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Opinion 94-14
… municipality for whose benefit it was created (see 33 Opns St Comp, 1977, p 29; 1977 Opns St Comp No. 77-759, unreported; see, e.g., GML, §902-a). … on advice of counsel, as appropriate. October 25, 1994 James W. Griffin, Executive Director City of Hornell …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-14State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … BOCES and charter school finances and operations to ensure money is being spent appropriately and effectively. The … for the 2012-13 through 2014-15 fiscal years by $14.9 million (7 percent), which resulted in operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2Opinion 88-54
… in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Extensions (prior to effective date of a consolidation) WATER DISTRICTS -- Extension (prior to effective date of a consolidation) TOWN LAW, §§190, 206, 209: A town board may not establish an extension to a consolidated water district prior to the effective date …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-54Opinion 2006-2
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … district or extension pursuant to the procedures in article 12 of the Town Law (§190 et seq .), or upon town … referendum requirements pursuant to the procedures in article 12-A of the Town Law (§209-a, et seq .). Under both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-2Opinion 2006-3
… town board, after a public hearing, to grant franchises “for the use of the streets, highways, and public places or … thereof or the space above or under them or any of them, for any specific purpose authorized by law upon such terms … rule, unless a statute provides otherwise, and except for revenues received as a result of a part-town function or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3DiNapoli: State Agency Mishandled Housing Discrimination Complaints
… means some were never entered into the agency’s computer case management system. Some complaints that were not … agency is required by law to inform individuals if their case is deemed defective. When auditors called about a third … within 30 days as required under the law. In one case, it took 655 days or almost two years to serve the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-state-agency-mishandled-housing-discrimination-complaintsDiNapoli: NYC Finances Continue To Benefit From Better Than Projected Revenue but Spending Pressures Remain
… to a report on the city’s Financial Plan released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The city’s budget gaps … the city expected city-fund revenue to decline in FY 2024 by nearly 3%, but business and personal income tax came in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-finances-continue-benefit-better-projected-revenue-spending-pressures-remainInvestigation of Housing Discrimination Complaints
… a participant in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Housing Assistance Program, for which … case dismissals. Once a complaint has been received, DHR staff record the complaint in a variety of logs, such as an … manner. Monitoring and segregating the duties of the staff responsible for logging, tracking, and completing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/15/investigation-housing-discrimination-complaintsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … to protect taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud and abuse. New York’s school districts annually spend approximately $60 … . Afton Central School District – Management of Fund Balance and Reserves (Chenango County) District officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0IV.4.C General State Charges – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… (i.e., investigation expenses, data retrieval expenses, court/legal expenses, independent medical exams, etc…) … a state employee in federal court. 60195 POL – State Supreme Court Judgment Payment authorized under the Public … against a state employee in state court. 60196 POL – State Supreme Court Settlement Payment authorized under the Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4c-general-state-chargesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… $175 billion. Auditors found limited assurance that DFS is adequately performing its oversight responsibilities … the purpose of regulating the flow of streams or rivers when required by public welfare. The District must adhere to … to better meet PCI DSS requirements. Department of Health – Patient Safety Center Activities and Handling of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme
… years in prison for his role in a $12 million Ponzi scheme that targeted nearly 50 victims—many of them seniors—between … their retirement savings and other finances, and using the money to fund business ventures and pay for his own personal … am grateful to my prosecutors for ensuring that Eckstein pays for his crimes with significant prison time, and to my …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-syosset-man-sentenced-role-12-million-ponzi-schemeOpinion 93-13
… outside of the city. County Law, §650(1) states that "[t]he sheriff shall perform the duties prescribed by law as an … the court and conservator of the peace within the county. He shall perform such additional and related duties as may be … delegated to the municipal corporation by the Legislature (NY Const, art IX, §1; Sonmax v City of New York , 45 NY2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-13Opinion 2000-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … which operates under a charter granted by the State Board of Regents and is open to the public without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-20Far Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… and home renovations. Hiller had been ICDC’s former assistant director; Kurman had been ICDC’s Executive Director; and Hoffmann had been hired by ICDC to … Deputy Bureau Chiefs, and under the overall supervision of Executive Assistant District Attorney for Investigations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needsXIV.14.F Valuation of Capital Assets – XIV. Special Procedures
… and executive salaries even though a portion of such salary costs are related to fixed asset acquisitions. Costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14f-valuation-capital-assetsIV.4.F Capital Projects – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… payments made for: The acquisition or construction of the State’s capital facilities including planning, land … and Advances for capital construction costs reimbursable by public authorities, instrumentalities of the State, the … are made for capital projects costs reimbursable by public authorities, Federal or Local governments, or from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4f-capital-projectsNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Subscribe for Latest Updates The State Comptroller’s office is committed to … October 14, 2020 Edition Selected Economic Trends New York State Ranks Second Nationally in Jobs Lost While all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-october-14-2020Opinion 95-30
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … You inquire as to the authority for public libraries to invest moneys raised by taxes, and non-tax moneys, such as … 11[1]). Section 11 authorizes local governments to invest "moneys" held in the custody of the chief fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-30Opinion 90-20
… the adoption by a village of a local law providing for payment or distribution of foreign fire insurance moneys in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-20