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DiNapoli: State Needs to Ensure Timely Execution of Contracts with Not-For-Profits
… State agencies were late more than 77 percent of the time in approving contracts with not-for-profit … improvement from 2013 when contracts were late 87 percent of the time, a review of the trend for more than two decades indicates that late … State agencies were late more than 77 percent of the time in approving contracts with notforprofit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-state-needs-ensure-timely-execution-contracts-not-profitsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… reduced surplus fund balance from 19% as of June 30, 2015 to 8% as of June 30, 2023, they consistently appropriated … requires purchase contracts that exceed certain thresholds to be competitively bid. In addition, the claims auditor did … auditor did not help ensure that district funds were used to procure goods and services in a prudent and economical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… practice of consistently appropriating $1.4 million in fund balance over three fiscal years is, in effect, a reservation of fund balance that is not allowed … found five reserves totaling $2.3 million had balances in excess of the district’s needs. In addition, while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: New York Sees Improvement in Condition of Local Bridges
… One in 10 locally owned bridges in New York state is rated in poor condition, according to a report released today by … One in 10 locally owned bridges in New York state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-new-york-sees-improvement-condition-local-bridgesDiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Return
… reach as much as $3 billion in 2028. Report Financial Outlook for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-returnXIV.14.L Asset Retirement Obligations – XIV. Special Procedures
… Obligations ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION DEFINITION An asset retirement obligation (ARO) is a legally enforceable liability associated with the … X-ray machines Certain laboratory equipment This is not an exhaustive list. Agencies should consider the possibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xiv/xiv14l-asset-retirement-obligationsDiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… mental health education for students, an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. “The upheaval … information and support they need,” DiNapoli said. “The State Education Department should work with state and local entities to ensure resources to address the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schoolsDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for December
… his office reviewed 2,193 contracts valued at $9.8 billion and approved more than 2.3 million payments worth $11 billion … rejected 205 contract transactions valued at $358 million and 1,390 payments valued at $1.9 million due to fraud, waste and other improprieties. As the state’s chief financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli: More Security Needed for Hazardous Materials at SUNY University Centers
… Stony Brook, did not properly monitor or restrict access to hazardous materials, according to an audit of seven SUNY schools released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Rules to safeguard dangerous substances were not always followed at … Stony Brook did not properly monitor or restrict access to hazardous materials according to an audit of seven SUNY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/dinapoli-more-security-needed-hazardous-materials-suny-university-centersDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for June 2014
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his … million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. As the state’s chief financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain contracts for state public … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-june-2014Opinion 92-43
… AND HIGHWAYS -- Highway Supplies and Equipment (necessity to obtain prior town board approval for purchases of); … SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Powers and Duties (necessity to obtain prior town board approval for purchases); … and procedures) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (authority to require prior board approval in procurement policies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43Opinion 93-3
… §§103, 104-b: A fire district is not required to advertise for sealed bids to contract for the services of physicians to give physicals to volunteer … You ask whether a fire district is required to advertise for sealed bids to engage the services of physicians to give …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3Opinion 92-46
… The purchase of kitchen utensils, furniture, books and sports equipment to be used at a village youth center need … by a village of kitchen utensils, furniture, books and sports equipment to be used at a village youth center should … by a village of kitchen utensils furniture books and sports equipment to be used at a village youth center should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46State Agencies Bulletin No. 601
… work and how to effectively manage multiple windows in PayServ and PS Query Affected Employees All PayServ, PS … Due to revisions, there are now several time-outs in the system that occur at different times, resulting in … applications, users should click on the “Sign Out” and “Log Out,” rather than clicking “X” in the upper right corner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/601-managing-osc-e-government-sessionsContract Participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
… To determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority is monitoring its contractors to ensure they are actively … and disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) programs, is accurately reporting MWBE and DBE participation in its … The New York State Thruway Authority (Authority) is responsible for overseeing the 570-mile highway system and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/contract-participation-disadvantaged-business-enterprises-and-minority-and-women-ownedOpinion 91-3
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … statutory powers and duties (see, e.g., 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-294, p 373). Highway Law, §142(2), however, provides … use of highway equipment). The board, however, exercises a degree of general oversight and control over town highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-3DiNapoli: Majority of Contracts with Not-For-Profit Organizations Still Approved Late
… State. “Comptroller DiNapoli’s annual report provides our best assessment of how well we are doing. The current report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-majority-contracts-not-profit-organizations-still-approved-lateUniversity at Albany – Sabbatical and Other Paid Leave
… Purpose To determine whether the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany (Albany) complied with policies for administering … pertinent labor agreements. Sabbatical leaves are granted to academic and administrative officers to promote … To determine whether the State University of New York SUNY at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/30/university-albany-sabbatical-and-other-paid-leaveCustodial Service Contract Procurement and Oversight
… service contracts it has in effect for the 2017–2020 and 2021–2028 fiscal years at the lowest available price, … quality of those services for the periods both prior to and after contract renewal (fiscal years 2018–2021). About … students at its more than 1,800 elementary, middle, and high schools located in over 1,300 buildings (some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/custodial-service-contract-procurement-and-oversightDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for Feb. 2014
… billion in February 2014. His office also rejected 157 contract transactions valued at $362.8 million and 3,346 … York For access to billions of dollars in state and local government spending and nearly 50,000 state contracts, visit … was created by Comptroller DiNapoli to promote openness in government and provide taxpayers with better access to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-feb-2014