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Opinion 89-34
… rescission of highway superintendent's appointment of deputy highway superintendent) SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- … laborers and the participation in such acts by the deputy highway superintendent. Following such inquiry, where … that the superintendent reconsider his appointment of the deputy. You ask whether a town board is authorized to make …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34Opinion 91-52
… prescribed percentage of local residents); (requiring apprenticeship training program as pre-condition to) -- Bids … prescribed percentage of local residents); (requiring apprenticeship training program as pre-condition to); … to the award of a contract that a bidder maintain an apprenticeship training program or which debars bidders from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-52Special Accidental Death Benefit – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… accidental death benefit will not be less than: The full salary you would have earned in the highest grade-step; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/special-accidental-death-benefitOpinion 97-22
… opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses (financing by county of construction of community college dormitory) … college dormitory) EDUCATION LAW, §§6304, 6306: The county governing board, and not the county community college … of trustees, may authorize the issuance of indebtedness to finance the cost of construction of a dormitory for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-22DiNapoli: Tax Cap Will Drop Below One Percent in 2016
… government officials need to brace for the lowest growth in their property tax revenue in the tax cap era,” said DiNapoli. “Municipalities may have … some local governments with fiscal years beginning later in 2016, including school districts, could be faced with zero …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-will-drop-below-one-percent-2016Opinion 91-57
… in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Finances (comingling library moneys with those of municipal sponsor) -- Public Library (comingling library moneys with those of municipal sponsor) MUNICIPAL … Whether library fund moneys of the village public library may be comingled with moneys of the village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-57DiNapoli: NYC Health + Hospitals Confront Tough Fiscal Outlook as Washington Moves to Cut Health Care Spending
… services to a large portion of city residents that receive subsidized care through Medicaid, Medicare and the Essential … approximately $556 million in FY 2025, $412 million in FY 2026, $480 million in FY 2027 and $549 million in FY 2028, … $114 million annually, inclusive of the federal matching rate. Since the release of its May 2025 Plan, the U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-confront-tough-fiscal-outlook-washington-moves-cut-health-care-spendingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1198
… may be directed to the Payroll Deductions mailbox. Please visit the Payroll Enhancement Program Web page at the OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1198-changes-automated-interface-transaction-processing-ai-agencies-onlyMorristown Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-101)
… prior to payment. The audit of claims is often the last line of defense for preventing unauthorized, improper or … to an OSC Audit Report , which you received with the draft audit report. We encourage the Board to make the CAP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/24/morristown-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-101Credit Cards – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… district may authorize designated employees to use a credit card issued in the name of the local government or … frequently to have a local government or school district credit card issued in both the name of the local government … capacity, by allowing authorized employees to sign out a credit card when they need to travel, or by allowing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/credit-cardsIX.6.F Agency Draw Procedures – IX. Federal Grants
… In very limited circumstances, the cognizant state agency maintains the responsibility for … In very limited circumstances the cognizant state agency maintains the responsibility for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6f-agency-draw-proceduresDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Drop 8.2 Percent in July
… Sales tax revenue for local governments in July fell 8.2 percent compared to the same period last … Thomas P. DiNapoli. Collections for counties and cities in July totaled $1.3 billion, or $116 million less than in July 2019. Although revenue is still down compared to July …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-drop-82-percent-julyOpinion 92-44
… POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to fringe benefits pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-m) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … -- Compensation (fringe benefits for police chief pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-m) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … Whether pursuant to General Municipal Law 207m the chief of police of a city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-44XI.2.K Authorized Signatures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… responsibility determinations, OSC’s BOC must have a letter on file with the department head’s original signature … An agency can remove an authorized signatory by sending a letter to OSC’s BOC, identifying the signatory name to be … the list. The department head or designee must sign the letter. It is the responsibility of each agency to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2k-authorized-signaturesOpinion 95-24
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-24Frewsburg Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity and Scholarship Funds (2021M-159)
… the District on January 6, 2022. She was sentenced to pay full restitution to the District. Key Recommendations Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/frewsburg-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-andCity of Poughkeepsie Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-168)
… and calculated revenues upon which their payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) are based on. These projects have … monitor projects’ progress and document findings in writing. Require the City or one of the taxing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/07/08/city-poughkeepsie-industrial-development-agency-projectLake Champlain-Lake George Regional Planning Board - Governance Over Loan Operations (2019M-25)
… Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of the revolving loan program. Key Findings The Lake … Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of the revolving loan program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2019/09/13/lake-champlain-lake-george-regional-planning-board-governance-over-loanFar Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… to pre-school children in Far Rockaway in Queens and Williamsburg and Borough Park in Brooklyn. The District … Division of Investigations, 14th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needsDiNapoli: Better Oversight Needed for Youth Jobs Programs
… Youth Jobs Program’s goal is to encourage companies to hire young people in need of employment, but better oversight … exist to benefit businesses and the young people they hire and should only go to those who meet the program’s … lack clarity. During the audit period, employers could claim $500 a month per full-time employee and $250 a month …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-better-oversight-needed-youth-jobs-programs