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Fire Protection in New York State: How Is It Provided in Your Community?
Fire Protection in New York State: How Is It Provided in Your Community?
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/fireprotection0317.pdfXII.9.D Refunds Owed to the State – XII. Expenditures
… This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process monies owed to the State using the Statewide … This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process monies owed to the State using the Statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9d-refunds-owed-stateState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City's November Budget Update
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following statement regarding the … “The release of the city’s November 2022 Financial Plan update raises concerns about the city’s outyear budget gaps … worsening of the economic outlook since its last update in April 2022, including on Wall Street , the city is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-citys-november-budget-updateState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Activity April 1, 2017 through Sept. 30, 2017 (2017-S-23) Auditors identified approximately $10.2 million in … for the employee to commute between his residence and his main work location. DOH could have avoided these costs if officials had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsMedicaid Program – Improper Fee-for-Service Payments for Pharmacy Services Covered by Managed Care
… managed care plans. The audit covered the period October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013. Background Medicaid … for services provided to their enrollees. Prior to October 2011, pharmacy benefits were reimbursed through the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/05/medicaid-program-improper-fee-service-payments-pharmacy-services-covered-managed-careOpinion 90-17
… of surplus moneys) TOWN LAW, §185(1): Absent a provision to the contrary in a special act of the state legislature, … a dissolved fire district has been paid must be credited to the taxable real property located in such district in the … next succeeding assessment of town taxes. This is in reply to your inquiry relating to the use of surplus moneys of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-17Village of Oxford – Justice Court Operations (2013M-219)
… to the JCF. Over 903 tickets with outstanding fees on record at the DMV were not current in the Court’s records … review certain Court activities, these reviews were on average five months late and the Board did not fully …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/02/14/village-oxford-justice-court-operations-2013m-219Opinion 91-50
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Retained Percentages (substitution of Local Government Assistance Corporation bonds for) STATE … Whether bonds of the Local Government Assistance Corporation LGAC may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-50DiNapoli Releases May State Cash Report
… "The state's tax revenues did not make up ground in May and are still more than $1 billion lower than last year at … how current economic conditions are affecting individuals and companies, which in turn impacts state revenues." Through … Medicaid (up $2 billion primarily from federal sources) and education (up $1.1 billion). The General Fund ended May …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-releases-may-state-cash-reportTown of Alexander – Internal Controls Over Justice Court Operations (2013M-195)
… The Town operates its Court with two Justices - Justice Edwyn Hise has presided since 1998 and Justice James Orr has presided since 2011. Each Justice has a Court clerk to assist with Court activity. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/04/town-alexander-internal-controls-over-justice-court-operations-2013m-195Opinion 2009-2
… TOWN LAW § 209-q (13) (a): When a town proposes or is required to issue indebtedness to finance a water … State Comptroller's approval for a town water improvement, is based on the total cost of the improvement or only on the … as the town board in its discretion determines, is borne either (1) partly by the area of the town outside of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2-0Former Head of Niagara Falls Housing Authority Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Funds; Son and Daughter-in-Law Also Convicted
… U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Stephanie W. Cowart, 58, of Grand Island, NY, … US Attorney James P Kennedy Jr announced today that Stephanie W Cowart 58 of Grand Island NY pleaded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/former-head-niagara-falls-housing-authority-pleads-guilty-stealing-government-funds-son-and-daughterOversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs
… provide many public benefits, including clean air and water, carbon storage, forest products (e.g., timber), jobs, … annual recommitment; each year a landowner receives a tax break, they must submit an annual commitment form …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/20/oversight-new-york-state-forest-tax-programsTaxes and Interest
… utility refunds and certain court funds. Interest is paid for a period of five years from the date we receive the … for securities will include any dividends or accruals that have been earned by the security since the date we received … a calendar year includes: Interest totaling $600 or more, you’ll receive an IRS 1099-INT form in January following the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/taxes-and-interestOpinion 95-21
… for) TOWN LAW, §206: A town board may, on its own motion, and must, upon the filing of a proper petition, initiate a … districts. The consolidation is subject to public hearing and permissive referendum requirements. You ask whether a … for the same purpose, subject to public hearing and permissive referendum requirements (Town Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-21Opinion 88-73
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS … reconstructed or acquired, or equipment to be acquired, on behalf of an improvement district or other similar … towns are authorized to establish repair reserve funds on behalf of improvement districts (General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-73Opinion 88-69
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by village … a private volunteer ambulance service with which the town, in which the village is located, also contracts. You ask … No. 80-85, unreported), town residents who also reside in a village within the town are paying for and entitled to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-69Selected Aspects of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
… for administering State participation in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (Program). The … of crashes, fatalities, and injuries involving commercial motor vehicles. Roadside inspections of commercial vehicles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/22/selected-aspects-motor-carrier-safety-assistance-programOpinion 89-21
… of the highway, regardless of whether the trunk of the tree is located within the highway. Thus, in our opinion, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-21Opinion 95-22
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … certain exercise equipment to be used to implement a fitness program at the fire station. Insurance Law, §§9104 and 9105 govern … certain exercise equipment to be used to implement a fitness program at the fire station …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-22