Sentences with phrase «per diem reimbursements»

Addressing the federal allegations, Scarborough denied that he fraudulently collected per diem reimbursements, and said he paid for some expenses for which he wasn't reimbursed, suggesting the government and his campaign might owe him money.

■ New York needs an ethics makeover, meaning real disclosure of outside income for lawmakers and an accounting of every dollar of expenses that count toward their per diem reimbursements.

Mr. Wright earns a $ 79,500 base salary, plus per diem reimbursements, for the six months out of the year that he commutes to Albany for the legislative session.

The Democratic governor is pushing a five - point ethics plan that would require corrupt lawmakers to forfeit their public pensions, force lawyer - legislators to name their outside clients and require more documentation for per diem reimbursements.

Heastie is also one of the top three collectors of per diem reimbursements, which legislators receive whenever they spend the day in Albany.

Scarborough, a Queens Democrat, said the F.B.I. asked questions about the per diem reimbursements that legislators collect for each day they spend in the Capitol.

Members of both houses earn a salary of $ 79,500 annually, plus per diem reimbursements to compensate for travel and lodging expenses.

Some state lawmakers are using per diem reimbursements to pay off the mortgages on their Albany - area homes.

Data compiled by the comptroller's office found the 150 - member Assembly received $ 799,743 in per diem reimbursements.

Mr. Heastie, in what a press release said were «first steps» to larger reforms, also promised to create an Office of Ethics and Compliance and to reform the Assmebly's use of per diem reimbursements, which are meant to cover travel costs.

Sen. Malcolm Smith, Sen. John Sampson and now former Assemblyman Eric Stevenson — all put in for per diem reimbursements while fighting corruption charges — even on days the Legislature wasn't in session.

Per diem charges to applicants and certifying agents will cover the same period of time for which the evaluator (s) receives per diem reimbursement.

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's website posted per diem reimbursement data of the state Legislature dating back to 2013 and plans to do update the information quarterly.

That means greater disclosure of business and law clients from legislators» side jobs, a ban on the personal use of campaign funds, greater safeguards for per diem reimbursement, pension forfeiture for lawmakers convicted of public corruption and greater disclosure by independent expenditure campaign accounts.

Identified over 4 million dollars in overpayments from concept specific criteria / guidelines including, but not limited to maternity stays, contract carve - out for high cost drug reimbursement, contract carve - out allowed per diem reimbursement.

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Nolan demurred, too, when asked if lawmakers should reconsider their support for Heastie given reports about his high rate of reimbursement for per diem expenses, missed votes, heavy reliance on itemized campaign finance expenditures (which drew the attention of the now - defunct Moreland Commission), as well as member items being directed to campaign donors.

· End Per Diem Payments: Attorney General Schneiderman proposed ending per diem payments — which provide a daily allowance for legislators while in the Capitol — and replacing them with reimbursements for the actual costs of travel, with a cap on reimbursemenPer Diem Payments: Attorney General Schneiderman proposed ending per diem payments — which provide a daily allowance for legislators while in the Capitol — and replacing them with reimbursements for the actual costs of travel, with a cap on reimbursemeDiem Payments: Attorney General Schneiderman proposed ending per diem payments — which provide a daily allowance for legislators while in the Capitol — and replacing them with reimbursements for the actual costs of travel, with a cap on reimbursemenper diem payments — which provide a daily allowance for legislators while in the Capitol — and replacing them with reimbursements for the actual costs of travel, with a cap on reimbursemediem payments — which provide a daily allowance for legislators while in the Capitol — and replacing them with reimbursements for the actual costs of travel, with a cap on reimbursements.

Astorino's plan calls for the replacement of automatic per - diem reimbursements with a simple reimbursement system based on the submission — under penalty of perjury — of expense receipts for travel, lodging and food.

In the Senate, Catherine Young had the biggest per diem expense, a total of $ 23,485, although the Olean Republican trailed nine others for total reimbursements, including Sen. William Stachowski, $ 34,436, who flew from Buffalo a lot, costing $ 12,782; Suzi Oppenheimer, $ 28,898; Martin Dilan, $ 28,734; Velmanette Montgomery, $ 27,285; and former Sen. Dale Volker, $ 26,478, who also flew occasionally.

Given the number of lawmakers who normally seek reimbursement for their meal and lodging costs, the daily cost of the extraordinary session will top more than $ 30,000 per day in per diems, not including mileage reimbursements or staff expenses and other costs not easily measured.

Coming from as far away as many of those in the top 10, former Assemblywoman Ann Margaret Carrazza, from Queens County, took in just $ 6,975 in reimbursements, including $ 3,015 in per diems and $ 3,960 in personal car use.

«This commission would be charged with not only evaluating pay, but also legislative per diems, expense reimbursement, and other non-salary benefits.

«Reimbursements will be governed by the IRS regulations, and the legislature will be putting together a website that will allow you to see, will allow the public to see who is getting what per diems.»

Schneiderman has been probing alleged per diem abuse, and his work has led to the indictment of at least one lawmaker, Assemblyman William Scarborough, who's accused of wrongly receiving $ 40,000 in travel reimbursements and per diem payments that he was not entitled to.

As for per diem reform, Mr. Heastie vowed to «introduced new accountability and transparency measures» to the lax reimbursement system.

It's annual survey by the media to examine how in per diem and travel reimbursements that state legislators claim each session (January — June).

Ex-Assemblyman Bill Scarborough, who pleaded guilty in part to per diem abuse, has received the third highest in reimbursement between 2013 and now, $ 56,815.

State lawmakers so far have refused to introduced Cuomo's 30 - day budget amendments, which link appropriations to new disclosure requirements, such as revealing private business clients and reforming the per diem system of travel reimbursements.

Gov. Cuomo may link pay hikes for state lawmakers to an end to the much - abused «per diem» reimbursement system and cuts in mandates on hard - pressed local governments, The Post has learned.

In their cross hairs from the outset were the pots of money that had long spawned scandals in the Legislature: campaign donations and spending; the easy - to - abuse expense reimbursements known as per diem payments; and the outside income that some lawmakers earned in lucrative part - time jobs, often at law firms representing clients with business before the state.

Assembly Speaker Heastie, a Bronx Democrat who has been one of the top participants in the per diem system, released new regulations for Assembly travel reimbursement this spring, satisfying what had been agreed to in the budget.

Under the proposal, board members would still be entitled to per diem and travel reimbursements.