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DiNapoli: NYC Transit Should Improve Response to Safety-Related Defects
… too long to correct safety-related defects in subway stations, according to an audit released today by New York … to July 5, 2016, identified 66 safety defects in 25 subway stations in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens. The … DiNapoli's auditors found 21 priority "A" defects at 12 stations that had been inspected by station supervisors. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-nyc-transit-should-improve-response-safety-related-defectsOpinion 88-45
… types of obligations a municipality is authorized to issue for any object or purpose. It further directs that the … finance all or part of the cost of any object or purpose for which serial or sinking fund bonds may be issued. That … may be renewed, the notes, including all renewals, shall mature not later than the last day of the second fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45Opinion 97-1
… provides that: Each plan shall have at least two municipal corporations as participants. The county shall be one of the … corporation" for this purpose includes: (a) municipal corporations (i.e., town, village, county, city or school district); (b) district corporations; and (c) those public benefit corporations which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 2000-21
… 4 of Town Law §189-a, which establishes a procedure for extension of a joint fire district by "each town and … each … which the village is located must participate in the extension process. In addition, consistent with the … York v Village of Lawrence , 250 NY 429), we believe the issue of the continued inclusion of a newly-incorporated city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21Opinion 93-30
… ; City of Poughkeepsie , supra ; County Law, §657-a). The case of Village of Walden , supra , specifically concerned … from village justice courts to the county jail. In that case, because the sheriff's department was unable to provide … the county. It is our opinion that the Village of Walden case is dispositive of your question. In reaching this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30Area #2 – IT Security Training and Awareness – Information Technology Governance
… principal PII. 7 The training must cover the federal and State laws governing confidentiality of student, teacher or … Office of Information Technology Services https://its.ny.gov/ New York State Office of the State Comptroller https://www.osc.ny.gov/ United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-2-it-security-training-and-awarenessIX.7.E Disaster Assistance – IX. Federal Grants
… The Disaster Assistance Accounting process will be used each time there is … of costs to the DHS01 GLBU and central disaster assistance programs and another will be created to support … The Disaster Assistance Accounting process will be used each time there is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7e-disaster-assistanceRisk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… In September 2007, the Chair of the MTA appointed a Blue Ribbon Commission on Sustainability and the MTA (Blue Ribbon Commission) charged with making … MTA and its agencies. In April 2009, the MTA issued the Blue Ribbon Commission’s Report on Sustainability and the MTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… waste or misuse. Officials did not accurately record fuel deliveries and usage, review fuel records in a timely manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: New York's Public and Private Colleges and Universities Face Significant Challenges in Years Ahead
… a looming enrollment cliff, growing costs of attendance, and rising student debt. The report examines both public and private institutions of higher education. “New York has a … a looming enrollment cliff growing costs of attendance and rising student debt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-new-yorks-public-and-private-colleges-and-universities-face-significant-challenges-yearsDiNapoli: Pandemic Necessity and Opportunity Fuel Business Growth in New York City
… businesses with fewer than five employees grew over 10% in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report details the growth in New York City’s small businesses, the industries that were … easily online.” The overall number of businesses rose 6.5% in New York City compared to 17.4% nationally from the first …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-pandemic-necessity-and-opportunity-fuel-business-growth-new-york-cityDiNapoli: Numbers of Homeless Population Doubled in New York
… more than 28,000, Texas almost 11,000 and Florida 7,500. Gov. Hochul and New York City Mayor Adams both announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-numbers-homeless-population-doubled-new-yorkOpinion 89-65
… issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Legal Services (contract with town attorney's law firm) TOWN … by town with town attorney's law firm for additional legal services) TOWN LAW, §§20(2)(a), 27(1); GENERAL … have a prohibited interest in a contract for additional legal services between the town and his or her law firm, if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-65The Common Retirement Fund – Employer Contributions and Rates
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund (the Fund) holds and … used to pay NYSLRS benefits. As the trustee of the Fund, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is responsible … The New York State Common Retirement Fund holds and invests the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/contributions/common-retirement-fundMaximum Reportable Days – Legacy Reporting
… basis should be credited with a maximum of five working days per week. For monthly reports consisting of four weekly payments, you would report a maximum of 20 working days. When there are five weeks in a monthly report, 25 days would then be the maximum reported. Employees paid on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/maximum-reportable-daysNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on the Governor's Budget Proposal
… changes by April 1. “The best way to get the state back on solid financial footing is with recurring actions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-governors-budget-proposalOperational Advisory No. 7
… each Business Unit review the address and telephone number in SFS. SFS has address and phone numbers associated with each Business Unit (BU) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/7-agency-contact-updateJefferson Central School District – Procuring Services (2021M-42)
… services without public written disclosure of his interest in the contract with the District. Key Recommendations Seek … Ensure District officers or employees publicly disclose, in writing, any interests they have in contracts or agreements with the District. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/jefferson-central-school-district-procuring-services-2021m-42Belleville-Henderson Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-23)
… Determine whether the Belleville-Henderson Central School District (District) used District resources to provide … mental health training to any staff for the 2020-21 school year by September 15, 2020 as required by New York … Determine whether the BellevilleHenderson Central School District District used District resources to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/belleville-henderson-central-school-district-mental-health-trainingNorthern Adirondack Central School District – Leave Accruals (2020M-50)
… contracts. Errors occurred in the leave records maintained for 24 of the 33 (73 percent) employees tested. The District overpaid seven employees $29,686 for unused leave accruals. Key Recommendations Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/25/northern-adirondack-central-school-district-leave-accruals-2020m-50