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Oversight of Pupil Transportation Services
… Objectives To determine whether the State Education Department … with its requirements and, consequently, that it does not have assurance that school bus drivers, monitors, and … may not be aware of the proper procedures or what to do in the event of an emergency. For example, during our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/14/oversight-pupil-transportation-servicesDiNapoli: Public Authorities Borrow and Spend Billions With Limited Transparency, Accountability
… Public authorities in New York have accumulated $267 billion in debt, the equivalent of $13,487 for every resident in the state, according to a report issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-public-authorities-borrow-and-spend-billions-limited-transparency-accountabilityPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-017
… noon on March 10, 2021 until March 15, 2021. The final payroll processed in PayServ v 9.1 will be the Administration … Period 24L/25C, paycheck date March 17, 2021. The first payroll processed in PayServ v 9.2 will be the Institution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-017-post-production-support-payserv-92University at Albany – Sabbatical and Other Paid Leave
… Purpose To determine whether the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany (Albany) … received a total of $38,082 in salaries and stipends while on sabbatical. Also, this employee and another employee … recoveries are in order. In addition, SUNY officials point out that individual University campuses are prevented from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/30/university-albany-sabbatical-and-other-paid-leaveOpinion 88-59
… the village justice may be increased during his term, but not as compensation for services already rendered. This is in … of the acting village justice to the village justice. You state that the village has a single village justice. You … is to serve only when the village justice is unable to do so, clearly contemplates the existence of separate offices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59Opinion 89-9
… LOST PROPERTY -- Compensation of Employees (disposition of unclaimed paycheck of deceased employee) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … the funds have not been presented to the county. You ask how the moneys should be disposed of under these … all debtors known to the affiant, after diligent inquiry, do not exceed $10,000 (SCPA, §1310[3]). In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9Opinion 88-71
… of water rents. You indicate that the city's code provides for the imposition of a penalty of 10% on any water bill not … the due date. We understand that the code also provides for partial payment of past due water rents and that … if they act with competent authority, in good faith, and for sufficient consideration ( Radinsky v City of New York , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-71Opinion 88-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … discussed in the opinion. WATER DISTRICTS -- Improvement of Facilities (procedure for acquisition of real property by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-9DiNapoli: MTA Faces Growing Risks to Its Capital Funding
… New York state helped stabilize the MTA’s finances last year, but … the shortfall in capital funds by using its operating budget to pay for more borrowing, less money would be … slipped to $8 billion last year and the MTA’s target for 2024, once estimated at $12 billion, is now less than $3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-mta-faces-growing-risks-its-capital-fundingDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Public Campaign Financing Commission to Keep Fusion Voting and Open Up Political Process
… donations on the political process and governmental decision making. Public campaign financing will allow … data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly requested data. … Newsday …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-public-campaign-financing-commission-keep-fusion-voting-and-openLabor Investigations in New York City
To determine whether the Department of Labor Department is adequately conducting labor violation investigations in New York City
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/31/labor-investigations-new-york-cityDiNapoli: Critical Pre-School Special Education Services Not Reaching All Students Who Need Them
… students in need of special education services are not always getting the help they need or are getting services … a world of difference in their development, and delays can have long term consequences for their academic futures,” … The State Education Department and school districts must do a better job serving these students. I am pleased that SED …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-critical-pre-school-special-education-services-not-reaching-all-students-who-need-themState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … and 30 denied SNAP cases and determined that Department of Social Services officials did not always have the … with competitive bidding requirements and the town’s procurement policy, controlling fuel access, safeguarding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 92-18
… ). A system of user fees may be established with varying rates to be charged to different classes of users related to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-18Opinion 91-10
… 574 of the Laws of 1924 (McKinney's Unconsolidated Laws of NY, §§1471-1493) which authorizes the establishment of park … a park district (McKinney's Unconsolidated Laws of NY, §1473). Section 5 of chapter 574 provides that the board … (see, e.g., Sierra Club v Board of Education of the City of Buffalo , 127 AD2d 1007, 512 NYS2d 954, lv den 70 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-10State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… IPEs and SED did not provide any documented evaluations to show the ACCES-VR program was being adequately monitored. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-44
… Longevity-eligible employees in BU67 with an Increment Code of 1976-2005, 0010, 0110, 0210, 0310 and 0410 Background … to the Job Rate credit of the lower grade. The Increment Code of an employee who received the October 2009 Performance Advance was updated to 0910. The Increment Code of an employee receiving the April 2010 Performance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-44-april-2010-rent-regulation-services-unit-rrsu-longevityDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-52
… eligible for the payment provided the employee: Is on the payroll March 31, 2011 (Active, on Paid Leave of Absence, or … requirement following the employee’s return to active payroll status. The agency should request the LLS payment in … eligible for the LLS payment as of the date the report is run (approximately March 4, 2011). It will be available the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-52-april-2011-rent-regulation-services-unit-rrsu-longevityState Agencies Bulletin No. 1492
… Purpose To explain the new functionality to the New York State Payroll System (PayServ) and procedures … but it is NOT mandatory for RFL transactions if the fields have already been populated in prior rows. It is a character …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1492-new-employer-federal-reporting-guidelines-affordable-care-act-and-nysOpinion 88-2
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … LAW, §5-518: A village, by local law, may establish one or more assessment areas for garbage collection service and … of the Municipal Home Rule Law establishing one or more assessment areas for garbage collection services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-2