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State Contract and Payment Actions in December
… In December, the Office of the State Comptroller approved … $44.9 million with Patroon Creek 500 LLC for lease space in Albany County. $1.1 million with New York State Industries … Saint Joseph for the purchase of a conservation easement in Suffolk County. $1.8 million with Friendly Ford Inc. for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli: NYC's Shelter Repair Process Needs Its Own Fix
… were in fact more critical. At Regent Family Residence (Manhattan) a plan to reroute 13 heating pipes -- needed to … a project must have a minimum cost of $35,000 and a useful life of five years or more. Examples of shelter capital … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-nycs-shelter-repair-process-needs-its-own-fixPrivacy and Security of Student Data
… followed all laws and regulations regarding the privacy and security of students’ data. The audit covered the … systems. NYCPS is required to comply with federal privacy laws, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). FERPA affords parents the right to have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/04/23/privacy-and-security-student-dataDiNapoli: Rural Counties Face Shortage of Health Professionals
… professionals to serve in rural areas. Analysis The Doctor is...Out: Shortages of Health Professionals in Rural …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-rural-counties-face-shortage-health-professionalsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2432
… limit. Pursuant to IRS IR-2025-67, released on November 13, 2025, this catch-up contribution limit was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2432-403b-and-457-plan-contribution-changes-resulting-federal-secure-20-actDiNapoli: MTA Faces Its Greatest Challenges in Decades
… Authority (MTA) has been slow to reverse the deterioration in service and its financial plan entails considerable risk, … challenges facing the MTA. "Our regional transit system is in crisis. Service has deteriorated on the city's subways and … has fallen notwithstanding the largest job expansion in New York City's history," DiNapoli said. "Despite an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-its-greatest-challenges-decadesDiNapoli Audit Finds Gaps in NYC School Safety Planning
… Auditors found DOE was lax in requiring that safety plans were filed on time by schools and policies did not … When auditors visited schools and examined safety plans, they found plans with incorrect or outdated contact information for key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-gaps-nyc-school-safety-planningOpinion 88-18
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TAXES -- Mortgage Tax (distribution to newly incorporated village) … VILLAGES -- Incorporation (right to distribution of mortgage tax) TAX LAW, §261(3); VILLAGE LAW, §2-234(1)(c): A … newly incorporated village becomes entitled to payment of mortgage tax moneys the first day of June following the first …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-18State Comptroller DiNapoli and Ulster County Executive Metzger Announce Findings of Gulnick Investigation
… and investigation of former Ulster County Commissioner of Finance Burton Gulnick Jr. found no evidence of any crimes … after coming into office that the County's long-time top finance official was accused of pilfering funds from another … the criminal actions by our former Commissioner of Finance at other organizations,” said Ulster County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-ulster-county-executive-metzger-announce-findings-gulnickEDSS - Glossary of Terms
Terminology related to a Contract Reporter Exemption Request and a Procurement Record
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-glossary-termsOpinion 2006-8
… Benefit Accrued Liability Reserve Fund (use of for lump sum “retirement awards”) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- … employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund for lump sum “retirement awards”) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §6-p: Monies … liability reserve fund may not be used to finance lump sum “retirement awards”, which are calculated as prescribed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-8Opinion 2007-3
… overall unionized police officer compensation package” (Bill Jacket, L 1999, ch 443, Budget Report on S.6105; Bill … , Supreme Ct, Rensselaer County, October 7, 2005, Ceresia, J.). 2 Accordingly, a village chief of police is not entitled … stipend and longevity payments, as well as part of a clothing allowance, to the head of a police department. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-3Opinion 89-27
… PHRASES -- "Compensation" (for purposes of County Law, §200) NY STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE I, §11; UNITED STATES … benefits, to which an employee is entitled (see 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-13, p 16; 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-4, p 4). In … from offering fringe benefits to its supervisors (see, e.g., Opn No. 87-8, supra ). We are, therefore, of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-27Opinion 88-62
… of a specific or type of "capital improvement" (GML, §6-c[2]). A "capital improvement" includes "any physical public … a final cover system consisting of a gas venting layer, overlaid by a low permeability barrier layer and a barrier protection layer, and a topsoil layer; a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62Opinion 88-56
… OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (fire district commissioner an employee of firm doing business with … LAW, §§800(3)(c), 801(1), 802(1)(b): A fire district commissioner, who is a salaried employee of a firm doing … in response to your letter asking whether a fire district commissioner who is also a salaried employee of a firm doing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56DiNapoli Seeks Stronger Federal Safety Measures for Oil Trains to Protect New Yorkers
… said Peter Iwanowicz, Executive Director of Environmental Advocates of New York. “We have seen too many communities … the full cost of a potential catastrophe. Environmental Advocates of New York applauds Comptroller DiNapoli for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-seeks-stronger-federal-safety-measures-oil-trains-protect-new-yorkersOpinion 91-37
… AND PENALTIES -- Disposition of Parking Fines (received by city parking violations bureau for violations of Vehicle and Traffic Law, §§306 and 402) PARKING AND TRAFFIC … the proper disposition of fines and penalties collected by a city Parking Violations Bureau PVB for violations of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-37DiNapoli: State Budget Boosts Education Aid and Enacts Paid Family Leave but Falls Short on Ethics Reform and Transparency
… State Poverty Reduction Initiative; Excludes proposals to shift a larger share of costs for Medicaid and the senior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-state-budget-boosts-education-aid-and-enacts-paid-family-leave-falls-short-ethics-reform-andDiNapoli and William Glasgall Op-Ed
… Senior Director, Public Finance, at the Volcker Alliance , a nonprofit based in New York City. The full op-ed is below: … to the precipice of bankruptcy. As the city emerged from its crisis, in part due to the stewardship of a true civic … how federal, state and local dollars are being used. One thing is clear: The current environment demands greater …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-and-william-glasgall-op-edXI.12.B Contract Assignments – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… OVERVIEW This section outlines the procedures to be followed by a State agency to execute the transfer of the … or organization. Agency contract managers should be aware of all transfers under a contract and that their … Law, Article 9, Section 138 states contracts cannot be assigned, transferred, conveyed, sublet or otherwise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12b-contract-assignments