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Opinion 90-62
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … county highway superintendent). Section 36 provides that any town officer, except a town justice, may be removed from office by the Supreme Court for any misconduct, maladministration, malfeasance or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Opinion 96-3
… Services (environmental review by village trustee or firm of the trustee) -- Exceptions (competitive bidding not … providing environmental review services) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801: A village trustee would have a prohibited interest … appearing before the village board. General Municipal Law, article 18 (§800 et seq .) contains provisions relative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3DiNapoli: Audits Find Certain IDAs Lack Job Creation Data
… Agencies (IDAs) do not verify if businesses receiving tax breaks are actually meeting job creation goals. These … questions about the effectiveness of providing costly tax breaks to private companies. IDAs owe it to taxpayers to … For example, one business received more than $600,000 in tax abatements, but closed its operations three years into a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-audits-find-certain-idas-lack-job-creation-dataDiNapoli: State Should Improve Financial Literacy Efforts
… knowledge and skills, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit … Studies have shown that most Americans, particularly young adults, are not prepared for financial emergencies and … expenses for three months in an emergency. 12% owed more on their home than it was worth. In addition, 2.5 million New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-should-improve-financial-literacy-effortsDiNapoli: Employment Services System for New Yorkers with Disabilities Is Underutilized
… improve competitive employment opportunities and outcomes for people with disabilities. It is disappointing that this … the inequities and barriers they face when they look for employment.” There are approximately 1 million … however, are employed, compared to the 74% employment rate for working-age adults statewide. In addition to increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-employment-services-system-new-yorkers-disabilities-underutilizedComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by Former Met Council CFO in $9M Kickback Scheme
… on Jewish Poverty (Met Council). Friedman pleaded guilty to felony Grand Larceny and Conspiracy charges for … here . “Herb Friedman abused his position of trust to help steal millions of dollars from a taxpayer-funded charitable organization--one dedicated to serving some of New York City’s poorest and most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-met-council-cfo-9m-kickbackSUNY Bulletin No. SU-337
… this bulletin is to describe the new Time Entry Earnings Codes created to systematically adjust overtime earnings for … ) * Number of Overtime Hours to Adjust = IOO Amount Retirement Information Monies paid using the new earnings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-337-change-overtime-processing-procedures-suny-employeesXII.8.B Matching – XII. Expenditures
… information is optional on all purchase order lines for commodities. Vouchers that reference purchase order lines for commodities will be matched against the purchase order … requirements will help to ensure vouchers are appropriate for payment. In addition, the Office of the State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8b-matchingXI-A.8 Payment Tolerances – XI-A. Purchasing
… tolerances, if a Business Unit entered a voucher with a price contractually higher than the price on the … Units are required to process PO change orders for POs with match exceptions. If a PO fails matching, the tolerance … . The Business Unit should provide the Director with a detailed reason for requesting the change in tolerance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a8-payment-tolerancesXII.9.H Audit Recoveries – XII. Expenditures
… as a function of his constitutional and statutory duty to audit all vouchers before payment, to set-off against …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9h-audit-recoveriesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-300
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform campuses of OSC’s automatic processing of the … (SUNY), authorizes the alignment of the minimum wage paid to hourly employees and student workers with the minimum wage … Suffolk or Westchester Counties) $12.50 *The increase to $14.00 for employees whose job location is within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-300-december-2020-increase-minimum-wage-employees-employedState Police Bulletin No. SP-211
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the Division of State Police … degree from an accredited and recognized college or university shall receive recognized degree pay. Pursuant to … Annual Add’l Earnings (to prevent making another payment) Retirement and Deduction Information The Education Payment is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-211-2020-state-police-education-paymentWall Street Profits Up in 2016
… current year and bonuses deferred from prior years that have been cashed in. The estimate does not include stock options or other forms of deferred … by more than one third between 2008 and 2014. The industry does not break out the cost of legal settlements from other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/wall-street-profits-2016Artificial Intelligence Governance
… its agencies have been using AI to aid their operations. For example, the NYC Police Department (NYPD) uses AI to … identify unknown individuals, and the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) uses AI to predict children who … to experience future harm in order to prioritize cases for quality assurance review. To ensure transparency in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/16/artificial-intelligence-governanceState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Name Drugs (2020-S-62) The audit identified $1.1 million in Medicaid overpayments for brand name prescription drugs … where generic drugs were available but not substituted. In addition, the audit found $1 million in potential cost avoidance associated with 27,455 Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… million). BOCES officials did not provide auditors with any evidence to indicate that the established fees for the … School District – Student Fees (Nassau County) The board does not have a policy on cash receipts. While district officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsFormer Treasurer of Patterson Volunteer Fire Department Pleads Guilty To Fraud and Tax Charges Arising From His Embezzlement of More Than $1.1 Million
… of New York, Shantelle P. Kitchen, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal … (“IRS-CI”), William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal … in fire department checks to his chiropractic and another business to support his opulent lifestyle. Luckily, our $5.7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/former-treasurer-patterson-volunteer-fire-department-pleads-guilty-fraud-and-tax-charges-arising-hisCUNY Bulletin No. CU-736
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the CUNY rate … February 22, 2022, provides for retroactive increases to the hourly rates effective 11/25/2017, 11/25/2018, and … 11/25/2017, 11/25/2018, and 12/25/2019. Transactions to process these retroactive rate increases may be entered in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-736-cuny-painter-and-supervisor-painter-retroactive-rateCUNY Bulletin No. CU-733
… Determination has been entered and filed on December 28, 2021 between the Comptroller of the City of New York and the … increases to the hourly rates effective 09/25/2020, 03/17/2021, and 11/01/2021 plus future dated increases effective 03/17/2022 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-733-cuny-elevator-mechanic-rate-increasesOversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs
… benefits of the State’s forest resources. The audit covers properties that received tax exemptions under the 480 and … those properties through July 2021. About the Program New York State’s land area of 30.2 million acres comprises almost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/20/oversight-new-york-state-forest-tax-programs