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DiNapoli Finds Slow Property Tax Growth for Local Governments
… to keep pace with increasing costs, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s 2014 Annual Report on … local governments and school districts comply with the State’s property tax cap law; Found more than $788,241 in … well as a series of profiles on several cities across the state. For a copy of the annual report visit: 2014 Annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-finds-slow-property-tax-growth-local-governmentsNYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Are Growing
… The New York City Mayor’s preliminary executive budget for FY 2020 is balanced, but there are risks, including proposed drops in … budget cuts and slower economic growth, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-budget-balanced-risks-are-growingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… oversight North Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (Suffolk County) Auditors determined that online banking transactions were appropriate, but the board … requirements of state law and must improve controls over online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0CUNY Bulletin No. CU-734
… 2022 PSC $1,500 General Salary Increase for employees in the Lecturer Title Series, and to provide instructions for … automatically. Affected Employees: Annual PSC employees in Bargaining Units CB, PC or T8 who meet the eligibility … Title Series is effective 04/01/2022 and will be processed in Institution Pay Period 27C, paycheck dated 04/07/2022. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-734-april-2022-professional-staff-congress-psc-1500-generalDiNapoli Issues Report on Transparency of Village Fiscal Activities
… Copenhagen – Transparency of Fiscal Activities Village of Great Neck – Transparency of Fiscal Activities Village of Holley – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-issues-report-transparency-village-fiscal-activitiesOpinion 88-10
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TAXES -- Gross … -- Modification (addition of amount of gross receipts tax on petroleum products) TAX LAW, §300 et seq .; GENERAL … for fuel oil may add on to his bid price, as a separate line item on his bill, an amount for the gross receipts tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-10Opinion 90-24
… district corporation may, by resolution, delegate all or part of such powers and duties to the chief fiscal officer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24XI-A.8 Payment Tolerances – XI-A. Purchasing
… order when there is a minimal difference between the (i) invoice/voucher unit price per line item and the PO unit … per line item; or (ii) the total line item cost of the invoice/voucher and the total line item cost of the PO. By … staff included a lower price on the PO in error and the invoice includes the correct price. When a vendor submits an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a8-payment-tolerancesOversight of the Pesticide Reporting Law
… the status of the Department’s efforts to implement an in-house database and web-based portal through April 24, … the Pesticide Reporting Law (PRL), which was enacted in June 1996. The PRL requires every certified commercial … the compiled data available to the public in aggregate form. The Department of Health’s (DOH) Health Research …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/29/oversight-pesticide-reporting-lawOpinion 92-2
… to pay amounts due under contract for hydrants serving a zone) FIRE HYDRANTS -- Fire Districts (authority to use … to pay amounts due under contract for hydrants serving a zone); (authority to budget amounts due for preceding and … the amount required to pay for the use of the hydrants in two years: the amount payable on or before March 1 for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-2Opinion 91-60
… Legislature has exercised this delegation of authority, in part, in sections 33 and 34 of article 3 the General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-60Opinion 91-11
… to Municipal Home Rule Law, §23(2)(f) and, in pertinent part, provide that a local law amending a county charter, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Opinion 93-24
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- … district may not expend moneys to provide such facilities on vacant land owned by the district. As an alternative, if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24Opinion 89-16
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE … good faith, believes to be an illegal or improper purpose. On the other hand, if a firemen's benevolent association has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-16Opinion 88-15
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in General Municipal Law, §801. This is in reply to your letter, written in your capacities as village trustee and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-15Town of Amherst – Recording Financial Activity and Fleet Management (2013M-199)
… funds and other restricted moneys. The Town Comptroller does not record reserve activity in the financial system, … accounts for certain reserves separately and in some cases does not maintain any record of the reserves. This resulted … an effective fleet management program. The Town does not have any written policies or procedures to determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/04/town-amherst-recording-financial-activity-and-fleet-management-2013m-199Challenging a Determination – State Police Plan
… denied or improperly calculated, you may request a hearing and redetermination to be held before an independent hearing officer. Your request must be filed with the Hearing Administration Bureau within four months of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/challenging-determinationNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli On Governor Cuomo's 2014 State Of The State Address
… Governor Cuomo today set forth a strong agenda for New York State in 2014. His leadership and vision have pushed New York in a positive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-governor-cuomos-2014-state-state-addressVillage of Canaseraga – Claims Audit (2023M-48)
… made and not detected and corrected. Of the 300 claims we reviewed totaling approximately $758,000, 205 claims (68 … approximately $4,400 were not mathematically accurate when paid. Board members did not know what their claims audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/07/28/village-canaseraga-claims-audit-2023m-48West Webster Fire District – Financial Management (2023M-23)
… Reduce unrestricted fund balance and use excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Adopt realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/07/07/west-webster-fire-district-financial-management-2023m-23