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Opinion 95-18
… operation of village-owned cemetery) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (authority to impose one-time maintenance fee in … Law (§§15-1500 through 15-1508) relates to the acquisition and operation of cemeteries by villages. Section 15-1502 … government, including a village, is authorized to adopt and amend local laws, not inconsistent with the provisions of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… underpaid approximately $356,000. Town of LeRay – Justice Court (Jefferson County) The court has not properly collected, reported and remitted … visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller DiNapoli to promote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli Finds Major Problems with Rochester School District Payments
… information on 130,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was created to promote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-finds-major-problems-rochester-school-district-paymentsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for Feb. 2014
… financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies, certain contracts for state public … for the renovation of State Office Campus Building 5 to house the state’s Business Services Center: $21.6 million … at $238,873 with B4D Production Services LLC for the Marcy Ave. Armory in Brooklyn. Major Payments Approved Paid nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-feb-2014State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… officials from all five towns (East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton, and Southold) ensured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsThe Changing Face of Post-Pandemic New York City
… Yorkers were smaller. The city’s senior population was the only group analyzed that increased from April 2020 to June …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/changing-face-post-pandemic-new-york-cityDiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… entering the shelters are being set up with a plan to get the services they need and transition to permanent … its oversight powers to help this vulnerable population get back on their feet.” Homeless shelters across the state … entering the shelters are being set up with a plan to get the services they need and permanent housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… utilize worksheets to prepare budget estimates, which are then required to be manually input into the financial system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) inadequate monitoring and enforcement has resulted in … private forest landowners who submit and follow a DEC-approved forest management plan for their property to … of trees sufficient to produce a profitable crop within 30 years from DEC certification. The landowner must submit a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesReport File Transactions (File Upload) – Enhanced Reporting
… for employee earnings. For detailed information about how to format these transactions, please read our enhanced … for the first time. Certain employees are required to join NYSLRS and for others, membership is optional. Read … Dashboard and upload a signed membership application to Retirement Online when you submit your report file. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/report-file-transactions-file-uploadState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… budgeting practices and ensure surplus fund balance is in compliance with the statutory limit. Officials … also did not ensure $2.2 million was properly restricted in a debt reserve and did not use the funds to pay related … $3.2 million was unsupported or for unbudgeted purchases. In effect, officials improperly sheltered a portion of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (Nassau County) The board and officials did not properly … The board did not provide appropriate oversight and management of budgets and fund balance or ensure annual audits were completed. More real property taxes were assessed than necessary to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Claims for Deceased Owners and Estates
… deceased owner, you need to provide: proof of ownership of the funds by the deceased individual, proof of your … documentation that the decedent had a connection to the address reported with the funds or evidence of their … copy of the owner's death certificate and completed Small Estates Affidavit and Table of Heirs . If the value of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/claims-deceased-owners-and-estatesOpinion 95-8
… moneys constitute dedicated general fund revenues for use only for purposes of the claiming authority or claiming … services" subaccount of the general fund, and used only for law enforcement purposes in the investigation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-8Opinion 2000-10
… this chapter" (emphasis added), that is, notwithstanding only the provisions of the General Municipal Law. There is … our opinion, chapter 41 takes precedence over section 6-l only insofar as the two statutes are in conflict (id.). After … provided, the pedestrian walkway was constructed using only Federal and State funds. Under these circumstances, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-10Opinion 99-4
… such as industrial development agencies, have only those powers which are conferred expressly by the State … 582 NYS2d 328, 329), and those powers may be exercised only in furtherance of its prescribed purposes ( Grossman v … of a public purpose of the donor municipality, but only by the enactment of a local law (1990 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-4Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… report issued in May 2010 found that DoE did not provide John F. Kennedy Educational Campus staff with adequate … accounts. In a follow-up report, auditors found DoE and John F. Kennedy officials have made progress in addressing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Fairport Audits Reveal Unauthorized Practices for Economic Development Agencies
… separately and distinctly from the FURA and the FLDC; Only use the FIDA’s cash for the payment of the FIDA’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-fairport-audits-reveal-unauthorized-practices-economic-development-agenciesHenderson Fire District – Financial Activities (2025M-67)
… Objective Did the Henderson Fire District (District) Board of Commissioners (Board) adequately monitor financial … 2019 through 2024 Annual Financial Report (AFR) filings as of August 20, 2025. Understanding the Audit Area To help … claims prior to payment and conducting annual audits of the Treasurer’s records and reports. The District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/31/henderson-fire-district-financial-activities-2025m-67Opinion 89-5
… notice of pendency affecting more than one parcel) ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS -- Notice of Pendency (filing fee when affecting more than one parcel) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §§8018, 8021: A county clerk may not charge … pendency serves as constructive notice of the litigation and avoids the hardship of the common law rule under which a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-5