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Opinion 88-7
… debt service need not be paid from the assessments. 4 Opns St Comp, 1948, p 315 superseded. You ask whether 4 Opns St Comp, 1948, p 315 (File No. 3046) reflects the current … balance of an appropriation." We note that 4 Opns St Comp, 1948, p 315 failed to consider that Local Finance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-7Opinion 96-3
… individually, or the firm of which the trustee is the primary stockholder, irrespective of whether the contract is … individually, or with the firm of which the trustee is the primary stockholder, to provide environmental review and … a direct or indirect pecuniary or material benefit "as the result of the contract" (General Municipal Law, §800[3]). A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 92-42
… VIII, §1; TOWN LAW, §64(2-a): A town may enter into an agreement with the owner of a parking lot pursuant to which … under the lease. You ask whether a town may enter into an agreement with the owner of a parking lot to permit the town … Whether a town may enter into an agreement with the owner of a parking lot to permit the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-42Opinion 91-62
… , 308 NY 248). Therefore, since there is no constitutional bar to a village making a gift of unneeded real property to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62Opinion 2000-21
… in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Establishment of (joint fire district when village is within two towns) TOWNS … and Fire Protection (participation in establishment of joint fire district) TOWN LAW §189-a; VILLAGE LAW §22-2210: In the case of the proposed formation of a joint fire district containing a village located within two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21Opinion 2002-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding fire department sports or recreational teams); (paying expenses of fire … softball, billiard and bowling teams, and to pay for expenses for the department's annual fund-raising drive. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13Opinion 2000-12
Whether town board members are required to abstain from voting on resolutions setting salaries for family members who serve as various town officers
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 93-30
… v County of Orange , 85 AD2d 591, 444 NYS2d 713; City of Poughkeepsie v County of Dutchess , 88 AD2d 964, 451 NYS2d … Comp, 1977, p 126; see City of Newburgh , supra ; City of Poughkeepsie , supra ; County Law, §657-a). The case of … pursuant to the Sheriff's statutory mandate" ( Town of Poughkeepsie v County of Dutchess , 129 Misc 2d 312, 315-6, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30IX.7.E Disaster Assistance – IX. Federal Grants
… Assistance Accounting process will be used each time there is a disaster event. This process requires the participation … in New York State, immediate response by State agencies is necessary. Agencies have the ability to act quickly once Executive approval is given by purchasing necessary services/supplies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7e-disaster-assistanceDiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Cautions NYC Leaders to Prepare for Challenging Fiscal Times Ahead
… recover from a terrorist attack, a recession fueled by a stock market collapse, a superstorm and now a global … over the long term. Other economic concerns surround the stock market’s resilience amid questions over lingering … annually, exist despite healthy FY 2021 year-end operating results. While the city has increased the size of its newly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-op-ed-ny-daily-news-cautions-nyc-leaders-prepare-challenging-fiscal-times-aheadFormer Treasurer of Patterson Volunteer Fire Department Pleads Guilty To Fraud and Tax Charges Arising From His Embezzlement of More Than $1.1 Million
… Investigation (“IRS-CI”), William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division … P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, and George Beach, Superintendent, New York State Police, announced that ALBERT … for their diligent work on this case.” State Police Superintendent George Beach said: “This arrest should serve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/former-treasurer-patterson-volunteer-fire-department-pleads-guilty-fraud-and-tax-charges-arising-hisXII.8.B Matching – XII. Expenditures
… extract: Approval Status Match Status Match Result B – Pending Budget Check OR V – Pending OSC M – Matched Pass B – Pending Budget Check P - Pending Budget Pending B – Pending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8b-matchingXI-A.8 Payment Tolerances – XI-A. Purchasing
… (tolerances) in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) for preferred source, centralized contract, and discretionary … required Business Unit staff to create a change order for the PO to correct the voucher match exception. As a … in SFS without having to process as many PO change orders for variances that result in small dollar match exceptions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a8-payment-tolerancesXII.9.H Audit Recoveries – XII. Expenditures
… The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to Business Units for recovering moneys due and owing to the … relative thereto. Process and Document Preparation A Business Unit may determine that there are moneys due and … to the State. Upon making the determination, the Business Unit should contact the contractor to determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9h-audit-recoveriesComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by Former Met Council CFO in $9M Kickback Scheme
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman … Council). Friedman pleaded guilty to felony Grand Larceny and Conspiracy charges for facilitating the theft of $9 … nonprofit organization in a 20-year grand larceny and kickback scheme. Friedman admitted that between the early …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-met-council-cfo-9m-kickbackSelected State Agencies’ Roles in Financial Literacy (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the five … the skills, knowledge, and tools that equip people to make individual financial decisions and actions to attain their goals; this may also be known as financial … To assess the extent of implementation of the five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/23/selected-state-agencies-roles-financial-literacy-followChild Care Stabilization Grants
… internal controls to enable it to oversee and monitor child care stabilization grantees to ensure proper use of child care stabilization grant funds; and to determine … whether the grants met their intended purpose to stabilize child care operations to maintain care. The audit covered the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/07/child-care-stabilization-grantsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2243.2
… Check Exchange (salary exchange check) Payroll Check Reversal (AC230 partial check) Payroll Deduction Vendors … created in SFS) Stopped (check has been stopped at the bank) Stale Dated Payment (check has been returned to OSC as … check is printed/mailed) The second tab of the report , Reversal Deletes for Agency No, includes all direct deposit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/22432-revised-new-payroll-check-notification-reportState Agencies Bulletin No. 2295
… their employees to log in to their Retirement@Work portal to set up a Salary Deferral Agreement with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2295-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaProtect Yourself from Scams
… Security Administration . Protect yourself from scams by learning to distinguish fake messages from official NYSLRS … employees of the actual organization. Some can even make a real agency’s phone number appear on caller ID (known as … mobile app or website, which looks similar to Retirement Online , aimed to trick users and capture login credentials. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/resources/protect-yourself-scams