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Village of Rockville Centre – Cash Receipts from Recreational Activities and Information Technology (2013M-63)
… May 31, 2012. Background The Village of Rockville Centre is located in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County. The Village is governed by an elected Board of Trustees which consists of … that copies of back-up data are not stored in a secure off-site location, and the Board has not developed a disaster …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/31/village-rockville-centre-cash-receipts-recreational-activities-and-informationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… District officials did not ensure separation payments and leave accruals were accurate, supported and approved. Due to … payroll clerk, were paid more than $95,300 in longevity retirement incentives that were not approved by the Board of … more than $1,600. Huntington Union Free School District – Online Banking (Suffolk County) While auditors determined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… County) The board did not approve the disposal of assets with a book value of $4,483. Auditors found that district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… The clerk received $6,000 in inappropriate health insurance buyout payments for 2017 and 2018 while the town paid for her health insurance coverage totaling $30,876 from April 2017 through … County) The justice’s cash balances exceeded known liabilities by a total of $6,444 as of June 30, 2019. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Opinion 88-35
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Professional Services … a less formal method, to assure an award is made in the best interest of the municipality and not in an arbitrary or capricious manner. (5) In appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-35EDSS - General Help for All Transactions
… the review. The Primary Contact will be notified by email. The agency will have the ability to attach the … by the OSC. The Primary Contact will be notified by email. Additional information will be available in the … of Approved or Non-Approved and you will be notified via email. What if I forgot to attach a document? Please contact …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-general-help-all-transactionsOpinion 91-16
… OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Fees (not based on agate measurement for publication of notice of unredeemed land) REAL PROPERTY … line charge allowed by statute. You ask whether the charge for a notice of unredeemed lands published pursuant to Real … three months before the expiration of the one year allowed for the redemption of lands sold for taxes, the county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Opinion 2002-7
… 87-49, p 76; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-54, p 86; see also Buffalo and Erie County Public Library v County of Erie , 171 … 1975 Opns St Comp No. 75-399, unreported; see also Buffalo and Erie County Public Library , supra ; compare Korn … or statutory authority (see, e.g., McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401; Citizens For An Orderly Energy Policy v County of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7Opinion 90-45
… efficiency or economy will be served. This is in reply to your letter requesting our opinion on the propriety of a proposed resolution to standardize on a particular make and size of loader tires. The reasons recited in the proposed resolution to support standardization are that it is desirous "to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-45Opinion 92-17
… in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Agreements (right of towns to receive share) TAX LAW, §1262(c): A sales tax agreement … between a county and all cities within the county pursuant to Tax Law, §1262(c) must provide that a portion of the … county or school district purposes shall be distributed to the towns in the county or whether such areas may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-17Opinion 91-57
… the municipality ( cf . Local Finance Law, §165.00[a]), it is our opinion that the requirement to keep library moneys in … of the use, disposition, and expenditure of those moneys is vested in the library board of trustees even if the municipal treasurer is the custodian of library moneys. (Education Law, §§226[6], …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-57Opinion 94-26
… village. Article 19-A of the General Municipal Law (§980 et seq.; L 1989, ch 282 as amended) governs the … improvement districts (see former General City Law, §24-a et seq., repealed by L 1989, ch 282). It is a general rule …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-26Opinion 2002-11
… receive" twenty-five points, we believe section 217(c)(vi) is intended to treat each category of response independently … of point accrual. Based on this statutory scheme, it is our opinion that a volunteer firefighter who answers both … responding to the minimum number of each type of call. It is evident, however, that each call run may only be applied …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2002-11
… receive" twenty-five points, we believe section 217(c)(vi) is intended to treat each category of response independently … of point accrual. Based on this statutory scheme, it is our opinion that a volunteer firefighter who answers both … responding to the minimum number of each type of call. It is evident, however, that each call run may only be applied …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11Next Generation 911 Services
… Objectives To determine if the Division of Homeland Security and … of Information Technology Services (ITS) has controls in place to ensure that data used by 911 systems is adequately secured … To determine if the Division of Homeland Security and … overseeing the development and implementation of New York States Next Generation 911 plan and determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/04/next-generation-911-servicesEnforcement of Local Law 144 – Automated Employment Decision Tools
… biases and create novel sources of bias, and there is often a lack of transparency about the system’s … NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) is responsible for enforcement of key consumer protection, … and workplace laws that apply to businesses in NYC. DCWP is tasked with enforcing LL144 and can impose civil penalties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/12/02/enforcement-local-law-144-automated-employment-decision-toolsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… As a result, the board lacked reliable records and reports to manage the town’s financial operations, account balances … also were generally not prepared or provided to the board in a timely manner and adjusted bank balances … also did not provide adequate monthly financial reports to the board and the board did not annually audit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… and Effectiveness of Department of Motor Vehicles’(DMV) Licensing and Registration Systems (Follow-Up) (2016-F-15) An audit report issued in September 2014 found that ITS and DMV were not in compliance with security standards that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and go undetected was significant. Town of Lockport – Asphalt Millings Inventory (Niagara County) The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
… and to improve public access to this information. DOH is responsible for ensuring civil violations of state health … However, DiNapoli’s auditors found DOH, in some cases, is suspending a substantial portion of the penalty imposed. … needs to improve its oversight to ensure the PSC account is receiving all the revenue it is due. For example, DOH did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-doh-needs-step-enforcement-patient-safety-violations