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2016 FOIL

 

1. 
CJA's February 1, 2016 FOIL/Records Request --
"Where are the Legislature's Reports on the Enacted Budgets, Required by State Finance Law §22-b?" 

       February 8, 2016 response from Assembly --
                        here's link: 
http://assembly.state.ny.us/comm/?sec=post&id=41  

                    MISSING --
                2015 Green Book:  Report of the Fiscal Committees on the Executive Budget: Fiscal Year 2015-2016
                2014 Green Book:  Report of the Fiscal Committees on the Executive Budget: Fiscal Year 2014-2015
                2010 Green Book: Report of the Fiscal Committees on the Executive Budget: Fiscal Year 2010-2011
                2006 Green Book: Report of the Fiscal Committees on the Executive Budget: Fiscal Year 2006-2007  

                 2013 Green Book:  Report of the Fiscal Committees on the Executive Budget: Fiscal Year 2013-2014  extract
                2012 Green Book:  Report of the Fiscal Committees on the Executive Budget: Fiscal Year 2012-2013   extract
                2011 Green Book:  Report of the Fiscal Committees on the Executive Budget: Fiscal Year 2011-2012 
                2009 Green Book:  Report of the Fiscal Committees on the Executive Budget: Fiscal Year 2009-2010
                2008 Green Book: Report of the Fiscal Committees on the Executive Budget: Fiscal Year 2008-2009
                2007 Green Book:  Report of the Fiscal Committees on the Executive Budget: Fiscal Year 2007-2008
                2005 Green Book: Report of the Fiscal Committees on the Executive Budget: Fiscal Year 2005-2006 
                2004 Green Book: Report of the Fiscal Committees on the Executive Budget: Fiscal Year 2004-2005 
                2003 Green Book: Report of the Fiscal Committees on the Executive Budget: Fiscal Year 2003-2004
                2002 Green Book: Report of the Fiscal Committees on the Executive Budget: Fiscal Year 2002-2003

       Senate's February 8, 2016 response

                 Staff Report Adopted Budget Summary 2015-2016   extract
                 Staff Report Adopted Budget Summary 2014-2015    extract
                 Report on Enacted Budget 2013-2014     extract
                 Enacted Budget Summary 2012-2013
                 Enacted Budget Summary 2011-2012

        CJA's February 26, 2016 e-mail to Assembly, with copy to Senate --
          "Subject: RECORDS REQUEST/FOIL: State Finance Law 22-b -- Missing Green Books for 2006, 2010, 2014, 2015"

                     Assembly's March 1, 2016 response
     
                    Assembly's March 3, 2016 response                    

     CJA's February 22, 2016 e-mail to Senate --
            "Subject: Clarification -- RE: FOIL/Records Request: Where are the Legislature's Reports on the Enacted Budgets,
            Required by State Finance Law 22-b?"

                  Senate's February 29, 2016 response

                 February 9, 2016 e-mail from Associate Counsel/Judicial Committee/Program & Counsel Staff

                                         indicated link:   http://assembly.state.ny.us/Reports/WAM/20150417/2015Budget.pdf

        

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Staff Report on Enacted Budget - Fiscal Year 2015-2016
      leg/judiciary pages

Staff Report on Enacted Budget - Fiscal Year 2014-2015
     leg/judiciary pages

Report on Enacted Budget - Fiscal Year 2013-2014
     leg/judiciary pages

Report on Enacted Budget - Fiscal Year 2012-2013--
where's judiciary/leg budgets?

Report on Enacted Budget - Fiscal Year 2011-2012 --
where's judiciary/leg budgets?

