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Opinion 2000-12
… in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics (requiring abstention from voting on salaries of … Law §806, however, a town board may require in its code of ethics that town board members abstain from voting on … relatives who are town officials and, even if the code of ethics does not require abstention, the affected board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12DiNapoli Warns of ‘Triple Threat’ of Fiscal Risks
… totaled $36.1 billion through the first half of New York's 2017-18 fiscal year, $386.6 million below the latest … tax collections and cuts to federal programs combine for a triple threat of budgetary risks," DiNapoli said. "Any … tax receipts continue to fall below projections, next year's projected gap may grow. Through September, personal income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-warns-triple-threat-fiscal-risksState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Residential Domestic Violence Programs (2017-S-16) Based on the amount and quality of information provided by OCFS, … (DV) residences. OCFS officials placed constraints on the audit, including delays in and denial of access to … were performed. For example, auditors reviewed all 223 cameras at ten subway stations and found that 31 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 88-11
… issues discussed in the opinion. PARKS AND RECREATION -- Park Land (conveyance of lands subject to reversionary … §1-102(1): When land is conveyed to a village for use as a park, subject to a private reversionary right, the land, upon its discontinuance as a park, may be re-conveyed to the original grantor or his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Transit: Risk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions (2021-S-27) Flooding … for the City and the Metropolitan Transportation Agency’s (MTA) transportation system, including New York City Transit (Transit). In September 2007, the Chair of the MTA appointed a commission to make sustainability-related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2371
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide processing instructions to agencies for entering the new Correctional Institution Differential payments for … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide processing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2371-new-correctional-institution-differential-eligible-employees-departmentOpinion 90-27
… in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Appointment (in joint fire district) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Establishment of (joint fire district) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (appointment of commissioners of joint fire district); (establishment of joint fire district) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-27DiNapoli: NYC Vehicle Fleet Meeting Goals on Fuel Efficiency but Aging Emergency and Sanitation Trucks Often Sidelined for Repairs
… City has cut fuel use and emissions across its municipal vehicle fleet, but the average vehicle age is now the highest since 2012, and aging … repair, and over $400 million in capital funding for new vehicle acquisitions. “New York City has made real progress …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-nyc-vehicle-fleet-meeting-goals-fuel-efficiency-aging-emergency-and-sanitation-trucks-oftenOpinion 94-1
… a portion of the salaries of county employees who perform services for the administration and operation of a county … to the cost of establishing a district an allowance for services rendered by salaried town employees when such services are necessary to or occasioned by reason of making …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1Opinion 90-23
… discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Limit (exclusion from - cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse) … article 8, §6 of the State Constitution which provides an exclusion from the debt limitation imposed upon the cities of … territory. Thus, article 8, §6 provides an additional debt exclusion for the cities of Rochester and Buffalo in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23Opinion 96-23
… TOWNS -- Liability (for court fees) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §8017: Section 8017 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules does not grant a broad exemption to towns, or other … most natural and obvious sense and that words of ordinary import are to be construed according to their ordinary and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-23Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-315
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to describe new Time Entry Earnings codes used for the Annual … Time Exchange Program are affected. Background: Pursuant to Chapter 1 of the Laws of 2023 and side letters to the agreements negotiated between the UCS and the affected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-315-annual-leave-andor-compensatory-time-exchange-programDiNapoli Finds Subway Wait Times Got Worse from 2013 to 2014
… Straphangers are waiting longer for the next train to arrive than the Metropolitan Transportation … line's performance. See a chart showing which lines' are getting better and which are getting worse . Questionable … Straphangers are waiting longer for the next train to arrive than the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-finds-subway-wait-times-got-worse-2013-2014Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … or prepare abstracts of claims to be approved by the board for payment. Only the total amount of claims approved by the board for payment was included in the board minutes and the amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsSocial Services Block Grant – Federal Funding and New York
… (DFTA) 9 percent (see Figure 1). FIGURE 1 – SSBG Uses, FY 2026 Preliminary Budget (in millions) SSBG Funds by Services FY 2025 FY 2026 ACS Preventive Services $ 92.7 $ 92.7 Protective … preventative services for FY 2025, and 28 percent for FY 2026. DSS is most dependent on SSBG funding for Adult …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/social-services-block-grantMid Island Therapy Associates, LLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Island Therapy Associates LLC (Mid Island), aka All About Kids, on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were properly … Mid Island Therapy Associates LLC Mid Island aka All About Kids on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports CFRs were pr …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/31/mid-island-therapy-associates-llc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualThe Alcott School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… (RCM). We audited costs that Alcott reported on its CFR for the year ended June 30, 2014. Background Alcott is an SED-approved, not-for-profit special education provider located in Westchester … between three and five years of age. Alcott is reimbursed for preschool special education services through rates set by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/25/alcott-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualTravel Card Transactions
… transactions at the Department of Economic Development (DED). Background The New York State Travel Manual requires … appropriately. This is a particular risk in an agency like DED, which has a relatively high volume of transactions per … including international travel. Key Findings We found many DED travelers did not reconcile their credit card …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/22/travel-card-transactionsUpstate Medical University's Billing Practices
… Purpose To determine whether the Upstate Medical University’s (Upstate) billing practices are adequate to ensure that insurance carriers are billed timely and that services being provided meet carrier’s “medical necessity” requirements. Our audit scope covers the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/02/17/upstate-medical-universitys-billing-practicesDepartment of Health (Department) Examination of Travel Expenses
… question the employee’s business purpose; (iii) $6,216 in rental vehicle expenses for which the employee did not provide … which we could not determine if the employee had a rental vehicle at the time of the purchases; and (vi) $252 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/20/department-health-department-examination-travel-expenses