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Opinion 90-28
… board member performing private engineering services for subdivisions) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Planning Boards … of board member providing private engineering services for subdivisions) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §805-a(1)(c): A … from receiving or agreeing to receive compensation for engineering services performed in connection with any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-28DiNapoli Finds Subway Wait Times Got Worse from 2013 to 2014
… to be its most important measurement of the reliability of subway service and riders' experience," DiNapoli said. "It … " Subway Wait Assessment " or go to http://www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093016/14s23.pdf . See charts of … subway line's individual performance: http://web.osc.state.ny.us/reports/mta/MTA_Wait_Times_2f.pdf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-finds-subway-wait-times-got-worse-2013-2014Opinion 90-14
… inquire whether a town may be reimbursed by a developer for the costs of an engineer, attorney and land surveyor … the town. There is no express authority in the Town Law for a town to impose fees in connection with applications for variances, special use permits, or approvals of site …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-14DiNapoli: Potsdam Audit Finds Missing Court Funds
… The former justice court clerk in the town of Potsdam was arrested for embezzling $117,000 after an … the St. Lawrence County District Attorney with one count of grand larceny in the second degree, a class C felony, and one count of falsifying business records in the first degree, a class E …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-potsdam-audit-finds-missing-court-fundsOpinion 89-15
… PREVENTION -- Contracts (must specify definite sum); Calls for assistance (responsibility for negligence of firemen and property damage) FIRE … that the party receiving fire protection pay for any increases in the cost of VFBL insurance attributable to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-15Other Bulletin No. 78
… of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2024 SCF M/C Retroactive Salary Increase and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-78-april-2024-state-university-construction-fund-scfDiNapoli: Financial Records of 500 Public Authorities Now on www.openbooknewyork.com
… than just posting the information, we allow users to download entire databases and make comparisons among …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-financial-records-500-public-authorities-now-wwwopenbooknewyorkcomDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-129
… Services Unit (RRSU) LLS payment and provide instructions for payments not automatically processed. Affected Employees: … (15) or more years of continuous service* at a base annual salary equal to or greater than the Job Rate of the employee’s grade (based on the 04/01/2022 Salary Schedule currently in effect) as of 03/31/2024; and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-129-april-2024-district-council-37-dc-37-rent-regulationDiNapoli: NYC Finances Continue To Benefit From Better Than Projected Revenue but Spending Pressures Remain
… the continued influx of asylum seekers, elevated demand for city programs and a declining surplus demand preparation … ahead,” DiNapoli said. “Consistent underbudgeting for known spending risks such as educational programming, … and the city continues to bear the majority of the burden for the significant cost of helping asylum seekers. The city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-finances-continue-benefit-better-projected-revenue-spending-pressures-remainState Contract and Payment Actions in July and August
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 3,988 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $7.0 … payments valued at more than $28.3 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-and-augustDiNapoli: NYC's Finances Benefiting From Better Than Expected Revenues
… Boosting budget contingencies and setting money aside in its Rainy Day Fund would help the city manage fiscal … to public services.” Since June 2024, over $3.4 billion in city-generated revenue has been added to FY 2025 and … The city’s revenue estimates align with collection trends in the current fiscal year, and updates to the outyears of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-nycs-finances-benefiting-better-expected-revenuesNew York’s Paid Family Leave Program
… began providing 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for certain State employees to bond with a newborn, adopted … enacted in 2016 that greatly expanded paid family leave for employees statewide and increased the share of private workers eligible for the benefit in New York to at least 88 percent in 2021 — …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-paid-family-leave-programAccess to Preschool Special Education Services
… laws and regulations to promote timely access to services for children across New York State. The audit covered the … can make a difference and increase a child’s opportunity for successful learning and later life accomplishments. … which works to promote educational equity and excellence for students with disabilities. Preschool special education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/05/access-preschool-special-education-servicesOther Bulletin No. 84
… Employees: Employees designated management or confidential in Bargaining Unit 96 who meet the eligibility criteria are … the Retroactive April 2025 SCF M/C Salary Increase based on documented unsatisfactory job performance or other … employee remains in an eligible position. Calculating the New Compensation Rate The salary on each inserted row will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-84-april-2025-state-university-construction-fund-scfState Agencies Bulletin No. 2361
… agencies that OSC will be unable to print SFS checks for Payroll Check Reissues, Reversals, Exchanges, and Direct … deposits are returned from their financial institution for any reason, whose direct deposit is reversed due to an … a Check Exchange, or who request a Payroll Check Reissue for any reason are affected. Background: The Statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2361-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returnsDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Pay Rose to a Record $716 Million Last Year
… Overtime pay at state agencies jumped for the sixth straight year to a … employees, including full-time, part-time and temporary staff per pay period throughout the year. Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-pay-rose-record-716-million-last-yearDiNapoli: State Medicaid Program Made More Than $100 Million in Duplicate Payments
… in duplicate payments to managed care organizations (MCOs) for premiums over a more than four year period, according to … have caused duplicate Medicaid premium payments for a long time,“ DiNapoli said. “The Department of Health … The Department of Health (DOH) pays MCOs a monthly premium for each enrolled recipient and, in turn, the MCOs pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-state-medicaid-program-made-more-100-million-duplicate-paymentsDiNapoli: New York Sending More Tax Dollars to Federal Government Than it Gets Back
… New York State received 84 cents for every dollar it sent in taxes to the federal government … $55 billion in Social Security payments, $47 billion for Medicare and more than $46 billion for Medicaid and other safety net grants. Billions of federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-new-york-sending-more-tax-dollars-federal-government-it-gets-backComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of NYC Council Member Ruben Wills on Charges He Filed False Disclosures
… the indictment of New York City Council Member Ruben Wills for allegedly filing false documents with the New York City … disclosures.” "These alleged actions reveal a disdain for honest disclosure,” State Comptroller DiNapoli said. “My … of the Class E felony of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, in violation of Penal Law § …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-nyc-council-member-ruben-wills-charges-heDiNapoli Announces Change in Leadership of State Pension Fund's Real Estate Advisory Committee
… of the Real Estate Advisory Committee (REAC) for the New York State Common Retirement Fund. DiNapoli also … and long experience on the committee, have prepared him to lead its work in guiding our pension fund’s investments.” … “My gratitude goes to Comptroller DiNapoli for appointing me to the chairmanship, to the pension fund’s staff and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-announces-change-leadership-state-pension-funds-real-estate-advisory-committee