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Middlesex Fire District – Fiscal Transparency (2025M-130)
Did the Middlesex Fire District (District) Secretary/Treasurer (Treasurer) provide monthly and annual financial reports to the Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) and prepare and file the required annual financial report (AFR) with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC)?
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2026/pdf/middlesex-fire-district-2025-130.pdfOversight of Language Access Services (2024-N-2)
To determine if the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is adequately serving the needs of individuals with Limited English Proficiency, complying with State regulations and local laws, and providing sufficient oversight of Language Access Services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2026-24n2.pdfChittenango Central School District – Audit Follow-Up (2023M-155-F)
The purpose of our review was to assess the Chittenango Central School District’s (District) progress as of October 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Chittenango Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-155), released in March 2024.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2026/pdf/chittenango-central-school-district-2023-155-f.pdfQPSC Report 2025-2026
On June 4, 2008, Governor Paterson issued Executive Order No. 6: Ensuring the Cost-Effectiveness of Contracts for Personal Services. Executive Order No. 6 requires that agencies report information regarding Qualified Personal Services Contracts (QPSCs) to a Task Force and on their agencies' websites
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/procurement/pdf/qpsc-2025-2026.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 2115
… and direct deposit advices may also be delayed. The Division of the Treasury will hold both the paychecks and electronic files … and updates. Agencies should notify the Division of the Treasury if special handling of paychecks is needed upon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2115-paycheck-distribution-april-6-2023-institution-cycle-paychecksState Agencies Bulletin No. 2124
… the State University of New York (28***, [excluding SUNY Construction Fund 28990]), City University of New York … and NYSPO bulletin boards for additional information and updates. Agencies should notify the Division of the Treasury …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2124-paycheck-distribution-april-12-2023-administration-cycle-paychecksDiNapoli: Capital Planning Problems Persist at NYRA
… and formally estimate project costs funded by Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) revenue, according to an audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-capital-planning-problems-persist-nyraDiNapoli: Small Business Growth in New York Outpaced National Average
… Employment among New York’s small businesses has increased slightly faster than the … trend from 2011 through 2016. During that time frame, small business employment rose by 9.2 percent in New York … just over half of all private sector jobs in New York. Small businesses provided more than $212 billion in payroll, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-small-business-growth-new-york-outpaced-national-averageHomeowners Association, Inc.
… with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) in accordance with the terms and conditions … iTunes, the personal resume of the Homeowners President’s husband, and other personal files. We also found personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/10/homeowners-association-incOpinion 91-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Powers and … vehicles. Town Law, §§64(1) and (3), respectively, vest in the town board "the general management and control of the … such equipment "shall be used by the town superintendent in such manner and in such places in such towns [sic] as he …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-3Opinion 91-23
… Membership (right to be member of more than one company) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Eligibility (membership in more … TOWN LAW, §176-b(10); VILLAGE LAW, §10-1006(10): A volunteer firefighter may not simultaneously be a member of … of the Legislature is first sought from a literal reading of the statute itself, giving the language its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-23Opinion 2003-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Expenses (of extension to town water district) WATER DISTRICTS -- … §202(5), the cost of an extension to a town water district is charged against only properties within the extension. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1Opinion 90-41
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SEWERS AND SEWERS SYSTEMS -- Sewer Lines … properties) VILLAGE LAW, §§14-1400, 14-1416, 14-1428: A village board of trustees may construct sewers and … existing sewer system wholly against benefited properties. You indicate that the existing village sewer system was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-41Opinion 96-9
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to salary increase pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-m … chief of police so as to entitle the chief to an increase in salary depends on the intent of the parties to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-9Opinion 96-8
… toll collection regulations evidenced by photo-monitoring) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Toll Collection Provisions … Law, §99-l[1][a]) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §99-l(1)(a); VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§155, 1630; PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, … 354[8]), to impose monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure to comply with toll collection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8Opinion 96-24
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (appropriations to capital reserve fund) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve … Whether the fire district may include in future years budgets an amount approximately equal to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-24Opinion 96-2
… general act covering the same subject matter controls the case and repeals the general statute insofar as the special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-2Opinion 97-17
… in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Financial Disclosure (applicability of county financial disclosure requirements to city and county public library) … -- Powers and Duties (authority to establish financial disclosure requirements for city and county public library) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-17Opinion 92-5
… CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (granting of license or concession for fair and adequate consideration) REAL PROPERTY -- License (authority of school district to grant) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (authority to grant license) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1: There is no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-5Opinion 92-45
Whether the emergency rescue and first aid squad of a fire district fire department may impose a fee on certain persons to whom they provide service
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-45