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DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.2% in Second Quarter
Local government sales tax collections totaled $583 billion in the second calendar quarter AprilJune of 2024 an increase of 22 or $127 million compared to the same quarter last year according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-22-second-quarterOpinion 91-35
… -- Compensation (amount of salary increases for heads of police departments) POLICEMEN AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (amount of salary increase pursuant to General … Whether the chief of police of the village police department may receive an increase in salary equal to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Opinion 90-62
… violation of the oath of office (Public Officers Law, §30[1][b] - [f]). Physical inability to perform the duties of … duly elected to and holding office (see Sullivan v Taylor , 279 NY 364, 18 NE2d 531; cf . former Highway Law, … in office ( Application of Baker , 87 Misc 2d 592, 386 NYS2d 313, citing 17 Opns St Comp, 1961, supra ). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Opinion 94-13
… returns as a condition of continued receipt of benefits under section 207-a. Section 207-a(1) of the General … or fire district is liable for all medical treatment and hospital care furnished during such disability. Section … 207-a(4) requires continuation of medical treatment and hospital care necessitated by reason of such injury or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13Opinion 89-34
… and Duties (authority to investigate misuse of highway equipment and discipline highway department employees); … to make inquiry into allegations of misuse of town highway equipment by highway department laborers and the … to town highway personnel and the use of town highway equipment. With respect to highway department personnel, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34Opinion 89-25
… Contracts (for use of excess capacity of sewage treatment plant) -- Financing of (permissible means of financing expansion of village sewage treatment plant for use by town sewer districts) VILLAGES -- Powers and … means of financing expansion of village sewage treatment plant for use by town sewer districts); (authority to sell …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-25Changes in Federal Policies Pose Significant Risks for New York City's Budget
… in fiscal year (FY) 2019, $2.3 billion in FY 2020 and $1.6 billion in FY 2021. Although the city is not currently … the federal tax code. If that is true, collections could pick up in the second half of FY 2018. Collections also could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/changes-federal-policies-pose-significant-risks-new-york-citys-budgetOpinion 92-43
… approval in procurement policies and procedures) HIGHWAY LAW, §§140, 142, 284; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §104-b: Procurements made by a town superintendent of … adopted by a town board pursuant to General Municipal Law, §104-b. The town board may not, however, in these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43Opinion 92-38
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether the village board may proceed to appoint a new chief and if not whether either the outgoing chief would continue to act as chief until a new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-38Opinion 93-11
… §109-b(6)(c) includes only outstanding indebtedness which is not excludable pursuant to law. This is in reply to your inquiry asking whether the term … as used in General Municipal Law, §109-b(6)(c) in connection with the "115% limitation" contained in that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-11Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-359
… Law and the agreement between the Chief Administrative Judge and the Office of the State Comptroller, the total … year must equal: The statutory salary, provided the Judge or Justice serves the entire year at one salary; or The … adjustment in the final paycheck of the year provided the Judge or Justice’s statutory salary is not evenly divisible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-359-2025-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtDiNapoli: Former Town of Minerva Clerk Pleads Guilty
… Jordan Green, the former clerk to the supervisor for the town of Minerva, pleaded guilty to fourth degree grand … Jordan Green the former clerk to the supervisor for the town of Minerva pleaded guilty to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-former-town-minerva-clerk-pleads-guiltyDiNapoli: Former Le Roy Fire Dept Treasurer Sentenced For Gambling-Related Theft of $46,000
… The former treasurer of the Le Roy Fire Department and the Le Roy Fireman’s … fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free … , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State Comptroller, Division of Investigations, 14th …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-le-roy-fire-dept-treasurer-sentenced-gambling-related-theft-46000DiNapoli: Lockport Facing Severe Cash Flow Problems
… The city of Lockport will run out of cash to pay for operations in the very near future unless … reliance on fund balance to finance operations. “The city of Lockport’s accounting records are in such poor condition … The city of Lockport will run out of cash to pay for operations in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-lockport-facing-severe-cash-flow-problemsDiNapoli: State Financial Condition Improving
… condition continues to improve and the state has built on its reserves, but the 2015-16 Enacted State Budget contains broad statutory authority on some spending, according to an analysis released today by … “The Governor and the Legislature deserve credit for that. On the positive side, a timely budget was enacted and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-state-financial-condition-improvingBedford Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursement (2025M-43)
… (District) officials claim all Medicaid reimbursements to which the District was entitled? Audit Period July 1, 2022 … such as physical, speech and occupational therapy provided to 658 students with IEPs, 110 of which received services … the two-year audit period, District officials did not submit any claims for reimbursement and as a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/22/bedford-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursement-2025m-43CUNY Bulletin No. CU-843
… ARO as applicable. Amount: Total amount of the adjustment. Military Stipend Leave: OSC will recalculate the military stipend amount for employees who were placed on a … directed to the University Manager of Payroll Systems and Operations at CUNY Central Office. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-843-2023-2024-professional-staff-congress-psc-retroactiveUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-333
… Law and the agreement between the Chief Administrative Judge and the Office of the State Comptroller, the total … year must equal: The statutory salary, provided the Judge or Justice serves the entire year at one salary; or The … adjustment in the final paycheck of the year provided the Judge or Justice’s statutory salary is not evenly divisible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-333-2023-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtDiNapoli: Many Homeless Shelters in Poor Condition
… Many of the state’s homeless shelters outside New York City are in … a problem affecting communities in virtually every corner of the state,” DiNapoli said. “Despite our best efforts, … shelters that pose a real danger to the health and safety of families and individuals that have nowhere else to go. It …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-many-homeless-shelters-poor-conditionControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… Initiative (ESSHI) are sufficient to ensure the needs of high-risk target populations are being met, and whether … 2023. About the Program Established in 2016, ESSHI is part of the Executive’s comprehensive plan for affordable and … Yorkers have access to safe and secure housing. As part of this plan, ESSHI’s goal is to develop 20,000 units of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/21/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiative