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Contact Update for State Agencies
… changes and more. To help us reach the right individuals in a timely manner, we require designated staff in State agencies to use our Contact Update online service. It allows them to provide and maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/contact-updateOpinion 88-55
Whether a village has authority to audit or require the audit of the books and records of the incorporated fire company which constitutes the village fire department
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-55Controls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals
… and must be synced to a kiosk to receive updates and to send or receive secure messages. All secure messages are … by authorized facility staff. Upon release or transfer out of the Department’s custody or when opting out of the tablet program, the Individual’s assigned tablet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/11/controls-over-tablet-and-kiosk-usage-incarcerated-individualsDiNapoli: Read the Fine Print on Your New Gift Card
… P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers this holiday season to read the fine print on gift cards for details about fees … helps consumers to identify the different cards and how they can be used. Gift cards may have other terms and … . Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-new-gift-cardDiNapoli Report Examines Troubling Child Poverty Trends
… expanded programs to help families and children. When these measures expired, the problem got worse. The state … or household is considered to be in poverty when they do not have the financial resources to meet basic needs such … recommendations to cut child poverty in half in 10 years . I hope our lawmakers will lean into the findings of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-report-examines-troubling-child-poverty-trendsOpinion 2000-1
… moral or equitable obligation. February 28, 2000 Thomas G. Barnes, Esq., Corporation Counsel Village of Ossining 1 The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1Opinion 98-21
… The ambulance company would provide necessary care at the scene, but would not provide transportation for the patient. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-21Opinion 92-23
… hearing requirements, may enter into a lease to permit a mobile communications company to use a portion of real … which may bind successor governing boards, and for the best price obtainable or the most beneficial terms and … governing board has a fiduciary duty to secure the best price obtainable in their judgment or most beneficial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-23Opinion 99-8
… Under section 30(1) of the Town Law, the town clerk is required to attend all meetings of the town board, act as … matter formally voted upon and the vote thereon." Apart from these requirements and certain other statutes that … the form and content of the minutes (see 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-181, p 233; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-301, p 325). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-8Opinion 2007-6
… … (emphasis added). General Municipal Law § 207-m(2) defines “salary” and “other compensation” as follows: … run counter to the underlying purpose of the statute and result in the very sort of compression of compensation sought …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-6Opinion 97-9
… opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Disclosure of Interest (negative impact of zoning change on board member's business) -- Zoning Changes (disclosure and recusal where negative impact on board member's business) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Zoning Changes (effect of negative impact on board member's business) GENERAL MUNICIPAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-9State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Revenue Projection to Reflect Coronavirus Impact
… spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). DiNapoli estimates tax revenue will be at least $4 billion below the projections … declines in the stock market occur, which could lower tax revenues by more than $7 billion. Governor Cuomo … are underway. While the impact of such federal fiscal relief on the State Financial Plan cannot be forecast with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-revenue-projection-reflect-coronavirus-impactConesus Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Controls (2014M-42)
… of Directors, is affiliated with the Conesus No. 1 Fire District and provides fire protection services to the Town. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/05/09/conesus-volunteer-fire-department-financial-controls-2014m-42Kenilworth Fire District No. 2 – Financial Activities (2017M-17)
… does not review bank reconciliations or canceled check images. Key Recommendation Provide oversight of the … a periodic review of the Treasurer’s monthly budget-to-actual revenue and expenditure reports, bank reconciliations … documentation, such as bank statements and canceled check images. … Kenilworth Fire District No 2 Financial Activities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/31/kenilworth-fire-district-no-2-financial-activities-2017m-17Veterans Day Message from State Comptroller DiNapoli
… their lives on the line and leaving family and loved ones behind to protect our freedoms. From the patriots who fought in the Revolutionary War and … in troubled regions around the globe and are protecting us from modern day threats, we owe our liberty and prosperity to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/veterans-day-message-state-comptroller-dinapoliXV.6.B Negative Payroll Balances – XV. End of Year
… of currently charged payroll pools may be necessary by your agency, in order to prevent additional disbursements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv6b-negative-payroll-balancesInspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects
… flags were issued on these highway bridges. The Authority does not use the term "flag" for the defects identified … biennial inspection of its highway bridges. The Authority does not follow the New York State requirements for … bridge defects. Instead, it follows its own method but does not always satisfy Department requirements. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/19/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defectsOpinion 89-13
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Not Requiring … State at an auction pursuant to the exception contained in General Municipal Law, §103(6). However, this exception … 1, 1953, all purchase contracts involving an expenditure in excess of the monetary threshold fixed in section 103(1) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-13Warsaw Fire Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-347)
… maintained appropriate financial records, the Board does not provide adequate oversight of Company financial activities because the Treasurer does not provide the Board with monthly or annual reports. The Treasurer does not prepare a monthly bank reconciliation to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/01/31/warsaw-fire-department-internal-controls-over-financialGreene County Industrial Development Agency – Management Practices (2013M-95)
… not prepare formal documented cost-benefit analyses. GCIDA does have a process in place to monitor employment goals. However, it does not have a policy that would allow it to effectively … Establish and implement controls to help ensure that GCIDA does not enter into contracts in which an officer or employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/03/04/greene-county-industrial-development-agency-management