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Opinion 91-27
… ask whether the county may make the proposed conveyance in view of the requirement of County Law, §215(6) that county … Whether the county may make the proposed conveyance in view of the requirement of County Law 2156 that county real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-27Opinion 89-7
… LAW, §523[1][g]; Town Law, §27[1]: A town board may not pay the members of the board of assessment review … to assessments. You ask whether a town is required to pay the members of its board of assessment review … , 72 Misc 2d 744, 340 NYS2d 18, relative to retroactive pay increases under collective bargaining agreement). Such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-7State Fiscal Year 2022-23 Enacted Budget Analysis
… $220,472 5.3% $47,492 27.5% Note: SFY 2022-23 estimates are DOB projections included in the FY 2023 Executive Budget … the State’s statutory debt caps. Since the Debt Reform Act only counts “bonds or notes,” this utilizes a loophole to … State revenues. Policymakers should seek to utilize pay-as-you-go financing, rather than debt, to the greatest extent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/state-fiscal-year-2022-23-enacted-budget-analysisDiNapoli: Pleasant Valley Town Clerk Charged in Theft of Fees
… to combat public corruption." Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed to fighting public corruption …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-pleasant-valley-town-clerk-charged-theft-feesOpinion 98-24
… discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (for Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law … that section is entitled to all powers, rights, privileges and immunities granted by law to volunteer firefighters … including benefits under the VFBL, in the same manner and to the same extent as if he or she were a member of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Opinion 2008-3
… is no longer needed for capital purposes ( see Town of Evans v Catalino , 103 Misc 2d 261, 425 NYS2d 918, mod on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-3State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… non-emergencies. With appropriate scheduling, over $60,000 of these overtime payments could have been avoided or … the audit period, the district paid 51 employees a total of $477,000 for their unused leave accruals. Auditors … System. Although these errors are beyond the scope of this audit, they are being reviewed and are in the process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Baldwinsville Public Library – Private Funds and Employee Leave Accruals (Onondaga County) The board does not report … and monitor employee leave accruals, including vacation, sick, personal and compensatory leave. City of Lockport – … the CPA firm’s work. Auditors also found the city’s accounting records contained significant discrepancies. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 92-24
… GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, §60; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §70-a; TOWN LAW, §64(11): A publication which does not satisfy … as an official newspaper. A town board is not required to designate an official newspaper, but if it elects to do so the board must follow the order of selection set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-24State Agencies Bulletin No. 2313
… or more years of qualifying service in an Executive branch bargaining unit of New York State government and have … Service Eligibility Service in any of the Executive Branch bargaining units below is counted as qualifying … for all employees who have time served in an Executive branch bargaining unit (see Qualifying Service Eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2313-longevity-service-payment-employees-eligible-bargaining-unitDiNapoli: Former Alexandria Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Theft
… Attorney Kristyna S. Mills said. Peck, 64, of Alexandria Bay, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the fourth degree (a … for the town of Alexandria and the village of Alexandria Bay, stole cash paid for transfer station, arena and clerk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-former-alexandria-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-theftOpinion 92-47
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (deposit and investment of E911 surcharge moneys) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-47Former Newburgh City Fire Chief Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
… Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL J. VATTER pled guilty … he was double dipping. As a result, he is convicted of a federal crime and must pay restitution. I thank U.S. … pension benefits are cut off for that year. VATTER, 57, of Walkill, New York, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/former-newburgh-city-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsProcessing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (Follow-Up)
… the incident to law enforcement and consent to have the kit released by the hospital for forensic testing. Once a … the investigating law enforcement agency collects the kit and sends it to a forensic laboratory for analysis and to … for CODIS eligibility; analyzing the contents of the kit and developing a CODIS-eligible profile, if possible; and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kits-followOpinion 95-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … one-time maintenance fee in connection with operation of village-owned cemetery) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties … Whether a village in connection with the operation of a villageowned cemetery may impose a onetime maintenance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18State Agencies Bulletin No. 1850
… not processed automatically. Affected Employees Employees in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Service Unit – … and PEF, provides for a payment of performance advances in September to eligible PEF employees based on the 2018 … and an Action/Reason Code of Paid Leave of Absence/SKL (Sick Lv) on the payment effective date (21P employees only). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1850-september-2020-public-employees-federation-pef-performance-advances-andDiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… of Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General August 28, 2023 Three principals of Phinaliz Communications … The three defendants, Philip Mtui, Mbaga Kaiza, and Tony Taylor, were arrested last Thursday. "The defendants … operational manager and is also a New York state resident. Taylor, 42, is a manager, dispatcher and driver. The joint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1582
… Position Has Both Equated Grade and NTE Position and Job do not match FIS is Missing FIS At or Below Current FIS Below … Position Has Both Equated Grade and NTE Position and Job do not match FIS Missing FIS At or Below Current FIS Below …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1582-september-2017-public-employees-federation-pef-performance-advances-andState Agencies Bulletin No. 1417
… Position Has Both Equated Grade and NTE Position and Job do not match FIS is Missing FIS At or Below Current FIS Below … Position Has Both Equated Grade and NTE Position and Job do not match FIS Missing FIS At or Below Current FIS Below …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1417-september-2015-public-employees-federation-pef-performance-advances-payState Agencies Bulletin No. 1499
… Position Has Both Equated Grade and NTE Position and Job do not match FIS is Missing FIS At or Below Current FIS Below … Position Has Both Equated Grade and NTE Position and Job do not match FIS Missing FIS At or Below Current FIS Below …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1499-september-2016-public-employees-federation-pef-performance-advances-and