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Opinion 89-6
… A fine imposed following a conviction in Supreme Court, for a violation of section 190.60 of the Penal Law belongs to the locality and not the State. You ask whether a fine paid into … a conviction under section 190.60 of the Penal Law for Scheme to Defraud in the Second Degree would properly be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6Opinion 89-18
… recoupment of alleged overpayments mistakenly made in the form of vacation pay to which the teacher was not entitled. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-18DiNapoli: Former State Employee Arrested for Falsely Claiming She Never Received $4K Loan Check from New York State and Local Retirement System
… Police announced that former New York State Department of Education employee, Shannon Brady, 52, of Albany, was arrested for allegedly falsely claiming to the … were then cashed separately. This arrest was the result of a joint investigation conducted by the Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-state-employee-arrested-falsely-claiming-she-never-received-4k-loan-check-new-yorkDiNapoli: Pharsalia Supervisor Arrested in Alleged $123K Theft
… $123,000 in town funds. He allegedly used the funds to pay credit card bills and pad his salary an additional … in Myrtle Beach and New York City, fees for PayPal, Amazon and iTunes, and designer handbags, liquor and cooking … also revealed that Brown allegedly used town funds to pay 100 percent of his home telephone, internet and electric …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-pharsalia-supervisor-arrested-alleged-123k-theftState Contract and Payment Actions in January
… Ltd. to purchase clean beach sand for Heckscher State Park and Captree State Park in Suffolk County. $1.7 million with BBA Inc. for pool … for marketing and advertising campaign services at Stony Brook University. New York State Thruway Authority $85.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-januaryJamesport Fire District - Gasoline Inventory (2019M-04)
Determine if District officials adequately account for and safeguard the gasoline inventory.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/jamesport-04.pdfDiNapoli: Too Many New Yorkers Still Without High-Speed Broadband Access
… access. But ISPs may report that an entire census block is served by broadband even if it only offers a connection of 25 Mbps service to one location on that block. In remote areas, a census block can encompass hundreds of square miles. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-too-many-new-yorkers-still-without-high-speed-broadband-accessOpinion 2001-2
… program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (point accumulation required in order to be credited with one … (§214 et seq .) of the General Municipal Law ("GML"), for point accumulation under a service award program for … sponsor create "priorities" among the activities for point accumulation set forth in GML §217(c), by making …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-2DiNapoli: Over One Million New Yorker Households Are Not Connected to Broadband
… Yorker just how essential adequate broadband access is to live, learn, work or stay healthy,” said Assemblymember Didi … to ensure that every New Yorker, regardless of where they live, has access to reliable and affordable internet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-over-one-million-new-yorker-households-are-not-connected-broadbandCity of Lockport – Budget Review (B23-1-7)
… the Laws of 2015 (the Act), authorized the City to issue debt to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the City’s … plan to fund these services with a “public safety service fee”, which includes projected payments from … for services rendered to individuals with health insurance coverage. City officials, including the Mayor, Director of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/03/city-lockport-budget-review-b23-1-7Approved State Contracts and Payments
… $17.1 million with Slate Hill Constructors Inc. for bridge replacement at Interchange 43 and NYS Route 21 in … to acquire property for the creation of a Central New York Hub for Emerging Nano Industries, East Syracuse. Office of … $43 million for Tappan Zee Constructors LLC for the New NY Bridge Project. $5.1 million for Economic Development Growth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/approved-state-contracts-and-payments-0Comptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Underwood Announce Sentencing of Queens Pharmacy Owner for Stealing More than $1.5 Million from Medicaid
… the scheme, Value did not purchase sufficient amounts of medication from licensed New York state drug wholesalers that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-sentencing-queens-pharmacy-ownerNew NY Broadband Program
… (ESD) has effectively monitored and managed the New NY Broadband Program and whether the Program has achieved … 2016 through November 2021. About the Program In 2015, New York State established the $500 million New NY Broadband Program (Program). The goal of the Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/07/01/new-ny-broadband-programBridgehampton Fire District – Length of Service Award Program and Purchasing Practices (2017M-251)
Bridgehampton Fire District – Length of Service Award Program and Purchasing Practices (2017M-251)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/lgsa-audit-fire-2018-bridgehampton-district.pdfOpinion 2001-13
… Imposition of (authority of a town to install a tollbooth and charge a fee to certain users of town highways) LOCAL … for use of town highways) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- Powers and Duties (authority to install a tollbooth and charge a fee to certain users of public highways) STREETS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13XII.6.Z Processing Payments to Complex Entities – XII. Expenditures
… & Noble Booksellers, Inc. Vendor ID Vendor Name 1000005959 National Grid – Keyspan - Non Utility 1100010053 National Grid Corporate Account - Non Utility 1000056251 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6z-processing-payments-complex-entitiesState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Tentative Agreements to End UAW Strike
… Auto Workers and Ford, General Motors and Stellantis for coming to terms that will secure the futures of autoworkers and set the stage for growth, innovation and prosperity at the three companies. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-tentative-agreements-end-uaw-strikeOpinion 92-31
… ADVERTISING -- Municipal Advertising (no authority to sell in newsletter) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties … activities and financial reports. The village may not sell advertising space in such a newsletter. You ask whether … with a general law except as authorized by the municipal home rule law, which shall be deemed expedient or desirable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-31Opinion 96 - 11
… BOARD -- Powers and Duties (submission of resolution for sale of real property to referendum on board motion) TOWN … necessity of a petition, may submit a resolution for the sale of real property to voter approval. This is in reply to … have any intended use for the property and is considering sale of the property. You ask whether the town board, on its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-11Audit of ESDC Finds Few Measurable Results for $211 Million State Advertising Contract
… Development Corporation (ESDC) spent $211 million on an advertising contract to promote economic development and … no tangible results, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “When government … said. “ESDC’s attempts to measure the results of this advertising campaign were weak at best, leaving real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/audit-esdc-finds-few-measurable-results-211-million-state-advertising-contract