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Opinion 2002-7
… LAW §§259, 3651: The library board of trustees of a school district public library may determine to accumulate … of monies from a "capital reserve fund" established by a school district public library is subject to referendum. … shall be kept as a separate fund by the municipal or school district treasurer and expended only upon the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7Opinion 90-45
… may provide in its specifications for a particular make or brand to the exclusion of others (1982 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-45Next Generation 911 Services
… if the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) is effectively overseeing the development … 911 plan, and whether the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) has controls in place to ensure that data used … and implementation of policies, plans, standards, and services related to interoperable and emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/04/next-generation-911-servicesOpinion 92-17
… of this Office. In that case, a town brought suit against the county and the State Comptroller challenging …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-17Opinion 91-57
… been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-57State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… for the theft from the town. In July 2025, the clerk was sentenced to five years’ probation and ordered to pay full …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 94-26
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Assessments (computation of limit on) -- Establishment (by town within village) REAL … establish a business improvement district the boundaries of which include area within a village located within the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-26Opinion 2002-11
… of call. It is evident, however, that each call run may only be applied under one category or the other. Therefore, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2002-11
… of call. It is evident, however, that each call run may only be applied under one category or the other. Therefore, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… balances did not agree with general ledger cash balances for 55 of 133 bank reconciliations. The supervisor also did … annually submit sufficient accounting records to the board for audit and while he filed the annual financial report … accurately billed and collected resident district tuition for the sample of 50 students reviewed. They also accurately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
… Health (DOH) has failed to hold accountable certain health care providers including hospitals, nursing homes and … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Lisa’s Law was created to make health care in New York safer and give patients the knowledge they … generally has improved the public’s access to health care information. Too often, however, it gives negligent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-doh-needs-step-enforcement-patient-safety-violationsSuffolk County Community College - Information Technology (2018M-130)
… College has: 824 network user accounts (15 percent) that have not been used within the last six months and do not match current employees. Four network user accounts … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2018/11/30/suffolk-county-community-college-information-technology-2018m-130Clifton Park-Halfmoon Fire District No. 1 – Length of Service Award Program (2015M-64)
… awarded Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) service credit for the period January 1, 2012 through December 31, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/06/26/clifton-park-halfmoon-fire-district-no-1-length-service-award-program-2015mNorth Salem Central School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-140)
… staff disabled 181 unneeded network user accounts. Seven of these users left the District between 2011 and 2019. Key … implement and comply with the procedures. Maintain a list of authorized user accounts and routinely evaluate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/north-salem-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-140Town of Wellsville – Budgeting (2021M-112)
Determine whether the Town of Wellsville Town Board Board adopted structurally balanced budgets
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/19/town-wellsville-budgeting-2021m-112Village of Monticello – Financial Condition (2020M-107)
… multiyear capital plan that provides sufficient resources for necessary capital improvements. Village officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/12/23/village-monticello-financial-condition-2020m-107Bradford Central School District – Online Banking (2022M-102)
… officials did not secure access to online banking. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/bradford-central-school-district-online-banking-2022m-102South Farmingdale Water District – Information Technology (2014M-153)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if adequate policies were adopted to safeguard the District’s information technology resources …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2014/08/08/south-farmingdale-water-district-information-technology-2014m-153Oversight of Obesity and Diabetes Prevention Programs (Follow-Up)
… 2017-S-78 ). Background Our initial audit report, issued on September 17, 2018, examined whether the Department of … with contract requirements. We identified opportunities for improved oversight, particularly regarding contractor … are outcome-based and correlate to Department expectations for the individual programs it is funding and to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/10/oversight-obesity-and-diabetes-prevention-programs-followOpinion 88-35
… of a municipality (see McArdle v Board of Estimate of Mt Vernon , 74 Misc 2d 1014, 347 NYS2d 349, 353, affd 45 AD2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-35