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DiNapoli: Scores Reveal Fiscal Stress Continues for Certain Communities
… Jasper, Ramapo, Pierrepont, Coeymans, Cherry Valley and Parish. Eleven communities have been listed in the second … data and information on 50,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was created by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-scores-reveal-fiscal-stress-continues-certain-communitiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… (2022-F-26) The New York City Department of Education (DOE) is responsible for evaluating students to determine … A prior audit, issued in May 2019, found that the DOE had difficulty meeting the required 60-day time frame for … been a persistent problem. The follow-up found that the DOE made progress in addressing the issues identified. Of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Driven By Fare Revenue Drop
… proposal to reduce budget gaps through 2028 by an average of $915 million annually by paying down debt raises questions … this will not be enough to close its projected deficit of $1.6 billion starting in 2024 as pointed out by DiNapoli … report looked to examine the current composition of MTA revenue, analyze changes to revenue over time and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-driven-fare-revenue-dropState Agencies Bulletin No. 1505
… not processed automatically. Affected Employees Employees in the following bargaining units with an increment code of … effective October 2016 as a one-time, lump sum payment in the amount of $1,250 or $2,500. A side letter to the … April 1, 2016 and before shall continue to receive them, in the event no successor Agreement is in place. Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1505-october-2016-civil-service-employees-association-csea-longevity-lumpOpinion 88-74
… (contributions to private organizations -- veterans memorial committee) ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LAW, §57.07; … §§72, 72-b, 77-a; NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, §1405; TOWN LAW, §§81(1)(a), 220(1): A county, city, town or village may, in accordance with pertinent statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-74Opinion 99-12
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. SEWER DISTRICTS -- Consolidation (spreading costs of debt over entire district … connection with proceeding to extend) WATER DISTRICTS -- Consolidation (spreading costs of debt over entire district … The enactment of a 1987 State Comptroller's Program bill added section 206-a to the Town Law. This section sets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-12Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-339
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for manual payment of the 2024 Judicial Longevity Payment … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-339-april-2024-unified-court-system-ucs-judicial-longevity-paymentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the board. Town of Gorham – Distribution of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Proceeds (Ontario County) Town officials did … manner. Although the district’s investments were legal, safe and liquid, officials maintained the capital reserve … did not seek competition by obtaining verbal or written quotes for 14 purchases totaling $82,727, which reduced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 89-39
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … town board member would have a prohibited conflict of interest if the town were to purchase insurance coverage from an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-39Opinion 98-3
… -- Appointment to Office (of town supervisor's business partner) -- Contracts (appointment to office) GENERAL … 805-a: The appointment of the town supervisor's business partner to the office of town comptroller, by itself, does … the office of town comptroller if he or she is a business partner of the town supervisor. You state that the town has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-3Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… controls increases the risk of favoritism in the award process. Auditors found Corcraft officials awarded … identified. Department of Health, Selected Employee Travel Expenses (2012-S-94) Travel expenses totaling $466,301 for 14 of the 17 DOH …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsTown of Willsboro – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2025M-92)
… more than $12.8 million. Audit Summary The Clerk did not properly record, deposit, report and remit collections … at $745, were unaccounted for. As a result, officials do not have assurance that all collections received for … to our brochure, Responding to an OSC Audit Report , which you received with the draft audit report. We encourage the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-willsboro-town-clerktax-collector-2025m-92State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Metropolitan Transportation Authority: Long … prior audit, issued in May 2023, found Engineering did not have written policies or procedures for keeping its vehicle … more over the 58 months it was leased than it would have cost to purchase. The MTA made some progress in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: NYC Budget Increases Transparency, Reveals Structural Gaps
… no room for a recession or substantial slowdown in Wall Street profitability. Recent geopolitical events serve as a … as inputs to the economy and factors driving Wall Street revenues are subject to continued volatility. The … including $980 million held in the Rainy-Day Fund in FY 2026, and $229 million from the Retiree Health Benefits Trust …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-nyc-budget-increases-transparency-reveals-structural-gapsOpinion 2006-11
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (from store at which town board member is employed) -- Exceptions … has an interest in town purchases from an auto parts store solely because the board member is an employee of the store, the interest would not be prohibited if the board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-11Opinion 90-3
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-3Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… credit. Tuition Assistance Program: LaGuardia Community College (2013-T-4) Auditors determined LaGuardia was overpaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 97-2
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to cover former school board members); … (municipal cooperative health benefit plans) -- Self-Insurance (municipal cooperative health benefit plans) … reimburse a former school board member for Part B Medicare insurance premiums paid by the former school board member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2Opinion 2000-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Removal (of deputy highway superintendent appointed by town board) … appointed by a town board serves at the pleasure of the highway superintendent or the town board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-11Oversight of Residential Domestic Violence Programs
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is maintaining adequate oversight of residential programs for victims of domestic violence to ensure these programs are … To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services is maintaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/24/oversight-residential-domestic-violence-programs