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Opinion 2005-3
… (leaseback of occupied building by school district) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (construction of parking … Law. It is a fundamental principle of law that school districts possess only those powers expressly delegated by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-3Opinion 88-65
… AND ASSESSMENTS -- Payments (issuance of tax receipts when taxes are paid by mortgagee) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, … when taxes are paid from a mortgage escrow account. You have also asked whether a collecting officer is required … insurance company; federal banking corporation licensed to do business in this state; national banking association; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65Security Longevity/Anniversary Date Calculator
… Use the Security Longevity/Anniversary Date Calculator to determine the new longevity/anniversary date … and Bargaining Agreements for additional information. Calculator Instructions : Enter the First Date of Leave, … Date, and click Calculate . … Use this calculator to determine the new longevityanniversary date …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll/security-longevity-calculatorReport on the State Fiscal Year 2013-14 Enacted Budget and Financial Plan, July 2013
After many years of structural budgetary imbalance, New York has made strides toward achieving equilibrium between recurring revenues and ongoing expenditures.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-enacted-2013-14.pdfOpinion 89-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY CLERK -- Fees … of pendency may be filed in any action in a court of this State or of the United States in which the judgment demanded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-5DiNapoli: Improved Planning Needed for New York To Achieve Its Clean Energy Goals
… The Public Service Commission (PSC) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority … or electric cooling and heating. PSC also did not fully account for other potential risks, and did not consider …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-improved-planning-needed-new-york-achieve-its-clean-energy-goalsDiNapoli Statement on the Governor’s 9th Proposal for the 2018 State of the State
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement today in response to the Governor’s … Fund: "The New York State Common Retirement Fund is a leader among public pension funds that are investing to … will continue to manage the pension fund in the long-term best interests of our members, retirees and the state’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-statement-governors-9th-proposal-2018-state-stateLayers of Debt: Trends and Implications for New York’s Local Governments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ISSUES IN FOCUS
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/lgdebt.pdfState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… In fact, the tax collector’s records were insufficient to determine whether she deposited money in a timely manner. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsNew Funding Needed for MTA Improvements to Prevent Unplanned Fare and Toll Hikes
… subway maintenance will be funded after state and City funds are exhausted. After the completion of Phase 1, … would be funded. The MTA is contributing 43 percent of the funds for the 2015-2019 capital program, a much larger share … capital program, but there is uncertainty regarding these funds. For example, the President has proposed eliminating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/new-funding-needed-mta-improvements-prevent-unplanned-fare-and-toll-hikesNYC Construction Noise Complaints Soar
… http://www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093017/16n3.pdf In June, DiNapoli’s office released an audit that looked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/nyc-construction-noise-complaints-soarOpinion 89-47
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Extension (when adjoining … 172-d, 173, 176(27), 181: A town board may, after a public hearing, adopt a resolution dissolving a fire … in which the fire district is located is currently served by the fire district and two fire protection districts. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-47Pollution Testing on Exhaust Emissions from Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles (Follow-Up) (2013-F-3)
We have followed up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to implement the recommendations contained in our au
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2013-13f3.pdfMonitoring of Construction Management (Follow-Up)
… engineering, and construction management services for buildings statewide. One component of its mission is to design and build facilities for State agencies and public authorities. To achieve that … safety, scope, and function. D&C is generally responsible for managing OGS’ construction contracts. However, contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/monitoring-construction-management-followDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Value $192 Billion
… Fund (Fund) earned an estimated 11.42 percent return on investments in the state fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2017. The Fund has an estimated value of $192 … “New York state’s pension fund is at a record value based on prudent long term asset allocation. We continue to manage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-value-192-billionVolunteer Firefighters – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… certain expenses incurred while attending training schools and courses of instruction for firefighters. General … fees up to a maximum of $50, as well as actual and necessary expenses for travel, meals, lodging and tuition. The law also requires specific approvals that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/volunteer-firefightersDiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Upstate Woman for Theft of over $67K in NYS Pension Benefits, $19K Welfare Fraud
… and Local Employees Retirement System to her deceased mother, Rosemary Banack, between January 2010 and July 2015. … of eligibility for Medicaid assistance. "When her mother died, Tammy Banack concealed the death from the New … benefits until the Retirement System discovered her mother’s death in mid-2015. The prosecution also alleges that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-upstate-woman-theft-over-67k-nys-pension-benefits-19kState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… but were not limited to, gift cards, clothing, drones and video games. The disbursements also included $10,853 for one board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsContract Participation of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
… Care Corporation (WCHCC) established annual minority- and women-owned business enterprise goals, is making an effort to reach these goals, and is accurately reporting these results to the Department … by the Governor. The primary mission of Westchester Medical Center is to serve as the regional health care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/04/contract-participation-minority-and-women-owned-business-enterprisesLocal Sales Tax Collections Increase by Over 10 Percent in the Third Quarter of 2022
Analysis of Local Government Sales Tax Collections in New York State
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-tax-collections-increase-by-over-10-percent-in-the-third-quarter-of-2022.pdf