Sentences with phrase «comptroller over contracts»

But the governor's response has been to propose taking even more oversight away from the comptroller over contracts and debt issuance rather than bringing back what was taken.

DiNapoli said his plan would restore oversight by the comptroller over the contracts, and ban the use of nonprofit entities that federal prosecutors say were used to mask the illegal schemes.

Not exact matches

De Blasio and NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer collided again over the administration's $ 6.4 million contract video recording devices to be mounted on NYPD officers, as de Blasio accused his potential Democratic primary rival of pulling a «cheap stunt» by calling public attention to a city Department of Investigation probe into the deal.

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli doesn't believe his push to re-assert the authority of his office over state contracting and procurements is a partisan issue, given the backing of Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the Legislature.

State Senate Republicans want to restore Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's «pre-approval oversight» power over economic - development contracts.

Cuomo has also decried the lack of oversight of the SUNY Poly contracts for upstate development by the state comptroller, among others, and has said he's turning all of the contracts over to his own Empire State Development authority, which routinely approves economic development projects where more checks and balances are required.

One would reinstate the state comptroller's oversight over economic development contracts.

When pressed for specifics, a spokesperson for Stringer pointed to wasted funds on technology initiatives, failure to detect collusion to drive up prices by food suppliers, late release of 70 % pre-kindergarten contract information prior to the 2014 school year, and overpaying on custodial supplies, which Stringer has pointed out over the last three - plus years since he took office as Comptroller and de Blasio became Mayor.

Cuomo in 2012 got lawmakers to remove some of the state comptroller's authority over contracts the state awards to private companies.

In the case of the Buffalo Billion, the comptroller's office did not have pre-approval powers over the contract that was awarded to LPCiminelli to build SolarCity's plant.

Is this the same Assemblywoman who wanted to turn most of OGS's procurement authority over to Alan Hevesi, I mean the state Comptroller, when she was the Chair of the Assembly Government Operation Committee, so that everyone who wanted a state contract had to get a procurement lobbyist?

, which has not been adopted, would restore the comptroller's ability to pre-approve all SUNY contracts worth over $ 250,000 and generally ban state contracting through SUNY - affiliated nonprofits.

The proposed legislation, which has not been adopted, would restore the comptroller's ability to pre-approve all SUNY contracts worth over $ 250,000 and generally ban state contracting through SUNY - affiliated nonprofits.

But the obvious fix now is to restore the authority of the Comptroller's Office over all SUNY contracts.

The bills supported by the Assembly and Senate reinstate the state comptroller's oversight over economic development contracts.

Stringer and de Blasio have previously tussled over homelessness contracts, some of which the comptroller would not approve because he felt they were incomplete.

Even as other elected officials rallied around Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer continued to criticize the mayor for failing to hand over universal prekindergarten contracts for review — and vowed to go it alone in holding the administration accountable if necessary.

Contracts must ultimately be approved by city Comptroller Scott Stringer, who has tussled with de Blasio over pre-K contracts in Contracts must ultimately be approved by city Comptroller Scott Stringer, who has tussled with de Blasio over pre-K contracts in contracts in the past.

However, his intimate personal ties to Percoco, his tight control over the state university board, his past efforts to obstruct State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's oversight of SUNY contracting and the hundreds of thousands of dollars his campaign has reaped from the parties charged have raised countless questions about his awareness of the alleged illegal dealings.

City Hall and Comptroller Scott Stringer's office have been engaged in a battle over homeless services contracts recently, since the New York Times reported that Stringer's office had rejected 33 contracts submitted by DHS since January of last year.

City Comptroller Scott Stringer, long seen as the Democrat most likely to challenge Mayor Bill de Blasio in the September primary, seemed to rule out that possibility in a radio interview this morning — then proceeded to ratchet up his ongoing feud with the mayor over the NYPD body camera contract.

«If they were doing their job they would not approve this spending until, at a minimum, the comptroller gets independent oversight over all state entity contracts and they close all the loopholes and back doors to that.»

Legislative leaders say a bill by the State Comptroller to reinstate oversight powers over economic development contracts, is moving forward.

Camarda's group wants to reinstate the State Comptroller's oversight authority over state contracts.