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Implementation of the Security Guard Act (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Implementation of the Security Guard Act ( 2019-S-42 ). About the Program … To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/implementation-security-guard-act-followOversight of Sidewalk Sheds (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the 15 recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Sidewalk Sheds (Report 2019-N-9 ). About the Program The … To determine the extent of implementation of the 15 recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/06/oversight-sidewalk-sheds-followDiNapoli: Guess Inc. Agrees to Report on Workplace Safety, Environmental Risks
… not only help protect its investors, but also the men and women who make the products that carry its label," DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-guess-inc-agrees-report-workplace-safety-environmental-risksSales Tax Vendor Registration Practices (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the recommendation included in our initial audit report, … (Report 2020-S-40 ). About the Program The Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) is responsible for … To determine the extent of implementation of the recommendation included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/sales-tax-vendor-registration-practices-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… District – Financial Management (Orleans County) The board and district officials did not adopt realistic budgets and … could not explain how the finance committee participated in the budgeting process or identify what reports the … practice of overestimating appropriations resulted in it levying more real property taxes than needed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsLead Contamination of State Armories (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Lead Contamination of State Armories (Report 2019-S-50 ). About the Program The … To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/16/lead-contamination-state-armories-followEthics Oversight (2020-MS-1)
… standards. Key Findings Local governments must comply with New York State General Municipal Law (GML) and should do more to ensure proper ethics oversight. For the 20 local governments we examined: 95 percent of local … all GML requirements are met. Ensure ethics training is provided for all Ethics Board members, officers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2020/12/30/ethics-oversight-2020-ms-1Appointment of Claims Auditor – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… auditing responsibilities. When a claims auditing official is appointed, the governing board generally no longer … auditor’s responsibilities, as long as such guidance is consistent with legal requirements. In order to keep the … of duties, the claims auditor should be someone who is independent of both the purchasing and treasury (check …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appointment-claims-auditorState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… the following local government audits were issued. North Syracuse Central School District – Professional Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsRFQual #22-02 – Medical Examiner Management Services
… as authorized by the Retirement and Social Security Law, is seeking to contract with entities able to provide the … Draft Contract , including Attachment 1 (Fee Schedule) Official Responses to Questions Entities interested in this … reader, available through this link: https://get.adobe.com/reader …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/rfqual-22-02DiNapoli Appoints Navyug Patel Deputy Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund
… and their beneficiaries.” “Nav is a valued partner to me in our investment process,” Anastasia Titarchuk, the … “I am mindful that the investment decisions we make every day are on behalf of the hardworking and retired public … go to Comptroller DiNapoli for his trust in appointing me to this position.” Patel was born in Uganda and raised in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-appoints-navyug-patel-deputy-chief-investment-officer-new-york-state-common-retirement-fundProcessing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits
… of sexual assault. Once a victim consents to release a kit for testing, the investigating law enforcement agency … received by law enforcement agencies prior to February 26, 2017 to be processed and results reported within 210 days … the lab. The Forensic Investigation Center (FIC) in Albany is the only CLS laboratory that processes kits, and it does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kitsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively.” East Greenbush … to ensure claims are adequately documented and supported, for legitimate district purposes and approved prior to … the district did not always have written agreements with service providers. Honeoye Central School District – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Opinion 91-2
… (authority of State Comptroller to request information for the purpose of determining conflicts of interest) … the possible existence of conflicts of interest. This is in response to your letter in which you question the … to mandate how the Comptroller, an independently elected official, is to exercise his constitutional discretion. ( …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-2Opinion 90-41
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … SEWERS AND SEWERS SYSTEMS -- Sewer Lines (authority of village to assess entire cost against benefited … Whether the village board of trustees may determine on its own motion to construct the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-41Opinion 2007-8
… in connection with its authority over the fund raising activities of certain fire companies pursuant to General … as a condition on the conduct of those fund raising activities, the submission of a financial report on the … in connection with such contract or contracts. November 20, 2007 Richard G. Boehm, Esq., Deputy Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-8Opinion 2009-1
… of its code of ethics is distributed to every officer and employee as required by General Municipal Law § 806 (2), and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-1Opinion 88-38
… are not exempt from the filing fees imposed in connection with appeals to the Appellate Divisions and the Court of … are exempt from the filing fees imposed in connection with appeals to the Appellate Divisions and the Court of … is correct and that his interpretation is consistent with the plain language of section 8017. In a situation where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-38Opinion 96 - 14
… COLLEGES -- Conflicts of Interest (purchases from hardware store owned by college trustee) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- … and Sales (community college purchasing from hardware store owned by college trustee) EDUCATION LAW, §6304(6); … year, the college purchases supplies from a hardware store owned by the trustee and the sum of the purchases plus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14Opinion 92-13
… town clerk to four years. Town Law, §24 provides generally for two year terms of office for the town supervisor, town … local law increasing the term of an elective office, which is approved at a general election may be made applicable to a … that the term of office of each and any elective town official thereafter elected shall be four years, and such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-13