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Opinion 95-26
… or attorney); (use of tax moneys to obtain storage space for records); (use of tax moneys to pay for improvement to fire department headquarters); (investment … If the Association does not have adequate storage capacity for the retention of necessary records relating to the care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-26Opinion 91-19
… prohibits counties, towns, villages, cities and school districts from making gifts or loans of their money or … association or undertaking. Fire districts, however, are public corporations distinct from the towns in which they are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19Reporting Workers' Compensation Benefits – Legacy Reporting
… Retirement Online including their earnings the number of days they worked and more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/reporting-workers-compensation-benefitsDiNapoli: Report Finds Persistent Problems at Long Island Power Authority
… Island have driven repeated reform efforts by the state. In 2013, state legislation was enacted in a renewed effort to … of other utilities. DiNapoli’s report revealed that LIPA’s average retail price for residential electricity was more … above the national median in 2013. LIPA’s commercial average retail price was even further out of line, nearly 92 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-report-finds-persistent-problems-long-island-power-authorityComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Board of Cooperative Education Services . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … 4 percent statutory limit on unrestricted fund balance. In addition, the district did not have proper documentation … fund balance deficits for four consecutive fiscal years, in part, due to shortfalls in budgeted tuition revenue. To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… did not use the retirement contribution reserve to pay annual retirement contributions. Its excessive balance is … network user accounts, periodically compare installed software to an authorized software inventory or develop an IT … accounts had last log-on dates ranging from Jan. 3, 2012, to Sept. 3, 2021, and account for 15% of the district’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Response to DFS Examination Report on IT
The New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) provides this response to the Department of Financial Services (DFS) Report on the Information Technolog
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/resources/pdf/response-to-dfs-it-examination.pdfComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges and Civil Lawsuit Against Pharmacy Owner for Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid
… for criminals," said Attorney General Schneiderman. "My office will continue to fight for the integrity of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-and-civil-lawsuit-against-pharmacyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… announced his office completed audits of the East Meadow Public Library , Town of Erwin , Town of New Hartford and the … is being spent appropriately and effectively." East Meadow Public Library – Claims Auditing (Nassau County) The board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 90-28
… or disqualify himself, a "conflict of interest" existed when the board member participated in a decision on the … has privately performed work (see 1984 Opns Atty Gen No. I 84-3; see also Cahn , supra ). Therefore, in our opinion, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-28Opinion 99-9
… continuing legal education tuition for municipal attorney) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Conferences and Training … a "conference" is defined as a convention, conference or school conducted for the betterment of any municipality …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-9DiNapoli Proposal Would Provide More Accountability for Personal Income Tax Check-Off Funds
… efficiently and effectively to address these challenges. My bill will help make sure these funds are being put to good …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposal-would-provide-more-accountability-personal-income-tax-check-fundsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsHomeless Outreach Program at the Long Island Rail Road
… Purpose To determine whether the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has … Zone. The presence of the homeless at LIRR stations is a growing concern for LIRR customers and staff, and sometimes … but they also included the client’s name. We question how the outreach team made this referral without leaving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/16/homeless-outreach-program-long-island-rail-roadMuseum or Military Abandoned Property
… comes forward to prove ownership to the property prior to or within 30 days after the listing, the museum acquires … to the property. We also list military awards, medals or decorations found among the contents of abandoned safe … the Office of Unclaimed Funds . Listing of Museum or Military Abandoned Property Record # Property Description …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/museum-or-military-abandoned-propertyState Authority Codes
… A State Authority Code is a five digit number that uniquely … Transportation Authority 21770 Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority 55170 Port of Oswego Authority 21510 Power Authority of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/public-authorities/state-authority-codesEast Quogue Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-8)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We … prices of approximately $8,200 were not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories were not conducted, IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-8New York Schools Reported More Than 32,000 Violent and Disruptive Incidents in the 2017-18 School Year
… with violent and disruptive activity on a regular basis. My office recently completed a series of audits looking at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/new-york-schools-reported-more-32000-violent-and-disruptive-incidents-2017-18-school-yearOpinion 88-14
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- County Sheriff (disposition of unclaimed county prisoners' property) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- … of abandoned property to) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS -- Unclaimed Funds (county prisoners) ABANDONED PROPERTY LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-14Opinion 90-43
… to determine their fair meaning (McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 1, Statutes, §97, p 211). Doing so in this case, we … be construed to imply that the statute of limitations has run with respect to any of the beneficiaries in question. … duty), the four month limitation would not begin to run until there has been a demand and a refusal, although a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-43