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DiNapoli: OCFS Should Improve Foster Care Placement Oversight
… could not show that caseworkers contacted children in foster care within the first 30 days of their placement and lacked documentation proving children were placed in foster homes that met program certifications, according to an … frequent contact with children, their parents and their foster parents. While the demands on the agency are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-ocfs-should-improve-foster-care-placement-oversightOpinion 88-24
… Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §800(3), a municipal officer or employee has an interest in any contract with his … benefit as a result of that contract. In addition, an officer or employee is deemed to have an interest in … Law, §800[3][a]). That interest is prohibited if the officer or employee has the power or duty to: (a) negotiate, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24DiNapoli: Troy Housing Authority IT Worker Arrested for Secretly Running Private Business on Housing Authority Time
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly, and New York … for his private business clients. My thanks to Rensselaer County DA Donnelly and State Police Superintendent James for … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly and New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-troy-housing-authority-it-worker-arrested-secretly-running-private-business-housingAudit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning
… rail, and paratransit system as well as two international airports. NFTA maintains a fleet of 307 buses, five trolleys, … Transportation Authority , or go to: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093016/15s37.pdf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/audit-recommends-improvements-nfta-capital-planningOpinion 90-62
… physically unable to perform the duties of office) SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Removal (physical inability to … OFFICERS LAW, §§30, 36; TOWN LAW, §32: An elected town superintendent of highways who is physically unable to … to continue in office and receive his salary, unless the superintendent is removed from office pursuant to Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Opinion 94-13
… requirements, a municipality may monitor compliance with the employment restriction of section 207-a(6) by … full amount of regular salary or wages to be discontinued with respect to any firefighter who is permanently disabled … to, the circumstances described in section 207-a(2). With certain exceptions not here relevant, section 207-a(6) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13Opinion 89-6
… LAW, §190.60: A fine imposed following a conviction in Supreme Court, for a violation of section 190.60 of the Penal … and not the State. You ask whether a fine paid into the Supreme Court of a county following a conviction under … of fines imposed by a court of record, such as the Supreme Court, unless a special provision for the collection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6Opinion 89-34
… wastefully or negligently (see Gardner v Town of Cameron , 155 AD 750, 140 NYS 634, affd 215 NY 682), we have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34Opinion 91-49
… highway property) COUNTY LAW, §215; HIGHWAY LAW, §§118-a, 131-b: A county may convey an abandoned county highway by … owns fee simple title to the road bed. Highway Law, §131-b(1) provides that a county legislative body "may, when … which it has discontinued pursuant to Highway Law, §131-b. With respect to the procedures for effectuating the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-49Opinion 93-9
… for scholarship program) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: The Florida Fire Department Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent … actual membership in the Association. You ask whether the Florida Fire Department Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent … special act (see 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-334, p 424). The Florida Fire Department Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-9Opinion 93-33
… the newspaper. A school district, however, may not pay a claim for publication of a notice in a publication which is … You also ask whether the school district may pay a claim for publishing the notice in a publication which is not … forth certain conditions precedent to a newspaper making a claim for compensation for the publication of official …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33DiNapoli: Lockport Facing Severe Cash Flow Problems
… The city of Lockport will run out of cash to pay for operations in the … on fund balance to finance operations. “The city of Lockport’s accounting records are in such poor condition that … severity of their fiscal problems,” DiNapoli said. “Now, Lockport has to make some difficult choices to address its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-lockport-facing-severe-cash-flow-problemsDiNapoli Releases April State Cash Report
… New York state collected $8.2 billion in taxes during the first month of the 2016-17 fiscal year, a … as a result of weaker financial market performance in 2015 than in 2014. "April tax receipts were in line with more … New York state collected $82 billion in taxes during the first month of the 201617 fiscal year a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-releases-april-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: Former Utica City School District Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Public Corruption
… funds to help support a political campaign relating to the 2021 Utica City School Board election and a non-school … funds to help support a political campaign relating to the 2021 Utica City School Board election …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-utica-city-school-district-superintendent-pleads-guilty-public-corruptionDiNapoli: Former Throop Supervisor Pays Full Restitution After Pleading Guilty to Felony for Stealing $11,000 from Town
… The former Town of Throop Supervisor, William Tarby, paid full restitution as part of his … James, and the New York State Police announced today. William Tarby pleaded guilty to grand larceny and official … of his plea agreement, cannot seek public office again. “William Tarby scammed town residents by abusing his position …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-former-throop-supervisor-pays-full-restitution-after-pleading-guilty-felony-stealing-11000DiNapoli Releases May State Cash Report
… and lower Personal Income Tax collections this year. "It’s no surprise that legal settlements are well below the past … after March and September, when school aid funded with Lottery revenues are paid. The state spent $22.8 billion … to http://www.osc.state.ny.us/finance/cbr.htm . DiNapoli's office issues a state cash report every month identifying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-releases-may-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: CDTA Overtime Expenses and Ridership Growing
… amid steady ridership growth in recent years, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … total ridership has been increasing. While overtime costs have increased by a third since 2010, overall costs per … 770,000. The authority owns 306 vehicles, 50 of which are hybrid electric buses. CDTA is one of four upstate regional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-cdta-overtime-expenses-and-ridership-growingNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces New $50 Million Investment in Northern Ireland
… McGuire, Managing Director of 57 Stars, an international private equity investor, to announce a new $50 million commitment to … Ireland’s dynamic economy has proven a good investment for our state pension fund and I am gratified that we have the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-new-50-million-investment-northern-irelandDiNapoli: Approves $4.7 Million DOT Bridge Contract After Integrity Monitor Put in Place
… Suffolk counties after the Department of Transportation (DOT) put an independent integrity monitor in place. “After our rejection of this contract in March, DOT has taken the right step by requiring the contractor to … works and taxpayers are protected,” DiNapoli said. “DOT officials have also given us assurance that they will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-approves-47-million-dot-bridge-contract-after-integrity-monitor-put-placeDiNapoli: Uber Needs to Explain What It Is Doing to Protect Riders From Sexual Assault
… P. DiNapoli has filed a shareholder proposal , on behalf of The New York State Common Retirement Fund*, that calls on Uber to publish a report explaining how it is addressing incidents of riders being sexually harassed and assaulted. “For Uber to … P DiNapoli has filed a shareholder proposal on behalf of The New York State Common Retirement Fund that calls on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-uber-needs-explain-what-it-doing-protect-riders-sexual-assault