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Opinion 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-94-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… audits have been issued. Empire State Development – New NY Broadband Program (Follow-Up) (2024-F-10) The New NY Broadband Program (Program)—launched in 2015 and managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Accuracy of Empire Plan Commercial Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service (2023-S-42) The New York … (Civil Service), provides health insurance coverage to about 1.2 million active and retired State, participating … of Civil Service has contracted with CVS Caremark to administer the prescription drug program. In accordance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsEthical Standards for State Agency Contractors Act
… functions or rendering a service or services pursuant to an information-risk contract. Memo Bill Text Status … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/ethical-standards-state-agency-contractors-actCost-Saving Ideas: Containing Employee Health Insurance Costs
… For employees who have coverage available under a spouse’s plan or another secondary source, offer them the option of … of the State Comptroller: Cost-Containment Strategies for New York State’s Local Governments Research Brief [pdf] Personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-containing-employee-health-insurance-costsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Fire Company , Town of Mooers and the Town of Murray . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … between bank accounts as revenues and expenditures in the accounting system. In addition, the treasurer incorrectly recorded the real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued: Division of Housing and … One development did not request or receive DHCR approval for eight of the nine succession apartments it awarded and … internal and external AWLs. Ten of these units were vacant for as long as five years. Department of Labor (DOL): …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District – Claims Audit (Herkimer County) The treasurer does not oversee the application of her signature on checks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… identify their work location needed to allocate costs. As a result, labor costs were not equitable, and Chemung could … letter. In addition, the city’s proposed budget includes a tax levy of $59.9 million, which is $5.5 million above the legal limit and the city council …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … annual reports with the Office of State Comptroller for the past two years. Lockport Public Library – Claims … to payment. Instead, claims were audited and approved for payment by the director, who also signed the disbursement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 94-33
… as active members of the department (see Town Law, §176-b; Village Law, §10-1006; Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, … and regulations of the department or company (see 6 Opns St Comp, 1950, p 136). An individual performing the functions … as a matter of duty is not an active member (see 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 164), even though the person may be carried …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-33Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… – Information Technology (2013M-291) Auditors found a number of weaknesses in the college’s internal controls over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 2004-2
… of town board member as lessor of real property leased to gravel vendor) -- Interest in Contracts (town board member whose spouse leases real property to gravel vendor) -- Leases (by spouse of town board member to gravel vendor) -- Purchase and Sales (purchase of gravel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-2Opinion 88-15
… and 82-234, pgs 15 and 294). Similarly, if, as attorney for the school district, you have any of the powers or duties … General Municipal Law, §802(1)(h) provides an exception for contracts in which an officer or employee has an … was elected or appointed. There is, however, no exception for renewals of such contracts. Since you do not state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-15State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the eight-hour Oktoberfest but officials did not maintain any support for the number of beverages sold; for the $895 in … not periodically review web histories to determine whether any employee’s web browsing was inappropriate. Heuvelton … from 10 vendors totaling $310,212. They also did not have written agreements with four of these vendors. … New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… as required to the State Education Department (SED) for approval. As a result, officials created a risk that SED could reduce the district’s building aid reimbursement for all unapproved work. For the 151 change orders reviewed totaling about $3.8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Opinion 2000-21
… fire district located within a village may be removed from the district if the village were to become a city. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in New York City (2021-N-2) The 2014 federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act requires the … of children within the child welfare system for potential sex trafficking and the timely reporting of sex trafficking incidents to law enforcement. It also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… approximately 6,000 inspections at almost 1,400 locations in calendar year 2013. Despite staffing shortages, the … (Follow-Up) (2014-F-5) An initial audit report issued in September 2012 found that DOH could save millions of … care provided to children placed at voluntary agencies. In a follow-up report, auditors found DOH has made progress …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find More Than $700 Million in Unnecessary Costs and Overpayments
… of dollars because of the COVID-19 crisis and needs to find cost savings wherever it can,” DiNapoli said. … program will continue in earnest as DOH can do much more to save taxpayer dollars.” The New York State Medicaid … possible. Audits Department of Health audits Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-more-700-million-unnecessary-costs-and-overpayments