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Town of Deerpark – Budget Review (B6-16-18)

… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Town’s preliminary budget for the 2017 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Town of Deerpark, located in Orange County, issued debt totaling $868,000 to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Town’s general and highway funds as of December 31, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/11/10/town-deerpark-budget-review-b6-16-18

City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B7-14-12)

… budget includes revenue of $9,184,475 for refuse and garbage charges, a 17 percent increase over the 2013-14 … Key Recommendations Ensure that the potential refuse and garbage fee increases and the water and sewer rate increases …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/05/14/city-long-beach-budget-review-b7-14-12

Fiscal Stress Monitoring System - School Districts: Fiscal Year 2020-21 Results

This snapshot highlights the FSMS results for school districts that reported for school fiscal year (SY) 2020-21, which ended on June 30, 2021. Fewer school districts were scored in fiscal stress in this year, but the COViD-19 pandemic and the local, State and federal responses to it had a negative

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/fsms-school-districts-fiscal-year-2020-21-results.pdf

IV.4.B Department Operations – Non-Personal Service – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions

… – Local & Long Distance Payments to service provider for (hard-wired) local and long distance phone services. 51102 … with built-in network interfaces that can serve as a hard copy device for any user on the network. 51035 IT … parts essential to the operation of the computer (e.g. hard drive). 51118 Computer Accessories Purchase of a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4b-department-operations-non-personal-service

DiNapoli: Bedford-Stuyvesant is on the Rise

… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Bedford-Stuyvesant is undergoing an economic resurgence, with record numbers of … our long-term vision for a prosperous Bedford Stuyvesant is coming to fruition. It has required collaboration and … data and information on 130,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was created to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-bedford-stuyvesant-rise

SUNY Bulletin No. SU-174

… Employees hired under the HIRE Act by SUNY or CUNY in 2010 are affected. Effective Date(s) Employees hired under … allows employers an exemption from the employer's share of social security tax on wages paid after March 18, 2010 to … PayServ will determine the amount of the employer share of social security taxes and will update the employee Tax …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-174-hiring-incentives-restore-employment-act-hire-act

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits

… : Controls and Accountability of Court, Trust and Bail Funds (Follow-up) (2015-F-16) An initial audit issued in … could not accurately account for court, trust and bail funds. The department also could not demonstrate that it …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits

DiNapoli: New York State Gets 91 Cents for Every Dollar Sent to Washington

… back in federal spending – compared to a national average of nearly $1.22, according to a report released today by … New York ranked 46th in the nation in its balance of payments between the amount it generated in federal taxes and the amount of federal government spending it received. DiNapoli’s report …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-new-york-state-gets-91-cents-every-dollar-sent-washington

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits

… New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS): Administration of Non-Competitive and … Limited-Competition Contracts (2013-N-2) Auditors found ACS officials did not always comply with the Procurement … certain non-competitive and limited-competition contracts. ACS officials did not provide sufficient oversight of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0

Opinion 88-32

… informing the public of the name, office, address, office phone number, and office hours of the town clerk. You have … an advertisement in a local newspaper stating the name, phone number, address and office hours of the town clerk. … stating the clerk's name, office address, office hours and phone number (see Town Law, §30, describing powers and duties …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-32

Opinion 88-26

… Uses (financing construction of building by town for State Police use) NEW YORK CONSTITUTION, ART. VIII, §2; EXECUTIVE … the construction of a building for use by the State Police on land owned by the State so long as the town retains … You ask whether a town may construct a building for State Police use on State land located in the town and finance the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-26

Business Partners

… an independent medical examiner, you may be considered a business partner. For additional information, please see the … notifies the applicant, other interested parties and all business partners of the time and place of the hearing. … hearing or an independent medical examiner you may be a business partner …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/business-partners

DiNapoli: Critical Pre-School Special Education Services Not Reaching All Students Who Need Them

… 83% said they have a waitlist for services. In site visits to an additional 40 districts, auditors found 21 (53%) …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-critical-pre-school-special-education-services-not-reaching-all-students-who-need-them

Opinion 89-57

… -- Capital Improvements (town improvement of village street) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Highway Department (town repair and improvement of village street) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts not Requiring Bidding (town repair and improvement of village street) HIGHWAY LAW, §142-c; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§103, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-57

Opinion 92-24

… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Designation of (criteria for … not have a paid subscription, may not be designated as an official newspaper. A town board is not required to designate an official newspaper, but if it elects to do so the board must …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-24

Opinion 92-15

… only in part to line-of-duty injury); (effect of workers' compensation determination) WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- Compensation Award (effect on … Municipal Law, §207-c) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-c; WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, §30(3): When a deputy sheriff is …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-15

Opinion 98-4

… Law, §554 in connection with correction of errors on tax rolls may be delegated to the county auditor or county … duties in connection with correction of errors on tax rolls, as provided in Real Property Tax Law, §554(9). At the … Laws of 1997, relates to the correction of errors on tax rolls. Subdivision 9 authorizes a tax levying body to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-4

Opinion 2002-15

… discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Town Charges (street lighting and maintenance of town hall as townwide … and Duties (maintenance of town hall as townwide charge); (street lighting as townwide charge) TOWN LAW §§64(3), (19), … HIGHWAY LAW §327: Real property taxes for the cost of street lighting within a town pursuant to Town Law §64(19) …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15