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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… the cost per child on five contracts ranged from $1,981 to $5,332. Auditors also identified $38,514 paid to six providers for program expenses that could not be … job title of special assistant to the president. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 95-31
… avert a perceived trend toward salary compression in the top ranks of police departments in the State (see, e.g., 1995 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-31Opinion 91-42
… department and not the village (see, e.g., 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-12, p 32). Therefore, they are not required to be held in the custody of the village treasurer … agree to transfer custody of village fire department funds from the department to the village treasurer for investment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42DiNapoli: Better Monitoring of "Leandra’s Law" Enforcement Needed
… with the court-ordered ignition interlock device (IID) in their vehicles, according to an audit issued today by New … audit examined compliance with state regulations in six counties – Cortland, Erie, Montgomery, Otsego, Suffolk … occurring on or after Aug. 15, 2010, must install an IID in any vehicle they own or operate for a certain period of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-better-monitoring-leandras-law-enforcement-neededOpinion 94-4
… rise or origin to a claim may be executed by a signature stamp affixed with the intent to execute the statement, … or may contain a signature affixed by a signature stamp. Town Law, §118(1) provides that, with certain … have concluded that a town justice may affix a signature stamp upon his or her docket books (30 Opns St Comp, 1974, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4Opinion 93-20
… town board ...". Section 37(1) further provides that all school district moneys collected by the receiver must be deposited … the town board to require a countersignature in order for the receiver to transfer moneys deposited to his or her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-20Opinion 2007-7
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. [Edited for Publication] PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement … at home or direct contact at the grocery store or in the gym, whether at night or on the weekend. In each of these … those hours spent at home, at the grocery store, or at the gym in anticipation of a possible or even “likely” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-7Opinion 89-44
… of this section provides that the village justice "[s]hall pay... [all moneys] ...paid to him on any proceeding during any calendar month to the state comptroller within the first ten … requires an acting village justice to report and pay over moneys to the State Comptroller. Nonetheless, it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-44State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… opt-out payments totaling $6,000. Officials were unable to explain why the former supervisor was treated differently … occurred and were not detected or corrected due to a variety of factors including a decentralized process for … County) The board did not properly audit all claims prior to payment. Of 173 claims reviewed totaling $620,325, 96 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Calculating Days Worked – Enhanced Reporting
… period to make up unpaid leave in another. Employees of School Districts and BOCES School districts and BOCES have employees who may work 12 … are evenly divided based on the pay periods within the school year. Since the salary is being evenly divided per pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/calculating-days-workedOpinion 2008-2
… General Municipal Law § 802 (1) (h) provides an exception for a contract in which a municipal officer or employee has … involved an expenditure below the monetary threshold for competitive bidding under General Municipal Law § 103. In … proposals or quotations will be secured by requests for proposals, written or verbal quotations, or other methods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-2Conflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees
… in the best interests of the public. You also have a duty to use the limited public resources available to you as effectively and efficiently as possible. When … must be above reproach. This brochure is intended to help you better understand New York State law as it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/conflicts-interest-municipal-officers-and-employeesOpinion 96-6
… concern with overall financial well-being or success of company) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Policies and Procedures … who lends money to the owners of a plumbing supply company would not necessarily have an "interest" in contracts between the municipality and the company. In reaching this conclusion we reasoned that: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-6Human Resource Practices
… HR develops local human resource-related policies in conjunction with SUNY System Administration, maintains … example: Upstate paid 12 employees a total of $4.7 million in additional compensation for work beyond their regular job … Upstate paid $1,374,670, 20 (amounting to nearly $940,000 in payroll costs) were deemed not useful, of poor quality, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/25/human-resource-practicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1523
… partnership and collaborative efforts of agency Personnel/Payroll Officers and the Office of the State Comptroller … employees’ social security numbers and names in the NYS payroll system (PayServ) with the Social Security … met prior to Form W-2 production, OSC and agency Personnel/Payroll Officers must reconcile social security numbers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1523-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1435
… Officers and the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) in reconciling employees’ social security numbers and names in the NYS payroll system (PayServ) with the Social Security … Officers must reconcile social security numbers and names in PayServ with SSA. Internal Revenue Code §6721 imposes a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1435-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1271
… name and Social Security number on their employees’ Form W-2. This requirement also applies to resident and … employees. To ensure this requirement is met prior to Form W-2 production, OSC and agency Personnel/Payroll Offices must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1271-verification-employee-social-security-numbers-and-names-be-reportedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1091
… changed his or her name and has not yet obtained a new card from the SSA, provide the employee with Form SS-5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1091-verification-employee-social-security-numbers-and-names-be-reportedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … The board and district officials overestimated general fund appropriations by $6.7 million and appropriated $2.7 … Reserves totaling $2 million could cover expenditures for retirement contributions for at least nine years, workers’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsCorrupt Orange County IDA Officials Ordered to Repay Over $1 Million
… firm for merely attending 20 meetings and “a couple” of phone calls. The investigation also found that the IDA’s … DiNapoli and District Attorney Hoovler issued a number of recommendations in the report for the new board to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/corrupt-orange-county-ida-officials-ordered-repay-over-1-million