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Notice of Reserve Funds
… Signed into law on December 31, 2016 as Chapter 514 of the Laws of 2016 – A.7675 (Buchwald) / S.5795 (Marcellino) – To provide increased transparency in school district fiscal operations by requiring publication of … To provide increased transparency in school district fiscal operations by requiring publication of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/notice-reserve-fundsOpinion 91-50
… the deposit with the State Comptroller, or his designated representative, of certain classes of securities listed in … (see General Municipal Law, §106). November 14, 1991 Tom Miller, Associate Investment Officer Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-50DiNapoli: Former Le Roy Fire Dept Treasurer Pleads Guilty in $46,000 Theft of Public Funds
… pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing nearly $46,000 in public funds, much of which he spent on gambling at upstate casinos, … Thomas P. DiNapoli. Dennis Snow, 61, pleaded guilty in Genesee County Court to grand larceny in the fourth degree … pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing nearly $46000 in public funds much of which he spent on gambling at upstate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-former-le-roy-fire-dept-treasurer-pleads-guilty-46000-theft-public-fundsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… reduction goals set forth in Executive Order 111. In a follow-up, auditors determined that OCFS has implemented … and the timeliness of billing. However, bill preparation is a very time-consuming process and billing frequency for … Program: United HealthCare: Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59 (2013-S-82) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0DiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) inadequate monitoring and enforcement has resulted in … private forest landowners who submit and follow a DEC-approved forest management plan for their property to … of trees sufficient to produce a profitable crop within 30 years from DEC certification. The landowner must submit a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesAccounts Payable Advisory No. 21
… Subject: Referencing a Master Contract on a Voucher Guidance: This advisory is to inform Business … of new guidelines for referencing a Master Contract ID on a voucher. As stated in Advisory Number 8 ( One Invoice … Units ) Business Units can only include one invoice on each voucher. Prior to creating a voucher, the vendor must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/21-master-contractsXI.18.C Consultant Disclosure – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… accordance with the following: Scope of Contract (Form B only): a general classification of the single category that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18c-consultant-disclosureOpinion 97-10
… and authorized installment purchase contracts only for "equipment, machinery and apparatus" 1 . The express …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… financial activity totaling $10.5 million related to bank transfers, payroll, real property taxes and cash receipts and disbursements. They did not perform bank reconciliations, allowing discrepancies between general … tax collections totaling approximately $882,000 within 24 hours or record 2023 tax collections totaling approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 90-37
… section does not require either a public hearing or public sale for the sale of unneeded village real property. A village may not accept the lower of two offers for the sale of village real property based upon a determination that … Whether the village may sell the property at private sale and if so whether it is required to accept the higher of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-37Senate Hearing on the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act - April 2019
Statement of Anastasia Titarchuk, Interim Chief Investment Officer, New York State Common Retirement Fund, at Senate Hearing on the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/ffda-senate-testimony-2019.pdfOpinion 95-24
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CITIES -- Powers and … (deposit of State aid in mandatory reserve fund) EDUCATION LAW, §§3601-a, 3602, 3604, 3609, 3609-a; GENERAL MUNICIPAL … "approved expenditures" is defined to include "only . . . new construction, reconstruction, purchase of existing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-24Implementation of the Security Guard Act (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Implementation of the Security Guard Act ( 2019-S-42 ). About the Program The … To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/implementation-security-guard-act-followLong-Term Care Ombudsman Program (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our initial audit report, … Care Ombudsman Program (Report 2018-S-48 ). About the Program Under the federal Older Americans Act of 1965 … To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/31/long-term-care-ombudsman-program-followVillage of Copenhagen – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-15)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Copenhagen (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): Conducted an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officers’ (CFO) financial records and reports, Filed the required Annual Financial … Determine whether the Village of Copenhagen Village Board of Trustees Board Conducted an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-copenhagen-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-15Pandemic Impacts on NYC Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Priorities
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed priorities for governments across the country, including New York City’s. This report examines how the City’s spending priorities shifted during the pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-15-2023.pdfState Contract and Payment Actions in March
In March the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1950 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $36 billion and approved nearly 37 million payments worth nearly $351 billion
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-contract-and-payment-actions-marchState Contract and Payment Actions in June
… Comptroller approved 896 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $11.6 billion and approved more than 32.5 million payments worth nearly $25.9 billion. The Office rejected 102 contracts and related transactions valued at more than $1.9 billion and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneDiNapoli Calls on Companies to Increase Board Diversity
… as trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund in recent months. “Research has shown that companies … at a competitive disadvantage. And when companies fail to address shareholder concerns over lack of diversity they … put our portfolio companies on notice that we want them to be responsive and adopt best practices when it comes to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-calls-companies-increase-board-diversityEnroll in the VendRep System
… ID, contact the OSC Helpdesk to request one. How to get started: Go to our Online Services Portal Select “Enroll … for next steps. State contracting entities Before you can enroll, you must first file the following form with our office to establish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/enroll-vendrep-system