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Cost-Saving Ideas: Evaluating Solid Waste Collection Options
… municipality provides garbage collection services directly or by contract with a private company, citizens must receive … Law. This can include sharing equipment, facilities or combining collection efforts. Transfer stations: A transfer station may include one or more large containers for solid waste in a centralized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-evaluating-solid-waste-collection-optionsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by New Jersey Man Resolving Allegations of Theft of Over $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General … “Today’s guilty plea represents another successful outcome by my office in our ongoing partnership with Comptroller … Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-new-jersey-man-resolving-allegations-theftDiNapoli: Former Ulster County BOCES Criminal Justice Teacher Arrested for Defrauding the NYS Pension System Out of Over $157,000
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Ulster County District … Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-ulster-county-boces-criminal-justice-teacher-arrested-defrauding-nys-pension-systemAdult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation Supported Employment Program (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Adult Career and Continuing … According to the 2022 American Community Survey (ACS), in New York State, there were estimated to be over 1 million … working-age adults (ages 18‒64) with a disability in the labor force. Further, ACS data shows that an estimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/27/adult-career-and-continuing-education-services-vocational-rehabilitation-supportedOpinion 91-17
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Competitive Bidding (cannot … pursuant to the exception to competitive bidding in General Municipal Law, §103(8), under a group purchasing … which are within the definition of "hospital" contained in Public Health Law, §2801(1). You ask whether a county may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-17Opinion 2002-3
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … as otherwise provided by law, after a public dock district is established, the town board may contract for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-3Opinion 89-6
… state who is to be the ultimate recipient of those funds. In Goodman v State , 31 NY2d 381, 340 NYS2d 393, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6Montauk Fire District – Payroll - Advanced Life Support Employees (2024M-153)
… have been identified and corrected. The report includes six recommendations that, if implemented, will improve the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/25/montauk-fire-district-payroll-advanced-life-support-employees-2024m-153Caledonia Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-12)
… is composed of volunteer members and is governed by its bylaws and seven-member Board. The Board is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/05/02/caledonia-volunteer-fire-department-inc-board-oversight-2025mDiNapoli: Rochester Woman Arrested for Alleged Theft of Nearly $13,000 in Pension Payments
… before Judge Cook. “Ms. Walsh allegedly tried to steal funds she was not entitled to from the state’s pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-rochester-woman-arrested-alleged-theft-nearly-13000-pension-paymentsOpinion 88-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … reduction of benefits) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement Benefits (reduction of health insurance benefits) … comply with constitutional equal protection guarantees (NY Const, art I, §11). Therefore, in answer to your first …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-5Opinion 88-62
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund … layer; a landfill gas control system; and, in certain cases, a perimeter gas collection system, a leachate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62More About This Retirement Plan – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… retirement plan summary describes the benefits available to Tier 2, 3 (Article 11), 5 and 6 members of the Police and … adopted and you have elected one of these special plans. NYSLRS is required to compare the employer’s special plan cost to the cost of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/more-about-retirement-planEast Clinton Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-194)
… 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012. Background The East Clinton Fire District is located in the Town of Clinton, in Dutchess … annual 2011 financial report with the State Comptroller’s Office. Key Recommendations Confer with the District’s legal … the services to be provided and the pay rate for each service. Adopt written policies and procedures covering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/04/east-clinton-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsDisaster Recovery Planning
… ITS policies and should also conform to guidance issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/06/disaster-recovery-planningVendor File Advisory No. 7
… Subject : Changes to Supplier registration and forms and Supplier Self-Serve Portal coinciding with the … to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter X, Section 4.A - Vendor Classification Guidance : The Office of the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/7-supplier-updatesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1728
… rehire, or concurrent hire and are retired from a NYS public retirement system Background At the request of the New … New York Retiree Indicator to identify retirees of a NYS public retirement system. Effective Date(s) Agencies must … Education Retirement System, New York City Police Pension Fund, New York City Fire Department Pension Fund, Optional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1728-new-york-retiree-indicatorDiNapoli and Stewart-Cousins Encourage Residents to Claim More Than $100 Million in Lost Money
… today encouraged local residents to search for unclaimed funds, also known as lost and forgotten money, during a news conference at the Riverfront Library in Yonkers. DiNapoli’s office oversees 198,834 accounts valued at nearly $107 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-and-stewart-cousins-encourage-residents-claim-more-100-million-lost-moneyCooperative Information Technology Services (2012MR-1)
… complete report - pdf] We also released 10 letter reports to the following: Schoharie County [pdf] and the Village of … [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if local governments could reduce IT costs … cooperative services for the period January 1, 2010, to August 8, 2011. Background Local governments, regardless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/02/15/cooperative-information-technology-services-2012mr-1DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $233.2 Billion at End of Second Quarter
… State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) was $233.2 billion at the end of the second quarter of the state’s fiscal year. … York State Common Retirement Fund Fund was $2332 billion at the end of the second quarter of the states fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-2332-billion-end-second-quarter