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Opinion 97-25
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics … until after the agency approves the application. This is in reply to your request for our opinion concerning a … review board. You state that the board member in question is a sign maker who has been found to have drawn …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-25Gloversville Enlarged School District - Claims Auditing (2019M-244)
… $845,215 were not audited and approved prior to payment. Credit card claims, paid by wire transfers, were not audited and approved prior to payment and 38 of 105 credit card charges totaling $16,664 were not adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/gloversville-enlarged-school-district-claims-auditing-2019m-244Efforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms (2017-S-70) 90-Day Response
To determine whether the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority has taken action to collect unpaid tolls and fees using outside law firms and to minimize...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s70-response.pdfCollection and Use of the Motor Vehicle Law Enforcement Fee (2012-S-2), Department of Financial Services 90-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Financial Services (Department) has collected, accounted for and distributed all Fee revenue
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2012-12s2-DFS-response.pdfUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-159
… (Administration). Current Code Updated to 0001 0001 if new salary is below the maximum Salary Rate 2010 if new salary is equal to the maximum Salary Rate 0003 0001 if … and less than the maximum Salary Rate 0006 0001 if the new salary is less than the m aximum Salary Rate and the FIS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-159-april-2010-service-increments-longevity-pay-and-longevityOpinion 96-15
… 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. BUILDING INSPECTOR -- … or a part-town charge. The general rule is that all taxes for town purposes must be levied on the whole area of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-15New Yorkers in Need: A Look at Poverty Trends in New York State for the Last Decade
The COVID-19 pandemic had devastating health, economic and social consequences. In New York, the pandemic and ensuing economic shutdown produced almost 2 million job losses in 2020. Yet for many, economic hardships existed long before this time.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-yorkers-in-need-poverty-trends.pdfLocal Sales Tax Collections Decline by 10 Percent in 2020, With Major Shifts in Consumer Spending
New York State local sales tax collections declined by 10 percent (or $1.8 billion) in 2020 compared to 2019, due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-tax-collections-decline-by-10-percent-in-2020.pdfEthelbert B. Crawford Public Library – Disbursements (2013M-222)
… District is located within the Monticello School District, in Sullivan County. The Library is governed by a seven-member … The Board did not ensure that disbursements were made in an economic manner and for authorized Library purposes. … account during our audit period, which is not permitted by Law. Four disbursements totaling $89,000 were for a public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2013/11/01/ethelbert-b-crawford-public-library-disbursements-2013m-222State Agencies Bulletin No. 1763.1
… This bulletin supersedes Payroll Bulletin 1763 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is … regarding the outreach and escheatment of uncashed payroll checks for calendar year 2018. Affected Employees Employees with one or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/17631-outreach-escheatment-2018-uncashed-payroll-checksComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … County) The board did not provide adequate oversight to ensure that the commission’s financial activity was … The director did not maintain complete records to account for the fees collected from each program and did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Travel Advisory No. 17
… on the employee’s expense report. Also, meals an agency or third party provides as part of an assignment are not reimbursable. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/17-agency-provided-meals-state-employeesMerrick Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-64)
… surplus fund balance from 19 percent at June 30, 2015 to 8 percent as of June 30, 2023, they consistently … Recommendations Continue reducing surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit. Adopt budgets that … of appropriations and fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Maintain reserves at reasonable levels. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/merrick-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-64Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… costs associated with pensionable overtime earnings. For the period June 1, 2021 through November 22, 2024, we … $1.1 million. The current Chief Water Operator accounted for the majority of the non-weekend overtime hours and 63 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6DiNapoli: Many SUNY Campus Foundations Operating Without Contracts or Proper Oversight
… were operating without the contracts they are required to have with their campuses while overseeing and managing billions in donations and resources, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … expenses," DiNapoli said. "SUNY administrators need to improve their oversight efforts to make sure billions of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-many-suny-campus-foundations-operating-without-contracts-or-proper-oversightComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Insurance Brokers
… admitted that from 1992 to 2013, they conspired with Joseph Ross to steal from Met Council through an elaborate … items and contracts. The conspiracy began in 1992, when Joseph Ross (a principal of Century Coverage Corporation and … Met Council knowingly paid the inflated premiums, and then Joseph Ross gave cash kickbacks to Cohen and Herb Friedman, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-insurance-brokersDiNapoli: NYC Has Recovered Nearly All Private Sector Jobs Unevenly Across Sectors
New York City has recovered 994 of private sector jobs it lost in the pandemic but unevenly across key industries according to an analysis released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-nyc-has-recovered-nearly-all-private-sector-jobs-unevenly-across-sectorsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly requested data. … New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsChallenging a Determination – Regional State Park Police Plan
… process when we receive your written request. If you have questions regarding the hearing process, please review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/challenging-determinationAccounts Payable Advisory No. 67
… Interest Payments on Certain Amounts Owed by the State, to the extent necessary to respond to the direct and indirect economic, financial, and social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/67-prompt-payment-interest