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DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Upstate Woman for Theft of over $67K in NYS Pension Benefits, $19K Welfare Fraud
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today the … of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony, and one count of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in … $67,000 in pension benefits issued by the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System to her deceased mother, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-upstate-woman-theft-over-67k-nys-pension-benefits-19kComptroller DiNapoli Statement on New Immigration Ban
… released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's latest Executive Order: "Today's Executive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-immigration-banOpinion 90-34
… FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Recipients (emergency rescue and first aid squads) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-b(1); … INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: An emergency rescue and first aid squad within a village fire department is not … by a special law. You ask whether an emergency rescue and first aid squad within a village fire department is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34Opinion 2010-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS: Fire Protection … expenses for its debt incurred to finance a firehouse used in connection with providing the fire protection service … the contract is one of the expenses that may be considered in the course of negotiating the "definite sum" payable by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-3Opinion 96-21
… Town Law, §202-a, may authorize the replenishment of sand and the installation of a sand-filled geotube at a town-owned … §202-b may be used to authorize the replenishment of sand and the installation of a sand-filled geotube at a town-owned … as may be required to arrest erosion in such district and prevent or alleviate damage resulting therefrom, and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-21Opinion 97-15
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Improvement Districts (no authority to establish lighting … of county lighting district) COUNTY LAW, §250; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10: A county is not authorized to establish a … specifically enumerated in section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law (Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][i],[ii]). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-15Opinion 97-10
… a firehouse on a concrete slab on fire district property and the fire district would make annual payments to the … as a firehouse on real property owned by the fire district and, if so, whether the project would be subject to … fire district would make annual payments to the contractor and title to the structure would pass to the fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10Opinion 98-13
… registered by regents) LOCAL LAWS -- Fees (imposition of for visiting town building containing historical material) … material, and may, by local law, impose fees and charges for those who visit the town building. A town also may grant money for the support of a museum registered by the regents or may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-13Opinion 97-7
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Money (court and trust funds) COUNTY TREASURER -- Powers and Duties (unclaimed court and trust moneys) STATE … treasurer from turning over to the State Comptroller court and trust funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7Opinion 95-12
… in the opinion. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to deposit or invest funds with a State … chartered savings bank) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (authority to deposit or invest with a State … §2: The term "bank" as used in General Municipal Law, §§10 and 11 does not include State or federally chartered savings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-12Opinion 2000-22
… interest in a pre-existing contract between the town and his or her law firm. The attorney, however, would be … instead being performed by a deputy, if any. The attorney, and possibly his or her law firm, may not perform compensated … interest in a pre-existing contract between the town and his or her law firm. You state that the attorney in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-22Opinion 2002-10
… to acquire by gift as historic property) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (acceptance of gift of privately-owned cemetery … §§119-aa, 119-bb(2), 119-dd(3): A town, after due notice and public hearing, may accept a gift of a privately-owned, … that constitutes historical property within the town and provide for the upkeep and repair of such property. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10Opinion 99-13
… (see, e.g., Jewish Reconstructionist , supra ; cf . Larsen Baking v City of New York , 30 AD2d 400, 292 NYS2d 145 affd … (see, e.g., Jewish Reconstructionist , supra ; Larsen Baking , supra ; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-14, p 32; 9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-13Opinion 2001-6
… Uses (purchase of personal computer, facsimile machine and refrigerator for fire department use) INSURANCE LAW … monies to purchase a personal computer, facsimile machine and refrigerator for fire department use. You ask whether a … to purchase a personal computer, a facsimile machine and a refrigerator for department use. Sections 9104 and 9105 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-6VIII.1 Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… Most adjustments to payments and deposits should be submitted in either the Accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1-accounts-payable-journal-vouchers-general-ledger-journal-entriesV.3.A General Ledger Business Unit (GLBU) – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… BU) is generally defined for each entity that maintains and reports on its own transactional data. A business unit … configuration item that drives security, ledger set-up, and processing. The Statewide Financial System (SFS) … implemented multiple BUs to support the State as a whole, and each agency’s and defined entity’s book of record …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3a-general-ledger-business-unit-glbuII.3.C Budget Execution – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… Once the appropriation and segregation control records are established by the State … Once the appropriation and segregation control records are established by the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii3c-budget-executionAbout this Report – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… New York State. It presents selected financial, economic, and demographic information in an easy-to-understand format. … basic information on trends in State receipts (revenues) and spending (disbursements), the State’s financial position … by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and selected economic and demographic trends affecting the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/about-reportVolunteer Firefighters – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… certain expenses incurred while attending training schools and courses of instruction for firefighters. General … fees up to a maximum of $50, as well as actual and necessary expenses for travel, meals, lodging and tuition. The law also requires specific approvals that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/volunteer-firefightersManual Reporting – Enhanced Reporting
… leave, military leave or termination; Days, contributions and payments made during reported pay periods; and Employee earnings. This method is useful when you need to … is needed. The employment instance identifies the earnings and service credit being reported for each job. When a new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/manual-reporting