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Opinion 2006-10
… (charging back portion of salary of town engineer) -- Real Property (use of proceeds from lease of district property) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Accounting (charging a portion … proceeds from the lease of town and special district property) -- Deposits and Investments (crediting interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10Opinion 91-32
… Piping and Air Conditioning Contractors Assoc., Inc. v NYS Thruway Authority , 5 NY2d 420, 185 NYS2d 534), they … and Trustees of Village of Ossining , 128 Misc 848, 220 NYS 345, 348; Melker v City of New York , 190 NY 481; Storm v City of New York , 135 Misc 622, 238 NYS 143; 52 ALR2d 1134). On the other hand, unlike many other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32State Medicaid Bought Erectile Dysfunction Drugs for Sex Offenders
… and erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs and treatments for 47 sex offenders, according to an audit released today by State … for ED drugs and treatments for recipients, including sex offenders, that are barred under Medicaid. “There are … it comes to erectile dysfunction drugs. And paying for sex offenders who’ve committed terrible crimes to get these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-medicaid-bought-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-sex-offendersDiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… should be discontinued. However, DOL often continues to pay inmates up to four weeks of unemployment benefits before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsOpinion 97 - 12
Whether the recording secretary of a town planning board may be employed by a local consulting engineer who represents developers in matters before the board
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 97-10
… bidding would be required. We note, nonetheless, that when section 109-b did authorize installment purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10Selected Aspects of Incident Intake and Investigation
… reportable incidents involving persons receiving services in State facilities or provider agencies. The Center … the State Comptroller with case-specific information in substantiated cases. Consequently, we were unable to … more than 70 percent of the individual incidents reported in the VPCR database, including any cases where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/06/selected-aspects-incident-intake-and-investigationDiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… New York state residents have more than doubled since 2014 to more than 450,000 annually, but only two cases were … were no written procedures that provided direction on how to record and maintain the data. Further, the data was … However, the staff was unable to provide support for how they arrived at the number of complaints investigated. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredOpinion 91-11
… terms of office of the officers of the local government (NY Const, art IX, §2; Municipal Home Rule Law, … present power to consent to a new appointment every third year. It is, therefore, our opinion that the proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Opinion 2006-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Opinion 89-56
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … reports such a charge, a cash payment equal to one-half of the amount billed. You inquire whether this proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56XI.17 Protest Procedures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… of the State and its taxpayers and promoting fairness in the contracting community. To this end, it is important … procedure and provide notice of their protest procedure in their solicitation documents. Public contracting entities … 163 of the State Finance Law are required to advise in their solicitation documents of the opportunity for an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi17-protest-proceduresDiNapoli: New York’s Workforce Development Programs Lack Governance and Coordination
… governing body to coordinate planning, to make sure the needs of New Yorkers are met, and resources are used effectively, … September 2021 listed 40 members, but the term dates for 30 of the 40 members expired between February 2014 and August …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-new-yorks-workforce-development-programs-lack-governance-and-coordinationXIII.4.A Employee Travel Card Reconciliation – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… expenses that are on the State travel card and an employee’s out-of-pocket expenses. An employee reconciles travel expense charges by creating an … from the creation of an expense report is paid back by the employee. When employees review and reconcile charges timely, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii4a-employee-travel-card-reconciliationOpinion 89-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … grant or reservation of power ( Mills v Sweeney , 219 NY 213; McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401). There is no constitutional provision or general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-31State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Authority (MTA): Employee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions (Follow-Up) (2021-F-27) A January 2019 audit … were hired or promoted, including education, experience, and operating license requirements and, for operating titles such as Train Operators, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Implications for the Future – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… The Economic Outlook: Uncertainty Remains As the world faced … the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact on the economy continued to be felt and was heightened by other factors, such as the … The Importance of Federal Funding Federal aid has long played an essential role in the State’s budget and its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/implications-futureOpinion 2000-1
… of misconduct. This is in reply to your request for our opinion concerning the payment by a village of … As a rule, a municipality may not provide legal counsel for a municipal officer or employee who is charged with a … 914; 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-22, p 29). 1 Providing a defense at municipal expense pursuant to such pre-existing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-65
… Pay Court Order BPS Back Pay Pre-Adjud Settle ES2 Extra Service Amount EXT Extra Time FAS Front Pay Admin Settlement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-65-first-phase-deficit-reduction-plan-rrsu-employeesDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-66
… processing the second phase of the RRSU Deficit Reduction Plan. Affected Employees Employees in the Rent Regulation … Earnings: The field must be left blank; the system will calculate the D8R amount based on the eligible earnings. End … restart the Additional Pay record if an employee returns from a Leave of Absence to Bargaining Unit 67 with a Payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-66-second-phase-deficit-reduction-plan-rrsu-employees