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State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Passage of Legislation Increasing Oversight of Industrial Development Agencies (A.07915/S.05867)
… IDA's in New York's communities seek to generate economic activity … grow and expand. The importance of economic development in our state demanded that we come up with better methods to … are not met, we can address many of the concerns raised in audits by my office over the years. Equally important, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-passage-legislation-increasing-oversight-industrial-developmentOmnibus Procurement Amendments
… – Relates to participation by state agencies in a system used by the comptroller to compile vendor … Text Status … Relates to participation by state agencies in a system used by the comptroller to compile vendor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/omnibus-procurement-amendments-1Plattsburgh City School District - Procurement (2019M-198)
… whether District officials procured goods and services in accordance with Board policies and applicable statutory … reviewed totaling approximately $1.1 million were procured in accordance with the District’s purchasing policies and … contracts (73 percent) totaling $56,624 were not procured in accordance with the purchasing policy. Of the services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/06/plattsburgh-city-school-district-procurement-2019m-198IX.6.E Education Department - G5 System – IX. Federal Grants
… a grants management system known as G5 which was developed in 2007. The G5 system is a full lifecycle, end-to-end, … based on the project’s Accounts Receivable balance in SFS. Payment requests are approved or rejected … automatically based on the amount of available funds in the G5 account. OSC BSAO receives immediate notification …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6e-education-department-g5-systemTown of Mooers - Procurement (2020M-55)
Determine whether Town officials procured goods and services in accordance with Board policy and applicable statutory requirements
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/06/05/town-mooers-procurement-2020m-55Town of Rushford - Procurement (2020M-43)
Determine whether goods and services were procured in accordance with the Towns procurement policy and applicable statutes
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/06/12/town-rushford-procurement-2020m-43Opinion 96-22
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund … and tax stabilization reserve fund); (use of moneys in fund following abandonment of purpose for which fund … established) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c(9), (9-a): Moneys in a capital reserve fund may not be transferred to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-22Opinion 92-1
… for) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§106, 109-b: (1) A municipality does not have discretion to refuse to permit the … (3) Certificates of participation ("COPs") in connection with installment purchase contracts entered into by political … to the municipality, or the obligations, together with an assignment in blank, should be delivered to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-1DiNapoli: Nearly 700 Authorities Operate With Little Oversight, Limited Transparency
… About 675 local authorities operate in New York state and provide a host of important services to … than 4,300 employees, report approximately $1.5 billion in spending and $18 billion in outstanding debt, and operate with little oversight, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-nearly-700-authorities-operate-little-oversight-limited-transparencyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1010
… Purpose To inform agencies of the changes in PayServ as a result of the application of several software … application of several tax updates and maintenance patches.In addition to periodically providing new software releases, … period or $400 per year. Since this new tax rate has been in effect since January 2010, employees may find that they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1010-implementation-oraclepeoplesoft-tax-updates-and-maintenance-packsOpinion 88-17
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands (whether … of a subdivision plat, to compel dedication of park land in the subdivision without compensation. 34 Opns St Comp, … the following questions: (1) Does the opinion expressed in 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 154, with regard to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-17Opinion 88-34
… of regulations, orders and rules) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1640, 1660, 1800; TOWN LAW, §§130, 131, 133; VILLAGE LAW, §20-2002: Towns may enact traffic regulations, rules, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-34Opinion 2000-10
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Mandatory Reserve Fund (need to establish when property sold was funded in part with Urban Development Corporation loan) REAL … into a repayment agreement with the UDC providing that, in the event of the sale of the civic center, the unpaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-10Opinion 89-21
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Obstructions (cutting … center line of which forms the boundary between two towns in different counties, must be borne equally by the affected … town may maintain and repair a portion of the road located in the other town pursuant to an agreement with the highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-21Constitutional Amendment
… indebtedness for the construction of sewage facilities in determining current local debt limitation. Memo Bill Text … indebtedness for the construction of sewage facilities in determining current local debt limitation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/constitutional-amendment-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1052
… Purpose To describe a new field in PayServ to be used by New York State’s Statewide Financial … Effective Date(s) Immediately Background New York State is in the process of developing a new Statewide Financial System … address and direct deposit account number to SFS to assist in processing employee expenses such as travel. A new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1052-alternate-employee-identifierState Agencies Bulletin No. 733
… To provide an updated listing of Action/Reason Codes used in PayServ for Job and Job Request transactions. Effective … complete listing of Action/Reason Codes are also available in the password-protected area of the OSC website, under … … To provide an updated listing of ActionReason Codes used in PayServ for Job and Job Request transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/733-updated-actionreason-codesUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-348
… April 2025 UCS Salary Increases and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees: Employees in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility … Salary Increase: Represented and Unrepresented employees with a Comp Rate Code of ANN who are in a graded position …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-348-april-2025-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-salaryXI.16 Vendor Responsibility – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Buildings Law provides that all contracts for amounts in excess of five thousand dollars for the work of … the whole or any part of the work to be performed, and, in the discretion of the said department or other agency, … whether using the New York State VendRep System or a paper form. The State contracting entity shall initiate the request …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi16-vendor-responsibilityEconomic Snapshot of the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center
The Hunts Point Food Distribution Center (FDC) is the largest food distribution center in the United States. FDC is located on 329 acres in the Bronx and consists of about 150 wholesalers, distributors, and processing businesses.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-14-2024.pdf