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Opinion 88-12
… cooperation agreement) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Refuse and Garbage (joint refuse collection services) -- Competitive … one municipality provides a service to another) REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Collection of (municipal cooperation agreement … a cooperative basis either by jointly acquiring equipment and hiring personnel or by one village acting as "lead …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12Opinion 88-47
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §§902, 1422: The enforcement of liens for unpaid county and village taxes is not barred by … Whether a sixyear statute of limitations would bar the enforcement of outstanding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-47Opinion 88-70
… to improve the city water or sewer systems. However, bond resolutions or expenditures from capital reserve funds … adopt a local law requiring that, with two exceptions, all bond resolutions or those bond resolutions authorizing the issuance of bonds for such purposes or amounts as may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-70City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B24-6-6)
… and occupancy tax, metered water sales and sewer rents and amend as necessary. Consider adjusting the appropriation for … retirement, firefighting overtime and social security and amend as necessary. Review the estimate for the City’s … need for the District’s contractual settlements and amend as necessary. Review the outstanding debt and review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/05/20/city-yonkers-budget-review-b24-6-6State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Officials also did not monitor Internet usage for compliance with the school’s acceptable use policy. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli: 2023 Wall Street $34 Billion Bonus Pool Relatively Flat Over 2022
… The average annual Wall Street bonus dipped to $176,500 last year, a 2% decline from the previous year’s … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual estimate. Wall Street’s profits were up 1.8% in 2023, but firms have taken a … The average annual Wall Street bonus dipped to $176500 last year a 2 decline from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-2023-wall-street-34-billion-bonus-pool-relatively-flat-over-2022DiNapoli Releases Review of City's Proposed Budget and Financial Plan
… 2015 through 2017 and whether the Health and Hospitals Corporation will require additional financial assistance from … programs should be expanded, they have yet to reach a funding agreement. More will be known about the cost of these … however, has occurred in lower-paying industries. Private sector job growth has averaged 2.8 percent over the past …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-releases-review-citys-proposed-budget-and-financial-planDiNapoli Analyzes Post-Pandemic Tourism Across NYS
… Tourism in New York state has grown post-pandemic but employment in tourism-related industries remains 4.3% below pre-pandemic … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report found strong increases in domestic and international travelers to the state. In … Tourism in New York state has grown postpandemic but employment in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-analyzes-post-pandemic-tourism-across-nysDiNapoli: New York Sees Improvement in Condition of Local Bridges
… One in 10 locally owned bridges in New York state is rated in poor … can apply for Bridge NY funding. Report The Condition of Locally Owned Bridges in New York State Searchable Bridge … One in 10 locally owned bridges in New York state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-new-york-sees-improvement-condition-local-bridgesDiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. While reported project values have risen, the number of projects has … 1.3%, since 2019. This continues a long-term trend, where project values have increased by 57% and the number of … New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportCUNY Bulletin No. CU-493
… for the 2015 CUNY Charitable Campaign will begin in paychecks dated January 8, 2015 Background and CUNY Charitable Campaign Guidelines An online enrollment … enrollments in PayServ. An electronic file will be created and sent to OSC to insert a row in the General Deduction page …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-493-2015-cuny-charitable-campaignDiNapoli: Youth in NYC Face Double Digit Unemployment Rate
… rate in 2024, which was 3.6 points higher than in 2019 and higher than all other age groups, according to a report … rate was higher than the national rate. Black, Hispanic, and Asian youth, especially males, continued to face even … “Recent job-cut announcements in retail around the country and potential federal funding cuts to education and workforce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-youth-nyc-face-double-digit-unemployment-rateDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Federal Funding for New York City
… notes that nearly all federal operating aid that flows to the city could be subject to cuts or elimination. “New York … partially or fully terminate legally appropriated federal awards. While the city and state have challenged some of … Educational Agencies Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers National School Lunch, Breakfast Programs Community …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-releases-analysis-federal-funding-new-york-cityI.4 Supplemental Information – I. OSC Guide to Financial Operations Overview
… provide further details on statewide accounting procedures and policies: Division of the Budget (DOB) Policies Statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-i/i4-supplemental-informationState Police Bulletin No. SP-160
… of OSC’s automatic processing. Affected Employees Troopers in Bargaining Unit 07 and Commissioned/Non-Commissioned Officers in Bargaining Unit 17 Background Chapter 234 and 235 of the Laws of 2015 implements the 2011-2018 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-160-april-2014-and-april-2015-retroactive-salary-and-other-increases-stateDiNapoli: MTA'S Homeless Outreach Program Didn't Do Much Outreach
… Transportation Authority (MTA), and homeless New Yorkers, have been shortchanged by the nonprofit hired to provide … services to the homeless. At Penn Station, MTA and Amtrak have separate contracts with BRC to conduct outreach to homeless on their different floors. Amtrak and MTA have a coordinated outreach strategy and conduct joint tours, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-mtas-homeless-outreach-program-didnt-do-much-outreachComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Charges Against Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas
… Eric T. Schneiderman announced the arrest of Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas for allegedly stealing campaign funds … public corruption wherever we find it." "As we allege, Mayor Thomas used his campaign and inaugural accounts as … Schneiderman. "As we detail in the felony complaint, Mayor Thomas treated these accounts as slush funds to pay off …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-charges-against-mount-vernon-mayor-richardOpinion 92-56
… statutes of similar import and character ( People v Bart's Restaurant Corp. , 42 Misc 2d 1093, 249 NYS2d 344; see also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-56Opinion 95-25
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Tax Limit (withholding … payments provided in the aid to localities budget) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Notwithstanding Any Other Provision of Law" … the State Finance Law provides for an annual apportionment and payment of State aid to counties, cities, towns and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-25Opinion 2003-3
… Powers and Duties (maximum benefit under defined benefit service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (maximum benefit under defined benefit … benefit that may be provided under a defined benefit plan service award program cannot exceed a monthly payment for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-3