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DiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… Audit Finds Properties in Forest Protection Program That Dont Qualify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesOpinion 2000-21
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Establishment of (joint fire district when … Whether in the proposed formation of a joint fire district containing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21Public Authorities – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Public authorities are legally separate public entities that provide services to the public as well … tolls, fees, and in some cases, taxes. Public authorities are generally self-supporting through their … Created by the government public authorities are legally separate entities that provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-authoritiesPublic Authorities – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Public authorities are distinct legal entities that provide services to the public as well as to the State and local governments. New … tolls, fees, and in some cases, taxes. Public authorities are generally self-supporting through their … Created by the government public authorities are legally separate entities that provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-authoritiesSalary Explanation – When Employees Retire
… page: From the Notification From Account Homepage, go to Notifications panel. Click View All link to see a list … link. From the Search Page From Account Homepage, go to I want to section. Click Submit Salary Explanation … employees. In search results, click anywhere in a row to go to employee’s Salary Explanation page. What You Need to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/salary-explanationOpinion 93-18
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (authority … requiring referendum on program for fire company in fire protection district) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- … a fire company located within a fire protection district in the town, unless the proposal has been approved by a vote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-18Improper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations (Follow-Up)
… We determined the Department’s eMedNY claims processing system did not have access to maternity encounter data to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/20/improper-supplemental-maternity-capitation-payments-managed-care-organizations-followDiNapoli: Foreclosure Filings Fall Nearly 50 Percent Statewide Since 2013
… York dropped 46 percent between 2013 and 2018, from 46,696 to 25,334, according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas … an improvement, the foreclosure crisis is far from over. To extend the progress we’ve made, New York must continue to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-foreclosure-filings-fall-nearly-50-percent-statewide-2013Service Credit – Divorce and Your Benefits
… service credit earned during the marriage will be credited to the spouse even if purchased after the marriage ends. … credit for each year of credited service at retirement, up to a maximum of two additional years (Article 19 of the … will not allocate a portion of the additional service to the ex-spouse if the DRO defines the numerator (marital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/service-creditDual Employment
… (OCA), which is the administrative arm of UCS, under the direction of the Chief Administrative Judge. UCS employs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/18/dual-employmentOpinion 90-26
… the estimated maximum cost in the bond resolution (11 Opns St Comp, 1955, p 22; 13 Opns St Comp, 1957, p 160; 16 Opns St Comp 1960, p 300; 22 Opns St … be subject to a mandatory referendum. July 12, 1990 Mario John Albano, Esq., Attorney at Law Verplanck Fire District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-26Opinion 92-45
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (imposition for services of emergency rescue and first aid squad) EMERGENCY RESCUE AND … Whether the emergency rescue and first aid squad of a fire district fire department may impose a fee on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-45Opinion 91-58
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Advisory (site plan approval) GENERAL CITY LAW, §30-a: In the … of express statutory authority, a city may not conduct an advisory referendum on the question whether to grant site … program. You ask whether a city may conduct an advisory referendum on the question of whether to grant site …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-58Opinion 92-39
… opinion. ELECTIONS -- Improvement Districts (eligibility to vote) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Establishment (eligibility of non-property owners to vote in election on establishment) -- Referendum (eligibility to vote) SEWER DISTRICTS -- Establishment (eligibility of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39Opinion 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-90-33Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS): Administration of Non-Competitive and … Limited-Competition Contracts (2013-N-2) Auditors found ACS officials did not always comply with the Procurement … certain non-competitive and limited-competition contracts. ACS officials did not provide sufficient oversight of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Maintenance and Inspection of Event Recorder Units (Follow-Up)
… the world. As of August 25, 2021, Transit has 6,455 subway cars that travel over 665 miles of track and covered over 325 … Transit began to deploy its New Technology Train (NTT) cars (R142, R142A, R143, R160, and R188). In June 2020, the R179 train cars were deployed into revenue service. The NTTs are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/21/maintenance-and-inspection-event-recorder-units-followServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (Follow-Up)
… submitted Notices and to affected employees, and in some cases, there was no record of any outreach. Our audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/10/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-act-followOversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs (Follow-Up)
… the time. According to New York statewide parcel data, 795 properties, totaling 260,669 acres, remain committed … and actions taken by the Department to monitor those properties through July 2021. The audit found monitoring and … resource of major importance and that only eligible properties receive local tax exemptions. Additionally, while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/05/oversight-new-york-state-forest-tax-programs-followMaternal Health
… ranked 46th among other U.S. states in 2010, it climbed to 15th with a maternal mortality rate of 19.3 deaths per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/30/maternal-health