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Controls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (Follow-Up) (2025-F-11) 30-Day Response
To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Controls over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (2022-S-22).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2026-25f11-response.pdfUnclaimed Wages - Department of Labor
Unclaimed property subject to Section 1308 of the Abandoned Property Law includes any monies that are held and owing by the Department of Labor, received from o
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/unclaimed-wages.pdfAnnual Financial and Statistical Report of the Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Fill out the Annual Financial and Statistical Report of The Board of Cooperative Educational Services and send back a copy to the Office of the State Comptroller.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/required-reporting/pdf/annual-financial-and-statistical-report-boces.pdfDiNapoli: Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Charged in $500K Grant Scheme
… today on a 22-count indictment for using his position to pocket more than $500,000, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Mr. Decker’s brazen … scheme diverted more than half a million dollars meant to protect and improve Lake George for its residents, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-charged-500k-grant-schemeDiNapoli: Audit Finds False Elevator Inspections, Safety Hazards Overlooked
… Private elevator inspectors in New York City are missing hazardous violations and allowing … to go unrepaired, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "In a vertical … carrying millions of people, it is unacceptable that New Yorkers should have to worry about false inspections or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-false-elevator-inspections-safety-hazards-overlookedDiNapoli: Audit Finds Inadequate Oversight of Student Grade Changes
… grades in five school districts were changed from failing to passing without proper documentation or supporting information, according to an audit issued today by New York State Comptroller … DiNapoli said. “When grades are changed, there needs to be a record justifying the changes. These lax policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-inadequate-oversight-student-grade-changesDiNapoli Finds Schools Falling Short on Emergency Planning
… NYS Safe Schools Task Force to make sure our children and school personnel are safe. Emergency planning must be a … have found significant problems at schools, including no safety plans, plans filled with errors and plans not being … a safety team or did not have all the required members. No schools met all of the annual safety training …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-finds-schools-falling-short-emergency-planningOpinion 90-58
… in article 18 are applicable (see General Municipal Law, §804). Any contract willfully entered into in which there is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-58Opinion 90-21
… Powers and Duties (preparation and custody of claims) TOWN LAW, §119; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(1): A town, by local law subject to … resulting from the loss of such controls. June 15, 1990 Thomas Savage, Town Supervisor Town of Palermo …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21Opinion 90-31
… MEETINGS AND HEARINGS -- Voting Procedures (authority to allow act by majority of quorum) LOCAL LAWS -- Voting Requirements (authority to allow act by majority of quorum) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … HOME RULE LAW, §10(1): A committee formed by seven towns to operate a joint airport pursuant to General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-31Opinion 89-36
… There are no permissive referendum requirements either to establish a capital reserve fund for a specific capital improvement or to expend moneys from a capital reserve fund established for … for a specific improvement, where the authority to issue obligations for the capital improvement would be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-36Opinion 89-11
… Benevolent Associations (use of tax moneys to rent meeting room) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105; Laws Of 1975, Chapter 543: … may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to rent a room in which to meet, if the meetings are for the purpose of … may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to rent a room to be used for meetings of the Association and its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11DiNapoli: Statewide Foreclosure Activity Still Well Above Prerecession levels
… New York state continues to have high levels of foreclosure activity with new … significantly higher than prerecession levels, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … DiNapoli said. “In many places the situation has continued to get worse. Foreclosed properties displace families and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-statewide-foreclosure-activity-still-well-above-prerecession-levelsOpinion 93-2
… in village) VILLAGES -- Fiscal Year (timing of proposition to change) ELECTION LAW, §15-104; VILLAGE LAW, §§9-908, … Law, §9-912 authorizes a village board, on its own motion, to hold a referendum on a proposition to change the month of the general village election at either …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-2XI.16 Vendor Responsibility – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… OVERVIEW This section reminds New York State contracting entities of their legal … to determining the responsibility of a business entity (vendor, contractor or offerer) to which a contract may be … to be considered include authority to do business in New York State, licensing (e.g. with the Education Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi16-vendor-responsibilityXI.18.B Procurement Lobbying Act – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… of the New York State Finance Law (SFL) regulate attempts to influence State and other governmental entity procurement … and 139-k impose procurement record requirements relating to lobbying on procurement contracts. For state agencies and public authorities whose contracts are subject to the State Comptroller’s approval, the Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18b-procurement-lobbying-actXIII.11 Submitting Travel and Expense Reimbursement Requests for Inactive Employees – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to agencies on submitting Travel and Expense reimbursement … doing business with the State in a new capacity, unrelated to their State work, those payments should be paid through … The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to agencies on submitting Travel and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii11-submitting-travel-and-expense-reimbursement-requests-inactive-employeesDiNapoli: Sandy Damage Delayed MTA Electronic Security Program Another Three Years
… Superstorm Sandy added three years to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) already … and over budget post-9/11 security program, according to a progress report released today by State Comptroller … the burden of securing the nation’s largest transit system to the MTA’s own resources." When DiNapoli released his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-sandy-damage-delayed-mta-electronic-security-program-another-three-yearsDiNapoli: Erie Community College Audit Reveals Lax Oversight by Board
… (ECC) gave more than $100,000 in raises and bonuses to senior officials without proper approval, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … students,” said DiNapoli. “I urge ECC’s board of trustees to take a more active oversight role and address the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-erie-community-college-audit-reveals-lax-oversight-boardState Agencies Bulletin No. 2091
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the maximum contribution limits for … TDA plans and provide instructions for entering updates to these plans. Background Pursuant to IRS Regulations, Section 403(b): The regular annual … The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the maximum contribution limits for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2091-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tda