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DiNapoli: Get Your Money Back!
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) now returns, on average, over $2 million in lost money, known as unclaimed funds, every day. Unclaimed funds occur when people … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapolis Office of Unclaimed Funds OUF now returns on average over $2 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-get-your-money-backOpinion 88-54
… (prior to effective date of a consolidation) TOWN LAW, §§190, 206, 209: A town board may not establish an … to October 1 in any year. Under section 206 of the Town Law, the consolidation of the districts, assuming that it is … has been approved at a special election (Town Law, §206[5]). Pursuant to Town Law, §206(11), the actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-54Opinion 92-19
… and Traffic Law, §§1662-a and 1640, however, section 1660 does not define "highways" to include "private roads open to … Statutes §240). Therefore, it is our opinion that a town does not have authority to apply the traffic regulations in … therefore, remain private roads. Accordingly, the town does not have authority to apply the traffic regulations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-19Opinion 96-5
… of MVAIC but the corporation itself is not named as a party or appellant. You ask whether in these circumstances … is clear that the exemption would apply where MVAIC is a party in an action, we believe that the exemption would also … appellant on behalf of MVAIC, MVAIC is to be treated as a party in the action and the exemption from fees granted by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-5Opinion 96-16
Whether the town may use the excess proceeds from sale for the construction of a new town hall or whether special legislation is necessary to use the moneys
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16Opinion 98-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … AND ASSESSMENTS -- Interest and Penalties (where last day of interest-free period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or … 925-a; GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, §25-a: When the last day of the penalty-free period for the payment of real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-11Opinion 99-12
… district and its extensions may be charged to the entire area of the districts and extensions. Similarly, you inquire … districts and extensions may be charged to the entire area of a new consolidated sewer district. The enactment of a … and future extensions, will be a charge against the entire area of the district as extended (Town Law, §206-a[1]). After …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-12Opinion 94-33
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs … "life retired members" of a fire department for which a volunteer firefighters' service award program has been … (§214 et seq.) governs the establishment and operation of volunteer firefighters' service award programs. Under article …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-33DiNapoli: Pennsylvania Man Who Impersonated Deceased Father to Steal $194K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
… sentenced today to five years in prison and ordered to pay full restitution, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … sentenced today to five years in prison and ordered to pay full restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-pennsylvania-man-who-impersonated-deceased-father-steal-194k-nys-pension-and-social-securityNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on MTA's Budget
… solid ground.” Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-mtas-budgetXIX.2.D Update a Project using the Project Guide – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… Training Material is available in the PPM Process Area for guidance on updating a project: Assigned JAA Number Description JAA-PPM101-036 Adding an Activity to a Contract Line using the Project Guide JAA-PPM101-040 … Update Supplemental Data using the Project Guide Guide to Financial Operations REV. 03/26/2024 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix2d-update-project-using-project-guideComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Bayport-Blue Point Public Library , Cincinnatus Fire District and the Claryville … appropriately and effectively.” Bayport-Blue Point Public Library – Employee Leave Accruals and Procurement (Suffolk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsInformation Technology Contingency Planning – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… The goal of IT contingency planning is to enable a computer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planningFormer Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Sentenced to 8-24 Years for Stealing Nearly $250,000 in State Grant Funds
… announced today that David Decker, former director of the Lake George Watershed Coalition, was sentenced today in … state grant funds meant to improve the area surrounding Lake George. The jury convicted Decker after hearing evidence … well as a for-profit basketball league for children. The Lake George Watershed Coalition is a consortium of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/former-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-sentenced-8-24-years-stealing-nearly-250000-stateDiNapoli: The Mayor's Proposed Budget Takes Large Steps In Addressing Outstanding Labor Contracts
… The recent labor agreement between New York City and the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) removes the largest … P. DiNapoli. “The agreement between the Mayor and the United Federation of Teachers lifts a cloud that has hung … that it had reached a nine-year labor agreement with the United Federation of Teachers, which represents 37 percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-mayors-proposed-budget-takes-large-steps-addressing-outstanding-labor-contractsPublic Welfare – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Public Assistance Recipients Increase to Highest Level Since 2015 For SFY 2022-23, the average … recipients in the State increased by 68,614 (14.5 percent) to 540,656, following near-record-low caseloads in SFY … (FA) and Safety Net Assistance (SNA). FA provides up to 60 months of cash assistance to eligible needy families; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-welfareFarmland Protection Program
… Program to protect agriculturally viable farmland in the State. The audit covered the period from April 2019 through … land in the nation forms the foundation of New York State’s farm economy. According to the American Farmland … impact and support approximately 160,000 jobs in the State. Farms play a vital role in the State’s economy and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/02/farmland-protection-programMedicaid Program – Managed Care Payments for Services Not Coordinated Through Recipient Restriction Program Providers
… or via referral from those providers. Generally, claims for non-emergency services submitted for a restricted recipient should not be paid if the service … (of the $117 million) for 96,397 claims between March 2020 and May 2023 without enforcing recipient restrictions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/26/medicaid-program-managed-care-payments-services-not-coordinated-through-recipientDual Employment
… staff violated time and attendance rules, resulting in payroll payments for time potentially not worked. Several … Authority/Metro-North Railroad: Forensic Audit of Select Payroll and Overtime Practices and Related Transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-0Dual Employment
… percent) violated time and attendance rules, resulting in payroll payments for time not worked. Each case showed a … Authority/Metro-North Railroad: Forensic Audit of Select Payroll and Overtime Practices and Related Transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-1