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Opinion 88-72
Concerning the formation of a town sewer district within the boundaries of an existing county sewer district
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-72Automated Phone Service
… federal withholding status. To request a W-4P form. 5 – COLA Eligibility — For information about cost-of-living adjustments (COLA), and whether you are eligible. If you are already … the date you became eligible and the current percentage increase. If you are not yet eligible for COLA, you will hear …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/automated-phone-serviceUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-344
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the processing of the 2024 Prepaid Legal Service Benefit. Affected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-344-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucsXI.6.B Quick Contracting – Construction – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… including: The award was competitively bid. The procurement was publicly advertised in accordance with … minimum submission requirements must be met: A completed Procurement Record Checklist Proof that applicable … Type and submit the agreement (contract) and required procurement record documents to OSC. Bulkoad users must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi6b-quick-contracting-constructionMontauk Fire District – Payroll - Advanced Life Support Employees (2024M-153)
… Objective Did the Montauk Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) pay Advanced Life Support (ALS) … – March 31, 2024 Understanding the Program Payroll is one of the largest components of a fire district’s budget. The Board is responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/25/montauk-fire-district-payroll-advanced-life-support-employees-2024m-153Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-355
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the retroactive change to the pensionability of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-355-2025-ucs-blazer-pensionability-changeCaledonia Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-12)
… $211,917. Adopt: Written financial policies to establish a system of internal controls that ensure oversight of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/05/02/caledonia-volunteer-fire-department-inc-board-oversight-2025mDiNapoli: Rochester Woman Arrested for Alleged Theft of Nearly $13,000 in Pension Payments
… Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced the arrest of a 68-year-old Rochester woman for allegedly stealing … in Monroe County Centralized Arraignment Court on a charge of grand larceny in the third degree before Judge Cook. “Ms. … pension system, which is a crime against the taxpayers of the State of New York and a slap in the face to all of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-rochester-woman-arrested-alleged-theft-nearly-13000-pension-paymentsPreventing Inappropriate and Excessive Costs in the New York State Health Insurance Program
… by regulations, they must charge all patients the same price for the same service. As a result of OSC’s audits, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/09/preventing-inappropriate-and-excessive-costs-new-york-state-health-insurance-programComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Fourth and Final Guilty Plea in Monroe Co. Bid-Rigging Case
… Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the guilty plea of Daniel Lynch, a Rochester-area businessman, for working … Monroe County Court to four felonies, including two counts of the class “C” felony charge of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree in violation of Penal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-fourth-and-final-guilty-plea-monroe-co-bid-riggingDiNapoli: New York City Projects Surplus in 2017 Despite Slower Tax Collections
… the size of the out-year budget gaps. To his credit, Mayor de Blasio has prudently maintained the city’s reserves at … than 50,000 state contracts, visit www.openbooknewyork.com . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-new-york-city-projects-surplus-2017-despite-slower-tax-collectionsState Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… New York City, ACS is responsible for ensuring the safety of children who are placed in foster care. The general rule … required to conduct regular visits to children in the care of foster parents. The interactions and observations are … child welfare information maintained by the State Office of Children and Family Services. Both ACS and the non-profit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenDiNapoli: Independent Review Finds State Pension Fund Strong, but Warns of Risks Posed by Limited Staffing
… policies and ethical management, stating that DiNapoli’s office “maintains a very high level of ethical, … with competitive compensation and additional resources can we accomplish all that we need to do to manage the Fund … retain the best and brightest investment talent that it can in order to remain one of the best-funded public pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-independent-review-finds-state-pension-fund-strong-warns-risks-posed-limited-staffingDiNapoli Audit Highlights Need for Better Compliance with School Violence Reporting Law
… to improve its enforcement of the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) after a state audit … Legislature in 2000 to boost school safety and address violence in our public schools,” DiNapoli said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audit-highlights-need-better-compliance-school-violence-reporting-lawDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Questionable Financial Decisions, Lack of Transparency in Hempstead School District
… and a lack of transparency. I strongly urge Hempstead’s administrators and school board members to act immediately … and address the issues contained in this report.” DiNapoli’s office found a number of payments to administrators that … that cap the number of days non-certified teachers can work as substitutes during the school year; District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-questionable-financial-decisions-lack-transparency-hempstead-school-districtDiNapoli Calls for State Procurement Reform
… and allegations of corruption in the awarding of contracts for state economic development projects. “The alleged … procurement practices. This created an environment ripe for self-dealing and abuse. New York state must take credible … state law, the State Comptroller’s office is responsible for reviewing and approving state agency contracts above …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-calls-state-procurement-reformDiNapoli: Thruway Authority Owed More Than $275 Million in Unpaid Tolls and Fees
… The state’s Thruway Authority has to do a better job of identifying, billing, and collecting tolls and related … $276.3 million it has a collection agency seeking as of March 2023, according to a new audit from State … ways in which the Thruway can improve its collection of tolls and fees,” DiNapoli said. “Based on the Authority’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-thruway-authority-owed-more-275-million-unpaid-tolls-and-feesState Contract and Payment Actions in April
… In April, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,580 … with Alvion Group Inc. for the replacement of ceilings in several buildings at the Coxsackie Correctional Facility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilDiNapoli: NYC Department of Education Must Do More to Combat Mental Health Crisis Among Youth
… Department of Education (DOE) can do more to ensure that public school students receive the supports and services that they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-nyc-department-education-must-do-more-combat-mental-health-crisis-among-youthOpinion 93-1
… the opinion. COUNTY ATTORNEY -- Assistant (entitlement to salary fixed for county attorney in the event of a vacancy) … in the office of the principal. You ask whether 17 Opns St Comp, 1961, p 240 still represents the views of this Office. …
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