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Opinion 97-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Powers and Duties (participation in county workers' compensation self-insurance plan) WORKERS' … COMPENSATION -- County Self-Insurance Plan (participation in by village housing authority) WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 2002-5
… is established generally for acquisitions of rights in land for open space preservation, no referendum is required … finance the acquisition of permanent development rights in land for open space preservation. A bond resolution to … actually used in bona fide agricultural production" ( id .). 1 The purpose of section 247 is to provide a means …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… announced his office completed audits of the Central Islip Union Free School District , Hunter-Tannersville Central School District , North Merrick Union Free School District and the Oswego School District … being spent appropriately and effectively.” Central Islip Union Free School District – Financial Management (Suffolk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Opinion 93-21
… FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment (procedures for sale of) REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (need for to sell fire truck … district) PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Disposition (procedures for sale of unneeded truck by fire district) TOWN LAW, §176(23): … determination that a negotiated, rather than a public, sale of an unneeded pumper truck will yield the best price or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-21XII.6.B Land Acquisition Payments – XII. Expenditures
… State agencies (agencies) acquire real property (i.e., land) either voluntarily, by purchasing the land from the landowner at an agreed upon price, or involuntarily, pursuant to the New York State Eminent Domain Procedure Law. Whether … New York State agencies agencies acquire real property ie land either voluntarily by purchasing the land from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6b-land-acquisition-paymentsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… in the contracts between the town and his machining company. In addition, the supervisor did not properly … officers and employees totaling $145,671 or certain health insurance benefits provided by the town. Finger Lakes … (GSA) per diem rates. In addition, a credit card company was allowed to directly withdraw 18 payments totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… that 101 credit card purchases totaling $22,100 did not have original receipts attached to the monthly statement. In July 2019, Richard A. Lobur, a … 2019, one individual pleaded guilty to petit larceny while the other two pleaded to a non-criminal disposition. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsLocal Government – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Real Property Taxes and Sales Taxes Are Major Local Revenue Sources Real property taxes remain the single largest source of local government revenue in the State, accounting for $36.6 … or 43 percent, of the $85 billion in total revenue from local fiscal years ending in 2019 (not including New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/local-governmentCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B6-16-17)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2017 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Newburgh, located in Orange County, issued debt totaling $15 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the general fund as of December 31, 2010. New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/11/10/city-newburgh-budget-review-b6-16-17Town of Carlisle – Fund Balance (2017M-106)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s fund balance management for the period January 1, … times actual expenditures that year. The Board increased real property taxes to finance operations and its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/20/town-carlisle-fund-balance-2017m-106Opinion 89-23
… §72-h: A village may allow a State agency, by lease or license, to utilize space in the village hall several times … ... the board of trustees of a village ... may sell, transfer or lease to or exchange with any municipal … implies the power to grant the lesser right of a revocable license to use (see 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-162, p 205), it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-23Sweet Home Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-166)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Sweet Home Central School District’s (District) Board of Education … audit sweet home school financial management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/31/sweet-home-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-166Opinion 94-22
Whether the charges imposed on behalf of a business improvement district may be turned over to and be controlled and directly expended by the district management association
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-22Opinion 89-14
… (collecting officer may not solicit stamped envelopes for mailing tax receipts) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §986(1): A … envelope with their tax payment. The mailing of receipts for taxes is governed by the provisions of section 986(1) of … the views of this Office. With respect to requests for stamped self-addressed envelopes, we note that there is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-14Vendor Responsibility Documentation
… an estimated amount of $100,000 or greater ✔ ✔ 3. Real estate (purchase, sale or lease) except for an eminent domain or real property sale which is required by law to be sold to the highest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/vendor-responsibility-documentationDiNapoli: NYC's Property Tax Bills Rise Along With Burden on Working- and Middle-Class Homeowners
… were even more pronounced from fiscal years 2007 to 2024 as the gap in tax burden based on property value …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-nycs-property-tax-bills-rise-along-burden-working-and-middle-class-homeownersReview of Real Property Holdings for Disposal (Follow-Up) (2015-F-2)
We have followed up on the actions taken by the officials of the Department of Transportation (Department) to implement the recommendations contained in our aud
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-15f2.pdfTown of Chateaugay - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-200)
Determine whether the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/chateaugay-200.pdfTown of Lenox - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-242)
Determine whether the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/lenox.pdfTown of Lysander - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-221)
Determine whether the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/lysander.pdf