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Opinion 94-2
… meter zones. Currently, the city exempts from payment only persons possessing handicapped parking permits. Vehicle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-2Village of Herkimer – Payroll (2025M-37)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Village of Herkimer (Village) officials pay salaries, wages and … regular salaries and wages, overtime and payments to employees for unused leave accruals or other benefits upon … other separation-from-service benefits totaling $128,254. While calculations were available for the three employees to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-herkimer-payroll-2025m-37Opinion 90-21
… in town) LOCAL LAWS -- Transfer of Function (town clerk's function in connection with preparation and custody of … may transfer to another town official the town clerk's power with respect to the preparation and custody of … which there is no town comptroller, the town clerk "shall cause each claim presented to the town board for audit to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21DiNapoli: New Yorkers Deserve a Transparent Hiring Process When Artificial Intelligence Is Used To Vet Their Job Applications
… do more to ensure that employers follow the law and gives complaints the attention they rightfully deserve.” Automated … auditors found DCWP’s intake process was ineffective. Complaints submitted through NYC's 311 system were often … New York State Artificial Intelligence Governance (April 2025) New York City Office of Technology and Innovation: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-new-yorkers-deserve-transparent-hiring-process-when-artificial-intelligence-used-vet-theirContact Us
… until we receive and confirm your proof of ownership. All items that appear online are at least $20 or one share of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/contact-usState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… residents paid $2.4 million of the GLWD’s costs that only benefited taxpayers within the water district and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: As NYC Budget Stabilizes, New Risks Emerge
… Transportation Authority. However, the city has added only $831 million for new agency needs in FY 2026, suggesting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-nyc-budget-stabilizes-new-risks-emergeOpinion 2005-2
… incurred in performing firemanic duties. The distribution and use of foreign fire insurance tax monies is governed by sections 9104 and 9105 of the Insurance Law, unless a special law enacted … other fiscal officer of the authority having jurisdiction and control of the fire department (Insurance Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-2DiNapoli: Better DEC Oversight of Dams Recommended To Prevent Failures and Safeguard Communities
… New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) should improve oversight and enforcement of compliance … operated and maintained in a safe condition at all times.” DEC has regulatory authority over approximately 6,500 dams … loss of life and property from flooding and dam failures, DEC manages a program that includes safety inspections, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-better-dec-oversight-dams-recommended-prevent-failures-and-safeguard-communitiesThousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… used equipment was sometimes donated or sold at state auctions, but ITS now destroys discarded equipment, even in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-securityDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… of the DME, as well as preventive maintenance and repairs on certain equipment. Auditors found that the … equipment will need more costly repairs or will not be ready for emergency distribution or function if needed. … a strategic plan for DME preventive maintenance so it is ready to use during public health emergencies; Develop and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Richmond County D.A. Michael E. McMahon: President of Staten Island Special Needs Pre-School and Wife Indicted for Stealing Approximately $771,000 in Public Funds
… personal indulgences. This breach of public trust is not only morally wrong, but criminal, and we will work tirelessly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-and-richmond-county-da-michael-e-mcmahon-president-staten-islandState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Towers Mitchell-Lama Housing Development (2017-N-1) Vacant apartments at Clinton Towers were often not rented in a … period January 2012 through March 2017, an average of 13 apartments each month had been vacant for over 60 days, … $740,000 in lost rental revenue. On March 31, 2017, 15 apartments at Clinton Towers had been vacant for more than 60 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Opinion 97-18
… County Law, §215(6), such property may be sold or leased only to the highest bidder after public advertisement (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-18Opinion 97-22
… a dormitory. For purposes of this opinion, we will discuss only powers and duties of the college board of trustees and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-22United HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Eastern Orange Ambulatory Surgery Center
… accepted $5,920 as the full payment, United should have only paid $4,736 on the claim. This resulted in an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-eastern-orange-ambulatory-surgery-centerCUNY Bulletin No. CU-850
… for processing the City University of New York (CUNY) December 2025 Uniform Allowance Payment for Security Titles. … of Classified Staff Labor Relations, authorizes the December 2025 Uniform Allowance payment for campus security titles. Effective Dates: The December 2025 Uniform Allowance Payments will be effective in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-850-cuny-december-2025-uniform-allowance-payment-securityOpinion 94-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (special assessment for snow removal) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Snow Removal (special … a special assessment to pay the cost of snow removal in excess of the amounts appropriated, but it may issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20Opinion 94-30
… remitted to State) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §8018(a); JUDICIARY LAW, §39(2)(e): County clerks outside of the City … Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) and section 39(2)(e) of the Judiciary Law. The county clerk has been collecting an index … of New York in accordance with section 39(2)(e) of the Judiciary Law. You ask whether, under section 39(2)(e), the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-30Opinion 94-28
… of county-wide wastewater treatment) COUNTY LAW, §250 et seq.; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §99-d: Expenses incurred by a … its sewer districts and extensions (County Law, §§215, 250 et seq.; 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-63, p 79). Therefore, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28