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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the following local government audits were issued. Town of Hempstead Local Development Corporation – Fund Balance … or adopt a fund balance policy that addresses what level of fund balance is needed or how any surplus funds will be … the unrestricted fund balance grew to $2.4 million as of Dec. 31, 2020. Allowing $2.4 million to accumulate and sit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Budget Financial and Capital Plans
… assistance Medicaid payments through the Department of Health. Calls by the President and some members of Congress for major changes to federal funding for health care and other programs are among the most notable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-budget-financial-and-capital-plansOpinion 89-32
… a "contract" includes any express or implied claim, account or demand against or agreement with a municipality …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-32Selected Aspects of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
… ensure that commercial carriers whose vehicles or drivers have been found to have violations serious enough to warrant … vehicles. Roadside inspections of commercial vehicles are a primary part of the Department's activities. The … in additional penalties. Key Findings The Department does not monitor whether carriers submit required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/22/selected-aspects-motor-carrier-safety-assistance-programCollection and Use of the Motor Vehicle Law Enforcement Fee
… accounted for and distributed all Fee revenue due to the State and whether the Division of Criminal Justice Services … from April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2012. Background New York State collects the Motor Vehicle Law Enforcement Fee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/12/collection-and-use-motor-vehicle-law-enforcement-feeOpinion 99-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … not exceed 18 years, or the useful life of the equipment being installed, whichever is less" (8 NYCRR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-10XVI.3.E The Reporting Entity – XVI. Financial Reporting
… Preparation: BACKGROUND New York State is involved in providing a full range of services to its citizens. Many … degree of their integration into the budgetary process and daily operations are generally known as the primary … allow the reader to evaluate whether the joint venture may cause additional future financial benefit/burden to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3e-reporting-entityDiNapoli: April Sales Tax Collections Decline Over 24 Percent After COVID-19 Shutdown
… Local sales tax collections dropped 24.4 percent in April compared to April 2019, leaving many of New York’s local governments grappling with shortfalls, according …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-april-sales-tax-collections-decline-over-24-percent-after-covid-19-shutdownSelected Safety and Security Equipment at Subway Stations
… CCTV surveillance cameras, 1,746 monitors, 332 digital video recorders, five video cassette recorders, and related … cables) at 322 subway stations. As of July 29, 2017, 2,633 Help Point Intercoms (HPIs) were installed in subway … to EMD from January 1, 2014 to September 30, 2016, 2,367 (26 percent) took longer than EMD’s three-day target to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/12/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-subway-stationsDiNapoli Op-Ed: New York Should Opt Into Public Financing of Elections
… General, State Senate and Assembly. Campaigns are big business in New York, and vast sums are required to mount an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-op-ed-new-york-should-opt-public-financing-electionsOpinion 89-54
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … levy for town outside village purposes or, if there are no villages within the town, as a part of the general levy for town purposes (see 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-45, p 74). Your inquiry does not indicate whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-54DiNapoli: Nearly 700 Authorities Operate With Little Oversight, Limited Transparency
… what we know and what we have yet to fully understand,” said DiNapoli. “Because local authorities fly so low under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-nearly-700-authorities-operate-little-oversight-limited-transparencyCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… with Executive Order 95 (EO 95), including providing, in a timely manner, publishable State data to the Office of … publishable State data and make such data freely available in accessible formats for public use. As of August 2020, … ORDA did not have any data items published to Open Data. In addition, it did not designate a Data Coordinator, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/08/compliance-executive-order-95-open-dataIX.8.C Payments to the U.S. Treasury and U.S. Department of Education – IX. Federal Grants
… what award the refund applies to. Payment Note Box on the “Payments” tab - At a minimum, the following information must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix8c-payments-us-treasuryX.3.B OSC Vendor Registration – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… to New York State must be registered in the Statewide Vendor File. This Subsection provides the agency with … individuals or businesses be registered in the Statewide Vendor File in the following instances: foreign vendors (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x3b-osc-vendor-registrationOpinion 2006-11
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (from store at which town board member is employed) -- Exceptions … has an interest in town purchases from an auto parts store solely because the board member is an employee of the store, the interest would not be prohibited if the board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-11Opinion 91-64
… inquiry regarding transportation contracts which were let by a school district during the 1989-1990 school year. It … of the statutory amount, such contracts need not be let by public bid, even though the total amount of both contracts … Transportation contracts for school districts are governed by section 305(14)(a) of the Education Law which provides in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-64Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… $25,342, were not itemized to show the nature or purpose of the purchase. The board approved 27 meal purchases, … County) The board overestimated appropriations by a total of $2.3 million from 2015-16 through 2017-18 and annually appropriated an average of $495,000 of fund balance that was not used to finance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… in appropriated fund balance to fund operations. Because of the district’s ongoing reliance on fund balance to finance expenditures, the total fund … has declined from about $2.5 million at the beginning of 2017-18 to about $1 million at the end of 2018-19. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli Announces Unprecedented Support for Climate Actions During 2021 Proxy Season
… co-funding an environmentally friendly hydrogen project. Chemical maker Albemarle Corp. committed to adopting GHG …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-announces-unprecedented-support-climate-actions-during-2021-proxy-season