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XII.4.B Certification of Vouchers – XII. Expenditures
… the head of the agency certify or approve vouchers for submission to the Comptroller for audit. Other individuals may also approve vouchers if the … as follows: Agency Head – The individual responsible for the operations of an agency; for example, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4b-certification-vouchersComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… to use an average of $495,000 of unexpended surplus funds to fund the ensuing year’s expenditures. The district did not use these funds as intended, however, because revenues exceeded … years. As a result, the district’s unexpended surplus funds, totaling $2.7 million as of June 30, 2013, were 7.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Opinion 94-8
… FIRE DISTRICTS -- Deputy Treasurer (qualifications for office) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Deputy (need to meet qualification for principal office) - - Eligibility (deputy fire district … LAW, §177-b; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §9: In order to qualify for appointment as deputy treasurer of a fire district, an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-8DiNapoli: Potsdam Audit Finds Missing Court Funds
… The former justice court clerk in the town of Potsdam was arrested for embezzling $117,000 after an … the St. Lawrence County District Attorney with one count of grand larceny in the second degree, a class C felony, and … deposits for June 2013 and identified a cash shortage of $2,075. Moving forward, the Comptroller recommended the town: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-potsdam-audit-finds-missing-court-fundsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Town of East Greenbush , Town of Elizabethtown , … and effectively.” Town of East Greenbush – Justice Court Operations (Rensselaer County) The justices do not … and use of leave time. City of Long Beach – Budget Review (Nassau County) The significant revenue and expenditure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… (Madison County) The board and former supervisor did not ensure that disbursements were adequately supported and … board. Claims totaling $109,158 were improperly paid prior to board audit, and claims totaling $533,518 were improperly … paid, and one bookkeeper received $1,751 in additional pay with no evidence of approval. Town of Lincoln – Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Oswego County – Court and Trust Funds (2022-C&T-5)
… on an annual basis to the State Comptroller accounting for all money, securities and other properties deposited to … trust fund records . Although the Court Clerk maintained all court orders filed in her office , she did not make … . Key Recommendations The Treasurer should: Ensure that all money deemed abandoned property is paid to the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/11/23/oswego-county-court-and-trust-funds-2022-ct-5Opinion 90-47
… cf . General Municipal Law, §50-k, relating to defense of New York City employees). The cases construing Public Officers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-47DiNapoli and Brooklyn D.A. Gonzalez: Public Employee Arrested for Using Co-Workers' Identities to Steal Thousands in Gas
An employee for the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities was arrested on multiple charges of identity theft and grand larceny for using agencyissued gas cards to allegedly steal nearly $8000 in gas for his personal use
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-and-brooklyn-da-gonzalez-public-employee-arrested-using-co-workers-identities-stealState Agencies Bulletin No. 1123
… Affected Employees Certain salaried and hourly employees in the CSEA Operational Services Unit (BU03) in eligible … and Eligibility Criteria Payment Amount/Eligibility Period A $175.00 Tool Allowance payment is payable for the period of … Equipment Mechanic Employees in General Mechanic and Park Worker titles who perform motor equipment repair duties and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1123-2011-tool-allowance-payment-csea-operational-services-unit-bargainingDiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… Fitzpatrick announced today that three employees of the Syracuse City School District’s after-school Twilight Program … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-schemeOpinion 89-63
Whether a municipal housing authority is exempt from the payment of court fees when it is a litigant in Supreme Court a County Court the Civil Court of the City of New York or the City Courts outside of the City of New York
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63Opinion 91-40
… employee's first 30 calendar days of ordered military duty do not include at least 22 working days, the employee is … employee's first 30 calendar days of ordered military duty do not include at least 22 working days, the employee is … to use their days off for military duty if the regulations do not conflict with section 242 and do not have the effect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-40Opinion 2001-11
… by the fire district on such transactions for the past year was approximately $7,600. You further indicate that, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-11Regulation for Scheduling, Adjourning and Conduct of Administrative Hearings
… hold a hearing to review and redetermine an application for retirement allowance or other benefit provided by the … Law; and Whereas, All such hearings should be conducted in such manner as to protect equally the interests of the … timely and proper adjournment pursuant to section 317.5 of this Part will result in a dismissal of the application for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/regulation-for-hearingsOpinion 96 - 14
… college would have a conflict of interest prohibited by article 18 of the General Municipal Law if, in any fiscal … owns more than five percent of the corporation's stock. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq .) … which, although not violating the literal provisions of article 18, violate the spirit and intent of the statute, are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14Opinion 2009-1
… law prohibition against the appointment of the spouse of a member of a board of fire commissioners to the office of fire … of 2006, the State Comptroller was required to create and make available a model code of ethics for fire districts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… and effectively.” Central Valley School District – Claims Audit (Herkimer County) The treasurer does not oversee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Local Law Enforcement Agencies Agree to Improve Sex Offender Monitoring
… taking immediate action when notified that convicted sex offenders have failed to comply with the state’s Sex Offender Registry Act, according to an audit issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-local-law-enforcement-agencies-agree-improve-sex-offender-monitoring