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South Colonie Central School District – Internal Controls Over Timekeeping Procedures (2013M-298)
… to the lack of uniformity in timekeeping procedures and forms. Due to the lack of specific guidance and uniformity … establishing and implementing uniformity of procedures and forms. Key Recommendation Implement uniform timekeeping … procedures that include individual employee timekeeping forms. The forms should provide detail about the hours …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/10/south-colonie-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-timekeepingAmsterdam Housing Authority – Claims Processing and Related Not-for-Profit Corporations (2013M-126)
… Background The Amsterdam Housing Authority is located in the City of Amsterdam in Montgomery County. The Authority was established pursuant … Law to provide low-rent housing for qualified individuals in accordance with relevant provisions of State Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/08/23/amsterdam-housing-authority-claims-processing-and-related-not-profit-corporationsDiNapoli: Executive Budget Reduces Out-Year Gaps, Diminishes Independent Oversight
… billion in state fiscal year (SFY) 2017-18, up 3.8 percent from the current year. These figures include federal aid … which the Division of the Budget (DOB) excludes from its primary presentation of $152.3 billion in All Funds … SFY 2018-19. Such projected gaps are substantially reduced from earlier projections in large part because of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-executive-budget-reduces-out-year-gaps-diminishes-independent-oversightState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… registration card and entrusts the Department of State (DOS) with issuing registration cards. The Act also requires … the required firearms training. The follow-up found DOS made significant progress in addressing the problems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Pay Hits $787 Million
… was at the highest level within the past decade, rising to $787 million, according to a report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Overtime … increasingly high costs for overtime, New York needs to find ways to better manage costs while providing taxpayers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-pay-hits-787-millionWadsworth Center Environmental Laboratory Approval Program
… Solid and Chemical Materials (Solid and Hazardous Waste); Air and Emissions; and Medical Marijuana. As of July 2019, … approved in the following fields: 176 for the analysis of air and emissions, 249 for the analysis of non-potable water, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/09/wadsworth-center-environmental-laboratory-approval-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 220
… Purpose To provide agency procedures for making Pre-Shift Briefing adjustments … and any adjustments paid for the prior fiscal year. Agency Actions For each employee who may have received less … increase. If necessary, contact the employee's previous agency to confirm the amount of Pre-Shift Briefing received. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/220-adjustment-pre-shift-briefing-1999-2000About Unclaimed Funds
… the information in newspapers. Despite these efforts, many funds remain unclaimed and are turned over to the Office of the State Comptroller. Types of Unclaimed Funds Accounts Bank Accounts – savings, checking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/resources/about-unclaimed-fundsOpinion 91-23
… Membership (right to be member of more than one company) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Eligibility (membership in more … TOWN LAW, §176-b(10); VILLAGE LAW, §10-1006(10): A volunteer firefighter may not simultaneously be a member of … of the Legislature is first sought from a literal reading of the statute itself, giving the language its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-23DiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… with fiscal years ending on Dec. 31, 2017. In New York, all counties and towns, 44 cities and 10 villages … and Watervliet; and the towns of German Flatts, Oyster Bay and Parish have received the highest designation … that examines fiscal stress trends, DiNapoli noted Long Island and the Mid-Hudson Valley had the largest percentages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresState Comptroller DiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… still too many communities struggling with chronic budget strain," said DiNapoli. "Looking to the future, local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresOpinion 2001-6
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (purchase of personal … machine and refrigerator for fire department use) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided by … fire department may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax monies to purchase a personal computer, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-6State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… used SWOP. Office of Information Technology Services (OITS): Effectiveness of the Information Technology … many basic planning steps were performed. As a result, OITS had little data to quantify or measure what benefits, if … far. Moreover, these deficiencies significantly limited OITS’ ability to maintain continuity and meet established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Opinion 97-20
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (remodeling and purchasing appliances for firehouse kitchen) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided by … fire department may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax moneys to make reasonable expenditures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20Opinion 88-10
… 912, vacated on other grounds, 455 US 245, 102 S Ct 1047, 71 LEd2d 120, declaring former anti-pass through provision … pursuant to bids submitted prior to that date (1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-353, p 447; 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-233, p 293; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-316, p …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-10Opinion 93-29
… general circulation within the village, without regard to whether the newspaper is published within the village. You ask whether a village is required to designate as its official newspaper the only newspaper which is "published" in the village. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-29Opinion 2006-3
… franchise agreement with a cable television company, which is only operative in the unincorporated area of the town, are to be credited to the part-town general … company, which is only operative in the unincorporated area of the town, are to be credited to the town-wide or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3DiNapoli: Construction Jobs in NYC Not Fully Recovered From Pandemic Amid Lower Demand for Nonresidential Projects
… construction sector in the nation, New York state is one of five states that have not recovered from pandemic job … businesses in New York City continue to face a variety of challenges, including softer demand for office space, … to lag in the near future,” DiNapoli said. “A number of factors, many of them out of the city’s control, will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-construction-jobs-nyc-not-fully-recovered-pandemic-amid-lower-demand-nonresidential-projectsOpinion 89-27
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … by resolution may provide that county supervisors who take office after a certain date be required to contribute a … insurance coverage than those supervisors who were in office prior to such date, as long as the resolution is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-27State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… vital documents into the most common non-English languages in the State based on census data. Auditors determined that due to gaps in the Executive Law, DMV does not have sufficient authority … Rail Road (LIRR) awarded a contract to procure new M9 rail cars to replace its M3 cars and expand its fleet in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits