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Selected Financial Management and Administrative Practices
… intestate (without a will) and leave either no known heirs or heirs who are not qualified or willing to administer the estate. They are responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/28/selected-financial-management-and-administrative-practicesOpinion 88-32
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (authority to … A town board may determine to place an advertisement in a newspaper for the purpose of informing the public of the … it is a proper town expense to publish an advertisement in a local newspaper stating the name, phone number, address …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-32DiNapoli: Former Ontario Town Water Superintendent Charged With Covering Up Failure to Fix Water Leaks
… offering a false instrument for filing, tampering with a public record and official misconduct after a year-long … District Attorney Bokelman for their efforts to fight public corruption." To date, DiNapoli’s audits and … and the ordered restitutions of over $50 million in public funds. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-former-ontario-town-water-superintendent-charged-covering-failure-fix-water-leaksComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of NYC Council Member Ruben Wills on Charges He Filed False Disclosures
… disclosure reports in order to provide accountability by public servants and to help ensure that no prohibited … the Comptroller is designed to combat corruption in the public sector, and we will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that the public trust is not undercut by public servants who are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-nyc-council-member-ruben-wills-charges-heSelected Management and Operations Practices
… County has the highest number of registered EVs—7,916 or almost 17% of the total EVs registered in the State—but has only three public charging ports, or 1.1% of the 277 public charging ports placed throughout … not review and analyze usage data for charger placement or use outreach efforts to encourage EV charger installation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/02/04/selected-management-and-operations-practicesOpinion 90-5
… discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Library Trustees (increase in their number) EDUCATION LAW, §§226(1), 260(1), … of a public library, the trustees are empowered to increase their number, subject to the statutory maximum. This … seven trustees and that the town board has been asked to increase this number to nine. You ask whether the town board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-5Opinion 88-49
… of a member of the board of commissioners. The local law does, however, fix terms for the members of the board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-49DiNapoli: SED Agrees to Improve Oversight of Migrant Education Program
… all migrant students who have been enrolled in a school in New York since the ninth grade earn a high school diploma at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-sed-agrees-improve-oversight-migrant-education-programDiNapoli Op-Ed: New York Needs to Boost Financial Education in Our Schools
… have already incorporated financial education into the school curriculum, with some starting lessons as early as … students take a personal finance class to graduate high school. New York should get with the program. I issued an … they’d been required to take a personal finance class in school. Also, a study by the Financial Industry Regulatory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-op-ed-new-york-needs-boost-financial-education-our-schoolsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… confidentially to officials. District officials agreed with the audit results. Three Village Central School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsMental Health Education, Supports, and Services in Schools (Follow-Up)
… City Department of Education (DOE), the nation’s largest school system, serves approximately 907,000 students at … the importance of mental health well-being in the school setting, stating on its webpage that “Mental health … but our families, schools, and communities” and “Enhanced school mental health programs improve schools’ abilities to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/05/08/mental-health-education-supports-and-services-schools-followCalculating Days Worked – Legacy Reporting
… reported are based on the number of hours worked, not just calendar days worked. Hours worked beyond regularly scheduled … . Employees cannot work additional regular hours in a pay period to make up unpaid leave in another. Employees of … report on the monthly report may be different based on the pay structure. The following section illustrates how to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/calculating-days-workedComptroller Dinapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrests in Public Corruption Case Involving Developer Who Allegedly Laundered Campaign Contributions to Former Halfmoon Supervisor
… of Halfmoon Supervisor Melinda “Mindy” Wormuth, who, in a public corruption case pending in Saratoga County Court, is … office has aggressively prosecuted over 50 individuals in public corruption cases since 2011, including a sitting state … New York State,” said Attorney General Schneiderman. “Public corruption undermines faith in government, and that is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrests-public-corruption-case-involving-developerXVIII.1 Capital Projects – XVIII. Capital Projects
… the Statewide Financial System (SFS), State agencies, and public authorities on an enterprise-wide initiative called … is a Statewide initiative that requires State agencies and public authorities to enter individual capital projects in … – in most cases – resided within internal State agency and public authority IT systems, into the SFS. Following the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xviii/xviii2-project-costing-changes-pcipOvertime Compensation – Enhanced Reporting
… , and meets other requirements, is pensionable (included in the definition of earnings for the purposes of a member’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/overtime-compensationTuition Assistance Program – LaGuardia Community College
… Education’s Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State-funded Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards. … of our audit approximated 20,000 and its annual tuition for New York City residents is about $4,500. TAP is an entitlement program designed to provide funds for paying tuition costs to eligible students. Schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/04/tuition-assistance-program-laguardia-community-collegeAudit of the Tuition Assistance Program at New York Career Institute
… private, degree-granting school located in downtown Manhattan. NYCI is approved to offer nine certificate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/07/audit-tuition-assistance-program-new-york-career-instituteAudit of the Tuition Assistance Program at Mercy College
… institution with locations in Dobbs Ferry, the Bronx, Manhattan, White Plains, and Yorktown Heights. It offers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/04/audit-tuition-assistance-program-mercy-collegeXI.2.C Contract Funds Reservation – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… unspent balance of available program appropriations. In New York State, all appropriations are classified in one of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2c-contract-funds-reservation-overviewOpinion 98-1
… 74 AD2d 183, 427 NYS2d 96; Direen Operating Corp. v State Tax Commission , 46 AD2d 191, 361 NYS2d 736). Applying these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-1