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Opinion 2002-7
… LIBRARIES -- Appropriations and Expenditures (necessity for referendum when expending reserve fund moneys) -- … -- Reserve Fund (authority to establish); (necessity for referendum) REFERENDUM -- Public Libraries (not required … library may determine to accumulate library fund monies for capital purposes. The expenditure of such monies is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7Opinion 89-20
… opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics (town's code not applicable to fire district officers and … and employees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§806, 808: A town's code of ethics does not apply to officers and employees of … body of any municipality other than a county, including towns and fire districts, to establish a local board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20Local Sales Taxes Surge 49.2 Percent in April-June 2021 Over Same Quarter in 2020: Statewide Collections Strong Even Compared to Pre-Pandemic Period
Local sales tax collections in New York State grew by 49.2 percent, or just over $1.6 billion, in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, a dramatic increase from last year’s weak collections during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-taxes-surge-in-april-june-2021.pdfGrowth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slows to 2.4 Percent in First Half of 2014; Long Island and Southern Tier Collections Decline
Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slows to 2.4 Percent in First Half of 2014; Long Island and Southern Tier Collections Decline
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/localsalestaxcollections0714.pdfUpdate on New York’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: Challenges Continue
… of the safety net, and are financed with federal and state payroll taxes collected from employers. As detailed by the … on employers. State UI tax rates vary based on employers’ payroll, UI benefits paid to former employees and the size of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/update-new-yorks-unemployment-insurance-trust-fund-challenges-continueOpinion 97-20
… Uses (remodeling and purchasing appliances for firehouse kitchen) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise … to remodel and purchase appliances for the firehouse kitchen. You ask whether a volunteer fire department may … to remodel and purchase appliances for the firehouse kitchen. Sections 9104 and 9105 of the Insurance Law govern …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20Opinion 95-14
… computer for fire department); (ceremony to dedicate fire house and apparatus) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless … purposes and to pay for a ceremony to dedicate a new fire house and new fire apparatus. You ask whether a volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-14Opinion 2006-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … (remuneration and duties exception) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §802(1)(b): When a town board member has an interest in … is deemed to have an interest in any contract of a firm, partnership, association or corporation of which the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-11Opinion 88-14
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- County Sheriff (disposition of unclaimed county prisoners' property) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Trust and Agency Funds (transfer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-14Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care
… elect hospice care, they waive their right to use Medicaid for curative services, and a hospice organization assumes responsibility for all medical care related to the terminal illness. Hospice can be provided in the home or in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-hospice-careDiNapoli: Audit Finds Misuse of Funds in Town of Fishkill
The former recreation director in the town of Fishkill allegedly misused as much as $50000 generated by the towns senior center according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-misuse-funds-town-fishkillDiNapoli Audit: Next In Line For Mitchell-Lama Apartments Were Skipped
… Applicants who were next in line for coveted Mitchell-Lama apartments were skipped over for … fairly,” DiNapoli said. “No one should wait years for an apartment only to be passed over without explanation. Greater … of them disputed notations that they had withdrawn their application or had been contacted by the manager but never …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-audit-next-line-mitchell-lama-apartments-were-skippedDiNapoli: Tax Cap Will Drop Below One Percent in 2016
… growth for local governments will be capped at less than one percent for the 2016 fiscal year, according to a report … growth for local governments will be capped at less than one percent for the 2016 fiscal year according to a report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-will-drop-below-one-percent-2016State Tax Collections Rose $4.9 Billion in Fiscal Year 2017-18
… , or go to: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/finance/cbr.htm Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/state-tax-collections-rose-49-billion-fiscal-year-2017-18DiNapoli: Audit Uncovers $425 Million in Missed Medicaid Drug Rebates
… process. According to DOH officials, these encounters are under review and rebates will be sought as appropriate. … rebate unit will be informed if any new MCO plan types are created going forward. DOH officials also said that a new … drug rebates in the second quarter of 2018, and they are working with the contractor to improve the quality of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-uncovers-425-million-missed-medicaid-drug-rebatesDiNapoli Audit Finds Problems with Arts Education in NYC Schools
… New York City public high school students are not getting the arts education required … public high schools from 2007 to 2011. In New York, high school students must earn at least one unit of arts education during their high school stay to qualify for a diploma. New York City’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-problems-arts-education-nyc-schoolsDiNapoli: Managed Care Companies Wasting Millions in State Medicaid Dollars
… each enrollee. In 2014, New York state’s Medicaid claim costs totaled more than $51 billion, of which managed care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-managed-care-companies-wasting-millions-state-medicaid-dollarsDiNapoli Releases Report on Environmental Funding in New York State
… have grown, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “DEC’s staff …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-releases-report-environmental-funding-new-york-stateDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Exceeded Updated Projections in First Quarter
… fiscal outlook,” DiNapoli said. “While inflation has eased and hiring has held up, consumer spending has slowed in … share of these taxes, increased by $288 million, or 6.2%. Business taxes, which include collections from the pass-through entity tax (PTET), totaled $6.7 billion, $123 million lower …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-exceeded-updated-projections-first-quarterDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew by 14% in October
… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 14.1% in October compared to the same month in 2021, according to an analysis released today by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-14-october