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New York City Construction Industry Booming
… The construction industry in New York state has set employment records for four consecutive years with New York City accounting for half of the state’s construction … the construction jobs it lost during the Great Recession, New York’s construction industry is booming,” DiNapoli said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/new-york-city-construction-industry-boomingOpinion 90-20
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (donation to … A village treasurer may not transfer custody of foreign fire insurance tax moneys to a firemen's association unless … moneys to the association if the membership of the village fire department determines that the expenditure is for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-20Opinion 90-48
… the bus company has an office and outdoor parking facility near the homes of certain residents of the school district. … concerning parking and noise abatement and that the buses of the company have been operated in an "unsafe and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-48Opinion 90-44
… opinion. VILLAGE BOARD -- Compensation (statement of in notice of budget hearing as excluding fringe benefits) PUBLIC … a village board of trustees which must be published in the notice of public hearing on the tentative budget refers only … This is in response to your inquiry concerning the notice of public hearing with respect to the tentative budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-44Opinion 89-47
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … fire protection district is dissolved) -- (assessment of capital costs in district as extended) FIRE PROTECTION … Whether the dissolution of the fire protection districts and the addition of their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-47Opinion 89-8
… State Comptroller to establishment by school district in Adirondack Park) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Repair Reserve Fund … State Comptroller to establishment by a school district in Adirondack Park) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (for … establishment of repair reserve fund by school district in Adirondack Park) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-d; Education Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-8Opinion 89-59
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether a town water district may raise the cost of both operation and maintenance and debt service solely by the imposition of water rates on the users of the water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59Opinion 88-77
… Municipal Law, Article 18 (§§800-804). Article 18 defines "contract" to include "any claim, account or demand against or … to a municipal officer or employee as the result of a contract with the municipality which such officer or employee … Francis J. Sisca, Esq., Attorney at Law Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-77Opinion 92-27
… (to charitable organizations) PERSONAL PROPERTY LAW, §§45-a, 46(1)(2); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §93-b; MUNICIPAL HOME … to the charitable organization. Personal Property Law, §45-a provides statutory authority for wage assignments at the … would not be permissible under Personal Property Law, §45-a because the assignment would not be given as security, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-27Opinion 96-9
… the assertion that a lump-sum payment, incorporated into a stipulation settlement resolving a labor dispute, was salary … for certain police officers. The court reviewed the stipulation settlement to ascertain the intent of the parties, noting "[a] stipulation is a contract between the parties and is, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-9Opinion 97-3
… Interest and Penalties (authority to waive) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §1182; L 1993, ch 602, §8, as amended: Section 1182 of the Real Property Tax Law does not authorize a village to waive interest and … to former sections 1092 and 1094 of the Real Property Tax Law may compromise or waive interest and penalties on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 91-6
… PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Requiring Bidding (purchases from vendor holding federal General Services Administration … not, by local law, authorize the purchase of commodities from vendors holding federal General Services Administration … by local law, may authorize the purchase of commodities from vendors holding federal General Services Administration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-6Opinion 94-32
… AND PREVENTION -- Villages (continuation of service award program if fire department ceases to provide service … (authority to transfer responsibility for service award program to fire company) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (continuation if village fire department ceases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-32Former Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… and his three co-defendants — Ira Kurman, 54, of Hewlett, Roy Hoffmann, 53, of Woodmere, and Daniel Laniado, 44, of … Kurman had been the former Executive Director of ICDC; Roy Hoffmann had been hired by ICDC to serve as its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedComptroller DiNapoli & A.G Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… I thank Attorney General Schneiderman for his work on this case and commend him for his efforts in our Operation … Yorkers,” said Attorney General Schneiderman. “With this case, as well as the cases that we have brought against more … Finance for their assistance with the investigation. This case is being prosecuted by Gary T. Fishman, Chief of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-directorState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… totaling $12,603. Bradford Central School District – Online Banking (Steuben County) While online banking … and reserves that are not needed circumvent the statutory limit on surplus fund balance and lacks transparency. … to report who used the credits cards or what district vehicle, or equipment was fueled. Officials also did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsXI.2.H Multiyear Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… contracts, may be structured on the basis of a fixed contract term (e.g. three years) plus one or more annual (or … fixed term, it is necessary for the agency to process a contract extension. This extension requires the approval of … (OSC), if such approval was required for the original contract, and the submission of relevant documentation. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2h-multiyear-contractsDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme
… Smart Starts NY, Inc. (Smart Starts), and Prince Umberto’s restaurant in Franklin Square, for conspiracy to commit … bidding scenario for the breakfast items, only to award a second procurement contract to Smart Starts despite …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-official-and-local-restauranteur-indicted-kickback-schemeNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (June 3, 2021)
… significant disabilities. In addition, the New York State Assembly and the Senate each passed a package of bills to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-june-3-2021Comptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman & DOI Commissioner Peters Announce The Sentence of Non-Profit Executive In Theft Scheme
… including NYC DOI and two federal agencies, exposed the theft of approximately $300,000 in public funds provided … New Yorkers," said State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "I commend Attorney General Schneiderman, the HUD Inspector … owned, make improvements to that property to increase its value, purchase and ship vehicles to Nigeria, and make other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-doi-commissioner-peters-announce-sentence-non-profit-executive