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Comptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… that Gerald Munson, a former Croton-On-Hudson Fire Department Chief and a former Croton-On-Hudson Police Officer who most recently served as the fire department treasurer, has pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Second Degree as a crime of Public Corruption, a class B felony. The charge is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireMohawk Valley Faces Challenges But Bright Spots Exist
… region's population declined 7.7 percent over the 30-year period from a high of 478,654 residents. From 2000 to 2010, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/mohawk-valley-faces-challenges-bright-spots-existDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… Recruitment and Retention, and Prostate Cancer Research. Two funds had slower spending during the more recent period – … modest decline when compared to the previous year. All but two of the funds had higher balances than the prior year. The … years, annual contributions have not. In SFY 1988-89, the one check-off in existence, Return a Gift to Wildlife, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsDiNapoli: MTA'S Homeless Outreach Program Didn't Do Much Outreach
… by the nonprofit hired to provide outreach services at Penn Station, Grand Central and elsewhere, according to an … Residents’ Committee (BRC) to provide homeless services at Penn Station, Grand Central, and outlying Long Island Rail … outreach services. DiNapoli’s auditors found workers at Penn Station, Grand Central and other MTA rail stations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-mtas-homeless-outreach-program-didnt-do-much-outreachOversight of the Pesticide Reporting Law
… research projects. The Department, in cooperation with Cornell University (Cornell), operates the pesticides sales and application database. Each year, the Department and Cornell receive data covering more than 7 million pesticide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/29/oversight-pesticide-reporting-lawDiNapoli: Special Education Pre-K Provider Claimed Nearly $1 Million in Ineligible Expenses
… supplies that were not properly documented; $21,575 in Costco purchases that were not properly documented; $13,027 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-special-education-pre-k-provider-claimed-nearly-1-million-ineligible-expensesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget
… to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). On-budget revenue actions include extension for five years of … on upper-income earners, and broader imposition of the sales tax on online sales. The state Division of the Budget … budget creates a Public Campaign Financing and Election Commission that is charged with establishing publicly funded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budgetPekin Fire Co. President Dipped Into Bell Jar
… Company President Lawrence Amacher Jr. was arrested today for allegedly stealing $1,800 from the company’s bell jar collection for his personal use, and falsifying records to hide his … the fire company’s games of chance, used to raise money for the company to aid their protection of the community. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/pekin-fire-co-president-dipped-bell-jarFormer Bronx Youth Director Pleads Guilty
… Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced the guilty plea of Earnestine Russell to grand larceny in the third degree … federally-funded grant to support after-school programs for middle school children. Russell was … has now been held accountable for her actions.” For a copy of the audit, go to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/former-bronx-youth-director-pleads-guiltyDiNapoli: Former Pulteney Fire District Treasurer Sentenced in $6,800 Theft of Fire District Funds
… 45, of Hammondsport, was sentenced by Steuben County Court Judge Marianne Furfure. As treasurer, Stone was the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-former-pulteney-fire-district-treasurer-sentenced-6800-theft-fire-district-fundsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2265
… cent. Hourly and Exception Hourly Employees Who Work 7 ½ Hour Days When the automatic lump sum payment amount was … if an employee’s regular schedule is based on 8 hours or 7 ½ hours per day. Therefore, if an hourly or exception … inactive individuals who are 62 or older in the calendar year and to active employees with the New York Retiree …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2265-council-82-afscme-afl-cio-council-82-security-supervisors-2024-nonUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-346
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2024 Year End Adjustments for Judges and Justices of … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the 2024 Year End Adjustments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-346-2024-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtDiNapoli: Homeless New Yorkers Relying on CityFHEPS Face Significant Delays for Permanent Housing
… rental assistance program is leading to significant delays in finding permanent housing for homeless people and those at risk of homelessness, … DiNapoli said. “The housing affordability crisis in New York City underscores the importance of an effective … rental assistance program is leading to significant delays in finding permanent housing for homeless people and those at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-homeless-new-yorkers-relying-cityfheps-face-significant-delays-permanent-housingControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… Objectives To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s controls over the … Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) is part of the Executive’s comprehensive plan for affordable and … Yorkers have access to safe and secure housing. As part of this plan, ESSHI’s goal is to develop 20,000 units of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeSelected Aspects of Safety and Security in Subway Facilities
… The responses to the 141 electronic work orders (tickets) sampled from the period September 1, 2019 through … this occurs when employees do not use their access card when entering a subway tunnel. The SCC has instructed employees to always use their access card. However, they do not always comply with the policy. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/selected-aspects-safety-and-security-subway-facilitiesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.2% in Second Quarter
… billion in the second calendar quarter (April-June) of 2024, an increase of 2.2%, or $127 million, compared to the … the decade before the pandemic. In the second quarter of 2024, New York City saw a 3.3%, or $82.4 million, increase in … collections in the quarter, led by St. Lawrence County at 22.5%, and followed by the counties of Livingston (18.5%), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-22-second-quarterOpinion 91-35
… -- Police Chief (amount of salary increase pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-m) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-m: … unit is entitled to a salary increase in at least the same dollar amount as that received by the highest ranking … police department shall be increased by at least the same dollar amount of the increase received by such next …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Opinion 90-62
… duly elected to and holding office (see Sullivan v Taylor , 279 NY 364, 18 NE2d 531; cf . former Highway Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Opinion 94-13
… hearing at which the municipality has the burden of proof. You ask whether a city may require disabled firefighters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13Opinion 89-34
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to investigate misuse of highway equipment and discipline highway department employees); (authority to direct rescission of highway superintendent's appointment of deputy highway … is authorized to make inquiry into the activities of town highway department laborers suspected of using town vehicles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34