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Opinion 95-28
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … an investment by local law. You ask whether a town may, under the provisions of section 11 of the General Municipal Law, invest a portion … Whether a town may under the provisions of section 11 of the General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-28DiNapoli: Springport Town Clerk Pleads Guilty After Faking Retirement Benefits
… Waldron pleaded guilty Wednesday in Aurelius Town Court to official misconduct and attempted computer trespass, and agreed to resign for her attempts to boost her state retirement benefits by using a town computer, State … Waldron pleaded guilty Wednesday in Aurelius Town Court to official misconduct and attempted computer trespass and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-springport-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-after-faking-retirement-benefitsMohawk Valley Faces Challenges But Bright Spots Exist
… challenges and population losses, but job increases in health care and some manufacturing sectors, and efforts to … correctional facilities. The second largest sector is health care and social assistance, employing 33,144 workers, … to host this important discussion on the economic health of the state and the region," said Utica College …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/mohawk-valley-faces-challenges-bright-spots-existDiNapoli: Former Le Roy Fire Dept Treasurer Sentenced For Gambling-Related Theft of $46,000
… The former treasurer of the Le Roy Fire Department and the Le Roy Fireman’s Benevolent … jail and a final $16,200 restitution payment to the Le Roy Fire Department and the Firemen’s Benevolent Association. … The former treasurer of the Le Roy Fire Department and the Le Roy Firemans Benevolent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-le-roy-fire-dept-treasurer-sentenced-gambling-related-theft-46000DiNapoli: Lockport Facing Severe Cash Flow Problems
… cash-flow deficiency will grow to nearly $4.6 million by Dec. 31. Cash shortfalls occur when bills must be paid before … audited financial statements for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2012 included account balances that were materially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-lockport-facing-severe-cash-flow-problemsDiNapoli: SUNY Downstate Failed to Get Its Money's Worth From Cost-Cutting Consultant
… Medical Center paid a consultant $34 million for a plan to help the hospital out of financial trouble, but a report … Pitts Management Associates (PMA), which it charged to SUNY Downstate while working on this project. "SUNY … problems were severe and it needed help. But it failed to monitor PMA's $34 million contracts and did not get what …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-suny-downstate-failed-get-its-moneys-worth-cost-cutting-consultantDiNapoli Announces New Corporate Agreement to Disclose Political Spending
… Pacific Waste Management 2015 Dean Foods Delta Airlines Eastman Chemical H&R Block Marathon Oil U.S. Steel Valero …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-announces-new-corporate-agreement-disclose-political-spendingOpinion 90-62
… from office pursuant to Public Officers Law, §36, or a vacancy in the office is created under Public Officers Law, … for malfeasance or misfeasance in office by the New York State Department of Transportation, upon written charges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Opinion 91-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … Comptroller may request officials of an OTB corporation to fill out a form listing certain outside employment and business … Concerning the authority of the State Comptroller in performing an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-2Audit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning
… assets are not in a state of good repair and it is unclear how the authority prioritizes capital improvements, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … there were no supporting documents to indicate how projects met strategic goals and objectives. Also, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/audit-recommends-improvements-nfta-capital-planningOpinion 91-35
… ranking subordinate who is a member of a negotiating unit, but not to the increase received by an immediate subordinate … equal to that given to the sergeant of the department, but less than the increase afforded the chief's immediate … ranking subordinates of the heads of the departments, but not the department heads themselves, it was felt that an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35DiNapoli Report Finds Medicaid Costs for Treating Asthma Rising
… Medicaid expenditures rose more than 26 percent in the last five years, as the state's overall annual asthma … undertaken by the CDC and state Department of Health in the last 10 to15 years to combat asthma and help to reduce … Medicaid expenditures rose more than 26 percent in the last five years as the states overall annual asthma bill …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-report-finds-medicaid-costs-treating-asthma-risingOpinion 88-24
… for expenses incurred in maintaining private pond) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3)(a): Town board member has an interest … town the right to use the pond. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law, (§§800 et seq .) contains provisions of law … No. 85-1, p 1), unless the performance of the contract results in some other direct or indirect benefit to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24DiNapoli: Inconsistent Oversight and Guidance Left New York’s Group Home Residents at Risk During Pandemic
… to offer people with developmental disabilities safe places to live as independently as possible,” DiNapoli said. … and group homes had trouble getting masks and gowns on their own due to overwhelming demand. Masks were crucial … Populations Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-inconsistent-oversight-and-guidance-left-new-yorks-group-home-residents-risk-during-pandemicPandemic Planning and Care for Vulnerable Populations
… the vulnerable population it serves in its emergency plans and took appropriate actions to care for this vulnerable population during the COVID-19 pandemic. The audit covered the period from January 2019 … coordinating services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) – a lifelong disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/04/06/pandemic-planning-and-care-vulnerable-populationsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2021.3
… establishing a temporary overtime rate for employees in certain titles represented by PEF or CSEA working at … (Department ID 53500). Affected Employees Employees in certain Operational Services Unit (BU03), Institutional … 2.5 times the employee’s regular rate of pay for employees in certain titles. The new overtime rate shall apply to all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20213-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainOpinion 89-6
… -- Distribution of (fines imposed by a court of record) JUDICIARY LAW, §§791, 796; PENAL LAW, §190.60: A fine imposed … should remain with the locality. Article 20 of the Judiciary Law (§§790, et seq .) governs the collection of … the collection of a fine has been "otherwise made by law" (Judiciary Law, §796). Our research has determined that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6Opinion 94-13
… to terminate for engaging in prohibited employment) FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Disability Benefits … a city (other than New York City), town, village or fire district to pay to a paid firefighter who is disabled as … Section 207-a(1) also provides that the municipality or fire district is liable for all medical treatment and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13New York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, New York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Use Services for Ineligible … To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-beacon-health-options-mental-health-andDiNapoli: SED Agrees to Improve Oversight of Migrant Education Program
… The State Education Department (SED) has agreed to update its Migrant Education … of the Migrant Education Program by the State Education Department is needed to ensure these students are making the … The State Education Department SED has agreed to update its Migrant Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-sed-agrees-improve-oversight-migrant-education-program