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DiNapoli: Audit Exposes Significant Management Issues With Tonawanda Housing Authority
… An audit of the Tonawanda Housing Authority (THA) has revealed … vacancy rates in public housing, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The actions of certain Tonawanda housing authority employees are … An audit of the Tonawanda Housing Authority THA has revealed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-exposes-significant-management-issues-tonawanda-housing-authorityOpinion 94-17
… AND ASSESSMENTS -- Tax Levy (inclusion of delinquent solid waste services fees with) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§120-w, … provide for a system of collection and disposal of solid waste through, among other means, resource recovery (General … by law for the annexation of the warrant to the assessment roll, a brief description of the property for which or in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17Opinion 90-6
… Services Districts (acceptance of corporate grant for day care purposes) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- Powers and … not accept a corporate grant for the purpose of providing day care services pursuant to the Social Services Law on the condition that a day care room be permanently named in a manner which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-6Opinion 90-55
… ch 965) which, inter alia , permitted municipalities to apply for an accidental disability retirement, a retirement … accidental disability pension, if a firefighter does not apply, and to terminate salary payments to disabled … or modify the rights of disabled firefighters whose jobs are eliminated subsequent to the occurrence of their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55Opinion 90-33
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. VILLAGE MAYOR -- Deputy (power to appoint officers and employees) VILLAGE LAW, … of the village mayor at a village board meeting, the deputy mayor has the power to appoint village officers and … mayor at the meeting of the village board of trustees, the deputy village mayor may recommend appointments of village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-33Opinion 88-44
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … of an incorporated engineering firm with which the town has contracted for services has a prohibited conflict of … Whether a town board member who is an employee of an incorporated engineering firm with which the town has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-44Opinion 89-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in service) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §92(1): The estate of a town employee who dies while in service generally is not … Whether a town may pay to the surviving spouse of a deceased town highway department employee who died while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1Opinion 88-79
… Action Grant to provide grants or loans to assist private developers in financing economic development projects … deemed "miscellaneous revenue" to grant or loan moneys to developers for projects identified by the local development … income to provide grants or loans to assist private developers in financing economic development projects without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79Opinion 92-29
… of General Municipal Law, §207-m to salary of deputy police commissioner); (salary of individual filling … of General Municipal Law, §207-m to salary of deputy commissioner); (salary of individual filling vacancy … to at least the salary paid to his or her predecessor. A deputy police commissioner is not entitled to salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29Opinion 93-12
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and … (travel expenses - spouse of school board member attending conference) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §77-b: A school district … of the board of education who accompanies the board member in attending a conference, even if board member has provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12DiNapoli: 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 … announced today. The estimated average contribution rate for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) will decrease from … Employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System NYSLRS in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-pension-contribution-rates-employers-will-decrease-state-fiscal-year-2018-19DiNapoli Finds Major Problems with Rochester School District Payments
… the controls and oversight procedures it needs to run a sound operation." The Rochester City School District operates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-finds-major-problems-rochester-school-district-paymentsDiNapoli Releases April Cash Report
… (DOB) projections, according to the April state cash report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … April receipts.” Other findings from the April cash report include: PIT receipts through April totaled $6.7 … Revenue, Debt Service and Capital Projects funds, as well as funds from the federal government. The report is now …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-releases-april-cash-reportDiNapoli Releases Profile of New York's Small Business Owners
… (19.5%). Rates were significantly lower for Black business ownership: 3.4% of owners compared to 14.2% of population in … 28.7% compared to 18.5% nationwide. The share of business ownership is also higher than the share of New York’s … often identified as a key reason for low rates of business ownership among women and people of color. The New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-profile-new-yorks-small-business-ownersDiNapoli: Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Grandmother's State Pension Payments
… DiNapoli said. “Thanks to the work of my investigative team and the Erie County District Attorney’s Office, her … Division of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-buffalo-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-grandmothers-state-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: NYC's Property Tax Bills Rise Along With Burden on Working- and Middle-Class Homeowners
… due to the pandemic, property tax bills continued to rise. The State Comptroller determined this was due in part … while the bottom 20th percentile saw the market value rise by 1.7% and tax bills go up by 11%. Overall, the … consideration for tax incentives to promote their construction and rehabilitation. Report Residential Real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-nycs-property-tax-bills-rise-along-burden-working-and-middle-class-homeownersDiNapoli: Guess Inc. Agrees to Report on Workplace Safety, Environmental Risks
… including workplace safety and environmental risks in its supply chain. As a result of the corporation’s agreement to … to increase transparency and accountability in their supply chains including: 2014 – Fortune 500 retailers Dollar … to increase transparency and accountability in their supply chains. 2013 - Best Buy and Bed Bath & Beyond agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-guess-inc-agrees-report-workplace-safety-environmental-risksDiNapoli: MTA Budget Outlook Improves
… MTA still faces budget risks, including the pace of the economic recovery and the impact of the next round of … to finish the East Side Access project and to begin new expansion projects, such as the next phase of the Second Avenue Subway. In an effort to reduce the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/09/dinapoli-mta-budget-outlook-improvesXI.18.I Sexual Harassment Prevention Certification – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… of the labor law.” Bids that do not contain the above certification may not be considered for award; provided however, that if the bidder cannot make the certification, the bidder shall so state and shall provide … statement which sets forth in detail the reasons why the certification cannot be made. The certification may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18i-sexual-harassment-prevention-certificationMessage from the Comptroller – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… what will be multiple years affected by COVID-19. My hope is that it will inform all New Yorkers as well as the ongoing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/message-comptroller