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Local Government Ethics
… Legislative Program Legislative Session 2021-2022: Local Government Ethics – A.8505 (Thiele) – Relates to … employees, codes of ethics and boards of ethics; permits local codes of ethics to prohibit activities expressly … and employees codes of ethics and boards of ethics permits local codes of ethics to prohibit activities expressly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/local-government-ethics-1Unadilla Valley Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-37)
… District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against … to staff. Key Findings The District did not provide mental health training as required to any staff for the … 15, 2020. None of the 12 recommended components of mental health that educators should know were included in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/unadilla-valley-central-school-district-mental-health-training-componentWest Genesee Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-40)
… District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against … to staff. Key Findings The District did not provide mental health training to any staff for the 2020-21 school … regulations. Seven of the 12 recommended components of mental health that educators should know were not included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/west-genesee-central-school-district-mental-health-training-component-newGreenport Union Free School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-30)
… component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff. … mental health that educators should know were not included in the District’s training. District officials did not … component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act SAVE Act training requirement to staff …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/greenport-union-free-school-district-mental-health-training-component-newDover Union Free School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-27)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Dover Union Free School District (District) used District resources to … Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff. Key Findings The District did not provide mental health training to any staff for the 2020-21 school year by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/dover-union-free-school-district-mental-health-training-component-newSeaford Union Free School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-36)
… District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against … to staff. Key Findings The District did not provide mental health training as required to all staff for the … regulations. Nine of the 12 recommended components of mental health that educators should know were not included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/seaford-union-free-school-district-mental-health-training-component-newState Police Bulletin No. SP-246
… Criteria: Employees in Bargaining Unit 62 who have a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence … criteria but are on an authorized leave of absence with a Payroll Status of Leave of Absence (except with an … and Leave of Absence/MLL), and who return to the payroll by 10/31/2025, may receive the payment upon return …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-246-2024-expertise-pay-eligible-employees-state-police-investigators-unitState Police Bulletin No. SP-234
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the Division of State Police of OSC’s automatic … processing of the 2022 State Police Holiday Bonus Payment and to provide agency instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees: … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the Division of State Police of OSCs automatic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-234-2022-state-police-holiday-bonus-paymentOtsego County – Court and Trust Funds (2025-C&T-4)
… that improperly remained in the Treasurer’s custody that he should have turned over to the State Comptroller as … property. By the end of our review, the Treasurer told us he received the necessary guidance on the appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/12/05/otsego-county-court-and-trust-funds-2025-ct-4DiNapoli: State Medicaid Program Made More Than $100 Million in Duplicate Payments
… state paid more than $100 million in duplicate payments to managed care organizations (MCOs) for premiums over a more than four year period, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … long time,“ DiNapoli said. “The Department of Health needs to do a better job coordinating with all stakeholders in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-state-medicaid-program-made-more-100-million-duplicate-paymentsDiNapoli: Housing Discrimination Complaints Languish at NYC Commission on Human Rights
… answers,” DiNapoli said. “Our audit found that inadequate case tracking at the New York City Commission on Human Rights … or sexual orientation. CCHR uses Dynamics, an electronic case management system, for case tracking and monitoring. Between July 1, 2019 and July …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-housing-discrimination-complaints-languish-nyc-commission-human-rightsXI.2.C Contract Funds Reservation – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… OVERVIEW To create a funds reservation means to set aside or reserve all or a … their availability for payment of specified expenses. Once funds are reserved, they are not available for other than the … to contractors can be met, and accordingly, requires full funds reservation on all procurement contracts submitted for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2c-contract-funds-reservation-overviewEDSS - Contract Reporter Exemption Request Help
… to enter to create a new Contract Reporter Exemption Request (CRER)? The required fields will be denoted with an … Providing additional documents helps further support your request. (For example, a price list to support your price … FAQs related to the Contract Reporter Exemption Request for the Electronic Documents Submission System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-contract-reporter-exemption-request-helpOpinion 90-35
… a political subdivision will spend in the aggregate over $5,000 for the purchase of fuel oil during a fiscal year, the … a fire district. You state that the district has budgeted $5,000 for fuel oil and usually does not expend over $5000 for … districts, within the county (see also County Law, §408-a[2]). In determining whether it may be reasonably anticipated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-35Opinion 2004-8
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (reserve fund for) LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (reserve fund for health care benefits) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§6-n, 6-p; 92-a; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-8Opinion 2005-4
… referendum requirements, a BOCES should apply the petition procedures outlined in section 1804 of the Education … manner as a meeting of the voters of a union free school district ( id . at §1951[2][p]). 2 Although section 1951(2) … The BOCES board, by resolution, may divide the BOCES into election districts so long as there are at least 700 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-4Opinion 89-26
… in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Financial Disclosure (applicability to fire districts) GENERAL … to promulgate a form of annual statement of financial disclosure for its officers and employees, but if it fails to … of the fire district complete and file annual financial disclosure statements. You ask whether fire district officers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-26State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Selection of Corey Johnson as New York City Council Speaker
… Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement today regarding the selection of Corey Johnson as Speaker of … help him to be a dynamic champion for all New Yorkers. I look forward to working with Mayor de Blasio, the Speaker …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-selection-corey-johnson-new-york-city-council-speakerOpinion 2000-20
… purposes of the museum are: to preserve and chronicle the history of the local volunteer fire service by acquiring, categorizing and displaying that history; to preserve and restore antique and modern day fire … St Comp No. 81-166, p 175, membership in local historical society). In making its determination, the local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-20IX.2.B Terminology – IX. Federal Grants
… not necessarily confined to a specific project. Functional Clearance Patterns are used annually in the calculation of … Improvement Act of 1990. Annually, the state develops a clearance pattern to determine the check clearance time, or days outstanding, for each check issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix2b-terminology