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Opinion 89-65
… INTEREST -- Legal Services (contract with town attorney's law firm) TOWN ATTORNEY -- Conflict of Interest (contract by town with town attorney's law firm for additional legal services) TOWN LAW, §§20(2)(a), … Whether a town without the adoption of a local law may engage the services of the town attorneys law firm to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-65Opinion 89-34
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to investigate misuse of highway equipment and discipline highway department employees); (authority to direct rescission of highway superintendent's appointment of deputy highway … is authorized to make inquiry into the activities of town highway department laborers suspected of using town vehicles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34Opinion 92-28
… 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-92-28Opinion 95-10
… fence encircling a cemetery or burial ground in the first class described in Town Law, §291(1), that is, a cemetery or … fourteen years. In the case of a cemetery in the second class described in section 291(1), a town is required to … front of or encircling a cemetery falling within the third class described in section 291(1). This is in response to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10Opinion 91-46
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY CLERK-- Compensation (increase during … the State and local governments ( Olmsted v. Meahl , 219 NY 270, 114 N.E. 393). As a clerk of the courts, the County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46Opinion 99-14
… department order and in conjunction with the connection to a new water supply, constitutes a contract for public work subject to competitive bidding under General Municipal Law, §103 if … its underground water tanks and, instead, connect to a village water distribution system as its water source. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-14Independent Oversight: OSC's Contract Review Safeguards Public Funds
… an eye toward ensuring that: Competition is adequate and fair to all qualified vendors, reducing costs and providing … exemption. Another valuable service OSC provides to the vendor community and others is the independent review of … for an independent assessment of agency determinations of vendor responsibility: OSC's contract review helps to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/independent-oversight-osc-contract-review-safeguards-public-fundsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-228
… To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the JLP payment and to provide instructions for payments not … positions (Grade 501-537) are eligible for the April 2016 JLP payment provided the employee: Is in an eligible … employees will become eligible for the April 2016 JLP payment during 2016-2017: Leave of Absence on 04/01/16: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-228-implementation-april-2016-state-new-york-unified-court-systemCUNY Bulletin No. CU-329
This bulletin informs agencies of the procedures to process nonresident alien scholarships in PayServ
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-329-payment-and-reporting-cuny-nonresident-alien-scholarshipsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for March 2016
… programs. $1.1 million to The SUNY Research Foundation for operations in Turkey. Department of Transportation $15 … Village of Hoosick Falls for restoration of the village’s water tank. Empire State Development Corporation $25 million … State University Construction Fund $26.4 million to LP Ciminelli Inc. for construction at the University of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-march-2016DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2017
… waste or other improprieties. Cumulatively through July for calendar year 2017, DiNapoli’s office has approved 10,391 … financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain state public authorities … NYS Legislature - Senate $7 million lease for Senate print shop with Corporate Woods LLC at 5 Southwoods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2017DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for June 2016
… $15 million with the U. S. Geological Survey for water resources programs and investigations. $2.6 million for … Solutions, $8.7 million with LD Allen Communications Inc. and $6 million with Harris Corporation. $13.9 million … County. State University Construction Fund $347,000 to LP Ciminelli Inc. to renovate Buffalo State University’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-june-2016DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for June 2017
… Train Hall Developers LLC (a joint venture of Vornado Realty and related companies) for redevelopment of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-june-2017DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions For December 2016
… on his commitment to added transparency via his Open Book New York website. Highlights for December 2016: Legislative … Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society; American Museum of Natural History; Glimmerglass Opera Theatre; Long …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-december-2016DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for April 2017
… announced today his office approved 903 contracts valued at $1.23 billion and approved nearly 4.2 million payments … rejected 168 contracts and related transactions valued at $24.76 billion and nearly 5,900 payments valued at nearly $8.1 million due to concerns about fraud, waste or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-april-2017New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Subscribe for Latest Updates The State Comptroller’s Office is … State has regained close to half of the 1.9 million jobs lost in March and April of 2020, a return to pre-pandemic … Extraordinary unemployment benefits funded by the federal government as part of broader economic stimulus efforts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-january-21-2021State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… , Gorham-Middlesex Central School District , Lindenhurst Union Free School District , Manchester-Shortsville Central … district’s needs. Lindenhurst Union Free School District – Credit Cards (Suffolk County) District officials need to … established to govern the issuance and use of district credit cards. During the audit period, the district had two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Oversight of Supportive Housing Falls Short
… released three audits of supportive housing providers for New Yorkers with mental illness, which found that a lack … by the state Office of Mental Health (OMH) allowed not-for-profit providers to bill for improper expenses, such as salaries, alcohol and spa … Audits of supportive housing providers for New Yorkers with mental illness found that a lack of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-oversight-supportive-housing-falls-shortState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. … of Schaghticoke – Board Oversight (Rensselaer County) The board did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations. As a result, the board cannot be sure it has accurate financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: MTA'S Homeless Outreach Program Didn't Do Much Outreach
… the nonprofit hired to provide outreach services at Penn Station, Grand Central and elsewhere, according to an audit … Committee (BRC) to provide homeless services at Penn Station, Grand Central, and outlying Long Island Rail Road … services. DiNapoli’s auditors found workers at Penn Station, Grand Central and other MTA rail stations spent, on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-mtas-homeless-outreach-program-didnt-do-much-outreach