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Opinion 90-59
… -- Gifts and Loans (removal of snow and ice from private road) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Private Roads (removing of snow … §140: A town may not regularly plow and sand a private road belonging to a disabled individual, except in an … ask whether a town may regularly plow and sand a private road belonging to a disabled individual. A town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-59Opinion 90-58
… issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Insurance Transactions (village board members selling to … MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(2), 806: The sale of an individual insurance policy by a village trustee to a village employee … ethics. You ask whether a village trustee who is also an insurance salesman would have a conflict of interest if he or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-58Collection and Use of Oil Spill Funds
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Environmental Conservation (Department) is collecting all fees due the New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund … 1, 2012 through April 8, 2015. Background Chapter 845 of the Laws of 1977 established the Oil Spill Fund to pay for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/13/collection-and-use-oil-spill-fundsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Center Moriches Free Public Library , Town of Harmony , … of Liberty , Mount Vernon IDA , Town of Villenova and the Westmere Fire District . “In today’s fiscal climate, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Opinion 91-39
… diminution of his or her retirement allowance, subject to the income limitation imposed by Retirement and Social … from both positions, and subsequently be re-appointed to the position of trustee without diminution of his or her … of retirement benefits "if any person subsequent to his retirement from the civil service ... of any municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-39Opinion 90-46
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … CLERK -- Fees (refund by State of county's portion of index fees) FEES -- Court Fees (refund by State of county's … refund to a county which amount reflects that portion $500 of each index fee received by the county clerk which should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-46Opinion 90-42
… lis pendens, the county clerk is entitled to the ten dollar fee prescribed by RPTL, §1122(5) for each in rem list …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-42Risk Management Planning Group
… the risk of Risk Management Planning Group (RMPG) serving in conflicting roles of insurance broker and Third Party Administrator (TPA) for North Shore … RMPG to: represent North Shore and King Kullen as its broker to negotiate favorable insurance rates with NYSIF; and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/24/risk-management-planning-groupReporting on Foreclosure of Real Property Funds – Kings County
… To determine whether referees are properly reporting and accounting for foreclosure funds in Kings County. Our … of Court Administration is responsible for directing and overseeing the administrative operations of all courts in … respective county's Supreme Court. It receives, indexes, and files all Supreme Court documents and miscellaneous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/12/reporting-foreclosure-real-property-funds-kings-countyState Agencies Bulletin No. 347
… Agency Actions Agencies should review the authorization card and verify the completeness, accuracy and legibility of … Social Security No. on the authorization card in the Empl ID field of the Dialog Box and click OK . The employee ID (Empl ID ), employee record number ( Empl Rcd# ), and Name …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/347-2003-sefa-campaignDiNapoli: State Missed Out on Over $180 Million in Medicaid Drug Rebates
… costs and save taxpayers money by making sure it gets the drug rebates that it is entitled to under federal … shows that it can certainly do a lot more.” The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) was created in 1990 to lower … Medicaid Administration — that sends rebate invoices to drug manufacturers. Although DOH made notable improvements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-state-missed-out-over-180-million-medicaid-drug-rebatesDiNapoli: Office of Children and Family Services Can Improve Efforts to Investigate Child Fatalities
… DiNapoli found the state’s Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), which oversees the locally administered child welfare system that investigates reports of alleged … DiNapoli said. “New York’s Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) consistently finds flaws in child abuse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-office-children-and-family-services-can-improve-efforts-investigate-child-fatalitiesState Police Bulletin No. SP-232
… implements the 2018-2023 Agreement between the State of New York and the New York State Police Investigators Association (NYSPIA), … to all employment and income taxes. Federal, State, and New York City income tax withholding will be calculated using …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-232-2022-state-police-expertise-payComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… not seek competition for eight professional services and insurance totaling approximately $419,000. Fabius-Pompey … – Procurement (Onondaga County) The district’s purchasing policy does not provide guidance for soliciting competition … to ensure that district employees receive proper cyber security training to protect district assets. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Oversight of Career and Technical Education Programs in New York State Schools (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the seven recommendations … included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Career and Technical Education Programs in New York State Schools (Report 2019-S-29 ). About … To determine the extent of implementation of the seven recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/18/oversight-career-and-technical-education-programs-new-york-state-schools-followSUNY Bulletin No. SU-339
… authorized the creation of a new Tier 6 pension plan. ( Please see Payroll Bulletin No. 1256 ) Effective … Plans and Narrative Descriptions: SUNY and NYSED Benefit Plan Description Time Participating T6SU08 SUNY … Agency Submission Schedule when updating the Savings Plan panel in PayServ affecting the February 1, 2023 check …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-339-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-optional-retirement-planOpinion 89-51
… FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (additional payments for the services of private contractors); (cost of … DISTRICTS -- Fire Protection Contracts (additional payments for the services of private contractors); (cost of … for the town to make additional payments to the fire company providing fire protection to pay the cost of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-51Area #8 – Online Banking – Information Technology Governance
… are collected for malicious use. A key logger collects login information, allowing the perpetrator to impersonate the legitimate user or create another user account with access to the victim’s online bank accounts. … website and request information such as name, password and account number. 16 Malware is malicious software (e.g., …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-8-online-bankingDiNapoli: Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices
… However, the city’s ability to cut spending is limited to what it has discretion and control over, according to a report … it can make adjustments, and all stakeholders will benefit if it makes clear what can actually be changed and where cuts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choicesState Police Bulletin No. SP-240
… the 2018-2023 Agreement between the State of New York and the New York State Police Investigators Association … code of Leave of Absence/MLS, Leave of Absence/MTS, and Leave of Absence/MLL), and who returns to the payroll by 10/31/2024, may receive the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-240-2023-state-police-expertise-pay