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Opinion 88-77
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Exceptions (contracts with not-for-profit corporations) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801(1), … board of education who is also an employee of a not-for-profit corporation would not have a prohibited interest … in contracts between the district and the corporation for the provision by the corporation of arts-in-education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-77Opinion 92-10
… when such amounts have remained unpaid or unclaimed for three years. Prior inconsistent opinions are hereby … to your letter regarding the disposition of moneys held for the redemption of bonds issued by the village. You state … had been redeemed. You inquire about the period of time for which these funds must be held and the disposition of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-10CUNY Bulletin No. CU-704
… agencies of the implementation of the New York State Paid Family Leave. Affected Employees As of March 11, 2021, … In 2016 the Governor signed into law a comprehensive Paid Family Leave policy. The law provides for a deduction from employee wages to fund the program. Paid Family Leave coverage is funded by employee payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-704-city-university-new-york-cuny-paid-family-leaveXII.6.I Paying a Non-State Employee – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section provides guidance about: … status when making a payment to an individual who provided services to the State. Paying non-employee travel Paying expenses for employment interviews Paying expenses of non-salaried …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6i-paying-non-state-employeeComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by New Jersey Woman Over Theft of More Than $162,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and today announced the guilty plea of Linda Miller, 57, of … than $162,000 in pension benefits from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System. The defendant, Linda …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-new-jersey-woman-over-theft-more-162000DiNapoli: Disgraced Top Officials at School for At-Risk Students Arraigned on Public Corruption Charges
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace … Oliver Levy, the district’s former superintendent, and Surendra Kumar, a former security system specialist, were … Court Judge Anne Bianchi on the charges of Second-Degree and Third-Degree Grand Larceny as Crimes of Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-disgraced-top-officials-school-risk-students-arraigned-public-corruption-chargesDiNapoli: SUNY Downstate Paid Consultant's Questionable Hotel and Dining Tabs
… then administration failed to act in the state’s best interest by eliminating certain cost controls over PMA … the allowable U.S. General Services Administration and New York state dinner rates; An alleged ‘travel expense’ of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-suny-downstate-paid-consultants-questionable-hotel-and-dining-tabsII.3.D Evaluation – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… is required under Section 8 of the State Finance Law to issue monthly, quarterly, and annual budgetary (cash) basis reports to the Legislature. These reports contain prescribed … DOB is required under Section 22 of the State Finance Law to prepare and issue quarterly financial plan updates on both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii3d-evaluationDiNapoli: Former Bethel Tax Collector Arrested for Pension Fund Fraud
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and the New York State Police today announced the arrest of Debra Gabriel, the former tax collector for the Town of Bethel, for allegedly stealing unearned … pension fund. Gabriel, who resigned her public office and retired in Aug. 2020, is alleged to have submitted a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-former-bethel-tax-collector-arrested-pension-fund-fraudCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B20-6-4)
… of Budget Review Determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The … budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller and the Commissioner of Education for review while the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/05/21/city-yonkers-budget-review-b20-6-4State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Preliminary Budget
… spent on asylum seekers through June 30, 2026 will be used to fund additional spending in FY 2025 and balance the budget in FY 2026. More resources will also be used to fund relatively small additions to the city’s workforce in areas of need or for expanded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-preliminary-budgetState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on MTA 2023 Budget
… funding or MTA actions. Using as-yet unspecified means to close the budget gap allows the MTA to put off answering tough questions until its February … levels. “The MTA’s revenue shortfall increases pressure to find added funding from public coffers and for the MTA to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mta-2023-budgetIX.5 Federal Billing & Invoicing Overview – IX. Federal Grants
… Once an agency’s Customer Contract, Grant Award, Project, and Activities have been established in SFS … created, agencies are able to start spending against the grant award via the project. As expenditures are recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5-overviewTransportation – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… to the prior year, the number of highway lane miles rated poor to fair decreased by 2.6 percent in 2022. In 2022, 57.9 percent of the State’s highway lane miles were rated good to excellent, a 1.1 percentage increase since … Administration’s National Bridge Inventory, all bridges where the owner is State, State Park, Other State and State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/transportationFishers Fire District – Financial Condition (2021M-128)
… Board gave taxpayers the impression the District needed to increase real property taxes and override the 2018 and 2020 tax caps to close projected budget gaps. As a result, more real property taxes were levied than needed to fund operations. As of December 31, 2020, the unassigned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/10/29/fishers-fire-district-financial-condition-2021m-128Tuxedo Union Free School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-15)
… approved and supported. We attribute the audit findings to inadequate Board oversight, policies and procedures and … leave accrual payments, including $47,673 in overpayments to the Interim Superintendent. The Interim Superintendent was … Board resolution. As a result, payroll staff were unable to interpret what benefits employees are entitled to receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/tuxedo-union-free-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-15Waterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… officials adequately managed network user accounts and developed an information technology (IT) contingency … to gain unauthorized access to the District’s IT systems, and the lack of a comprehensive written IT contingency plan … did not: Develop written procedures for granting, changing and disabling user access rights to the network. Perform …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationRochester Academy Charter School – Purchasing (2013M-144)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the School’s purchasing practices for the period July 1, 2011, to March 1, 2013. Background The Rochester Academy Charter … and procedures would provide guidance on when and how to solicit competition, documentation requirements to support …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/07/26/rochester-academy-charter-school-purchasing-2013m-144New Hartford Central School District – Payroll (2021M-149)
… ensured the District accurately paid employees’ salary and wages. Key Findings Our audit found that District … officials accurately paid $3.1 million in salaries and wages to the 48 employees we tested, in accordance with … clerk who could add new employees to the financial system and was responsible for adding and changing salaries and pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/new-hartford-central-school-district-payroll-2021m-149Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-104)
… School District (District) officials ensured that unneeded network user accounts were disabled in a timely manner. Key … Findings District officials did not ensure that unneeded network user accounts were disabled in a timely manner. As a result, 21 percent of the District’s network user accounts were unneeded and additional entry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/08/hastings-hudson-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m