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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Assistance Program, New York Career Institute (NYCI) (2013-T-1) Auditors determined that NYCI’s certification procedures … Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) : Capital One Bank Accounts (2011-S-49) Auditors identified 15 MTA bank … of Children and Family Services, Youth Facility Chargeback Rates to Localities (Follow-up) (2013-F-28) An initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsLocal Governments Should Improve Accessibility for New Yorkers
… such as installing accessible signs, adjusting the closing speed of doors, and other low-cost improvements. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/local-governments-should-improve-accessibility-new-yorkersOpinion 2006-3
… franchise agreement with a cable television company, which is only operative in the unincorporated area of the town, are … franchise agreement with a cable television company, which is only operative in the unincorporated area of the town, are … the granting of a franchise to a cable television company is in the nature of a part-town activity, the franchise fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Opinion 89-30
… organization for use in the organization's bus. The bus is used to provide transportation to senior citizens of the … property for proper town purposes. Therefore, since there is no statutory authority for a town to engage in the sale of … this Office has expressed the opinion that a town is generally without authority to purchase gasoline for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-30Opinion 89-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … to your inquiry concerning a purchase of equipment by a political subdivision from a vendor holding a State contract which contains a price extension clause allowing political subdivisions to participate in the contract award. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-3Opinion 2010-2
… Madison Square Garden v MTA , 7 Misc 3d 1030A, 801 NYS2d 236, affd 19 AD3d 284, 799 NYS2d 186, appeal dismissed 5 NY3d … Creole v Guiliani , 167 Misc 2d 810, 636 NYS2d 547, affd 236 AD2d 272, 653 NYS2d 576, lv denied 90 NY2d 802, 660 NYS2d … mix of programming as had been done for many years" (236 AD2d at 272, 653 NYS2d at 576). In Matter of Toussie v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-2Opinion 2010-4
… cover instances or periods of time when the fire district's service may not be readily available. In neither situation, … Comp No. 2008-3; 2003 Ops St Comp No. 2003-4, at 10; cf . Wells v Town of Salina , 119 NY 280). There are several … instances or periods of time when its [the fire district's] service may not be readily available." Even if the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-4Opinion 97-6
… house an enhanced emergency telephone (E911) system which is determined by the county governing board to be necessary … assure effective operation and maintenance of the system is a "system cost" within the meaning of County Law, §301(8). … an E911 service. One of the stated purposes of article 6 is to "provide counties with a funding mechanism to assist in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-6Opinion 2000-17
… AUTHORITIES -- Competitive Bidding Requirements (for construction of town water system) - Municipal Cooperation (competitive bidding for construction of town water system by public authority) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Award (by public authority for construction of town water system) WATER IMPROVEMENTS -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-17Opinion 2002-12
… (combining two village sewer departments) -- Streets and Highways (combining two village street departments) -- … AND SEWER SYSTEMS -- Contracts (cooperation agreement to combine two village sewer departments) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Highway Department (cooperation agreement to combine two village street departments) VILLAGES -- Powers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-12-0XI.18.E Public Officers Law – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… at: Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government 540 Broadway Albany, New York 12207 1-800-87ETHIC … Public Officers Law, section 73 (4)(a) states that: [n]o statewide elected official, state officer or employee, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18e-public-officers-lawIX.1 Accounting for Federal Grants – IX. Federal Grants
… Overview The purpose of this chapter is to explain terminology, policies, and … and/or Operational Advisories and/or by the Division of the Budget. Accounting for Federal Grants The … individual grants is designed to conform to the provisions of the related grant agreement, the Federal Single Audit Act, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix1-accounting-federal-grants-overviewV.3.B Departments and Agencies – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… A of the COA Handbook. The Statewide Department Reporting Tree can also be found on SFS Coach and is organized in the … conform to the first four levels of use in the Department Tree, as these levels are used for statewide reporting. To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3b-departments-and-agenciesVI.5 Project Budgets – VI. Budgets
… approve and post budget journals to create project child budgets. The generate parent functionality in SFS will … create/update the project parent budget when a project child budget is adjusted. Note: These budget journals do not … can allocate amounts to one or many Child budgets to support greater control and detail, both within and across …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi5-project-budgetsXII.6.S Paying a Vendor in a Foreign Currency – XII. Expenditures
… This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process payments to a vendor in foreign currency using the Statewide Financial … currencies. In the event that a vendor requires checks to be paid in a foreign currency, the Business Unit must … This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process payments to a vendor in foreign currency using the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6s-paying-vendor-foreign-currencyXIV.14.L Asset Retirement Obligations – XIV. Special Procedures
… Obligations that arise solely from a plan to sell or dispose of a tangible capital asset Obligations resulting … ARO. Obligations that arise solely from a plan to sell or dispose of a tangible capital asset should not be reported. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xiv/xiv14l-asset-retirement-obligationsState Comptroller DiNapoli and Rockland D.A. Announce Middletown Man Arraigned on Grand Larceny Charges
… from State Comptroller DiNapoli's Office investigated and arrested this individual who allegedly committed fraud … residents from fraud and abuse." Ricardy Cesar was arrested on July 10, 2020, without incident based on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-rockland-da-announce-middletown-man-arraigned-grand-larceny-chargesBrownfield Cleanup Program
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is effectively … or environmental standards applicable to the expected use of the property (e.g., residential or commercial). These substances may pose a range of hazards to human health and the environment, but left …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/brownfield-cleanup-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 2245
… of subdivision 2-a of Section 200 of the State Finance Law and provides for the discontinuation of the Salary … bargaining units have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and the NYS Legislature has signed letters agreeing to the … – Institutional Services Unit BU47 – Division of Military and Naval Affairs Unit Public Employees Federation BU05 – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2245-discontinuation-salary-withholding-program-certain-employeesTuition Assistance Program – CUNY York College
… for State financial aid. Background York College (York) is a senior college within the City University of New York (CUNY). It was founded in 1966 and is located on a 50-acre campus in Jamaica, Queens, New York. … teacher education and other professional programs. York is also home to the CUNY Aviation Institute and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/11/tuition-assistance-program-cuny-york-college