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Opinion 88-78
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Contract for … for town police services) -- Police Chief (necessity for in village) -- Police Department (abolishment of in village); (necessity of if village has justice court); …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-78State Agencies Bulletin No. 2052
… after completion of each vesting period. Since the NYS Payroll System (PayServ) will not process a transaction … Next of Kin Affidavit ( Form AC 934-P ), original death certificate, and a Report of Check Exchange ( Form AC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2052-health-care-and-mental-hygiene-worker-bonuses-state-employeesDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… 29 of 32 approved full-time equivalent staff; two single adult shelters had inadequate night shift coverage (one staff … Catholic Charities Men Syracuse Onondaga 112 Webster House Adult Poughkeepsie Dutchess 60 Dorothy Day Expansion Women Syracuse Onondaga 27 City Mission Adult Buffalo Erie 25 Orange County DSS Adult Newburgh Orange …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureOpinion 98-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Interest in Contract (county coroner paid by county for burial of … director, generally, would not have a prohibited interest in a contract if he or she submitted a bill to the county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-5Opinion 2009-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics … For example, a person who has been convicted of arson in any degree is not eligible to hold the office of fire … of education, except by two-thirds vote of the board]). 1 In addition, there is no common law prohibition against …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-1Opinion 2005-9
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Central High School Districts (training requirement for board members) … LAW §§1901, 1914, 2102-a: A board member of a central high school district who is also an elected member of a component …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-9Opinion 95-26
… Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association (use of tax moneys to rent room); (use of tax moneys to pay … no more than fair market value and a room should be rented only if the Association's own facilities are inadequate. If … expended only in the manner prescribed by the special act (see 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-7, p 15; 1991 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-26Opinion 96 - 14
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … that if the hardware store is operated as a corporation, we may assume that the trustee owns more than five percent of … the individual had an interest during the fiscal year, does not exceed $100 1 . Thus, in a given fiscal year, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14Opinion 94-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-16DiNapoli: Some NYC Schools Failing to Report Violent, Disruptive Incidents
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that an … VADIR Code Reportable Incidents per Audit Based on OORS Records Data Publicly Reported in VADIR Difference …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-some-nyc-schools-failing-report-violent-disruptive-incidentsOpinion 94-15
… law, must be invested by the school district in accordance with General Municipal Law, §11. Endowment moneys in the form … or maintenance of any extraclassroom activity be deposited with an official designated by the board of education, who in … a school district treasurer must be invested in accordance with General Municipal Law, §11. We note that this conclusion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-15Upstate Transportation Authorities Suffer Revenue Plunge
… for the State’s regional transportation authorities by disrupting operations, decreasing ridership, and severely … municipal subsidy from sales tax receipts collected by Erie County. For each authority, Figure 3 shows the percentage of revenue by source in the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2020 (FY 2020), before COVID-19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/upstate-transportation-authorities-suffer-revenue-plungeComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Textile Procurement Practices (2012-S-22) Corcraft is a major component within the Department of Corrections and … deciding whether and which specifications were tested. As a result, they did not adequately ensure open competition, … auditors found Medicaid could have saved up to $69 million if it limited payments of Medicare Part C cost-sharing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsX.5.A Assigned Single Payment Vendor IDs – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… The payment voucher should include appropriate refund coding as described in Chapter IX, Section 7 - State … vendor ID. The payment voucher should include the deposit coding used on the Report of Moneys Received associated with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x5a-assigned-single-payment-vendor-idsX.4.A Identifying Information – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… agencies in executing and reporting on procurement and payment activities. Vendor Classifications SECTION OVERVIEW … vendors that qualify as small businesses under the State’s prompt payment legislation have the certification “Small … OGS01 SDVOB 17-B Svc Disabled Veteran Owned Bus - Exec Law Art 17-B Vendors designated by OGS as Service-Disabled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x4a-identifying-informationOpinion 88-68
… §800(2), and, even if it does, it is not clear whether Article 18 would apply to a planning board member whose … approval constitute contracts as defined in that statute. It has been the position of this Office that such … a "contract" for conflict of interest purposes ( People v Pinto , 88 Misc 2d 303, 387 NYS2d 385). If the granting of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-68Homeless Outreach Program at the Metro-North Railroad
… BRC reported was not accurate or complete, and Metro-North does not have a process in place to verify reported data. In … data is complete and accurate, and use the data to make informed decisions. Monitor outreach workers’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/21/homeless-outreach-program-metro-north-railroadOversight of School Safety Planning Requirements
… requirements for school safety planning and, consequently, does not have assurance that the requirements are being met. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/08/oversight-school-safety-planning-requirementsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… State Education Department (SED): Lois Bronz Children's Center Inc., Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2016-S-86) The center provides preschool special education services to … auditors identified $177,786 in ineligible costs that the center reported to SED for reimbursement. Auditors also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Caledonia-Mumford Central School District , Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services , Heuvelton Central … Internet security awareness training. Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Purchasing (2016M-259) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits