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DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Revenue Slows in 2016
… by $80 million in the first half of 2016, which accounts for the majority of local sales tax growth statewide. Of the … in New York state with their own general sales tax, 11 had increases. Yonkers had the largest growth at 17.3 percent due …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-revenue-slows-2016State Tax Collections Rose $4.9 Billion in Fiscal Year 2017-18
… Tax receipts for State Fiscal Year 2017-18 reached $79.3 billion, $4.9 … by an equivalent amount. Personal income tax receipts for the year totaled $51.5 billion, a gain of $3.9 billion or … $3.9 billion, up by 7.6 percent. All Funds receipts for the year totaled nearly $165.5 billion, including $58.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/state-tax-collections-rose-49-billion-fiscal-year-2017-18Opinion 93-31
… opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Reimbursement for Expenses (travel expenses - of governing board member … of the Rushford Lake Recreation District may be reimbursed for mileage from their residences to meetings of the board of … Laws of 1981, as amended. Section 7 of chapter 78 provides for the appointment and election of commissioners of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-31Opinion 2000 - 13
… 176-b provides that a person "shall not be eligible" for volunteer membership in more than one fire company at one … Village Law §10-1006[10]; General City Law §11-a[10]; Not-for-Profit-Corporation Law §1402[c]). By its terms, … 10 sets forth a threshold eligibility requirement for membership in a volunteer fire company. Since it provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-13Contract Advisory No. 19
… Subject: Go-Live Guidance for Contracts Requiring OSC Review Guidance: In preparation for the EE1 Upgrade to the State Financial System (SFS), all … Remember that in order to submit a purchase order to OSC for review, a contract transaction with an OP prefix must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/19-go-live-guidance-contracts-requiring-osc-reviewDiNapoli: State Failed to Block Payments to Providers Supplying Controlled Substances Beyond Legal Limits
… by more than $1.1 million over a five-year period for narcotics and other controlled substance prescriptions … substances can ease suffering and provide treatment for people with serious medical problems, but these drugs can … DiNapoli said. “New York puts limits on these medications for a reason – to cut the potential for abuse. The Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-state-failed-block-payments-providers-supplying-controlled-substances-beyond-legal-limitsOpinion 93-18
… Program (circumstances requiring referendum on program for fire company in fire protection district) VOLUNTEER … district in the town. The authority and procedures for establishing a service award program are set forth in … governing board shall establish a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of the fire departments or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-18DiNapoli Proposal Would Provide More Accountability for Personal Income Tax Check-Off Funds
… “New Yorkers have contributed more than $50 million for worthy causes through check-offs on their personal income … report found that over the previous five years, receipts for the funds reached $12 million, while expenditures were … 90 percent of this was in health-related dedicated funds – for research, detection and education for breast cancer and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposal-would-provide-more-accountability-personal-income-tax-check-fundsOpinion 94-11
… a dinner and coincides with the annual inspection dinner for the fire company or companies within the district. You … commissioners of a fire district to expend district funds for a celebration of the anniversary of the creation of the … §64[14]; General City Law, §13-b, authorizing expenditures for such celebrations in counties, towns and cities, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-11Opinion 91-4
… the conveyance of village firefighting apparatus, for nominal or no consideration, to a newly-formed joint fire … whether fire apparatus of a village could be transferred, for nominal or no consideration, to a newly-formed joint fire … authorize the transfer of village firefighting apparatus, for nominal or no consideration, to a newly-formed joint fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-4Opinion 95-13
… on the bonds, irrespective of whether the bonds have a "call" provision. These excess proceeds may not be used for … and interest on the bonds, if the bonds do not have a "call" provision. Local Finance Law, §165.00 governs the … all bond issues, irrespective of whether the bonds have "call" provisions. In the case of non-callable bonds, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-13Opinion 94-8
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Deputy Treasurer … treasurer) TOWN LAW, §177-b; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §9: In order to qualify for appointment as deputy treasurer of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-8City of Amsterdam - Budget Review (B22-5-3)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2022-23. Background Chapter 531 of the Laws of 2019 authorizes the City to issue debt not to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/27/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b22-5-3Overtime at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2020
… performed most of the overtime in 2020: The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), the … Health) made up 25 percent of the workforce but accounted for 62.9 percent of overtime hours and 59.9 percent of the … limited exceptions, a hiring freeze has been in effect for all Executive Branch departments and agencies since April …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/overtime-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2020DiNapoli: Read Fine Print on Your Holiday Gift Cards
… P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to read the fine print for details about fees and expiration dates. Even as some … charge inactivity fees unless the card has been inactive for at least 12 months. All terms and conditions for a card must be disclosed directly on it and gift cards …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-holiday-gift-cardsNew York State’s Pension Fund and Church Commissioners Release Open Letter to ExxonMobil Shareholders
… State Common Retirement Fund and The Church Commissioners for England have today written an open letter to ExxonMobil … and make clear, via their voting, that the time has come for change in the governance and strategy of the corporation. … at ExxonMobil. In short, we believe that the time has come for ExxonMobil shareholders to insist, unequivocally, on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/new-york-states-pension-fund-and-church-commissioners-release-open-letter-exxonmobil-shareholdersDo We have Your Money? Nearly $200 Million Returned to New York State Residents This Year
… around the state this month to help residents search for lost and forgotten money, also known as unclaimed funds. … everyone to come out to the community events to search for money that may be waiting for you,” DiNapoli said. “We return more than a million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/do-we-have-your-money-nearly-200-million-returned-new-york-state-residents-yearDiNapoli: 2020-21 Tax Revenues $3 Billion Over Projections
… Tax collections for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020-21 totaled $82.4 … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Total tax collections for SFY 2020-21 were $513.3 million lower than the previous … and new revenues in the recently adopted budget allow for important investments in critical programs and services, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-2020-21-tax-revenues-3-billion-over-projectionsCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B17-6-10)
… and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The … of 2014 requires the City to submit its proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller and the Commissioner of Education for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/05/19/city-yonkers-budget-review-b17-6-10DiNapoli: Local Government Employment Outside NYC Fell Nearly 39,000 Since 2007
… pandemic. “We all rely on local government employees for essential services such as education, public safety, … villages (54,395), and towns (28,418). The average annual salary for full-time local government employees was … However, after adjusting for inflation, the average annual salary was nearly flat with an overall increase of 2.1% from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-local-government-employment-outside-nyc-fell-nearly-39000-2007