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Halfmoon Town Supervisor Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Andrew W. Vale, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany … of those she swore to serve,” said Special Agent in Charge Andrew W. Vale. “This kind of criminality drains the public’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/halfmoon-town-supervisor-sentenced-12-months-prisonDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Monitoring of Mental Health Facilities
… New York’s mental health facilities are not ensuring parents and guardians are … tragedies if abuse and mistreatment in mental health facilities is properly reported and actions are taken. State officials must do more to ensure facilities are meeting requirements.” In February 2007, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-monitoring-mental-health-facilitiesOpinion 92-50
… in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Award (preference to local bidder) LOCAL LAWS -- Competitive Bidding … by General Municipal Law, §103) -- Pre-emption (preference to local bidder) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Commerce Clause (preference to local bidder) -- Equal Protection (preference to local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-50Opinion 92-34
… discussed in the opinion. FINES AND PENALTIES -- Mandatory Surcharge (partial payment of parking fines and surcharges) … payment of a parking fine or penalty and/or a mandatory surcharge, the city may apply the payment either to the fine or to the surcharge and remit the surcharge payments to the Justice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-34Opinion 94-4
… is otherwise precluded pursuant to law (30 Opns St Comp, 1974, p 21; see also General Construction Law, §110). Thus, … stamp upon his or her docket books (30 Opns St Comp, 1974, supra), but that, because of the specific requirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4DiNapoli Bolsters State Pension Fund Support of LGBTQIA+ Equity & Inclusion at Portfolio Companies
… by the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) to support LGBTQIA+ equity and inclusion for employees at … fairness and inclusion and as an investor will continue to call on companies to treat all of their employees with … in their workforce management strategy, citing the rising number of LGBTQIA+ individuals entering the workforce and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-bolsters-state-pension-fund-support-lgbtqia-equity-inclusion-portfolio-companiesDiNapoli: Heroin, Opioid Overdose Death Rates Rose Faster in New York Than in Most States
… up to $2 million for 50 new residential treatment beds in the Southern Tier, the Finger Lakes and Western New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-heroin-opioid-overdose-death-rates-rose-faster-new-york-most-statesPension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… a monthly benefit for life. The Single Life Allowance is the maximum benefit available. Or, a member can choose to … should the member die before them. Generally, this is one of the joint allowance options. The parties should be … options, their option beneficiary, once the retirement is effective; and Under joint allowance options, the member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/pension-payment-option-electionXII.5.B Unique Invoice Number Requirements – XII. Expenditures
… (SFS) requires Business Units to enter a unique Invoice Number on each supplier’s voucher. The SFS has validations … in this section, Business Units should use the invoice number on a vendor’s invoice to process the voucher. Business … ensure that each voucher (1) references a unique invoice number and (2) includes only items it has received and not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5b-unique-invoice-number-requirementsPhysical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City (Follow-Up)
… 753 Classon Avenue Housing Company (Brooklyn), Cathedral Parkway Towers (Manhattan), Findlay House (Bronx), and Jamie … (Bronx). The objective of our initial audit, issued in June 2023, was to determine whether tenants living in … the unresolved issues discussed in this follow-up within 30 days of the report’s issuance. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/09/physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchell-lama-developments-new-york-city-followOversight of Kendra’s Law (Follow-Up)
… being pushed in front of a New York City subway train by a man with a history of mental illness and hospitalization. The … impact a person’s AOT, such as being accused of or arrested for committing a crime—to their respective LGU …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/11/06/oversight-kendras-law-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 2177
… is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2023 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance. Affected … Chapter 24 of the Laws of 2019, which implemented the 2016-2023 Agreement, including Appendix D (Seasonal/Temporary … if there is no successor agreement. Effective Dates: The 2023 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2177-2023-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-ssu-interestSeized Assets Program
… 5,047 pending seized assets valued at $2.012 billion. Funds received from forfeited assets are to be used to … over to the Office of the State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds. Individual troops did not always report … should be turned over to the State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds. Other Related Audit/Report of Interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/23/seized-assets-programPractices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees
… collection difficulties. For example, in our sample of 150 uncollected fines, 60 (or 40 percent) had inaccurate … fees, resulting in potentially millions of dollars going uncollected. For example, one of the methods that TAB uses to … Offset Program, TAB ceases active collection efforts on uncollected violations 18 months after a summons issue date, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/11/practices-used-transit-adjudication-bureau-collect-and-account-fines-and-feesLehman College – Controls Over Bank Accounts
… (Lehman) officials adequately assured that all Lehman bank accounts were authorized and used only for appropriate … purposes and transactions. The audit covered Lehman’s bank accounts for the period of January 1, 2013 through … and has more than 12,000 students. Lehman maintains bank accounts for various purposes, such as tuition and fees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/21/lehman-college-controls-over-bank-accountsOversight of Sidewalk Sheds
… Objective To determine if the New York City (NYC or City) Department of Buildings (DOB) adequately monitors that NYC sidewalk sheds are erected and removed when required, are … of more than 1 million buildings and construction sites in NYC. This includes enforcing provisions of the NYC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/06/oversight-sidewalk-shedsOversight of Certified Homeless Shelter Food Services
… by food service workers who are regularly tested for tuberculosis (TB). OTDA administers New York State’s … families or 20 or more single adults) and is responsible for inspecting them and ensuring they meet certain standards, … food items served, including nutritional fact labels, recipes, and food brand names, in order to properly verify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/29/oversight-certified-homeless-shelter-food-servicesXI.8.A Centralized Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… is a contract let by the Office of General Services (OGS) for use by State agencies and other authorized users. State … can be found on the OGS website . Agency instructions for purchasing from centralized contracts are provided by OGS … in the centralized contract. OSC approval is required for purchase orders and contracts valued at over $200,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi8a-centralized-contractsEagle Mills Fire District No. 1 – Records and Reports (2025M-136)
… financial activity to ensure public funds are managed with accountability, transparency and integrity. Complete, … system, necessary for generating statements of operations with budget-to-actual comparisons. The Treasurer also did not prepare and provide the Board with periodic financial reports including balance sheets and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/04/10/eagle-mills-fire-district-no-1-records-and-reports-2025m-136Exxon's Investors Call for Meaningful Climate Risk Plan
… the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), and the Church of England, are calling on ExxonMobil to explain how … said Edward Mason, Head of Responsible Investment for the Church Commissioners. "We are delighted that the resolution … This is the second consecutive year that the Fund and the Church of England have co-filed the proposal along with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/exxons-investors-call-meaningful-climate-risk-plan