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Opinion 94-17
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Recycling Services … may be relevied with the next annual real property tax in accordance with the procedures prescribed in General Municipal Law, §120-cc. You ask whether a city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17Opinion 88-44
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether a town board member who is an employee of an incorporated engineering firm with which the town has contracted for services has a prohibited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-44DiNapoli: Former Clerk/Treasurer of Village of Norwood Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $70K From Village
… Pasqua and the New York State Police today announced that Nancy Berger, 55, formerly the Clerk/Treasurer of the Village of Norwood, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the second degree for stealing $73,725 from the village. “Nancy Berger treated the village as her personal bank account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-clerktreasurer-village-norwood-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-70k-villageDiNapoli: MTA Budget Outlook Improves
… plan period, yet it still plans to raise fares and tolls by 15 percent over a three-year period, according to an … Other findings of the analysis include: Fares and tolls have risen much faster than inflation over the past six … needs with non-bond proceeds. The MTA plans to allocate $2.7 billion in operating budget resources to fund capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/09/dinapoli-mta-budget-outlook-improvesState Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
… anniversary of the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the … proposals that call on seven corporations in the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (the Fund) portfolio … spending on political causes and on two others to adopt a new policy before contributing to the political activities of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-corporations-disclose-political-spendingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1990.3
… (MOAs) between the State of New York, OPWDD, the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), the Public … Codes: Title Job Code Title Code Safety & Security Officer 1 008030 8755100 Safety & Security Officer 2 008034 8755200 Safety & Security Officer Trainee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19903-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainState Agencies Bulletin No. 1987.3
… establishing a temporary overtime rate for employees in certain titles represented by NYSCOPBA working at OMH. Affected Employees Employees in certain Security Services Unit (BU21) titles who work at … on 12/31/2022, the overtime rate shall revert to the rate in place prior to implementation of the pilot program unless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19873-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainOpinion 88-79
… of Article VIII, section 1 of the State Constitution. We express no opinion, however, as to the types of activities … that the arrangement is permissible under Federal law. We express no opinion, however, as to whether such an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79Opinion 89-1
… The governing board of each county, city, town, village, school district, and of each fire district or other district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1Opinion 90-33
… subject to village board approval and applicable civil service requirements (see Montero v Lum , 68 NY2d 253, … may have delegated the power to appoint to another village officer or employee. September 4, 1990 Jack L. Libert, Esq., …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-33DiNapoli Releases April Cash Report
… state tax collections totaled $8.6 billion, an increase of 21.4 percent from last April, primarily due to an increase … were $23.7 million lower than newly released Division of the Budget (DOB) projections, according to the April state … with tax filing extensions made up $1.1 billion of the $1.4 billion growth in PIT. Strength in the financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-releases-april-cash-reportDiNapoli: Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Grandmother's State Pension Payments
… A 55-year-old Buffalo woman pleaded guilty to stealing more than $54,715 in … Lorraine Stenclik, retired in 1985 from the City of Buffalo and was receiving a pension via direct deposit into … A 55yearold Buffalo woman pleaded guilty to stealing more than $54715 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-buffalo-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-grandmothers-state-pension-paymentsPublic Safety – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… program. According to DCJS data reported by these 20 police departments, incidents of gun-related violence … in 2022, shooting incidents where a person was hit are up 15 percent, and the number of individuals killed by gun … was 31 percent greater in the areas reported by these 20 police departments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-safetyDiNapoli: NYC Transit Should Improve Response to Safety-Related Defects
… compromise subway safety which had not been identified by station supervisors during their inspections," said DiNapoli. … "A" defects at 12 stations that had been inspected by station supervisors. The defects included: loose stairway treads; exposed, sharp metal objects; station platform cracks; and an oil leak on the station …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-nyc-transit-should-improve-response-safety-related-defectsDiNapoli: Audit Exposes Significant Management Issues With Tonawanda Housing Authority
… tenant and applicant treatment, and high vacancy rates in public housing, according to New York State Comptroller … to others. For years, the authority has not operated in a fair and equitable, efficient or transparent manner and … housing to this community." The authority, located in the city of Tonawanda in Erie County, manages a 257-unit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-exposes-significant-management-issues-tonawanda-housing-authorityDiNapoli: NYC's Property Tax Bills Rise Along With Burden on Working- and Middle-Class Homeowners
… pandemic has caused property tax disparity to worsen in New York City, driving housing costs higher for many, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Property tax … and aspects of how the city calculates property taxes. “New York City’s residential real estate market has proven …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-nycs-property-tax-bills-rise-along-burden-working-and-middle-class-homeownersAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the Three State Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2021
To ascertain the total expenses incurred in administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act collectively Acts for the three State Fiscal Years ended March 31 2021
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/25/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleXIV.14.E Recording General Capital Assets – XIV. Special Procedures
… of a new component where one did not previously exist. Renovations will be recorded within the capital asset system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14e-recording-general-capital-assetsState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Teachers' Contract Agreement
… “The news of Mayor de Blasio and the UFT reaching an agreement for a long … largest city and municipal workforce. I applaud Mayor de Blasio and UFT President Michael Mulgrew for reaching this … The news of Mayor de Blasio and the UFT reaching an agreement for a long …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-teachers-contract-agreementXII.6.F Paying Deceased Legislator Benefits – XII. Expenditures
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES Legislation provides that when a New York State Senator or Member of Assembly dies in Office, New York State will provide the beneficiary with a benefit equal to the remainder of the … Legislation provides that when a New York State Senator or Member of Assembly dies in Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6f-paying-deceased-legislator-benefits