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Opinion 93-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Professional Services … Safety or Health Administration requirements). In this connection, the fire district may enter into one or … the lowest responsible bidder after public advertisement in the manner prescribed in that section. In addition to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3Oversight of Selected Aspects of Traffic Controls
… signals and multi-way stop controls. Studies that result in denials may be referred to another Department unit for … and the New York State Department of Transportation, in the Joint Transportation Management Center. Midtown in Motion, a congestion management system used by the TMC, is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/oversight-selected-aspects-traffic-controlsShareholders Send Exxon a Strong Message on Climate Change
… be affected by global efforts to limit the average rise in temperatures to below 2-degrees Celsius. The vote result … than 60 institutional investors with over $10 trillion in combined assets under management declared their support … be impacted by efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions in response to similar shareholder proposals co-filed in 2015 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/shareholders-send-exxon-strong-message-climate-changeDiNapoli: Better DEC Oversight of Dams Recommended To Prevent Failures and Safeguard Communities
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Dam failures are rare in New York, and we want to keep it that way,” DiNapoli said. … emergency plans and proof they are operated and maintained in a safe condition at all times.” DEC has regulatory … the law requires dam owners to operate and maintain dams in a safe condition. Dam failures can occur for a host of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-better-dec-oversight-dams-recommended-prevent-failures-and-safeguard-communitiesHoward Public Library – Board Oversight (2026M-3)
… were not adequately segregated. This results in an increased risk of theft, waste and abuse of the … not identified. The Board’s lack of oversight resulted in variances in the financial records and reports that were not identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2026/04/24/howard-public-library-board-oversight-2026m-3DiNapoli Audit Finds MTA Needs to Strengthen Extreme Weather Preparations
… emergency.” Superstorm Sandy caused roughly $5 billion in damages to MTA assets, including serious damage to the … Tunnel, the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, and six bus depots in 2012. In its aftermath, B&T and MTA’s bus operating units – Transit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-mta-needs-strengthen-extreme-weather-preparationsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Nanticoke Volunteer Fire Department and Oswego County . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … a potential revenue shortfall of approximately $15,000 in the first year of operation. Town of Busti – Taxpayer … did not properly budget or allocate approximately $135,000 in highway equipment purchases between the town-wide and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District and the Salem Central School District . "In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … that the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are reasonable. The district's … contract pricing for the 16 school buses they purchased in 2012-13 and 2013-14. In addition, the board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 97-8
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CITIES -- Powers and Duties (requirement that … be certified) CLAIMS -- Certification of (necessity for in city) LOCAL LAWS -- Claims (certification requirement) … claims against a city (see 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 442). In this regard, we note that Second Class Cities Law, §64 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-8DiNapoli: Former State Employee Arrested for Falsely Claiming She Never Received $4K Loan Check from New York State and Local Retirement System
… received a $4,055 loan check to get a replacement check in the same amount. Both checks were then cashed separately. … a request to NYSLRS for a loan against her pension in the amount of $4,055. After she received the check, Brady … loan check and Brady was sent a new one, which she cashed. In the meantime, the third party had deposited the original …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-state-employee-arrested-falsely-claiming-she-never-received-4k-loan-check-new-yorkXII.9.F Correcting Payments Processed Against the Incorrect Purchase Order – XII. Expenditures
… must also be corrected through the following process. In the event that funds have since lapsed, please see Chapter … Contract Expenditures . Process and Document Preparation: In the event that a Business Unit issues a payment against the wrong purchase order, and the funds in question are still active, the Business Unit must correct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9f-correcting-payments-processed-against-incorrect-purchase-orderXVI.3.I Budgetary Presentation – XVI. Financial Reporting
… which requires that a budgetary comparison be included in the financial statements for the general fund and major … special revenue funds. The budgetary report presented in the State's BFS reflects a comparison of the original and … plan to the GAAP basis financial statements is disclosed in the notes to required supplementary information. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3i-budgetary-presentationDiNapoli: State Tax Revenues Down $3 Billion Through July
… need during this national emergency.” Other items of note in the report: Personal income tax (PIT) collections totaled … a drop of 23.1 percent. The year-over-year decline in July, 8.6 percent, was the lowest since March. All Funds … from the previous year, including a $1.8 billion decline in local assistance grants. The General Fund ended the month …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-state-tax-revenues-down-3-billion-through-julyThe Child Study Center of New York – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Background CSC, a not-for-profit organization located in Jericho, New York, is authorized by SED to provide … June 30, 2014, CSC reported approximately $5.9 million in reimbursable costs on its CFR for two rate-based preschool … fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, we identified $127,101 in ineligible costs that CSC reported on its CFR for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/child-study-center-new-york-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCrossroads Center for Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… is an SED-approved, not-for-profit organization located in Schenectady, New York. Crossroads provides preschool … reported costs must comply with the guidelines specified in the RCM. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, Crossroads reported about $1.27 million in reimbursable costs on its CFR for two rate-based preschool …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/13/crossroads-center-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualTuition Assistance Program – State Financial Aid Program at Barnard College
… students for State financial aid. Background Founded in 1889, Barnard College (Barnard) is a women’s liberal arts college. Located in Manhattan, near Columbia University, students at both schools can enroll in each school’s courses. Barnard offers bachelor’s degrees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/03/tuition-assistance-program-state-financial-aid-program-barnard-collegeSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… focused their audit efforts on the highest-cost travelers in the State, each of whom incurred over $100,000 in travel expenses during the three-year period ended March … Revenue Service "tax home" rules may apply and may result in taxable income. In addition, Judicial Travel Rules were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/04/selected-employee-travel-expensesSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… York. RIOC was created by the New York State Legislature in 1984 to take responsibility, pursuant to a General … 147 acres comprising the former Welfare Island, located in New York City’s East River. RIOC assumed the role of the … $1.7 million of RIOC spending that was discretionary in nature. Each public authority should have formal policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-3Real Estate Portfolio
… nation's largest state public power entity and a leader in supplying the State with electrical power. Public … generating projects, along with an administrative building in White Plains and several permanent easements. Key Findings NYPA did not include all of its property in the reports it submits to the State and posts on its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/20/real-estate-portfolioCollege of Fredonia – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… we audited travel expenses for the highest-cost travelers in the State as well as other outliers. These employees each incurred over $100,000 in travel expenses during the three year period ending March … other travel expenses that we identified as outliers in our planning analysis, including three employees with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/28/college-fredonia-selected-employee-travel-expenses