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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… solicit quotes for certain purchases, as required. As a result of various deficiencies, the town may have not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Opinion 94-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CITIES--Fees (exemption from parking meter … VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1200, 1600, 1604, 1640: In the absence of express statutory authority, a city may not … parking meter fees when parking their personal vehicles in the city's on-street parking meter zones. Currently, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-2Opinion 88-53
… -- Retirement Benefits (exclusion of compensation for working vacations from calculation of final average salary) RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, §§302(9)(d), 431: … includable in the calculation of one year final average salary. You ask whether compensation paid to police officers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53DiNapoli: NYC's Fiscal Picture Improves Short Term, but Significant Risks Lie Ahead
… FY 2027 (18% of city-fund revenues), even when adjusting for stronger revenue collections. “The city’s steps to close … Program to Eliminate the Gap. The city’s budget surplus for FY 2023, which will be used to prepay a portion of the … financial plan. If it is ratified and sets a pattern for other labor agreements, total labor costs would increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-nycs-fiscal-picture-improves-short-term-significant-risks-lie-aheadState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Town of Cincinnatus Town of Hancock Hudson Housing Authority Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility Town of Saratoga and the Vischer Ferry Volunteer Fire Company
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: NYC Parks Can Do More to Correct Barriers to People With Disabilities
… accessible, but many of the problems we found have existed for years and should have been addressed long ago.” Nearly … or parking spaces, to Not Achievable (Priority Level 5) for historic sites or hilltop parks where a fix was not … basis of an accessibility Transition Plan, a requirement for public entities under the ADA, but the Plan was never …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nyc-parks-can-do-more-correct-barriers-people-disabilitiesOpinion 90-15
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … Neither section 150, nor any other provision of State law, however, provides for the establishment of the … election is not otherwise provided). Although there is no State statute which authorizes the creation of the office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15Opinion 88-64
… Housing Law, §32(1) (see Kelly v Cohoes Housing Authority 27 AD2d 463, 280 NYS2d 139, affd 23 NY2d 692, 296 NYS2d 139, … the municipality for which the authority was established. January 4, 1989 John J. Ryan, Esq., City Attorney City of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-64Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on the Passing of Alfred DelBello
… as the Mayor of Yonkers, as Westchester County Executive and as the state’s Lieutenant Governor, he returned their … I have been fortunate to have enjoyed his friendship and benefitted from his guidance. He always offered wise counsel and advice. Al will be missed. … When New Yorkers chose Al …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-passing-alfred-delbelloAudit of ESDC Finds Few Measurable Results for $211 Million State Advertising Contract
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. “When government spends hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to send a message that New York is a place to visit and open for business, it should have … to auditors, are included in the audit. DiNapoli’s office is also currently auditing the Excelsior Jobs program, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/audit-esdc-finds-few-measurable-results-211-million-state-advertising-contractDiNapoli: Former Assistant Clerk Charged with Stealing Nearly $4,000 from Village of Horseheads
… in September 2022. Miele was arraigned before Judge Christopher Pelchar in the Village of Elmira Heights Court … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations or by mailing a complaint to: Office of … of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli Chemung …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-former-assistant-clerk-charged-stealing-nearly-4000-village-horseheadsDiNapoli: Federal Programs Bridge Gap in Broadband Access
… at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level are eligible for up to a $30 monthly subsidy for a broadband subscription. As of May 15, 2023, more than … facilitate sizable improvements in subscription rates for New York households with incomes below $20,000. In total, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-federal-programs-bridge-gap-broadband-accessComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, … officials complied with the district’s procurement policy for purchases requiring quotes, officials could improve their … of Interest (Nassau County) There was no written policy for notifying the district’s information technology office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2Little Meadows Early Childhood Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… including $47,873 in other than personal services and $9,961 in personal services; $30,857 in non-reimbursable 1:1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/07/07/little-meadows-early-childhood-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualXII.6 Unique Payment Situations – XII. Expenditures
… This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process certain payment situations where the type of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6-unique-payment-situationsXI.4 Overview – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Although grant contracts are not specifically defined in legislation, they are typically referred to as “program” … by ensuring that critical services are provided. Not-for-profit entities generally provide these services. … of these agreements, including delineation of requirements for the assessment, suspension or waiver of interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi4-overviewXI-A.8 Payment Tolerances – XI-A. Purchasing
… (tolerances) in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) for preferred source, centralized contract, and discretionary … required Business Unit staff to create a change order for the PO to correct the voucher match exception. As a … in SFS without having to process as many PO change orders for variances that result in small dollar match exceptions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a8-payment-tolerancesDiNapoli Releases Analysis of 2022-23 Enacted State Budget
… Historic federal aid and better-than-expected revenues allowed for a steep … of the year-over-year growth will be for new initiatives and more funding for existing programs. DiNapoli expressed concerns about the growth in capital spending and debt. He also cautioned that many provisions weaken …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-releases-analysis-2022-23-enacted-state-budgetState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Governor's Resignation
… “The Governor has done the right thing. New York is facing many challenges as we battle the ongoing … state forward.” … The Governor has done the right thing New York is facing many challenges as we battle the ongoing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-governors-resignationDiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… District’s after-school Twilight Program were arrested for engaging in several schemes to defraud the program … by allegedly tricking the district into paying them for services that never occurred. My office will not relent … out corruption. Thanks to District Attorney Fitzpatrick for his continued partnership in combatting fraud.” “My …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-scheme