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Town of Locke – Financial Condition (2020M-111)
… the Town Board (Board) effectively managed the Town of Locke’s (Town’s) financial condition. Key Findings The … results during the year. Unrestricted fund balances as of December 31, 2019 in the general and highway funds and … were excessive, ranging from 89 percent to 536 percent of actual expenditures. The Board did not adopt formal fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/13/town-locke-financial-condition-2020m-111Edgemont Union Free School District – Information Technology (2024M-37)
… District had an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the network and could potentially lose important … Disable 34 unneeded network user accounts that had last login dates ranging from July 29, 2021 to July 1, 2023. The … in a timely manner. District officials generally agreed with our findings and recommendations and indicated they will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/08/edgemont-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2024m-37Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… for employees. Roxbury Central School District – Health Insurance Buyouts (Delaware County) Health insurance buyouts may have saved taxpayers approximately … audit period. Three employees received $34,738 in health insurance buyouts that they may not have been entitled to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Opinion 88-44
… engineering firm with which the town has contracted for services has a prohibited conflict of interest in the … engineering firm with which the town has contracted for services has a prohibited conflict of interest in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-44Opinion 2010-1
… village purchases a parcel of property, a portion of which is to be used for village offices and a portion of which … or other recreational uses. You indicate that the village is considering the purchase of real property for use as a village office. Two parcels, one that is two acres and one that is six acres, are under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1-0Opinion 2010-1
… village purchases a parcel of property, a portion of which is to be used for village offices and a portion of which … or other recreational uses. You indicate that the village is considering the purchase of real property for use as a village office. Two parcels, one that is two acres and one that is six acres, are under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1Opinion 95-26
… may not sell its own property to a trust (see, e.g., In re Ryan's Will , 291 NY 376; cf ., e.g., Estates, Powers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-26Opinion 98-3
… in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Appointment to Office (of town supervisor's business partner) -- Contracts (appointment to office) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(2), 805-a: The appointment of the town supervisor's business partner to the office of town comptroller, by itself, does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-3DiNapoli: NYC Budget Increases Transparency, Reveals Structural Gaps
… from FY 2028 to FY 2030 ($20.4 billion, adjusted for state tax program changes that have not yet been enacted). … be filled with additional revenue. The city increased its tax revenue forecast for FY 2027 by $4.2 billion, a … growth in the securities sector. While many of the tax line-item revisions are consistent with these trends, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-nyc-budget-increases-transparency-reveals-structural-gapsNew Windsor Couple Plead Guilty in Connection With Theft of Over $3.4 Million Dollars From New York by Submitting False Medicaid Provider Claims
… from the Office of the State Comptroller. Raja is the owner of Unique Class, Limo, Inc. and also acted as a high managerial manager of SNR Limo, Inc., which is owned by Alam. Both corporations were authorized to act as … transported multiple Medicaid recipients in one trip. It is alleged that the defendants fraudulently billed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/05/new-windsor-couple-plead-guilty-connection-theft-over-34-million-dollars-new-york-submitting-falseOpinion 88-34
… VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1640, 1660, 1800; TOWN LAW, §§130, 131, 133; VILLAGE LAW, §20-2002: Towns may enact traffic … prescribed for the adoption of ordinances by Town Law, §§130 and 133. Thus, we expressed the opinion that a public hearing was required pursuant to Town Law, §130 and that after adoption of the legislation, the text …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-34Opinion 92-16
… space in a building for town offices (see 11 Opns St Comp, 1955, p 243). Such a lease would be subject to … is to be made (Town Law, §220[3]; see also 20 Opns St Comp, 1964, p 295; 11 Opns St Comp, 1955, supra ; cf . General Municipal Law, §72-h, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-16Opinion 95-12
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Powers and Duties … savings banks. You ask whether a municipality and an industrial development agency (IDA) may deposit or invest … Whether a municipality and an industrial development agency IDA may deposit or invest their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-12DiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Summer Jobs and After School Programs Provider Led to Contract Violations
… experiences and sports/recreation activities when school is not in session. Providers, such as Ridgewood, get up to … and COMPASS contracts. The daughter of a Ridgewood work site supervisor earned $10,236 as a COMPASS group leader. The … employed in COMPASS. Ensure the COMPASS selection process is fair and appropriate. Ensure that parents are not charged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-lax-oversight-summer-jobs-and-after-school-programs-provider-led-contract-violationsOpinion 88-10
… pursuant to bids submitted prior to that date (1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-353, p 447; 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-233, p 293; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-316, p … or a political subdivision from the tax ( Manhattan & Queens Fuel v County of Nassau , 113 AD2d 595, 497 NYS2d 843, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-10Opinion 94-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Powers and Duties (authority to negotiate lease of unneeded real property) REAL PROPERTY -- Leases (authority … Whether the fire district may temporarily lease a portion of the parcel to a notforprofit association which intends at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-12Opinion 90-34
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Recipients (emergency rescue and first aid squads) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-b(1); INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: An emergency rescue and first … fire department is not entitled to receive foreign fire insurance tax moneys unless authorized by a special law. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34DiNapoli: As Subway On-Time Performance Falls Behind, Better Plans Needed To Get Trains Back On Track
… on-time performance. Some delays were controllable (car equipment problems, track work), while others were not … if the MTA could show efforts to address these issues. Car Equipment: Three district managers said subway car equipment problems, which caused six percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-subway-time-performance-falls-behind-better-plans-needed-get-trains-back-trackOpinion 92-5
… grant license) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1: There is no contravention of the gift and loan prohibition in … inconsistent with the analysis and conclusion herein. It is a well-established principle that property held for public … No. 85-37, p 51). Further, even if the purpose of such use is public in nature, it may not be accomplished in violation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-5Opinion 97-1
… LAW, §§62, 66, 71: A village housing authority is eligible to participate in a workers' compensation plan of the county in which it is located, unless excluded by the county's rules and … located within a county which has established a plan is eligible to participate in the plan (see 1979 Opns St Comp …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1