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XI.2 Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contracts Processing – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… This section provides guidance to State agencies in determining whether a contract-related transaction must be … procedures for submission of contract-related transactions in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) and obtaining OSC’s … As a rule, the contract processing information provided in this section is applicable regardless of the specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2-overviewOpinion 89-32
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Approval of … may not literally constitute a power or duty enumerated in General Municipal Law, §801, a court might find that a county treasurer has a prohibited conflict of interest in a lease pursuant to which the county rents a gravel pit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-32DiNapoli: Nearly 700 Authorities Operate With Little Oversight, Limited Transparency
… controls required of municipal governments, it’s difficult for taxpayers to know how effective they are. My audits have … sometimes leaving taxpayers on the hook for millions of dollars in inappropriate costs.” Local authorities facilitate … (321). To read the report, which includes county-by-county breakdown of authority data, visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-nearly-700-authorities-operate-little-oversight-limited-transparencyOpinion 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 89-54
… area. Subdivision 8 of section 209-q provides that the cost of constructing such an improvement shall, as the town … If the town board determines that some or all of the cost of an improvement is to be borne by the area of the town outside of any villages, that portion of the cost to be borne by the area of the town outside of any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-54IX.8.C Payments to the U.S. Treasury and U.S. Department of Education – IX. Federal Grants
… The procedures that follow pertain to the refund or return of federal funds to the U.S. Treasury or U.S. Department of Education due to: Excessive cash balances on deposit that … the award. SINGLE PAYMENT VOUCHER To generate a refund of federal funds by check to the U.S. Treasury or U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix8c-payments-us-treasuryOpinion 2000-15
… the fire district may wish to consider the provisions of article 14-G of the General Municipal Law (§460 et seq.). That article authorizes, inter alia, New York State fire districts … 84). In view of the Attorney General's approval role under article 14-G, you may wish to contact the Attorney General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15DiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… Whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will be able to limit future fare and toll increases to … to grow without interruption as anticipated by the MTA, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The MTA is looking to the state and the city to close the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallDiNapoli: Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices
… to substantial budget gaps fueled by escalating costs in the years ahead. However, the city’s ability to cut spending is limited to what it has … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report urges the city to use greater transparency for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choicesOpinion 89-23
… to your letter asking whether a village may allow the New York State Division of Parole to utilize space in the … Whether a village may allow the New York State Division of Parole to utilize space in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-23Spencer-Van Etten Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-155)
… and distributing a written information technology (IT) contingency plan. However, certain sensitive IT control weaknesses and audit recommendations were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/17/spencer-van-etten-central-school-district-information-technology-2021mOpinion 2006-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … store that employs the board member as its manager. You state that the board member has no financial ownership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-11Opinion 90-49
… engaging in a brief telephone conversation (see also, In re City of New York , 78 AD 87, 79 NYS 793, regarding payment … meeting which was adjourned for lack of a quorum; In re Town of Hempstead , 36 AD 321, 55 NYS 345, affd 160 NY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-49Opinion 91-29
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … -- Treasurer's Powers (liability for tax moneys) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105; NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, … Association of Lakeview may not expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to pay for an eye care plan, hospital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-29Opinion 92-4
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … such that the fire district has reasonable assurance that it is realizing sufficient benefits to justify the … Firefighters Benefit Law, §5[1][p]; Town Law, §176[11],[14]). Similarly, it is our opinion that the fire district has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4DiNapoli Statement in Support of Senator Warren's Legislation Creating Greater Climate Risk Disclosure
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, released the following statement today in support of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren's Climate Risk Disclosure Act . … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund released the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-statement-support-senator-warrens-legislation-creating-greater-climate-risk-disclosureState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… the following school district audits have been issued. Northern Adirondack Central School District – Financial … plan or a plan to address the declining fund balance. Northern Adirondack Central School District – Leave Accruals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 160,000 … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1575
… Wages are discussed in: IRS Publication 15, Section 17 - How To Use the Income Tax Withholding Tables 26 Code of … Section 7 – Supplemental Wages). NOTE** We are researching whether additional amounts in taxes are being consistently … Wages are paid with Regular Wages or in a separate check. In summary: Federal: Aggregate State: Aggregate NYC: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1575-supplemental-wagesOpinion 89-22
… issues discussed in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Traffic Signals (responsibility of towns to install and … TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (responsibility to install traffic signals) TOWN LAW, §64(16); VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1651, 1652-a, 1652-b, 1660, 1682, 1684: Where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22