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DiNapoli: Metro North and LIRR Lax in Monitoring Overtime Paid For With Federal Stimulus Funds
… Separate audits of Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) found they failed to … manage overtime paid by funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), allowing abuses such as allowing … significant room for improvement in how Metro-North and LIRR monitor the hours their employees work,”DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-metro-north-and-lirr-lax-monitoring-overtime-paid-federal-stimulus-fundsDiNapoli: Tax Cap Will Drop Below One Percent in 2016
… less than one percent for the 2016 fiscal year, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … cities and 10 villages. “Local government officials need to brace for the lowest growth in their property tax revenue … the tax cap era,” said DiNapoli. “Municipalities may have to operate differently under these new limits. Even tougher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-will-drop-below-one-percent-2016DiNapoli: Former Treasurer Arrested in Tupper Lake Fire Department Theft
… Former Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department Treasurer Timothy J. Brown was … Tour, using volunteer department money. I thank the Tupper Lake Police Chief Eric Proulx, Acting Franklin County … us hold Mr. Brown accountable." Brown, 53, of Tupper Lake, was charged with grand larceny in the third degree, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-former-treasurer-arrested-tupper-lake-fire-department-theftOpinion 91-1
… of Endicott , 51 NY2d 426, 434 NYS2d 922; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-46, p 70; L 1953, ch 861; Memorandum to … Inc. v Carroll , 71 NY2d 126, 524 NYS2d 25; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-8, p 17). In this regard, we note that the … see Associated Builders v City of Rochester , 67 NY2d 854, 501 NYS2d 653; Grimm v City of Troy , 60 Misc 2d 579, 303 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-1Opinion 91-27
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Real Property (sale of unneeded real property without public bidding) LOCAL LAWS -- Real Property (authority of county to supersede sale and lease provisions of County Law, … Whether the county may make the proposed conveyance in view of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-27Opinion 90-5
… opinion. LIBRARIES -- Library Trustees (increase in their number) EDUCATION LAW, §§226(1), 260(1), (2): Although the … library, the trustees are empowered to increase their number, subject to the statutory maximum. This is in reply to … to increase the number of trustees and, if so, by what procedure and for what term the new trustees would be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-5Opinion 90-11
… State law (General Municipal Law, §90; Civil Service Law, §200 et seq .) and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (29 … the doctrine of federal pre-emption (U.S. Const., art. VI, cl 2; see, gen., 16 Am Jur 2d, Constitutional Law, §291, et … is authorized by article 14 of the Civil Service Law (§200 et seq .). It is well-established that, pursuant to this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-11Opinion 91-7
… SERVICE -- Contracts (by town with fire department rescue squad) -- Fire Districts (when fire district may … service) VILLAGES -- Ambulance Service (authority of rescue squad to provide ambulance service outside village) … not, however, enter into such a contract with an emergency rescue and first aid squad of a fire department or fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7Opinion 91-38
… issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Bid Specifications (amount returned from the deposit for copies … of) LOCAL LAWS -- Pre-emption (deposits on plans and specifications) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §102; MUNICIPAL HOME … must return the entire amount of the deposit on plans and specifications for the performance of public work submitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-38DiNapoli: Tax Collector Pleads Guilty After Faking Her Own Tax Payments
… resigned her two public jobs and agreed to pay $4,303 in restitution for dodging her personal town and county tax … of attempted tampering with public records, an E felony, in St. Lawrence County Court, after an audit and … have led to more than 90 arrests and $18 million in ordered restitution since 2011. The audit of DePeyster’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-tax-collector-pleads-guilty-after-faking-her-own-tax-paymentsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on State Budget for State Fiscal Year 2023-24
… state budget makes important investments in education and health care, including mental health care, and provides significant, recurring funding to … state budget makes important investments in education and health care including mental health care and provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-state-budget-state-fiscal-year-2023-24Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments (2024-N-4) - Interactive Dashboard
… Department of Housing Preservation and Development needs to improve its oversight of the physical and financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchell-lama-developments-2024-n-4-interactive-dashboardXI.12.F Reassignment of Agency Responsibility for Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Through various initiatives and legislative action, State agencies and departments may be reorganized, … was subject to prior approval by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), the reassignment requires OSC … agency. To reduce the Contract Amount in SFS, the State agency must reduce both the funds reservation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12f-reassignment-agency-responsibility-contractsIX.5 Federal Billing & Invoicing – IX. Federal Grants
… discounts on payments to vendors under the Procure to Pay Initiative (P2P) and still remain in compliance with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5-federal-billing-invoicingXII.9.B Liens Against Payments Processed Using a Joint Custody Account – XII. Expenditures
… (OSC) Offset Unit is responsible for determining if a lien, offset, or payment assignment against each vendor exists. In the event that a lien, offset, or payment assignment does exist, OSC will … on that scheduled payment line was redirected due to a lien, offset, or payment assignment. All Business Units can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9b-liens-against-payments-processed-using-joint-custody-accountXII.7.C Reprocessing an OSC Denied Voucher – XII. Expenditures
… has been rejected by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), the Business Unit should address all of the reasons the … BULKLOAD BUSINESS UNITS When rejecting a voucher, OSC will reject and delete the voucher, which reverses the … invoice number that was used in the original submission to OSC. Business Units should follow the bulkload process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7c-reprocessing-osc-denied-voucherXII.7.D Expedite Requests – XII. Expenditures
… Check which runs hourly, to complete. The agency must contact BSE at [email protected] and provide … information, including the business unit and voucher number. The agency must also provide the justification and … For questions regarding expedite requests, please contact BSE at [email protected] . Guide to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7d-expedite-requestsXIII.4 Overview – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… travel as part of their official duties should refer to: Chapter XIV, Section 10.B – Travel and Purchase Reward … Advisory Opinion regarding travel reward programs. Chapter XIII, Section 6 – Potential Tax Consequences of Assigning and Incorrect Official Station of this Chapter to understand the potential tax consequences of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chaper-xiii/xiii4-overviewXIV.14.I Treatment of Infrastructure Assets – XIV. Special Procedures
… Infrastructure consists of roads, bridges, curbs and gutters, streets, sidewalks, drainage systems, lighting systems, historic monuments, and similar assets that are immovable and of value only to the State. Roads and bridges maintained … Infrastructure consists of roads bridges curbs and gutters streets sidewalks drainage systems lighting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14i-treatment-infrastructure-assetsUnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York – Overpayments for Physician-Administered Drugs (Follow-Up)
… health insurance coverage to about 1.2 million active and retired State, local government, and school district employees, and their dependents. The … rates; $179,190 was paid in excess of maximum allowable dosage limits; and $143,299 in duplicate United payments were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/21/unitedhealthcare-insurance-company-new-york-overpayments-physician-administered-drugs