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DiNapoli:Two Fortune 500 Retailers Agree to Increased Use of Renewable Energy
… Retirement Fund’s (Fund) request that they increase the use of renewable energy in their operations and supply chain. “More Fortune 500 … asked the companies to set measurable goals for increased use or production of renewable energy by December 2016. … Retirement Funds Fund request that they increase the use of renewable energy in their operations and supply chain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapolitwo-fortune-500-retailers-agree-increased-use-renewable-energyOpinion 92-43
… the superintendent for purchases of materials for highway repair and improvement made in accordance with the written … required by Highway Law, §284, or materials for the repair and maintenance of bridges and to control snow and … provides that moneys levied and collected for the repair and improvement of highways must be expended for those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43State Agencies Bulletin No. 2409
… is to inform agencies of how the premium overtime earnings for “Reported”, employees discussed below, will be calculated and appear on IRS Form W-2 for calendar year 2025 and to provide information on additional groups. … is to inform agencies of how the premium overtime earnings for Reported employees discussed below will be calculated and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2409-reporting-premium-overtime-earningsDiNapoli: Many Homeless Shelters in Poor Condition
… condition, but the remaining 67 facilities were in poor or very poor condition. DiNapoli’s auditors found: 45 facilities … expect to be a model for all counties to follow in this very important New York state initiative” Onondaga County … night.” Next Steps DiNapoli’s initial audit found OTDA had very little information about the conditions – and in some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-many-homeless-shelters-poor-conditionDiNapoli: New Law Makes It Easier for the Comptroller To Return Your Lost Money
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the … the Office of the State Comptroller to expedite certain unclaimed funds payments of $250 or less. Proposed by … John T. McDonald III. “My office holds over $19 billion in unclaimed funds, and we want to make sure that every New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-new-law-makes-it-easier-comptroller-return-your-lost-moneyNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Wynn Resorts to Disclose All Political Spending
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), is asking fellow … seeks reform of the company's governance. The New York State Common Retirement Fund held 176,500 shares of Wynn … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli trustee of the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-wynn-resorts-disclose-all-political-spendingState Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… New York Citys Administration for Childrens Services ACS should improve oversight to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenDiNapoli: Monroe County Failed to Monitor Contractor Operating Golf Courses, Costing Taxpayers
… with Tindale Inc. for the operation of the county’s three golf courses, allowing the vendor to retain nearly $250,000 … manage the Durand Eastman, Genesee Valley and Churchville golf courses and to remit revenues to the county based on … more than $246,000 that should have been spent on the golf courses. For example, Tindale’s capital expenditures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-monroe-county-failed-monitor-contractor-operating-golf-courses-costing-taxpayersOversight of Sex Offenders Subject to Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (Department) is adequately monitoring and enforcing conditions of Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment for sex … their difficulty in controlling this behavior. The goals of civil management are to protect the public, help reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/17/oversight-sex-offenders-subject-strict-and-intensive-supervision-and-treatmentXIII.2.B Expense Report Submission – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICY An expense report must be submitted within 30 days of (i) the end of a … prior to being approved. Approval of an expense report shall be by an authorized official other than the … The SFS prevents an employee from submitting an expense report for reimbursement when the employee has an outstanding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2b-expense-report-submissionOpinion 97-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Improvement Districts (sale of real property of a county sewer district) -- Real Property (sale of real property of county sewer district) IMPROVEMENT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-18Opinion 2006-5
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … regard to reductions in salaries of elected officials, we have concluded in previous opinions that a town board, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5DiNapoli: Pandemic Hit to Sales Tax Revenue Threatening Fiscal Health of Local Governments
… New York’s municipalities collected nearly $17 billion in sales tax revenue in 2019, representing 9.7 percent of all … revenue, according to a comprehensive report on local sales tax released today by State Comptroller DiNapoli. Every … losses from the pandemic. “COVID-19 has decimated local sales tax revenue this year, blowing holes in the budgets of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-pandemic-hit-sales-tax-revenue-threatening-fiscal-health-local-governmentsOpinion 2002-6
… authorizes a town to temporarily discontinue snow and ice removal and maintenance of highways so designated from … relates only to the temporary discontinuance of snow and ice removal and maintenance of seasonal limited use highways … and the town may no longer discontinue removal of snow and ice and maintenance from December 1 through April 1 ( id .; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-6Contract Advisory No. 7
… The only special characters which should be used in a Contract ID on the Statewide Financial System (SFS) are the two hyphens (-) that separate the Business Unit, Contract Number, and Department ID values. Stand alone … should not contain any special characters. Guidance: The Contract ID for all new contracts including but not limited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/7-special-characters-should-not-be-used-contract-and-stand-alone-purchase-orderXI.15.A Competitive Grants Procurement Record – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Grant Procurement record. OSC will issue an electronic letter notifying the agency of the approval or non-approval of the Procurement Record. The letter will include the Program Name, the Procurement Record … The agency should include a copy of the approval letter with each contract submitted to OSC and should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi15a-competitive-grants-procurement-recordIX.9.A Transfer Authorizations – IX. Federal Grants
… to another with specific statutory authorization for such transfer. These transfer authorizations may be contained in appropriation … bills" and provide the authorizations necessary to transfer federal grant funds to reimburse other state funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix9a-transfer-authorizationsAkron Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing FEMA Grant Funding Intended for Education Expenses
… U.S. Attorney John D. Fabian, who is handling the case, stated that on January 12, 2015, the defendant … the joint investigation to pursue criminal charges against Rick Lobur, a former firefighter in Akron, New York, for committing FEMA grant fraud," stated John Tiano, Special Agent-in- Charge, Detroit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/akron-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-fema-grant-funding-intended-education-expensesFormer President of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $120,000
… GARCIA, the former president and chief of the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department in Briarcliff Manor, New York (BMFD), pled guilty to embezzlement of more … writing checks to himself for $122,000 from the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department. Thanks to my ongoing partnership with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/former-president-briarcliff-manor-fire-department-pleads-guilty-embezzling-more-120000Opinion 92-36
… a county-wide E911 system. Specifically, we interpret the definition of "911 service area" to mean the entire … The statute, however, clearly evinces the intent that the funding mechanism provided for by article 6 is to help … the legislation, then, is to provide counties with a "...funding mechanism to assist in the payment of the costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-36