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Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse (Follow-Up) (2024-F-2)
To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Reimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse (Report 2021-S-34).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-24f2.pdfDiNapoli: Too Many Subway Stations Need Repairs
… “Worn or damaged stairs and platform edges pose risks for riders, while broken tiles, lights and peeling paint … with a low opinion of the transit system.” DiNapoli’s office examined data from New York City Transit (NYCT), a … condition of elevators and escalators. According to the latest survey, more than one-quarter of all structural …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-too-many-subway-stations-need-repairsAdministration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) has adequate systems and practices in place to allow it to effectively collect Real Estate Transfer Taxes (RETT), as required by relevant law and … To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance has adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/08/administration-and-collection-real-estate-transfer-taxesOpinion 93-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … member) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Reimbursement for Expenses (travel expenses - spouse of school board member … any officer or employee to attend a conference conducted for the betterment of the municipality. Authorization must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12Opinion 92-29
… of General Municipal Law, §207-m to salary of deputy police commissioner); (salary of individual filling vacancy in office of police commissioner) POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police … Where the police commissioner is the head of the police department, an individual appointed to fill a vacancy in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29DiNapoli Finds Major Problems with Rochester School District Payments
… contracts, visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was created to promote transparency in government and …
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)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the 11 recommendations included in our initial report, Practices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to … To determine the extent of implementation of the 11 recommendations included in our initial report Practices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to …
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
… average annual tax levy increase was 3.4 percent. This was lower than the average for other upstate school districts …
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
… to a two-year projection of their annual pension bill six weeks earlier than in previous years. Employers use this … salaries and the distribution of their employees among the six retirement tiers. There are more than 3,000 participating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-pension-contribution-rates-employers-will-decrease-state-fiscal-year-2018-19Opinion 90-6
… opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (naming of public facilities after corporate grantor) -- Social Services … grant conditioned upon naming a day care room in a county building in a manner which identifies the grantor, subject to … a corporate grant on the condition that a room in a county building be named after the grantor, we note initially that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-6Opinion 90-55
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Disability Benefits (termination of police department) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-c; VILLAGE … Whether a village which abolishes its police department is still required to pay a police officer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55Opinion 94-17
… services fees with) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§120-w, 120-cc; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(9-a): A city, by … the procedures prescribed in General Municipal Law, §120-cc. You ask whether a city may include in the next … supra; Opn No. 86-88, supra). General Municipal Law, §120-cc expressly authorizes municipal corporations to adopt local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17Opinion 88-44
… Also, we note that the courts of this State have held public officials to a high standard of conduct and, on … spirit and intent of the statute, are inconsistent with public policy, or suggest self-interest, partiality or …
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
… Clerk/Treasurer of the Village of Norwood, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the second degree for stealing $73,725 … the funds between 2018 and 2022 by writing village checks to herself. Her theft was initially uncovered by the village … Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed to fighting public corruption and encourages the public to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-clerktreasurer-village-norwood-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-70k-villageDiNapoli: MTA Budget Outlook Improves
… is plenty of time before the next scheduled fare increase for the MTA to refocus its efforts on reducing waste, which … service ($317 million), and lower health insurance costs for active employees and retirees ($218 million) compared to … risen much faster than inflation over the past six years. For instance, since 2007, the cost of a 30-day MetroCard rose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/09/dinapoli-mta-budget-outlook-improvesState Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
… Group, Penn Entertainment, SoFi Technologies, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., Zillow Group, and Zoom Video Communications , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-corporations-disclose-political-spendingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1990.3
… in certain titles. The new overtime rate applies to all overtime earned during shifts that begin at or after … in the employee’s taxable gross, and are subject to all employment and income taxes. Income taxes will be … be included in the employee’s taxable gross subject to all employment and income taxes. Federal, State, and New York …
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
… overtime rate for employees in certain titles represented by NYSCOPBA working at OMH. Affected Employees Employees in … to implementation of the pilot program unless extended by mutual agreement of the parties. The New York State … factor.00120 for affected OMH employees represented by NYCOPBA. Effective Dates The new overtime rate is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19873-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainOpinion 88-79
… of Art. VIII, §1 of the New York Constitution. This is in reply to your letter concerning the use of "program … both provide that "program income" received after the loan is made to the developer is deemed "miscellaneous revenue" which must be used for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79Opinion 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-89-1