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Opinion 93-1
… see also Beck v Board of Supervisors of Erie County , 31 App Div 361, 53 NYS 156, revd on other grnds 157 NY 151, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-1DiNapoli: Monroe County Failed to Monitor Contractor Operating Golf Courses, Costing Taxpayers
… with Tindale Inc. for the operation of the county’s three golf courses, allowing the vendor to retain nearly $250,000 … manage the Durand Eastman, Genesee Valley and Churchville golf courses and to remit revenues to the county based on … more than $246,000 that should have been spent on the golf courses. For example, Tindale’s capital expenditures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-monroe-county-failed-monitor-contractor-operating-golf-courses-costing-taxpayersNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… a disproportionate share of job losses statewide and especially in New York City. Among the nearly 1.3 million net … a disproportionate share of job losses statewide and especially in New York City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-30-2020DiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates
… longer to graduate, costing them time and exhausting their financial resources,” DiNapoli said. “CUNY has historically … to receive eight semesters (four years) of New York State financial aid to help pay tuition costs. The audit determined … Several students indicated they would like to talk to an advisor during registration but, based on the number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-ratesDiNapoli: NYC's 2024 Budget Balanced, but Risks Loom
… A $5.5 billion surplus from last fiscal year and $1.7 billion in savings from the city’s Program to … balance its $112.6 billion budget for city fiscal year (FY) 2024, despite $2.9 billion in costs in FY 2024 to address the influx of asylum seekers. However, spending and operational pressures from this influx have grown beyond …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-nycs-2024-budget-balanced-risks-loomDiNapoli Report Looks at New York's Social Insurance Programs for Unemployed and Injured Workers
The benefits from four major social insurance programs provide crucial financial support during difficult times in the lives of hundreds of thousands New York workers and their families each year according to a new report by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-report-looks-new-yorks-social-insurance-programs-unemployed-and-injured-workersOpinion 89-18
… (wages lost from regular job while attending required basic course of assessors' training) TOWN ASSESSOR -- … for wages lost from regular job while attending required basic course of assessors' training) -- (authority to recover … Further, although Town Law, §116(1) authorizes a town to pay all actual and necessary expenses of town officers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-18SUNY Bulletin No. SU-342.2
… to inform agencies of the implementation of Paid Parental Leave for certain State University of New York (SUNY) employees and provide guidance for entering the leave transactions in PayServ. Affected Employees: All … to inform agencies of the implementation of Paid Parental Leave for certain State University of New York SUNY employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-3422-suny-paid-parental-leave-fullState Agencies Bulletin No. 2126.4
… Governor Hochul announced that New York State will provide 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave to certain Executive Branch … Leave: Employees must complete the leave within 7 months of the qualifying event. Employees receive up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave per each qualifying event. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/21264-paid-parental-leave-fullOpinion 98-21
… opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by fire district for emergency ambulance service) -- Fire Districts (contracts for emergency ambulance service) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Ambulance … Service (circumstances in which district may contract for provision of) -- Powers and Duties (authority to contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-21Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-14
… of OSC’s automatic processing and to provide instructions for processing adjustments and changes. Affected Employees … of New York and Rent Regulations Services and provides for the following general salary increases and payments. … 1, 2004 General Salary Increase The legislation provides for a 2.5% Salary Increase for employees who, on or after the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-14-april-1-2004-salary-and-location-pay-increasesDiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… the MTA would contribute $11.7 billion. More than two thirds of that funding ($8 billion) would come from … MTA tax revenues fell by $1.3 billion (36 percent) over a two-year period. In response, the MTA cut services and raised …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallState Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… evidence that 16 of the foster children (33 percent) and 18 of the foster parents (38 percent) were visited, as … in CONNECTIONS, including the lack of a general search function, the inability to record incidents of abuse … included in the report. Read the report , or go to: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093018/sga-2018-16n2.pdf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Questionable Financial Decisions, Lack of Transparency in Hempstead School District
… program; and The district did not limit access to its student information system. Many users had more access rights … job responsibilities and were able to view and modify student information including attendance, enrollment, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-questionable-financial-decisions-lack-transparency-hempstead-school-districtDiNapoli: Silencing Excessive NYC Noise a Major Challenge
… Noise complaints to New York City's 311 system rose from approximately 200,000 to … 2010 and 2015, yet few complaints are ever found to be in violation of the city's Noise Code, according to a report , Noise in New York City Neighborhoods , released today by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-silencing-excessive-nyc-noise-major-challengeOpinion 89-29
… of an agreement between a village and the U.S. Parks Service of the Department of the Interior, a village may … of property for the purpose of exchanging it for Parks Service property needed for construction of a village street. … are expressing no opinion as to the authority of the Parks Service in this regard. July 25, 1989 William A. Thomas, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-29Opinion 91-64
… Opns St Comp No. 80-415, p 120; see Walton v New York , 26 App Div 76, 49 NYS 615 [1898]). However, this does not mean …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-64DiNapoli: State Financial Condition Improving
… short-term financial condition continues to improve and the state has built on its reserves, but the 2015-16 … budget gridlock of the past,” DiNapoli said. “The Governor and the Legislature deserve credit for that. On the positive side, a timely budget was enacted and reserves have been strengthened. Areas of concern include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-state-financial-condition-improvingXI.17 Protest Procedures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… State Office of the State Comptroller 110 State Street, 11th Floor Albany, NY 12236. Appeal of Public Contracting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi17-protest-proceduresDiNapoli: People With Disabilities in New York City Have Higher Unemployment Rates and Lower Incomes
… unemployed and not actively seeking employment), nearly two-thirds had at least a high school diploma, with one-third … with jobs declined in 2018 after increasing in the two prior years. Comptroller DiNapoli has made disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-people-disabilities-new-york-city-have-higher-unemployment-rates-and-lower-incomes