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Opinion 88-27
… favor ( Pease v Colucci , 59 AD2d 233, 399 NYS2d 519 [1977]; Mashnouk v Miles , 55 NY2d 80, 447 NYS2d 889, 432 NE2d 761 [1982]). Thus, prior to the 1977 amendment of the statute (L 1977, c. 965, §1), which, inter alia , added subdivisions 2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-27Opinion 89-12
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … regulations relative to the professional conduct of design professionals, including engineers (8 NYCRR 29.3). Of … that the specifications thus drawn may confer a special advantage upon a particular bidder, to the detriment of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-12New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… their worrying; one-quarter took little interest or pleasure in doing things; and 24 percent felt down, depressed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-july-22-2020Management of the Student-School Matching Algorithm
… managed selected aspects of the admissions process and the student-school matching algorithm used in high school … the official online platform for NYC families to search for and apply to public schools. Our audit focused on … more than 70,000 students applied to high school. To match student applicants to school programs, NYCPS uses a deferred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/24/management-student-school-matching-algorithmState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… issued. Village of Corinth – Investment Program (Saratoga County) Village officials did not develop and manage a … per diem rates for meals provided at 34 meetings. Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Clerical Overtime (Suffolk County) BOCES officials did not appropriately monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2015
… 2,000 payments valued at approximately $3 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. Cumulatively through … - Design and Construction $9.6 million to construct a day care center at Building 3, State Office Building Campus, … Cascade Drive over Cattaraugus Creek. $12.6 million with National Railroad Passenger Corp. (aka AMTRAK) for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2015DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2016
… Resource Group Inc. for casino regulatory compliance consulting services. Department of Health $74.8 million with … million to PSI International Inc., $1.6 million to MVP Consulting Plus Inc., and $1.6 million to Knowledge Builders … renovation in the City of Rochester. $439,000 to CHA Consulting Inc. for high-speed rail design and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2016DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for August 2016
… nearly 1,400 payments valued at more than $4.1 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. Cumulatively through … independent audits also help ensure payments are free from fraud, waste and improprieties. The Comptroller’s office … Oakgrove Construction Inc. for bridge replacement over the Buffalo River in Erie County. $8.9 million with CCI Companies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-august-2016DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for September 2015
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 2,277 contracts valued at $3.7 … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today his office approved 2277 contracts valued at $37 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-september-2015DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for October 2016
… Fund $25.6 million with Gilbert International Inc. for building maintenance and management services. $3 million with … for temporary staffing services at Hutchings Psychiatric Center. $281,000 to Independent Living, Inc. and $123,000 to … to the Genesee County Economic Development Center for the Western NY Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-october-2016DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for May 2017
… amendment to outside counsel contract for investigations. $250,000 with Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP for outside … Lendlease Turner a Joint Venture for Jacob Javits Center expansion. Major Payments Approved Tax Refunds $500 million … demolition, remediation, renovations, construction, and site/street improvements along Northland Avenue in Buffalo, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-may-2017DiNapoli Report Finds Big Five School Districts' Use of Pandemic Aid Reflects Different Priorities
… of dollars of its federal aid to help close pandemic learning gaps than other large school districts, both in New … Five districts planned to use more than two percent for early childhood education. New York City’s decision to fund … Vegas) have allotted from 0.4% to 17.1% of their funds for early childhood programs. Spending for Pandemic Learning Loss …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-report-finds-big-five-school-districts-use-pandemic-aid-reflects-different-prioritiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… unassigned fund balance increased from $4.4 million in 2021-22 to $31.3 million in 2023-24 and unassigned fund … year’s appropriations increasing from 1.7% in 2021-22 to 9.2% in 2023-24, exceeding the 4% statuory limit. The 2024-25 … implementing the recommendations from an audit released in July 2021. The audit determined the board did not effectively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… did not post the test results of their potable water outlet sampling on the district’s website. Island Trees Union Free School District – Inventorying and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… authorization of disbursements during monthly meetings in the meeting minutes, 300 disbursements totaling $297,853 … receipts for collections, and did not deposit collections in a timely manner. The treasurer also did not prepare and … membership. Lastly, the treasurer did not file the annual form 990 with the Internal Revenue Service, putting the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli: NYC Health + Hospitals Confront Tough Fiscal Outlook as Washington Moves to Cut Health Care Spending
… New York City Health + Hospitals (H+H) will see pressure on key sources of revenue as Medicaid and low-income patients … insurance, while reimbursement rates for health care programs are cut by Washington, making it harder for the … New York City Health + Hospitals H+H will see pressure on key sources of revenue as Medicaid and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-confront-tough-fiscal-outlook-washington-moves-cut-health-care-spendingDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for September 2016
… Department of Homeland Security Preparedness Training Center. $6.5 million with Core Facility Services, LLC to … management for the Shirley A. Chisholm State Office Building in Brooklyn. Department of Health $1.2 billion for … to the Genesee County Economic Development Center for the Western NY Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-september-2016Federal funds to New York City: National School Lunch, Breakfast Programs
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) (Assistance Listing Number 10.555) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) (Assistance Living Number 10.553) provide low-cost or free breakfast and lunch to students in public and non-profit private schools across the United States.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-national-school-lunch-breakfast-programs.pdfOpinion 2010-2
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PERSONAL PROPERTY … by town water district) WATER DISTRICTS -- Property (sale of unneeded vehicles) TOWN LAW §§ 198 (8), (12) (a): A … be the one that local officials believe will yield the best price or maximum financial benefits. You ask whether a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-2Opinion 2001-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Imposition of (authority of a town to install a tollbooth and charge a … leads to a recreation area and to charge a fee for the use of such road …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13