        ASSEMBLY RESPONSE:    web link: http://assembly.state.ny.us/comm/?sec=post&id=41

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2.
CJA's February 22, 2016 FOIL to Senate Finance Chair Young & Ranking Member Krueger
--
"The Governor’s 'introducer’s memorandum' and 'fiscal note' for his Article VII Legislative/Judiciary Budget Bill #S.6401/A.9001
"

 Secretary of the Senate's February 29, 2016 response   
        referred-to link:  http://legislation.nysenate.gov/static/pdf/S6401-A9001.pdf

3.
CJA's February 23, 2016 FOIL to Assembly Ways & Means Committee Chair Farrell
& Ranking Member Oaks
--
"The Governor’s 'introducer’s memorandum' with 'statement of…fiscal impact' for his Article VII Legislative/Judiciary Budget Bill #S.6401/A.9001"

Assembly's March 1, 2016 response      enclosed Yellow Book pages & excerpt from State Operations budget bill

        

4.
CJA's February 23, 2016 FOIL Senate, Assembly, Gov. Cuomo, Division of the Budget --
"The Legislature's budget for fiscal year 2016-2017, its 'General State Charges', and its reappropriations popped into the back of the Governor's Legislative/Judiciary Budget Bill #S.6401/A.9001"

      Senate's March 1, 2016 response

       Assembly's March 1, 2016 response

       Governor's March 1, 2016 acknowledgment  
    Governor's April 1, 2016 response

       Division of the Budget's March 2, 2016 acknowledgement      Division of the Budget's April 5, 2016 response

5.
CJA's March 16, 2016 FOIL to Senate & Assembly --
"Joint Certificates for the Legislature's General Budget Conference Committee for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 -- & for its 'Public Protection' & 'General Government' Subcommittees

        Senate's March 23, 2016 response: March 15, 2016 Joint Certificate
      
         Assembly's April 7, 2016 response with enclosed March 15, 2016 Certificate    

6.
CJA's March 31, 2016 FOIL to Senate & Assembly
-- "Amended/Supplemental Joint Certificates for the Legislature's General Budget Conference Committee for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 -- & for its 'Public Protection' & 'General Government' Subcommittees

        Senate's April 7, 2016 e-mail-response, with enclosed "Amendment to Joint Certificate"

             Assembly's April 7, 2016 letter-response, with
enclosed "Amendment to Joint Certificate"

7.
CJA's April 5, 2016 FOIL/Records Request to Legislature & Governor  --
"
Governor Cuomo’s 'Messages of Necessity' Relating to Budget Bills for Fiscal Year 2016-2017"

       Assembly's April 7, 2016 response and enclosed messages of necessity


                               Message of Necessity for A.9000-D -- to Assembly (State Operations)
                               Message of Necessity for S.6401-A/A.9001-A  -- to Legislature (Legislative/Judiciary)
                               Message of Necessity for S.6403-D/A.9003-D -- to Legislature  (Aid to Localities)
                               Message of Necessity for S.6404-D/A.9004-D -- to Legislature (Capital Projects)
                               Message of Necessity for S.6405-C/A.9005-C -- to Legislature
                               Message of Necessity for S.6406-C/A.9006-C -- to Legislature
                               Message of Necessity for S.6407-C/A.9007-C -- to Legislature
                               Message of Necessity for S.6408-C/A.9008-C -- to Legislature
                               Message of Necessity for S.6409-C/A.9009-C -- to Legislature


Senate's April 12, 2016 response

              Governor's April 12, 2016 acknowledgment

              Governor's May 5, 2016 response and enclosed messages of necessity

        

8.
CJA's April 6, 2016 FOIL/Records Request to Senate & Assembly
--
"Joint Budget Conference Committee, its Subcommittee on Public Protection, Criminal Justice, and Judiciary -- & its Additional Subcommittee, if any, having Jurisdiction over the Legislative Budget"

     Assembly Records Access Officer's April 13, 2016 letter-response,
                  with
enclosed conference committee and subcommittee minutes

9.
CJA's April 7, 2016 FOIL/Records Request to Senate & Assembly --
"Amendment to Legislative/Judiciary Budget Bill #6401/A.9001"

     
 Senate's April 14, 2016 e-mail response

            Assembly's April 15, 2016 letter-response, with
enclosures

10.
CJA's May 26, 2016 FOIL/Records Request  --
"Governor Cuomo's 'Messages of Necessity' Relating to Budget Bills
for Fiscal Years 2014-2015 and 2015-2016"

