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State Audit Shows Need to Improve Response to Noise Complaints in NYC
… The growing number of noise complaints related to nightlife establishments in New York City highlights the need for the New York State … (SLA) and the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to better communicate and crack down on bars and clubs with … The growing number of noise complaints related to nightlife establishments in New York City highlights the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-audit-shows-need-improve-response-noise-complaints-nycOpinion 88-34
… Opn No. 74-1224 is superseded. You state that 21 Opns St Comp, 1965, p 532 and 1986 Atty Gen [Inf Opn] 1109 … be in conflict and ask for our opinion in this regard. In 21 Opns St Comp, 1965, p 532, this Office concluded that the … published as provided by Town Law, §133. Our conclusion in 21 Opns St Comp, 1965, p 532 was based primarily upon the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-34Opinion 90-16
… health department and an appointee of the board has the power or duty to negotiate the consulting contract, unless … employee, individually or as a member of a board, has the power or duty to: (a) negotiate, prepare, authorize or … In this instance, the county board of health has the power to appoint the executive officer of the county health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-16Opinion 2004-9
… programs pursuant to agreements under Public Health Law) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §103(8); PUBLIC HEALTH LAW §2803-a: … exception to competitive bidding in section 103(8) of the General Municipal Law. 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-17, p 59 is … to the exception to competitive bidding requirements under General Municipal Law §103(8). Section 2803-a of the Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9Opinion 2008-4
… LAWS -- Pre-emption (special district matters) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Town Charges (costs for park district improvements … TOWN LAW §§ 198(4), 202(3), 202-b: The costs of construction of additional facilities or reconstruction or … for a newly-created park district, as well as the costs of construction of additional facilities or reconstruction or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-4Opinion 88-51
… of); (use of moneys for dredging lake) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§6-c(1)(b), 6-d: Moneys in a repair reserve fund may be … for the dredging of a lake if the work is intended to restore the lake to its original condition and need not be … expense has been described as follows: "'To repair is to restore to a sound state or to mend, while a replacement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-51Opinion 88-74
… (c) of that section requires that, upon the petition of 25 resident taxpayers, a proposition be submitted at a town or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-74Opinion 97-16
… of compensation for time expended in court or before a magistrate, judge or justice, and for time reasonably …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-16Opinion 91-47
… discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees (filing of an objection to the issuance of letters testamentary) … to be charged by a Surrogate's Court upon the filing of an objection to the issuance of letters testamentary pursuant … not uniform. Some courts, we understand, do not view such an objection as being part of the probate proceeding and, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-47DiNapoli: Finger Lakes Regional Economy Bolstered By Key Industries
… period. Child poverty rates for the region’s counties are near or below the state rate (22.2 percent), however, rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-finger-lakes-regional-economy-bolstered-key-industriesOpinion 99-7
… letter asking whether foreign fire insurance tax moneys are payable to a fire district. You also inquire as to the … Ringgold Fire District 1 Typically, such special laws are acts of the State Legislature incorporating an exempt … Whether foreign fire insurance tax moneys are payable to a fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-7Treasurer of Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department Charged With Embezzling More Than $5.7 Million and Failing To Report The Income To The IRS
… of 2015 of Klein’s embezzlement, Klein offered K’Bam for sale with a yacht broker in Florida for $229,000. He … secured by K’Bam. The dealer is now offering K’Bam for sale for $260,000. KLEIN, 48, of Mahopac, New York, and Palm …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/treasurer-mahopac-volunteer-fire-department-charged-embezzling-more-57-million-and-failing-reportDiNapoli: Three Arrested for Scheme to Steal Unclaimed Funds from New York State
… charges arising out of their scheme to fraudulently obtain unclaimed funds held by the New York State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds. TUNKARA was arrested on July 19, 2022 and … charges arising out of their scheme to fraudulently obtain unclaimed funds held by the New York State Comptrollers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-three-arrested-scheme-steal-unclaimed-funds-new-york-stateDiNapoli: Albany Challenged by Budgetary, Demographic Factors
… The city of Albany’s economy has been stabilized by state government and new industries, but is troubled by high poverty and a reduced tax base due to a large number … tax-exempt properties, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report is part …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-albany-challenged-budgetary-demographic-factorsFarmland Protection Program
… The audit covered the period from April 2019 through April 2024 and preserved acre data going back to April 2005. About …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/02/farmland-protection-programSelected Aspects of Toll Collections
To determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority ensures that efforts are made to identify bill and collect tolls that are due
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/26/selected-aspects-toll-collectionsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1098
… To provide instructions for reporting the taxable value of the personal use of employer-provided vehicles and chauffeur services for tax year 2011. Affected … To provide instructions for reporting the taxable value of the personal use of employerprovided vehicles and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1098-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-provided-vehicles-andState Agencies Bulletin No. 1194
… To provide instructions for reporting the taxable value of the personal use of employer-provided vehicles and chauffeur services for tax year 2012. Affected … To provide instructions for reporting the taxable value of the personal use of employerprovided vehicles and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1194-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-provided-vehicles-andDiNapoli: Audit Finds NYC Needs to Improve Income Verification and Enforcement at Mitchell-Lama Housing
… make far more than the program’s maximum allowed incomes and pay a modest monthly surcharge as their only penalty, … found the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has not done enough to verify that residents are reporting their true income and are paying the correct surcharge when their income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-audit-finds-nyc-needs-improve-income-verification-and-enforcement-mitchell-lama-housingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… events required the railroad’s Emergency Management Task Force (EMTF) to be placed on standby or activated; however, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits