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Opinion 90-20
… multi-company fire department is not precluded from paying all or a part of the tax moneys to the fire department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-20Opinion 90-44
… of fringe benefits for purposes of village budget hearing) WORDS AND PHRASES -- Compensation (for purposes of Village … cited therein). Statutory intent must be found "not in the words of a particular section alone but by comparing it with … state only the salary proposed to be paid to each trustee, without regard to the cost or value of fringe benefits. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-44Opinion 89-47
… or benefits not common to the entire fire district, all costs of the fire district must be assessed equally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-47Opinion 89-26
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … is not a "political subdivision" to adopt a local law, ordinance, or resolution either: (i) promulgating its own … of financial disclosure in use on the date such local law, ordinance or resolution is adopted. Any such local enactment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-26Opinion 88-67
… of the partnership, as an employee of the village and that all compensation will be paid directly to him individually. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-67Opinion 92-40
Whether the county may fix user fees for the use of the landfill at an amount which generates revenue in excess of the cost of operating the landfill
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-40Opinion 91-49
… approved by a simple majority of the whole governing body at a duly convened meeting. In certain circumstances, a … passed by a simple majority of the county legislative body. You have advised us that the county owns fee simple … Highway Law, §131-b(1) provides that a county legislative body "may, when satisfied that it is for the interest of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-49Opinion 92-10
… LOST PROPERTY -- Money (unclaimed redemption payments on bearer serial bonds) BONDS AND NOTES -- Redemption … of unclaimed moneys representing amounts paid on matured bearer serial bonds) ABANDONED PROPERTY LAW, §§300(1)(h), … and accrued interest, if any, of matured, unredeemed bearer serial bonds issued by the village, when such amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-10Opinion 98-23
… a village-wide maximum speed limit of twenty-five miles per hour ("m.p.h.") and, if it may not, whether any … such ... village higher or lower than the fifty-five miles per hour maximum statutory limit. No such speed limit … such ... village shall be established at less than thirty miles per hour. No such speed limit applicable on or along …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-23NYC Construction Noise Complaints Soar
… Construction noise complaints called into New York City’s 311 … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Construction is reshaping the city's skyline but the accompanying noise of construction activities is not always welcome by New … Construction noise complaints called into New York Citys 311 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/nyc-construction-noise-complaints-soarOpinion 93-33
… matter, even though the publication contains local news articles and has circulation within the school district. … entered as second-class matter, but which contains local news articles and has circulation within the district. … 130 NYS 761, affd 153 AD 623, 138 NYS 1136 affd 208 NY 621; see gen 24 ALR 4th 822). We express no opinion as to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33Former Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… and for personal expenses including jewelry, a family wedding and home renovations. Kurman had been the former …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedComptroller DiNapoli & A.G Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced … kickbacks to Cohen and Herb Friedman, Met Council's former chief financial officer. In 1993, William Rapfogel took over … inflated amount on the insurance policies increased over time and so did the kickbacks, with Rapfogel ultimately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-directorComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Town of Charlton Conesus No 1 Fire Dist Conesus Vol Fire Dept Town of Franklin Genesee Co Ind Dev Agency Greenville … Dist Town of Knox City of Long Beach Plymouth Vol Fire Dept Town of Richmondville Village of Suffern and Ulster Co …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli and Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announce Indictment of Former NYU Director of Finance for $3.5M Fraud
… million 6-year fraud relating to two New York University (“NYU”) programs. TAPPE used her position as the Director of Finance and Administration for NYU’s Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and … shell companies TAPPE created, using some of the funds for NYU payments and employee reimbursements, but keeping more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-manhattan-da-bragg-announce-indictment-former-nyu-director-finance-35mDiNapoli: Longtime Dunkirk Treasurer Indicted for Embezzling Over $120K From City
… public duty by allegedly scheming to steal over $120,000 in public money he was sworn to safeguard,” said DiNapoli . … funds to entities such as the Dunkirk School District. In March 2025, school district officials observed irregularities in payments and that Woods deposited non-school tax payments, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-longtime-dunkirk-treasurer-indicted-embezzling-over-120k-cityNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (June 3, 2021)
… population — the monthly average unemployment rate for all New Yorkers between April 2020 and March 2021 was 11.3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-june-3-2021New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Economic Trends New York State Ranks Second Nationally in Jobs Lost While all states have lost employment since the … New York State Ranks Second Nationally in Jobs Lost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-october-14-2020Enrolling Members – Membership and Enrollment
… Online , you do not need to submit a paper membership application to NYSLRS, and you will not be prompted to upload … to complete the form in black ink, and make sure that the application is legible. If anything appears illegible, please … day after you receive the employee’s completed membership application (regardless of your office’s hours). When you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/enrolling-membersNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… count hit an all-time high of more than 9.8 million in February, reflecting net gains of nearly 2 million jobs since April 1996. The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a body blow to the State’s economy, with combined losses in March and April wiping out 24 years of job growth, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-august-19-2020