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Opinion 88-42
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … Comp No. 79-131, unreported, which concerned a situation where a county distributed sales tax revenues to towns and … Specifically, in that opinion, we considered a situation where the county erroneously paid sales tax moneys which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-42Personal Privacy Protection Law Release - AC 3216
Personal Privacy Protection Law Release - AC 3216
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll/pdf/ac3216.pdfOpinion 89-51
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (additional … services of private contractors); (cost of VFBL insurance) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Fire Protection Contracts (additional payments for the … the town is authorized to make payments to the volunteer fire company in addition to the annual sum specified in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-51Opinion 2008-4
… transfer monies from the town general fund to be used to finance improvements in an existing town park district … valorem basis. The Town Law does not provide for a town to finance the cost of improvements to a town park district as a … law, provide for the transfer of general fund monies to finance park district improvements. Accordingly, the costs of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-4Compliance With School Safety Planning Requirements
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Education (DOE) complies with the school safety planning requirements in the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act. The audit … To determine whether the New York City Department of Education complies with the school safety …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/12/compliance-school-safety-planning-requirementsTown of Alexandria - Redwood Water and Sewer District Charges (2019M-90)
… in accordance with Town ordinances. We found: The water ordinance did not provide a clear, consistent and equitable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/13/town-alexandria-redwood-water-and-sewer-district-charges-2019m-90Opinion 2003-5
… law, suggests that the presumption is intended to apply only to accidental disability retirement, accidental death … also scheduled to expire on July 1, 2005 and applicable only to paid members of a fire department in a city with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5Opinion 90-32
… Requirements (for DEC ordered construction of town salt storage shed) HIGHWAY LAW, §142(4); LOCAL FINANCE LAW, … of bond proceeds for the construction of a town salt storage shed is not subject to referendum under either … expenditure of moneys in excess of $100,000 to build a salt storage shed in settlement of a proceeding against the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-32Opinion 96-6
… stockholder of the insurance agency, it appears that the only basis for concluding that the supervisor has an … to have an "interest" in the contracts of a corporation only when the municipal officer or employee is a corporate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-6Town of Warsaw – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-22)
… all collections as required by New York State Town Law (Town Law). Key Findings The Clerk did not remit collections to … Treasurer within the timeframes established by Town Law Section 35. As a result, funds were not provided to … all collections as required by New York State Town Law Town Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/17/town-warsaw-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-22Town of Castile – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-23)
… were not provided to finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Clerk did not remit taxes totaling … approximately $2.8 million to the County Treasurer in April 2024 instead of paying three separate required payments totaling approximately $2.5 million in February, $132,877 in March and $107,896 in April. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/20/town-castile-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-23Halfmoon Town Supervisor Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison
… to identify and hold accountable officials who commit such crimes.” “Ms. Wormuth exploited her position and the faith of … in our leaders. The FBI stands determined with our law enforcement partners to investigate those who would … “This case shows that when elected officials break the law, they will be held accountable. I’m proud to have worked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/halfmoon-town-supervisor-sentenced-12-months-prisonMedicaid Program – Opioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Health has taken sufficient steps to safeguard Medicaid recipients who are receiving opioids while also in a Treatment Program for opioid use disorder. This audit covered the period … To determine if the Department of Health has taken sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/20/medicaid-program-opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-programOpinion 98-15
… PRESERVATION -- Town Building (need for referendum when selling) REAL PROPERTY -- Sale (by town of historic building) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for in town when selling historic building) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-dd; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-15DiNapoli: Ithaca Woman Charged With Stealing Nearly $70,000 in Pension Payments
… the arraignment of Sharon Collins, 73, of Ithaca, New York yesterday for allegedly stealing $69,481 in state pension … the arraignment of Sharon Collins 73 of Ithaca New York yesterday for allegedly stealing $69481 in state pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-ithaca-woman-charged-stealing-nearly-70000-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: South Carolina Woman Arrested for Stealing $147,455 in Pension Payments
… System of her mother’s death until April 2024 and then only confirmed her passing after being confronted with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-south-carolina-woman-arrested-stealing-147455-pension-paymentsRate Chart - CUNY Labor Law Section 220
Attachment from Payroll Bulletin No. CU-334
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/cuny-334-attachment.pdfTown of Greenville – Tax Collector (2020M-81)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Tax Collector properly recorded, deposited and remitted money in a timely manner. Key Findings The Tax Collector did not properly record or remit money in a timely manner. The Tax Collector’s records were insufficient to determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/10/23/town-greenville-tax-collector-2020m-81Opinion 96-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … and the State Employees' Retirement System. Article 11-AA of the General Municipal Law (§219-b et seq .) authorizes the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-13DiNapoli: Pennsylvania Man Who Impersonated Deceased Father to Steal $194K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
… benefits paid to his deceased father was sentenced today to five years in prison and ordered to pay full … benefits intended for his deceased father. His behavior is unacceptable, and this sentence holds him accountable for … years earlier but would not say where he was buried or what had happened to his body. Ralph Gritman’s body still has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-pennsylvania-man-who-impersonated-deceased-father-steal-194k-nys-pension-and-social-security