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DiNapoli Calls for State Procurement Reform
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today proposed changes to the state’s procurement practices in the wake of criminal charges and … New York state must take credible steps to reestablish the public’s faith in government and address the broader … with payments made by ESD for projects. He lowered the threshold requirements for review of contracts from $250,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-calls-state-procurement-reformDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for November 2014
… Challenge Grants to seven recipients including Yonkers Partners in Education, New York City Outward Bound Center and … crime labs and crime analysis centers statewide. Office of General Services $200,000 with Wilkins Mechanical Inc. to … Center for Child Development ($630,000) and Visiting Nurse Service of New York ($580,000). $1.9 million Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-november-2014Preventing Inappropriate and Excessive Costs in the New York State Health Insurance Program
… and school district employees, and their dependents. In 2017, NYSHIP cost the State, other government employers, … by United. Members also pay a nominal copayment to the in-network provider. Empire Plan members may also choose to … higher than reimbursements for the same services provided in-network. Also, when Empire Plan members elect to use an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/09/preventing-inappropriate-and-excessive-costs-new-york-state-health-insurance-programDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for July 2014
… financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain contracts for state public … are reasonable, the playing field is level and taxpayers get the best value for their money. The independent audits … $894,000 contract with Swank Motion Pictures Inc. for a public performance license to show motion pictures at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-july-2014Opinion 2001-4
… amount plus hourly rate for appointive town assessor) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (fixed amount …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4Opinion 2001-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and … property. A fire district, however, may not offer rewards in connection with other matters. 1982 Opns St Comp No. … Comp No. 92-41, p 105; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-34, p 55). In furtherance of these purposes, fire districts have only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-5Opinion 2000-15
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - Eligibility (of … You ask whether a volunteer firefighter who resides in another state and is a member of an out-of-state volunteer … department. General Municipal Law §209-i (1-a) provides in relevant part that a "volunteer firefighter" 1 who, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15DiNapoli: Monroe County Failed to Monitor Contractor Operating Golf Courses, Costing Taxpayers
… was unable to make the required monthly payments in full to the county. During the audit, the county gave notice … letter of credit for $250,000 as security for the full and faithful performance of the terms for the remainder …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-monroe-county-failed-monitor-contractor-operating-golf-courses-costing-taxpayersOpinion 89-29
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Sale (authority of village … exchange property with a federal agency) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §72-h; VILLAGE LAW, §1-102(1): A village may acquire a … property rather than an outright sale of its land. This is in reply to your letter in which you ask whether, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-29Opinion 2006-2
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Procedural Requirements (procedures … 12 district, the proposed maximum amount of the water improvement to be constructed for the district must be stated … Under article 12-A, the proposed maximum amount of the improvement must be set forth in the notice of hearing (Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… state's 140,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 92-7
… in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association (use of tax moneys … operation of a volunteer's business) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Relief" (meaning of for purposes of special acts … moneys to pay debts incurred in the operation of volunteer firefighter's business if the Association determines, based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7Opinion 97 - 12
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts … engineer who appears before the board) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801, 805-a: An arrangement whereby the recording …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 95-20
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … Esq., Counsel Office of Court Administration … Whether a surrogates court should charge a petitioner one filing fee or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20Opinion 91-5
… and the principal upon posterity" ( McCabe v Gross , 274 NY 39, 46). Article 8, §5 provides for the exclusion of … ex rel. Haight v Brown , 169 AD 695, 155 NYS 564, affd 216 NY 674, mot for rearg den 216 NY 743; cf . NY Const, art 8, §9, which provides that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-5Opinion 91-31
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS - Town Charges (costs of … to reimburse a private hospital for expenses incurred in the treatment of an individual who was injured by a rabid animal within the town in the absence of a current certification of the existence of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31DiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020
… to protect consumers from identity theft.” Credit card fraud was the most common type of identity theft reported to … COVID-19 era has been marked by new varieties of financial fraud, including new identity theft scams. Although the full … people who have not filed claims. People learn about the fraud when they get a notice from the state unemployment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2110
… 2019-2023 Agreement between the State of New York and the Public Employees Federation (PEF), a lump sum award of $500 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2110-april-2023-longevity-payment-long-term-seasonal-employeesDiNapoli: Taxpayers Moving Out of State Spiked in 2020, Led by Those Leaving NYC
… personal income tax (PIT) filers left New York state in 2020, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant shift in taxpayer movement, with net out-migration quadrupling in 2020 compared to the prior year. While declining in 2021, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-taxpayers-moving-out-state-spiked-2020-led-those-leaving-nyc