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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … funds totaling $2.4 million without a long-term plan for its use. The board did not audit claims prior to payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Contract and Payment Actions in May
… Comptroller approved 1,872 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $3.9 billion and approved nearly 2.2 million payments worth nearly $14.8 billion. The office rejected 164 contracts and related transactions valued at $310 million and more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-mayState Contract and Payment Actions in January
… In January, the Office of the State Comptroller approved … replace heat exchangers at Upstate Correctional Facility in Franklin County. $2.6 million with Slade Industries Inc. … to rehabilitate elevators at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens County. $1.8 million with Awe Incorporated for roof …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-januaryDiNapoli: Jury Convicts Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… was instead redirected to a non-profit corporation called NY 4 Life, which Wills controlled. Wills withdrew the money … The $21,000 was part of a $33,000 grant provided to NY 4 Life from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), earmarked by former State Senator Shirley Huntley while Wills was serving as Huntley's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-jury-convicts-councilman-ruben-wills-public-corruption-schemeOpinion 92-18
… whether it is permissible to charge the fee to owners of only improved real property. You also ask whether the fee may … to finance these facilities could not be imposed upon only improved properties. With respect to whether the … the fee, the term "improved property" should encompass only properties that may be reasonably expected to generate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-18Opinion 2001-11
… An assistant chief of a fire district fire department who owns more than 5% of the stock of a corporation would not … an assistant chief of a fire district fire department who owns more than 5% of the stock of a corporation would … Whether an assistant chief of a fire department who owns more than 5 of the stock of a corporation would have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-11Opinion 88-55
… to be "expended for fire department or company purposes only" (see 18 Opns St Comp, 1962, p 101). While the village … board of trustees acts as a board of fire commissioners only when there is no separate board of fire commissioners … under Village Law, §10-1018, the board of trustees may only require the preparation of a financial report of fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-55Opinion 92-8
… FINANCE LAW, §§10.00(a), 11.00(a), 165.00; L 1991, ch 329, §15, as repealed and reenacted by L 1991, ch 330, §9: A … of the municipality. Section 80-b establishes the State's share of the cost of such a project as a portion of the … must be read in conjunction with section 15 of chapter 329 of the Laws of 1991, as repealed and reenacted by section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-8State Agencies Bulletin No. P-963/A-426
Federal Tax Law Changes Affecting Educational Assistance Payments
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-963-a-426.pdfPersonal Privacy Protection Law Release Form - AC 3216a
Personal Privacy Protection Law Release Form - AC 3216a
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll/pdf/ac3216a.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. P-926/A-400
Federal Tax Law Changes Affecting Educational Assistance Payments
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-926-a400.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. P-925
Federal Tax Law Changes Affecting Educational Assistance Payments
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-925.pdfExhibit 3, Draft Contract, Module 3 – Delaware Corporate Law Counsel
Exhibit 3, Draft Contract, Module 3 – Delaware Corporate Law Counsel
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/procurement/pdf/module-3-delaware-corporate-law-counsel-contract.pdfHomeless Outreach Program at Penn Station, Grand Central, and Outlying Stations Within New York City
… and the outlying Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad (Metro-North) stations within New York City and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/23/homeless-outreach-program-penn-station-grand-central-and-outlying-stations-within-new-yorkDiNapoli: Millions in NYC Transit Fines and Fees Uncollected
… Two years later, during the week of Feb. 13, 2015, it only made 25 percent of possible calls. TAB stops trying to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-millions-nyc-transit-fines-and-fees-uncollectedOpinion 92-21
… for legal and administrative reasons to dismiss the cases en masse . With mass dismissals, there is no thoughtful … in situations when the dismissals are, as described, done en masse . July 29, 1992 Melvin I. Rosenblat, Director …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-21DiNapoli Issues Report on Transparency of Village Fiscal Activities
… report significantly late (an average of 331 days), and only one filed within the 90-day requirement. All but one of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-issues-report-transparency-village-fiscal-activitiesOversight of Chemical Dependence Residential Services
… Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) properly monitored residential services to ensure conditions are safe and secure … and recovery. OASAS oversees Chemical Dependence Residential Services delivered by certified providers, including Community Residential (CR) and Supportive Living (SL) services. A CR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/03/oversight-chemical-dependence-residential-servicesOpinion 89-7
… (additional compensation for the board of assessment review for extra meeting) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §523[1][g]; … board may not pay the members of the board of assessment review compensation in excess of their salaries for meeting twice in one year to hear complaints in relation to assessments. You ask whether a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-7Heat and Hot Water Complaints
… Preservation and Development (HPD) addresses heat and hot water complaints timely, issues notices of violation, and … penalties as appropriate. Our audit covered heat and hot water complaints received during NYC Fiscal Years (FY) 2018 … which includes the provision of adequate heat and hot water. Insufficient heat can pose safety risks, especially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/24/heat-and-hot-water-complaints