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Opinion 91-40
… MILITARY LAW, §242(5): (1) A municipal officer or employee is entitled to compensation for time spent on ordered … duty do not include at least 22 working days, the employee is entitled to paid leave while on ordered military duty … duty include more than 22 working days, the employee is entitled to compensation for all those working days, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-40DiNapoli: Pleasant Valley Woman Arrested Stealing Funds From New York State and Local Retirement System
… and continue to pocket her deceased mother's pension to pay her personal bills. Instead, she is now charged with a felony," said State … by filing a complaint online at [email protected].gov or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-pleasant-valley-woman-arrested-stealing-funds-new-york-state-and-local-retirement-systemDiNapoli Issues Analysis of 2021-22 Enacted State Budget
… of new resources, totaling an estimated $26.7 billion in SFY 2021-22. These resources include federal support, … from tax increases, and other new resources, resulting in the largest budget in state history at an estimated $212 billion, according to … influx of new resources totaling an estimated $267 billion in SFY 202122 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-issues-analysis-2021-22-enacted-state-budgetDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Financial Plan, Warns of Federal Risks
… state's fiscal outlook is clouded because of uncertainty in Washington, falling revenues, and fiscal practices that … estimates state tax receipts will increase by 4.8 percent in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2017-18, below the 6.1 percent projected in February. Personal income tax receipts in the first …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-financial-plan-warns-federal-risksOnondaga-Cortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Managed Technical Support (2016M-299)
… for providing shared Managed Technical Support to school districts for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. … (BOCES) is a public entity serving 23 component school districts. BOCES is governed by an 11-member Board of Education elected by the boards of the component districts. BOCES’ 2014-15 fiscal year expenditures totaled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/12/16/onondaga-cortland-madison-board-cooperative-educational-services-managed-technicalOpinion 88-5
… 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. INSURANCE -- Health … and for persons eligible to retire but not yet retired. STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE V, §7: Health insurance benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-5Snyder Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-365)
… The District annually spends approximately $9,000 for natural gas and $13,000 for electricity. We found that the … proposals for either of these purchases. We reviewed natural gas and electricity bills from September 2012 through … the procurement policy. Solicit proposals from various natural gas and electricity providers to ensure that they are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/14/snyder-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-365Islip Fire District – Financial Condition (2020M-25)
Determine if Board District officials effectively monitor the Districts financial condition by ensuring that budget estimates and fund balance are reasonable
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/05/22/islip-fire-district-financial-condition-2020m-25Compliance With Special Education Requirements – Evaluations (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With Special … – Evaluations (Report 2017-N-3 ). About the Program In New York State, the Regulations of the Commissioner of … Program (IEP) development, and placement of students in special education. The New York City Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/15/compliance-special-education-requirements-evaluations-followComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… of Health (DOH) – Inappropriate Medicaid Payments for Recipients with Multiple Identification Numbers and No … of approximately $2.7 million in Medicaid overpayments for services provided to recipients with multiple … Hill shop when compared with their work production records for the same periods. Auditors also identified several MTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsSummitville Fire District – Financial Activities (2016M-395)
… a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Mamakating, and is located in Sullivan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/20/summitville-fire-district-financial-activities-2016m-395Norfolk Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-109)
Determine whether the Norfolk Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) conducted proper audits and ensured that annual financial reports were filed timely.
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/sgaDiNapoli: Former Marbletown Fire Chief Pleads Guilty in Connection With $100K Theft From the Department
… William Storrs, a former fire chief and treasurer, pleaded guilty in connection with the theft of more than $101,000 from the Marbletown Volunteer Fire Department in Newark, New York. “Instead of safeguarding fire department funds, William Storrs abused … William Storrs a former fire chief and treasurer pleaded guilty in connection with the theft of more than $101000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-former-marbletown-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-connection-100k-theft-departmentRichland Fire District – Board Oversight (2016M-374)
… District’s general fund checking account and commingled with the District’s other funds. An annual foreign fire insurance report has not been filed with OSC for the last four years. Claims were not reviewed … in a separate bank account so it will not be commingled with other District funds. Prepare and file annual foreign …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/27/richland-fire-district-board-oversight-2016m-374SUNY Bulletin No. SU-247
… Purpose To inform all agencies of the upcoming rollover of the chart of accounts strings mapped to the … OSC Payroll will begin June Lapsing and Fiscal Year End Rollover activities on June 22, 2017 for paycheck dates July … To inform all agencies of the upcoming rollover of the chart of accounts strings mapped to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-247-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-suny-fiscal-year-endKidz Therapy Services, PLLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Kidz Therapy Services PLLC (Kidz Therapy) on its … a Nassau County based for-profit organization authorized by SED to provide Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) … and pay for their services using rates established by SED. The rates are based on the financial information that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/15/kidz-therapy-services-pllc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains Below One Percent in 2017
… includes all counties, towns, fire districts, 44 cities and 10 villages. "In what is becoming the norm, New York’s … Local officials have faced growing fixed costs and limited budget options for years, but 2017 will … have had their levy growth capped at less than 2 percent and the second year in a row that it has been capped at less …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-remains-below-one-percent-2017XII.6.I Paying a Non-State Employee – XII. Expenditures
… Statement: State agencies must appropriately classify workers as either employees or independent contractors so the workers are properly taxed. The Internal Revenue Service’s … circumstances that apply to a group of similarly situated workers, then Business Units may make and document one worker …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6i-paying-non-state-employeeDiNapoli: Rochester Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $121,000 in Pension Checks Sent to Late Grandmother
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley, and Monroe County Sheriff Todd K. Baxter … Thomas P DiNapoli Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley and Monroe County Sheriff Todd K Baxter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-rochester-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-121000-pension-checks-sent-late-grandmother