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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and school audits were issued. Merrick Union Free School District – Financial Management (Nassau County) The board and district officials did not properly manage fund balance and … may have been identified and corrected. Cayuga County – Court and Trust Funds Pursuant to a court order, certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… financial and capital plans. Their budgeting practice of consistently appropriating $1.4 million in fund balance … over three fiscal years is, in effect, a reservation of fund balance that is not allowed by statute and a circumvention of the 4% surplus fund statutory limit. As a result, district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 91-16
… sizes of type faces (see, Garmin , supra , 284 A2d at 358; Rust v Missouri Dental Board , 155 SW2d 80, 85). A notice of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Opinion 92-35
… taxes with respect to county-owned real property liable for taxes ( cf . RPTL, §406, with respect to the taxable … , subsequent to the expiration of the interest-free period for the collection of taxes (see §924[2]), but prior to the expiration of the warrant for the collection of those taxes (see §904[1]) in accordance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-35Opinion 92-31
… -- Municipal Advertising (no authority to sell in newsletter) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (publication of informational newsletter) VILLAGE LAW, §4-412(1): A village, by local law, may provide for the publication and distribution of a newsletter for its residents containing information including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-31Opinion 88-12
… services) -- Competitive Bidding (need for where one municipality provides a service to another) REFUSE AND … by jointly acquiring equipment and hiring personnel or by one village acting as "lead agency" and contracting to … by jointly acquiring equipment and hiring personnel or by one village acting as "lead agency" and contracting to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12Opinion 96-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … district) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (purchase of real property - need for State Comptroller approval in … Whether approval of the State Comptroller is required prior to the purchase of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Opinion 93-15
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to annually audit public library) EDUCATION LAW, §259; TOWN LAW, §123: Neither the … of trustees nor the separate treasurer of a town public library is required pursuant to Town Law, §123 to annually … of trustees or the separate treasurer of a town public library is required to annually account to, and submit its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-15Opinion 93-7
… requirements as a professional service. You ask whether a county contract to engage a firm to serve legal process on behalf of the county is exempt from the competitive bidding requirements of … (see People ex rel. Smith , supra ; Schulz v Warren County Board of Supervisors , 179 AD2d 118, 581 NYS2d 885 lv …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-7Opinion 96 - 11
… on own motion) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for when selling town real property); (on town board motion in lieu of … (see, e.g., Opn No. 81-5, supra), the town board, when selling unneeded real property, has a fiduciary duty to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-11Heat and Hot Water Complaints
… Preservation and Development (HPD) addresses heat and hot water complaints timely, issues notices of violation, and … penalties as appropriate. Our audit covered heat and hot water complaints received during NYC Fiscal Years (FY) 2018 … which includes the provision of adequate heat and hot water. Insufficient heat can pose safety risks, especially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/24/heat-and-hot-water-complaintsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-433
… Payroll Authorization Form (OFSR-607) signed by Raymond O’Brien or Carmelo Batista Jr. must be submitted to OSC in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-433-retroactive-transactions-cuny-agenciesOpinion 89-33
… Audit (necessity to pre-audit claims for compensation of village officers and employees) VILLAGE BOARD -- Powers and Duties (pre-audit of compensation paid to village officers and employees) VILLAGE LAW, §§5-524(2), (4), … Whether budgeted compensation for appointive village officers and employees may be paid without prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-33Opinion 2004-8
… Municipal corporations are authorized to provide a medical, surgical and hospital insurance plan for their … applicable to a public corporation that "self-funds" medical, surgical and hospital benefits). Based on section … the opinion that a municipal corporation may supplement medical insurance coverage by direct cash reimbursements for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-8Opinion 2002-7
… by the municipal or school district treasurer and expended only upon the direction of the library trustees. That statute …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7Opinion 89-20
… INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics (town's code not applicable to fire district officers and employees) -- Board of Ethics (town board of ethics may not act with respect to fire district officers and employees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … it is our policy not to render opinions to officials of one municipality with respect to the powers and duties of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20Trouble Ahead: Managing Your Budget in Times of Fiscal Stress
managingbudget lgmg local government management guide Trouble Ahead: Managing Your Budget in Times of Fiscal Stress
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/managingbudget.pdfFishing, Hunting and Trapping in New York State, December 2015
New York offers a wide variety of sporting opportunities for the almost two million men and women who hunt, fish and trap in the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-hunting-fishing-2015.pdfProfile of Nonprofit Organizations in New York State, December 2016
Nonprofit organizations provide a variety of services to New Yorkers in a wide range of areas including health care, social services, education, and the arts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-nonprofit-2016.pdfUnfinished Business: Fiscal Reform in New York State, May 2016
New York State has taken important steps to improve its budget practices and financial condition over the past decade, but much work remains to be done.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-fiscal-reform-2016.pdf