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Homeownership Rates in New York
… a home has long been described as “The American Dream.” In New York, that dream appears unattainable for a large share of the population: New York has the lowest homeownership rate among the states, … quarter of 2022, compared to 65.8 percent nationally. For New York, the low percentage is driven by the high share of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/homeownership-rates-new-yorkMunicipal Use of Local Development Corporations and Other Private Entities: Municipal Use of Local Development Corporations and Other Private Entities: Division of Local Government and School Accountability Background, Issues and Recommendations
Municipal Use of Local Development Corporations and Other Private Entities: Municipal Use of Local Development Corporations and Other Private Entities: Division
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/ldcreport.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 825
… to determine which employees will need salary corrections, it is the agency’s responsibility to identify and review … the automatic retroactive adjustment and determine if it is correct. If the adjustment is not correct, the agency … negative retroactive adjustment calculated by the system, it is the agency’s responsibility to review the new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/825-april-1-2007-and-april-1-2008-salary-and-other-increases-employeesXII.6.Q Paying and Reconciling State Credit Card Charges – XII. Expenditures
… This Section provides Business Units with guidance on how pay and reconcile charges to the State Procurement, Travel and Net Cards within the … within the Statewide Financial System (SFS). In addition to the guidance contained in this section, agencies and State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6q-paying-and-reconciling-state-credit-card-chargesCUNY Bulletin No. CU-579
… Purpose To inform agencies of raise eligibility and automatic processing and to provide … the eligibility criteria Background Pursuant to Memorandum of Agreement between the City University of NY and the PSC for the Term of 10/20/2010 – 11/30/2017. … This bulletin informs agencies of raise eligibility and automatic processing and to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-579-2017-professional-staff-congress-psc-general-salarySelected Aspects of Collection of Bridge and Tunnel Tolls and Fees
… TBTA also did not fully utilize the new DMV registration suspension program, as evidenced by submitting only a limited number of registrations for suspension each week after the initial introductory period. … (23 weeks), TBTA submitted 225 plates for registration suspension. During this period, the total number of plates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/14/selected-aspects-collection-bridge-and-tunnel-tolls-and-feesDiNapoli: MTA'S Homeless Outreach Program Didn't Do Much Outreach
… by the nonprofit hired to provide outreach services at Penn Station, Grand Central and elsewhere, according to an … Residents’ Committee (BRC) to provide homeless services at Penn Station, Grand Central, and outlying Long Island Rail … outreach services. DiNapoli’s auditors found workers at Penn Station, Grand Central and other MTA rail stations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-mtas-homeless-outreach-program-didnt-do-much-outreachOpinion 88-25
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … the issues discussed in the opinion. PARK DISTRICTS -- Use of (exclusion of nonresidents); (imposition of fees and … Whether the town board may limit the use of the facilities in the district to property owners and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-25DiNapoli: Hate Crimes Surged in New York Over the Last Five Years
… New York state has seen a surge in hate crimes over the last five years with 1,089 reported instances in 2023, marking the highest number since data collection and … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The number is 69% more than in 2019. “New York is a diverse hub of cultures, beliefs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-hate-crimes-surged-new-york-over-last-five-yearsState Agencies Bulletin No. 895
… of the Laws of 2008 implements the agreement between the State of New York and the Public Employees Federation and … diem but paid as FEE No increase for employees who were on a Leave of Absence (other than Workers’ Compensation Leave) on the effective date of the increase until the employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/895-april-1-2009-salary-increase-employees-represented-public-employeesOpinion 91-29
… care plan, hospital telephone and television charges, and gifts); (procedure to make fire department recipient of tax … care plan, hospital telephone and television charges, and gifts for all active firefighters, members, or their … the moneys for any other purpose, such as the purchase of gifts or the provision of benefits unrelated to the care and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-29Opinion 2003-5
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … of the cancer, constitutes presumptive evidence that it was incurred in the performance and discharge of his or … may be entitled to as a member of the System. Accordingly, it is our opinion that the line-of-duty presumption in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5Opinion 90-4
… BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses (financing dredging of pond within village) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- … 22-2200: A village may dredge a privately owned pond within the village where such pond is an integral part of the village's drainage system and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-4Opinion 90-32
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (need for upon … of bonds for the construction of improvements required to comply with an enforceable determination of the Department … You ask whether a town's proposed expenditure of moneys in excess of $100,000 to build a salt storage shed in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-32Opinion 89-34
… -- 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 … is authorized to make inquiry into the activities of town highway department laborers suspected of using town vehicles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34Opinion 89-21
… of one town may maintain and repair a portion of the road located in the other town pursuant to an agreement with … one town may undertake repairs on the portion of the road in the other town without the consent of the other … in a reasonably safe condition extends not only to the road surface and shoulders but also applies to other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-21State Agencies Bulletin No. 1178
… employees in Bargaining Unit 05 with a Pay Basis Code of 21P or CAL Effective Date(s) September 2012 Performance … September 1, 2012 for employees with a Pay Basis Code of CAL The contract Begin Date for employees with a Pay Basis Code of 21P Payments will be included in Institution paychecks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1178-september-2012-performance-advances-graded-and-ns-equated-gradeOpinion 95-10
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CEMETERIES -- Public Burial Grounds (duty of … to erect a fence encircling a cemetery or burial ground in the first class described in Town Law, §291(1), that is, a cemetery or burial ground, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10Opinion 91-46
… In reaching its conclusion, the Court discussed the home rule powers conferred upon counties by article IX of the … officers to whom article XIII, §7 does not apply. The Appellate Division decision in Levy , supra , supports this … in Blass v Cuomo , _____ AD2d _____, 570 NYS2d 326, the Appellate Division, Second Department, held that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46State Agencies Bulletin No. 1085
… employees in Bargaining Unit 05 with a Pay Basis Code of 21P or CAL Effective Date(s) September 2011 Performance … September 1, 2011 for employees with a Pay Basis Code of CAL The contract Begin Date for employees with a Pay Basis Code of 21P Payments will be included in Institution paychecks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1085-september-2011-performance-advances-graded-and-ns-equated-grade