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DiNapoli: Too Many Subway Stations Need Repairs
… good repair. “New York City Transit reports it is making progress on repairing stations but the pace is too slow and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-too-many-subway-stations-need-repairsAdministration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes
… of $2 for every $500 of consideration exchanged. The tax is paid by the grantor (seller), unless the grantor is exempt from the tax or does not pay, in which case the … of residential real property when the consideration is $1 million or more, and is often referred to as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/08/administration-and-collection-real-estate-transfer-taxesOpinion 93-12
… (travel expenses - where spouse accompanies school board member) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Reimbursement for … member attending conference) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §77-b: A school district may not authorize the incurrence and … and all necessary tuition fees incurred in connection with attendance at a conference. Claims for these expenses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12Opinion 92-29
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-m: Where the police commissioner is the head of the police department, an individual appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of commissioner is entitled to at least the salary paid to his or her predecessor. A deputy police commissioner is not entitled to salary increases pursuant to General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29DiNapoli Finds Major Problems with Rochester School District Payments
… 41 (91 percent) of the employees in almost every type of payment made to them, including incorrect salary payments, … documented and reflected in the payroll system for payment; and Direct the district's attorney to review the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-finds-major-problems-rochester-school-district-paymentsPractices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees (Follow-Up)
… can include fare evasion, smoking, or interference with the movement of a transit vehicle. Fines range from $25 … 31, 2018, there were approximately 137,027 summonses with outstanding fines of $13 million and fees of $8.5 million. Transit contracted with a vendor to staff and operate the TAB. This includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/07/practices-used-transit-adjudication-bureau-collect-and-account-fines-and-fees-followDiNapoli: Binghamton City School Finances Progressing
… fiscal condition, according to an audit issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “School officials in … have worked diligently to keep their district’s finances on the right path under difficult circumstances,” said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-binghamton-city-school-finances-progressingDiNapoli: Pension Contribution Rates for Employers Will Decrease for State Fiscal Year 2018-19
… Employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) in State Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-pension-contribution-rates-employers-will-decrease-state-fiscal-year-2018-19Opinion 90-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (naming of … that public facility be named after donor) SOCIAL SERVICES LAW §§61(2), 131-g, 410; COUNTY LAW, §215(3): A county social … accept a grant which is conditioned upon a county facility being permanently named after a particular donor. It is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-6Opinion 90-55
… In 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-27, p 49, copy enclosed, we answered a similar question in connection with an injured … in section 207-c for police officers. In that opinion, we concluded that the rights of a firefighter who is employed … or similar accidental disability pension, if a firefighter does not apply, and to terminate salary payments to disabled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55Opinion 91-13*
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Leases (as constituting indebtedness for purposes … corporation acquires use of the facility under a lease agreement and has an option to purchase: (a) does not … centers and hospices. Under a literal reading of this definition, the instant transaction would not appear to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-13Opinion 94-17
… General Municipal Law, §120-aa; Second Class Cities Law, §79). Although we are aware of no State statute which … 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-88, p 135; 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79- 307, p 52). The fees, however, may be imposed only upon … with constitutional equal protection guarantees (see NY Const, art I, §11; Elmwood-Utica Houses v Buffalo Sewer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17Opinion 88-44
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Engineering Services (town board member employed by engineering firm) -- Interest in Contract … contract) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3)(c), 802(1)(b): A town board member acquires an interest in the contract between the town and the engineering firm with which the town contracts when the board member becomes …
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
… St. Lawrence County District Attorney Gary 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 … account and abused the public’s trust,” DiNapoli said. “I thank District Attorney Pasqua and the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-clerktreasurer-village-norwood-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-70k-villageDiNapoli: MTA Budget Outlook Improves
… plans to raise fares and tolls by 15 percent over a three-year period, according to an analysis of the MTA’s financial … the MTA has eliminated the 2014 budget gap and reduced out-year gaps to a cumulative total of $240 million from $638 … will likely exceed pre-recession levels in 2013. Last year, ridership on the city’s subways reached the highest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/09/dinapoli-mta-budget-outlook-improvesState Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
… The proposals sent to Caesars Entertainment, Match Group, Penn Entertainment, SoFi Technologies, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., Zillow Group, and Zoom Video Communications , ask the companies to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-corporations-disclose-political-spendingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1990.3
… establishing a temporary overtime rate for employees in certain titles represented by NYSCOPBA working at OPWDD. … OPWDD, the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), the Public Employees Federation (PEF), the New York State … 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/19903-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainState Agencies Bulletin No. 1987.3
… processing instructions regarding the implementation of a pilot program establishing a temporary overtime rate for employees in certain titles represented by NYSCOPBA … must use overtime factor .00120 in the calculation when submitting any payments using Earnings Code OTO – OT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19873-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainOpinion 88-79
… is deemed "miscellaneous revenue" which must be used for community or economic development activities eligible for assistance under Title I of the Housing and Community … to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for 5 years following issuance of a Certificate of Project …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79Opinion 89-1
… department employees which, among other things, provides for the employees to receive a certain number of sick, … or by necessary implication, or which are provided for in a collective bargaining agreement (see 1987 Opns St … from service for other than his or her scheduled salary entitlement. The court also rejected the employee's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1