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Cost-Saving Ideas: Evaluating Solid Waste Collection Options
… may include one or more large containers for solid waste in a centralized location. Transportation costs can make … cost of collection services by reducing manpower. Changes in frequency of service, method of collecting recyclables and … real property tax revenues, taxpayers may resist increases in their tax bills. Seeking Competition A local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-evaluating-solid-waste-collection-optionsOpinion 99-1
… of defraying the reasonable expenses of the operation and administration of the program" (emphasis supplied). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-1Opinion 92-53
… formula set forth in its resolution. November 12, 1992 Louis E. Wolfe, Esq., County Attorney County of Clinton … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-53Town of East Hampton – Budget Review (B18-7-9)
… The Town of East Hampton, located in Suffolk County, is authorized to issue debt not to exceed $30 million to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/10/29/town-east-hampton-budget-review-b18-7-9Town of East Hampton – Budget Review (B17-7-15)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Town’s tentative budget for the 2018 fiscal year are … reasonable. Background The Town of East Hampton, located in Suffolk County, is authorized to issue debt not to exceed $30 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Town’s general fund as of December 31, 2007, December …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/02/town-east-hampton-budget-review-b17-7-15Vendor File Advisory No. 11
… Subject: Selecting the Correct Vendor Location in SFS Guidance: It is important that agencies select the correct vendor Location for each transaction in SFS. This will ensure the State does business with the … 4.D - Location … Selecting the Correct Vendor Location in SFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/11-vendor-locationTown of East Hampton - Budget Review (B19-7-10)
… [read complete report - pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … the 2020 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Town of East Hampton, located in Suffolk County, is authorized to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/11/08/town-east-hampton-budget-review-b19-7-10Village of Herkimer – Payroll (2025M-37)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Village of Herkimer (Village) officials pay salaries, wages and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-herkimer-payroll-2025m-37Opinion 98-12
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. CITIES -- Powers and Duties (commingling of city and dependent school district moneys); (use of city and dependent school district moneys to temporarily finance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12Opinion 89-64
Concerning a village which embraces the entire territory of a town and operates principally as a village see Village Law Article 17
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-64State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … When unneeded appropriated fund balance is added back to unrestricted fund balance, unrestricted fund balance … The board did not adopt an adequate ECA policy to provide comprehensive guidance for district officials and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Two Former Oramel Fire Officials Charged With Theft of More Than $11,000 From Oramel Fire Department
… Slep and the State Police for partnering with my office to make sure that those who engage in public corruption are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-two-former-oramel-fire-officials-charged-theft-more-11000-oramel-fire-departmentDiNapoli: Former Lake Luzerne Trustee Arrested for Stealing More Than $127,000 From South Warren Snowmobile Club
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, Warren County District Attorney Jason M. Carusone and the New York State Police, today announced the arrest of former Lake …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-former-lake-luzerne-trustee-arrested-stealing-more-127000-south-warren-snowmobile-clubLehman College – Controls Over Bank Accounts
… related to the administration of bank accounts, so that no one person has control over incompatible functions. Where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/21/lehman-college-controls-over-bank-accountsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … not ensure all collections were accounted for or deposited in a timely manner. Auditors determined deposits of 113 … remitted to the business office) were late. Sag Harbor Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (Suffolk County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Rockland County , City of Troy and the Village of Victor . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … not adopted a local law to override the limit. Village of Victor – Financial Management (Ontario County) The board … Lockport Rockland County City of Troy and the Village of Victor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Former Hannibal Fire Chief and Father Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Go-Kart Proceeds
… and falsifying business records in the first degree before Judge Karen Brandt Brown in Oswego County Court. He is … on charges of grand larceny in the fourth degree before Judge Karen Brandt Brown in Oswego County Court. He is due …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-former-hannibal-fire-chief-and-father-indicted-allegedly-stealing-go-kart-proceedsOpinion 2004-7
Whether a village may utilize the tax levy procedures for the enforcement of delinquent water user charges against properties outside the village
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-7Town of Cambria – Capital Projects Financing (2017M-161)
… of $15,077 on this unneeded debt. The Town did not need to issue a $200,000 BAN to finance project costs for a town park … prior to starting a capital project and prior to issuing BANs. Approve the issuance of debt only when it is needed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/01/26/town-cambria-capital-projects-financing-2017m-161State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on MTA 2023 Budget
… adopted by the MTA today is balanced using $600 million in undetermined funding or MTA actions. Using as-yet … also shows the uncertainties that cloud larger budget gaps in the outyears, which my office has repeatedly raised . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mta-2023-budget