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DiNapoli: Albany Challenged by Budgetary, Demographic Factors
… government and new industries, but is troubled by high poverty and a reduced tax base due to a large number of … many of the same challenges as its upstate counterparts –poverty, increased expenses and dwindling reserves. … in the wrong direction. Most notably, the city’s child poverty rate of 34 percent easily surpasses the statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-albany-challenged-budgetary-demographic-factorsState Police Bulletin No. SP-219
… of this bulletin is to provide the Division of State Police instructions for processing the 2021 Education … Affected Employees Employees of the Division of State Police in the State Police Troopers Unit – BU07, the State Police … State Police Bulletin No SP219 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-219-2021-state-police-education-paymentState Police Bulletin No. SP-242
… as follows: Associate Degree $250 Bachelor’s Degree $500 Graduate Degree $750 The payment will be made annually in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-242-2024-state-police-education-paymentState Police Bulletin No. SP-231
… as follows: Associate Degree $250 Bachelor’s Degree $500 Graduate Degree $750 The payment will be made annually in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-231-2022-state-police-education-paymentOpinion 96-15
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BUILDING INSPECTOR -- Expenses (judgment arising from his or … to pay a judgment arising from the conduct of the building inspector or from the town's planning and zoning … that a judgment arises partially from the actions of the building inspector or from the town's planning and zoning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-15Opinion 88-29
… body of the village. You informed us that the mayor is not an IDA member. General Municipal Law, Article 18 … Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §800(3), an "interest" is defined as a direct or indirect pecuniary or material … which such officer or employee serves." That interest is prohibited if the officer or employee has the power or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-29Opinion 2010-2
… Property (sale of unneeded vehicles) TOWN LAW §§ 198 (8), (12) (a): A town water district with a separately elected … hearing requirements as prescribed in Town Law § 198 (12) (a), may sell or lease any real or personal property … to a competitive bidding process ( see e.g. 1992 Ops St Comp No. 92-23, at 57). In describing a local government's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-2Ordinary Disability – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… This benefit is available to you only if you last joined the Police and … retirement benefit. The Benefit If approved, this is a benefit equal to the greater of: 1/60th (1.66 percent) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/ordinary-disabilityXIV.4.C Bank Account Reporting and Reconciliations – XIV. Special Procedures
… on the Bureau of Unclaimed Funds link located on the OSC home page at http://www.osc.state.ny.us Sole Custody Bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv4c-bank-account-reporting-and-reconciliationsWelcome Center and Rest Area Planning and Implementation
… capital program includes projects to construct and improve Rest Areas located on interstate highways. The Rest Area Plan, last issued in July 1998, is the Department’s comprehensive Statewide Plan for Highway Rest Areas. Rest Areas are defined as facilities that: exist …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/20/welcome-center-and-rest-area-planning-and-implementationAudits
… The Office of the State Comptroller audits State and local governments to ensure that they use taxpayer … the entire audit report. See Reports for analyses on the State budget, finances, the economy and other special topics. … The Comptrollers Office audits State and local governments to ensure taxpayer money is used …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/auditsDiNapoli: NY's Homeownership Rate Lowest in the Nation
… 54.4% in the second quarter of 2020. Only California and Nevada had homeownership rates lower than 60% in 2021. One …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nys-homeownership-rate-lowest-nationOversight of Water Supply Emergency Plans (Follow-Up)
… the Program The Department of Health (DOH) is responsible for overseeing the delivery of drinking water to ensure that … (CVA) in their VA, identifying vulnerabilities to terrorist attack and cyberattack, to be submitted to DOH by … 317 Water Systems that were required to submit them were current and available. However, there were several instances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/14/oversight-water-supply-emergency-plans-followDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Declined 10 Percent in 2020
… services.” This was especially true for “electronic shopping and mail-order houses,” which includes major …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020Compliance With Jonathan's Law
… expand parents’, guardians’, and other qualified persons’ access to records relating to incidents involving family … promptly provide a copy of the written incident report; Offer to hold a meeting with a qualified person to further … support that the required notification had been made. OMH does not use NIMRS to capture information related to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/19/compliance-jonathans-lawOpinion 97-26
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … of fire commissioners must determine by resolution whether it is in the public interest to establish the proposed … follows with respect to the purpose of establishing zones: It is intended that the provisions of this subdivision shall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-26RFQual0002 – Independent Examiner Services (Individual Physicians)
… D to the contract on the OSC website noted above, or upon email request. All inquiries concerning this procurement must … via email (preferred) to [email protected] or via hard copy mail to: Director of Finance Questions for Medical Examiners … reader, available through this link: https://get.adobe.com/reader/ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/rfqual0002Opinion 90-60
… Law, §109-b, which relates to installment purchases of equipment, machinery and apparatus, to the extent that such … St Comp, unreported, supra ; cf . Education Law, §1726; Energy Law, §9-103). Therefore, unless a county is permitted … requirements of General Municipal Law, §109-b applied to energy performance contracts made pursuant to the Energy Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-60Response Planning for Unexpected Events
… has plans or procedures to address unexpected or unplanned events and whether those plans were followed, and whether the … its plans or procedures in response to actual unexpected events. This audit covered events during the period November 1, 2018 to October 31, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/06/28/response-planning-unexpected-eventsOpinion 93-22
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … -- Disposition of (when erroneously reported to justice court fund) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Justice Court Fund (procedure to refund bail moneys erroneously …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-22