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Opinion 90-64
… AND NOTES -- Referendum Requirements (bond resolution for park district) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for when issuing bonds to finance improvement to park district); (need for when determining to improve park district) TOWN LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-64NYS and NYC Pension Funds To SEC: Greater Disclosure Needed On Risks Faced By Fossil Fuel Industry
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer today called on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/nys-and-nyc-pension-funds-sec-greater-disclosure-needed-risks-faced-fossil-fuel-industrySeized Assets Program
… the New York Division of State Police properly accounts for seized assets and whether it obtains the requested share … were purchased with the proceeds of a criminal activity. For asset seizure cases in which the Division is involved, its Asset Seizure Unit (ASU) is responsible for ensuring proper processing and tracking of asset seizure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/23/seized-assets-programOpinion 91-18
… §29(15) provides that the town supervisor of a town of the first class may designate a bookkeeper, a confidential … or both. In towns of the second class, the town board must first authorize the supervisor to make such designations … an "interest" in a contract with the municipality if the officer or employee has any of the powers or duties listed in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-18DiNapoli: Better Monitoring of "Leandra’s Law" Enforcement Needed
… with the court-ordered ignition interlock device (IID) in their vehicles, according to an audit issued today by New … of operators with negative IID activity. Auditors examined cases from Jan. 2010 through May 2015 and of the 215 cases reviewed with installed IIDs, 70 had negative IID …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-better-monitoring-leandras-law-enforcement-neededOversight and Monitoring of the Public Housing Modernization Program at the New York City Housing Authority
… Purpose The objective of this audit was to assess the Division of Housing and Community Renewal’s oversight and … New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is an umbrella entity consisting of all the State’s major …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/26/oversight-and-monitoring-public-housing-modernization-program-new-york-city-housingOpinion 88-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … to relocate family court) -- County Seat (effect of relocation of family court) COUNTY LAW, §216; NY CONST, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-20Opinion 88-37
… 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-88-37Opinion 89-2
… Bidding (purchases by municipal nursing homes pursuant to a group purchasing program) PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, §2803-a; … participate in group purchasing programs operated pursuant to Public Health Law, §2803-a. Purchases made pursuant to such programs are exempt from statutory competitive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-2Opinion 89-44
… COMPTROLLER -- Justice Court Fund (reporting requirements for acting village justices) VILLAGE LAW, §§3-301(2)(a), … whether or not they received moneys during the month for which they are reporting. You ask if acting village … Justice Court Fund of the Office of the State Comptroller for those months during which they did not preside as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-44XI.8.A Centralized Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… is a contract let by the Office of General Services (OGS) for use by State agencies and other authorized users. State … can be found on the OGS website . Agency instructions for purchasing from centralized contracts are provided by OGS … in the centralized contract. OSC approval is required for purchase orders and contracts valued at over $200,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi8a-centralized-contractsIX.6.D HHS Payment Management System – IX. Federal Grants
… to the appropriate account(s) in PMS. In order to receive funds through PMS, each agency is required to register their … those state agencies that must receive permission to draw funds prior to submitting an actual drawdown request, OSC BSAO will draw funds after the agency receives permission and subsequently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6d-hhs-payment-management-systemState Agencies Bulletin No. 563
… an approved deduction enrollment form, which is available online. State employees will be invited to identify the … SUNY Foundations for individual campuses is available online at: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/563-suny-foundation-deduction-codesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2283
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with the 2024 … to last for more than one year. Further explanations of rules for excess PCM, Per Diem Amounts, Non-Overnight Meal … “Taxable Expense” (Earnings code TXE). The final transfer of taxable travel reimbursements for 2024 will occur on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2283-year-end-procedure-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursementsDiNapoli, Erie County DA Keane and Erie County Sheriff Garcia Announce Former Deputy Clerk Sentenced for Stealing More Than $320,000
Former Deputy Erie County Clerk Alexander McDougall was sentenced today to 1 13 to 4 years in state prison and ordered to pay full restitution after pleading guilty to stealing over $320000 in county funds
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-erie-county-da-keane-and-erie-county-sheriff-garcia-announce-former-deputy-clerk-sentencedDiNapoli Op-Ed in Crain's New York Business
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today on the need for greater transparency and accountability in budgeting for the use of federal relief funds. The full op-ed is below: … in taxes in federal fiscal year 2020. It was true even for New York, which has been among the largest net tax-dollar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-op-ed-crains-new-york-businessMitigation for Extreme Weather Conditions and Flooding
… and in New York’s Orange and Rockland counties on its Port Jervis and Pascack Valley Lines. In September 2007, the MTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/06/mitigation-extreme-weather-conditions-and-floodingCUNY Bulletin No. CU-814
… employee’s taxable gross and reported on the employee’s Form W-2. Federal, State, and New York City income tax … payroll check, OSC will accept a photocopy of this form along with a new Report of Check Exchange. Questions: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-814-cuny-2025-3125-general-salary-increases-internationalAvoca Central School District – Procurement (2025M-29)
District officials did not always procure goods and services in accordance with the statutory requirements set forth in GML or with the Districts procurement policies and procedures When officials do not solicit competition during the procurement of goods and services taxpayers have less assuranc
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/13/avoca-central-school-district-procurement-2025m-29Oversight of Water Supply Emergency Plans (Follow-Up)
… drinking water system infrastructure. Nearly 95% of all New Yorkers receive water from public water supply systems in New York State. The State Public Health Law (Law) requires …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/14/oversight-water-supply-emergency-plans-follow