Senate's June 3, 2016 e-mail response

   Governor's June 3, 2016 e-mail acknowledgment

       Governor's July 1, 2016 response -- messages of necessity

              Assembly's response, mailed June 2, 2016, enclosing hard copies of the following:                   
                       2014:
                           Message of Necessity for S.6356-D/A-8556-D -- to Legislature
                           Message of Necessity for S.6914/A.9205 -- to Legislature
                           2015:
                           Message of Necessity for S.2000-C/A.3000-C -- to Assembly (State Operations)
                           Message of Necessity for S.2003-C/A.3003-C -- to Assembly (Aid to Localities)
                           Message of Necessity for S.2004-C/A.3004-C -- to Assembly (Capital Projects Budget)
Message of Necessity for S.2006-B/A.3006-B -- to Assembly
  Message of Necessity for S.2007-B/A.3007-B -- to Assembly
   Message of Necessity for S.2009-B/A.3009-B -- to Assembly
    Message of Necessity for S.4610-A/A.6721-A -- to Assembly
Message of Necessity for S.4612-B/A.6720-B -- to Assembly

                   

11.
CJA's June 9, 2016 FOIL/Records Request --
"Legislative Commission on State-Local Relations and Legislative Commission
on Government Administration"        
    

Legislative Law, Article 5-A     

              referred-to Assembly website links: 
             http://nyassembly.gov/comm/?sec=post&id=54    http://nyassembly.gov/comm/?sec=post&id=49
                http://nyassembly.gov/comm/?sec=mem&id=54     http://nyassembly.gov/comm/?sec=mem&id=49                        

         

       Senate --      https://www.nysenate.gov/senators-committees,

lists neither legislative commission – and no results are found using the Senate website’s search feature.

        Senate's June 16, 2016 acknowledgment

         Senate's June 22, 2016 response
               "Please be advised after a search by numerous New York State Senate offices
                there are no documents / records responsive to your request."

        
Assembly's June 29, 2016 response

12.
CJA's June 22, 2016 FOIL/Records Request --
"New York State Law Revision Commission"


        [statute - Legislative Law, Article 4-A]     

SENATE
June 29, 2016 acknowledgment
July 21, 2016 response

 ASSEMBLY
June 30, 2016 response


GOVERNOR
June 28, 2016 response

    
DIVISION OF THE BUDGTET
July 15, 2016 acknowledgment letter

December 22, 2016 extension letter
May 4, 2017 response
Enclosures: 
     SFY 1990-1991 through SFY 2008-2009

          SFY 2009-2010 through SFY 2015-2016

                                                             

13.
CJA's July 11, 2016 FOIL request:     
“The ‘plan’ to reimburse counties not covered by Judiciary Law §183-a
for district attorney salaries: fiscal years 2016-17, 2015-16, and 2014-15”
 

       DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES

       Division of Criminal Justice Services' July 15, 2016 e-mail of acknowledgment

       Division of Criminal Justice Services' August 12, 2016 e-mail of extension

        Division of Criminal Justice Services' October 26, 2016 e-mail of extension

       Division of Criminal Justice Services' November 10, 2016 e-mail of extension 

       Division of Criminal Justice Services' December 12, 2016 e-mail of extension

      Division of Criminal Justice Services' January 27, 2017 response letter
           
           Attachments:

                
                 (i) approved 2016-17 D.A. salary aid allocation plan


                 (ii) Statewide Financial System Records
                         here-2014-2015, here-2014-2015, here-2014-15, here-2014-15,
                         here-2015-16, here-2015-16


                 (iii) here-D.A. salary aid -2014-15; 2015-16; 2016-17
              
DIVISION OF THE BUDGET 

       Division of Budget's July 25, 2016 acknowledgment letter

        Division of the Budget's October 27, 2016 extension letter

       Division of the Budget's December 22, 2016 extension letter

       Division of the Budget's January 27, 2017 response letter
          
             Attachments: 

