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Opinion 98-17
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Officers and Employees (defense and indemnification by municipality) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Legal Expenses (defense and indemnification by municipality of employees of a public housing authority) PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §18; PUBLIC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-17Opinion 92-37
… a town board resolution "establishing or extending a fire alarm or a fire protection district, or consolidating two or … protection district, or dissolving a fire district, a fire alarm or fire protection district" must be filed with the … relative to the establishment and extension of fire alarm and fire protection districts situated within certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37Opinion 96-21
… issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Beach Erosion Control Districts (increase or improvement of … destroyed or worn-out facilities or appurtenances by beach erosion control district) TOWN LAW, §§198(10-a), … the installation of a sand-filled geotube at a town-owned beach in a town beach erosion control district which was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-21Oversight of the Supported Housing Program – Rehabilitation Support Services, Inc.
… Inc. (RSS) expended funds appropriately and provided the required services under its Supported Housing Program … Services Inc expended funds appropriately and provided required services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/04/oversight-supported-housing-program-rehabilitation-support-services-incOversight of Selected Fiscal Aspects of Homeless Shelter Services
… Tracking System (APT), the Financial Management System (FMS), and the HHS (Health and Human Services) Accelerator for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/10/oversight-selected-fiscal-aspects-homeless-shelter-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… his office completed audits of the Freeport Union Free School District , Island Trees Union Free School District , Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne … Springs Central School District , Wantagh Union Free School District , West Genesee Central School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Opinion 94-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- … a special assessment to pay the cost of snow removal in excess of the amounts appropriated, but it may issue budget notes to finance such excess costs. In addition, a village has temporary authority to issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20Opinion 2005-2
Whether a volunteer fire department may expend foreign fire insurance tax monies to reimburse active members of the department for mileage expenses
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-2DiNapoli: Inconsistent Oversight and Guidance Left New York’s Group Home Residents at Risk During Pandemic
… emergency management coordination left people living in group homes at risk during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, … from COVID-19, and more than 13,000 contracted the virus in its residential programs from March 2020 to April 2022. … emergency management coordination left people living in group homes at risk during the onset of the COVID19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-inconsistent-oversight-and-guidance-left-new-yorks-group-home-residents-risk-during-pandemicProtection of Managed Pollinators (Honey Bees)
… to meet the needs of beekeepers requiring certificates to ship honey bees out of State. It was able to conduct all the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/19/protection-managed-pollinators-honey-beesOpinion 94-30
… 39(2)(e), the county clerk is only required to remit $95 of such fee to the State and whether, consequently, the … he or she is the clerk. Section 39(2)(e) required that $95 of any fees collected by a county clerk outside the City … section 392e the county clerk is only required to remit $95 of such fee to the State and whether consequently the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-30Opinion 90-21
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … Those claims must be available for public inspection at all times during office hours. Town Law, §119(1) further …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21Update Vendor Information and Access
… you must ensure your business information is accurate and up to date with the Office of the New York State Comptroller … in forms AC-3326-S or AC-3327-S , which can take up to eight weeks to process. Additionally, you can create … for purchase orders specific to equipment. SFS sets up all vendors with an initial vendor location for which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/portal/update-vendor-information-and-accessArea #4 – Contracts and Service Level Agreements for IT Services – Information Technology Governance
… what format it will be returned and/or whether, when and how it will be destroyed). How shared PII will be protected … quality of those services. Such vaguely worded agreements can, among other things, contribute to confusion over who has … responsibility for various aspects of the IT environment (i.e., the local government/school or service provider), which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-4-contracts-and-service-level-agreements-it-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… fees. State University of New York (SUNY): Compliance With Payment Card Industry Standards (2015-S-65) SUNY schools were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsUniversity at Albany – Sabbatical and Other Paid Leave
… guidelines and requirements relating to sabbatical leaves. In comparison, the guidelines and requirements for other paid leaves are general and limited. In previous audits, we recommended that SUNY strengthen … questionable uses of sabbatical leaves. The sabbaticals in question cost Albany $396,581. We also questioned the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/30/university-albany-sabbatical-and-other-paid-leaveAttorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… taxpayers, commit fraud, or violate the public trust have no place in the state of New York, and will be prosecuted to … Porcari guilty of: Corrupting the Government in the First Degree (B felony) Grand Larceny in the Second Degree as a Crime of Public Corruption (B felony) Defrauding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernonDiNapoli Urges Changes to Protect Children Placed in Custody of Relatives or Guardians
… is not doing enough to ensure adequate protections are in place for children who are placed in the custody of relatives or another suitable person … oversight and uniform standards to ensure children in direct placement are not put into another bad situation … is not doing enough to ensure adequate protections are in place for children …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-urges-changes-protect-children-placed-custody-relatives-or-guardiansDebt – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… capacity to finance capital assets and grants. New York State Ranks Second Highest in Outstanding Debt Nationwide At the end of SFY 2020-21, the State reported the following debt levels: $2.2 billion of … issuances (in both SFYs 2020-21 and 2021-22) from the caps on debt outstanding and debt service, as well as removing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/debtDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for April 2014
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his … $7.8 million due to fraud, waste or improprieties. As the state’s chief financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain contracts for state public … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-april-2014