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Food Metrics Implementation
… food dollars are spent and identifying opportunities for additional purchases of local foods. The intent of the … in the acquisition process. OGS is also responsible for tracking data on State agencies’ food purchases – both from inside and outside the State – and for providing a Food Metrics Annual Report to the Governor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/18/food-metrics-implementationPublic School Safety – Incident Reporting and Unauthorized Student Departures
… students, teachers, visitors, and staff is a high priority for DoE and for government policymakers. New York State’s Safe Schools … plans, codes of conduct, and emergency response plans for each school as appropriate. In conjunction with the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/29/public-school-safety-incident-reporting-and-unauthorized-student-departuresState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Belfast Central School District , Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Board of … County) Although the board has adopted a procurement policy that requires competition for purchases not subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Opinion 2002-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … LOCAL LAWS -- Pre-emption (special district matters) TOWN LAW §198(10); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW §10(1)(i), … J. Cannava, Esq., Senior Assistant Town Attorney Town of Islip … Whether a town board may expand the activities of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-3DiNapoli: Nearly 700 Authorities Operate With Little Oversight, Limited Transparency
… controls required of municipal governments, it’s difficult for taxpayers to know how effective they are. My audits have … by these entities, sometimes leaving taxpayers on the hook for millions of dollars in inappropriate costs.” Local … authorities. About 279 local authorities are private not-for-profits most of which are local development corporations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-nearly-700-authorities-operate-little-oversight-limited-transparencyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… did not request proposals within the last five years for 43 professional service contracts (91% of contracts … Management (Monroe County) From the 2017-18 through 2021-22 fiscal years, the approved budgets made it appear as … The board overestimated appropriations by more than $30 million (8%) and underestimated revenues by a total of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Oversight of Adult Protective Services Programs (Follow-Up)
… Services (APS) – a program of State-mandated services for adults (over age 18) who, because of a mental or physical … Mohawk Tribe Department of Human Services, responsible for addressing APS referrals outside of New York City (rest … offices and/or contractors in New York City, responsible for addressing APS referrals in the five boroughs. Hereafter, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/oversight-adult-protective-services-programs-followDiNapoli: NYC Health + Hospitals Struggles With Temporary Staffing Costs
… A new report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … due to the pandemic and its fallout, which increased salary costs and created training and other challenges.” This … Impact of COVID-19 , September 2021 Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-struggles-temporary-staffing-costsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … annual reports with the Office of State Comptroller for the past two years. Lockport Public Library – Claims … to payment. Instead, claims were audited and approved for payment by the director, who also signed the disbursement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… contributions and related funds that had not yet been used for their intended purposes. “New York taxpayers generously … need to make sure the money gets put to work promptly for these worthy causes and provide the accountability that … taxpayers rightly expect.” New York taxpayers’ choices for making charitable donations through check-offs on their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsSelected Aspects of Subway Station Safety (Follow-Up)
… the Program New York City Transit (Transit) is responsible for providing public transportation in New York City, … passengers per day. Maintaining safety and cleanliness for the daily riders who use its 472 subway stations is one … mandatory weekly station inspections and daily inspections for the top 25 slips, trips, and falls in subway stations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/20/selected-aspects-subway-station-safety-followPublic Health – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… to $75.2 billion in SFY 2020-21. State share spending is further influenced by the continued deferral of certain … funded by the federal government. In New York, the program is known as the Essential Plan. It is available to individuals who are under 65, not eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-healthComplaint Processing (Follow-Up)
… CCRB had an appropriate and sufficiently documented basis for the complaints referred to the NYPD and other agencies and for truncated complaints, and if CCRB was conducting … could jeopardize its ability to hold officers accountable for misconduct. For example, while CCRB receives automated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/05/complaint-processing-followOpinion 98-20
… opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment to) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of minimum service requirement for appointment to fire police squad) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … may establish a reasonable minimum service requirement for appointment to a fire police squad, if the board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 91-56
… §2749 provides that insofar as the provisions of title 30 are inconsistent with the provisions of, among other things, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-56Opinion 2002-14
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14Opinion 90-34
… receives foreign fire insurance tax moneys must use them for the benefit of the department or company, as determined … believe that a village may not adopt a local law providing for an emergency rescue and first aid squad to receive … require foreign fire insurance tax moneys to be expended for the use and benefit of the fire department or company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34XVI.3.D Basis of Accounting/Measurement Focus – XVI. Financial Reporting
… ACCOUNTING The basis of accounting determines the timing for reporting measurements made on a cash or accrual basis in … is used as a practical measure of economic resources for this purpose. A proprietary fund’s operating statement … that have increased or decreased the resources available for spending in the near future. A fund’s basis of accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3d-basis-accountingmeasurement-focusState Agencies Bulletin No. 1952
… Agreement between the State of New York and PEF provide for a one-time lump sum $500 Nurse Uniform Maintenance … determine the payment amount. The applicable work percent for each date is determined based on the employee’s Payroll … Compensation Leave) N/A – Employee is not eligible for payment* *Employees on Leave of Absence not related to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1952-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-nursing-titles-representedDiNapoli: Public Must Be Alerted to Sewer Overflow Problems
… At least 20 percent of the publicly owned sewer systems in New York state were … putting the public at risk, according to an audit of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC ) released today by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-public-must-be-alerted-sewer-overflow-problems