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DiNapoli Statement on Executive Budget Proposal
… finance reform and public financing of campaigns is welcome. New York needs to reform its campaign finance system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-statement-executive-budget-proposalDiNapoli: Too Many Subway Stations Need Repairs
… stations are in disrepair and New York City Transit’s repair program is progressing too slowly, according to a … 1-in-4 had most or all of their station components in good repair. “New York City Transit reports it is making progress … under 3 to be free of defects and in a “state of good repair.” Components rated 3 or higher are worn or damaged. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-too-many-subway-stations-need-repairsAbout Statement No. 68 – Governmental Accounting Standards Board
… employers participating in state and local government pension plans to report their proportionate share of the collective Net Pension Liability in their financial statements, as well as … employers participating in state and local government pension plans to report their proportionate share of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/gasb/about-statement-no-68DiNapoli: Audit Exposes Significant Management Issues With Tonawanda Housing Authority
… and high vacancy rates in public housing, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The … applicants and seemingly gave preferential treatment to others. For years, the authority has not operated in a … or transparent manner and has not been fulfilling its duty to provide low-cost housing to this community." The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-exposes-significant-management-issues-tonawanda-housing-authorityOpinion 90-63
… for senior citizens) VOLUNTEERS -- Compensation (authority to hold recognition dinners or give awards to volunteers) EDUCATION LAW, §§255(1), 259(1): A public … a group of senior citizens who provide volunteer services to the library or for all the senior citizens of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-63Opinion 90-6
… for the purpose of providing day care services pursuant to the Social Services Law on the condition that a day care … building in a manner which identifies the grantor, subject to the board's power to rename the room. You ask whether a county social services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-6Opinion 90-50
… the municipality to the project (see, gen., Gill, Korff et al. v County of Onondaga , 152 AD2d 912, 544 NYS2d 393). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-50Opinion 89-1
… PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (authority to convert employee's accumulated leave time into cash upon death in service) -- Leave time generally (authority to convert into cash upon death in service) -- Sick Leave (authority to convert into cash upon death in service) -- Vacations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1Opinion 92-29
… LAW, §207-m: Where the police commissioner is the head of the police department, an individual appointed to … who for purposes of this inquiry we assume is the head of the police department, is not a member of a collective bargaining unit. You ask whether, under section 207-m, a deputy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29Opinion 92-26
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ELECTIONS -- Board of Elections (liability for expenses of) COUNTY LAW, §361-a; … §§4-136(1), (2), (3), 4-138: All expenses of a board of elections of a county outside the City of New York must be … the procedures by which the expenses of a board of elections of a county outside the City of New York are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-26Opinion 93-27
… When a town and the villages within the town all elect to receive their shares of county sales tax in cash, the town may not use its share to reduce townwide taxes in the area of the town outside villages. A town may not adopt a local law to provide that its cash share be so used. You have asked us …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27Opinion 95-10
… in section 291(1), a town is required to provide such fencing as is necessary to adequately preserve the cemetery, which may, in appropriate circumstances, include fencing only in front of the cemetery. A town may, in its … weeds twice each year and for the "preservation, care and fencing of any such cemetery." The town board need only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10Opinion 94-25
… FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (service credit for attending meetings of groups within a fire department or … to be granted towards a year of firefighting service under a service award program for attendance at "meetings" of … to be granted towards a year of firefighting service under a service award program for attendance at "meetings" of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-25DiNapoli Finds Major Problems with Rochester School District Payments
… The Rochester City School Districts payroll processes are disorganized highly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-finds-major-problems-rochester-school-district-paymentsDiNapoli: Springport Town Clerk Faces Criminal Charges
… today for allegedly trespassing on a town computer to boost her retirement benefits with the New York State and … and benefits and prevented Waldron from receiving money to which she was not entitled. "This town clerk marred a 25-year career as a public servant by allegedly trying to pad her hours," DiNapoli said. "Hopefully, her arrest will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-springport-town-clerk-faces-criminal-chargesDiNapoli: Bombay Clerk Sentenced for Pocketing Justice Court Fees
… court clerk – his mother – was on sick leave, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Eric Fleury, 44, was sentenced in Dickinson Town Court to three years’ probation and ordered to pay full restitution after his February 1 guilty plea to … other court clerk his mother was on sick leave according to State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-bombay-clerk-sentenced-pocketing-justice-court-feesDiNapoli: Binghamton Woman Sentenced for Stealing Deceased Father-In-Law's Pension Payments
… Joy LaBarr, a 58-year-old Binghamton woman, was sentenced to pay full restitution of $32,000 and serve five years’ … “Ms. LaBarr’s conviction should serve as a warning to those who try to defraud the New York State Pension system,” DiNapoli said. … that Joy LaBarr a 58yearold Binghamton woman was sentenced to pay full restitution of $32000 and serve five years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-binghamton-woman-sentenced-stealing-deceased-father-laws-pension-paymentsDiNapoli Releases April Cash Report
… rose sharply from the previous year, but the outlook is for more moderate growth in coming months,” DiNapoli said. “Continued strength in the stock market during 2014 is one important factor that influenced April receipts.” … General Fund and All Governmental Funds. The General Fund is the major operating fund of the state. All Governmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-releases-april-cash-reportState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on the Death of Maya Angelou
… writers and poets, Maya Angelou, a woman who gave a voice to millions and whose works of poetry and prose transcended … writers and poets Maya Angelou a woman who gave a voice to millions and whose works of poetry and prose transcended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-death-maya-angelouDiNapoli: MTA Budget Outlook Improves
… stronger financial footing than seven months ago with $1.9 billion in unanticipated resources now expected to be available over the course of the financial plan period, yet it still plans to raise fares and tolls by … total of $240 million from $638 million. The $1.9 billion in unanticipated resources during the financial plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/09/dinapoli-mta-budget-outlook-improves