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Do Not Call Enforcement Efforts
… Division of Consumer Protection (Division) is responsible for enforcing the Law, which took effect in 2001. Initially, … statistics shows that the number of cases referred for enforcement actions has declined in recent years. While … since 2014, the number of cases referred to counsel for further action decreased in each of the two subsequent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/28/do-not-call-enforcement-effortsComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Guilty Plea of Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas
… the guilty plea of Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas for stealing campaign funds and lying about those funds on a … a class A misdemeanor, and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor. The … of Richard Thomas, during his 2015 mayoral candidacy, for his own personal use. Thomas also admitted that he …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-guilty-plea-mount-vernon-mayor-richardCost-Saving Ideas: Overtime Planning and Management
… benefits, including pension benefits, are large expenses for New York's local governments and school districts. These … increase personal service 1 and pension costs. For example, 8 to 30 percent of wages paid to highway employees in New York State are for overtime. A written plan to guide the assignment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-overtime-planning-and-managementState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… cash receipts form shown in the clerk's records and the bank deposit slips for 2016. Also, the clerk/tax collector …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1399
… Purpose To explain OSC and agency procedures for the use of the Leap … 29th falls, the biweekly salary calculation is changed to calculate the biweekly payment based on 366 days in that … Leave Without Pay) prior to the change, the agency must submit a row if none exists for 03/26/15 (Administration) or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1399-leap-year-salary-calculation-fiscal-year-2015-2016Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Enforcement (Follow-Up) (2015-F-6) An initial audit report issued in November 2012 examined whether the Bureau of … deterrence to detection and prosecution. In a follow-up report, auditors found DOH has made progress in enhancing its … Maintenance and Capital Projects (2014-F-10) An initial report issued in July 2011 determined that while the MTA has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1061
… explain OSC and agency procedures for the use of the leap year salary calculation. Affected Employees All employees in … 1C and 5/5/11, Pay Period 1L Background In any fiscal year in which February 29 falls, the biweekly salary … the biweekly payment based on 366 days in that fiscal year. Since this fiscal year beginning 4/1/11 and ending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1061-leap-year-salary-calculation-fiscal-year-2011-12Medicaid Program – Improper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers
… services; home health aide services; physical therapy; and social worker and nutrition services. CHHAs allow Medicaid recipients to … 60 days of the recipient’s original episode start date; and $1.3 million in overpayments to CHHAs that improperly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/08/medicaid-program-improper-episodic-payments-home-health-providersState Agencies Bulletin No. 967
… and taxes will not be changed. Only Social Security and Medicare wages and taxes will be updated to reflect the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/967-processing-salary-refunds-ac230s-submitted-osc-after-january-11-2010State Agencies Bulletin No. 1358
… Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance. Employees who have a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence … above. Employees on an authorized leave of absence with a Payroll Status of Leave of Absence (except with an … dollar). The number of hours for employees who have a Payroll Status of Leave of Absence are based on the number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1358-2014-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-ssu-interestNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Files Suit Against Wynn Resorts' Board of Directors
… as fiduciaries of the company. Among its requests for relief, DiNapoli's lawsuit seeks to have Wynn Resorts' … in the nation. The Fund's fiscal year ends March 31, 2018. For access to state and local government spending and more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-files-suit-against-wynn-resorts-board-directorsOpinion 90-59
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans … obstructions caused by snow (Highway Law, §140[1], [2]). For this purpose, towns are authorized to purchase equipment, … stated that since town property is acquired only for proper town purposes, it may not be used for purely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-59Opinion 90-58
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … to a village employee in the employee's private capacity is not a "contract" with the municipality for purposes of the … entered into in which there is a prohibited interest is null, void and unenforceable, and any officer or employee who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-58Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… also need to improve their process to effectively account for extra-classroom activity fund collections and … of School Food (2015M-358) Officials obtained food pricing for participating school districts at the lowest reasonable … addition, the district did not use a competitive request for proposal process when selecting its external audit firm. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… the district’s financial condition. Officials provided for effective financial planning and management by ensuring … of fund balance and reserves while limiting tax increases, resulting in a deficit unrestricted fund balance … to minimize expenses. For example, due to anticipated increases in health insurance premiums, the district switched …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsXII.6.E Making an Emergency Payment – XII. Expenditures
… process prior to payment. An emergency procurement is one in which an urgent and unexpected situation occurs where … (OSC) Bureau of Contracts’ approval must be obtained for an emergency procurement if the procurement’s value is … XI, Section 14 – Procurement Opportunities of this Guide for information on obtaining OSC approval for an emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6e-making-emergency-paymentAll My Children Day Care – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… whether the costs submitted by All My Children Day Care (AMC) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were … Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) services to children with disabilities who are between the ages of 3 and 5 years. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/08/all-my-children-day-care-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualAuditing Travel/Conference Claims – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… such as alcohol, concerts, shows, sporting events, in-room movies, etc.? Are there expenses the traveler incurred while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/auditing-travelconference-claimsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1724
… Purpose To explain OSC and agency procedures for the use of the Leap … 29th falls, the biweekly salary calculation is changed to calculate the biweekly payment based on 366 days in that … Leave Without Pay) prior to the change, the agency must submit a row if none exists for 03/28/2019 (Institution) or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1724-leap-year-salary-calculation-fiscal-year-2019-2020DiNapoli: Retired Westchester County Police Officer Indicted for Forging State Records to Illegally Double-Dip From State Pension Fund
… a waiver, Sciacca was not allowed to earn more than $30,000 annually in other public employment while continuing … had a lawful waiver from Sept. 1, 2005 through June 30, 2011, he did not have a lawful waiver for the next eight … Sciacca was arraigned in Ulster County Criminal Court before Judge Bryan E. Rounds on Feb. 6, 2023, and is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-retired-westchester-county-police-officer-indicted-forging-state-records-illegally-double