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DiNapoli: State Must Improve Oversight of Most Dangerous Sex Offenders
… communities safe and any failure to properly monitor these high-risk individuals could have dangerous results. DOCCS … DOCCS also requires officers to obtain an updated digital photo of each SIST respondent every 90 days and any time a … Auditors also reviewed the timeliness of SIST offender photo updates. Photos of SIST offenders are supposed to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-state-must-improve-oversight-most-dangerous-sex-offendersPurchasing Practices at the Linden Plaza Mitchell-Lama Housing Development
… Purpose To determine whether Linden Plaza was procuring goods, supplies, and services at … with approximately 47,000 total units (apartments). Linden Plaza, a Mitchell-Lama rental development in Brooklyn, is owned by Linden Plaza Housing Company, Inc. and managed by RY Management. It …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/06/purchasing-practices-linden-plaza-mitchell-lama-housing-developmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… represent 97% of the exemption values reviewed. Village of Lake George – Records and Reports (Warren County) Due to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Millions in NYC Transit Fines and Fees Uncollected
… subway service for straphangers. Fines are meant to deter bad behavior, but when Transit fails to enforce its own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-millions-nyc-transit-fines-and-fees-uncollectedNew York City Airport Lease
… Purpose To determine whether the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was in compliance with certain key terms of the lease and ancillary agreements with New York City for the municipal airports. The audit covers … To determine whether the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was in compliance with certain key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/19/new-york-city-airport-leaseState Agencies Bulletin No. 960
… Benefit Plan option of “ERSBT5” which must be used when setting up retirement records for tier 5 ERS members. This … System agencies should use the 4% contribution rate when setting up retirement records for uniformed court officers or … Benefits>Use>Retirement Plans) Enter employee's EmplID in search box. Click Search. Select the correct Empl Rcd# for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/960-new-tier-5-benefit-structure-new-york-state-employees-retirement-systemState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… – Capital Asset Management (Follow-Up) (2025-F-2) New York State has a significant investment in capital assets, … Management and Operations Practices (Follow-Up) (2024-F-15) Charge NY 2.0, a successor to the Charge NY program, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 2006-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (on the transfer of property of a town sewer district to a county) … Whether the proposed transfer would constitute a sale for purposes of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-9Opinion 96-7
… FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (advertising to recruit volunteer firefighters) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Fire … power to take reasonable measures, such as advertising, to recruit candidates for membership in the fire companies of … Since fire districts may individually advertise to recruit volunteers, they may join together and perform this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-7Opinion 97-7
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Money (court and trust funds) COUNTY TREASURER -- Powers and Duties (unclaimed court and trust moneys) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Powers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7Opinion 95-18
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CEMETERIES -- Fees (authority to impose one-time maintenance fee in connection with operation of village-owned cemetery) … fee to be paid at the time of purchase of each burial lot in a village-owned cemetery in lieu of the yearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Preservation Fund (Suffolk County) Town officials from all five towns (East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, … were proper and supported, and debt service payments were for legitimate Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund … $33,280 or provide timely monthly reports to officials for eight of the 13 months in the audit period; or prepare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsEnvironment, Energy and Agriculture – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… employment at DEC was 2,885 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) positions, an increase of 70 FTEs above levels as of March 31 … of environmental programs, such as State and municipal open space conservation; municipal and agricultural nonpoint … water quality improvement and infrastructure, as well as open space conservation and recreation. Water Since SFY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/environment-energy-and-agricultureDiNapoli: NYC Spending Priorities Shifted During Pandemic
… the city’s pre-pandemic and current preliminary budgets for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) to examine how spending … that emerged during the pandemic,” DiNapoli said. “Funding for education, public health and social services have risen … impacted by the pandemic, the city’s current budget for FY 2024 increased funding for education when compared to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-nyc-spending-priorities-shifted-during-pandemicDiNapoli: Administrative Streamlining Can Strengthen Fragmented NYC Child Care Programs
… nearly 160,000 under the age of five in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, equal to about 35% of the city’s 2024 under-five … cost of providing services to children under five in FY 2025 was about $3.2 billion, or nearly $20,000 per child, excluding cost of special education Pre-K services. Monthly ACS vouchers in use by children under five increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/draft-dinapoli-administrative-streamlining-can-strengthen-fragmented-nyc-child-care-programsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-322
… of this bulletin is to introduce a new Action Reason code to identify employees who receive a salary … may be entitled to a new salary and/or a new increment code effective March 30, 2023. All such changes will be indicated by a new Action Reason code. Effective Dates Salaries and Increment Codes for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-322-reintroduction-unified-court-system-csea-longevity-stepsDetermination of Residency for Tuition Purposes
… proof of residency requirements. To be considered a State resident and receive in-state tuition, a student must show … vehicle registration. In order to be considered a State resident, students must have established their domicile in … to the campus a standard “Application for New York State Resident Status for Tuition Billing Purposes” (Residency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/26/determination-residency-tuition-purposesXI.3 Submission of Agency Purchase Orders – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… State agency creation and submission of these transactions in the SFS as “OP” transactions. For guidance on creation and … of the following four categories; Transaction Identifying Documents Amendment Supporting Documents Vendor Responsibility and Integrity Attached are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi3-overviewCost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns
… courts play a vital role in the New York State Unified Court System, as these courts have broad jurisdiction and … justice courts is a local responsibility and maintaining a court may pose administrative and financial challenges. As a … services by pooling resources and streamlining the court system by centralizing services. This resource document …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-guide-justice-court-consolidation-villages-and-townsOpinion 2011-1
… as certain land, buildings, improvements, and other real and personal property ( see General Municipal Law § 854 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2011-1