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Opinion 90-23
… debt limitations indebtedness contracted by them for so much of the cost of any public improvement as is … excluded and retired debt issued since January 1, 1928 for such purpose, does not exceed $10,000,000 in the case of … in the case of Syracuse. This is in reply to your request for our opinion as to the application of article 8, §6 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23Opinion 91-5
… CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Debt Limit (calculation for a coterminous town- village) TOWNS -- Coterminous … was incorporated should be treated as debt of the village for purposes of calculating the village's constitutional debt limit if the debt was issued for a purpose enumerated in Village Law, §17-1726. If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-5Opinion 93-24
… of the fire department. Fire districts are established for the purpose of providing fire protection and responding … protection and storing of fire apparatus and equipment and for the social and recreational use of the firemen and residents of the district and for any of the purposes authorized by law, . . . acquire by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-014
… bulletin is to notify agencies of the new arrears process for employees enrolled in the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) … Plan (VDC). Affected Employees Employees who owe arrears for their ORP/VDC plan are affected. Background The Office of … of the upgrade. There will be new arrears deduction codes for employee and employer arrears in PayServ version 9.2. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-014-orpvdc-arrears-deductionsDiNapoli Report Examines Post-COVID Trends in New York's Aging Prison Population
… release, geriatric and health costs, and reentry support for this older population to determine an approach that … 2008, incarcerated individuals under the age of 50 account for more than 75% of the state’s prison population and more … prison population in 2025. Prison Release and Recidivism for Older Incarcerated People As the prison population has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-report-examines-post-covid-trends-new-yorks-aging-prison-populationComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… inspections; all mandated inspections had been completed for 2013. However, the staffing shortfalls have required it … Department of Health: Unnecessary Medicaid Payments for Children at Voluntary Agencies (Follow-Up) (2014-F-5) An … Overpayments to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight Newborns (2013-S-57) Medicaid made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsChild Care Stabilization Grants
… of the child care system. Child care is essential for our communities to thrive but, according to the New York … high-quality care, and the workforce is largely underpaid for skilled and valuable work. In response to the urgent need … Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) included approximately $24 billion for child care stabilization grants. The Office of Children …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/07/child-care-stabilization-grantsOversight and Monitoring of the Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program
… four-year-olds in New York State with the opportunity for an early childhood education. A new statutory framework … (Regulations) require buildings and classrooms used for UPK to be safe and to comply with applicable fire safety, … of good repair and sanitation and to be safe and suitable for children. In January 2014, the New York City (NYC) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/07/oversight-and-monitoring-universal-pre-kindergarten-programTown of Lewis – Records and Reports (2025M-17)
… The Supervisor, as chief fiscal officer, is responsible for receiving, disbursing and retaining custody of Town … and water district. The Town’s budgeted appropriations for 2024 totaled $589,883 for the general fund, $480,125 for the highway fund and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/15/town-lewis-records-and-reports-2025m-17Medicaid Program – Improper Premium Payments Made on Behalf of Managed Care Members Residing Outside the State
… Social Security number (SSN) as the unique identifier for matches. Most of the State’s Medicaid members are enrolled in managed care plans, which are responsible for ensuring members have access to a range of health care services and reimbursing providers for those services. In exchange, DOH pays the plans a monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/09/09/medicaid-program-improper-premium-payments-made-behalf-managed-care-members-residingDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Financial Plan, Warns of Federal Risks
… The state faces substantial reductions in federal aid for health care and other programs if proposed changes in … percent this year, reaching $56.6 billion and accounting for more than one in every three dollars in the state budget. … three fiscal years, of which nearly half has been used for budget relief. Another $461 million of these one-time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-financial-plan-warns-federal-risksDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Revised Executive Budget
… 1 start of the new fiscal year. State tax collections for the month of January were $2.3 billion below the Division … projections. DOB has reduced estimates of tax receipts for the current and next fiscal years by $5.7 billion since … to bolster the state’s rainy day funds to better prepare for future fiscal challenges.” The budget anticipates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-releases-analysis-revised-executive-budgetDiNapoli: Audit Exposes Significant Management Issues With Tonawanda Housing Authority
… are shameful," said DiNapoli. "Management showed contempt for the neediest applicants and seemingly gave preferential treatment to others. For years, the authority has not operated in a fair and … a consistently high vacancy rate (33 percent vacancy rate for senior housing and 9 percent for non-senior housing as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-exposes-significant-management-issues-tonawanda-housing-authorityOversight of Food Service Establishments
… 2014 through April 12, 2018. About the Program The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that, each … of Environmental Health Protection, is responsible for overseeing New York State’s more than 90,000 food service establishments (Establishments) and for ensuring that those Establishments are adhering to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/05/oversight-food-service-establishmentsOversight of Adult Protective Services Programs
… vulnerable adults. The audit covered referrals received for the period from April 2017 through December 2020 and the … adults. APS is a program of State-mandated services for adults (over age 18) who, because of mental or physical … Mohawk Tribe Department of Human Services, responsible for APS referrals outside of New York City (rest of State, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/17/oversight-adult-protective-services-programsMental Health Education, Supports, and Services in Schools
… they need, including mental health awareness training for school staff. Our audit covered the period July 2018 … students only. About the Program According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), mental health is an … traumatic societal events, the mental health crisis for youth has reached a critical point and has become a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/18/mental-health-education-supports-and-services-schoolsCity of Mechanicville – Procurement (2025M-60)
… 2024 Understanding the Audit Area One of the best methods for helping ensure that goods and services are acquired in a … compete. Whether using formal competitive bids, requests for proposals (RFPs) 1 or written and verbal quotes, a … vendors as possible. City officials made 3,808 payments for purchases totaling approximately $19 million in goods and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2026/04/03/city-mechanicville-procurement-2025m-60State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… have been issued. State Education Department: The Network for Children's Speech, Occupational & Physical Therapy (CTN) (2017-S-79) For the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, auditors … identified $707,677 in ineligible costs that CTN reported for state reimbursement. The ineligible costs included …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsHoward Public Library – Board Oversight (2026M-3)
… the Audit Area A library board is responsible for the general management and control of the financial … library’s financial activities were adequately accounted for, recorded and reported. Therefore, the Library had an … Ensure the Library’s bylaws included detailed provisions for financial operations or adopt adequate supplemental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2026/04/24/howard-public-library-board-oversight-2026m-3Opinion 90-45
… §103(5): A standardization resolution must state that, for reasons of efficiency or economy, there is a need for standardization. The resolution must contain a full explanation of the reasons for its adoption and should declare why, as a matter of fact …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-45