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DiNapoli: DOCCS Transitional Services Programs Need Improvement
… issues including daily meals not being provided, disabled smoke detectors and cleaning chemicals stored in living areas. DOCCS has not reported on the program’s outcomes since 2022, so there is little …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/06/dinapoli-doccs-transitional-services-programs-need-improvementOpinion 89-32
… OF INTEREST -- Approval of Contracts (issuance of check by county treasurer) -- Leases (contract between county and corporation of which county treasurer is stockholder) -- Stock Ownership (county … Whether a county treasurer would have a conflict of interest by virtue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-32Opinion 92-9
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … powers, meeting at certain times and places for the hearing and decision of causes and other matters brought … of the constituent parts. It consists of the entire judicial organization for the trial of causes, and it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-9State Agencies Bulletin No. 1217.1
… Bulletin Supersedes Payroll Bulletin No. 1217 Purpose: To provide clear and consistent requirements for processing salary payments made pursuant to Court Orders, Awards, and Settlement Agreements. Affected … To provide clear and consistent requirements for processing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/12171-new-requirements-and-procedures-processing-salary-payments-pursuantState Agencies Bulletin No. 1217
… types of settlement agreements, depending on the forum in which the legal claim is pending at the time it is … Award, or any type of Settlement Agreement, the State can be required to make salary payments, non-salary payments, … of the case that gave rise to the requested payment, in many cases it will be necessary for agency payroll staff to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1217-new-requirements-and-procedures-processing-salary-payments-pursuantState Health Department Unnecessarily Paid over $1 Billion for Patients Covered by Private Insurance
… The state Department of Health (DOH) paid $1.28 billion in unnecessary Medicaid managed care premiums over a nearly six-year period for enrollees who already had private insurance, according to an audit released today by State … The state Department of Health DOH paid $128 billion in unnecessary Medicaid managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-health-department-unnecessarily-paid-over-1-billion-patients-covered-private-insuranceComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Former New York City Council Candidate Albert Alvarez
… Joel Rivera. In 2013, Alvarez ran for Rivera's seat in the 15th New York City Council District, which covers the Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-former-new-york-city-council-candidateComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Guilty Plea of Former City of Rensselaer DPW Commissioner for Stealing Scrap Metal Proceeds
… prison sentence of one and a third to four years. Capuano sold the scrap metal for his personal benefit between 2009 … the supervisor of his two co-defendants, Ronald Foust and Jeffrey Clark. Surveillance videos from a local scrap yard … by filing a complaint online at [email protected].ny.us , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-guilty-plea-former-city-rensselaer-dpwOpinion 90-18
… Requiring Competitive Bidding (purchase of medical supplies) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103: There is no exception … on the fact that the commodities purchased are medical supplies. You ask whether the purchase of medical supplies by a county department of health is subject to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-18Opinion 2005-2
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (reimbursement for expenses in operating personal vehicles) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Foreign fire tax monies may not … a volunteer fire department may expend foreign fire insurance tax monies to reimburse active members of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-2Opinion 2006-6
… Compensation (leave of absence) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §92(1): A town board may not grant a leave of absence to the town … 1961, pp 16, 148). (43 NY2d at 619, 403 NYS2d at 204). 2 We believe the Court’s reasoning applies equally to leaves … an elected official, she may be given a leave of absence. 2 The Court, however, noted the possibility that there could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-6Opinion 88-9
… of commissioners, the town board is required to cause a map and plan of the proposed improvement, together with an … by the State of New York (Town Law, §202-b[1]). When the map, plan and estimate have been completed, the town board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-9State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Richmond County D.A. Michael E. McMahon: President of Staten Island Special Needs Pre-School and Wife Indicted for Stealing Approximately $771,000 in Public Funds
… Thomas P. DiNapoli and Richmond County District Attorney Michael E. McMahon today announced that Dennis Mosesman and … in partnership with Richmond District Attorney Michael E. McMahon’s office, their $771,000 scheme was … to hold them accountable,” said District Attorney Michael E. McMahon . “I would like to thank Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-and-richmond-county-da-michael-e-mcmahon-president-staten-islandOpinion 96-21
… facilities or appurtenances by beach erosion control district) TOWN LAW, §§198(10-a), 202-b(2): A town board, … control district was established in 1987 pursuant to a petition of property owners which asked the town board to … the State Comptroller under then existing law because the petition did not ask for a capital improvement whose cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-21Opinion 92-37
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … of extension of fire district) TOWN LAW, §§172-d, 173: The extension of a fire district to include the territory of … protection district dissolved pursuant to Town Law, §172-d is subject to the approval of the State Comptroller. This is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37Opinion 91-44
… insurance plan. October 16, 1991 Richard T. Nolan, Esq. Mt. Sinai Fire District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44VII.2.A Direct Journal Payment – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… received by an agency that do not need to be applied to a customer AR Item, such as miscellaneous receipts. The process … in error. Additional fields on the Payments tab include: Customer ID: A Customer ID is required when depositing receipts from public … received by an agency that do not need to be applied to a customer AR Item such as miscellaneous receipts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii2a-direct-journal-paymentXVI.4.D Receivables Other Than Income Taxes and Federal Grants – XVI. Financial Reporting
… Policy References: Section 40-a of the State Finance Law generally sets forth the basis for recognizing an appropriated loan receivable. Process and Document Preparation: There are two categories of receivables on the Statement of Net Position and Balance … Section 40a of the State Finance Law generally sets forth the basis for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4d-receivables-other-income-taxes-and-federal-grantsComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Sentencing of Former Mount Vernon Government Official
… felony); Defrauding the Government (E felony); Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree (E felony) – 3 Counts; and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree (A … to the law firms, including memorandums containing false statements. Since 2011, the Attorney General and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-sentencing-former-mount-vernon-governmentSelected Safety and Security Equipment at Train Stations
… the stand-alone cameras. SIR's Electronic and Electrical Maintenance Division (EEMD) technicians perform preventive … were activated on June 29, 2017. SIR’s CCTV cameras are split into two systems: the old system is operated and … platform. At St. George and Tompkinsville, they are near the turnstiles – Automated Fare Collection pay areas. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/12/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-train-stations