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DiNapoli: With 2 Million People Fishing and Hunting in the State, New York Ranks Third Nationwide
… Fishing and hunting bring a stream of cash to New York’s … equaled more than one-third of the county’s population. Fishing is the most popular, with two-thirds of New York participants fishing exclusively, followed by 28 percent who fish and hunt … Fishing and hunting bring a stream of cash to New Yorks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-2-million-people-fishing-and-hunting-state-new-york-ranks-third-nationwideDiNapoli Releases August State Cash Report
… $133 million above updated projections, primarily due to double digit growth in business tax collections, according to … $133 million above updated projections primarily due to double digit growth in business tax collections according to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-releases-august-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: MTA Financial Outlook Improved
… and tolls by 4 percent in 2017 and by another 4 percent in 2019, slightly less than the projected inflation rate for … has also closed the budget gap that had been projected for 2019, but is projecting a $371 million budget gap for 2020. … supporting the capital program would consume, on average, 20 percent of revenue during the financial plan period. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-mta-financial-outlook-improvedComptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… department treasurer, has pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Second Degree as a crime of Public Corruption, a class B felony. The charge is related to the theft of more than $300,000 from the … Fire Department Chief has pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Second Degree as a crime of Public Corruption a class …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireMohawk Valley Faces Challenges But Bright Spots Exist
… lost some industries and employers over the past couple of decades, but modest increases in food processing, … Utica and Rome." The report examines the counties of Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida and … the largely rural area is home to just over 2 percent of New York state's population. Oneida County (231,332) is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/mohawk-valley-faces-challenges-bright-spots-existDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… New York state's personal income tax (PIT) check-off funds are not distributed promptly to charitable causes, even after legislation aimed at … effectively and expeditiously." New York state's first PIT check-off program, Return a Gift to Wildlife, was created …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsDiNapoli: Special Education Pre-K Provider Claimed Nearly $1 Million in Ineligible Expenses
… A Staten Island preschool special education provider, Gingerbread Learning Center Inc., claimed nearly $1 … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “This special education provider ignored the rules and abused taxpayer dollars meant … to audit the expenses reported to SED by every program provider of special education services for preschool children …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-special-education-pre-k-provider-claimed-nearly-1-million-ineligible-expensesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget
… The $175.5 billion State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019-20 Enacted Budget includes actions to manage spending and … financing. The Commission’s report is due by December 1, 2019, and will have the full effect of law unless modified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budgetPekin Fire Co. President Dipped Into Bell Jar
… Amacher Jr was arrested today for allegedly stealing $1800 from the companys bell jar collection for his personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/pekin-fire-co-president-dipped-bell-jarFormer Bronx Youth Director Pleads Guilty
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced the … pay back $61,098. According to the investigation by the Bronx District Attorney's Office and the State Comptroller's … a home theater. Ultimately, the grant was revoked. The Bronx DA's Office and the Comptroller’s office found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/former-bronx-youth-director-pleads-guiltyDiNapoli: Former Pulteney Fire District Treasurer Sentenced in $6,800 Theft of Fire District Funds
… to pay full restitution for stealing more than $6,800 in fire district funds, after an audit and investigation by … chief fiscal officer. She pleaded guilty to grand larceny in May after confessing to DiNapoli’s staff and the Sheriff’s … . Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed to fighting public corruption …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-former-pulteney-fire-district-treasurer-sentenced-6800-theft-fire-district-fundsOpinion 91-35
… AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (amount of salary increases for heads of police departments) POLICEMEN AND POLICE … the provisions of law governing minimum salary increases for the heads of municipal police departments who are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Opinion 90-62
… duly elected to and holding office (see Sullivan v Taylor , 279 NY 364, 18 NE2d 531; cf . former Highway Law, … any citizen resident of the town or by the county district attorney, and shall be made to the Appellate Division of the … the town (see also Executive Law, §63-a authorizing the Attorney General to maintain an action against a public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Opinion 94-13
… engaging in prohibited employment) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-a(6): Subject to any applicable collective bargaining or … compliance with the employment restriction of section 207-a(6) by requiring disabled firefighters to certify … firefighters receiving payments pursuant to section 207-a(2) of the General Municipal Law to certify periodically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13Opinion 89-34
… the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (authority to investigate misuse of highway equipment and discipline highway department employees); (authority to direct rescission of highway superintendent's appointment of deputy highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34Opinion 89-25
… Financing of (permissible means of financing expansion of village sewage treatment plant for use by town sewer … and Duties (permissible means of financing expansion of village sewage treatment plant for use by town sewer … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§6-c, 6-d, 119, 119-a, 119-o; VILLAGE LAW, §14-1404: Moneys in a repair reserve fund may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-25Changes in Federal Policies Pose Significant Risks for New York City's Budget
… projects budget gaps of $3.2 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2019, $2.3 billion in FY 2020 and $1.6 billion in FY 2021. … is scheduled to release his executive budget for FY 2019 in mid-January 2018. In the past, the Governor has … budget risks that could increase the size of the FY 2019 budget gap by as much as $821 million. More than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/changes-federal-policies-pose-significant-risks-new-york-citys-budgetOpinion 92-43
… the superintendent for purchases of materials for highway repair and improvement made in accordance with the written … required by Highway Law, §284, or materials for the repair and maintenance of bridges and to control snow and … prior board approval or has approved rental rates for classes of equipment or machinery (see 1979 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43Opinion 92-38
… a prior act provided no vested rights are impaired ( In re Eiss , 205 AD 691, 199 NYS 544 app dsmd 236 NY 638; see, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-38Opinion 93-11
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Limit (computation of … LAW, §104.00: The term "outstanding indebtedness" as used in General Municipal Law, §109-b(6)(c) includes only … which is not excludable pursuant to law. This is in reply to your inquiry asking whether the term "outstanding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-11