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Far Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… and home renovations. Hiller had been ICDC’s former assistant director; Kurman had been ICDC’s Executive Director; and Hoffmann had been hired by ICDC to … Deputy Bureau Chiefs, and under the overall supervision of Executive Assistant District Attorney for Investigations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needsOpinion 88-25
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … (imposition of fees and regulations) TOWN LAW, §198(4); STATE CONSTITUTION, ART I, §11: Subject to equal protection … pursuant to the provisions of a special act of the state legislature, are governed solely by the town board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-25State Agencies Bulletin No. 1404
… workers’ compensation-related benefits are exempt from federal income, Social Security and Medicare taxes. Workers’ … will be handled through the W-2 or W-2C process. Biweekly tax refund processing will then recommence in January of … from taxable gross wages for Social Security/Medicare, Federal, New York State and Local taxes. An example of the WC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1404-refund-taxes-withheld-while-employees-were-paid-workers-compensationIX.6.D HHS Payment Management System – IX. Federal Grants
… the payment to either the Federal Reserve Bank or the U.S. Treasury for deposit into the State’s bank account, and … requests based on the project’s accounts receivable balance in SFS. For those state agencies that must receive … https://pms.psc.gov Select “Request Access” Select “Create New User” Select “Grantee/Recipient” from the User Type …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6d-hhs-payment-management-systemNorth Bellmore Union Free School District - Procurement of Professional Services (2019M-95)
… whether the Board adhered to the law and District policy when procuring professional services. Key Findings The Board … and use a competitive request for proposal (RFP) process when contracting for the annual audit. District officials did … providers showed that they did not seek competition when selecting six service providers, who were paid a total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/16/north-bellmore-union-free-school-district-procurement-professionalPension Contribution Rates to Decrease for Fiscal Year 2015-16
… of payroll to 24.7 percent of payroll. “The state pension fund’s solid investment performance has delivered another … being felt around the country, but New York’s pension fund is well-funded, is steadily recovering and will continue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/pension-contribution-rates-decrease-fiscal-year-2015-16DiNapoli Launches New Search Tool During Sunshine Week that Allows Users to Take a Deeper Dive on State Contracts
… users perform more robust searches on state agency and public authority contracts, including identifying who has the … of good government, and my office strives to provide the public with in-depth data to keep track of where their tax … are being spent,” DiNapoli said. “This tool will help the public, advocates, and researchers, as well as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-launches-new-search-tool-during-sunshine-week-allows-users-take-deeper-dive-state-contractsOpinion 88-53
… discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement Benefits (exclusion of compensation for working … opinion, these provisions represent further independent authority for excluding working vacation payments where the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53Pine Plains Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-18)
… 2019 – September 30, 2024 Understanding the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has since … or which water outlets he exempted from sampling and how they would be secured against use. Because there is no … and remediated all water outlets that would have required it. District officials did not always report results and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/pine-plains-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-18XIII.2 Overview – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Agencies are responsible for ensuring employees adhere to all employee expense policies outlined in this guide, as well as all relevant rules and regulations. Only State employees may be paid through the Statewide Financial System (SFS) Travel and Expense …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2-overviewAdministration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance … (Department) has adequate systems and practices in place to allow it to effectively collect Real Estate Transfer Taxes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/08/administration-and-collection-real-estate-transfer-taxesXI.18.I Sexual Harassment Prevention Certification – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… State Finance Law §139-l requires bidders on state … or agency thereof, where competitive bidding is required by statute, rule or regulation shall contain the following statement subscribed by the bidder and affirmed by such bidder as true under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18i-sexual-harassment-prevention-certificationState Agencies Bulletin No. 238
To explain OSC and agency procedures when filled positions are abolished or inactivated by the Department of Civil Service
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/238-abolished-and-inactivated-nystep-positionsOpinion 88-21
… or recreation facilities to meet the needs generated by new subdivisions (1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-206, p 260; 1980 … fees so that the facilities are readily accessible to the new residents. This Office, in commenting on the analogous … the availability of park facilities for residents of new developments] may be achieved by the creation of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-21XI.18.A Executive Law Article 15-A- Participation by Minority Group Members and Women with Respect to State Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Article 15-A of the Executive Law, signed into law on July 19, 1988, authorized the creation of an Office (now Division) of Minority and Women's Business Development (DMWBD) to promote employment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18a-executive-law-article-15-participation-minority-group-members-and-women-respect-stateOmnibus Technical Corrections
… the requirement that an application for membership in the New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System … the requirement that an application for membership in the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/omnibus-technical-correctionsTravelers Checks and Money Orders – Non-Banking Organizations
The following information corresponds to Section 1309 of New York’s Abandoned Property Law.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/travelers-checks-money-orders.pdfCity of Long Beach – Budget Review (B24-7-4)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City of Long Beach’s (City) proposed budget for the … fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City, located in Nassau County, has been authorized to issue debt not to exceed $12 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the City’s general fund and certain other funds as of June …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/05/10/city-long-beach-budget-review-b24-7-4DiNapoli: Health Departments Need to Clean Up Act on Food Safety
… explaining why violators are not being punished, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … enforcement actions whatsoever,” DiNapoli said. “According to federal authorities, one in six Americans contracts a … illness every year from eating establishments. Failing to hold those with serious violations accountable could be a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-health-departments-need-clean-act-food-safetyDiNapoli: State Contractor Failed to Pay Prevailing Wages
… A state Office of Mental Health (OMH) contractor hired to provide janitorial services failed to pay its workers prevailing wage rates and tried to hide … DOL to determine the amount of back wages and benefits due to workers from Shorefront for the periods that they were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-state-contractor-failed-pay-prevailing-wages