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Opinion 90-50
… (approval of Department of Transportation contracts to construct municipal highways) HIGHWAY LAW, §10(27); STATE … funds. This is in reply to your inquiry regarding the legal requirements municipalities must satisfy when the New … Law, what the Comptroller should receive to satisfy the legal requirements of this provision of the Highway Law. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-50SUNY Bulletin No. SU-179
… Summer Session. When Agencies Must Enter Additional Pay Information in Pay Period 11L Prevention of Automatic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-179-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-suny-21pDiNapoli: State Faces $34.3 Billion Cumulative Budget Gap Through State Fiscal Year 2029
… The state’s Financial Plan shows a growing structural budget deficit with a cumulative three-year budget gap of $34.3 billion, as forecasted by the Division of … The states Financial Plan shows a growing structural budget deficit with a cumulative threeyear budget gap of $343 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-state-faces-343-billion-cumulative-budget-gap-through-state-fiscal-year-2029Opinion 2001-15
… to dissolve district when assets are sold to town) -- Property (meaning of for purpose of Town Law §198[12]) PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Disposition of (a service contract of a lighting … (meaning of for purpose of Town Law §198[12]) -- "Property" (meaning of for purpose of Town Law §§191, 202-c) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15Opinion 88-19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ACTIONS AND … or governmental powers of the town are affected. You state that a citizens group has requested the town board to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-19Medicaid Program – Appropriateness of Payments to Transportation Management Contractors and Providers
… of Health (Department) made improper Medicaid payments for transportation services. The audit covered the period … to provide transportation to medically necessary services for those recipients who are unable to obtain transportation … and transferring these services to the Medicaid fee-for-service program (in which Medicaid reimburses providers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/15/medicaid-program-appropriateness-payments-transportation-management-contractors-andOpinion 93-27
… opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Taxes and Assessments (superseding sales tax provisions) SALES TAX -- Use (for reduction of townwide taxes within town outside … Whether the Town of Cheektowaga may use its share of county sales tax revenues to reduce the townwide general fund tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Issues Behind Broome County's Fiscal Stress
… fund balance (excluding appropriated fund balance) were one of the lowest in the state with only 2.7 percent of gross … Create a long-term financial plan; and Update the county's capital plan and take steps to bring long-term assets and … spending, the state's 140,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-issues-behind-broome-countys-fiscal-stressOpinion 2002-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. WATER DISTRICTS -- … recorded in the county clerk's office and filed with the State Comptroller within ten days of the board's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-8Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… $115,000. Fonda-Fultonville Joint Wastewater Treatment Facility – Board Oversight (Montgomery County) Auditors … to operate the Fonda-Fultonville Joint Wastewater Facility, which provides sewage treatment services to … determined that the council did not adopt policies that address how compensatory (comp) time will be authorized, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTown of Hornellsville – Distribution of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Proceeds (2025M-112)
… the membership. Furthermore, in accordance with relevant case law, in the case of a multi-company fire department, FFI … of the Town, outside of the District, constitutes the Town’s two fire protection districts, for which the Town contracts … The bookkeeper assists the Supervisor with the Town’s accounting functions, including calculating the FFI tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/12/12/town-hornellsville-distribution-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-proceeds-2025m-112Association to Benefit Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Manual). The audit included expenses claimed on ABC’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. Background ABC is a … were not reimbursable. This disallowed amount included food, non-allowed merchandise, and items without … as follows: For program 9165, the costs included several food purchases for staff functions (such as luncheons) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/08/association-benefit-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOversight of Certified Homeless Shelter Food Services
… from January 1, 2015 through May 10, 2018. Background Shelter operators are required to provide meals that are … and procedures. Ensure that food service workers remain current with TB testing requirements, where required. Require shelter providers and caterers to submit menus and other supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/29/oversight-certified-homeless-shelter-food-servicesTrash Can Free Stations Pilot Program
… officials effectively evaluated the various Phases of the Trash Can Free Stations Pilot Program, intended to improve … experience. In October 2011, Transit’s SEO began the “Trash Can Free Stations Pilot Program” (or Pilot Program) to … officials effectively evaluated the various Phases of the Trash Can Free Stations Pilot Progra …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/22/trash-can-free-stations-pilot-programState Police Bulletin No. SP-109
… Purpose To inform the agency of new Additional Pay earning codes and to provide instructions to pay the out-of-title work. Affected Employees Troopers in … To inform the agency of new Additional Pay earning codes and to provide instructions to pay the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-109-payment-out-title-work-employees-new-york-state-police-representedUnited Community Services, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… The audit covered expenses claimed on United’s CFRs for the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2014. Background United is a Brooklyn, New York for-profit organization authorized by SED to operate, among … students to United based on clinical evaluations and pays for these services using rates established by SED. The rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/30/united-community-services-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Compliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (2019-S-39) EO 95, issued in March 2013, established an Open Data Website … found OGS has taken steps to meet the requirements of EO 95; however, certain aspects of the order have not been … that data public. OGS has not incorporated compliance with EO 95 into its core business functions. For instance, there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsStep Up Therapy Services, PLLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Step Up Therapy … (CFRs) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented … To determine whether the costs reported by Step Up Therapy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/20/step-therapy-services-pllc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: Owner of Medical Transport Company Charged With Running Sham Transportation Service Scheme
… Transit Corp., on ten counts of wire fraud for her role in a scheme to defraud New York State of over $1.2 million in transportation grant funds. “Jael Watts allegedly devised … with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYS DOT) to “enhance the mobility” of seniors and people with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-owner-medical-transport-company-charged-running-sham-transportation-service-schemeThe Child Development Council, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… ended June 30, 2014. Background TCDC, a not-for-profit organization located in Johnson City, New York, provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/17/child-development-council-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual