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Town of Cicero - Procurement (2020M-8)
… officials: Complied with competitive bidding requirements for 15 of 18 tested purchase and public works contracts … million. However, they did not competitively bid contracts for paving services and brush collection totaling $471,700. Did not seek competition for 10 professional services totaling $1.1 million. Did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/13/town-cicero-procurement-2020m-8XI.18.B Procurement Lobbying Act – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… as “the individual or entity, or any employee, agent or consultant or person acting on behalf of such individual or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18b-procurement-lobbying-actPoughkeepsie City School District - Procurement and Claims Auditing (2019M-16)
… Key Findings The Board did not: Seek competition for professional services totaling approximately $1.6 million … a total of $968,545 during the audit period. The Director for Technology: Circumvented the procurement policy and … totaling $71,226 during the audit period, including $4,596 for shipping costs. Key Recommendations Ensure purchases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/20/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-procurement-and-claims-auditing-2019mCompliance With School Safety Planning Requirements
… in Education (SAVE) Act. The audit covered the period July 1, 2015 through February 15, 2019. About the Program The … serves approximately 1.1 million students at about 1,800 elementary, middle, and high schools. Key Findings We … For example, one plan included an incorrect main phone number for the school and incorrectly listed key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/12/compliance-school-safety-planning-requirementsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Annual Review of MTA Finances
… still questions regarding the MTA’s plan to balance its 2020 budget and narrow the out-year budget gaps, according to … itself into a more efficient organization, improve service and modernize the system. The right choices and … officer, or other critical staff, or estimated the total cost of implementation. The budget reduction program is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-annual-review-mta-financesOpinion 88-66
… -- Disposition of (authority of school district to sell computer programs) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Personal Property … factors such as the scope of employment, the employer's right to supervise, direct, and exercise control over work, … [6]). Your second question concerns the school district's authority to copyright a computer program developed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-66Opinion 89-64
… territory of a town and operates principally as a village (see Village Law, Article 17). You indicate that the … Comp, 1963, pp 120, 280, and 11 Opns St Comp, 1955, p 39; see also Davies v Mayor , 83 NY 207). In the absence of a … matter of negotiation between the seller and the village (see Glass v City of Binghamton , 6 AD2d 944, 176 NYS2d 18; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-64DiNapoli: One-in-Four Homeless Shelter Clients with Serious Mental Health Issues Were Not Placed in a Mental Health Shelter
… mental health staff, including psychiatrists and social workers, but too often this is not the case, DiNapoli’s audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-one-four-homeless-shelter-clients-serious-mental-health-issues-were-not-placed-mental-healthReal Property Tax Levies, Taxable Full Value and Full Value Tax Rates
… The files below contain real property tax levies, taxable full value and full value tax rates for local governments. Read the data … Find Information on Real Property Tax Levies Taxable Full Value and Full Value Tax Rates Below …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/real-property-tax-levies-taxable-full-value-and-full-value-tax-ratesReal Property Tax Levies, Taxable Full Value and Full Value Tax Rates - Tax Levies and Tax Rates for 2012 and Prior Years (overlapping real property tax tables)
… rates by class of property. Other Resources: Read the FAQs for Overlapping Real Property Tax Tables Table 1 - … Tax Levies and Tax Rates for 2012 and Prior Years overlapping real property tax tables …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/real-property-tax-levies-taxable-full-value-and-full-value-tax-rates-tax-levies-and-tax-rates-2012-andTown of Walton – Justice Court Operations (2021M-72)
… of Walton (Town) Justice Court (Court) properly accounted for, deposited, disbursed and reported fines and fees. Audit Results The Court properly accounted for, deposited, disbursed and reported fines and fees we … a Town Supervisor (Supervisor). The Board is responsible for the oversight and general management of operations, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/07/23/town-walton-justice-court-operations-2021m-72Town of Carmel - Procurement (2019M-179)
… procurement policy does not provide a clear method for procuring professional services. The Town procured … The Town did not obtain the required number of quotes for 34 purchases totaling $59,426, a proposal for one purchase totaling $13,404 or competitively bid three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/04/03/town-carmel-procurement-2019m-179Overlapping Real Property Tax Rates and Levies - FAQs
… also provides a breakout by county to allow the user to do regional analyses. What information does the Tax Rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/overlapping-real-property-tax-rates-and-levies-faqsCoxsackie-Athens Central School District - Procurement and Claims Audit (2018M-180)
… whether claims were supported by adequate documentation, for appropriate purposes and audited and approved before … Key Findings District officials did not: Seek competition for professional services obtained from seven providers who … in 2016-17. Have required written quote documentation for purchases from 11 purchase contract vendors totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/12/07/coxsackie-athens-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-auditWest Seneca Fire District #2 – Purchasing and Capital Project Management (2018M-241)
… and statute. Determine whether the Board properly managed a fire hall capital project. Key Findings The Treasurer made … than $115,000. District officials did not obtain quotes for 16 of 21 purchases totaling approximately $56,000. The … may have improperly charged the District more than $14,000 for administrative fees and sales tax. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/08/30/west-seneca-fire-district-2-purchasing-and-capital-project-management-2018mDiNapoli: Economic Snapshot Shows The Bronx Making Impressive Gains in Addressing Challenges
… said Bronx Community Board 7 Manager Ischia Bravo . "Most importantly, it puts a bullseye on the challenges we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-economic-snapshot-shows-bronx-making-impressive-gains-addressing-challengesOpinion 91-20
… those services provided by the emergency rescue and first aid squads of the fire companies serving the fire … those services provided by the emergency rescue and first aid squads of the fire companies serving the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-20Opinion 98-9
… . . ." (Town Law, §198[10-f][b]; see also 1993 Opns St Comp No. 93-26, p 46). The above-mentioned provisions were … such fee belongs to the municipality (see, e.g., 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 204; 1975 Opns St Comp No. 75-49, unreported; 25 Opns St Comp, 1969, p 90; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-9Opinion 90-28
… absence of any delimiting language in the statute, we have long interpreted section 805-a(1)(c) as prohibiting a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-28DiNapoli: Jobs in NYC Construction Industry Took Huge Hit During Pandemic, Over 14% Decline
… The loss of 44,400 construction jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was … than the private sector as a whole. Queens lost the most construction jobs in 2020 (6,900) followed by Manhattan … $80,000 in the city. Immigrants held 53 percent of the construction jobs in New York City, much higher than in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-jobs-nyc-construction-industry-took-huge-hit-during-pandemic-over-14-decline