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Opinion 88-4
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (providing refreshments to trainees at foster parent training session) MUNICIPAL … by the certifying agency will be met." (18 NYCRR §443.3[i]). In addition, authorized agencies are required to seek to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-4DiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Charged With Pocketing Court Fines and Fees
… misconduct. She was arraigned in Wayne County’s Court Arraignment Procedure before Judge Marsha Williams. She is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-town-marion-court-clerk-charged-pocketing-court-fines-and-feesOpinion 89-63
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … A municipal housing authority is exempt from the payment of court filing fees. This is in reply to your inquiry asking … a municipal housing authority is exempt from the payment of court fees when it is a litigant in Supreme Court a County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63State Agencies Bulletin No. 492
… for 2003-2007. Special handling is required because of this discrepancy. The salary of an employee who has received a contractual raise must be … which a raise has not yet been paid. Likewise, the salary of an employee who has not received a contractual raise must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/492-recalculation-salaries-employees-who-have-moved-between-bargaining-unitsOpinion 89-58
… §§81, 198, 202, 202-a, 220: A town may not, pursuant to Article 12 or 12-A of the Town Law, establish overlapping … their properties. You ask whether a town, pursuant to article 12, or sections 81 or 220 of the Town Law, may … p 45; 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-22, p 39). Nothing in article 12 or 12-A of the Town Law expressly or by necessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-58Opinion 95-1
… and Employees (municipality's responsibility to pay health care costs) INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (municipality's responsibility to pay health care cost of urban renewal agency employees) MUNICIPAL … Duties (contribution to urban renewal agency for health care benefits) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§503-a, 554: A city is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-1Opinion 94-31
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … AD2d 62, 611 NYS2d 962 lv den October 25, 1994). There is no "plain and clear" statutory, constitutional or common law … the year for the cash value thereof (see 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-401, unreported). As to whether there is a "statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-31Opinion 89-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … (purchase of used equipment of another municipality at auction) -- Contracts Requiring Bidding (purchase of used … Whether secondhand equipment of a private entity or a municipality of this State may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-13Village of Washingtonville – Budget Review (B24-6-1)
… 2024-25 tentative budget includes a $100,000 general fund contingency and a $20,000 water fund contingency. There is no contingency for the sewer fund. Given the potential cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/01/22/village-washingtonville-budget-review-b24-6-1DiNapoli & James: Former Throop Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Stealing $11,000 From Town
… A former Town of Throop Supervisor was arrested and pleaded guilty today to stealing nearly $11,000 … A former Town of Throop Supervisor was arrested and pleaded guilty today to stealing nearly $11000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-james-former-throop-supervisor-pleads-guilty-stealing-11000-townDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Labor Department Step Up Investigations of Violations in NYC
… such as wage theft, minimum wage infractions and child labor offenses, are a significant problem both … New York’s DOL reported a sharp increase – of 68% – in child labor law violations in the state in 2022 compared with … in the targeted one-year time frame for 80% of the 1,155 cases auditors checked. For 225 cases, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-audit-recommends-labor-department-step-investigations-violations-nycDiNapoli Analysis Finds Sharp Decline in Homeless Veterans in New York
… New York state made substantial progress in reducing homelessness for veterans between 2010 and 2022 with the number of homeless veterans declining 83% (from 5,857 to 990), the largest percentage decline in the nation, according to an analysis by State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-analysis-finds-sharp-decline-homeless-veterans-new-yorkComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … Localities’Procurements of Paper Ballots (2013-S-36) The New York State Board of Elections and local boards of … project the numbers of ballots needed. City University of New York School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS): …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Father's NY State Pension Checks
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Albany County District Attorney David Soares and the New York … fund — you will be caught,” DiNapoli said. “My thanks to Albany County District Attorney David Soares and the New York … with our partners at the State Comptroller’s Office and Albany District Attorney’s Office, for their hard work in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-georgia-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-fathers-ny-state-pension-checksDiNapoli: As Share of New Yorkers Without Health Insurance Reached New Low, Disparities Persisted Among Black, Asian, and Latino Populations
… From 2010 through 2021, the percentage of New Yorkers without health insurance declined every year to 5.2% in 2021, well below the national average of 8.6% and less than half of what it was in the state in 2010 (11.9%), according to an analysis by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Rates of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-share-new-yorkers-without-health-insurance-reached-new-low-disparities-persisted-among-blackDiNapoli, Social Security Administration IG Ennis Announce Guilty Plea of Maryland Man for Stealing Deceased Mother’s Retirement Payments
… of Jamaica, Queens, who moved to Maryland to live with her son, Bump. In 2019, a concerned neighbor reported to the SSA … in order to continue receiving her payments. When her son appeared instead, the SSA questioned him. He stated that she was out of the country on an extended tour of Europe and only reachable by e-mail. Authorities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-social-security-administration-ig-ennis-announce-guilty-plea-maryland-man-stealing-deceasedDiNapoli: SFY 2022-23 Tax Collections Outperform Projections; Fall Below Previous Year
… Tax collections for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-23 totaled $111.7 billion, $2.9 billion higher than the forecast released by the Division of the Budget (DOB) in … position of the state remains on a solid footing, for now,” DiNapoli said. “While tax collections have exceeded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-sfy-2022-23-tax-collections-outperform-projections-fall-below-previous-yearDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Grew by 47.2% in 2022, Marking an All-Time High
… are provided,” DiNapoli said. “People leaving state jobs drastically outpaced hiring in 2020 and 2021, and the sharp decline in the size of … the workforce, an increase of 26% from the prior year. New hiring declined sharply in 2020 but rebounded in 2021, though …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-grew-47-point-2-2022-marking-all-time-highState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… audits have been issued. Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity (ECA) Funds … $12,635 were deposited timely. East Moriches Union Free School District – Financial Condition Management … from 2016-17 through 2020-21 exceeded actual expenditures by $6.3 million, or 4.5%. Officials did not use the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0XII.8.D Contract Assignments and Sureties – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section outlines the process Business Units should follow to pay contract assignees and sureties. Business Units are responsible for informing … of the State Comptroller (OSC) of all contract assignments and sureties. Policies State Finance Law, Article 7, Section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8d-contract-assignments-and-sureties