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Opinion 2000-5
… opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Snow and Ice Removal and Road Repair Reserve Fund (transfer of moneys from the highway fund … of moneys from to a snow and ice removal and road repair reserve fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §6-f: HIGHWAY LAW … may not be paid into a snow and ice removal and road repair reserve fund established pursuant to General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-5Approved State Contracts and Payments
… bridge repairs to the Bronx River Parkway over Morris Park Ave. and 180th Street, Bronx County. $7.4 million with … Corp. for bridge replacements on I-290 between NY 384 and NY 425 in the Tonawanda, Erie County. Major … related transactions valued at $40.67 billion and nearly 21,000 payments valued at nearly $229.9 million. For access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsState Contract and Payment Actions in July
… on I-278 in Kings and Richmond counties. $33 million with H & L Contracting, LLC for NYS Route 112 reconstruction and … Equal Rights Heritage Center. $2.7 million to High Tech Rochester, Inc. for administration and support services for … tax refunds valued at more than $800,000. The Comptroller’s auditors also recovered nearly $49,000 from vendors owing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-julyState Contract and Payment Actions in December
… Construction Company Inc. for bridge replacement on North Main Street over I-90 in Madison County. Department of … assistance, which includes $2 million to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Inc. and $909,000 to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli: Dormitory Authority Overstated MWBE Contract Participation
… The state Dormitory Authority (DASNY) for the past four years overstated the amount of business it did with minority- and women-owned business … The state Dormitory Authority for the past four years overstated the amount of business it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-dormitory-authority-overstated-mwbe-contract-participationOpinion 95-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … housing authority as a "pass through" to the customer of a franchise fee imposed upon the cable company by a city … a housing authority is exempt from paying that portion of its cable television bill which is designated as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-2Comptroller DiNapoli and Acting Nassau County DA Singas: Pension Scammer Sentenced
… Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-acting-nassau-county-da-singas-pension-scammer-sentencedOpinion 90-2
… in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Contracts (with town library by village) -- Grants (by village to town library) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (contract for library services with, or grant to town library) EDUCATION … Whether a village may contract for library services with a town public library which was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-2Opinion 89-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Concerning the towns code of ethics …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20County Medicaid Costs
… last decade from $1.1 billion in 1993 to $2.3 billion in 2003, an average annual growth rate of 8.6 percent during … expenditures and 40.2 percent of property tax levy. By 2003, county Medicaid expenditures accounted for 19.1 percent … tax growth rate of 2.5 percent experienced from 1993 to 2003. This magnitude of property tax levy increase would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/county-medicaid-costsDiNapoli: NYC Department of Buildings Meets Critical Goals but Lags on Lower Priority Issues
… review milestones. For jobs submitted through its public portal, in 2025, the department completed its first plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/07/dinapoli-nyc-department-buildings-meets-critical-goals-lags-lower-priority-issuesOpinion 88-26
… AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses (financing construction of building by town for State Police use) NEW YORK CONSTITUTION, … may issue obligations to finance the construction of a building for use by the State Police on land owned by the … so long as the town retains an ownership interest in the building during the term of the bonds. You ask whether a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-26XI.18.G Workers’ Compensation Coverage and Debarment – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Compensation Law (WCL) has specific coverage requirements for businesses contracting with New York State and additional requirements which provide for the debarment of vendors that violate certain sections of … Benefits clauses in Appendix A – STANDARD CLAUSES FOR NEW YORK STATE CONTRACTS and the New York State Master …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18g-workers-compensation-coverage-and-debarmentDiNapoli: State Must Consider Pros and Cons of Gaming Revenues, Problem Gambling
… from gaming activities and problem gambling. “The lottery generates billions of dollars each year for New … for its budget and for localities through traditional lottery games, video lottery terminals (VLTs), racetrack wagering, casinos, sports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-state-must-consider-pros-and-cons-gaming-revenues-problem-gamblingDiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office found that hundreds of county jail inmates received inappropriate payments totaling more … how four of the five counties monitored the eligibility of jail inmates for welfare payments, and by a combination of … the incarceration. In Onondaga County, an individual in jail from May 4, 2011 to May 21, 2012, received $1,542 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 20
… Subject: SFS Imaging and Attachment Guidance; Record Retention for … GFO , Chapter XIV, Section 9 - Statewide Financial System Imaging and Attachment Guidance . … SFS Imaging and Attachment Guidance Record Retention for Accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/20-document-attachments-sfsState Contract and Payment Actions in June
… and Markets $1.1 million to Cayuga County Soil & Water Conservation District for nonpoint source pollution … Exchange, including insurance enrollment and call center operations. Department of Homeland Security $8.2 million to … Southern District of New York. SUNY at Buffalo $779,000 to LP Ciminelli, Inc. for construction and renovation services, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneOperational Advisory No. 29
… Refund, Vendor, Employee Expense, or SSP Checks Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has updated the policies and procedures regarding refund, vendor, employee expense, and SSP checks that are returned and/or need to be reissued. The reason for these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/29-gfo-updates-reissuing-or-cancelling-refund-vendor-employee-expense-or-sspPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-006
… December, 7 – 18, 2020 Project Go-Live: February 10, 2021 at Noon Agency Training and Testing Agencies must … Testing Informal master file and Automated Interface (AI) testing is underway and will continue until the beginning … Go Live PayServ will be unavailable from noon February 10 – 15, 2021 Cutover and conversion will take approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-006-payroll-improvement-project-agency-timelineOpinion 91-43
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Opns St Comp, No. 90-21, p 50. You suggest that the two are inconsistent. In Opn 90-21, supra , we concluded that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-43