             
                (i)
approved 2016-17 DA.salary aid allocation plan,

                (ii) Statewide Financial System Records
                       here-2014-15, here-2014-15, here-2014-15, here-2014-15,
                       here-2015-16, here-2015-15


                (iii)  D.A. salary aid-2014-15
                       D.A. salary aid-2015-16
                       D.A. salary aid-2016-17


14. 
CJA's July 13, 2016 FOIL request  --
"
State Aid to the Counties for District Attorney Salaries for Calendar Years 2010-2016” 

      Comptroller's July 20, 2016 acknowledgment letter

       Comptroller's July 22, 2016 responding letter 

 

15.
CJA's August 15, 2016 FOIL/Records Request to Senate & Assembly --
"legislative report on the budget' for fiscal year 2016-2017, as required by State Finance Law §22-b"

 Senate's August 22, 2016 e-mail response

        CJA's August 22, 2016 e-mail to Assembly  with printout

        Assembly's August 22, 2016 e-mail response    link

CJA's August 22, 2016 e-mail 
attachments:

                    Assembly Records Access Officers' February 8, 2016 response
               
Assembly Records Access Officer's March 1, 2016 response
                                 
Assembly Records Access Officer's March 3, 2016 response                       


16.
CJA's September 1, 2016 FOIL/records Request to Division of Budget Director;
Comptroller, Senate, Assembly, Criminal Justice Services
--
"Director of the Budget's certificate of approval of the Division of Criminal Justice Services'
budget for fiscal year 2016-2017, contained in Aid to Localities Budget Bill #S.6403-d/A.9003-d --
& any certification by the Division of Criminal Justice Services of its own budget"

SENATE
September 9, 2016 e-mail

ASSEMBLY
September 9, 2016 letter


DIVISION OF THE BUDGET
September 9, 2016 letter
October 7, 2016 extension letter
December 22, 2016 extension letter
November 10, 2017 response   enclosure #1   enclosure #2

COMPTROLLER
September 12, 2016 letter
October 11, 2016 letter of extension


DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES
September 7, 2016 e-mail acknowledgment
October 5, 2016 e-mail of extension

November 10, 2016 e-mail of extension
December 10, 2016 e-mail of extension
February 14, 2017 e-mail of extension
March 21, 2017 e-mail of extension
May 18, 2017 e-mail of extension
June 29, 2017 e-mail of extension
November 13, 2017 response

 


17.
CJA's October 7, 2016 FOIL/records request to Gov, Senate & Assembly --
"the chapter amendment to the 2016-17 State Budget referred-to by Resolutions #382-2016 & #381-2016 of the Lewis County Board of Legislators, adopted October 4, 2016"

Assembly's October 14, 2016 response & enclosure

Senate's October 17, 2016 response

Governor's October 17, 2016 acknowledgment 

Governor's November 4, 2016 response


18.
CJA's October 31, 2016 FOIL/records request to Governor, Senate & Assembly --
"Governor Pataki's February 1, 2005 meeting with Senate and Assembly Majority and Minority Leaders 'to discuss the budget in public'"

Assembly's November 7, 2016 response

Senate's November 7, 2016 response

Governor's November 7, 2016 acknowledgment

Governor's December 7, 2016 response

                  CJA's December 12, 2016 records request/FOIL to New York State Archives

                  December 12, 2016 response from NYS Archives

December 14, 2015 final response  attachments  #1  #2  #3



19.
CJA's November 17, 2016 FOIL/records request
--
"This Year's 'Independent Audit' of the 'Internal Controls'
of the Senate & Assembly Pursuant to Legislative Law Sec. 92"   
 
EFPR Group

Senate
November 23, 2016 response



Assembly
November 28, 2016 acknowledgment

November 30, 2016 response
ENCLOSURES:
Assembly's May 15, 2013 request for proposals
Toski June 6, 2013 proposal
                 Assembly June 27, 2013 contract with Toski

