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DiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) inadequate monitoring and enforcement has resulted in … private forest landowners who submit and follow a DEC-approved forest management plan for their property to … of trees sufficient to produce a profitable crop within 30 years from DEC certification. The landowner must submit a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesOpinion 92-41
… Law, §5[1]; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-34, p 55), and have only those powers expressly granted by statute and … [a] power not expressly granted by statute is implied only where it is 'so essential to the exercise of some power …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-41Opinion 99-2
… Requiring Bidding (purchase of materials and supplies for construction work performed by municipal employees) -- Municipal Employees (use of for construction as exception to competitive bidding) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Improvements (construction performed by municipal employees as exception to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-2Opinion 2002-13
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding fire department sports or recreational teams); (paying expenses of fire departments' annual fund-raising drive) INSURANCE LAW … Whether foreign fire insurance tax monies received by a fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13Franklin County – Internal Controls Over the Timekeeping System (2014M-276)
… Franklin County is located in northeastern New York and has a population of approximately 51,600. The County is … system access is granted to employees appropriately and prohibit employees from modifying their own time records. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/01/30/franklin-county-internal-controls-over-timekeeping-system-2014m-276Mount Markham Central School District – Reserve Funds (2016M-73)
… The Mount Markham Central School District is located in a number of towns in Herkimer, Madison, Oneida and Otsego Counties. The … determine if the balances are necessary, reasonable and in compliance with statutory requirements. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/mount-markham-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2016m-73DiNapoli: Buffalo City Schools Technician Worked Second Job Simultaneously
… A Buffalo City School District technician pleaded guilty today … Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office. Noe Rodriguez, 38, of Buffalo, was arrested and pleaded guilty to scheming to … submitted time records for working full days at the Buffalo district while also clocked in at the Lake Shore …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-buffalo-city-schools-technician-worked-second-job-simultaneouslyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1166
… in the Department of Environmental Conservation (09XXX) or the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation … Family Services (25000), Office of Mental Health (50XXX) or Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (51XXX) … in the Department of Environmental Conservation (09XXX) or the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1166-2011-2012-deficit-reduction-plan-refunds-certain-employees-representedXVI.1 Financial Reporting Overview – XVI. Financial Reporting
… where applicable to specific policies in this chapter. Any changes or suggestions regarding the content of this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi1-financial-reporting-overviewOpinion 99-7
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (in general) -- Recipients … (when fire district treasurer is proper recipient) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Assuming there is no special act … treasurer would be the proper recipient of foreign fire insurance tax moneys if the fire district fire department has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-7New Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
… Message from the Comptroller Having safe and adequate housing is one of the most essential necessities … or even hazardous conditions. The consequences of this housing insecurity are wide-ranging, with economic, social, … This report examines housing insecurity in New York including high cost burdens …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-housing-insecurity-crisisDiNapoli Releases Review of Executive Budget
… 2022-23, $5.1 billion would be set aside for reserves, but only $920 million or 18% would be to restricted reserves, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-releases-review-executive-budgetDiNapoli: Environmental Protection Fund Spending Reflects Historic State Commitment
… from New York's Environmental Protection Fund (EPF), one of the state's most important funding sources for preserving … natural resources," DiNapoli said. "Historic high levels of EPF spending in recent years underscore the fund's vital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-environmental-protection-fund-spending-reflects-historic-state-commitmentOpinion 2003-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1Opinion 94-22
… district. Further, these moneys may be expended only in accordance with the procedures for spending other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-22Complaint Processing
… Enhance formal processes to assess the extent to which various causes of delays affect the timeliness of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/05/complaint-processingAllegany-Limestone Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-129)
… by $4.8 million (8 percent annual average) over a three-year period. As of June 30, 2017, unrestricted fund … to within the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Review and fund reserve balances to reasonable levels in accordance with applicable statutes. 1 With the exception …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/allegany-limestone-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-129Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-59
To explain processing of Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for tax purposes
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-59-prepaid-legal-service-benefitBolton Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-249)
… of fund balance that will be used to fund operations based on historical trends or other relevant information. Reduce … to within the statutory limit and use surplus funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Review and reduce reserve balances to reasonable levels in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/15/bolton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-249Hauppauge Union Free School District – Overtime (2016M-70)
… Free School District is located in the Towns of Islip and Smithtown in Suffolk County. The District, which operates … Recommendations Implement procedures to properly control and monitor overtime by approving and providing justification for overtime prior to the work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/hauppauge-union-free-school-district-overtime-2016m-70