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Town of Augusta - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-230)
… Key Findings We reviewed 76 agricultural, senior citizen and veteran properties with exemptions and found 49 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/24/town-augusta-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-230Town of Chateaugay - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-200)
… (61 percent), valued at approximately $3.8 million in assessed value, lacked one or more pieces of supporting … a result, the property owner incorrectly received $15,231 in tax reductions. Agricultural building exemptions that were … the property owner may have incorrectly received $80,126 in tax reductions. The Assessor did not have any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/17/town-chateaugay-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-200Village of Deposit - Nonpayroll Disbursements and Real Property Tax Enforcement (2018M-99)
… provided adequate oversight of nonpayroll disbursements and effectively enforced collection of delinquent real … not ensure all disbursements were approved before payment and listed on an approved abstract. Did not ensure all disbursements were supported and for proper purposes. Began to effectively enforce the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/03/village-deposit-nonpayroll-disbursements-and-real-property-tax-enforcement-2018mBroome-Delaware-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Real Property Leasing (2015M-312)
… Board of Cooperative Educational Services is a public organization created to provide shared … and services to 15 components school districts. BOCES is governed by a seven-member Board of Education elected by … to help ensure that the most cost-effective option is selected. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/05/13/broome-delaware-tioga-board-cooperative-educational-services-boces-real-propertyComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of Former Highway Superintendent in Public Corruption Case
… former Highway Superintendent for the Town of Erin, in a public corruption case involving the alleged theft of more than $50,000 in goods and services from the town. The indictment charges … is above the law – a principle that has guided my office in aggressively prosecuting over 50 individuals in corruption …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-former-highway-superintendent-publicDiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… they were at work. They also allegedly created a fake home visit log to falsely claim they were visiting Twilight … and Nichole Murray also allegedly added phony Twilight classes to a roster to make it appear as if there were actual classes that needed to be taught. Murray then allegedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-schemeDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Father's NY State Pension Checks
… Bertolino pleaded guilty to stealing more than $240,000 in New York state pension payments made to her deceased … this case. “We hope this resolution helps to restore trust in the justice system by sending a clear message: the law … and Albany District Attorney’s Office, for their hard work in putting an end to this fraudulent and dishonest act. Ms. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-georgia-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-fathers-ny-state-pension-checksDiNapoli: Special Education Provider Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges
… District Attorney Cyrus Vance. "Instead of providing these young children with the special education services they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-special-education-provider-pleads-guilty-felony-chargesDiNapoli: Former Durhamville Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $92,000
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Oneida County District Attorney Todd Carville, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced today that the former treasurer of the Durhamville Fire Department, … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli Oneida County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-former-durhamville-fire-department-treasurer-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-92000Opinion 91-54
… -- Taxes and Assessments (authority of village to impose a tax on renters of real property); (authority of village to impose a tax on rents paid by tenants of real property within the village) TAXES -- Occupancy Tax (authority of village to impose on renters of real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-54Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns - Fixed Assets (2018M-185)
… agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/11/union-free-school-district-tarrytowns-fixed-assets-2018m-185Property Tax Exemptions
Property Tax Exemptions
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/propertytax_exemptions.pdfEco News - April 2024
Over the last year, my office has conducted audits of the State’s air quality monitoring, the MTA’s preparedness for extreme weather events, the security of our water supply and more.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/press/pdf/eco-newsletter-2024.pdfOpinion 94-12
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties … The lease may be for a reasonable term and must be in exchange for fair and adequate consideration. Prior to … building code or other similar requirements. This is in reply to your letter concerning a proposed lease of fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-12Opinion 95-29
… (Town Law, §198[12][c], [d]). Any excess moneys, together with any other remaining moneys of the district, must be … in the proposition ( id .). If the proposition is silent with respect to the distribution of excess proceeds, then the … village or town, the governing board may, by agreement with the purchaser, provide that payment of the purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Cash, Drugs, Weapons Missing from Police Custody
… municipalities we audited understand the seriousness of this issue and have already begun to implement many of the … and discovered 293 items (7 percent) were unaccounted for from law enforcement agency inventories. Of the ten … in the final audit report. For a copy of the audit, visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-cash-drugs-weapons-missing-police-custodyComptroller DiNapoli Statement on New Immigration Ban
… P. DiNapoli said. "Immigrants are important to the fabric of our communities and the state's economy. Policies that … As my recent reports have shown, our rich diversity of cultures and experiences strengthens New York on a daily … in New York state comprise 22 percent, or 4.4 million, of the state's population, well above the national average of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-immigration-banOpinion 88-1
… U.S. Postal Service is an agency of the federal government for purposes of this section. GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §72-h; … a particular parcel of village property is unneeded for village purposes is a question of fact. This is in reply … whether the parking lot may be determined to be unneeded for village purposes if the proceeds from the sale of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-1Opinion 92-42
… to contract) PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Municipal Equipment (use for private property pursuant to contract) TOWNS -- Powers … to which the town would lease a portion of the lot for town parking purposes and, in consideration therefor, … agree to plow snow on the portion of the property not used for town parking if the snow plowing is primarily in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-42Opinion 91-27
… public bidding) COUNTY LAW, §§2(b), 215(5), (6); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(i): A non-charter county may not … Co. v Blais , 30 NY2d 48, 330 NYS2d 336; Downey v Motor Vehicle Accident Indem. Corp. , 43 AD2d 168, 350 NYS2d … County Law, §2(b), in effect, similarly establishes two classes of counties: those which are governed by an optional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-27