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Capital Planning (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority: Capital Planning (Report 2015-S-37 ). Background The Niagara … and two international airports. NFTA records list 3,770 capital assets costing approximately $1.6 billion. The Public … Authorities Law requires NFTA to prepare a five-year capital plan, along with annual capital spending plans. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/04/capital-planning-followOpinion 92-52
… to State Finance Law, §98-a. As your inquiry suggests, the only possible authorization for the Authority to invest its … were correct, however, the Authority could not only enter into cooperative investment agreements with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-52Village of Sloan – Clerk-Treasurer (2024M-109)
… and reported financial transactions accurately and in a timely manner. Key Findings Although the … accurately, transactions were not always recorded in a timely manner. The Clerk-Treasurer also did not provide … to ensure transactions were recorded accurately and in a timely manner. The Board did not annually audit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/15/village-sloan-clerk-treasurer-2024m-109Administration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes (Follow-Up)
… electronic submission) at the time of our audit, of which only a small portion was entered into an electronic system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/administration-and-collection-real-estate-transfer-taxes-followOpinion 89-15
… owned by the village fire department) VILLAGE LAW, §4-412: A village may not purchase liability insurance, nor agree to … of a fire district to purchase liability insurance to cover fire company vehicles). In addition, we have previously … Vale Fire Company, Inc. , 141 AD2d 509, 529 NYS2d 132; Cook v City of Geneva , 127 Misc 2d 261, 485 NYS2d 497; Cuddy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-15Opinion 93-30
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … custody of the county sheriff, is a charge of the village or the county. With certain exceptions, Correction Law, … provides transportation because the sheriff is unable or unwilling to do so, it is also well-established that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30Report of Title V Operating Permit Program Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance for the Eight Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2017
… in place to accurately capture the Title V Operating Permit Program’s (Program) revenues, expenditures, and … sources subject to the Program must obtain an operating permit and pay annual fees established by the Act. The … bills them annually. The Act mandates that the Program’s permit fee revenues be sufficient to cover all reasonable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/12/report-title-v-operating-permit-program-revenues-expenditures-and-changes-fund-balanceDiNapoli: Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Charged in $500K Grant Scheme
… our partnerships with District Attorney Jason Carusone and Warren County Sheriff Nathan "Bud" York, we have exposed this … Comptroller DiNapoli’s office on this complicated case," Warren County Sheriff York said. "My office opened this … and organizations surrounding Lake George including Warren County, the towns of Queensbury and Bolton and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-charged-500k-grant-schemeCity of Poughkeepsie Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-168)
… and calculated revenues upon which their payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) are based on. These projects have … monitor projects’ progress and document findings in writing. Require the City or one of the taxing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/07/08/city-poughkeepsie-industrial-development-agency-projectIdentifying, Reporting, and Providing Services for Youth at Risk of Sexual Human Trafficking in New York City
… requires DYCD and ACS to submit an annual report to the Speaker of the NYC Council documenting the number of youth in … the sex-trafficked and at-risk youth they identified had received adequate services, such as safe housing and medical, … ACS and other stakeholders to reassess the process for gathering data and completing the LL41 annual reports. Make …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/06/identifying-reporting-and-providing-services-youth-risk-sexual-human-trafficking-new-yorkOpinion 88-79
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (applicability of prohibition to moneys received from federal government) NEW YORK … derived from a federal Urban Development Action Grant to provide grants or loans to assist private developers in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79Oversight of Procurements and Loan Programs
… (DANC) provided adequate oversight of its procurements and loan programs in accordance with the Public Authorities … Public Authorities Law to provide infrastructure services and economic development in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties. DANC operates a solid waste …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/04/oversight-procurements-and-loan-programsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1092
… Purpose To advise agencies of the creation of a new union, Police Benevolent Association of New York State, Inc. … dated November 9, 2011 Background On May 6, 2011, the Police Benevolent Association of New York State, Inc. filed a … available. OSC has created a new Union Code (PBI) for the Police Benevolent Association of New York State, Inc., and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1092-new-union-bargaining-unit-31Overview – Contribution Stabilization Program
… The Contribution Stabilization Program (CSP) is an optional program that allows you to pay a portion of your annual … of whether they choose to amortize in any year. The program was designed to help the State and municipalities … can participate in the Contribution Stabilization Program for more predictable pension costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/overviewOpinion 92-46
… 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-92-46Opinion 94-14
… for whose benefit the IDA was created. This prohibition does not apply, however, to projects for which an agency has … amendment generally became effective October 19, 1993. It does not apply, however, to "projects for which an agency, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-14Housing Preferences for Disabled Veterans (Follow-Up)
… companies adequately. We recommended that the Division train their Housing Management Representatives to properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/19/housing-preferences-disabled-veterans-followDiNapoli: Two Western NY BOCES Holding Millions in Surplus Funds
… overestimated employee salaries ($824,000, or 5 percent), retirement contributions ($615,000, or 14 percent) and health insurance costs ($710,000, or 11 percent). BOCES officials … Orleans/Niagara BOCES http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/schools/2016/orleansniagaraboces.pdf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-two-western-ny-boces-holding-millions-surplus-fundsABLE Residency
… of 2022 - A.7652/S.9335 (Gunther/Brouk) - Eliminates the New York State residency requirement for designated beneficiaries in the New York ABLE program. Memo Bill Text Status … Eliminates the New York State residency requirement for designated beneficiaries in the New York ABLE program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/able-residencyOpinion 91-24
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SEWERS AND SEWER … §§198(1)(f), 202(5), 209; VILLAGE LAW, §14-1436: A town, on behalf of a town sewer district, may contract with a … in constructing the trunk line. You ask whether the town, on behalf of the town district, and the county, on behalf of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-24