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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
… in the opinion. AMBULANCE DISTRICTS -- Fees (authority to impose to offset ambulance district costs) AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (authority to impose to offset ambulance district costs) TOWN LAW, … Whether the district also may charge a fee to persons utilizing the services of the ambulance district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-26State Agencies Bulletin No. 1664
… of updated procedures for processing union dues deductions in PayServ Affected Employees Employees who are seeking to … or otherwise changed. To ensure that all actions taken in PayServ regarding union membership and union dues … to initiate, discontinue and modify the payroll deduction in PayServ for those unions that do not currently submit …
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
… the Division of Housing and Community Renewal instructions for processing the 2015 CSEA, PEF and RRSU Over40 Comp Time II Cash Out. Affected Employees Employees in the following … Time Entry Interface (NPAY502) using Earnings Code DH4 (for Hourly employees) or Earnings Code D40. Earnings Begin …
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
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Whether a town board may expand the activities of a public dock district to include maintenance and …
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
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
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
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2014 minimum wage increase for hourly employees. Affected Employees Employees in hourly positions who meet the eligibility criteria Background Chapter 57 of the Laws of 2013 increased the New York State minimum wage …
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-followOpinion 2011-1
… and similar entities (individually, a "development corporation" or "corporation"). The issue arises in connection with questions … its employees to serve as the staff of a development corporation. Facts Each of the development corporations was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2011-1