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Opinion 98-8
… STATE FINANCE LAW, §162; CORRECTION LAW, §184: A political subdivision is required to procure microfilming services, … the form, function and utility required by the political subdivision, from a qualified and approved preferred source, … by the appropriate officer, board or agency of a political subdivision or district therein to the "lowest responsible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8Evans-Brant Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-121)
… personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI). In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/04/evans-brant-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-121Hamburg Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-10)
… awareness training. Provide adequate oversight of employee Internet use to ensure it complies with Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/hamburg-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-10DiNapoli: Lack of Oversight Delayed Access to Emergency Home Repairs for Elderly New Yorkers
… program contributed to delays in urgent home repairs for seniors. The audit found the agency needs to do more to … “The RESTORE program has been a vital resource for seniors across our state whose homes may be at risk if they … gave out 49 RESTORE awards for 785 projects to assist seniors needing emergency home repairs. The program’s total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-lack-oversight-delayed-access-emergency-home-repairs-elderly-new-yorkersAssociation to Benefit Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… based on the difference in the number of hours claimed versus payroll, calculated the recommended disallowance of … and food items that were not age appropriate (such as club soda and coffee creamer). In addition, some of the costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/08/association-benefit-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 98-6
… The supervisor would have a prohibited interest in renewal of such a contract and in any additional contracts … pursuant to General Municipal Law, §803 would be required. Renewal of that contract, and additional contracts with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-6Selected Payments for Special Items Made to St. Francis Hospital of Poughkeepsie from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011 (2012-S-63)
This report is part of a series of audits of Empire’s payments to selected hospitals for “special items” during the three months ended March 31, 2011.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2012-12s63.pdfSelected Payments for Special Items Made to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011 (2012-S-56)
This report is part of a series of audits of Empire’s payments to selected hospitals for “special items” during the three months ended March 31, 2011.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2012-12s56.pdfEffectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation
… we found that ITS is currently in its fourth year, and only one of these initiatives (Email Consolidation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformationOpinion 88-76
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … both on public moneys and private source moneys. This is in reply to your letter concerning the public and private … Whether interest earned on the investment of moneys appropriated by the village for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-76Opinion 96-16
… of a town water district for the construction of a new town hall. This is in response to your letter concerning the … excess proceeds from the sale for the construction of a new town hall if the town board submits a proposition on this … the excess proceeds from sale for the construction of a new town hall or whether special legislation is necessary to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16Opinion 93-10
… word "holiday", as used in County Law, §206-a, includes only those public holidays enumerated in section 24 (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-10Contract #C001203 – Senior Java Architect
… as it becomes available, will be available for download through the following links: Draft Contract , in … in Adobe Acrobat PDF format and may be opened with the free Acrobat reader, available through this link: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/contract-c001203Military Service Credit
… A trustee-to-trustee transfer. We can accept transfers only from certain types of plans. Details will be provided in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/military-service-creditProtection of Managed Pollinators (Honey Bees)
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Agriculture and Markets (Department) is adequately monitoring the health of honey bee pollinators to prevent and mitigate harmful … managed pollinators are critically important to the health of New York State’s environment and agricultural economy. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/19/protection-managed-pollinators-honey-beesDiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… Too many of New York school districts’ mental health teams are … of mental health education for students, an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. “The … COVID-19 pandemic created a crisis for many students in New York, but not enough is being done to make sure they are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schools2016 Financial Condition Report – 2016 Financial Condition Report
… large balance, which enhances budgetary flexibility in the near term and is expected to support increased capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2016-fcrOpinion 89-19
… granted by this section with respect to counties applies only to those fees paid by a county to the clerk of that … by town public welfare officials. It appears this is the only provision in the Social Services Law denominating a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-19XI-A.9 Receiving – XI-A. Purchasing
… day. The inspection process may include verifying the version of software installed on computer equipment, ensuring … a voucher can process for payment. Chapter XII, Section 8.B - Matching of this Guide provides additional guidance … orders in SFS and resolving match exceptions. See Section 8 – Payment Tolerances of this Chapter for information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a9-receivingDiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains Below One Percent in 2017
Property tax levy growth for local governments will be capped at 068 percent for 2017 decreasing slightly from 2016 when it was 073 percent according to State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-remains-below-one-percent-2017