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Opinion 90-62
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … fixed for the office; an entry of a judgment or order of a court of competent jurisdiction declaring the incumbent to be … that a deputy town superintendent of highways shall act and be vested with all the powers of the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Town of Windsor – Capital Project (2025M-52)
… village. Consistent with language set forth in New York State Town Law (Town Law), it has been the view of the New York State Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) 1 that … Therefore, we question whether TOV fund balance was spent on the construction of the Town-owned highway garage. If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/29/town-windsor-capital-project-2025m-52Opinion 90-50
… (approval of Department of Transportation contracts to construct municipal highways) HIGHWAY LAW, §10(27); STATE … funds. This is in reply to your inquiry regarding the legal requirements municipalities must satisfy when the New … Law, what the Comptroller should receive to satisfy the legal requirements of this provision of the Highway Law. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-50Opinion 2009-2
… TOWN LAW § 209-q (13) (a): When a town proposes or is required to issue indebtedness to finance a water … State Comptroller's approval for a town water improvement, is based on the total cost of the improvement or only on the … as the town board in its discretion determines, is borne either (1) partly by the area of the town outside of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2-0XI.2 Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contracts Processing – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… guidance to State agencies in determining whether a contract-related transaction must be approved by OSC. It also … agencies must enter a clear and concise description in the NYS Contract Description field for each transaction, … that have been received by OSC. Using the Contract Search feature, a State agency can view the status (Received, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2-overviewDiNapoli Announces Unprecedented Support for Climate Actions During 2021 Proxy Season
… reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. They are Domino's Pizza Inc. , medical supply company McKesson Corp. , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-announces-unprecedented-support-climate-actions-during-2021-proxy-seasonOpinion 89-23
… utilize space in the village hall several times per month for nominal or no consideration. This is in reply to your … hall several times per month without consideration or for nominal consideration. General Municipal Law, §72-h … or department thereof, either without consideration or for such consideration and upon such terms and conditions as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-23Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… to the board or maintain adequate accounting records. In addition, the treasurer did not file Annual Update … the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) or the board in a timely manner. Village of Greenwich – Cash Management … for investment. Had officials invested available funds in a financial institution with higher available interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0NY ABLE Program Helps New Yorkers With Disabilities and Their Families Cover Costs
… New York state has a new savings plan, called the New York Achieving a Better Life Experience ( NY ABLE ) program, designed to help … New York state has a new savings plan called the New York Achieving a Better Life Experience NY ABLE program designed to help individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/ny-able-program-helps-new-yorkers-disabilities-and-their-families-cover-costsMechanicville City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-16)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key … officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain complete IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to … school mechanicville IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/mechanicville-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-16DiNapoli: Millions in NYC Transit Fines and Fees Uncollected
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that an audit of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s New York City … NYC Transit violations has cost tens of millions more over the years. “New York City Transit can and should do more to … its rules,” DiNapoli said. “With trains bursting at the seams and delays on the rise Transit needs every dollar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-millions-nyc-transit-fines-and-fees-uncollectedDiNapoli: Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices
… New York City is planning significant steps to reduce city-funded spending … years ahead. However, the city’s ability to cut spending is limited to what it has discretion and control over, … very real fiscal and operational challenges. The city is limited in where it can make adjustments, and all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choicesOpinion 2000-15
… §§209-i, 462: A volunteer firefighter from an out-of-state fire company may not volunteer to assist a fire district fire department within New York State on an on-going basis … resides in another state and is a member of an outofstate fire department may volunteer at a New York department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15Enterprise Fraud, Waste and Abuse Prevention and Detection: Annual Report to the New York State Legislature, 2019
OSC makes recommendations to agencies and other organizations it audits on how to improve data quality and reporting, and implement effective controls.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/enterprise-fraud-2019.pdfDiNapoli: Federal Housing Aid Going Unused Despite New York's Affordable Housing Crisis
… Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), can do more to help low-income New Yorkers find housing by making full use of … York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York is in the midst of a housing crisis and Homes and Community … that support vouchers and needs to maximize participation in the programs it oversees. Too many New Yorkers are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-housing-aid-going-unused-despite-new-yorks-affordable-housing-crisisPreparing and Applying for Retirement
… understand your NYSLRS benefits and what may impact your pension benefit so you can take timely action. Understand … service that is not paid off when you retire. You may owe payment for mandatory service credit if you reinstated a … not affect your eligibility for the Sick Leave Benefit . Schedule a Pre-Retirement Consultation Before you apply for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/preparing-and-applying-for-retirementDiNapoli: Many NYC Senior Citizens Remaining Too Long on DFTA Wait Lists for Services
… Too many seniors are waiting months on the New York City Department for the Aging’s (DFTA) client wait … which they detailed in their response to the audit. Audit New York City Department for the Aging: Case Management … Too many seniors are waiting months on the New York City Department for the Agings DFTA client wait …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-many-nyc-senior-citizens-remaining-too-long-dfta-wait-lists-servicesCollection and Use of the Motor Vehicle Law Enforcement Fee
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Financial Services (Department) has collected, accounted for and … all Fee revenue due to the State and whether the Division of Criminal Justice Services (Division) and the Division of … To determine whether the Department of Financial Services Department has collected accounted for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/12/collection-and-use-motor-vehicle-law-enforcement-feeOpinion 89-32
… Stock Ownership (county treasurer as stockholder) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(2), (3)(d), 801: Although the issuance … literally constitute a power or duty enumerated in General Municipal Law, §801, a court might find that a county … under either the original lease or the renewal. General Municipal Law, Article 18 (§800 et seq .) contains provisions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-32Opinion 92-4
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (supervised … fitness training for firefighters) TOWN LAW, §176(10): A fire district may pay for supervised physical fitness … functions, the nature of the supervision is such that the fire district has reasonable assurance that it is realizing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4