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Contract Advisory No. 4
… Subject: Corrective Action for Contract Transactions Created in the Statewide Financial System with Invalid Business Unit and Department IDs Guidance: Agencies may have … but only certain of those combinations are valid for use in creating contracts. New contracts (Amendment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/4-business-unit-and-department-id-combinations-used-create-contracts-statewideOpinion 93-10
… in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (designating holidays for closing of county offices) LOCAL LAWS -- Public Holidays (determining day to celebrate) COUNTY LAW, §206-a; … provides that, notwithstanding any general or special law, holidays and Saturdays shall be considered as Sunday for this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-10State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… , Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District and the West Buffalo Charter School . "In an era of limited resources … unrestricted fund balance exceeded the statutory limit. West Buffalo Charter School – Payroll (Erie County) Payroll … WaterfordHalfmoon Union Free School District and the West Buffalo Charter School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Assessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the State Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2024
To ascertain the total expenses that Workers Compensation Board Board incurred in administering the Workers Compensation Program Program for the State Fiscal Year ended March 31 2024
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/11/19/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-state-fiscal-year-ended-march-31Opinion 91-11
… of three years. You further state that the mayor nominates and appoints the city engineer with the consent of the common … is two years. Local governments are authorized to adopt and amend local laws, not inconsistent with the Constitution … officer are Morin v Foster , 45 NY2d 287, 408 NYS2d 387 and Hampton Heights Development Corp. v Board of Water Supply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Opinion 92-3
… or receiving gifts unconstitutionally vague as a basis for criminal prosecution). Whether the loan constitutes a gift … that contract with the town. Finally, we note that the courts of this State have held public officials to a high …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3Local Sales Tax Growth in 2017 Highest in Four Years
Local Sales Tax Growth in 2017 Highest in Four Years
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-tax-growth-2017-highest-in-four-years.pdfOpinion 2004-9
… State Office For the Aging to Counsel to the Governor, Re: S.7631-A/A.10572-A, June 25, 1992; Memorandum from Senator Larkin to the Governor, Re: S.5390, July 10, 1998). Nonetheless, although the primary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9Tuition Assistance Program – Fordham University
… Department: Tuition Assistance Program - CUNY York College (2016-T-1) Higher Education Services … Department: Tuition Assistance Program - Metropolitan College of New York (2015-T-7) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/27/tuition-assistance-program-fordham-universityDo Not Call Enforcement Efforts
… Purpose To determine if the Department of State (Department) is fully … the enforcement and collection provisions of New York’s Do Not Call Law. The audit covers the period January 1, 2014 to April 20, 2018. Background The New York State Do Not Call … To determine if the Department of State is fully implementing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/28/do-not-call-enforcement-effortsLife Changes: What If I Work After Retirement?
… Elected Positions After Retirement . *The earnings limit was increased as a result of new legislation signed into law in December 2019. Prior to the new law, the limit was $30,000. Understanding Section 212 How It Affects Your … rest of that calendar year. Please contact us to find out what the limit is before taking the position. A “former …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-what-if-i-work-after-retirementDiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… use of debt have been circumvented over the years in state budgets. Since the Debt Reform Act was passed in 2000, state-supported debt outstanding increased by $25 … to increase by $26 billion, or 42%, from $61.9 billion in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 to $88 billion in SFY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reformCapital Planning
… repair, including: buses and light rail cars; light rail stations and bus shelters; NFTA’s radio and train control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/01/capital-planningAppendix A – Auditing Authority – Legal References – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… on the type of locality. Generally, the governing board is responsible for auditing claims or creating a separate position having that responsibility. The following … for auditing claims in each type of locality and what options, if any, are available for establishing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appendix-auditing-authority-legal-referencesRemsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District – Financial Management (2025M-33)
… of surplus fund balance, 1 up to 4 percent of the budget, for unexpected occurrences and fluctuations in cash flow. In … of the overestimated appropriations ($5.6 million) were for special education instruction. From fiscal years 2019-20 … of the CAP must begin by the end of the next fiscal year. For more information on preparing and filing your CAP, please …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/remsenburg-speonk-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2025mOpinion 99-9
… legal education tuition for city attorney) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (miscellaneous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-9Town of Owego Fire District – Board Oversight (2013M-26)
… aligned with its previously established expectations. The payroll vendor has access to a District bank account with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/04/19/town-owego-fire-district-board-oversight-2013m-26Opinion 2006-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Leave Time Generally (authority to provide leave of absence to elected official) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and … Whether a town supervisor may be granted a leave of absence by the town board pursuant to section 92 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-6Opinion 98-14
… major categories as required in that section (see also Albany Area Builders v Town of Guilderland , 74 NY2d 372, … represents a fundamental limitation on home rule powers ( Albany Area Builders , supra ). Where the State Legislature … Village, Inc. , 78 NY2d 500, 577 NYS2d 215; see also Albany Area Builders , supra ). The intent to pre-empt may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14DiNapoli: Audit Questions Payments Made to Supportive Housing Provider
… to an Altamont, N.Y. company that serves as a supportive housing provider for New Yorkers with mental illness. The … since 2014 that examined companies providing supportive housing services through OMH and the New York City Department … forward, as the state continues to invest in supportive housing programs to help other vulnerable populations, steps …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-questions-payments-made-supportive-housing-provider