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Town of Webb - Financial Oversight and Ambulance Services (2018M-161)
… Effectively managed financial operations. Ensured that ambulance services were provided in accordance with … compensating controls. The Board allowed a third-party ambulance company to retain and use all fees collected for ambulance services, which is not authorized by law. 1 Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/11/30/town-webb-financial-oversight-and-ambulance-services-2018m-161State Agencies Bulletin No. 885
… Purpose To notify agencies of the secondary reduction in employee contributions. Affected Employees Contributory employees enrolled in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) – Retirement Plan 7Z … for members who have ten (10) or more years of membership in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP). ORP members who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/885-elimination-mandatory-employee-contribution-members-optional-retirementNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Reimbursement for Multi-Year Financial Planning for Stressed Local Governments
… bill sponsors Senator Jack Martins and Assemblymembers Kenneth Zebrowski and Anthony Brindisi for acknowledging that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-reimbursement-multi-year-financial-planningVendor Responsibility Review Process
… support honest vendors; protects prospective vendors from unfair competitions; and produces better value for the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/vendor-responsibility-review-processOpinion 95-17
… DISTRICTS -- Property (transfer of property from a town to a district without consideration) PERSONAL PROPERTY … consideration) TOWN LAW, §§198, 202, 202-a; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1): A town board is without authority to gratuitously transfer personal … general fund the town board may transfer the sand to a town sewer district without consideration The town board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-17Opinion 89-6
… -- Distribution of (fines imposed by a court of record) JUDICIARY LAW, §§791, 796; PENAL LAW, §190.60: A fine imposed … should remain with the locality. Article 20 of the Judiciary Law (§§790, et seq .) governs the collection of … the collection of a fine has been "otherwise made by law" (Judiciary Law, §796). Our research has determined that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6Opinion 93-28
… ("CHIPs") moneys appropriated by the town board for the repair and improvement of highways may be expended only in … in part, that: The moneys levied and collected for the repair and improvement of highways, . . . the moneys received … §113 or Highway Law, §285-a] shall be expended for the repair and improvement of such highways . . . at such places …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-28Opinion 89-8
… to establishment by school district in Adirondack Park) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Repair Reserve Fund (necessity for … to establishment by a school district in Adirondack Park) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (for establishment of repair reserve fund by school district in Adirondack Park) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-d; Education Law, §3651: A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-8Opinion 94-5
… The conclusion that section 116(13) authorizes reports only on the affairs of boards, commissions, departments or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-5Opinion 2010-1
… . The village here will use park trust fund monies to pay only for that portion of the parcel to be dedicated for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1-0Village of Earlville – Collections (2024M-128)
… recorded and deposited all collections accurately and in a timely manner. Key Findings Although the … accurately recorded collections that we reviewed in the central accounting records, she did not always deposit collections in a timely manner. We also identified that staff in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/01/10/village-earlville-collections-2024m-128State Agencies Bulletin No. 961
… 5 that, in accordance with constitutional requirements, only applies to new members of TRS who first join on or after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/961-new-tier-5-benefit-structure-new-york-state-teachers-retirement-systemEmployee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions (Follow-Up)
… Transit is governed by the provisions of the New York State Civil Service Law (Law). MaBSTOA, MTA Bus, and SIR are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/26/employee-qualifications-hiring-and-promotions-followCompliance With School Safety Planning Requirements (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the 19 recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With School Safety … To determine the extent of implementation of the 19 recommendations included in our initial audit report Compliance With School Safety …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/11/compliance-school-safety-planning-requirements-followDiNapoli: New Yorkers Could Lose $72B in Reported State and Local Tax Deductions Under Trump Plan
… deductions, while retaining those for home mortgage interest and charitable deductions. Among the deductions the … than one in five taxpayers in the state reported mortgage interest deductions, averaging $8,727, while 29 percent … the framework proposal would: Set the corporate income tax rate at 20 percent, and eliminate the corporate AMT. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-new-yorkers-could-lose-72b-reported-state-and-local-tax-deductions-under-trump-planOpinion 90-26
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Bond Resolution (exceeding maximum cost specified in) LOCAL … the estimated maximum cost for such purpose specified in a bond resolution, the board of fire commissioners may not … for this project in excess of the amount set forth in the bond resolution approved at referendum. In order to increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-26Town of Islip Industrial Development Agency – Controls Over Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs) (2014M-249)
… taxes (PILOT) in a timely manner for the period January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. Background The Town of Islip Industrial Development … which comprises five Town of Islip Board members. During 2013, the Agency reported 89 projects with active agreements, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/10/31/town-islip-industrial-development-agency-controls-overDiNapoli Urges Department of Labor to Improve Investigations of Hours Worked by Nurses
… Department of Labor (DOL) does not investigate overtime complaints by nurses in a consistent or timely basis, … Department of Labor needs to do a better job investigating complaints from nurses about working overtime to keep … 2015 and May 23, 2017, DOL closed 186 cases regarding 540 complaints. Auditors found DOL lacked effective policies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-urges-department-labor-improve-investigations-hours-worked-nursesOpinion 95-28
… LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (authorizing investment in vehicle not listed in General Municipal Law, §11) -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-28Avoca Central School District – Procurement (2025M-29)
… School District (District) officials make procurements in accordance with statutory requirements and District … school district (district) purchases should be made in the best interest of the taxpayers. One method for ensuring that goods and … officials did not always procure goods and services in accordance with the statutory requirements set forth in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/13/avoca-central-school-district-procurement-2025m-29