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Opinion 91-64
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. [Edited for Publication] PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- … expended for several bus transportation contracts will be in excess of the monetary threshold for purchase contracts in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-64Opinion 92-29
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (applicability of General … filling vacancy in office of police commissioner) POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Commissioner (applicability … consisting of a commissioner, deputy commissioner and a uniformed force. The commissioner, who for purposes of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29Opinion 92-2
… a zone); (authority to budget amounts due for preceding and current year under hydrant contract) TOWN LAW, … under a contract for both the preceding fiscal year and the current fiscal year. You ask about the permissible … payable on or before March 1 for the entire preceding year and the amount necessary to make the quarterly payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-2Medicaid Program – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting of Mainstream Managed Care Organizations
… Purpose To determine whether mainstream managed care organizations … (MCOs) are submitting accurate administrative costs to the Department of Health (Department) and whether the … To determine whether mainstream managed care organizations are submitting accurate administrative costs to the Department of Health and whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/13/medicaid-program-administrative-costs-used-premium-rate-setting-mainstream-managed-careSelected Aspects of Incident Intake and Investigation
… Purpose To determine whether the Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs (Center) met its responsibility to operate a hotline, … period July 1, 2013 through May 16, 2016. Background The Center was established by the Protection of People With …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/06/selected-aspects-incident-intake-and-investigationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… with discharge limitations. IWS personnel do not measure or verify the amount of liquid and/or slush waste trucked in for treatment and disposal; … dollar limits for individual purchases, set daily limits or block certain types of vendors as required by the policy. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… those children, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Children in foster … oversight to make sure these children are being checked on regularly by those entrusted with managing their care and … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Scio, Town of Sheridan and the Snyder Fire District . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … County) The town board did not ensure that fuel supplies in the parks department were adequately safeguarded and … was recorded with no corresponding deposits; 10 cases totaling $2,520 were reported to the DMV as paid, with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 91-11
… of three years. You further state that the mayor nominates and appoints the city engineer with the consent of the common … is two years. Local governments are authorized to adopt and amend local laws, not inconsistent with the Constitution … officer are Morin v Foster , 45 NY2d 287, 408 NYS2d 387 and Hampton Heights Development Corp. v Board of Water Supply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Opinion 90-52
… -- Powers and Duties (publication of minutes of town board meeting); (publication of State Comptroller's report of … clerk is required to record in the minutes of a town board meeting the name of each member of the board who is present, … duty to record the names of other persons attending the meeting. A decision to publish the minutes of a town board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-52Opinion 90-30
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … §§8017, 8021; SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, §106-a: A county clerk is entitled to a fee for recording a satisfaction of mortgage where the county department of social services is the mortgagee but the satisfaction of the mortgage is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30Opinion 88-54
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … district may be extended prior to December 31, and, if so, what time table must be followed for the extension of the … Whether the consolidated district may be extended prior to December …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-54Opinion 88-42
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Distribution of (adjustment by … distributed sales tax revenues to towns and villages in the county in a manner which did not comply with the provisions of Tax … distributed sales tax revenues to towns and villages in the county in a manner which did not comply with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-42Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-315
… and the affected bargaining units (Bargaining Units 87, DR, F8, G9, S9, SA, SD, SG, SK, SN, SR and SY) for the period April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2026 provide for a new Annual Leave and/or Compensatory Time … Ineligible Employees CT New York City Judicial Staff DR Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County F8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-315-annual-leave-andor-compensatory-time-exchange-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 2083
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies that employees with NYSPO access can opt out of receiving a paper Form W-2 statement for the 2022 tax … Employees enrolled in NYSPO who have chosen to opt out of receiving a paper Form W-2 statement are affected. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2083-new-york-state-payroll-online-nyspo-electronic-delivery-2022-form-w-2DiNapoli Finds Subway Wait Times Got Worse from 2013 to 2014
… are waiting longer for the next train to arrive than the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) … own measure may make subway performance appear better than it is in reality. DiNapoli's audit determined that … are waiting longer for the next train to arrive than the Metropolitan Transportation Authoritys reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-finds-subway-wait-times-got-worse-2013-2014State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… City of Troy and the West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and … that the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the tentative budget were reasonable and the town's 2018 … or services that may not be for valid authority purposes. In addition, the account clerk is authorized to use their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: State Financial Condition Improving
… the Legislature deserve credit for that. On the positive side, a timely budget was enacted and reserves have been strengthened. Areas of concern include the adequacy … is required for most of the DIIF programs. The new fund does not incorporate all of the settlement resources, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-state-financial-condition-improvingOpinion 89-16
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (publication of newsletter) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Except as otherwise provided by … members of each company, must determine how foreign fire insurance tax moneys are to be used for the benefit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-16DiNapoli: NYC's 2024 Budget Balanced, but Risks Loom
… billion surplus from last fiscal year and $1.7 billion in savings from the city’s Program to Eliminate the Gap (PEG) … for city fiscal year (FY) 2024, despite $2.9 billion in costs in FY 2024 to address the influx of asylum seekers. However, … A $55 billion surplus from last fiscal year and $17 billion in savings from the citys Program to Eliminate the Gap PEG …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-nycs-2024-budget-balanced-risks-loom