporting Small Businesses
To determine whether the New York City Department of Small Business Services properly administered the Employee Retention Grant program We also examined whether SBS implemented the recommendations in the Small Business First Report
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/20/selected-aspects-supporting-small-businesses