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Opinion 90-11
… time off) -- Overtime (compensatory time off - effect of Fair Labor Standards Act) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §90; 29 USC §201 et seq. : With … body may determine to provide for compensatory time credit in lieu of monetary compensation for overtime (1980 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-11Opinion 94-3
… AND HIGHWAYS -- Improvements (financing expenses for street improvements against abutting owners); (necessity to … under section 200 must be thereafter maintained as a public highway (Town Law, §200[14]). Section 200 details a … certain obligations by certain towns within the Adirondack Park). In reaching this conclusion, we recognize that section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3DiNapoli: 2023 Wall Street $34 Billion Bonus Pool Relatively Flat Over 2022
… The average annual Wall Street bonus dipped to $176,500 last year, a 2% decline from … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual estimate. Wall Street’s profits were up 1.8% in 2023, but firms have taken a … for the slight decline in the average bonus. “Wall Street’s average cash bonuses dipped slightly from last year, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-2023-wall-street-34-billion-bonus-pool-relatively-flat-over-2022Opinion 2008-2
… member picks up road salt and delivers the salt to a town storage facility. If the contract was entered to before the board … member picks up road salt and delivers the salt to a town storage facility. You indicate that the contract between the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-2CUNY Bulletin No. CU-846
… to agencies for processing the CUNY Ratification Bonus Payment for Skilled Trade Laborers Affected Employees: … Consent Determination provides for a one-time ratification bonus payment. The one-time ratification bonus is pensionable, not subject to across-the-board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-846-city-university-new-york-cuny-ratification-bonus-paymentDiNapoli: MTA Budget Continues to Face Serious Risks
… to devote one-fifth of total revenue to debt service by 2023 as it relies increasingly on borrowing to finance its … The MTA expects debt outstanding to reach $52.6 billion by 2023. As a result, debt service is projected to reach $4.2 billion by 2023, an increase of 59 percent since 2019. Debt service is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-mta-budget-continues-face-serious-risksDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Pay Rose to a Record $716 Million Last Year
… today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The total number of overtime hours worked also increased, continuing a … These numbers are based on the agency “count,” or total number of all employees, including full-time, part-time and … were: Department of Labor, down 86.2 percent; Helen Hayes Hospital, down 56 percent; and Department of Taxation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-pay-rose-record-716-million-last-yearDiNapoli Announces Results of General Obligation Bond Sale
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today awarded three series of New York State General Obligation Bonds totaling … sale. Specifically, the sales were $166,155,000 of Series 2018A Tax-Exempt Bonds, $36,685,000 of Series 2018B Taxable Bonds and $11,235,000 of Series 2018C …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-announces-results-general-obligation-bond-saleFormer Newburgh City Fire Chief Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
… Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL J. … U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “Michael Vatter, the former Newburgh City Fire Chief, cheated the public he swore to serve by double-dipping, receiving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/former-newburgh-city-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsImproper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care ( 2017-S-76 ). About the Program Hospice is a program that provides care to terminally ill … Generally, when eligible Medicaid recipients elect hospice care, they waive their right to use Medicaid for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/15/improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-hospice-care-followCity of Glen Cove – Budget Review (B7-16-12)
… Background The City of Glen Cove, located in Nassau County, issued debt totaling $12.8 million to liquidate … the upcoming year. The City has budgeted $1.9 million for building permit revenues, an increase of $520,536 over the 2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/10/14/city-glen-cove-budget-review-b7-16-12State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. New York City Department of Housing Preservation and … (Follow-Up) An audit issued in September 2018 found that New York City’s rules were limited in scope and did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0IX.12.E Specific Programs Subject to CMIA – IX. Federal Grants
… those “major” federal assistance programs subject to Subpart A (interest calculations) of the Treasury-State … Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990 (CMIA) was enacted to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and equity in the … regulations (31 CFR Part 205) require the State annually to amend its TSA, including updating the list of major …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12e-specific-programs-subject-cmiaCUNY Bulletin No. CU-731
… for processing the CUNY Health Benefits Buy-Out Waiver Program. Affected Employees Eligible CUNY employees … electing to participate in the Health Benefits Buy-Out Waiver Program are affected. Background The Health Benefits … available. The employee must complete the Health Benefits Application and the MSC Enrollment/Change Form. An employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-731-city-university-new-york-cuny-health-benefits-buy-outDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Exceed Initial Projections By $7.2 Billion Through First Six Months
… State tax receipts in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 exceeded the Enacted … by $7.2 billion through the end of September, according to the monthly State Cash Report released by New York State … greater than forecast by the Division of the Budget (DOB) in the First Quarter Update to the Financial Plan, released …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-exceed-initial-projections-72-billion-through-first-six-monthsState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on MTA 2023 Budget
… path.” Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mta-2023-budgetReview of Collecto, Inc
… contract, Downstate pays Collecto various commission rates based on the amount collected by account type and size. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/review-collecto-incTown of Butternuts – Disbursements (2021M-62)
… oversight of the disbursement process and exceeded its authority under New York State Town Law (Town Law) by … before audit and approval. The Board also exceeded its authority under New York State General Municipal Law (GML) by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/06/town-butternuts-disbursements-2021m-62Willsboro Central School District – Student State Aid (2023M-119)
… received services in summer placements. As a result, as of June 30, 2023, the District had not claimed $55,771 in State aid to which it was entitled, of which $52,640 would have already … a timely manner. The District also claimed $8,569 in aid to which it was not entitled. District officials also did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/02/willsboro-central-school-district-student-state-aid-2023m-119Town of Guilford – Budgeting (2023M-144)
… and highway funds exceeded the maximum allowable limit, per the Town’s policy, ranging from $464,000 to $709,000 in … revenue estimates based on available current data and historical trends. Appropriate fund balance when needed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/08/town-guilford-budgeting-2023m-144