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Opinion 96-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Whether a prohibited COI exists if the contract enters a competitive bidding process and the cost of the review and planning is charged as a fee to applicants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 92-33
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- … (expenditures to fund contract with chamber of commerce) PARK DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (expenditures for … AMENDED; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(d)(3): A town on behalf of the park district established by L 1928, ch 477, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-33Albany County Department of Weights and Measures – Potential Revenue Enhancement and Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts (2013M-278)
… measure commodities that are sold on the basis of their weight, volume or size. Key Findings The Department may not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/04/04/albany-county-department-weights-and-measures-potential-revenue-enhancement-andBohemia Fire District – Purchasing and Employee Overtime Costs (2017M-158)
… 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. Background The Bohemia Fire District is a district corporation of the State, … of Islip, in Suffolk County. The District, which provides fire protection and other emergency services to approximately … residents, is governed by an elected five-member Board of Fire Commissioners. Expenditures for 2016 totaled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/11/03/bohemia-fire-district-purchasing-and-employee-overtime-costs-2017m-158Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-288
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for manual payment of the April 2020 UCS … payment effective April 1, 2020. In addition, consistent with prior practice, when a CSEA Agreement is reached, the … April 2020 UCS SLED payment will be processed beginning with the following effective date and check date: Pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-288-april-2020-unified-court-system-ucs-security-and-lawOpinion 88-20
… relocation alone would not have the effect of moving the location of the county seat. You ask whether a family court may be moved from its present location in the county seat to another location in the county without also effectuating a change in … Whether a family court may be moved from its present location in the county seat to another location in the county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-20Location Service Providers
… The State Comptroller, whose longstanding view is that the rightful owners should claim their abandoned funds without charge, strongly encourages everyone to contact the Office of Unclaimed Funds directly to … The State Comptroller whose longstanding view is that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/resources/location-service-providersOpinion 2000-21
… in the formation process. Town Law, article 11-A (§189-a et seq.) and Village Law, article 22-A (§22-2210 et seq.) contain provisions relating to the establishment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21XII.10.C Verifying Vendor Licenses, Certifications, Registrations, Insurance, and Qualifications – XII. Expenditures
… services. This section also describes ways in which to make necessary verifications. Verifying vendor qualifications … This section also describes ways in which to make necessary verifications …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii10c-verifying-vendor-licenses-certifications-registrations-insurance-and-qualificationsValhalla Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-333)
… parts of the Towns of Greenburgh, Mount Pleasant and North Castle in Westchester County. The District, which operates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/25/valhalla-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-333DiNapoli: Audits Find More Than $1 Million of Waste in New York's Medicaid Program
… A second audit released today found another $61,711 in overpayments to providers because of incorrect Medicare … appropriate treatments. Taxpayers have invested heavily in the Medicaid system and have a right to expect that health … a monthly premium for every Medicaid recipient enrolled in the plan, and the MCO arranges for the provision of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audits-find-more-1-million-waste-new-yorks-medicaid-programOpinion 96-5
… exemption applies in the situation in which the counsel for MVAIC represents the appellant on behalf of MVAIC but the … construed the word to mean fees paid to public officers for services performed, such as statutory recording fees, … 248 NYS 832 [1963]). Therefore, it is our opinion that for the purposes of section 5225, supra , where the counsel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-5Response to Human Trafficking
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) is overseeing contracted Providers (Providers) and Local Districts of Social Services (Local Districts) to ensure adequate services are being provided to victims of … To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/17/response-human-traffickingDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Stronger Oversight of NYC’s Artificial Intelligence Programs
… New York City lacks needed guidelines and policies for agencies’ use of artificial intelligence (AI), leaving it … Executive Order 3 in January 2022, with responsibility for the oversight and governance of AI, which in the previous … the AMPO, many of the previous administration’s goals for creating guidelines for the fair and responsible use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-audit-recommends-stronger-oversight-nycs-artificial-intelligence-programsOpinion 88-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … discussed in the opinion. COUNTY SHERIFF -- Enforcement of Judgment (method of computing interest on income … Concerning the proper method of computing interest on income executions served pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-16Participation in the Program – Contribution Stabilization Program
… you must complete and submit a Participation Request form . Forms can be submitted by: Email as an attachment to … How the Program Works page carefully before you submit a form to participate in this program. Withdrawing from the … plus interest; and Submit a Termination Request form. To withdraw from the program, an authorized person from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/participation-programOpinion 90-8
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-8Article 18 General Municipal Law
Conflicts of Interest: Municipal Officers and Employees The Fundamentals of Article 18 of the General Municipal Law
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/resources/pdf/Article18GeneralMunicipalLaw.pdfThe Prompt Contracting Law - Background
Chapter 166 of the Laws of 1991 added Article XI-B (the Prompt Contracting Law) to the State Finance Law to promote prompt contracting with not-for-profit organ
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/contracts/pdf/pcl-background.pdfGENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW - SECTION 35
GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW - SECTION 35
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/GML-clerk.pdf