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Opinion 2001-15
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … to dissolve district when assets are sold to town) -- Property (meaning of for purpose of Town Law §198[12]) … Whether a lighting district comprised wholly of corporate and nonresidentowned property and for which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15Opinion 88-19
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS -- Authority To … Department of Environmental Conservation for a permit in connection with its proposed landfill operation. The authority for towns to participate in litigation is found in Town Law, §65. Subdivision 1 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-19Oversight of Certified Homeless Shelter Food Services
… and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) are adequately monitoring the food services at certified homeless shelters in New York … for tuberculosis (TB). OTDA administers New York State’s homeless housing and services programs. OTDA certifies and … in the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR). OTDA’s oversight includes ensuring that residents in certified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/29/oversight-certified-homeless-shelter-food-servicesMedicaid Program – Appropriateness of Payments to Transportation Management Contractors and Providers
… who are unable to obtain transportation on their own. In January 2011, the New York State Governor’s Office … of health care services. As part of this initiative, in January 2012, the Department began the process of removing … these services to the Medicaid fee-for-service program (in which Medicaid reimburses providers directly for services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/15/medicaid-program-appropriateness-payments-transportation-management-contractors-andOpinion 93-27
… townwide taxes within town outside village area) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(8); TAX LAW, §1262(c): When a … of sales tax is not a matter within a town's home rule authority (see Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][ii][a][8]; Town of Moreau v County of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Issues Behind Broome County's Fiscal Stress
… to dangerously low levels jeopardizing public services and long-term infrastructure investments, according to an … as of Dec. 31, 2016, the county's combined unassigned and assigned fund balance (excluding appropriated fund … $56 million higher. While the County Executive and County Legislature are responsible for determining the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-issues-behind-broome-countys-fiscal-stressOpinion 2002-8
… clerk's office and filed with the State Comptroller within ten days of the board's determination. You ask whether a … newspaper. The first publication must be not less than ten nor more than twenty days before the day set for the … county clerk, and filed with the State Comptroller, within ten days after the determination (Town Law §195[1]). When so …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-8Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… during the audit period and incurred operating deficits in two of the past three years (2016 and 2017). In addition, the board did not develop and adopt … paving services and brush collection totaling $471,700. In addition, town officials did not seek competition for 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTown of Hornellsville – Distribution of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Proceeds (2025M-112)
… for the day-to-day financial operations, including the allocation and distribution of FFI tax proceeds. The … relevant case law because the bookkeeper miscalculated the allocation of FFI tax proceeds. The bookkeeper allocated the … of active members used in the bookkeeper’s 2023 and 2024 allocation calculations. The Board did not receive or review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/12/12/town-hornellsville-distribution-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-proceeds-2025m-112Association to Benefit Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… were not reimbursable. This disallowed amount included food, non-allowed merchandise, and items without … as follows: For program 9165, the costs included several food purchases for staff functions (such as luncheons) and food items that were not age appropriate (such as club soda …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/08/association-benefit-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualTrash Can Free Stations Pilot Program
… subway cars, which operate along 660 miles of track, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Transit’s Department of … and whether it should have been expanded. Transit did not post outreach notices, explaining and promoting the Pilot … with the MTA Board regarding impact on riders. Prominently post notices at all stations selected for the Pilot Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/22/trash-can-free-stations-pilot-programState Police Bulletin No. SP-109
… Criteria In the event of an existing vacancy, a Field Commander may designate a member to serve in an “Acting” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-109-payment-out-title-work-employees-new-york-state-police-representedUnited Community Services, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… on clinical evaluations and pays for these services using rates established by SED. The rates are based on the financial information that United … in the Manual. Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest State Education Department: Whitestone School for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/30/united-community-services-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (2019-S-39) EO 95, issued in March 2013, established an Open Data Website for the … Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (2019-S-16) EO 95, issued in March 2013, established an Open Data Website for the … Incentive Program (Follow-Up) (2019-F-56) An audit issued in November 2018, found that HESC had taken steps to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsStep Up Therapy Services, PLLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… June 30, 2015, Step Up reported approximately $7.4 million in reimbursable costs for the SED preschool cost-based … 3 fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, we identified $810,382 in reported costs – $697,499 in personal service costs and $112,883 in other than personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/20/step-therapy-services-pllc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: Owner of Medical Transport Company Charged With Running Sham Transportation Service Scheme
… John A. Sarcone III, and Acting Inspector General for U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General … Mitch Behm announced the indictment of Jael Watts, the owner of Pearl Transit Corp., on ten counts of wire fraud for her role in a scheme …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-owner-medical-transport-company-charged-running-sham-transportation-service-schemeThe Child Development Council, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Background TCDC, a not-for-profit organization located in Johnson City, New York, provides preschool special … reported costs must comply with the guidelines specified in the RCM. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, TCDC reported about $1.8 million in reimbursable costs on its CFR for the rate-based preschool …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/17/child-development-council-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualLyndonville Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-143)
… Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition and budgeting practices for the period July 1, 2012 through February 24, 2016. Background The Lyndonville Central School District … appropriated reserves annually towards the ensuing year’s budget, none were used because of consistent year-end …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/lyndonville-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-143Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-226)
… The Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District is located in the Towns of Frankfort and Schuyler in Herkimer County. The District, which operates two schools … an average of approximately $342,000 of unrestricted funds in the debt service fund, $1.1 million in the agency fund’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/30/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-226Germantown Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-230)
… The Germantown Central School District is located in Columbia County. The District is governed by a Board of … District officials consistently overestimated expenditures in the adopted budgets by a total of $5.5 million. As a … four years, District officials appropriated $3.2 million in fund balance that was not needed to fund the budgets, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/germantown-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-230