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Opinion 98-17
… §30: A town board, by local law or resolution, may agree to confer the benefits of section 18 upon the employees of the housing authority and to be held liable for the costs incurred under section 18. … Officers Law, §18 generally authorizes a "public entity" to defend and indemnify public "employees" in any civil …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-17State Agencies Bulletin No. 797
… the procedures for processing the June 2007 Retroactive Tool Allowance payment. Affected Employees Certain salaried … Services Unit (BU03) Agreement provides for an annual Tool Allowance payment during June of each year. Effective … Criteria Payment Amount/Eligibility Period The $175.00 Tool Allowance payment is payable for the period April 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/797-june-2007-retroactive-tool-allowance-payment-csea-operational-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… process at the district’s business office or for the food service department, which collects cash at the school … to verify that funds were deposited into a district bank account. Whitney Point Central School District – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Opinion 88-59
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … -- Compensation (authority to increase during term) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1; VILLAGE LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59Opinion 89-61
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … in town charged only to area of town outside of villages) VILLAGE JUSTICE -- Abolition (effect of) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Part-Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-61Opinion 90-21
… is no town comptroller, the town clerk "shall cause each claim presented to the town board for audit to be numbered … hours. Town Law, §119(1) further provides that when a claim has been audited by the town board, the town clerk must … of the Town Law, with certain exceptions, relating to its property, affairs or government or other matters of the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… ensure the required annual update documents were filed in a timely manner. Auditors reviewed 199 disbursements totaling … the checks, a rubber signature stamp was used, which is not permitted. The supervisor also did not review canceled … when paid. In addition, board members did not know what their claims audit responsibilities were, nor did they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the town’s collections were at a greater risk of being lost or misappropriated. The clerk did not accurately record … attributed to the deputy’s failure to use sick leave for lost time due to an occupational injury, which resulted in an … calculated correctly resulting in approximately $70,000 of lost revenue for the town. All 51 water bill adjustments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsAttorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… taxpayers, commit fraud, or violate the public trust have no place in the state of New York, and will be prosecuted to … Porcari guilty of: Corrupting the Government in the First Degree (B felony) Grand Larceny in the Second Degree as a Crime of Public Corruption (B felony) Defrauding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernonComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Sentencing of Former Mount Vernon Government Official
… Attorney General Letitia James and Comptroller Thomas P. … held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” said Attorney General James. “New York’s public servants have a … Vernon and violated his oaths as a public servant and attorney. Now, he faces the consequences of his actions,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-sentencing-former-mount-vernon-governmentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1675
… 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/1675-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedOpinion 2000-14
… (payments into annuity program) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Teachers (payments by school district into annuity program) … agreeing in a collective bargaining agreement with its teachers to make annual payments, either in prescribed dollar … of pay, into a "tax deferred annuity program" for its teachers. Under the program, all school district payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-14Opinion 2000-12
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … -- Codes of Ethics (requiring abstention from voting on salaries of relatives) -- Family Relationships (abstention from voting on salaries of relatives) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§801, 806: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 91-63
… interest in the building in which the store is located. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800, et seq .) … board's proceedings. Disclosure is not required under section 803 in the case of an interest in a contract which is … town to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. January 8, 1992 Michael G. Walsh, Esq., Town Attorney Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Opinion 2000-9
… 84, 664 NYS2d 149, app dsmd 91 NY2d 921, 669 NYS2d 262, 1v den 92 NYS2d 802, 677 NYS2d 72). Although industrial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-9State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… accounted for and deposited timely and intact. However, driving range fees were not remitted to the town … reconciled the daily sales logs to his annual report of driving range fees. Furthermore, the director did not provide … office with documentation to support his annual report of driving range fees. Kenilworth Fire District No. 2 – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 845
… establishment of guidelines and procedures for employee vs. independent contractor determinations can, if followed, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/845-agency-compliance-internal-revenue-service-irs-policy-regarding-workerComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… audits of the Depew Union Free School District , Erie 1 BOCES , Norwood-Norfolk Central School District , Oceanside … This trend is projected to continue through 2016-17. Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Special Aid … realized in its special education summer school and adult education programs. However, BOCES officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2168
… The purpose of this bulletin is to reconcile employee Social Security Numbers and names in the NYS payroll system (PayServ) with the Social Security Administration (SSA) system through … The purpose of this bulletin is to reconcile employee Social Security Numbers and names in the NYS payroll system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2168-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. Village of Odessa – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (Schuyler … an unauthorized payment for unused leave totaling $13,293 when she left employment. The former clerk-treasurer also … 392.54 days worked to the New York State and Local Retirement System. The release of this report was held due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1