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Selected Aspects of Supporting Small Businesses
… awarded, while the other four boroughs combined received only 48% of the awards and 38% of the funds. There was also a … jobs. Key Recommendations Implement controls to ensure only eligible businesses participate in grant programs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/20/selected-aspects-supporting-small-businessesHomeless Housing and Assistance Program – Project Selection and Maintenance (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Homeless Housing and Assistance … Homeless Housing and Assistance Program (HHAP), created in 1983 under the Social Services Law, provides funding for … Assistance Fund, HHAC provides State financial assistance in the form of grants, loans, or loan guarantees to acquire, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/18/homeless-housing-and-assistance-program-project-selection-and-maintenance-followXI.4.A Not-for-Profit Prompt Contracting – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… State agency does not timely notify a NFP of an intent to terminate the contract; require that any waivers of interest … a dated cover letter. If the State agency’s intent is to terminate the contract, notify the NFP in writing of intent … of Existing Contracts - Notices of intent to renew or terminate an existing contract must be provided to the NFP, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi4a-not-profit-prompt-contractingMidway Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-210)
… District officials passed a resolution to pay “recurring” bills prior to the Board’s audit instead of the specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/01/18/midway-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2012m-210Heat and Hot Water Complaints (Follow-Up)
… recommendations in our initial audit report, Heat and Hot Water Complaints (Report 2019-N-3 ). About the Program The … which includes providing adequate heat and hot water (HHW). In accordance with the Code, residential … all New York City tenant-occupied dwellings to provide hot water 24 hours a day at a minimum temperature of 120°F. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/07/13/heat-and-hot-water-complaints-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 685
… the Agency Law Enforcement Services Unit (BU 31). Because only certain employees in the Agency Law Enforcement Services … in the Security Supervisors Unit (BU 61). Because only certain employees in the Security Supervisors Unit are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/685-establishment-new-payroll-bargaining-unit-codes-non-arbitration-eligibleEmployee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions (Follow-Up)
… Transit is governed by the provisions of the New York State Civil Service Law (Law). MaBSTOA, MTA Bus, and SIR are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/26/employee-qualifications-hiring-and-promotions-followDiNapoli: Former Hoosick Falls Police Chief Charged With Stealing From Rescue Squad
… administrative leave from the police department in April 2025 as a result of the investigation. He was later … from both the police department and rescue squad in May 2025. After being placed on leave by the police department, … a desk appearance ticket for Nov. 20 at Hoosick Falls Town Court. The charges filed in this case are merely accusations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-former-hoosick-falls-police-chief-charged-stealing-rescue-squadJefferson Central School District – Procuring Services (2021M-42)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Jefferson Central School District (District) officials sought … Determine whether Jefferson Central School District District officials sought competition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/jefferson-central-school-district-procuring-services-2021m-42Accounts Payable Advisory No. 62
… Section 3 - Purchase Orders Guidance : A purchase order (PO) is an ordering document authorizing a vendor to provide … the agency’s authority as set in law or by contract. The PO communicates critical information to the vendor including … Due Date is an automatically populated field on the PO that should communicate to a vendor the required date the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/62-purchase-ordersRequest for Retirement Allowance Data for Firefighters Paid Pursuant to Section 207-a of the General Municipal Law (PF6302)
To obtain information concerning the Accidental and Performance of Duty Disability Retirement Benefits as a basis to adjust the salary being paid to a firefighter pursuant to Section 207-a of the General Municipal Law, NYSLRS employers use form PF6302.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/pf6302.pdfV.3.H Category Code – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… The Category Code ChartField is used to identify an item/service being … use UNSPSC (United Nations Standard Products and Services Code) Category codes statewide. There are over 50,000 … Codes that are configured in the SFS. Where a Category Code field is used or required, it will be entered at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3h-commodity-codeSeeking Competition in Procurement
The Office of the State Comptroller's Legal Division will discuss legal requirements for competitive bidding, including statutory amendments to the General Municipal Law § 103 and various exceptions to the bidding requirements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/seeking-competition-in-procurement-062223.pdfSeeking Competition in Procurement
The Office of the State Comptroller's Legal Division will discuss legal requirements for competitive bidding, including statutory amendments to the General Municipal Law § 103 and various exceptions to the bidding requirements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/seeking-competition-procurement-062624.pdfComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest and Indictment of Defendant Accused of Theft of Over $50,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… a class C felony, in Albany County Court. Cizik is alleged to have stolen over $50,000 in pension benefits from the New … York State and Local Employees Retirement System, payable to her deceased uncle, David Wynn. Wynn was a New York State … the defendant would face up to 5 to 15 years in state prison. Attorney General Schneiderman and State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-and-indictment-defendant-accused-theft-overXI.2 Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contracts Processing – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Contract Description field for each transaction, including amendment transactions. For amendment transactions, the NYS Contract Description field …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2-overviewOpinion 88-45
… may be renewed, the notes, including all renewals, shall mature not later than the last day of the second fiscal year … than fifty per centum of the amount of such notes shall mature in the first fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year in … levied or to be levied for the fiscal year in which they mature or out of other revenues of that fiscal year available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45Vacancies at the Clinton Towers Mitchell-Lama Housing Development (2017-N-1)
To determine whether vacant housing units at the Clinton Towers Mitchell-Lama housing development were being rented in a timely manner.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17n1.pdfVacancies at the Clinton Towers Mitchell-Lama Housing Development (2017-N-1) 90-Day Response
To determine whether vacant housing units at the Clinton Towers Mitchell-Lama housing development were being rented in a timely manner.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17n1-response.pdfOpinion 95-20
… v Tomlinson , 106 AD2d 843, 484 NYS2d 242, 243 [3rd Dept., 1984]). In the case just cited, the court concluded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20