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Opinion 2006-6
… opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no … TOWN SUPERVISOR -- Compensation (leave of absence) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §92(1): A town board may not grant a … as much or as little time off as they might wish under a schedule they controlled (see 24 Opns St Comp, 1968, pp 88, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-6Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-322
… new Action Reason code to identify employees who receive a salary reconstruction due to the reintroduction of Longevity … employees of the Unified Court System beginning in April 2023 and to provide processing instructions to agencies. … salary grade anytime from April 7, 2016, through March 29, 2023, may be affected. Background Chapter 400 of the Laws of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-322-reintroduction-unified-court-system-csea-longevity-stepsOpinion 88-71
… penalties arising from nonpayment of water rents) GENERAL CITY LAW, §20(1): Under its general authority to compromise … and for sufficient consideration ( Radinsky v City of New York , 133 NYS2d 540; O'Brien v Mayor Etc., of the City of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-71Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Conviction of Upstate Woman for Pension Fraud and Welfare Fraud
… then systematically accessed the account and withdrew the funds or spent them on herself as they were issued. All told, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-conviction-upstate-woman-pension-fraud-andDiNapoli: Too Many New Yorkers Still Without High-Speed Broadband Access
… appointments, but Empire State Development’s (ESD) New NY Broadband Program has fallen short of its mission to bring … an audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The New NY Broadband Program did not meet its goal to close the … York State Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-too-many-new-yorkers-still-without-high-speed-broadband-accessXVI.4.D Receivables Other Than Income Taxes and Federal Grants – XVI. Financial Reporting
… Sheet - "Accounts Receivable" and "Internal Balances / Due from Other Funds". ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE The account … receivable are recorded based on revenue the State expects to collect as a result of revenue lease contracts the State … 4.O – Intangible Right-to-use Assets of this Chapter. Due from Federal government - Generally, Federal funds due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4d-receivables-other-income-taxes-and-federal-grantsNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street’s 2021 Bonuses Set a New Record
… The average bonus paid to employees in New York City’s securities industry for 2021 grew to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-streets-2021-bonuses-set-new-recordCounty Medicaid Costs
… Across the State, growing Medicaid costs continue to place significant pressure on local fiscal conditions. … already seeking or receiving State legislative approval to increase their sales tax rates to 4 percent or more, and some dangerously close to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/county-medicaid-costsNYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for Retirement System for 2021-22
… (NYSLRS) today announced employer contribution rates for the State Fiscal Year 2021-22 will increase from 14.6 … COVID-19 pandemic continues to create uncertainty in the financial markets and hurt Main Street, we are fortunate that … fiscal year ends March 31. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-retirement-system-2021-22State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… 32 percent in District 9 (located in the South Bronx) to 4 percent in District 11 (Northeast Bronx). Auditors also … has adequate internal controls in the areas of revenues, payroll, procurement and procurement card expenditures, asset …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Audit Finds MTA Needs to Strengthen Extreme Weather Preparations
… of Buses (Transit Bus), and MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus) need to improve their preparations for extreme weather as an audit … $5 billion in damages to MTA assets, including serious damage to the Queens Midtown Tunnel, the Hugh L. Carey … on Sustainability — to help identify the potential for damage to their transportation systems. B&T officials said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-mta-needs-strengthen-extreme-weather-preparationsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-519
… access the General Deduction Data (Agency) page. Enter the NYS Emplid from the pledge form in the EmplID field of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-519-2016-cuny-charitable-campaignThousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… Technology Services’ (ITS) lax inventory records have led to thousands of computers and other costly information … devices rather than donating or selling them, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Information Technology Services needs to do a better job of keeping an accurate inventory of its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-securityDiNapoli: Better DEC Oversight of Dams Recommended To Prevent Failures and Safeguard Communities
… maintain dams in a safe condition. Dam failures can occur for a host of reasons, including floods, construction … certain condition ratings require the dam owner to act. For example, a condition rating of unsafe requires immediate … drain the reservoir to reduce or eliminate the potential for a dam failure. DiNapoli’s audit also recommends DEC: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-better-dec-oversight-dams-recommended-prevent-failures-and-safeguard-communitiesBayport Blue Point Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-8)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Did Bayport Blue Point Union Free School District (District) officials identify, report and implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportingOpinion 96-17
… of commissioners determines it to be a "bonafide training school"; (2) may a fire district, pursuant to section 72-g, … and courses of instruction" for firefighters. If the school or course is outside the county in which the municipal … tuition fees incurred by the firefighter in attending the school or course. It has been stated that the purpose of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Opinion 2003-6
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Part-Town Charges (raising costs for town police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-6Opinion 90-44
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … respect to the tentative budget of a village, required by section 5-508(3) of the Village Law. In pertinent part, … Law further provides that, upon the adoption of the budget by resolution of the board of trustees, "the wages and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-44State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … and 27 (20%) were unneeded or did not have a specific business purpose, including eight unauthorized software … inappropriately audited 17 of 41 claims that included Greater Southern Tier Board of Cooperative Educational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 89-47
… FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (when added to adjoining fire district) TOWN LAW, §§172-a, 172-d, 173, … of the Town Law, a town board may, after a public hearing, dissolve a fire protection district and add the whole of the … excluded portion to the adjoining fire district. The fire commissioners of the fire district must consent, in writing, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-47