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DiNapoli Finds Opportunities for Improved NYPD Hate Crimes Reporting
… State auditors examining New York City Police Department (NYPD) records were unable to confirm that all hate crimes in … and reported by the department. They also found the NYPD conducted no centralized analysis on how to best use its … where they will have the greatest impact. While the NYPD has made a good faith effort to accurately report these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-finds-opportunities-improved-nypd-hate-crimes-reportingDiNapoli: Bombay Clerk Charged in Theft of Justice Court Fees
… out corruption at all levels. I thank the State Police for their work on this case.” Fleury was in charge of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-bombay-clerk-charged-theft-justice-court-feesDiNapoli: 2015 Sales Tax Collections Drop in 30 Counties
Annual local sales tax collections declined in 30 of the 57 counties outside of New York City last year according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-2015-sales-tax-collections-drop-30-countiesDiNapoli: Farms Generate $4.8 Billion for New York's Economy
… workers." New York has more than 35,000 farms covering 7.3 million acres, nearly one quarter of the state's land area. … largest agricultural commodity, with $2.7 billion in sales in 2017, more than half of the total for all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-farms-generate-48-billion-new-yorks-economyDiNapoli: Metro North and LIRR Lax in Monitoring Overtime Paid For With Federal Stimulus Funds
… Separate audits of Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) found they failed to … manage overtime paid by funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), allowing abuses such as allowing … significant room for improvement in how Metro-North and LIRR monitor the hours their employees work,”DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-metro-north-and-lirr-lax-monitoring-overtime-paid-federal-stimulus-fundsDiNapoli: Tax Cap Will Drop Below One Percent in 2016
… less than one percent for the 2016 fiscal year, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … cities and 10 villages. “Local government officials need to brace for the lowest growth in their property tax revenue … the tax cap era,” said DiNapoli. “Municipalities may have to operate differently under these new limits. Even tougher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-will-drop-below-one-percent-2016DiNapoli: Former Treasurer Arrested in Tupper Lake Fire Department Theft
… Former Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department Treasurer Timothy J. Brown was … Tour, using volunteer department money. I thank the Tupper Lake Police Chief Eric Proulx, Acting Franklin County … us hold Mr. Brown accountable." Brown, 53, of Tupper Lake, was charged with grand larceny in the third degree, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-former-treasurer-arrested-tupper-lake-fire-department-theftOpinion 91-16
… agate measurement for publication of notice of unredeemed land) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Redemption …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Opinion 91-1
… of Endicott , 51 NY2d 426, 434 NYS2d 922; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-46, p 70; L 1953, ch 861; Memorandum to … Inc. v Carroll , 71 NY2d 126, 524 NYS2d 25; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-8, p 17). In this regard, we note that the … see Associated Builders v City of Rochester , 67 NY2d 854, 501 NYS2d 653; Grimm v City of Troy , 60 Misc 2d 579, 303 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-1Opinion 91-27
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Real Property (sale of unneeded real property without public bidding) LOCAL LAWS -- Real Property (authority of county to supersede sale and lease provisions of County Law, … Whether the county may make the proposed conveyance in view of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-27Opinion 90-5
… opinion. LIBRARIES -- Library Trustees (increase in their number) EDUCATION LAW, §§226(1), 260(1), (2): Although the … library, the trustees are empowered to increase their number, subject to the statutory maximum. This is in reply to … to increase the number of trustees and, if so, by what procedure and for what term the new trustees would be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-5Opinion 90-11
… State law (General Municipal Law, §90; Civil Service Law, §200 et seq .) and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (29 … the doctrine of federal pre-emption (U.S. Const., art. VI, cl 2; see, gen., 16 Am Jur 2d, Constitutional Law, §291, et … is authorized by article 14 of the Civil Service Law (§200 et seq .). It is well-established that, pursuant to this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-11Update Vendor Information and Access
… As a New York State vendor, you must ensure your business information is accurate and up to date with the Office of the … your company, allowing those users to access your vendor’s information. Add or Update Locations We added a new feature … which is a portion of your vendor record that contains information specifying how you want to do with business with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/portal/update-vendor-information-and-accessOpinion 91-55
… WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Cost of Operation, Maintenance and Repairs" (depreciation not included as) -- "Net Revenues" … Depreciation is not a "cost of operation, maintenance and repairs" to be deducted from "gross revenues" to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-55Opinion 91-7
… SERVICE -- Contracts (by town with fire department rescue squad) -- Fire Districts (when fire district may … service) VILLAGES -- Ambulance Service (authority of rescue squad to provide ambulance service outside village) … not, however, enter into such a contract with an emergency rescue and first aid squad of a fire department or fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7Opinion 91-38
… issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Bid Specifications (amount returned from the deposit for copies … of) LOCAL LAWS -- Pre-emption (deposits on plans and specifications) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §102; MUNICIPAL HOME … must return the entire amount of the deposit on plans and specifications for the performance of public work submitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-38DiNapoli: Tax Collector Pleads Guilty After Faking Her Own Tax Payments
… resigned her two public jobs and agreed to pay $4,303 in restitution for dodging her personal town and county tax … of attempted tampering with public records, an E felony, in St. Lawrence County Court, after an audit and … have led to more than 90 arrests and $18 million in ordered restitution since 2011. The audit of DePeyster’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-tax-collector-pleads-guilty-after-faking-her-own-tax-paymentsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on State Budget for State Fiscal Year 2023-24
… state budget makes important investments in education and health care, including mental health care, and provides significant, recurring funding to … state budget makes important investments in education and health care including mental health care and provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-state-budget-state-fiscal-year-2023-24Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments (2024-N-4) - Interactive Dashboard
… Department of Housing Preservation and Development needs to improve its oversight of the physical and financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchell-lama-developments-2024-n-4-interactive-dashboardXI.12.F Reassignment of Agency Responsibility for Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Through various initiatives and legislative action, State agencies and departments may be reorganized, … was subject to prior approval by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), the reassignment requires OSC … agency. To reduce the Contract Amount in SFS, the State agency must reduce both the funds reservation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12f-reassignment-agency-responsibility-contracts