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Opinion 2004-6
… ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LAW §57.07: A village may not permit an historical society to use an unneeded portion of a village building without … Law §57.07(2) and, as consideration under the contract, permit the historical society to use the unneeded space in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-6State Agencies Bulletin No. 2127
… is to inform agencies of procedures for reporting line number changes and to explain how chartfield strings will be … year 2023-2024. Affected Employees Employees with line number changes reported in the New York State Electronic … checks dated 05/04/2023. Agency Actions Reporting Line Number Changes Line number changes must be reported first in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2127-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2023-2024Opinion 88-70
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Advisory (fluoridation of … 895, affd 28 AD2d 992, 284 NYS2d 836). Based upon these cases, we have stated that referenda which are neither …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-70State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… or provide adequate financial reports to the board; take action to ensure electric fund revenues kept pace with … of these accounts have not been used in more than five years. Town of German – Supervisor’s Records and Reports … eight audit recommendations, officials did not actually take corrective actions. Of the eight audit recommendations, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Wyandanch Public Library Audit Reveals Missing Cash, Excess Benefits
… library which resulted in nearly $20,000 in questionable pay, according to an audit released today by State … system and routinely changed time records and granted full pay and overtime without documentation that employees … overpaid a total of $4,885, including $1,071 in regular pay, $623 for vacation time, $2,971 for sick time and $220 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-wyandanch-public-library-audit-reveals-missing-cash-excess-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2013
… is to inform agencies of procedures for reporting line number changes and to explain how chartfield strings will be … year 2022-2023. Affected Employees Employees with line number changes reported in the New York State Electronic … checks dated 05/05/2022. Agency Actions Reporting Line Number Changes Line number changes must be reported first in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2013-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2022-2023Licensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools
… schools submit, we found that staff are conducting very little to no analysis of the financial documents schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/21/licensing-and-monitoring-proprietary-schoolsDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Services for Vulnerable Adults
… that. The agency responsible for protecting them must do a better job.” Elder abuse is a problem nationwide, with 1 in 10 older … government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-services-vulnerable-adultsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1906
… Change Process for Line Item Realignment (LNR); do not use a Position Move (MOV) via a TPM Short Form Request. Once … process in PayServ. Access the Add/Update Position Info page using the following path: Main Menu > … > Maintain Positions/Budgets > Add/Update Position Info. Insert a row on the Add/Update Position Info page …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1906-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2021-2022State Agencies Bulletin No. 1820
… the Line Number field. If applicable, update the Position Pool ID field on the Specific Information page by expanding … employee’s record. Deleting Position Pools If a Position Pool is no longer used by the agency and should be inactivated, insert a row on the Position Pool Table using the next pay period begin date as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1820-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2020-2021Corrupt Orange County IDA Officials Ordered to Repay Over $1 Million
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Orange … with Orange County District Attorney Hoovler and the New Windsor Police that we were able to bring their crimes to … County IDA and at IDAs and similar institutions throughout New York State.” The investigation revealed that former IDA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/corrupt-orange-county-ida-officials-ordered-repay-over-1-millionStreet and Sidewalk Cleanliness
… effectively monitors the cleanliness of New York City’s (NYC) streets and sidewalks. We also assessed the methodology … 27, 2019. About the Program DSNY’s mission is to keep NYC healthy, safe, and clean – by collecting, recycling, and … to several data sources that monitor the cleanliness of NYC’s streets and sidewalks. This includes NYC311 sanitation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/16/street-and-sidewalk-cleanlinessDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Value $194.3 Billion
… early outbreak of the pandemic in the United States with a value of $194.3 billion. Globally, assets swiftly recovered … employees, retirees and their beneficiaries. The Fund's value reflects retirement and death benefits of $13.25 … expected rate of return is 6.8 percent. The Fund’s value and rate of return in prior years is available online: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-value-1943-billionSubway Wait Assessment
… the Program Under the Public Authorities Law, the MTA is required to issue an annual report on its mission … According to Transit Operations Planning (OP), subway WA is calculated at time points, which should consist of between … direction. Therefore, the majority of the service provided is not captured in the WA calculation. For example, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/03/subway-wait-assessmentDiNapoli: NYC Needs to Develop Comprehensive Plan to Manage Pandemic-Battered Finances
… and financial outlook, should develop a comprehensive plan to lay out its options before resorting to long-term borrowing to fund operations, according to a report released today by … and financial outlook should develop a comprehensive plan to lay out its options before resorting to longterm borrowing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-nyc-needs-develop-comprehensive-plan-manage-pandemic-battered-financesOpinion 89-33
… paid to village officers and employees) VILLAGE LAW, §§5-524(2), (4), (5): The compensation of appointive village officers and … engaged by the village at agreed wages by the hour, day, week, month or year may be paid without prior audit. All …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-33DiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director and Mother Arrested
… for their actions. The individuals charged in this case stole funds from unsuspecting citizens that relied on … back in court on March 28 th . The charges filed in this case are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-and-mother-arrestedDiNapoli: More State Involvement Needed to Address Local Emergency Medical Services Challenges
… providing emergency medical services (EMS), amid a drop in EMS workers and inadequate funding, but more state action … the state are facing staff shortages and funding issues in their effort to ensure these services are available. The … services and identify sustainable, effective solutions.” In New York state, EMS are provided by an assortment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-more-state-involvement-needed-address-local-emergency-medical-services-challengesDiNapoli: NYC IDA Needs To Improve Its Administration of Business Tax Breaks and Monitoring of Job Creation
… these tax breaks and other incentives,” DiNapoli said. “My audit found the agency needs to do a much better job in ensuring that applicants have been … this help, provide their financial statements, and project how many full time equivalent (FTE) jobs will be created or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-nyc-ida-needs-improve-its-administration-business-tax-breaks-and-monitoring-job-creationDebt – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… $72 billion of State-Funded debt, an increase of 15.1 percent since SFY 2017-18. This is the State Comptroller’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/debt