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Oversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Oversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Report … Every year in the United States, millions of single-use and rechargeable batteries are bought, used, and recycled or disposed of in the trash. The increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/21/oversight-and-enforcement-rechargeable-battery-law-followDiNapoli Audit Finds Lapses in Treatment Under Kendra's Law
… The state’s Office of Mental Health (OMH) needs to do a better job of overseeing court-ordered treatment for individuals under Kendra’s Law to ensure that needed services are delivered in a timely manner, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-lapses-treatment-under-kendras-lawDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Compliance with Jonathan's Law
… for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is not ensuring parents and guardians are properly notified of incidents of abuse and neglect in … neglect are properly addressed and families are told of what occurred. This law can’t work if state agencies aren’t …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-compliance-jonathans-lawOpinion 91-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … The members of the board of commissioners are appointed by the town supervisor, with the approval of the town board … the district, but any rules and regulations established by the commissioners for the government and protection of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-10Opinion 96-12
… ask how a fire district may change its fiscal year from a calendar year to a year ending in February or March. You … … How a fire district may change its fiscal year from a calendar year to a year ending in February or March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-12Opinion 99-9
… expenses of its city attorney for attending a course at a conference for municipal officials that relates to the … counsel for attending a municipal law course at a conference for municipal officials, if the tuition is charged … conclusion. In that case, the benefit derived from the payment of fee will inure to the attorney personally, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-9State Agencies Bulletin No. 1659
… field. Tax withholding on this amount will stop once goal balance equals goal amount. At the end of the calendar the … Dept ID, Earn Code, Earnings Amount, Goal Amount, Goal Balance and Check Date. Tax Information The TMV payment is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1659-tax-withholding-moving-expenses-tax-year-2018Opinion 98-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-16State Police Bulletin No. SP-111
… negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state police, who possess or obtain a recognized degree from … and non-commissioned officers in the division of state police, who possess or obtain a recognized degree from … the civil service law binding the executive branch of the state of New York and the employee organization representing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-111-education-payment-employees-represented-police-benevolent-associationState Police Bulletin No. SP-105
… the Education Payment. Affected Employees Troopers in Bargaining Unit 07, Commissioned/Non-Commissioned Officers in Bargaining Unit 17, and Investigators and Senior Investigators in Bargaining Unit … a recognized degree from an accredited and recognized college or university, an annual lump sum Education Payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-105-education-payment-employees-represented-police-benevolent-associationOpinion 88-59
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (authority to … tentative budget (Village Law, §5-506[1][f]). After the public hearing on the tentative budget and any revision of … §1 of the State Constitution prohibits gifts or loans of public moneys to a private individual by a municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59Town of Pound Ridge – Procurement and Claims Auditing (2024M-150)
… were procured in the most cost-effective manner, which may have resulted in higher operational costs that would be … for payment. When a thorough and effective claims audit is not conducted, the Board diminishes its ability to … totaling $54,359 did not have supporting documentation such as receipts or itemized invoices. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/01/town-pound-ridge-procurement-and-claims-auditing-2024m-150IX.8 Overview – IX. Federal Grants
… state appropriated funds are to be immediately documented and transmitted to the State's Treasury pursuant to §121 of … the expenditure balance on the appropriation/segregation and federal grant award, as well as increasing the undrawn …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-ix/ix8-overviewOpinion 2004-2
… interest in the town's contract with the vendor, we have long expressed the view that when a town awards a contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-22015 Year End Report
… Background The Board administered four sole custody funds in 2015.Board staff enter workers’ compensation claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/09/2015-year-end-reportOpinion 96-17
… of volunteer firefighters attending an emergency medical services conference if the board of fire commissioners, based … incurred for completing college courses, such as a course leading to a degree in fire science, if the board of fire … firefighters who successfully complete college courses leading to a degree in fire science? General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Opinion 90-49
… , supra , is consistent with the rule in most other states (see, State of Washington ex rel. Greb v Hurn , 172 P …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-49Opinion 94-13
… in prohibited employment) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-a(6): Subject to any applicable collective bargaining or confidentiality requirements, a municipality may monitor compliance with the employment … payment of the full amount of regular salary or wages to be discontinued with respect to any firefighter who is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13Oversight of Kendra’s Law (2022-S-43)
To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (OMH) is effectively monitoring Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) to provide reasonable assurance that existing and potential AOT recipients receive their court-ordered treatment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s43.pdfCompliance With Jonathan's Law (2017-S-67)
To determine whether the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities is complying with the requirements established under Jonathan’s Law.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-17s67.pdf