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DiNapoli: Audit Exposes Significant Management Issues With Tonawanda Housing Authority
… has revealed inappropriate computer usage, inequitable tenant and applicant treatment, and high vacancy rates in … on the period prior to these retirements. While examining tenant applications and existing tenant files during their fieldwork, DiNapoli’s auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-exposes-significant-management-issues-tonawanda-housing-authorityOpinion 94-17
… Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][ii][9-a]; see 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-18, p 3; 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-2, p 3; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-88, p 135; 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79- 307, p …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17Opinion 90-6
… Law (Social Services Law, §131-g; see also 18 NYCRR 390.1). Social Services Law, §410 authorizes a county public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-6Opinion 90-55
… of police department) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-c; VILLAGE LAW, §8-800: A village which abolishes its police department remains … to the abolition of the department. You ask whether a village which abolishes its police department is still … Whether a village which abolishes its police department is still …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55Opinion 90-33
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Whether under the Village Law in the absence of the village mayor at the meeting of the village board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-33Opinion 88-44
… Ass'n v Town Board of the Town of Tuxedo , 69 AD2d 320, 418 NYS2d 638; Conrad v Hinman , 122 Misc 2d 531; 471 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-44Opinion 89-1
… separation from service by reason of death. As a general rule, a town may grant to its officers and employees only … we perceive no basis in the case for departure from the rule barring a public employer from paying its terminated … , Rubenstein and Gendalia , supra , reaffirm the general rule, presumably not followed in Clift because of equitable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1Opinion 88-79
… under the particular federal law without violating the gift and loan provisions of Art. VIII, §1 of the New York … is deemed "miscellaneous revenue" which must be used for community or economic development activities eligible for … construction of a downtown hotel did not violate the the gift and loan provision of the Article VIII, §1 of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79Opinion 92-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-m: Where the police commissioner is the head of the police department, an individual appointed … Whether under section 207m a deputy commissioner who upon the death of the commissioner is appointed to fill the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29Opinion 93-12
… of the expense, the amount of the spouse's expenses. You also state that the purpose of such arrangement is to obtain … Municipal Law provides that the governing board of a "municipality", including a school district, may authorize any … to attend a conference conducted for the betterment of the municipality. Authorization must be by resolution adopted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12DiNapoli: Pension Contribution Rates for Employers Will Decrease for State Fiscal Year 2018-19
… Retirement System (NYSLRS) in State Fiscal Year 2018-19 will decrease from State Fiscal Year 2017-18, New York State … rate for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) will decrease from 15.3 percent of payroll to 14.9 percent of … rate for the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) will decrease from 24.4 percent to 23.5 percent of payroll. …
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 Rochester City School District's payroll processes are … problems with how the district managed its purchases. "The Rochester City School District needs to substantially … procedures it needs to run a sound operation." The Rochester City School District operates 52 schools with …
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 … settlement revenue. DiNapoli's office issues a state cash report every month identifying actual state revenues and …
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
… 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-paymentsDiNapoli: Guess Inc. Agrees to Report on Workplace Safety, Environmental Risks
… As a result of the corporation’s agreement to publish an annual sustainability report, DiNapoli withdrew his … 1000 company with more than 500 stores in the United States, in addition to its stores in 87 other countries. The company has licensed its label to numerous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-guess-inc-agrees-report-workplace-safety-environmental-risksDiNapoli: MTA Budget Outlook Improves
… over the course of the financial plan period, yet it still plans to raise fares and tolls by 15 percent over a … to the MTA’s previous forecasts. DiNapoli cautions the MTA still faces budget risks, including the pace of the economic … Additional funding would be needed to finish the East Side Access project and to begin new expansion projects, such as …
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
… report provides information and analysis across the full spectrum of New York State government, starting with key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/message-comptrollerDiNapoli: Former Clerk/Treasurer of Village of Norwood Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $70K From Village
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, St. Lawrence County District Attorney Gary Pasqua and the New York State Police today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-clerktreasurer-village-norwood-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-70k-village