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City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B24-7-4)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City of Long Beach’s (City) proposed budget for the … fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City, located in Nassau County, has been authorized to issue debt not to exceed $12 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the City’s general fund and certain other funds as of June …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/05/10/city-long-beach-budget-review-b24-7-4Halfmoon Town Supervisor Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison
… Wormuth was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison as a result of her convictions for extortion and … Richard S. Hartunian and Andrew W. Vale, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Division of the Federal Bureau of … plea, during which she admitted that she accepted money in return for her official actions. She admitted that she …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/halfmoon-town-supervisor-sentenced-12-months-prisonDiNapoli Says State Opioid Treatment Programs Need Better Coordination
… were getting other opioid prescriptions or coordinating care with health care providers. This audit is part of a broader initiative by … DiNapoli's auditors reviewed the medical records for a sample of 25 Medicaid recipients from three treatment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-says-state-opioid-treatment-programs-need-better-coordinationDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Growth Slows During First Half of 2019
… Local sales tax collections for the first two quarters of 2019 grew at a moderate pace compared to the stronger early quarters of 2018, according to a report … Local sales tax collections for the first two quarters of 2019 grew at a moderate pace compared to the stronger …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-growth-slows-during-first-half-2019Opinion 94-17
… AND ASSESSMENTS -- Tax Levy (inclusion of delinquent solid waste services fees with) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§120-w, … provide for a system of collection and disposal of solid waste through, among other means, resource recovery (General … by law for the annexation of the warrant to the assessment roll, a brief description of the property for which or in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17Opinion 91-13*
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Leases (as constituting indebtedness for purposes … LAW, §§101, 103, 109-b, 854; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §20.00; NY CONST, ART VIII, §2: A transaction whereby a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-13Opinion 90-6
… Services Districts (acceptance of corporate grant for day care purposes) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- Powers and … not accept a corporate grant for the purpose of providing day care services pursuant to the Social Services Law on the condition that a day care room be permanently named in a manner which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-6Opinion 90-36
… 37: A town tax collecting officer may accept a postdated check tendered as payment of taxes, and retain the same until … the tax collecting officer elect to refuse a postdated check, he or she should return it promptly to the person who tendered the check. You ask whether a town tax collecting officer should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-36DiNapoli Announces Scheduled Sale of $541M State of New York General Obligation Bonds
… (1996), Rebuild and Renew New York Transportation (2005), Smart Schools (2014), and Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green … of the Comptroller of the State of New York on March 18, 2025, as set forth in the Notice of Sale published in The … dated as of the date of delivery, expected to be March 26, 2025. The State of New York reserves its right to change, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-announces-scheduled-sale-541m-state-new-york-general-obligation-bondsOpinion 88-44
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Engineering Services (town board member … Whether a town board member who is an employee of an incorporated engineering firm with which the town has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-44Opinion 94-25
… FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (service credit for attending meetings of groups within a fire department or fire company) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §217(c)(v): Section 217(c)(v) … year of firefighting service under a service award program for attendance at "meetings" of an emergency rescue and first …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-25Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company Treasurer Who Embezzled Funds to Bankroll Personal Business
… working with the Division of Local Government and School Accountability. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli … public corruption and encourages the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-west-ghent-volunteer-fire-companyDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Increased 10.2% in 2024, Up 1.8M Hours Over 2023
… New York State agency overtime costs increased 10.2% in 2024 for a total of $1.3 billion, while the number of … not including SUNY and CUNY, grew from 2023 by 3.7% in 2024, or 5,330 positions, to an average annual total of … when it was over 177,000. “Overtime continued to grow in 2024 despite increases to a workforce that remains below …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-increased-10.2-percent-in-2024-up-1.8m-hours-over-2023DiNapoli: Springport Town Clerk Faces Criminal Charges
… trying to pad her hours," DiNapoli said. "Hopefully, her arrest will deter others from such corruption. My office … fund and thwart those who try to defraud the system." To date, DiNapoli’s investigation of retirement frauds has led …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-springport-town-clerk-faces-criminal-chargesDiNapoli: Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Grandmother's State Pension Payments
… DiNapoli said. “Thanks to the work of my investigative team and the Erie County District Attorney’s Office, her … Division of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-buffalo-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-grandmothers-state-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: NYC's Property Tax Bills Rise Along With Burden on Working- and Middle-Class Homeowners
… due to the pandemic, property tax bills continued to rise. The State Comptroller determined this was due in part … while the bottom 20th percentile saw the market value rise by 1.7% and tax bills go up by 11%. Overall, the … consideration for tax incentives to promote their construction and rehabilitation. Report Residential Real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-nycs-property-tax-bills-rise-along-burden-working-and-middle-class-homeownersState Agencies Bulletin No. 2012
… 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, and 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/2012-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returnsDiNapoli: Former Clerk/Treasurer of Village of Norwood Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $70K From Village
… public corruption and encourages the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-clerktreasurer-village-norwood-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-70k-villageCredit Cards – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… district may authorize designated employees to use a credit card issued in the name of the local government or … frequently to have a local government or school district credit card issued in both the name of the local government … capacity, by allowing authorized employees to sign out a credit card when they need to travel, or by allowing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/credit-cardsXIII.4.B Travel Advance – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… require overnight assignments away from their official station for at least 30 percent of the work year. In … require overnight assignments away from their official station for at least 30 percent of the work year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii4b-travel-advance