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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the annual training. Town of Orangeville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Wyoming County) The clerk did not properly … 24 months reviewed; deposit clerk fees and real property tax collections within required timeframes or in a timely manner; remit real property tax collections totaling $2 million to the supervisor or the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsVillage of Hempstead -- Budget Review (B7-15-7)
… of May 31, 2005. Local Finance Law Section 10.10 requires all local governments that have been authorized to issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/04/10/village-hempstead-budget-review-b7-15-7Opinion 88-65
… §986(1)(3): Collecting officers must provide tax receipts to mortgagee banks when taxes are paid from an escrow account. Prior opinions, including 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p … for the issuance of tax receipts by the collecting officer to persons not paying the tax and the charging of a fee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65DiNapoli: Jackson Heights Economy Energized By Immigrants and Small Businesses
… The Jackson Heights area is one of New York City’s most diverse … by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Jackson Heights’ diverse and dynamic immigrant community is the … economic success, some challenges remain. The Jackson Heights area is living proof of the positive economic and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-jackson-heights-economy-energized-immigrants-and-small-businessesOpinion 2005-3
… a lease for the construction of, a parking garage to be used primarily for commercial purposes. In addition, a union … free school district may construct a facility that will be used primarily as a “commercial” parking garage for commuters … of the public at large. The garage, which would also be used for school district staff parking and may include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-3Opinion 92-23
… storage tanks and the erection of a switching station near a well) TOWN LAW, §§198(12)(a), 215(8): A separate board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-23DiNapoli: Some Affordable Apartments for Seniors Left Vacant for Years
… The shortage of affordable housing is especially hard on … by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. The audit examined whether the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development … The shortage of affordable housing is especially hard on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-some-affordable-apartments-seniors-left-vacant-yearsTown of Milan - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2018M-257)
… and remitted money in a timely manner. Key Findings Real property taxes totaling $3.1 million in 2017 and $3.0 … one to 19 days late. Key Recommendations Ensure that all real property taxes are deposited and remitted to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/08/town-milan-town-clerktax-collector-2018m-257Opinion 88-1
… in the opinion. PARKING FACILITIES -- Conveyance of (to U.S. Postal Service); (necessity of special act … a village parking lot. You ask whether the parking lot may be determined to be unneeded for village purposes if the proceeds from the … Whether a parking lot may be determined to be unneeded for village purposes if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-1Opinion 2004-3
… and City-School Fiscal Relations , March 3, 1948, p 5; The New York State Constitution - A Reference Guide , Galie, … provides: (b) Whenever any … city, other than the city of New York, … provides by direct budgetary appropriation for … through borrowings: For counties, cities, (other than New York City), villages and school districts subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-3DiNapoli Launches Audits on School Safety
… Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., left 17 dead and another 17 wounded. Field work is expected to begin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-launches-audits-school-safetyDiNapoli: Fewer School Districts Overriding Tax Cap
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report also found low- and average-need districts were twice as likely to … Of the districts exceeding the cap, the report highlighted low-need and average-need districts generally receive less … levies increased each year at a rate slightly less than what was allowed by the tax cap. In 2012-13, school districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fewer-school-districts-overriding-tax-capState Comptroller DiNapoli, Senator Cooney and Assemblymember Solages Urge Governor to Sign Contract Legislation
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Senator Jeremy A. Cooney, and Assemblymember Michaelle C. … the independent review of my office. I want to thank Senator Cooney and Assemblymember Solages for fighting hard … fair, prices are reasonable, and state laws are followed. Senator Cooney said “As Chair of the Senate Committee on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-senator-cooney-and-assemblymember-solages-urge-governor-sign-contractDiNapoli: Former Village of Chatham Clerk-Treasurer Arrested for Stealing Funds From the Village
… from the joint investigation. “Henry was entrusted to protect the village’s funds, instead she allegedly used … Police for their partnership and our continuing efforts to root out public corruption.” Former Village of Chatham … The joint investigation found that from April 2017 to August 2018, Henry used her position to unlawfully waive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-former-village-chatham-clerk-treasurer-arrested-stealing-funds-villageComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against Georgia Resident for Stealing Over $200K in NYS Pension Benefits
… General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the unsealing of a one-count indictment charging Richard L. Cook III, 57, a resident of Atlanta, Ga., with the crime of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony, in … General Eric T Schneiderman today announced the unsealing of a onecount indictment charging Richard L Cook III 57 a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-georgia-resident-stealing-over-200kTax Exemption Administration In the Towns of Babylon, Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip and Smithtown (2019MR-1)
… rate or other uniform rate of assessment to all properties listed on the Town’s assessment roll. Ensure all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2019/09/20/tax-exemption-administration-towns-babylon-brookhaven-huntington-islipNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Second Quarter Results
… equities, fixed income, real estate and alternative instruments and has consistently been ranked as one of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-second-quarter-resultsOpinion 94-17
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Recycling Services (imposition and collection … AND ASSESSMENTS -- Tax Levy (inclusion of delinquent solid waste services fees with) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§120-w, … into contracts to provide for a system of collection and disposal of solid waste through, among other means, resource …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17Opinion 91-16
… -- Fees (not based on agate measurement for publication of notice of unredeemed land) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Redemption (publication of notice of unredeemed lands) -- Tax Sale (cost of publication of notice) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §8007; PUBLIC OFFICERS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Town of Ulster – Town Assessor (2016M-361)
… August 25, 2016. Background The Town of Ulster is located in Ulster County and has a population of approximately … the four properties with exemptions that were transferred in 2015 to recover the prorated portion of 2015 taxes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-ulster-town-assessor-2016m-361