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DiNapoli: State Should Recoup $11.7 Million from Special Education Contractors
… rates and recover millions, but more needs to be done. My office is working with SED to account for every dollar and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-state-should-recoup-117-million-special-education-contractorsOpinion 92-41
… by residents and the fire district fire department for vehicular access to the properties within the district. The … roads, sidewalks or other thoroughfares used to provide vehicular access to the properties within the district ( cf . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-41State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Department of Health … However, auditors still identified nearly $7 million in new improper payments. Department of Health: Improper … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 99-2
… policies and procedures. This is in reply to your letter concerning competitive bidding requirements for the … supra ; see, e.g., 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-46, p 115, concerning computation of the monetary threshold). If it is … of the competitive bidding statutes. Questions concerning the applicability of the State's prevailing wage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 2052.1
… using earnings codes associated with differing overtime rates / denominators during a vesting period. In this case, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20521-health-care-and-mental-hygiene-worker-bonuses-state-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2052.2
… taxes will be calculated using the employee’s current withholding elements in PayServ. Federal, State (if … applicable), and New York City (if applicable) income tax withholding will be calculated using the Aggregate method. Yonkers income tax withholding (if applicable) will be calculated using the Flat …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20522-health-care-and-mental-hygiene-worker-bonuses-state-employeesOpinion 90-22
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION -- Public Water Systems (necessity to pay interest on consumer … §117 is not applicable to consumer deposits required in connection with a village water utility. Even though there is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-22State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $29,918 of state aid owed to them. Hyde Park Fire and Water District – Procurement (Dutchess County) The board did … 12 of the 333 water outlets identified at select areas were not sampled or properly exempted by district … because district officials did not have a sampling plan to identify all water outlets for sampling or exemption. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Opinion 88-74
… lives in the Vietnam War. You ask if, in our opinion, it is legal for municipalities to contribute to the monument … Whether it is legal for municipalities to contribute to a monument …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-74Opinion 99-7
… the members of the fire department or company, as the case may be, determine to be for the benefit of the fire … regulation (see Insurance Law, §§9104[g], 9105[e]). In the case of a fire district fire department, the fire district … the members of the fire department or company, as the case may be, determine to be for the benefit of the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-7Opinion 97-21
… reports from public libraries) EDUCATION LAW, §263; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §30(3): Section 263 of the Education … with the State Comptroller pursuant to section 30 of the General Municipal Law. This is in response to your inquiry … from Alfred W. Haight, First Deputy Comptroller, to the Counsel to the Governor; see also memorandum, dated April 4, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21Opinion 89-54
… MUNICIPAL FUNDS--Capital Reserve Fund (creation of by town for construction of water improvements) WATER … fund may be established and moneys expended therefrom for the construction of any improvements the town board … You ask whether a capital reserve fund may be established for the construction of a type of improvement provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-54Opinion 91-20
… service provider, may send to the user's insurance carrier a copy of the bill for the amount of the fee or … may collect the fee or charge directly from the insurance carrier. This is in reply to your letter concerning the … the user, to directly bill and collect from the insurance carrier of the user, any fees or charges imposed by the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-20Opinion 95-19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … AND NOTES -- Improper Uses (prepayment of certain employer retirement contributions which were previously paid) CITIES … (authority to issue bonds to prepay certain employer retirement contributions which were previously prepaid) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-19Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-320
… in Department 05680 (New York City’s County Clerk Current Payroll) are determined pursuant to Chapter 491 of the Laws … If the employee meets the eligibility criteria and has a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence … If the employee meets the eligibility criteria but has a Payroll Status of Terminated, Retired or Leave of Absence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-320-april-2023-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-salarySheriffs, Undersheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Special Plan for ERS Tier 3, 4, 5 and 6 Members – Sheriffs, Undersheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Special Plan for ERS Tier 3, 4, 5 and 6 Members
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1841Sheriffs, Undersheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Special Plan for ERS Tier 1 and 2 Members – Sheriffs, Undersheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Special Plan for ERS Tier 1 and 2 Members
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1840Town of Minisink – Payroll and Fire Protection and Ambulance Contracts (2017M-14)
… and procedures over payroll, personnel functions or leave accruals, formally designated who should perform … or separated incompatible functions. Employees do not use leave request forms or time sheets that include hours worked. Five employees were credited with leave time valued at $22,602 to which they were not entitled. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-minisink-payroll-and-fire-protection-and-ambulance-contracts-2017m-14Pocatello Fire District – Board Oversight and Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2016M-301)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the internal controls over the … The Pocatello Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/13/pocatello-fire-district-board-oversight-and-treasurers-records-and-reportsXIV.14.K SUNY and CUNY Senior Colleges Funds and Public Benefit Corporations – XIV. Special Procedures
… Capital Assets reported for SUNY and CUNY Senior Colleges Funds and the Public Benefit Corporations are obtained from the … statements issued by the entities comprising these funds and are included in the government-wide financial statements … Capital Assets reported for SUNY and CUNY Senior Colleges Funds and the Public Benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14k-suny-and-cuny-senior-colleges-funds-and-public-benefit-corporations