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Opinion 2002-11
We have been asked whether a fire district service award program that provides points for participation in department responses must credit a volunteer firefig
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2002-11
… for activities designated by the program sponsor, selected from a list of activities set forth in section 217(c). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11IX.8 Overview – IX. Federal Grants
… Amounts received by state agencies that represent a return of monies paid from state appropriated funds are to be immediately documented and … fund payments are charged to appropriation/segregation records, any refunds of such expenditures, including audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-ix/ix8-overviewState Agencies Bulletin No. 1478
… information on the Additional Pay page using the Earnings Code LPS . Earnings Code: LPS Effective Date: 03/31/16 (Deptid 49xxx) 04/07/16 … in the calculation of overtime compensation (refer to the Online Payroll Manual accessed from the PayServ Bulletin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1478-april-2016-longevity-payment-long-term-seasonal-employeesDiNapoli: Son Who Left His Dad’s Body In Morgue Sentenced For Stealing His Retirement Payments
… the sentencing today of Christopher Bunn of Queens for concealing his father’s death to collect his pension and … Attorney Brown and the Social Security Inspector General for their partnership with us in rooting out pension fraud.” Bunn left his father in the Nassau County morgue for more than a year while pocketing $7,542 in pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-son-who-left-his-dads-body-morgue-sentenced-stealing-his-retirement-paymentsVillage of Irvington – Selected Financial Activities (2015M-265)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine cell tower revenues and the Village’s cash … 30, 2015. Background The Village of Irvington is located in the Town of Greenburgh in Westchester County. The Village, … approximately $16.6 million. Key Finding The Village did not receive any revenues from one of the cellular colocators …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/01/08/village-irvington-selected-financial-activities-2015m-265Village of Stillwater – Capital Project and Settlement Award Accounting (2017M-163)
Village of Stillwater – Capital Project and Settlement Award Accounting (2017M-163)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/lgsa-audit-village-2017-stillwater.pdfDiNapoli: Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $80,000 in Pension Payments Meant for His Deceased Father
… “Public employees work hard knowing that the benefits they earn will ease their retirement. This defendant, motivated by … payments were stopped. Gaines Jr. used about $2,484 of the money he stole to make personal purchases at Nassau County … Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-florida-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearly-80000-pension-payments-meant-his-deceased-fatherState Agencies Bulletin No. 1089
… Purpose To inform agencies of a new Time Entry Earnings Code to … effective 3/25/10. Time Entry Earnings Code LSA , which is currently being used to pay a vacation lump sum payment to … Unit 01 since 3/25/10 to determine if an adjustment is necessary. Questions Questions regarding the processing of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1089-new-vacation-lump-sum-payment-earnings-code-employees-bargaining-unitCanandaigua City School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2015M-133)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the process … 3,600 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $68.7 million. Key Findings … professional services. The District failed to establish comprehensive procedures in the regulations corresponding to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/04/canandaigua-city-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2015mNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces New $50 Million Investment in Northern Ireland
… of our pension system. But I am equally pleased that we can continue to participate in Northern Ireland’s economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-new-50-million-investment-northern-irelandComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges Over Alleged Theft of $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… County, New Jersey, with the crime of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony, in Albany County … by filing a complaint online at [email protected].ny.us , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State … of Investigations, 14th floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. … State Comptroller DiNapoli today announced the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-over-alleged-theft-78000-new-yorkState Agencies Bulletin No. 2103
… be added to the employee’s taxable gross wages for tax withholding purposes, and is subject to employment and income taxes. Federal, State, and New York City income tax withholding will be calculated using the Aggregate method. Yonkers income tax withholding will be calculated using the Flat Rate method. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2103-april-2022-csea-longevity-payment-long-term-seasonal-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1823
… in the compensation calculation of any overtime earned after the appointment date. Therefore, agencies must insert a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1823-april-2020-longevity-payment-long-term-seasonal-employeesTown of Franklin – Financial Condition (2018M-8)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Town Board effectively monitored the … through December 31, 2017. Background The Town of Franklin is located in Delaware County and has a population of … sheet reports and complete a timely AUD each year, file it with OSC and provide a copy to the Clerk and Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/03/23/town-franklin-financial-condition-2018m-8Monroe 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Procurement of Professional Services (2016M-176)
… Monroe 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) is an association of 10 component school districts in Monroe … services to its component and participating districts and is governed by a 10-member Board of Education elected by the … do not indicate when or at what monetary threshold it is appropriate to use written RFPs or written or verbal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/07/29/monroe-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-procurement-professional-servicesDiNapoli Orders Divestment of Russia Holdings
… and best funded plans in the nation. The Fund's fiscal year ends March 31. Its estimated value as of Dec. 31, 2021 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-orders-divestment-russia-holdingsTown of Lewis – Highway Purchases (2014M-103)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Highway Department’s … prepayment of materials to be received in the following year. Key Recommendations Ensure that all Town officials and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/06/06/town-lewis-highway-purchases-2014m-103New Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
For almost 3 million New Yorkers, housing costs constitute more than 30 percent of household income, the most commonly used threshold of affordability.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-york-housing-insecurity.pdfDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Will Vote Against Board Members at Corporations With No Women Directors
… State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States with estimated assets of … than one million state and local government employees and retirees and their beneficiaries. The Fund has consistently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-will-vote-against-board-members-corporations-no-women-directors