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Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of NYC Council Member Ruben Wills on Charges He Filed False Disclosures
… New York City Conflicts of Interest Board. The case is the latest joint investigation under the Operation Integrity … file a complaint online at [email protected].ny.us ; or mail a complaint to: Office of the State … Investigations Unit, 110 State Street, 14th floor, Albany, NY 12236. DiNapoli encourages the public to help fight fraud …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-nyc-council-member-ruben-wills-charges-heModel Code of Ethics for Local Governments - Frequently Asked Questions
… with respect to these subjects, as well as others. Is a county’s code of ethics applicable to municipalities within … fire districts are distinct municipalities separate from a county and must, pursuant to Section 806 of the General … ethics in conformance with the General Municipal Law. If a county has established a board of ethics, and a municipality …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/model-code-ethics-local-governments-frequently-asked-questionsEnforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (Follow-Up)
… the Program In 1972, a tragic school bus and freight train collision near Congers, New York, that involved bus driver negligence prompted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/08/enforcement-article-19-vehicle-and-traffic-law-followOpinion 90-50
… Have power, upon the request of a municipality, to perform for and at the expense of such municipality, any work of … transportation deems it practicable to perform such work for such municipality in connection with the performance of … who is authorized to receive and accept the same for the purposes of this subdivision, a sum equal to such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-50Opinion 91-25
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … until the disability ceases. Section 207-a(2), as added by chapter 965 of the Laws of 1977, requires payment of the … the age or performs the period of service specified by applicable law for the termination of his or her service. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-25Audit of the Tuition Assistance Program at Pratt Institute
… Purpose To determine whether Pratt Institute complied with the … $41,000 per year. TAP is an entitlement program designed to provide funds for paying tuition costs to eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/16/audit-tuition-assistance-program-pratt-instituteDiNapoli: Brooklyn Leads NYC’s Economic Recovery
… market, and lingering commercial rent arrears are the top challenges we will face in the year ahead." Brooklyn is … to expansion of micro-businesses (those with fewer than 10 employees). Businesses in the information sector, which … for 35.4% of its population, second only to Queens. The top five countries of origin among Brooklyn’s immigrant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-brooklyn-leads-nycs-economic-recoveryWorkers' Compensation Program: Statement of Assessable Expenses for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2011
… is to ensure that employees who are unable to work due to injury or illness are compensated under programs covering both occupational and non-occupational disability and sickness. Coverage for … for the Two Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2008 (2009-S-45) … To express an opinion on the fair presentation of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/13/workers-compensation-program-statement-assessable-expenses-three-fiscal-years-ended-marchOpinion 94-2
… 80-23, 89 and 3 Opns St Comp, 1947, p 551 are superseded to the extent inconsistent. You ask whether a city may adopt … in this chapter, local authorities shall have no power to pass, enforce or maintain any ordinance, rule or … of a motor vehicle, or from any operator or chauffeur to whom this chapter is applicable, any tax, fee, license or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-2XI.11.G Equipment Acquisition – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… a contract transaction in the SFS using the appropriate Audit Type. For transactions subject to OSC approval, users … transactions into the SFS must use the appropriate Audit Type. For transactions subject to OSC approval, users …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11g-equipment-acquisitionMotor Vehicle Financial Security and Safety Responsibility Acts Statement of Assessable Expenses for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2011
… Purpose To express an opinion on the fair presentation of the Report … adequate insurance coverage, or are financially secure to compensate those persons they might injure, or whose property they might damage, as a result of an accident, before they obtain a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/03/25/motor-vehicle-financial-security-and-safety-responsibility-acts-statement-assessableOpinion 88-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … (joint refuse collection services) -- Competitive Bidding (need for where one municipality provides a service to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12DiNapoli Op-Ed in City & State: NY ABLE Celebrates Seven Year Anniversary
… op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on Saturday (10/12) on the the importance of the NY ABLE … with disabilities between the ages of 16 and 64 living in New York as of 2022. Many of these individuals depend on a … with disabilities are generally limited to $2,000 in assets. The NY ABLE program accounts allow eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-op-ed-city-state-ny-able-celebrates-seven-year-anniversaryOpinion 93-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-18DiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… Law allows consumers to register their mobile and landline phone numbers on a national registry to reduce unsolicited … 2001 law. Initially, New York consumers registered their phone numbers on a statewide registry. Then, in 2003, the … As of Dec. 31, 2017, more than 14 million New York phone numbers were on the registry. DiNapoli's auditors found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredDetails About the Audit Process
… of audit development, from the earliest stages to the final report. It describes what auditors look for and their … as obstruction and lack of cooperation be disclosed in the final public audit report. Back to Top Shared Commitment We … standard reporting procedures for preliminary, draft, and final reports, including the need for responses Auditee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/details-about-audit-processRecommendations Regarding the Draft Report on the Establishment of a Public Power Model for the Operation of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA)
Section 83-n of the Legislative Law established the Legislative Commission on the Future of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/recommendations-for-lipa-draft-report.pdfOpinion 91-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Collection of (for village by town refuse and garbage district) REFUSE AND GARBAGE … entered into under section 119-o must be approved by each participating municipal corporation or district by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-14Opinion 92-33
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Publicity Fund (maximum … ch 697, §1; see also The Sisters of the Resurrection, New York v Daby , 129 Misc 2d 879, 494 NYS2d 279). Separate … for contracts for professional services (see, e.g., People ex rel. Smith v Flagg , 17 NY 584). Generally, professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-33Opinion 2005-6
Whether a town may donate monies to sponsor a symposium on violence by teens in the community to be conducted and hosted by a parochial school
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-6