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Opinion 99-2
… Requiring Bidding (purchase of materials and supplies for construction work performed by municipal employees) -- Municipal Employees (use of for construction as exception to competitive bidding) STREETS … salt storage shed. Purchases of materials and supplies for the work would be subject to competitive bidding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-2Comptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Underwood Announce Criminal Conviction and False Claims Act Settlement with Bottini Fuel for Diverting Customers' Credit Balances for Their Own Benefit
… Company, Inc., which conducts business as Bottini Fuel, for falsifying their business records to improperly divert … Fuel orchestrated a brazen scheme to defraud its customers for the benefit of the company and its owners," said Attorney … retained customer overpayments and duplicative payments for heating oil. Bottini Fuel did not inform customers that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-criminal-conviction-and-false-claims-actOpinion 2004-9
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- … programs pursuant to agreements under Public Health Law) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §103(8); PUBLIC HEALTH LAW §2803-a: Purchases by a county on behalf of a "municipal hospital" or for a county nutrition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9DiNapoli: MTA Must Prioritize Safety and Service to Win Riders Back
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) continues to make progress on bringing back riders, but ridership … service — safety, reliability and frequency — where the MTA can take steps to improve riders’ experience and … The Metropolitan Transportation Authority MTA continues to make progress on bringing back riders but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-mta-must-prioritize-safety-and-service-win-riders-backOpinion 94-7
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICES -- Fees (imposition of fees for services … from imposing fees upon users of emergency or general ambulance services provided by a village fire department and … ask whether a village board may impose fees upon users of ambulance services provided by the emergency first aid and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-7VI.I Overview – VI. Budgets
… do not exceed the available Federal funds. The Project Parent is equivalent to the billing amount for the Federal … Journal to create the Project Child Budget. The “generate parent” functionality will create the Project Parent Budget when the Project Child Budget is posted. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vii-overviewSelected State Agencies’ Roles in Financial Literacy
… Objectives To determine selected State agencies’ roles in providing financial literacy offerings, including how they identify and reach out to the most critical and vulnerable consumer groups and how they measure gains in individuals’ knowledge after participating in financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/14/selected-state-agencies-roles-financial-literacyDiNapoli: Wall Street's 2024 First Half Profits of $23.2B Were 79.3% Higher Than Last Year
… Wall Street’s $23.2 billion in pretax profits for the first half of 2024 were a dramatic 79.3% … employees lived in the city. More than half (53%) were non-Hispanic White, 24% were non-Hispanic Asian, 11% were Hispanic, and 7% were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-wall-streets-2024-first-half-profits-232b-were-793-higher-last-yearSUNY Bulletin No. SU-269
… Purpose To inform State University of New York (SUNY) agencies of the implementation of the New York State Paid Family Leave. Affected Employees … To inform State University of New York SUNY agencies of the implementation of the New York State Paid Family Leave …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-269-new-york-state-paid-family-leave-program-united-universityIX.11.C Single Audit Act and Uniform Guidance – IX. Federal Grants
… and was intended to establish uniform audit requirements for Federal awards. The Act mandated that the Federal Office … provisions of the Single Audit Act and set forth standards for obtaining consistency and uniformity among Federal … Awards that identifies expenditures of Federal monies for each Federal program. As noted above, the Act requires an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix11c-single-audit-act-1984New York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Martin Luther King Day
… The Rev. Martin Luther King’s life mission was to bring equal … of us would be judged by our actions and abilities, not the color of our skin. In the decades since Dr. King’s tragic death in Memphis, we’ve … The Rev Martin Luther Kings life mission was to bring equal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-martin-luther-king-dayWoodgate Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Controls (2014M-120)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Department’s financial controls for the period … Findings The Treasurer does not provide written reports to the Board. The Board did not appoint an Auditing Committee to examine the Department’s finances each year. Not all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/07/03/woodgate-volunteer-fire-department-financial-controls-2014mCity of Gloversville – Parking Violation Operations (2016M-231)
… effectiveness. Examine the effectiveness of collection strategies and consider enhanced or alternative measures that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/09/30/city-gloversville-parking-violation-operations-2016m-231Middletown-Hardenburgh Fire District – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2014M-141)
… records and reports cash disbursements and receipts. Not all receipts are deposited timely. Key Recommendations Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/01/middletown-hardenburgh-fire-district-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2014mLake View Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Activity (2014M-342)
… January 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. Background The Lake View Fire District is a district corporation of the … Lake View Fire District Internal Controls Over Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/02/27/lake-view-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-activity-2014m-342Orange County Department of Social Services – Contract Monitoring and Payments (2014M-80)
… Key Recommendations Require service providers to submit all reports as per their contracts. Implement procedures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/06/06/orange-county-department-social-services-contract-monitoring-and-payments-2014m-80Claryville Volunteer Fire Company – Financial Controls (2014M-53)
… recorded and reported as per the Company’s by-laws. Not all payments were approved by the Board before being made. … and canceled check images for Board review. Ensure that all bills are approved prior to payment. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/04/25/claryville-volunteer-fire-company-financial-controls-2014m-53Town of Lancaster - Information Technology (2018M-114)
… with the acceptable use policy or determine the amount of employees’ personal use. Town officials did not maintain an inventory of IT assets. Employees were not provided with IT security … and monitor IT use. Develop and maintain an inventory of IT assets. Ensure all necessary personnel receive IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/08/17/town-lancaster-information-technology-2018m-114Lansingburgh Central School District – Purchasing (2017M-173)
… The Lansingburgh Central School District is located in Rensselaer County and encompasses portions of the Towns of … Key Recommendation The Superintendent, or someone in a position of authority over the Treasurer, should review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/17/lansingburgh-central-school-district-purchasing-2017m-173Sachem Central School District – Fund Balance (2017M-151)
… Background The Sachem Central School District is located in the Towns of Brookhaven, Islip and Smithtown in Suffolk County. The District, which is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/06/sachem-central-school-district-fund-balance-2017m-151