        

20.
CJA's November 23, 2016 FOIL/records request
--
"Senate-Assembly Contract(s) with EFPR Group, LLP
for this Year's 'Independent Audit'

of the 'Internal Controls' of the Senate & Assembly"

Senate
December 1, 2016 response

CJA's December 2, 2016 appeal to Senate FOIL Appeals Officer Beth Garvey 


CJA's March 7, 2017 FOIL/records request to Senate --
"Contract for the 2016 'independent audit' of the Senate's 'internal controls';
the 2016 'independent audit; etc."


        CJA's March 7, 2017 follow-up -- "CORRECTION..." 

CJA's March 7, 2017 e-mail to Senate --
"Was there ANY response this Dec 2, 2016 APPEAL? 
CJA's Nov, 2016 FOIL/RECORDS REQUEST --
Senate contract with EFPR Group, LLP
for [the 2016] 'independent audit' of the 'internal controls' of the Senate"

21.
CJA's November 22, 2016 FOIL/records request
--
"The Legislature's compliance with Legislative Law §90:
'Internal control responsibilities'"

 Senate
November 30, 2016 response

CJA's December 2, 2016 appeal to Senate FOIL Appeals Officer Garvey
Senate FOIL Appeals Officer Garvey's December 22, 2016 decision

        

22.
CJA's November 23, 2016 FOIL/records request
--
"Compliance with Legislative Law §91 'Internal audit responsibilities"

Senate
December 1, 2016 response

CJA's December 2, 2016 request for clarification

Senate's December 5, 2016 clarification

CJA's December 9, 2016 appeal to Senate FOIL Appeals Officer Garvey

         

 

  

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CJA's BUDGET-RELATED FOIL/RECORDS REQUESTS TO THE OCA 

CJA's Dec. 9, 2015 FOIL/Records Request -- "The Dollar Amounts of the Judicial Salary Increases Recommended by the Commission on Judicial Compensation's August 29, 2011 Report -- and 'General State Charges' Resulting Therefrom"

          OCA December 9, 2016 acknowledgment

            CJA's January 22, 2016 status request

            OCA January 22, 2016 response

            CJA's February 24, 2016 status request 

            OCA's March 4, 2016 response

CJA's Feb. 4, 2016 FOIL/Records Request -- "The Judiciary's agreed-to, if not proposed reductions to its budget request for fiscal year 2015-2016"

         OCA Feb. 5, 2016 acknowledgment

           CJA's March 11, 2016 status request

          OCA's March 11, 2016 response

 

CJA's Feb. 5, 2016 FOIL/Records Request -- "Chief Administrative Judge approvals of increases, decreases, and interchanges in fiscal year 2015-2016, as authorized by §2 of Legislative/Judiciary Budget Bill #S.2001-a/A.3001-a"

           OCA Feb. 5, 2016 acknowledgment

           CJA's March 11, 2016 status request

          OCA's March 11, 2016 response

 

CJA's December 9, 2016 FOIL/Records Request -- "Chief Administrative Judge Marks' approvals of increases, decreases, and interchanges in fiscal year 2016-2017, as authorized by §2 of Legislative/Judiciary Budget Bill #S.6401-a/A.9001-a"

           OCA's December 9, 2016 acknowledgment

          CJA's February 22, 2017 status inquiry

           OCA's February 22, 2017 reply

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The Trail of EVIDENCE
on which the March 28, 2014 citizen-taxpayer action sits

The Trail of EVIDENCE
on which the March 30, 2015 supplemental complaint sits

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			JUDICIARY BUDGET: FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014
(2nd phase of judicial salary increase)
Judiciary's Budget
Judiciary's General State Charges

JUDICIARY BUDGET: FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013
(1st phase of judicial salary increase)
Judiciary's Budget
Judiciary's General State Charges

                             amended Legislative/Judiciary Budget Bill -- legislative reappropriations

 

 

 

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