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Contact Update and Online Help for Local Officials
… including, but not limited to, notifying local government officials about reporting deadlines and requirements, … with a Muni Contact Manager account which allows local officials to view, create, edit, verify and inactivate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/contact-update-and-online-helpOversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
To assess the extent of implementation as of February 2025 of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit report 2018S52
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-homeless-shelters-followDiNapoli Releases Dashboard Tracking Federal Covid Funding and State Relief Programs
… of federal recovery aid and COVID-19 relief programs in the state, including funds for excluded workers, childcare … recovery. “My office is committed to full transparency in government spending,” DiNapoli said. “New York has … government finances and allowed for greater investments in programs to assist New Yorkers in need. My office will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-releases-dashboard-tracking-federal-covid-funding-and-state-relief-programsLicensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools
… school, including records they are required to maintain on site, at least once every licensure period. If the Bureau … viable or is operating in violation of the Law or the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education (Regulations), it has the authority to impose sanctions, such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/21/licensing-and-monitoring-proprietary-schoolsAll-Agency Contract Evaluation System
… system developed and operated by MTA Headquarters for use by all agencies to report on contractor and … MTA’s Office of Construction Oversight is responsible for oversight of MTA agencies’ use of the ACE system and for issuing guidelines on ACE. Each agency has the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/03/04/all-agency-contract-evaluation-systemState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. The Division of Military and Naval Affairs … with its requirements and, consequently, did not have assurance that drivers, monitors, and attendants across … AMC failed to provide certain key documents it should have retained to support the expenses claimed on its annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsStreet and Sidewalk Cleanliness
… sanitation service request data and certain other DSNY daily records, such as Mechanical Broom Daily Performance logs as well as Scorecard Ratings (or … route-planning purposes. DSNY does not monitor the daily performance of its street cleaning staff nor do …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/16/street-and-sidewalk-cleanlinessOpinion 2007-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (authority to … FUNDS -- Budget Procedures (authority to supersede in village); (authority to establish fund for annual payments … the proceeds of the sale of unneeded village real property in a separate fund to be used over the course of several …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-4Opinion 2007-5
… for transfer from capital reserve fund) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (referendum requirements for … provisions of law governing the establishment of reserve funds by municipalities and the use of the moneys therein. … among other entities, to establish capital reserve funds for the purpose of financing all or part of the cost of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-5Opinion 96-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Engineering Services … contract cost through fees not an exception) -- Interest in Contract (village trustee providing environmental review … §801: A village trustee would have a prohibited interest in a contract for environmental review and planning services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 97-1
… in which it is located, unless excluded by the county's rules and regulations. To the extent costs are apportioned to … law providing for the experience rating, or the county's rules and regulations. You ask whether a village housing … in one of such counties; provided, however, that the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to section sixty-five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 95-9
… meetings of committees of a fire company); (pro rating the number of points credited for participation in less than the … for attending meetings of committees of a fire company. (3) A service award program may not provide for pro rating the … earning of credit toward a year of firefighting service only for attendance at official meetings of a volunteer fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Opinion 91-63
… who resides with president and owner of hardware store) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801: A town councilman who resides with the owner and president of a hardware store and maintains office space in the same building in which the store is located, but has no relationship with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63New York State Farming and Agriculture – Federal Funding and New York
… economic driver and as the source of resilient local food supply chains. As reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic … their products through development of direct-to-customer supply networks and by supplying food to local food banks, … labor pool to the agriculture sector and, in turn, to food supply has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/new-york-state-farming-and-agricultureContinuing Crisis: Drug Overdose Deaths in New York
… depriving families of loved ones and damaging communities in countless ways. In October 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human … pandemic, the crisis has grown substantially worse. In 2021, the number of deaths surged to nearly 107,000 … Drug overdose fatalities surged during the COVID19 pandemic in New York State with opioidrelated overdose deaths …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/continuing-crisis-drug-overdose-deaths-new-yorkState Agencies Bulletin No. 1527
… populate when moving to a different cell (Return, Arrow, Tab). Enter comments if necessary. (i.e. Election date prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1527-calculating-correct-projected-366-day-completion-date-andor-projected-7Opinion 90-3
… TAX -- Distribution (method of computing full valuation) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- County Taxes (method … of computing full valuation) TAX LAW, §1262(d),(f); REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §§840(1), 844(1): In the absence of a … basis of the full valuations used to apportion the county real property tax. When the full valuations used to apportion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-3Opinion 2000-18
… DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of service award program by joint fire district); (authority for service award program established by joint fire district to provide … Villages (authority to transfer responsibility for service award program to joint fire district) VILLAGES -- Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18DiNapoli: Audit Highlights Opportunities for Improvement of Apprenticeship Programs to Enhance Value and Reach
… apprenticeship programs provide thousands of people with paid, hands-on training in skilled, in-demand trades, … data collection, reporting, and information sharing with both businesses and apprentices. This will ensure … York state income or franchise tax to eligible employers with an approved program. Audit Recommends Improvements The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-highlights-opportunities-for-improvement-of-apprenticeship-programs-to-enhance-value-and-reachDiNapoli: Syracuse City School District Employees Pay Over $31,000 for Submitting False Timecards
… and Nichole Murray must pay the United States $31,872.90 to resolve allegations that they submitted false timecards in … stole from the very students they were supposed to be helping. My thanks to U.S. Attorney Freedman, and our other partners in law … and Nichole Murray must pay the United States $3187290 to resolve allegations that they submitted false timecards in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-syracuse-city-school-district-employees-pay-over-31000-submitting-false-timecards