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DiNapoli: Potsdam Audit Finds Missing Court Funds
… improve oversight of town court finances. Their response is included in the final audit. For a copy of the report … of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-potsdam-audit-finds-missing-court-fundsOpinion 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-94-8Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… accurately. Additionally, an annual audit of the justices’ books and records was not performed for 2014. Town of … includes estimated one-time revenue of $600,000 from the sale of city property and there is currently no contract for the sale of this real property. The proposed budget exceeds the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. Town of Lincoln – Disbursements (Madison County) The board and … totaling $5,142, that were not supported. Also, three of these payments totaling $2,605 were not audited and … received $1,751 in additional pay with no evidence of approval. Town of Lincoln – Town Clerk (Madison County) …
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)
… have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, … and consistently, provide a system of internal controls to account for and safeguard these funds. Key Findings We found … have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/11/23/oswego-county-court-and-trust-funds-2022-ct-5XII.4.B Certification of Vouchers – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES Overview Section 110 of New York State Finance Law requires the head of the agency certify or approve vouchers for submission to the Comptroller for audit. Other … Section 110 of New York State Finance Law requires the head of the agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4b-certification-vouchersDiNapoli and Brooklyn D.A. Gonzalez: Public Employee Arrested for Using Co-Workers' Identities to Steal Thousands in Gas
… identity theft and grand larceny for using agency-issued gas cards to allegedly steal nearly $8,000 in gas for his personal use, State Comptroller Thomas P. … her knowledge. He unlawfully purchased $7,978 worth of gas including super-unleaded gas which none of the DDSOO …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-and-brooklyn-da-gonzalez-public-employee-arrested-using-co-workers-identities-stealOpinion 89-63
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Exemption From (housing authority) PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Fees (exemption from court fees) PUBLIC HOUSING LAW, §52(1): A municipal housing … housing authority is exempt from the payment of court fees when it is a litigant in Supreme Court a County Court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63State Agencies Bulletin No. 1123
… Purpose To explain the procedures for processing the 2011 Tool Allowance Payment. Affected Employees Certain salaried … CSEA Operational Services Unit (BU03) Agreement an annual Tool Allowance payment is provided. Contract Provisions and … Criteria Payment Amount/Eligibility Period A $175.00 Tool Allowance payment is payable for the period of 4/1/10 …
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
… to defraud the program following a joint investigation. Jason Cecile, Tina DeCarlo and Nichole Murray were charged … students at their homes. In order to further their scheme, Jason Cecile and Nichole Murray also allegedly added phony …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-schemeOpinion 2009-1
… is no statutory or common law prohibition against the appointment of the spouse of a member of a board of fire … recuse himself or herself from discussions on the appointment and on other resolutions relating specifically to … herself from discussions, and abstain from voting, on the appointment of his or her spouse to the office of treasurer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-1Opinion 96 - 14
… any contract between the college and the hardware store so long as the consideration under that contract, plus the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14Opinion 2001-11
… the fire district and corporation for the sale of radios to, and the repair of radios for, the fire district if, as … The assistant chief, however, would be required to disclose his or her interest in the contract pursuant to General Municipal Law §803(1). You ask whether an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-11Regulation for Scheduling, Adjourning and Conduct of Administrative Hearings
… the proper disposition of the application; and Whereas, In recent years there has been a significant increase in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/regulation-for-hearingsDiNapoli: Local Law Enforcement Agencies Agree to Improve Sex Offender Monitoring
… Steuben and Warren counties; city police departments in Buffalo, Mount Vernon, Ogdensburg, Rochester, Syracuse and … policies. For example, ten departments (Broome, Buffalo, Cayuga, Mount Vernon, Ontario, Rochester, Saratoga, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-local-law-enforcement-agencies-agree-improve-sex-offender-monitoringSUNY Bulletin No. SU-244
… on how to update a Tier 6 employee’s Retirement Plan page due to the two-year look back Affected Employees Tier 6 … SUNY campus is required to update the Retirement Plans page to change the Benefit Plan based on the agency’s review … Benefit Plan are as follows: Open the Retirement Plans page. (Home>Benefits>Enroll In Benefits>Retirement Plans). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-244-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-tiaa-optional-retirementSUNY Bulletin No. SU-255
… on how to update a Tier 6 employee’s Retirement Plan page due to the two-year look back Affected Employees Tier 6 … SUNY campus is required to update the Retirement Plans page to change the Benefit Plan based on the agency’s review … the Benefit Plan are as follows: Open the Retirement Plans page. (Home>Benefits>Enroll In Benefits>Retirement Plans). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-255-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-tiaa-optional-retirementComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… As a result, the district cannot properly account for how much fuel is pumped into specific vehicles and by whom. For access to state and local government spending and nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… were not deposited in a timely manner as required. Town of Hunter – Information Technology (Greene County) The board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Arizona Man For Theft of Over $100,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging John H. Eydeler III, 66, a resident of Glendale, Arizona, … case is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General John R. Healy of the Criminal Enforcement and Financial … today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging John H Eydeler III 66 a resident of Glendale Arizona with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-arizona-man-theft-over-100000-nys-pension