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Opinion 2009-2
… TOWN LAW § 209-q (13) (a): When a town proposes or is required to issue indebtedness to finance a water … State Comptroller's approval for a town water improvement, is based on the total cost of the improvement or only on the … as the town board in its discretion determines, is borne either (1) partly by the area of the town outside of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2Opinion 2009-2
… WATER IMPROVEMENTS -- State Comptroller's Permission (when required) WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION -- Town … State Comptroller's permission) TOWN LAW § 209-q (13) (a): When a town proposes or is required to issue indebtedness to … improvement financed by the issuance of indebtedness that "does not involve the expenditure of a large amount of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2-0Opinion 91-27
… -- Real Property (authority of county to supersede sale and lease provisions of County Law, §215) REAL PROPERTY -- … Generally (authority of county to supersede sale and lease provisions of County Law, §215) -- Sales (of … county district paid $10,500 to acquire these two parcels and has expended $6,000 to demolish a building and clear the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-27Village of Middleport – Water and Sewer Rents (2013M-313)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s water and sewer rent activity for the … Board of Trustees (Board) comprised of four Trustees and a Mayor. Budgeted appropriations for the general, water and … the Board and only two had been sufficiently documented as to the rationale for the adjustments. The Clerk-Treasurer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/01/24/village-middleport-water-and-sewer-rents-2013m-313Contract Advisory No. 7
… contain any special characters. Guidance: The Contract ID for all new contracts including but not limited to services, … or stand alone purchase order transactions received at OSC for approval which contain special characters in the numbers (other than the two hyphens as identified above for contracts) will be returned to the agency non-approved. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/7-special-characters-should-not-be-used-contract-and-stand-alone-purchase-orderDiNapoli: CDTA Overtime Expenses and Ridership Growing
… amid steady ridership growth in recent years, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … mile have been trending downward. Pursuing opportunities to boost ridership and identify cost savings will help assure … More than 10 percent of all CDTA employees were reported to have overtime amounts that totaled more than 50 percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-cdta-overtime-expenses-and-ridership-growingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Village of Avon , Town of Bolton , McLean Fire Department , South Farmingdale Fire District , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli Says State Opioid Treatment Programs Need Better Coordination
… state's 150,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-says-state-opioid-treatment-programs-need-better-coordinationControls Over and Revenues From .nyc Generic Top-Level Domains
… (DoITT) has collected all the revenues due from the .nyc generic top-level domain program, and whether the … a franchise agreement with a vendor to apply for the “.nyc” generic TLD (gTLD) and to operate, manage, maintain, and market the .nyc gTLD program. New York City’s contract with the vendor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/25/controls-over-and-revenues-nyc-generic-top-level-domainsNew York’s Paid Family Leave Program
… New York State recently began providing 12 weeks of fully paid … Labor Department, and OSC analysis Paid Family Leave Is an Employee-Funded Benefit The New York State Department of … contributions, and reporting employee contributions on W-2 tax forms. 11 As shown in Figure 2, in the first year of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-paid-family-leave-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… opportunities related to cash receipts and disbursements for the department management’s review and consideration. The audit included recommendations for the following findings: rental payments, disbursements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOversight of Contract Expenditures of Palladia, Inc. (Follow-Up)
… one of the nation's largest and most diverse programs for the prevention and treatment of alcohol and substance … According to the contract, OASAS reimburses Palladia for its net operating expenses, up to the maximum budgeted amount, for providing the contracted services. The expenses are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/20/oversight-contract-expenditures-palladia-inc-followBorough of Manhattan Community College – Controls Over Bank Accounts
… Purpose To determine whether the City University of New York’s (CUNY) … President of Finance and Administration at each college to ensure that each bank account complies with University …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/10/borough-manhattan-community-college-controls-over-bank-accountsXIV.3.A Overview – XIV. Special Procedures
… Overview Pursuant to the State Finance Law, §98, the State Comptroller shall invest and keep invested all moneys belonging to any and all funds (of the State) in classes and kinds of … to receive interest (or be charged interest) will have interest earnings posted or recorded to the fund once a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv3a-overviewContracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services (Follow-Up)
… We also found that the Port Authority's business model does not require the departments requesting these contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/07/contracts-personal-and-miscellaneous-services-followDiNapoli: Energy Companies Agree to Report on Impact of Paris Agreement Goals
… with an annual carbon footprint analysis of the Fund's public equity portfolio (16 percent lower overall emissions … New York State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States with estimated … state's 145,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-energy-companies-agree-report-impact-paris-agreement-goalsOpinion 96-7
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties … You ask whether several fire districts may join together in an advertising campaign for the purpose of recruiting … agreements. Subdivision one of section 119-o provides, in relevant part, that ". . . municipal corporations and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-7DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improvements in Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking
… services available to them, the audit found. From January 2019 to October 2023, there were 1,384 confirmed human … assessments. Providers said they often did not have clear guidance from OTDA on required documentation and experienced … 39% of funds allocated to 11 providers was used as of June 2024 – approximately three years into their five-year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improvements-services-survivors-human-traffickingVillage of Delanson – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2012M-232)
… real property tax and water rent billings and collections for the period June 1, 2010, to April 30, 2012. Background … property taxes and water rents were properly accounted for. Incompatible duties were not segregated and the Clerk … as required by Village policy. Make disbursements only for those claims audited and approved by the Board. Segregate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/03/29/village-delanson-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2012m-232Oversight of Critical Foster Care Program Requirements (Follow-Up)
… service delivery, including assessments and case plans for families and children. Our initial audit examined whether … required criteria prior to their certification or approval for the placement of foster children, and to determine whether casework contacts occur as required for these children. At each of the ten sites we visited, we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/03/oversight-critical-foster-care-program-requirements-follow