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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1256
… plan, permitting eligible non-SUNY and CUNY employees to enroll in the VDCP with SUNY acting as the plan administrator … the Tier VI legislation, all agencies will now be able to enroll eligible employees into plan 7Z if the employee … wage, as previously stated, must be $75,000 or greater to enroll the employee in the VDCP. After this three-year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1256-new-tier-vi-voluntary-defined-contribution-retirement-programOpinion 91-10
… 574 of the Laws of 1924 (McKinney's Unconsolidated Laws of NY, §§1471-1493) which authorizes the establishment of park … a park district (McKinney's Unconsolidated Laws of NY, §1473). Section 5 of chapter 574 provides that the board … as a body corporate (McKinney's Unconsolidated Laws of NY,§1482). The members of the board of commissioners are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-10Opinion 2000 - 13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-13Opinion 90-56
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-56DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Labor Department Step Up Investigations of Violations in NYC
… Weaknesses in how the state Department of Labor (DOL) investigates labor law violations in New York City have led to significant delays in holding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-audit-recommends-labor-department-step-investigations-violations-nycDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Compliance with Jonathan's Law
… are properly notified of incidents of abuse and neglect in programs it oversees as required under Jonathan’s Law, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. In July, DiNapoli released an audit of the state Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-compliance-jonathans-lawOpinion 90-47
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … of general concern to the municipalities of this State, we do not render opinions to local officials interpreting … v State , supra , the court held that the Attorney General does not have broad discretion to weigh the facts and make an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-47DiNapoli Statement on His Placement Agent Ban Becoming Law
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today issued the following statement after Gov Cuomo signed DiNapolis legislation to prohibit the use of placement agents or intermediaries by the New York State Common Retirement Fund Fund
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-statement-his-placement-agent-ban-becoming-lawMedicaid Program – Errors in Identification of 340B Providers in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
… Congress created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program in 1990. The program requires drug manufacturers to pay … Congress also created the 340B Drug Pricing Program in 1992. The 340B program requires drug manufacturers to … These errors, if left undetected, could have resulted in $10.7 million in uncollected rebates. In response to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/30/medicaid-program-errors-identification-340b-providers-medicaid-drug-rebate-programDiNapoli: Allegany County Woman Arrested for Theft of Nearly $30,000 in Pension Checks
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Allegany County … Jones and the New York State Police announced the arrest of Linda Burrows of Fillmore, New York for the alleged theft … the checks in a joint account. She spent $8,752 of the money at various casinos during that time. When NYSLRS became …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-allegany-county-woman-arrested-theft-nearly-30000-pension-checksGeddes Town Clerk Charged in $30K Swindle
… Thomas P. DiNapoli and Onondaga County District Attorney William J. Fitzpatrick announced the arrest today of Geddes … to our partnership with Onondaga County District Attorney William J. Fitzpatrick, we were able to reveal her scam. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/geddes-town-clerk-charged-30k-swindleDiNapoli: Tax Cap Set at 2% in 2023
… Property tax levy growth will again be capped at 2% for 2023 … track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. … Property tax levy growth will again be capped at 2 for 2023 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-set-2-percent-2023Opinion 88-39
… court and forfeited while town court retains jurisdiction) CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, §§180.70, 540.10, 540.20; STATE FINANCE LAW, §99-a; TOWN LAW, §27(1); UNIFORM JUSTICE COURT ACT, §2021(1): Cash bail which is posted in a … is held by the town court, and is forfeited while the criminal action is still pending in the town court, is the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39Opinion 91-63
… in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (town councilman who resides with president and … same building in which the store is located. We assume, for purposes of this opinion, that the councilman is not an … under section 802 applies. Although we have assumed, for purposes of this opinion, that the councilman has no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Opinion 88-34
… the same as for the enactment of ordinances. July 12, 1988 Peter D. Cook, Esq. Town Attorney Town of Tonawanda …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-34IX.9.A Transfer Authorizations – IX. Federal Grants
… Pursuant to §4 (1) of the State Finance Law, no money shall be paid … of the state, or any agency or officer thereof except in pursuance of an appropriation by law. Section 4 (5) also … of federal grant funds. These costs include, but are not limited to: Personal services; Department operations; and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix9a-transfer-authorizationsOpinion 97-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … establish a plan of workers' compensation self-insurance. Section 62 of that law provides that: Each plan shall have at … NYCHA , 201 Misc 24, 109 NYS2d 883; Public Housing Law, §§2, 3[2]; General Construction Law, §§65[a], 66[4]; 1988 Opns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Oversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Follow-Up) (2023-F-35)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Report 2021-S-19).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/contracts/pdf/sga-2024-23f35.pdfSouth Lewis Central School District – Conflicts of Interest (2021M-3)
… District (District) officials had prohibited interests in District contracts. Key Findings Three Board members had prohibited interests in contracts that the District awarded totaling more than $22 … to the District totaling $17,446. Due to deficiencies in the District’s conflict of interest disclosure forms and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/30/south-lewis-central-school-district-conflicts-interest-2021m-3State Contract and Payment Actions in January
… In January, the Office of the State Comptroller approved … recreation pens at the Upstate Correctional Facility in Franklin County. $5 million with Sharan Builders Inc. to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-contract-and-payment-actions-january