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Opinion 89-34
… rescission of highway superintendent's appointment of deputy highway superintendent) SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- … laborers and the participation in such acts by the deputy highway superintendent. Following such inquiry, where … that the superintendent reconsider his appointment of the deputy. You ask whether a town board is authorized to make …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 160,000 … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsXIV.4.B Establishment and Closing of Bank Accounts – XIV. Special Procedures
… Agency Request It is the agency’s responsibility to request to establish a … with proper collateralization. Unofficial State Accounts It is never permissible for any state agency employee to open … It is the agencys responsibility to request to establish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv4b-establishment-and-closing-bank-accountsGreenburgh Central School District – Tax Certiorari Reserve (2023M-163)
… it at a reasonable level. Key Findings The Board of Education (Board) properly established the tax certiorari … were maintained, such as a complete and accurate listing of all outstanding tax certiorari cases, which was also noted … we released publicly in September 2016. The annual report of the District’s tax certiorari reserve funds provided to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/30/greenburgh-central-school-district-tax-certiorari-reserve-2023m-163New York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget: Federal Fiscal Year 2019
… Message from the Comptroller November 2020 In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Yorkers have seen how the immense fiscal resources of the federal government can help everyday Americans in times of real need. Unfortunately, we have also seen how myths and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-balance-payments-federal-budget-federal-fiscal-year-2019How to Obtain Your Personal Records Under the Personal Privacy Protection Law
… 6-A of the Public Officers Law (§§91-99), is intended to protect your privacy by regulating the manner in which State agencies … personal information about you. The PPPL also enables you to access and/or correct information the Office of the State … New York State Personal Privacy Protection Law is intended to protect your privacy by regulating the manner in which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/how-obtain-your-personal-records-under-personal-privacy-protection-lawComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… distributing paychecks and processing direct deposits for employees’ pay. Buffalo United Charter School – Financial … approved by a previous board in 2011. NHA is responsible for the general management and control of the school’s … addition, officials have not developed formal procedures for seeking competition when procuring professional services, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli: State Missing Out on Millions in Medicare Payments for Kidney Patients
… disease (ESRD) who meet certain eligibility requirements get the Medicare benefits to which they are entitled, according to an audit released … their entitlement to Medicare and taken steps to help get them enrolled, the Medicaid program could have saved as … renal disease who meet certain eligibility requirements get the Medicare benefits to which they are entitled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-state-missing-out-millions-medicare-payments-kidney-patientsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Department of Agriculture and Markets: … recommendations, one has been fully implemented and two have been partially implemented. Office of Mental Health … Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) that could have been avoided if it had used a term contract rather than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsManagement of Selected Special Revenue Funds
… application check-off box have generated just over $1.3 million for the four funds, of which slightly more than … Autism Awareness Fund (2005) 108,226 37,941 70,285 Drive Out Diabetes Fund (2002) 89,027 64,293 24,734 Multiple … $133,234 $1,175,966 Key Findings For two of the funds – Drive Out Diabetes and Multiple Sclerosis – the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/02/management-selected-special-revenue-fundsContract Participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
… the Authority achieved over the twoyear period was, at best, about 18 percent, excluding its work on the New NY Bridge project, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/contract-participation-disadvantaged-business-enterprises-and-minority-and-women-ownedXII.6.U Payments Pursuant to Awards and Non-Judicial Settlement Agreements – XII. Expenditures
… how to process vouchers for payments pursuant to Awards and Non-Judicial Settlement Agreements. Note: These procedures take effect June 17, 2013 and are retroactive to April 1, 2013 for purposes of … by the State voluntarily entered into by a Business Unit and another party to resolve a legal dispute: after a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6u-payments-pursuant-awards-and-non-judicial-settlement-agreementsOpinion 97-26
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment (authority to … one rate of taxation within a given distance of the fire house, where insurance rates are lower, and another rate for a greater distance from the fire house, or one rate for that portion of the district which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-26Selected Aspects of Safety and Security in Subway Facilities
… Sensors are installed inside the tunnels. When an alarm is triggered, the Security Command Center (SCC) has a defined process to adjudicate why the alarm was triggered and what investigatory steps to take. … and address the risk to the system. If the contractor pool is not sufficient, develop an alternative plan to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/selected-aspects-safety-and-security-subway-facilitiesDiNapoli: Recent Federal Actions Will Have Significant Impact on Higher Education in NY
… of nationals from 19 countries. International students pay full tuition and other costs; as such, their payments are an … by potential declines in international students whose full tuition payments act to subsidize charges paid by New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-recent-federal-actions-will-have-significant-impact-higher-education-nyDiNapoli Faults Oversight at Public Service Commission of Orders and Agreements
… companies’ applications for mergers and acquisitions, rate cases, and other agreements. Often, approval of these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-faults-oversight-public-service-commission-orders-and-agreementsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… gamblers or whether OASAS’ limited resources were applied where they were needed most. In a follow-up, auditors found … operating policies and procedures; improve how information is recorded in the Equine Breakdown, Death, Injury and … in an Opioid Treatment Program (Follow-Up) (2019-F-53) An audit released in November 2018 identified 18,786 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Dormitory Authority Overstated MWBE Contract Participation
… participation to the Department of Economic Development (DED). The law sets the state’s MWBE participation target at … MWBE participation goals. However, in preparing reports to DED, DASNY did not make adjustments for such payments. For … providing revised amounts and participation rates to DED and other stakeholders. DASNY officials generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-dormitory-authority-overstated-mwbe-contract-participationDiNapoli: Brooklyn is King of NYC Economic Growth
… Brooklyn’s economy is expanding, adding jobs and businesses at a faster pace than the rest of New York City between 2003 … and 2012, including the first increase in manufacturing jobs in 2012 after decades of losses, according to an … Brooklyns economy is expanding adding jobs and businesses at a faster pace than the rest of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-brooklyn-king-nyc-economic-growthOpinion 88-74
… in the Vietnam War. You ask if, in our opinion, it is legal for municipalities to contribute to the monument fund. … Whether it is legal for municipalities to contribute to a monument fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-74