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Opinion 2001-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN ASSESSOR -- Compensation (fixed amount for specified services … duties and an additional hourly rate for duties performed in connection with a revaluation. When compensation is paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4Opinion 2000-18
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of service … service award program to joint fire district) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (establishment by … may establish a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of the joint fire district fire department, but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18Hate Crime Reporting
… have been targeted due to their actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, religious … agency at least three times via e-mail. As of March 11, 2014, the Division had data for 2,601 hate crimes that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/25/hate-crime-reportingSeaford Fire District – Length of Service Award Program (2014M-319)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s controls over its Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) for the period January 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/01/21/seaford-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2014m-319Maximus, Inc.
… procurement procedures when officials directed Maximus, Inc. (Maximus) to purchase approximately $170,000 in printing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/21/maximus-incChenango Valley Central School District -- Budget Review (B18-4-3)
… independent evaluation of the District’s proposed budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Background The Chenango Valley … or school district is authorized to issue obligations and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit obligations are outstanding, their proposed budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. Key Finding We found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/04/06/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b18-4-3Town of Chemung – Conflict of Interest (2022M-176)
… Findings Two Board members are the owners of two separate auto service corporations which provided automotive work to … York State General Municipal Law Article 18, each invoice for repair work provided by the auto service corporations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/16/town-chemung-conflict-interest-2022m-176Chenango Valley Central School District -- Budget Review (B17-4-5)
… review was to provide an independent evaluation of the District’s proposed budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year. Background The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/04/07/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b17-4-5Town of Alexandria - Redwood Water and Sewer District Charges (2019M-90)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Town billed charges in the Redwood Water and Sewer Districts in accordance with Town ordinances. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/13/town-alexandria-redwood-water-and-sewer-district-charges-2019m-90Town of Orange – Former Highway Superintendent’s Records (2019M-30)
… our audit and investigation, the former Superintendent was arrested and charged with obstructing governmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/16/town-orange-former-highway-superintendents-records-2019m-30Grand Gorge Fire District – Conflict of Interest and Claims Auditing (2020M-151)
… whether the Grand Gorge Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) ensured officials did not have … prior to audit and approval. The Board did not adopt a code of ethics, as required by law. A Commissioner had a prohibited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/04/01/grand-gorge-fire-district-conflict-interest-and-claims-auditing-2020m-151Selected Aspects of Central Office Disbursements From the Tuition and Fees Refund Bank Account
… Purpose To determine whether disbursements to students from the Tuition and Fees Refund bank account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/19/selected-aspects-central-office-disbursements-tuition-and-fees-refund-bank-accountOpinion 92-24
… GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, §60; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §70-a; TOWN LAW, §64(11): A publication which does not satisfy the threshold requirements of General … Public Officers Law, §70-a, because it is mailed as third class matter and does not have a paid subscription, may not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-24Opinion 92-11
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Self-Insurance (transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11Responsiveness to Noise Complaints Related to Construction Projects
… Purpose To determine whether the New York City Department of … DEP inspection reports indicated that inspectors generally find there is no excessive noise at the location and rarely … to provide an objective assessment of noise levels, where applicable. To DOB: Formally assess and update …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/31/responsiveness-noise-complaints-related-construction-projectsOpinion 88-37
… to the extent inconsistent. August 12, 1988 Gay H. Williams, Esq., City Attorney City of Oswego … Whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-37Conferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… by officers and employees while attending conferences. A “conference” is defined as a convention, conference, or school conducted for the betterment of any local government or school district. A conference also includes any convention or conference of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Market Authority , Town of Coeymans , Village of Green Island , Town of Petersburgh , Village of Pomona and the … to finance the ensuing year’s operations. Village of Green Island – Financial Condition (Albany County) The water fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Museum , City of Rye , Town of Sullivan and the Washington County Sheriff’s Department . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Water District , Lake George Fire Company , Shelter Rock Public Library District and the City of Utica. “In … documentation of collections that were remitted. Shelter Rock Public Library District – Bank Reconciliations (Nassau …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0