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DiNapoli: Federal Programs Bridge Gap in Broadband Access
… a broadband subscription rose from 64% to 76% between 2019 and 2021 thanks in large part to two federal programs created … Program (ACP) authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Under the ACP, households at or below 200% of … broadband in 2021, up from 86% in 2019. Analysis Economic and Policy Insights – Making Strides on Broadband …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-federal-programs-bridge-gap-broadband-accessNew York League for Early Learning, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs reported by New York League for Early Learning, Inc. (NYL) on its Consolidated Fiscal … (Manual). The audit included expenses claimed on NYL’s CFR for the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2014. Background NYL is a New York-based not-for-profit organization authorized by SED to provide Special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/29/new-york-league-early-learning-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-350
… SA Communications Workers of America SD Assoc of Supreme Court Reporters within the City of New York SG … York State Court Officers Association SR New York State Supreme Court Officers Association SY New York State Court … effective date and check date: Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type Payment Year Payment Effective Date Check Date Administration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-350-april-2025-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-increasesCongregate Meal Services for the Elderly
… meals (meals served in a group setting) in its senior centers. Our audit covered the three fiscal years ended June … we conducted on-site observations and interviews at senior centers through March 7, 2017. Background The New York City … DFTA contracts with these sponsors to operate 246 senior centers throughout the five boroughs – many sponsors operate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/11/congregate-meal-services-elderlyOpinion 92-24
… LAW, §70-a; TOWN LAW, §64(11): A publication which does not satisfy the threshold requirements of General … Law, §70-a, because it is mailed as third class matter and does not have a paid subscription, may not be designated as an official … is published in the town mailed as third class matter and does not have a paid subscription …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-24Pension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… At retirement, a member must elect a pension payment option, which … retirement benefit will be paid. There are several options that a member can choose from. All options will pay the … in the member’s pension. If the DRO does not explicitly state which party pays the additional cost of a pop-up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/pension-payment-option-electionOpinion 2003-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL … TOWN LAW §150(1): Taxable properties in all portions of a town, except that part containing a portion of a village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-6Opinion 92-9
… ex rel Choate v Barrett , 56 Hun 351, 9 NYS 321, affd 121 NY 678, the court interpreted the phrase "during the sitting … in person (CPLR 3110[2]), but need not be deposed in a courthouse ( cf . CPLR 3110[3], requiring certain … Siegel, Practice Commentaries , McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 7B, CPLR C3110:4, p 480). The deposition is taken …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-9Ordinary Disability (Section 362) – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… behalf. For example, your attorney, a power of attorney (POA) , or a court-appointed guardian who has been granted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/ordinary-disability-section-362Opinion 90-21
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- … TOWN LAW, §119; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(1): A town, by local law subject to mandatory referendum, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21Opinion 2003-1
… WATER DISTRICTS -- Extension (cost charged only against properties in extension) TOWN LAW §202(5): Pursuant to Town … the town board. You ask whether the cost of an improvement for an extension to an existing town water district is borne … the original district. Subdivision 5 also makes provision for charging to the properties within the extension a portion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1Opinion 94-24
… BONDS AND NOTES -- Referendum Requirements (for bonds with proposed maturity of more than five years) REAL PROPERTY … separate resolutions to purchase land for a town hall with current year tax revenues and to construct the town hall … purchase of land and the construction, all to be paid for with the current year tax revenues, then only that single …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-24Unexpected Delays and Events
… It extends from three major New York City terminals – Penn Station, Manhattan; Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn; and … public via phone, web, customer email, tweet, postings on station message boards and displays, MTA’s Train Time phone … as part of its incident response, may request that MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus) and New York City Transit cross-honor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/27/unexpected-delays-and-eventsTitle I Grants to Local Educational Agencies – Federal Funding and New York
… allocated to the New York City Department of Education (DOE) and local charter schools through four statutory … education in each state. Within a school district (like DOE), Title I funds are targeted to those schools with the … I. Funds to New York City The City’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 preliminary budget includes $679 million in federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/title-i-grants-local-educational-agenciesImproper Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Duplicate Client Identification Numbers (Follow-Up)
… Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Duplicate Client Identification Numbers (Report 2018-S-24 ). About the … individual who applies for Medicaid benefits is assigned a Client Identification Number (CIN), a unique identifier. … Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Duplicate Client Identification Numbers Report 2018S24 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/17/improper-managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-duplicate-client-identification-numbersEthics Oversight (2020-MS-1)
… [pdf] , Chautauqua [pdf] , Chemung [pdf] , Genesee [pdf] , St. Lawrence [pdf] , Steuben [pdf] , Suffolk [pdf] and Tompkins … New Rochelle [pdf] , Rochester [pdf] , Troy [pdf] and Utica [pdf] . Audit Objective Determine whether local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2020/12/30/ethics-oversight-2020-ms-1City of Long Beach - Budget Review (B19-7-4)
… 30, 2012. Local Finance Law requires all municipalities that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund … their proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations … budget. They did not modify the proposed budget to reflect a budgeted increase in refuse and garbage rates until June …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/05/10/city-long-beach-budget-review-b19-7-4City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B21-7-6)
… 30, 2012. Local Finance Law requires all municipalities that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund … their proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations … in future budgets. The City's proposed budget includes a tax levy of $50.5 million, which is $3 million above the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/12/city-long-beach-budget-review-b21-7-6Cost-Saving Ideas: Legal Requirements
… board of a local government to authorize the receipt of check images in lieu of cancelled checks. Banking Law Section … and sewer and water improvement districts, including voter approval requirements. Section 6-d details procedures … from, a capital reserve for fire districts, including voter approval requirements. Section 99-g provides an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-legal-requirementsOpinion 95-9
… for attending meetings of committees of a fire company); (pro rating the number of points credited for participation in … company. (3) A service award program may not provide for pro rating the number of points credited if a firefighter … and (3) may active volunteer firefighters receive pro rated credit if they participate in less than the minimum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9