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Opinion 90-18
… -- Contracts Requiring Competitive Bidding (purchase of medical supplies) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103: There is no … solely on the fact that the commodities purchased are medical supplies. You ask whether the purchase of medical supplies by a county department of health is subject …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-18Opinion 88-9
… Facilities (procedure for acquisition of real property by district governed by separate board) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Property (procedure for acquisition of real property by district governed by separate board) TOWN LAW, §§202-b, … delegate to a separate board of commissioners of a water district governed by article 13 of the Town Law the authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-9Opinion 98-17
… and established" for the town (Public Housing Law, §496; see gen, Public Housing Law, article 13). Further, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-17Opinion 97-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether such clauses prohibit or otherwise preclude the county treasurer from turning over to the State Comptroller court and trust funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7Opinion 99-11
… his duly delegated deputy or by a duly authorized paying agent, except that registered obligations shall not be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-11Opinion 93-3
… the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Professional Services (physician) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … 103. One such common law exception is for contracts for professional services (see, e.g., People ex rel. Smith v Flagg , 17 NY 584). Generally, professional services which fall within this exception …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3Opinion 99-13
… inspecting or enforcing the permitted activity (see, e.g., NY Tel. v City of Amsterdam , 200 AD2d 315, 613 NYS2d 993; … the cost of general governmental functions (see, e.g., NY Tel. , supra , in which the court, quoting from Torsoe … based on reliable factual studies or statistics ( NY Tel. , supra ; Jewish Reconstructionist v Inc. Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-13DiNapoli Finds Major Problems with Rochester School District Payments
… district's budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year are approximately $865 million, which are funded … $640.4 million for the district's 2014-15 and 2015-16 fiscal years. DiNapoli's auditors reviewed salary and wage … underpayments to employees as well. Auditors also found 16 of the initial 45 employees examined received bonus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-finds-major-problems-rochester-school-district-paymentsArea #10 – Firewalls and Intrusion Detection – Information Technology Governance
… and designing firewall rules that effectively address a local government’s or school’s needs are critical to … potential resource issues can be identified and addressed before components become overwhelmed. Logs and alerts that … or school have comprehensive written procedures for reporting security violations or suspected violations to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-10-firewalls-and-intrusion-detectionArea #4 – Contracts and Service Level Agreements for IT Services – Information Technology Governance
… schools often rely on third parties to provide a variety of IT-related services. For your protection and to avoid potential misunderstandings, … you were not expecting. Many IT service providers have standard SLAs – reflecting various levels of service at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-4-contracts-and-service-level-agreements-it-servicesComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former City of Rensselaer Department of Public Works Commissioner on Felony Charges For Stealing Scrap Metal Proceeds
… Ronald Foust and Jeffrey Clark. Surveillance videos from a local scrap yard showed Foust and Clark cashing in items discarded by … then takes collected items to Rensselaer Iron, a scrap yard in Rensselaer County where the city has an account. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-city-rensselaer-department-publicCounty Medicaid Costs
… or receiving State legislative approval to increase their sales tax rates to 4 percent or more, and some dangerously close to … Legislature has recognized these growing pressures, and in 2004 enacted legislation that shifts costs associated with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/county-medicaid-costsHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (Follow-Up)
… are retained in an HCR-held HAP reserve called Restricted Net Position. In addition, any excess HAP funds that are … HAP reserves, which include both the HCR-held Restricted Net Position reserves and the HUD-held program reserves, can … fee reserve and contribute to HCR’s Unrestricted Net Position (UNP). LAs must conduct physical HQS inspections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/04/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Rural Rental Assistance Program
… To determine whether project owners are receiving Rural Rental Assistance Program (RRAP) payments only for eligible … States Department of Agriculture (USDA). RRAP provides rental subsidies for low-income elderly and family tenants … and local housing authorities. HTFC provides the direct rental subsidies through contracts with project owners for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/20/housing-trust-fund-corporation-oversight-rural-rental-assistance-programHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Community Development Block Grant & HOME Investment Partnerships Programs
… and monitor the federally funded Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and HOME Investment Partnerships … and monitor the federally funded Community Development Block Grant program and HOME Investment Partnerships Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingOversight of Pupil Transportation Services
… is monitoring school districts’ compliance with safety training requirements for school bus personnel and … monitors, and attendants; and it has established safety training requirements to help ensure safe transportation for … the Department administers the School Bus Driver Safety Training Program, through which instructors provide school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/14/oversight-pupil-transportation-servicesControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… the providers to maintain confidential and comprehensive case files that document and demonstrate service provision … conditions at some housing units, and inadequate case management for support services. Of a sample of 81 … requiring that case managers be a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), one provider employed an unlicensed case …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeCapital Asset Management
… and maintaining custody of a comprehensive capital asset reporting system that allows for monitoring and … the State established the Statewide Financial System Asset Management Module (SFS AM) to house and maintain capital asset information in a single master file, providing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/12/capital-asset-managementState Agencies Bulletin No. 2069
… of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the 2022 year end processing schedule for AC-230s (Report of Check Returned for Refund or Exchange). Background: To … the employee by OSC. Credit letters are issued during year end processing as indicated in the Agency Actions chart …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2069-schedule-submitting-2022-year-end-returned-checksState Agencies Bulletin No. 1959
… The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the 2021 Year End processing schedule for AC230s (Report of Check … AC230 processing and ensure accuracy of W-2 reporting for 2021, agencies must submit AC230s to OSC in accordance with … underway. Processing Dates Paychecks issued on October 27, 2021 and prior are due immediately. Pay Checks Issued On Must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1959-schedule-submitting-2021-year-end-returned-checks