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Opinion 91-63
… who resides with president and owner of hardware store) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801: A town councilman who resides with the owner and president of a hardware store and maintains office space in the same building in which the store is located, but has no relationship with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Opinion 2000-12
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§801, 806: There is no provision in article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq.) that … for family members who serve as various town officers. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq.) … of the municipality (General Municipal Law §801), requires disclosure of certain interests in contracts (General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 2000-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … industrial development agency may not determine at the end of a year to provide additional compensation as an … an annual salary and an extra lump sum amount at the end of the year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-9State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… clerk's financial activities and did not provide for an annual audit of her records. Town of Guilderland – Golf … account for 17 cases containing 431 rolls of bags with an approximate sales value of $6,100. Wading River Fire District … were approved. For access to state and local government spending and 50,000 state contracts, visit OpenBookNY . The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: New York May Be Paying Medicaid Premiums for People Living Out-of-State
… protect the program’s integrity, and ensure New York is only paying Medicaid costs for its residents.” Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-new-york-may-be-paying-medicaid-premiums-people-living-out-stateState Agencies Bulletin No. 2168
… appear on the Control-D Report NPAY752 (Social Security Number Verification Report) are affected. Background: … changed his or her name and has not yet obtained a new card from the SSA, provide the employee with Form SS-5 for … and submission to the SSA. Verify the Social Security card presented by the employee is the most recent card issued …
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
… addition, surplus fund balance exceeded the 4% statutory limit in each of the last three fiscal years by approximately … or disable the network. Rochester Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (Monroe County) School officials did not ensure … supervisor did not perform his financial duties or obtain training on how to perform his duties and was unfamiliar with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Depew Union Free School District , Erie 1 BOCES , … $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, … 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. 2060
… appear on the Control-D Report NPAY752 (Social Security Number Verification Report) are affected. Background Pursuant … changed his or her name and has not yet obtained a new card from the SSA, provide the employee with Form SS-5 for … and submission to the SSA. Verify the Social Security card presented by the employee is the most recent card issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2060-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1857
… appear on the Control-D Report NPAY752 (Social Security Number Verification Report) are affected. Background Pursuant … changed his or her name and has not yet obtained a new card from the SSA, provide the employee with Form SS-5 for … and submission to the SSA. Verify that the Social Security card presented by the employee is the most recent card issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1857-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1768
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to reconcile employee Social Security … the continued partnership and collaborative efforts of agency Personnel/Payroll Officers and the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). Affected Employees Employees … The purpose of this bulletin is to reconcile employee Social Security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1768-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedControls Over CUNY Fully Integrated Resources and Services Tool
… are created for the various functions at CUNY, such as the Admissions Office or Registrar. These roles give individuals … students normally cannot access. Such access requires an approved access form; however, no form was on file for this … examined 244 employees’ accounts, all of which required approved access forms. We identified 170 employees who had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/controls-over-cuny-fully-integrated-resources-and-services-toolOpinion 89-38
… system generally would exist where benefits are payable only upon retirement after a designated minimum period of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-38Opinion 89-31
… Under such a procedure, a city official would be removed from office before the end of his or her term of office by … ( cf . Public Officers Law, §33 providing for the removal of the chief executive officer and police chief of a … the constitution, relating to the "mode of selection and removal" of its officers and employees (NY Const, art 9, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-31State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Fire District , Village of Candor , Town of East Hampton , Islip Housing Authority , Jefferson Community College , City … , Sullivan County Community College , City of Troy and the West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company . "In today's fiscal … budget complies with the property tax cap levy limit. Islip Housing Authority – Cash Disbursements (Suffolk County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 92-22
… not implicated in this instance because by representing only the owners of property located outside the village the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-22Town of Edinburg – Town Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2025M-68)
… accounting records and reports? Audit Period January 1, 2024 – January 31, 2025 We extended our audit period back to … Summary The former Supervisor, who resigned in October 2024, did not maintain a central accounting system to track … We examined available supporting records 2 for the 2024 fiscal year to determine whether the Town had sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/12/12/town-edinburg-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2025m-68DiNapoli: Former Mahopac VFD Treasurer Sentenced After $5.6 Million Embezzlement
… Corp. ("BEEC”). KLEIN then deposited the checks to bank accounts held by Abbie Graphic and BEEC. He entered … among other things, a 37-foot Thunderbird Formula boat; a 29-foot Everglades boat; a 55-foot Neptunus motor … $58,000 to his mother as purported repayment of a college loan. In April 2016, KLEIN sold K’Bam, which he had purchased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-former-mahopac-vfd-treasurer-sentenced-after-56-million-embezzlementOpinion 88-67
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Legal Services (law partner of village mayor … Whether the appointment of the mayors law partner would result in a prohibited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-67Opinion 93-9
Whether the Florida Fire Department Volunteer Exempt Firemens Benevolent Association may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys or the interest earned thereon for the purpose of providing college scholarships to high school seniors whose parents are members of the Association
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-9