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Opinion 93-21
… sale of an unneeded pumper truck will yield the best price or maximum financial benefits, it may resolve to sell … board of fire commissioners wishes to maximize the sale price, but is concerned that a competitive bidding procedure … officials have a fiduciary duty to secure the best price obtainable in their judgment or the most beneficial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-21Becoming Eligible for a Benefit – Article 14 Benefits
… may leave public employment and, at a later date, apply for and receive a vested retirement benefit . You can choose … Article 14 information for PFRS Tier 3 members Covers pension disability and death …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/becoming-eligible-benefitDiNapoli Releases Subway Ridership Dashboard
… the New Yorkers returning to the subways are those who most need it, including many from The Bronx, Brooklyn and … on the city's recovery,” said Danny Pearlstein, director of communications and policy, Riders Alliance . “Just as … Black, and brown New Yorkers continue to rely on our precious mass transit system, even despite the pandemic,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-releases-subway-ridership-dashboardVillage of Owego - Board Oversight and Financial Operations (2018M-101)
… all accounts. Because of ineffective recordkeeping, the certified public accounting firm (firm) was unable to … its audits for the last two years. The Board hired another certified public accountant (CPA) who was paid $30,000 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/09/21/village-owego-board-oversight-and-financial-operations-2018m-101Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies – Federal Funding and New York
… I. Funds to New York City The City’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 preliminary budget includes $679 million in federal … line with historical norms and annual school allocations. FIGURE 1 – Title I NYC School Allocations, FY 2025 # … in Title I funding to nearly 1,600 City schools (see Figure 1); this includes $58 million carried over from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/title-i-grants-local-educational-agenciesVertus Charter School – Information Technology Asset Management (2025M-9)
… the audit period? Audit Period July 1, 2023 – January 16, 2025 Understanding the Program Schools purchase a wide … certain asset-identifying information, such as an asset’s serial number, make and model, location, employee assigned, … action. We conducted this audit pursuant to Article V, Section 1 of the State Constitution and the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/06/27/vertus-charter-school-information-technology-asset-management-2025m-9New York State’s Aging Prison Population: Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising January 2022 PDF Version Message from the Comptroller The safe and efficient … axis) 2008 62.6 7.5 12.0 2009 60.0 7.9 13.2 2010 57.7 8.2 14.2 2011 56.5 8.5 15.1 2012 55.4 9.0 16.3 2013 54.0 9.3 … 19.7 2017 50.6 10.3 20.3 2018 48.9 10.1 20.8 2019 46.0 9.7 21.0 2020 42.1 9.2 21.8 2021 31.3 7.6 24.3 Source: New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-york-states-aging-prison-population-share-older-adults-keeps-risingOpinion 92-31
… -- Municipal Advertising (no authority to sell in newsletter) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (publication of informational newsletter) VILLAGE LAW, §4-412(1): A village, by local law, may provide for the publication and distribution of a newsletter for its residents containing information including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-31Opinion 97-10
… and authorized installment purchase contracts only for "equipment, machinery and apparatus" 1 . The express …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10NYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Amazon Must Ensure Its Business Is Not Adding to Racial Inequality
… promote hatred,” DiNapoli said. “Corporate America can only benefit by joining the ongoing national reckoning over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-amazon-must-ensure-its-business-not-adding-racial-inequalityNew York Local Government Assistance Corporation
… The most significant component of this legislation is that the amount of GO TRANs that can be undertaken by the … a GO TRANs borrowing only if a declaration of emergency is put forth by the Governor and legislative leaders. If a GO … Meetings Board of Directors Date Agenda Meeting Notice Adopted Minutes June 9, 2022 Agenda Meeting Notice June 25, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/debt/lgacDiNapoli: State Should Recoup $11.7 Million from Special Education Contractors
… in other than personal service costs and depreciation. Marie Pense Center LLC: Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2019-S-36) Marie Pense is a New York City-based proprietary organization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-state-should-recoup-117-million-special-education-contractorsOpinion 93-7
… requirements as a professional service. You ask whether a county contract to engage a firm to serve legal process on behalf of the county is exempt from the competitive bidding requirements of … (see People ex rel. Smith , supra ; Schulz v Warren County Board of Supervisors , 179 AD2d 118, 581 NYS2d 885 lv …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-7Examples – Article 14 Benefits
… Example: A member joins at age 22 and has ten years of service credit when he or she … for a vested retirement benefit at the early retirement age of 42 (the age he or she would have had 20 years of service credit). The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/examplesDiNapoli Announces Robin Lois to Oversee Local Government Division
… and small business operations. She is a graduate of Mount Saint Mary College. She started on Jan. 4. Her annual salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-announces-robin-lois-oversee-local-government-divisionDiNapoli: 2015 Sales Tax Collections Drop in 30 Counties
… Sales tax collections grew by more than 3 percent in only four counties outside of New York City in 2015 – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-2015-sales-tax-collections-drop-30-countiesDiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains Below One Percent in 2017
Property tax levy growth for local governments will be capped at 068 percent for 2017 decreasing slightly from 2016 when it was 073 percent according to State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-remains-below-one-percent-2017DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3.8% in August
… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 3.8% in August compared to the same month in 2023, according to data released today by … Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 38 in August compared to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-3-point-8-percent-augustDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.3% in October
… $33 million, compared to the same time last year. County and city collections in the rest of the state totaled $884 … are from the cash distributions made to counties and tax-imposing cities by the state Department of Taxation and Finance. The amounts are based on estimates of what each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-23-octoberDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Nearly Flat in July
… as a whole reflects reported sales by vendors. The next quarterly numbers (for July-September) will be available in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-nearly-flat-july