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DiNapoli: Former Almond Treasurer Took $22,000 in Fire Department Funds
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the arrest of former Almond Volunteer Fire Department Treasurer Sally Dieter for allegedly stealing $22000 in cash by pocketing fundraising proceeds and writing numerous checks to herself
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-former-almond-treasurer-took-22000-fire-department-fundsOpinion 94-21
… the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN BOARDS -- Powers and Duties (purchase order system) TOWN LAW, §110: The town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-21Opinion 88-73
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS … reconstructed or acquired, or equipment to be acquired, on behalf of an improvement district or other similar … towns are authorized to establish repair reserve funds on behalf of improvement districts (General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-73Opinion 88-69
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by village … a private volunteer ambulance service with which the town, in which the village is located, also contracts. You ask … No. 80-85, unreported), town residents who also reside in a village within the town are paying for and entitled to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-69XII.8.H Voucher Mass Approval – XII. Expenditures
… This section provides online agencies with guidance on how to request voucher mass approval functionality for use on … This section provides online agencies with guidance on how to request voucher mass approval functionality for use on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8h-voucher-mass-approvalXII.5.G Entering the Appropriate Obligation and Accounting Dates on Vouchers – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES Agencies must use the correct Obligation Date and Accounting Date. The Obligation Date is used in the accrual and modified accrual bases of accounting and … Agencies must use the correct Obligation Date and Accounting Date …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5g-entering-appropriate-obligation-and-accounting-dates-vouchersState Agencies Bulletin No. 2357
… Lag 07/24/2025 08/21/2025 Eligibility Criteria: Employees in Bargaining Unit 06 who receive Earnings Code HZ5 and/or … the agency should follow the Agency Actions identified in Payroll Bulletin No. 1786 Non-Negotiated and/or … as a Stop Payment Request with a reason of Exchange in PayServ. The Report of Check Exchange ( AC 1476-P ), Next …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2357-july-2025-increase-hazard-duty-pay-employees-designatedAnnual Employer Contributions – Employer Contributions and Rates
… during State Fiscal Year April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025; and The rates from the Actuarial Valuation for State Fiscal Year April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025, which were issued in September 2024 (for more … by your organization during State Fiscal Year April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026; and The rates from the Actuarial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/contributions/annual-employer-contributionsTown of Guilderland – Sales Tax Revenue Allocation (2025M-62)
… 2025 Understanding the Audit Area Counties are authorized to share some of their sales and use tax collections with … the Town. As a result, it is important for Town officials to accurately budget for and allocate sales tax revenue to maintain equity among taxpayers. During the audit period, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-guilderland-sales-tax-revenue-allocation-2025m-62Operational Advisory No. 27
… Subject: Accounting Date Policy Change Confirmation Reference: Guide to Financial … be changing the policy regarding the use of Accounting Date in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). This notice … issued on December 1, 2016. The definition of Accounting Date, as defined in the Guide to Financial Operations (GFO), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/27-accounting-date-policy-change-confirmationOpinion 98-9
… fix a schedule of municipal fees or charges to be paid by persons requesting the use of those services. Absent action … on a town-wide basis or within an ambulance district, persons within the town or the ambulance district must … provision has been made for the imposition of user fees on persons requesting the use of the services provided by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-9Opinion 91-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in which district may contract for provision of) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Ambulance Service (by fire … under which the emergency rescue and first aid squad of a village fire department may provide general ambulance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7Opinion 2002-5
… rights for open space preservation. If the reserve fund is established for the purchase of development rights of a specific parcel, the establishment of the fund is subject to permissive referendum requirements. If the fund is established generally for acquisitions of rights in land …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Opinion 88-30
… to a district water system in the proper exercise of its police powers. (2) The costs of establishing and operating … charge upon all the properties in the district. This is in response to your inquiry concerning the authority of a town … stated as follows: "It is the commonest exercise of the police power of a state or city to provide for a system of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-30Opinion 89-19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … (filing fees on appeals to Appellate Divisions and Court of Appeals) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §§8017(a), 8022; … Whether a county department of social services is subject to the fees prescribed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-19Opinion 93-5
… New York , 214 NY 1; Metcalf v City of New York , 49 Hun 607, 1 NYS 873; Consolidated Edison Company of New York v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-5Opinion 93-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … delegated to the municipal corporation by the Legislature (NY Const, art IX, §1; Sonmax v City of New York , 45 NY2d … which impairs the powers of any other public corporation (NY Const, art IX, §2[d]; Municipal Home Rule Law, §§10[5], …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-13Opinion 97-3
… the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Interest and Penalties (authority to waive) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, … Tax Law does not authorize a village to waive interest and penalties on taxes which became a lien prior to January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 97-17
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Financial Disclosure … The phrase "local officer or employee" is defined, in relevant part, as "the heads (other than local elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-17Opinion 92-49
… constituting park facility) REFERENDUM - Permissive (need for when town leases land for recreational trail) TOWN LAW §§81,220: A proposed lease of real property for use as a town recreational trail is subject to permissive … the proposed recreational trail would constitute a park for the provisions of law relating to the holding of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-49