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Opinion 96 - 11
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Sales (authority of town board to submit … REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for when selling town real property); (on town board motion in lieu of petition) … obtaining one or more appraisals and utilizing a real estate broker to identify potential buyers (see, e.g., Opn …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-11Protection of Child Performers
… 16, 2017. Background The Department of Labor (Department) is charged with protecting workers in New York State. Part … The Department’s Child Performers Unit (Unit) is responsible for monitoring compliance with all parts of … NYCRR also ensure that a portion of each child’s earnings is protected, in accordance with Article 7, Part 7, of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/27/protection-child-performersDiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… the problems we have uncovered. It should recover up to $10 million that should not have been spent." New York's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsOpinion 91-35
… section provides, in pertinent part, that "whenever the base salary of the permanent full-time police officer who is … receive at least the same dollar amount of any increase in base salary granted to their highest ranking subordinates in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Merrick Union Free School … District – Financial Management (Nassau County) The board and district officials did not properly manage fund balance and reserves. Although the board and district officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli Analyzes Post-Pandemic Tourism Across NYS
… but employment in tourism-related industries remains 4.3% below pre-pandemic levels, according to an analysis … with attendance at state parks 9.1% higher in 2023 than 2020. This is DiNapoli’s third report on the … the Finger Lakes (-11.8%) with the lowest job recoveries. Long Island (-1%) and Central New York (-1.6%) are closest to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-analyzes-post-pandemic-tourism-across-nysDiNapoli Report Looks at New York City Metro Area's Import and Export Economies
… large oil and gas exports. The metropolitan area’s largest export trading partners are Canada and Switzerland, each of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-report-looks-new-york-city-metro-areas-import-and-export-economiesOversight of Juvenile Detention Facilities (Outside New York City)
… by 54 employees at these types of facilities, was first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. At one facility, OCFS issued a performance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/21/oversight-juvenile-detention-facilities-outside-new-york-cityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Department of Motor Vehicles – Language Access Services (Follow-Up) … Limited English Proficiency New Yorkers. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), one of the agencies required to develop … high-tech projects within the SUNY Polytechnic and/or Buffalo Billion portfolio to ensure that taxpayer money was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. … of Earlville – Collections (Madison County) Although the clerk-treasurer accurately recorded collections that auditors reviewed in the central accounting records, she did not always deposit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Oversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… ( 2018-S-52 ). About the Program The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) administers programs for the … 566 in 2023. Inspection components include checking for health and safety issues; general facility management and financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-homeless-shelters-followTown of Cohocton – Oversight of Ambulance Service (2025M-49)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Cohocton (Town) Town Board (Board) adequately oversee and … The Board did not adequately oversee or manage the Towns ambulance service The Boards general lack of oversight of and policy development for the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/09/26/town-cohocton-oversight-ambulance-service-2025m-49Town of Lockport – Culvert Pipe Fee Collections (2025M-57)
… pipe application fees (application fees) and culvert pipe installation fees (installation fees)? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – May 1, … Highway Department (Department) to request a culvert pipe installation (project) at a private residence or business. … pipe application fees application fees and culvert pipe installation fees installation fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-lockport-culvert-pipe-fee-collections-2025m-57DiNapoli: More Security Needed for Hazardous Materials at SUNY University Centers
… Two of the State University of New York’s (SUNY) flagship campuses, Buffalo and Stony Brook, … Of the five other schools auditors visited – Plattsburgh, New Paltz, Polytechnic Institute, Oneonta, and Cobleskill – … did identify areas for improvement. For instance, at New Paltz, auditors were able to access 16 labs and prep …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/dinapoli-more-security-needed-hazardous-materials-suny-university-centersDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for June 2014
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his … million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. As the state’s chief financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain contracts for state public … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-june-2014Opinion 99-10
… Performance Contracts (maximum term) -- Term (maximum term for energy performance contracts) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Expected Useful Life" (for purpose of the maximum term of energy performance … or equipment subject to an energy performance contract, for purposes of Energy Law, §9-103, is the estimated period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-10DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for February 2017
… on his commitment to added transparency via his Open Book New York website. Contract and payment actions for February … Services NYC; $30.1 million to Legal Services of Central New York, Inc.; $27.6 million to Legal Services of the Hudson … of Environmental Conservation $1.3 million to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-february-2017State Contract and Payment Actions in March
… Marcy Excavation Services LLC for a Water Tower and Meter Building at Midstate Correctional Facility in Oneida County. … for parking garage rehabilitation at Dulles State Office Building in Jefferson County. Department of Health $20.8 … and Binghamton offices. Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation $3.5 million with SHI International …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-marchState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… In October, the Office of the State Comptroller approved … storage addition at Coxsackie Correctional Facility in Greene County. $4.8 million with AJS Masonry Inc. for masonry repairs at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. Department of Health $2.5 million with Island Peer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… lowest responsive and responsible vendors. Department of Health, Medicaid Program: Medicaid Payments Made Pursuant to … and seven were partially implemented. Office of Mental Health , Sky Light Center Inc.: Supported Housing … the Public Officers Law by employing his daughter as a volunteer coach and using state funds to pay for her travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits