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Cost-Saving Ideas: Evaluating Solid Waste Collection Options
… collection efforts. Transfer stations: A transfer station may include one or more large containers for solid … site an expensive undertaking. The proximity of a transfer station may make it a lower cost alternative. Updated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-evaluating-solid-waste-collection-optionsOpinion 93-26
… has formed an ambulance district and contracted with a not-for-profit corporation for the provision of personnel to operate district-owned … the services of the ambulance district and retain the fees for use by the district. Pursuant to articles 12 or 12-A of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-26State Agencies Bulletin No. 1664
… by Payroll Bulletin 1664.1 Purpose To inform agencies of updated procedures for processing union dues deductions in … Courts, SUNY and CUNY) Background A recent internal review of the procedures for initiating and terminating payroll … requests for the initiation, cessation or modification of dues deductions must come from a union via electronic file …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1664-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payroll-deductions-unionDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-77
… for processing the 2015 CSEA, PEF and RRSU Over40 Comp Time II Cash Out. Affected Employees Employees in the following bargaining … units who have opted to participate in the Over40 Comp Time II Cash Out program: Administrative Services (CSEA) BU02 … for processing the 2015 CSEA PEF and RRSU Over40 Comp Time II Cash Out …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-77-2015-csea-pef-and-rrsu-over40-comp-time-ii-cash-outOpinion 2002-3
… any navigable water of this State may establish, by petition (Town Law §190 et seq .) or town board motion … in pertinent part, that, except as otherwise provided by law, after a public dock district is established, the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-3State Agencies Bulletin No. 339
… programs that exceed the maximum allowable limit of $1600 in the calendar year. Awards from all non-qualified award … non-cash merit awards are neither encouraged nor expressly prohibited. Non-cash awards presented to employees under an … Review guidelines for Non-Cash Merit Awards in Budget Policy and Reporting Manual Section D280 , Performance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/339-taxable-non-cash-merit-awards-mc-employeesOpinion 89-55
… (delegation to chief of police of power over promotions) LOCAL LAWS -- Transfer of Functions (delegation to chief of police of power over promotions) TOWN LAW, §§150, 152; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a), (d)(3): A town board may adopt a local law, subject to mandatory referendum, transferring the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-55Security Self-Assessment – Information Technology Governance
… as well. Some questions are followed by a suggested step you can take to verify and better understand the answer … reasonableness (i.e., does the inventory make sense given what you know about the local government or school and its … return it. In any event, the governing board will probably need to speak with IT personnel and other key staff who play …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/security-self-assessmentDiNapoli: SED Agrees to Improve Oversight of Migrant Education Program
… The State Education Department (SED) has agreed to update its Migrant Education … of the Migrant Education Program by the State Education Department is needed to ensure these students are making the … The State Education Department SED has agreed to update its Migrant Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-sed-agrees-improve-oversight-migrant-education-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 322
… Purpose To provide agencies with schedule for payroll submission and the availability of dates for payroll reports and files. Effective Date Fiscal … To provide agencies with schedule for payroll submission and the availability of dates for payroll reports and files …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/322-schedule-agency-payroll-submission-and-availability-reports-and-filesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School & Municipal Audits
… were issued. Village of Stamford – Claims Audit (Delaware County) The board did not effectively audit claims prior to … Wyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (Suffolk County) Based on the results of the review, auditors found that the revenue and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of accumulated net assets. Roosevelt Fire District – Fire Station Project (Dutchess County) Auditors reviewed the process used to construct a new fire station as well as construction-related expenditures and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the executive director of the association was arrested in January 2020 and charged with Grand Larceny in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Canajoharie Central School District – Fuel Purchasing (Montgomery County) District officials did not adequately manage fuel purchases … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Seeks Answers From Companies on Sexual Harassment and Racial Discrimination
… and suffering they cause, the proposals note that civil rights violations within the workplace can result in … harassment, and retaliation directed toward employees for years. Recently, Microsoft announced plans to acquire … Starbucks recently resolved allegations made by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over alleged racial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-seeks-answers-companies-sexual-harassment-and-racial-discriminationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1324
… Criteria Employees with a Pay Basis Code of HRY on or after the appropriate effective date and an hourly rate … eligibility criteria and has a Payroll Status of Active on the appropriate effective date, OSC will automatically insert a row on the employee’s Job Data page using the appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1324-2014-minimum-wage-increase-hourly-employeesTown and County Special Districts and Town Improvements
… the State Comptroller if the cost to the typical property is above the OSC-calculated average estimated cost threshold. … about the date of publication to the address listed below. It should be sent no later than 14 calendar days after publication. This notice allows us to accurately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/town-and-county-special-districts-and-town-improvementsCanisteo-Greenwood Central School District – Claims Auditing (2025M-84)
… to allow the claims auditor to determine whether the claim was a valid legal obligation, a proper charge against the District, mathematically correct, or in compliance with the District’s procurement policies. While … and the State Comptroller’s authority as set forth in Article 3 of the New York State General Municipal Law. Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/10/31/canisteo-greenwood-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2025m-84Safety of Seized Dogs (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Safety of Seized Dogs (Report … while not on the owner’s premises; or is licensed but not in control of or on the property of the owner or custodian … of premature disposition of the dogs were not identified in the Department’s most recent inspection reports for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/18/safety-seized-dogs-followOversight of Passenger Safety
… lives. Services provided by OPWDD include long-term care and residential supports and services, primarily in community … oversee State operations for OPWDD, including the direct delivery of services to people with developmental … NY (Bronx and Manhattan), Brooklyn, Bernard M. Fineson (Queens), and Staten Island. According to OPWDD, about 450 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/01/oversight-passenger-safety