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Opinion 88-68
… and, even if it does, it is not clear whether Article 18 would apply to a planning board member whose interest as a … or approve payments thereunder; (b) audit bills or claims under the contract; or (c) appoint an officer or employee who … defined in General Municipal Law, §800(2) as any "claim, account or demand against or agreement with a municipality, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-68Opinion 96 - 14
… Interest (purchases from hardware store owned by college trustee) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Approval of Contracts … college purchasing from hardware store owned by college trustee) EDUCATION LAW, §6304(6); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … purchases supplies from a hardware store owned by the trustee and the sum of the purchases plus the consideration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14Opinion 95-26
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … (investment of tax moneys by loan to fire department) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: The Lawrence-Cedarhurst … Firemen's Benevolent Association may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to rent a meeting room if the purpose of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-26Opinion 98-5
… 802, 803, 806: An elective county coroner, who is also a funeral director, generally, would not have a prohibited … You ask whether an elective county coroner, who is also a funeral director, would have a prohibited interest in a … payment is made to the coroner as a sole proprietor of a funeral business. A coroner also would be deemed to have an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-5Opinion 94-15
… Municipal Law, §11. Endowment moneys in the form of a true trust are governed by the provisions of Estates, Powers and … Whether particular provisions in the school district's investment policies, enacted pursuant to General Municipal … 3701). General Municipal Law, §11, as amended by L 1992, ch 708, authorizes local governments, including school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-15X.5.A Assigned Single Payment Vendor IDs – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… make payments to entities and individuals with an ongoing business relationship with New York State, agencies create … a singular purpose, where agencies do not have an ongoing business relationship with the payee – i.e., the payee is … the following single payment vendor IDs for the specific business purposes noted below. Emergency Payments: Vendor ID …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x5a-assigned-single-payment-vendor-idsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… such that the total Medicare and Medicaid payment for a service did not exceed Medicaid's normal service fee. Other … national track events. Tuition Assistance Program, Medgar Evers College (2011-T-4) Medgar Evers was overpaid $3,398,205 over three academic years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsAnnual Statement
… Beginning with Statements for 2025, you will receive an Annual Benefit Statement (instead of a Retiree Annual Statement) if you are: A beneficiary receiving a … Order (DRO). Retirees will continue to receive a Retiree Annual Statement . If you receive more than one pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/annual-statementX.4.A Identifying Information – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… Date – Date the vendor certification was added to the SFS. Certificate Begin Date – Date the vendor certification began. Certificate Expiration – Date the vendor certification ends, … certification designation, certification number, and certificate including the start and expiration dates) to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x4a-identifying-informationUpstate Transportation Authorities Suffer Revenue Plunge
… these authorities reported that federal aid helped them weather pandemic deficits. If ridership continues to languish … however these authorities reported that federal aid helped weather pandemic deficits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/upstate-transportation-authorities-suffer-revenue-plungeDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… three shelters provided between 81 and 116 square feet of space for two people, as opposed to the minimum of 120 square feet required by law; A rooftop-access door removed from its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureDiNapoli: Some NYC Schools Failing to Report Violent, Disruptive Incidents
… York City Department of Education (DoE) found it did not report hundreds of violent and disruptive incidents to the … DiNapoli said. “When school districts fail to report disruptive and violent incidents, or downgrade them, … to include more than 400 reportable incidents in its report submitted to the state that is used to calculate the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-some-nyc-schools-failing-report-violent-disruptive-incidentsOther Bulletin No. 58
… M/C position with a higher Job Rate, and whose salary upon application of the April 2021 SCF M/C Performance Advance is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-58-april-2021-state-university-construction-fund-scfOther Bulletin No. 57
… M/C position with a higher Job Rate, and whose salary upon application of the April 2020 SCF M/C Performance Advance is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-57-april-2020-state-university-construction-fund-scfApplying for Benefits – State Police Plan
… Fax — To send by fax, please include your name, NYSLRS ID, phone number and the person or department you wish to reach. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/applying-benefitsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… as abstract numbers, abstract dates or the numbers and dollar amounts of claims to document which claims are … as a revenue. Town of Champion – Information Technology (Jefferson County) The board needs to improve internal … them to perform their jobs. In addition, the town needs to store copies of back-up data in a secure offsite location and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… his office completed audits of the Central Valley School District , Cornwall Central School District , Cuba-Rushford Central School District , DeRuyter Central School District , Margaretville … his office completed audits of the Central Valley School District Cornwall CSD CubaRushford CSD DeRuyter CSD …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsAkron Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing FEMA Grant Funding Intended for Education Expenses
… P. Kennedy and Acting Homeland Security Inspector General Jennifer L. Costello for their continued partnership." "It’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/akron-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-fema-grant-funding-intended-education-expensesAudit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning
… rail stations, three bus garages, a heavy maintenance facility for buses, a rail maintenance facility and nine bus loops. While DiNapoli’s auditors found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/audit-recommends-improvements-nfta-capital-planningOpinion 89-55
… of power over promotions) TOWN LAW, §§150, 152; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a), (d)(3): A town board may adopt … promotions to the chief of police, we note that Municipal Home Rule Law, §10(1)(ii)(a)(1) empowers local governments to … Pursuant to the foregoing provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Law, it is our opinion that a town may adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-55