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Opinion 90-55
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … is still required to pay a police officer injured in the line of duty his or her full salary or wages pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55Pine Plains Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-18)
… identify, report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit … used in plumbing and has since been identified as toxic to people, especially young children. Lead poisoning can … or causing hearing and speech problems which can lead to greater difficulty performing well in school and beyond. 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/pine-plains-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-18Ravena Coeymans Selkirk Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-7)
… identify, report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit … used in plumbing and has since been identified as toxic to people, especially young children. Lead poisoning can … or causing hearing and speech problems which can lead to greater difficulty performing well in school and beyond. 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/ravena-coeymans-selkirk-central-school-district-lead-testing-andOpinion 90-33
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-33Opinion 88-44
… Services (town board member employed by engineering firm) -- Interest in Contract (town board member employed by town's engineering firm); (interest arising after execution of contract) GENERAL … in the contract between the town and the engineering firm with which the town contracts when the board member …
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
… under the particular federal law without violating the gift and loan provisions of Art. VIII, §1 of the New York … and Urban Development for 5 years following issuance of a Certificate of Project Completion. The village anticipates … 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 93-12
… board member attending conference) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §77-b: A school district may not authorize the incurrence and … is to obtain preferable travel and lodging rates. Section 77-b of the General Municipal Law provides that the governing … officer or administrative board (General Municipal Law, §77-b[2]). Section 77-b provides for the payment by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12DiNapoli: Pension Contribution Rates for Employers Will Decrease for State Fiscal Year 2018-19
… announced today. The estimated average contribution rate for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) will decrease … to 23.5 percent of payroll. "We’ve had strong recent investment returns that have helped keep rates stable," … workforce to retire with security." The investment rate of return was 11.48 percent as of March 31, 2017, the end of the …
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
… decentralized and not administered uniformly, resulting in errors that are costing taxpayers, according to an audit … payments made to 41 (91 percent) of the employees in almost every type of payment made to them, including … of these types of payroll payments. They identified errors in 97 percent of the additional payments tested. In total, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-finds-major-problems-rochester-school-district-paymentsDiNapoli: NYC's Miscellaneous Revenues Experience Slow Growth Post Pandemic
… revenues” reached an estimated $6.7 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2025, 11% higher than in FY 2019, and weaker than the 29% … by the city declined 2.7% from FY 2019. The following year fines and forfeitures declined again, by 4%. … revenues reached an estimated $67 billion in fiscal year FY 2025 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-nycs-miscellaneous-revenues-experience-slow-growth-post-pandemicState Agencies Bulletin No. 2126.5
… - Management Confidential State Police 46 - Military and Naval Affairs M/C 66 - Public Employment Relations Board 0801 … Institutional Services Unit 47 - Division of Military and Naval Affairs Unit PEF Represented Employees 05 – … Investigators Unit Employees who have separated from State service are not entitled to Paid Parental Leave, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/21265-paid-parental-leave-fullDiNapoli Releases April Cash Report
… the $1.4 billion growth in PIT. Strength in the financial markets likely contributed to the increased collections, … spending, contracts and other fiscal issues. These are easily accessible on the Office’s recently expanded Open Book New York website. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-releases-april-cash-reportDiNapoli Releases Profile of New York's Small Business Owners
… that assist the business community including the Business Mentor NY program that provides free business mentorship to …
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
… of Russell began after the Comptroller’s Office received a phone call from someone purporting to be Lorraine Stenclik, … her July 2022 pension payment. The call came from a phone number that was registered to Russell. There were 33 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-buffalo-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-grandmothers-state-pension-paymentsPublic Safety – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… the violent crimes rose by 7,965 incidents from last year. Two of the four violent crime categories declined … by 185 incidents (15 percent) in the areas reporting on this data in 2022. This decline follows steep increases in … was hit are up 15 percent, and the number of individuals killed by gun violence was 31 percent greater in the areas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-safetyDiNapoli: NYC's Property Tax Bills Rise Along With Burden on Working- and Middle-Class Homeowners
… values declined for many condos, co-ops and rental apartments due to the pandemic, property tax bills continued … by sales prices, but instead on the value of similar apartments, including rent stabilized units or those in a … and rehabilitation. Report Residential Real Estate in NYC: Rising Tax Bills Fuel Disparities …
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
… risks including workplace safety and environmental risks in its supply chain. As a result of the corporation’s agreement to … business practices that help protect long-term value. In Bangladesh, we’ve witnessed the devastating loss of life … risks including workplace safety and environmental risks in its supply chain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-guess-inc-agrees-report-workplace-safety-environmental-risksState Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
… Fund’s (the Fund) portfolio to disclose their direct and indirect spending on political causes and on two others to adopt a new policy before contributing … a minimum companies should voluntarily disclose how much and where they are putting their resources.” The proposals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-corporations-disclose-political-spendingDiNapoli: MTA Budget Outlook Improves
… gap and reduced out-year gaps to a cumulative total of $240 million from $638 million. The $1.9 billion in … Additional funding would be needed to finish the East Side Access project and to begin new expansion projects, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/09/dinapoli-mta-budget-outlook-improves