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Opinion 90-45
… for its adoption and should declare why, as a matter of fact and not mere opinion, efficiency or economy will be … the resolution should declare why, as a matter of fact and not mere opinion, efficiency or economy will be … results in efficiency or economy because, as a matter of fact, such a match is necessary for the operation of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-45Opinion 96 - 11
… applicable to the disposition of county real property). 1 It is well-established that a town board may not submit a … buyers (see, e.g., Opn No. 90-37, supra ; 29 Opns St Comp, 1973, p 165; 26 Opns St Comp, 1970, p 242; 16 Opns St Comp, … 7, 1996 Christine S. Snide, Supervisor Town of Long Lake 1 We note that town park lands are impressed with a public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-11DiNapoli: State Needs to Ensure Timely Execution of Contracts with Not-For-Profits
… State agencies were late more than 77 percent of the time in approving contracts with not-for-profit … improvement from 2013 when contracts were late 87 percent of the time, a review of the trend for more than two decades indicates that late … State agencies were late more than 77 percent of the time in approving contracts with notforprofit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-state-needs-ensure-timely-execution-contracts-not-profitsSelected Aspects of the Paratransit Call Center Operations
… and Travel Services (i.e., dispatch coordination and customer information). Key Findings The contract stipulates … call handling error that occurs in months when the error rate exceeds .01 percent and recoup from the contractor any … costs incurred due to those errors. The contractor’s error rate was greater than .01 percent in every month from May …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/03/selected-aspects-paratransit-call-center-operationsCourse Offerings
… City University of New York (CUNY) is effectively matching course offerings to student demand. Our audit covered the … there is no system-wide policy specifying when additional course sections should be added. Instead, departments at each … officials at the five senior colleges and were told that course schedules are established using enrollment data from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/01/course-offeringsDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… identified several personnel actions that ignored district policy, most notably in the search for a new superintendent. “This audit revealed some … board and district officials did not comply with district policy or provide justification for why it bypassed policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtVillage of Washingtonville – Budget Review (B25-6-1)
… [read complete report – pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the … The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/01/22/village-washingtonville-budget-review-b25-6-1CUNY Bulletin No. CU-433
… reported no more than five (5) payroll periods retroactive without justification. This allows for a total of 60 business … reported no more than five (5) payroll periods retroactive without justification. Miscellaneous payments submitted via … reported no more than nine (9) payroll periods retroactive without justification. This allows payment for a total of 100 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-433-retroactive-transactions-cuny-agenciesUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-260
… bargaining units who meet the eligibility criteria: Union Name BU Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau … 86, 87, 88, CT LMH Location Mid-Hudson SY, 86, 87, 88, CT SOS Senior Officer Series Differential DR, F8, SY, 87 OSC … LOC Location Pay $4,000 LMH Location Mid-Hudson $2,000 SOS Senior Officer Series Differential $3,037 Control-D …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-260-april-2018-increases-location-pay-location-pay-mid-hudson-andState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly (RESTORE) Program (Follow-Up) (2022-F-18) From 2017 to 2019, … Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) awarded $6.13 million in RESTORE funds, which benefited about 785 senior citizen … are being achieved. For example, flaws in the selection process resulted in some local program administrators (LPAs) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… by 47 days. Center Moriches Union Free School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (Suffolk County) The district did not … for individual education plan-related services provided to Medicaid-eligible students because it did not obtain … assets to replace. Ticonderoga Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Extra-Classroom Activity Funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… conditions. Conditions identified included: peeling paint in certain areas, including classrooms; lack of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Hastings-on-Hudson , Town of Marlborough , New Hyde Park Fire District , Town of Red Hook , Rockland County , City of Troy and the Village of Tuxedo Park . "In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … capital improvements ($62,200), sewer repairs ($34,840), park rehabilitation ($21,262) and general maintenance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli, Wharton, Myrie Op-Ed: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance
… decades. The PCFP will strengthen democracy, enable more candidates from diverse backgrounds to run for office, and … deeper accountability to constituents. The PCFP allows all candidates running for state office the opportunity to … seek to represent, as opposed to courting wealthy out-of-district contributors. The result is elected officials who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-wharton-myrie-op-ed-putting-public-back-campaign-financeState Police Bulletin No. SP-256
… processing of the April 2023, April 2024 and April 2025 retroactive increases to Location Pay, Longevity … are affected. Background: Chapter 182 of the Laws of 2025 implements the 2023-2026 Agreement between New York … to certain payments retroactively to April 2023, 2024, and 2025 for Investigators in Bargaining Unit 62. Effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-256-april-2023-2024-and-2025-retroactive-increases-location-pay-longevityMaximus, Inc.
PMA claimed it saved Downstate $138 million during the period December 1 2012 through November 30 2014 through a Restructuring Action Plan RAP under contrac
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/23/maximus-incControls Over Selected Expenditures (Follow-Up)
… mission is to provide compensation to innocent victims of crime and their families in a timely, efficient, and compassionate manner; to fund direct services to crime victims through a network of community-based Victim … to advocate for the rights and benefits of all innocent crime victims. OVS also awards grants to VAPs that serve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/controls-over-selected-expenditures-followEarly Childhood Learning Center of Greene County – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Early Childhood Learning Center of Greene County (ECLC) on … To determine whether the costs reported by Early Childhood Learning Center of Greene County on its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/29/early-childhood-learning-center-greene-county-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCity of Lackawanna – Garbage Collection Fees (2021M-206)
… were not eligible for such services. 14 of the 27 garbage fee exemptions reviewed (52 percent) lacked appropriate … memos indicating 10 City properties required garbage fee assessment and/or billing updates during our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/08/city-lackawanna-garbage-collection-fees-2021m-206City of Hudson – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts (2013M-102)
… the legislative body which comprises the President and 10 Alderpersons. The City budget for the 2013 fiscal year … computer forms and printed on multi-use paper with numbers that were handwritten. Furthermore, one of the Departments did not maintain logs of the permit numbers issued. Key Recommendations Develop centralized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/06/28/city-hudson-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-2013m-102