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Opinion 90-1
… CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (gifts of moneys to public entities) LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (authorizing gift of to another municipal corporation) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- … hazardous waste facility assessments); (contributions to public entities - school district) ENVIRONMENTAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-1Opinion 89-41
… we note that General Municipal Law, Article 11-A does not prescribe any procedures for conducting the referendum even though it does set forth the content of the proposition (see General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 88-60
… §§1-102(1); 4-412: An agreement to operate a facility at a park which is termed a license or concession, but which, in … the common law restriction against alienation of park property without specific legislative authority. GENERAL … as a "license" or "concession" to operate a facility at a village park would constitute a lease of park property. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60Opinion 88-48
… Law authorizes the Authority to "acquire in the name of the authority property, real, personal or mixed, or … of these items be produced or made in whole or substantial part in the United States, its possessions or territories). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48Opinion 97-11
Whether art 18 of the Gen Municipal Law authorizes a city to require housing authority members to file an annual financial disclosure form with the city
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-11Opinion 92-36
… to finance the implementation of an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system in an area encompassing less than the entire … and maintaining the telecommunication equipment and telephone services needed t o provide an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system to serve such municipality . (emphasis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-36DiNapoli: NYC Dept. of Buildings Is Not Doing Enough to Improve Construction Site Safety
… City Department of Buildings (DOB) is not doing enough to protect construction workers on building sites, according to an audit released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli . The audit found DOB needs to be more aggressive in its oversight, inspections and use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-dept-buildings-not-doing-enough-improve-construction-site-safetyDiNapoli Report Analyzes Increases in NYC's Unsheltered Population and Spending
… through its expanded outreach, placement and services for the homeless to better explain where it has been most … projected to remain relatively flat after Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, the report noted. “The number of people living on the … 1) its annual Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) count of unsheltered individuals, which is required for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-report-analyzes-increases-nycs-unsheltered-population-and-spendingSubway Recovery Tracker
… to more than 75 percent in April and May of 2025. The early stages of the recovery were marked by great disparities … it did in wealthier ones. More recent recovery patterns are different and correlation with neighborhood income … markedly less pronounced. Since September 2024, many stations in the Bronx, Upper Manhattan and outer Brooklyn …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/osdc/subway-recovery-trackerState Agencies Bulletin No. 2388
… income taxes. Federal, State, and New York City income tax withholding will be calculated using the Aggregate method. Yonkers income tax withholding will be calculated using the Flat Rate method …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2388-2025-csea-work-related-clothing-allowance-and-2025-uniform-maintenanceState Agencies Bulletin No. 2290
… income taxes. Federal, State, and New York City income tax withholding will be calculated using the Aggregate method. Yonkers income tax withholding will be calculated using the Flat Rate method …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2290-2024-csea-work-related-clothing-allowance-and-2024-uniform-maintenanceState Agencies Bulletin No. 1971.1
… employee’s SSN. Phone: OSC does not specify what phone number the employee must provide. However, if the phone number does not match what the agency has on record for the … the financial institution showing the account number, bank routing number, the employee’s name and any joint account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19711-direct-deposit-guidance-and-audit-queryState Agencies Bulletin No. 1971.2
… employee’s SSN. Phone: OSC does not specify what phone number the employee must provide. However, if the phone number does not match what the agency has on record for the … the financial institution showing the account number, bank routing number, the employee’s name and any joint account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19712-direct-deposit-guidance-and-audit-queryUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-327
… of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2021, April 2022, and April 2023 Senior Officer Series Differential … Differential payments effective April 1, 2021, April 1, 2022, and April 1, 2023. Effective Dates : The April 2021, April 2022 and April 2023 Senior Officer Series Differential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-327-april-2021-april-2022-and-april-2023-state-new-york-unifiedUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-215
… April 2015 UCS Salary Increase (Bargaining Units 87, 86, 88, CT, SA, SD, SG, SK and SN) and provide instructions for … Unrepresented Non-Judicial Employees Bargaining Units 86, 88, CT Civil Service Employees Association Bargaining Unit 87 … and Unrepresented employees in Bargaining Units 86, 88 and CT. The increase is authorized pursuant to Section 7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-215-april-2015-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-salaryDiNapoli Audit Finds Food Inspection Failures at NYC Homeless Shelters
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. "When you get a hot meal at a homeless shelter, it should not come with a health warning," DiNapoli … programs. The office certifies and oversees larger scale shelter facilities and is responsible for inspecting them and … only 59 percent (79 out of a required 135) of food inspections from 2015 through 2017 were completed. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-finds-food-inspection-failures-nyc-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli: State Missing Nearly $2.4 Million in Uncollected Tolls
… collection for a variety of reasons, including license plate images that could not be processed and an inability to … (and document such actions) to obtain temporary license plate registration information from out-of-state DMVs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-state-missing-nearly-24-million-uncollected-tollsOpinion 96-16
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … and town taxes (Town Law, §198[12][e]). There is, however, no authority in section 198 for the town board, irrespective … e.g., McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-64, p 145, relating to the general rule that a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16Opinion 92-42
… is paid to the town under a contract (see, e.g., 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-41, p 81; 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-37, p 51; 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-103, p 127; 29 Opns St Comp, 1973, p 122). It is not an improper use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-42Opinion 2002-14
… a village project to reconstruct a certain stream channel. After the project was completed, several village … a village project to reconstruct a certain stream channel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14