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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… the board’s fund balance policy states that it will strive to ensure that surplus fund balance does not exceed 4 … and accurately reported as teacher center costs. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . … state's 170,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsTaxes and Interest
… on items that were originally interest bearing such as bank accounts, utility refunds and certain court funds. … We pay interest on interest bearing items such as bank accounts utility refunds and certain court funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/taxes-and-interestDiNapoli: New Yorkers Deserve a Transparent Hiring Process When Artificial Intelligence Is Used To Vet Their Job Applications
… do more to ensure that employers follow the law and gives complaints the attention they rightfully deserve.” Automated … auditors found DCWP’s intake process was ineffective. Complaints submitted through NYC's 311 system were often … New York State Artificial Intelligence Governance (April 2025) New York City Office of Technology and Innovation: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-new-yorkers-deserve-transparent-hiring-process-when-artificial-intelligence-used-vet-theirOpinion 97-14
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (furniture and trophy case) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided by … members of each company, may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax moneys to make reasonable expenditures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14DiNapoli Op-Ed in Crain's New York Business
… minimal, and assessing performance is difficult. Perhaps a silver lining to the pandemic is that we have an opportunity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-op-ed-crains-new-york-businessControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… issued to State agencies for purposes such as petty cash, travel, and other funding needs (e.g., confidential, patient, … 31, 2012. Key Findings SED no longer issues checks for travel advances and infrequently issues checks for petty cash … Key Recommendations Consolidate the petty cash and travel categories into the “other “category and notify OSC to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/08/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsOpinion 88-23
… would have a conflict of interest if the village does business with the corporation. You advise that the … time the officer or employee was elected or appointed, but does not except any renewals thereof. Another exception is … member was elected to office. Therefore, since your letter does not suggest any preexisting agreement, this exception …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-23DiNapoli: NYC Put Federal Funds to Work Quickly To Shore Up Budget and Drive Recovery
… exceeding the average among local governments (69.5%). Only three cities (Dallas, Phoenix and San Jose) devoted less …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-put-federal-funds-work-quickly-shore-budget-and-drive-recoveryOpinion 2001-6
… Particular Uses (purchase of personal computer, facsimile machine and refrigerator for fire department use) INSURANCE … tax monies to purchase a personal computer, facsimile machine and refrigerator for fire department use. You ask … tax monies to purchase a personal computer, a facsimile machine and a refrigerator for department use. Sections 9104 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-6Selected Aspects of Collection of Bridge and Tunnel Tolls and Fees
… suspension program, as evidenced by submitting only a limited number of registrations for suspension each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/14/selected-aspects-collection-bridge-and-tunnel-tolls-and-feesOpinion 89-25
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (use of moneys in to pay debt service) -- Repair Reserve Fund (transfer of … Contracts (for use of excess capacity of sewage treatment plant) -- Financing of (permissible means of financing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-25DiNapoli: New York May Be Paying Medicaid Premiums for People Living Out-of-State
… protect the program’s integrity, and ensure New York is only paying Medicaid costs for its residents.” Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-new-york-may-be-paying-medicaid-premiums-people-living-out-stateAbout Employer Contribution Rates – What Every Employer Should Know
… What every employer should know about NYSLRS what it means to participate as an employer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/about-employer-contribution-ratesDiNapoli: Participation in New York's 30% School Lunch Reimbursement Program Can Be Increased With Improved Administration
… 762 SFAs outside New York City eligible to participate, only 73 (10%) were approved for reimbursement in the 2024-25 … it better. Improvements to the 30% initiative will not only help our schools and our children, but our farmers as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-participation-new-yorks-30-school-lunch-reimbursement-program-can-be-increased-improvedCustodial Service Contract Procurement and Oversight
… potential vendors ahead of awarding a contract, it allowed only 5 business days for any interested parties to respond. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/custodial-service-contract-procurement-and-oversightXII.7.D Expedite Requests – XII. Expenditures
… System (SFS). In certain limited cases, an agency may request that BSE expedite our review and approval of vouchers to create a payment sooner than the standard process allows. In these … health and safety), vendor cash flow concerns, or Prompt Payment Interest savings. The expedite process may result in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7d-expedite-requestsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… orders to install an ignition interlock device (IID), only 1,952 (20 percent) did. Auditors also found material …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsSome NY Schools Not Reporting Bullying or Harassment
… reports were so short on important details — one report only referred to “name calling,” for example — that it was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/some-ny-schools-not-reporting-bullying-or-harassmentOpinion 97-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been … court and trust fund and which have been held beyond the five year dormancy period set forth in Abandoned Property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7How to Report Days Worked – Legacy Reporting
… The number of days worked you report for your employees has a direct impact on their retirement benefits. … NYSLRS employers report information about employees through Retirement Online including their earnings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/how-report-days-worked