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Opinion 90-24
… the board's power to hire bond counsel. 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 68 is hereby superseded. You have asked whether 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 68 still represents the views of this … by a municipal governing board (see, e.g., 1986 Opns St Comp 86-31, p 52). We have also recognized, however, that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24DiNapoli: Audits Find Certain IDAs Lack Job Creation Data
… Recent audits by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli have revealed a number of local Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) do not verify if businesses receiving tax breaks are actually … Recent audits by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli have revealed a number of local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-audits-find-certain-idas-lack-job-creation-dataDiNapoli: Audit Finds OMH Needs To Improve Oversight of Supportive Housing Providers To Ensure Safety and Well-Being of Vulnerable New Yorkers
… the needs of all the vulnerable New Yorkers it was created to serve, according to a new audit released today by New York State Comptroller … Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative was created to improve the availability of supportive and affordable … the needs of all the vulnerable New Yorkers it was created to serve according to a new audit released today by New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-audit-finds-omh-needs-improve-oversight-supportive-housing-providers-ensure-safety-and-wellState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… records and ordered excessive quantities of workbooks. As a result, officials ordered 4,126 workbooks that cost … an adequate inventory policy or written procedures on how workbooks should be accounted for and how the inventory … district officials did not adequately monitor nonstudent network user accounts, provide IT security awareness training …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: State Medicaid Needs to Stop Paying Bills That Federally Funded Plans Should Cover
… of Health (DOH) can save hundreds of millions of dollars in costs if it strengthens its oversight of enrollment in Medicaid and other public health plans, according to two … care. The audits found tens of thousands of instances in which state Medicaid paid costs that another, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-state-medicaid-needs-stop-paying-bills-federally-funded-plans-should-coverWall Street Profits Up in 2016
… line on compensation. The jump in profitability is good news since the industry generates a significant amount of tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/wall-street-profits-2016State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… reports was performed, as required. Chatham Central School District – Financial Management (Columbia County) The board … $2.7 million were not submitted to SED, as required. In addition, six change orders totaling $155,173 were … asset list. Auditors were unable to definitively locate 32 of 35 assets reviewed to the village’s asset list because …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Audits Find $70 Million in Dubious Claims, Persistent Medicaid Billing System Failures
… today released two audits revealing more than $70 million in questionable Medicaid claims and payments. DiNapoli’s … and recover any overpayments as soon as possible.” In the first audit , the Department of Health (DOH) made as much as $39.6 million in Medicaid overpayments through a reimbursement method …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-audits-find-70-million-dubious-claims-persistent-medicaid-billing-system-failuresDiNapoli: New York's Public and Private Colleges and Universities Face Significant Challenges in Years Ahead
… ensuring they are affordable, are diverse, and nurture a spirit of innovation and community in their students.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-new-yorks-public-and-private-colleges-and-universities-face-significant-challenges-yearsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2228
… Loc Pay - 8 hour (LCA) $2243.54 Seas Loc Over 1520 - 8 hr. (LCB) $1.48/hour Seasonal Loc Pay - 7.5 hrs. (LCC) $2243.54 Seas Loc Over 1425 - 7.5 hr (LCD) $1.57/hour Seas Loc Pay Mid Hudson-8 hr. (LCE) … Undeliverable Checks: https://www.osc.state.ny.us/files/state-agencies/payroll/pdf/ac934p-fillable.pdf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2228-fiscal-year-2023-2024-increase-seasonal-location-pay-and-seasonalState Comptroller DiNapoli and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Harris Designate New Banking Development District Branch To Support Community Banking in Red Hook
… District (BDD) and deposited $10 million in public funds to the bank. The BDD program, administered by the Department … branch within the previously designated Red Hook BDD. To encourage participation in the BDD program, the State Comptroller’s office makes public deposits available to banks and credit unions to open or maintain a bank branch. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-department-financial-services-superintendent-harris-designate-newState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … Jackson Child Development Center, Inc. (JCDC), a New York City-based not-for-profit organization, is approved … to Homeless Management Information Systems (HMISs). In New York, federally funded regional or local planning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsTown of Lockport – Building Permit Fee Collections (2025M-56)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Lockport (Town) Building Inspector (Inspector) properly manage building permit fee collections? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – June 18, 2024 Understanding the Audit Area A building permit is an official document issued by a local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-lockport-building-permit-fee-collections-2025m-56Opinion 2000-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … district) -- Maintenance Contracts (fire commissioner who is secretary/treasurer and stockholder of company performing … of section 802 provides an exception in those instances where an interest is prohibited solely by reason of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-7Opinion 2003-4
… 19 Opns St Comp 1963, p 419; 16 Opns St Comp 1960, p 171; 10 Opns St Comp 1954, p 70, 358; 9 Opns St Comp 1953, p 450; … Village Law §4?412[1]; Municipal Home Rule Law §10; 1998 Opns St Comp No. 98-22, p 56). Fire districts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-4Opinion 89-65
… INTEREST -- Legal Services (contract with town attorney's law firm) TOWN ATTORNEY -- Conflict of Interest (contract by town with town attorney's law firm for additional legal services) TOWN LAW, §§20(2)(a), … Whether a town without the adoption of a local law may engage the services of the town attorneys law firm to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-65Opinion 89-64
… NEW YORK CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §247; VILLAGE LAW, §1-102(1): When purchasing … terms, including price, in the public interest. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning a village which … In the absence of a statutory procedure for determining what a municipality may pay to purchase real property, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-64Opinion 88-1
… enterprise under the Act (see Beneficial Finance v Dallas , 571 F2d 125; Chait v Active Fire , 101 Misc 2d 533, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-1Opinion 89-21
… of the highway, regardless of whether the trunk of the tree is located within the highway. Thus, in our opinion, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-21State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… money market accounts, which had average available funds for investing of $845,365. Had officials considered other … investment procedures to convey management’s expectations for managing the district’s investment program, solicit … reports to the board; perform a thorough audit of all claims prior to payment; adopt realistic budgets or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits