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DiNapoli: Syracuse Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Over $21,000 in Pension Checks Meant for His Deceased Mother
… arraigned in Onondaga County Justice Center Centralized Arraignment Court on a charge of grand larceny in the third …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-syracuse-man-arrested-allegedly-stealing-over-21000-pension-checks-meant-his-deceased-motherDiNapoli: Regional Land Banks Fighting Urban Blight
… today released a report on the progress regional land banks are making in helping communities fight blight and … zombie properties. New York currently has 15 active land banks throughout the state that acquire properties in an … demands action,” DiNapoli said. “The creation of land banks, as well as legislation passed earlier this year, gives …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-regional-land-banks-fighting-urban-blightOpinion 91-17
… the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of human disease, pain, injury, deformity or physical condition .... There is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-17Security Self-Assessment – Information Technology Governance
… arranging for additional training or a refresher in the near future. Likewise, if only a small handful of computer … the answer provided. For example, if an up-to-date list of computer hardware is maintained, you could obtain a … its operations). This would help you assess whether the list is truly up-to-date. For example, if the inventory of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/security-self-assessmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… was not provided to all employees or any board members. Of the 120 total individuals tested (115 selected employees … not available for the district’s use Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology … In addition, the board did not comply with state law when it appointed the clerk of the board as the deputy claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Opinion 98-24
… that the "home area" of the firefighter at the time of injury is responsible for VFBL benefits (see Volunteer … Law, §30[1-6]). Thus, for example, if at the time of injury, a volunteer firefighter was a member of a fire … generally would be a fire district charge, even if the injury occurred while performing services outside the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively.” Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 90-12
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY TREASURER -- Powers and Duties (payment out of money … an attorney, does not apply to court orders submitted to a county treasurer under CPLR 2607 for the payment out of … Whether a county treasurer may pay out court funds upon being served …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-12Town of Hornellsville – Distribution of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Proceeds (2025M-112)
… the membership. Furthermore, in accordance with relevant case law, in the case of a multi-company fire department, FFI … of the Town, outside of the District, constitutes the Town’s two fire protection districts, for which the Town contracts … The bookkeeper assists the Supervisor with the Town’s accounting functions, including calculating the FFI tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/12/12/town-hornellsville-distribution-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-proceeds-2025m-112State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Village of Old Westbury , Town of Orangetown , Town of Portland , Rockville Centre Housing Authority , Village of … town officials did not adhere to those limits. Town of Portland – Water Operations (Chautauqua County) The town’s … Village of Old Westbury Town of Orangetown Town of Portland Rockville Centre Housing Authority Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 97-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Powers and Duties (participation in county workers' compensation self-insurance plan) WORKERS' … COMPENSATION -- County Self-Insurance Plan (participation in by village housing authority) WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 88-57
… a classification under which low income senior citizens are charged at a reduced rate) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Equal … which senior citizens meeting certain income criteria are charged at a reduced rate. You ask whether a town, on behalf of a water district, may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-57State Contract and Payment Actions in April
… Cerrone Inc. to reconstruct the central heating plant at Buffalo State University in Erie County. $4.6 million with … Site Development Inc. to reconstruct parking lots at Buffalo State University in Erie County. $2 million with PSF … at SUNY Morrisville. Department of Transportation $60.8 million with Concrete Applied Technology Corp. for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilState Contract and Payment Actions in September
… rooms at the Buffalo Armory in Erie County. Department of Health $425.2 million with New York eHealth Collaborative … million with PerkinElmer Health Sciences Inc. for newborn screening test kits. Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic … Behavioral Health Inc. for benefit services for the Mental Health & Substance Abuse Program of the Empire Plan. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-contract-and-payment-actions-septemberOpinion 97-19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Insurance Transactions (fire district … a fire district treasurer would have a prohibited conflict of interest in the fire districts contract with the agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-19Opinion 2000-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC AUTHORITIES -- … for town water system) TOWN LAW §§197, 197-a: If a town, on behalf of a water district, contracts with a water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-17Opinion 94-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. [edited for … of support, it is required to obtain assignments to the State and to such district of support rights of each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-29Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-011
… this bulletin is to inform users of changes to the Savings Plans navigation, page, and process in PayServ 9.2. … the upgrade including changes to the navigation and page for maintaining employees’ enrollment in the Optional … the Voluntary Defined Contribution Plan (VDC), and 403(b) plans, as well as changes to Deduction Codes and Benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-011-changes-savings-plans-payserv-92Upstate Transportation Authorities Suffer Revenue Plunge
… COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for the State’s regional transportation authorities by disrupting … public transportation in four upstate areas of New York State. 1 Combined, the Capital District Transportation … and RGRTA; PARIS All four authorities are highly reliant on subsidies. State subsidies account for more than 50 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/upstate-transportation-authorities-suffer-revenue-plungeDeath of the Ex-Spouse – Divorce and Your Benefits
… will stop payments to the ex-spouse after receiving a copy of the certified death certificate. The ex-spouse’s share of the pension will … to the date NYSLRS is notified of the ex-spouse’s death. Rev. 2/23 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/death-ex-spouse