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Executive Order 111 – Requirements to Purchase Renewable Energy Summary of Implementation of Recommendations at 15 Audited Entities (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To assess the extent of implementation, as of January 10, … 111 requirements for State agencies and public authorities to purchase increasing amounts of energy from renewable … directed State agencies and certain public authorities to be more energy efficient and environmentally proactive. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/executive-order-111-requirements-purchase-renewable-energy-summary-implementationOn-Time Performance
… where customers can connect with the Staten Island Ferry (Ferry) to Manhattan. SIR trains run 24 hours a day, seven … 15 minutes during rush hour periods, every 30 minutes for non-rush (mid-day and evening) periods, and every hour …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/15/time-performanceNew NY Broadband Program
… by the end of 2018. ESD’s Broadband Program Office (BPO) is responsible for managing the Program, which includes … 2021. Currently, BPO states that broadband Internet is available to 98.95% of the State. Key Findings BPO … until December 2022. BPO’s assertion that broadband is available to 98.95% of the State is overstated as it’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/07/01/new-ny-broadband-programPurchasing and Procurement Practices (Follow-Up)
… three major thoroughbred racetracks: Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course. In September 2008, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/18/purchasing-and-procurement-practices-followChenango Valley Central School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-162-F)
… Fenton and Kirkwood in Broome County. The District is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education … and educational affairs. The Superintendent of Schools is the District’s chief executive officer and is responsible, along with other administrative staff, for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/12/24/chenango-valley-central-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-162-fDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up Over 12% in Second Quarter of 2022
… by 15.7% and 16.7%, respectively, while June increased 6.5%, marking the first time since March 2021 that the … along with a possible return to more typical growth rates after the dips and rebounds caused by the COVID … counties and cities in the rest of the state slowed to 2.6% over the same period last year, going from $2.7 billion to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-over-12-second-quarter-2022State Agencies Bulletin No. 1598
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of PayServ changes that must occur when an … Job Action and whose ORP or VDC Savings Plans panel is set to Elect are affected. Background: OSC has identified several … are receiving service credit and/or Employer contributions to which they are not entitled. Effective Dates: Beginning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1598-terminating-retirement-plans-active-employees-prior-job-action-retireState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $11.9 Billion in First Half of 2025, Up 3.7% Over Prior Year
… half of 2025, an increase of 3.7% ($423 million) compared to the same period last year, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … nearly the same as the average growth rate for the January to June period from 2010 to 2019 during the recovery and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-11-point-9-billion-first-half-2025-3-point-7-percent-over-prior-yearOpinion 90-8
… but a fire company in a multi-company fire department is not precluded from paying all or part of its foreign fire … insurance tax moneys to the fire department of which it is part (see Insurance Law, §§9104[f][2]; 9105[d][3][B]). In … of the recipient of foreign fire insurance tax moneys is related to a city's property, affairs and government ( …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-8Opinion 91-26
… Services (provided to public library by firm employing daughter of library board member) -- Codes of Ethics … public library and firm employing library board member's daughter) -- Interest In Contract (library board member in … from having an interest in any contract of his or her municipality if the officer or employee, individually or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-26Opinion 92-3
… repay the loan in question. February 11, 1992 Michael G. Walsh, Esq., Town Attorney Town of Southampton …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3DiNapoli: One-in-Four Homeless Shelter Clients with Serious Mental Health Issues Were Not Placed in a Mental Health Shelter
… homeless individuals with specialized needs in appropriate shelters where they could receive the support they need to … Health, Substance Abuse, Employment and Senior. General shelters do not offer specialized staffing or services, while … found instances where clients were assessed and placed in shelters that did not match the information documented by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-one-four-homeless-shelter-clients-serious-mental-health-issues-were-not-placed-mental-healthOpinion 91-25
… -- Disability Benefits (entitlement of paid firefighters to salary increments or steps based on longevity and to holiday pay); (employment restrictions) GENERAL MUNICIPAL … Whether a disabled firefighter receiving payments pursuant to General Municipal Law 207a2 is entitled under the statute …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-25DiNapoli: Silencing Excessive NYC Noise a Major Challenge
… The NYPD investigated 1.3 million complaints, made 791 arrests and issued 5,482 summonses. Nightlife and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-silencing-excessive-nyc-noise-major-challengeOpinion 88-42
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Distribution of (adjustment by county of erroneous … -- Setoff (right of county to recoup erroneous sales tax allocations to other municipalities) TAX LAW, §1262(c): A … Concerning a situation where a county distributed sales tax revenues to towns and villages in the county in a manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-42Opinion 95-11
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … it is a well established rule of construction that meaning and effect should be given to all the statutory … as superfluous when they may be given a distinct, separate meaning (McKinney's Statutes, §231; Orange and Rockland …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-11Opinion 99-15
… Law, §300 provides that all real property within the state is subject to taxation unless exempt therefrom by law. The term "taxation" is defined, in pertinent part, as a "charge imposed upon real … only by general law. Based on the foregoing, we believe it is clear that the amount needed to be raised by a village by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-15Seaford Union Free School District – Capital Assets (2024M-112)
… $3,604, including three iPads and a laminator. 22 graphics cards 1 and 20 computers purchased during the audit period … with District officials, and determined that 15 graphics cards were returned to the vendor and three graphics cards totaling $2,135 could not be returned because they were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/11/21/seaford-union-free-school-district-capital-assets-2024m-112DiNapoli Reaffirms Commitment to DEI Initiatives
… discrimination and harassment, workforce diversity, LGBTQ+ inclusion, health care outcomes and board diversity. … withdrawn after an agreement with the company was reached. LGBTQ+ Inclusion The Fund filed proposals with Lennar Corp. … ask the companies’ boards of directors to report on their LGBTQ+ equity and inclusion efforts in its workforce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-reaffirms-commitment-dei-initiatives