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Opinion 95-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … DISTRICTS -- Commissioners (as "governing body" of district); (authority to enter into a municipal … Whether the commissioners of a town improvement district governed by article 13 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-7Opinion 2002-12
… works. All officers and employees performing services for the combined department, including the superintendent, … works. All officers and employees providing services for the combined departments, including the superintendent, … may enter into, amend, cancel and terminate agreements for the performance among themselves or "one for the other" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-12-0Opinion 2002-12
… works. All officers and employees performing services for the combined department, including the superintendent, … works. All officers and employees providing services for the combined departments, including the superintendent, … may enter into, amend, cancel and terminate agreements for the performance among themselves or "one for the other" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-12Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… also identified questionable charges for out-of-state travel and local meals on the district’s credit cards …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Criticizes Ill-Conceived Presidential Executive Order
… "Today's Presidential Executive Order is yet another ill-conceived and dangerous attack on … the reality of climate change. "While the Executive Order does not remove the U.S. from the Paris agreement, … Todays Presidential Executive Order is yet another illconceived and dangerous attack on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-criticizes-ill-conceived-presidential-executive-orderLocal Governments Should Improve Accessibility for New Yorkers
… government offices in 20 cities, towns and a village found parking lots, building entrances, and bathrooms where accessibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/local-governments-should-improve-accessibility-new-yorkersOpinion 88-73
… opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Reserve Fund (authority to establish) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund … fund for improvement district purposes. This is in reply to your letter asking whether a town of the second class may … note that suburban towns are authorized by Town Law, §55-a to establish such a fund. There is no general authorization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-73Opinion 88-69
… contracts) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §122-b: A village may contract for services with a private volunteer ambulance … is located, also contracts. You ask whether a village may contract for services with a private volunteer ambulance … town or village, acting either individually or jointly, to contract for the provision of emergency medical services, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-69Opinion 95-21
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS … (procedures for) TOWN LAW, §206: A town board may, on its own motion, and must, upon the filing of a proper … a proceeding to consolidate several sewer districts on its own motion, or whether such a proceeding may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-21VI.5 Project Budgets – VI. Budgets
… including capital projects and for federal grant award management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi5-project-budgetsAppendix A – Auditing Authority – Legal References – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… for auditing claims will vary depending on the type of locality. Generally, the governing board is responsible … auditor or authorize a separate board of commissioners to audit claims incurred by that board and payable out of … Fire Commissioners. Town Law Section 176(4-a) No authority to create a claims auditing position. City May be the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appendix-auditing-authority-legal-referencesDiNapoli: Mount Vernon Officials Failed to Establish Basic and Routine Financial Policies
… The City Council of Mount Vernon did not have adequate financial information for … or revenue shortfalls. In addition, the audit found the Mount Vernon City Comptroller failed to file the required … January 1, 2018, to March 31, 2020. Full Audit: City of Mount Vernon Financial Reporting and Oversight Find out how …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-mount-vernon-officials-failed-establish-basic-and-routine-financial-policiesXIII.2.C Expense Report Certification – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… the authority to certify that the expense report is just, true and correct and, therefore, appropriate to pay. An … to certify on expense reports that the expenses are just, true and correct and, therefore, appropriate to pay. To meet … the authority to certify that the expense report is just true and correct and therefore appropriate to pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2c-expense-report-certificationAccounts Payable Advisory No. 34
… Subject: Updates to SFS Account Codes for the payment and reporting of interest. … for reportable payments processed through a joint custody account. Proper accounting for interest payments provides for accurate reporting. Below is a list of interest account codes available for use. Account code descriptions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/34-payment-and-reporting-interestDisaster Recovery Planning
… and tested disaster recovery plan for its agency and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) data … it provides to the 46 executive agencies. ITS is working on completing a disaster recovery plan for the CNSE data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/06/disaster-recovery-planningVariety Child Learning Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… of special education services and programs to children with disabilities from birth to eight years of age. During … be eligible for reimbursement, reported costs must comply with the RCM requirements. For the fiscal year ended June 30, … in other-than-personal-service costs that did not comply with the RCM’s requirements for reimbursement. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/31/variety-child-learning-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualUniversal Pre-Kindergarten Program – Monitoring of Health and Safety Requirements
… for children and maintained in a state of good repair and sanitation. For the 2014-15 school year, there were 1,338 UPK …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/20/universal-pre-kindergarten-program-monitoring-health-and-safety-requirementsSamaritan Village, Inc. – Chemical Dependency Services Program
… Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) is effectively monitoring the contract to ensure claims … Program expenses by those amounts. Key Findings OASAS is not effectively monitoring the contract to ensure that … guidelines designed to ensure a reasonable price is paid for services received, and did not obtain prior OASAS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/28/samaritan-village-inc-chemical-dependency-services-programSelected Aspects of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
… (Department) is taking appropriate actions to ensure that commercial carriers whose vehicles or drivers have been found … severity of crashes, fatalities, and injuries involving commercial motor vehicles. Roadside inspections of commercial vehicles are a primary part of the Department's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/22/selected-aspects-motor-carrier-safety-assistance-programMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments During Permissible Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Coverage
… New York’s Essential Plan, which provides health insurance to lower-income individuals who, generally, don’t … Essential Plan. Both programs provide comprehensive health insurance and cover many of the same types of services. When recipients …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/14/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-during-permissible-overlapping-medicaid-and