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Opinion 92-22
… in assessment review proceedings) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Ethics (village comptroller representing … has created the position of comptroller by local law and that the village prepares its own assessment roll … relate to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees. Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §800(3), a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-22Opinion 96-23
… other means of interpretation is impermissible (McKinney's Cons Law of N.Y. Book 1, Statutes, §§76, 232). The language … interested" (McLaughlin, Practice Commentaries, McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 7B, §1301, p 354). Further, we note …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-23New York State Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street Profits Rose in 2018, But Bonuses Fell
… Despite increased market volatility, and the worst December for the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 1931, the … profits for the broker/dealer operations of New York Stock Exchange member firms (the traditional measure of … currently assumes that statewide bonuses for the broader finance and insurance sector will decline by nearly 15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-street-profits-rose-2018-bonuses-fellDiNapoli: City of Troy's Finances in Precarious Position
… because of poor budgeting, the overuse of rainy day funds to finance day-to-day operations and insufficient funding for capital costs, according to an audit released today by State … operating deficits in the city’s general, water and sewer funds have approached 1 percent of combined expenditures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-city-troys-finances-precarious-positionState Agencies Bulletin No. 1148
… seasonal hourly position in Agency 48xxx or 09180 and had at least 1,500 hours in pay status as a seasonal employee in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1148-retroactive-april-2011-50000-longevity-payments-long-term-seasonalState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Town of Dover , Village of Ellicottville , Genesee County Soil and Water Conservation District , Village of … and effectively." Town of Arietta – Budgeting (Hamilton County) The board adopted unrealistic budgets for the general … totaling $456,597. Buffalo Sewer Authority – Industrial Waste Section (IWS) (Erie County) Authority officials control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… to finance these projects. Town of Sheridan – Cellular Phones (Chautauqua County) The board did not adopt a policy governing the use of town-provided cell phones. Although the town established some controls to be reimbursed for the cost of cell phone services provided to certain individuals, it lacked a policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-11
… who are entitled to a revised salary based on their FIS (Fixed Incremented Salary), OSC will automatically insert … a row in the employee's Job Data page to reflect the FIS amount appearing on the Job Data Compensation Page, using … Unit, Pay Basis Code, Part-time Percentage, Salary, FIS Amount and Increment Code. The report identifies the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-11-april-1-2004-performance-advances-rent-regulationState Police Bulletin No. SP-127
… code of PAY/CSL (Pay Rate Change/Correct Salary) and the new salary. Any subsequent rows prior to 4/29/10 on the Job … after the effective date of the increases as a result of new military orders, OSC will recalculate the amount of … will be updated on the Job Data record by inserting a new row to reflect the new biweekly stipend amount. Any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-127-retroactive-april-1-2010-salary-increase-state-police-employeesOpinion 94-1
… in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to chargeback salaries to sewer district) LOCAL LAWS -- Improvement Districts (authority of county to chargeback salaries to district) SEWER DISTRICTS -- … a county sewer district may be allocated and charged back to the sewer district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1Opinion 91-14
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Procedures (necessity for referendum) -- … REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for prior to cooperation agreement for refuse collection) REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- … 119-o must be approved by each participating municipal corporation or district by a majority vote of the voting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-14Opinion 89-56
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … payments proposed to be made to town employees. You state that the town has established a self-insured health … gift of town funds in violation of Article VIII, §1 of the State Constitution. Town Law, §27(1) provides that salaries …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56DiNapoli Finds Subway Wait Times Got Worse from 2013 to 2014
… Straphangers are waiting longer for the next train to arrive than the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's … (MTA) reported numbers would have them believe, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … performance. Wait assessment measures the train's ability to meet goals for the length of time between trains. "The MTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-finds-subway-wait-times-got-worse-2013-2014Opinion 90-23
… NOTES -- Debt Limit (exclusion from - cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, … 12; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §105.00: The cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse may exclude from their constitutional … does not exceed $10,000,000 in the case of Buffalo and Rochester and $5,000,000 in the case of Syracuse. This is in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23Opinion 89-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … of each company, must determine how foreign fire insurance tax moneys are to be used for the benefit of the department … for that purpose. You ask whether foreign fire insurance tax moneys may be expended to pay for the publication of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-16Selected Programs to Assist Businesses in New York City
… To determine whether the New York City Department of Small Business Services provided available services under the … Business Preparedness and Resiliency Program, and whether Small Business Advocates and Compliance Advisors provided … To determine whether the New York City Department of Small Business Services provided available services under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/14/selected-programs-assist-businesses-new-york-cityState Police Bulletin No. SP-231
… the Automated Interface file (NHRP573) using Earnings Code EPA – Education Pymt-Inv/Trooper: Deptid 01060 Deptid 01069 Earnings code: EPA EPA Effective Date: 05/12/2022 05/26/2022 OT Eff Date: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-231-2022-state-police-education-paymentStreet Construction-Related Permits
… that all street construction permittees have complied with the application requirements and permit … completing the project by the scheduled permit expiration date. We also determined whether DOT coordinates with other entities planning to perform work at the same site …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/13/street-construction-related-permitsState Police Bulletin No. SP-219
… Officers Unit (CO/NCO) – BU17, and the State Police Investigators Unit (BCI) – BU62 who meet … implemented the Agreement between the State of New York and the Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers, members of the State Police Troopers Unit, and the State Police Commissioned/Non-commissioned Officers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-219-2021-state-police-education-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1836
… preparation and response activities. To facilitate tracking in PayServ, new Earns codes have been created. Please note, the tracking of these expenditures in PayServ is separate from tracking employee time and attendance through the Leave and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1836-reporting-overtime-related-covid-19