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Opinion 90-16
… 301; In re Board of Health of Village of Lansingburg , 43 App Div 236, 60 NYS 27; but cf . People ex rel. Van Denbergh v Town Board of Town of Colonie , 254 App Div 54, 4 NYS2d 434, pertaining to the status of a local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-16Opinion 89-19
… as agents for the State. Each is a part of and the local arm of the single State administrative agency. Determinative … concluded that the county should not be treated as an arm of the State for Eleventh Amendment purposes. Although …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-19Town of Sheridan – Shared Services Costs (2023M-74)
… the Town of Sheridan (Town) was reimbursed equitably for shared service costs incurred pursuant to an … 6.2 acres of Town land to the County without conducting a cost-benefit analysis or evaluating whether the conveyance was in the Town taxpayers’ best financial interest. Although the County installed a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/22/town-sheridan-shared-services-costs-2023m-74Assessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the State Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2023
… motor vehicles driven in New York State possess adequate insurance coverage, or are financially secure, to compensate … of administering the Acts and assessing these expenses on insurance carriers that issue policies or contracts of automotive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/26/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2% for Third Straight Year
… Property tax levy growth for school districts and 10 of the state’s cities will be capped … applied to local governments (excluding New York City) and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to … the inflation factor at 4.12% for those with a June 30, 2025 fiscal year end. “While inflation continues to decline …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-2-third-straight-yearTown of Southampton-Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (P7-23-21
… that all collections were properly supported, recorded and deposited and that disbursements were proper and supported. Key Findings Town officials ensured the CPF …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-southampton-peconic-bay-community-preservation-fund-p7-23-21Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-334
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the … be processed in a separate check dated 12/20/2023. There is no direct deposit for these payments. Eligibility … employee who otherwise meets the eligibility criteria but is on an authorized leave of absence with a Payroll Status of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-334-december-2023-uniform-and-equipment-uniform-allowance-andU. S. Steel and DiNapoli Agree on Enhanced Disclosure of Corporate Political Contributions
… dollars in politics,” DiNapoli said. “U. S. Steel is to be commended for agreeing to voluntarily disclose its … made when our first chairman, Judge Elbert Gary, wrote what is generally considered the first-ever code of ethical … Delta Air Lines, Express Scripts Holding Co., NextEra Energy Inc., Nisource Inc., Raytheon Company, The Travelers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/u-s-steel-and-dinapoli-agree-enhanced-disclosure-corporate-political-contributionsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2132
… Provided the employee on the above eligibility date: Has a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay, or Leave of Absence … a Comp Rate Code of ANN or BIW (only if the employee had a Payroll Status of Leave With Pay with an Action/Reason code … criteria but is on an authorized leave of absence with a Payroll Status of Leave of Absence (except with an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2132-2022-2023-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-fire-protectionDiNapoli Audit Finds Hazardous Conditions Persist in Mitchell-Lama Developments
… oversight of several Mitchell-Lama developments, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … were no approvals, competitive analysis and bidding, as required. The Mitchell-Lama Housing program provides … developments have recently applied for a maintenance or rent increase. The audit included several recommendations to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hazardous-conditions-persist-mitchell-lama-developmentsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-329
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the … Chapter 1 specifies that the Uniform Allowance payment is Pensionable but does not specify the Maintenance Allowance (Blazer) payment is pensionable. Therefore, the Blazer payments are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-329-june-2023-uniform-and-equipment-uniform-allowance-andSewanhaka Central High School District – Business Office Information Technology Systems (2023M-12)
… (IT) contingency plan to help secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or disaster. … plan to help them adequately secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or disaster. … plan in place that is properly distributed to all business office staff and periodically tested for efficacy, District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/30/sewanhaka-central-high-school-district-business-office-informationDiNapoli: NYC Has Recovered Nearly All Private Sector Jobs Unevenly Across Sectors
… City has recovered 99.4% of private sector jobs it lost in the pandemic, but unevenly across key industries, … and warehousing and office sectors, but retail, restaurants, construction and tourism continue to lag the … arts, entertainment and recreation, construction, office, restaurants, retail, securities, tourism and transportation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-nyc-has-recovered-nearly-all-private-sector-jobs-unevenly-across-sectorsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-308
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the … of the Laws of 2018 provides that Uniform Blazer allowance is pensionable for Negotiating Unit S9. This provision has … be processed in a separate check dated 06/22/2022. There is no direct deposit for these payments. Eligibility Criteria …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-308-june-2022-uniform-and-equipment-uniform-allowance-andXIV.13.A Overview – XIV. Special Procedures
… New York State Finance Law §179- f requires the State to pay vendors promptly … Due Date, the State may be required to make an interest payment to the vendor. This is called Prompt Payment Interest (PPI) or Late Payment charges. A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv13a-overviewXI.17 Protest Procedures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… of the State Comptroller's (OSC) Contract Award Protest Procedure ("Protest Procedure"), found at Part 24 of Title 2 … Procedure applies to all contract awards subject to the approval of the State Comptroller as required, or provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi17-protest-proceduresDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2%
… levy growth for school districts will be capped at 2%, up from 1.23% last year, according to data released today by … first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of … budgets,” DiNapoli said. “Even with significant funding from the state and federal governments, school and local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-2-percentTheresa Fire District – Board Oversight and Financial Management (2021M-60)
… of Fire Commissioners (Board) provided adequate oversight to ensure that financial activities were properly recorded … Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight to ensure that financial activities were properly recorded … accounting records or provide regular financial reports to the Board. She also did not file required annual financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/06/18/theresa-fire-district-board-oversight-and-financial-management-2021m-60Controls Over Revocable Consents
… Objectives To determine whether the New York City Department of … monitoring to ensure all structures requiring a revocable consent have one in place. Our audit covered the period from … 2016 through July 29, 2019. About the Program A revocable consent grants an individual or organization the right to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/23/controls-over-revocable-consentsControls Over Selected Expenditures (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the … Program The Office of Victim Services’ (OVS) mission is to provide compensation to innocent victims of crime and … directly reimbursing State-licensed providers for forensic rape examination (FRE) services. The FRE Direct Reimbursement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/controls-over-selected-expenditures-follow