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State Contract and Payment Actions in May
… In May, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,872 … million with The Conservation Fund for purchase of lands in the towns of Stephentown, Petersburgh and Berlin in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-mayState Contract and Payment Actions in January
… In January, the Office of the State Comptroller approved … replace heat exchangers at Upstate Correctional Facility in Franklin County. $2.6 million with Slade Industries Inc. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-januaryEnforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) takes adequate … motor carriers that must comply with Article 19-A of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law and enforces its … period January 1, 2016 through October 3, 2018. Background In 1972, a tragic school bus and freight train collision near …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/07/enforcement-article-19-vehicle-and-traffic-lawDiNapoli: New Law Will Help Local Governments Weather Coronavirus Pandemic
… fully recovers. I thank Governor Cuomo and the Legislature for enacting this important bill quickly.” The new law, … office input in the development of this legislation. Peter A. Baynes, executive director of the New York State … spending, the state's 170,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-new-law-will-help-local-governments-weather-coronavirus-pandemicOpinion 96-13
… position or employment in the civil service to which any salary or emolument is attached. We have been informed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-13Town of Alexandria - Justice Court Time and Attendance and Court Operations (2017M-284)
… Court (Court) money is properly recorded, deposited and reported. Key Findings Sixty-three of the 67 time sheets … by the Clerk showed no evidence of supervisory review and approval. The Clerk reported 405 hours on her Town time … The Clerk did not allow for travel time between the Town and another municipal employer. As a result, we estimate she …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/10/23/town-alexandria-justice-court-time-and-attendance-and-court-operationsCollection and Use of the Motor Vehicle Law Enforcement Fee
… Services (Department) has collected, accounted for and distributed all Fee revenue due to the State and whether the Division of Criminal Justice Services (Division) and the Division of State Police (State Police) have ensured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/12/collection-and-use-motor-vehicle-law-enforcement-feeDiNapoli: Jury Convicts Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
State Comptroller DiNapoli along with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the jury conviction of New York City Councilman Ruben Wills DQueens that resulted in a guilty verdict on five of six counts related to Wills theft of approximately $30000 in public campaign funds and state grant
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-jury-convicts-councilman-ruben-wills-public-corruption-schemeOpinion 2000-22
… to municipal service) -- Legal Services (contract with town attorney's law firm); (town attorney or town attorney's law firm … Municipal Law §800[3][b]-[d]). Insofar as here relevant, section 801 of the General Municipal Law prohibits a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-22DiNapoli: Millions in NYC Transit Fines and Fees Uncollected
… division found it did not collect more than $13 million in fines and fees — nearly half of those owed to it — issued … the changes that Transit has already made, as they noted in their response, more can still be done.” The Transit … sufficient or is inaccurate for the necessary follow-up. In a sample of 150 uncollected fines, DiNapoli’s auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-millions-nyc-transit-fines-and-fees-uncollectedOpinion 88-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … to foster parent trainees) SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, §371; STATE CONSTITUTION, ART VIII, §1: A county may determine that … are incidental to a lawful municipal purpose (1979 Opns State Comp No. 79-902, p 212, refreshments for the general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-4Opinion 88-17
… no city, town or village has authority, as a condition for approval of a subdivision plat, to compel dedication of … a developer to dedicate a portion of land in the plat for public parks? In 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 154, this … board may require a subdivider to set aside park land for public use, or to make a payment in lieu thereof, even …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-17Opinion 96-12
… You ask how a fire district may change its fiscal year from a calendar year to a year ending in February or March. … year. Among other requirements, the notes must be redeemed from the taxes in anticipation of which the notes were issued … until the fire district receives payment of the taxes from the town ( id .; also see 1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-662, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-12Town of Covington – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-24)
… were not provided to finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Tax Collector did not remit taxes to … totaling approximately $800,000 to the County Treasurer in April 2024, instead of paying three separate required … and penalties to the Supervisor, which were collected for late real property tax payments. Recommendations The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/03/town-covington-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-24-0Town of Middlebury – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-25)
… to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) and Wyoming County (County) Treasurer within the timeframes established by Town … $1.1 million to the County Treasurer in April 2024, instead of paying three separate required payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/10/town-middlebury-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-25Town of Amenia – Leave Accruals (2013M-361)
… of compensation and leave accruals approved by the Board for the period January 1, 2012 through October 10, 2013. … and four elected Board members. Budgeted expenditures for the general and highway funds for 2013 totaled approximately $1.45 million and $1.09 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/02/28/town-amenia-leave-accruals-2013m-361DiNapoli: Texas Woman Charged with Stealing Over $65,000 in NYS Pension Payments
… for allegedly stealing more than $65,000 in New York state pension payments meant for a deceased acquaintance. Christy … Walsh died in December 2012 and at the time of death the pension payments should have stopped. Instead, her death was … information indicating that Walsh may have died, and pension payments were halted. In June of that year, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-texas-woman-charged-stealing-over-65000-nys-pension-paymentsAudit of the Tuition Assistance Program at Pratt Institute
… awards. Background Pratt Institute (Pratt), with campuses in Brooklyn and Manhattan, is a postsecondary institution offering courses in art, design, and architecture. The school has affiliated … at the Pratt Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute in Utica and the Delaware College of Art and Design in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/16/audit-tuition-assistance-program-pratt-instituteOversight of Student Immunization in Schools
… New York City and covers the period September 1, 2013 to March 31, 2016. Background SED provides guidelines to assist … is reported by school year, covering September through June. Healthy People 2020 is an initiative led by a group of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/16/oversight-student-immunization-schools