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Opinion 89-58
… authorized to provide same improvements or services) PARK DISTRICTS -- Establishment (authority to establish park district within an existing park district) TOWN LAW, §§81, 198, 202, 202-a, 220: A town … 12 or sections 81 or 220 of the Town Law may establish a park district within an existing larger park district and if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-58Opinion 94-9
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Designation of (publication not registered as second-class matter but designated as official newspaper prior to 1940) PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §70-a; GENERAL … §60(a): A publication which was designated as an official newspaper of a village from prior to 1940 through 1970, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-9DiNapoli: Rising Costs Hitting Homeowners & Renters Statewide
… at least 30 percent of their 2012 income for a place to live, according to a report released today by State … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Regardless of where they live, more New Yorkers are feeling pinched by rising housing … said. “When half your income goes to pay for a place to live, you are going to be stretched thin on other every day …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rising-costs-hitting-homeowners-renters-statewideState Agencies Bulletin No. 2017
… Purpose: As we approach the beginning of the new State fiscal year on April 1st, OSC would like to provide notice of the possible impact to paycheck distribution and release of direct deposit funds and advices should the budget be late … As we approach the beginning of the new State fiscal year on April 1st OSC would like to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2017-paycheck-distribution-april-7-2022-institution-cycle-paychecksState Agencies Bulletin No. 2188
… that the pensionable overtime (OT) earnings limit for Tier 6 members of the New York City Employee Retirement System (NYCERS), New York City Teachers Retirement … for the 2024 plan year is $20,459. Affected Employees: Tier 6 members of NYCERS, NYCTRS, and NYCBERS are affected. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2188-2024-tier-6-overtime-limit-new-york-city-retirement-systemsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2248
… Addl Earnings: LOC = $3,758 LMH = $1,400 End Date: Leave blank Goal Amount: Leave blank Goal Balance: Leave blank 2023 Increases - Bargaining Unit 21 Earnings Code: LOC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2248-april-2023-and-2024-retroactive-increases-location-pay-and-location-midState Agencies Bulletin No. 2250
… the April 2023 and 2024 retroactive increases to Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson pay and the April 2024 retroactive increases to Command Pay … the April 2023 and 2024 retroactive increases to Location Pay and Location MidHudson pay and the April 2024 retroactive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2250-april-2023-and-2024-retroactive-increases-location-pay-and-location-midNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Subscribe for Latest Updates The State Comptroller’s Office is committed to keeping New Yorkers regularly updated on the State’s economy and finances. Subscribe to get the latest … and the balance of the State spiked upward in April 2020. At that point, and in the months immediately before, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-february-3-2021DiNapoli Releases Report on Pre-Pandemic Migration Trends
… An analysis of state personal income tax (PIT) filers from 2015 through 2019 reveals New York state resident taxpayers grew at a slower rate than nonresident filers, 3.1% compared to 13.6%, resulting, in part, from the greater number of … An analysis of state personal income tax PIT filers from 2015 through 2019 reveals New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-releases-report-pre-pandemic-migration-trendsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up $739 Million in 2013
… $149 billion grew by $739 million in 2013 an increase of 52 percent from 2012 according to a report issued today by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-739-million-2013Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits of the Forestburgh Fire District , City of Glen Cove , Spencer Volunteer Fire Company and the Watervliet … with the Comptroller’s office since 2012. City of Glen Cove – Budget Review (Nassau County) City officials are … audits of the Forestburgh Fire District City of Glen Cove Spencer Volunteer Fire Company and the Watervliet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 90-9
… MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(e)(3): In a village which has established the office of village auditor, the … the claimant. You ask whether a village board of trustees which has established the office of auditor may grant the … Village Law, §5-524(3) provides that "[i]n a village which has established the office of auditor, the auditor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-9Opinion 94-14
… projects as constituting modifications) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §854(4): General Municipal Law, §854(4), as amended by the Laws of 1993, chapter 356, … is not prohibited by the amended General Municipal Law, §854(4), is a question of fact. You inform us that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-14Opinion 90-4
… condition is a result of its drainage function. The entire cost of the dredging may be assessed against the property … benefited. If the village authorizes such dredging, the cost may be financed through the issuance of bonds if the … of having the village dredge the pond and assess the cost on the properties the village board of trustees deems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-4Opinion 90-1
… are credited to the general fund, town-wide (1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-784, p 214; see also 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-614, unreported; 29 Opns St Comp 1973, p 173; 1970 Opns St Comp No. 70-753 unreported; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-1Opinion 88-56
… 801(1), 802(1)(b): A fire district commissioner, who is a salaried employee of a firm doing business with the … to your letter asking whether a fire district commissioner who is also a salaried employee of a firm doing business with … under the contract; or (c) appoint an officer or employee who has any such powers or duties (General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Opinion 88-47
… in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Enforcement (applicability of general statutes of limitations to lien enforcement) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §§902, 1422: The enforcement of liens for unpaid county and village taxes is not barred by any of the statutes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-47New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Federal Tax Reform
… families and individuals have no clear idea how the Republican tax plans will ultimately raise or lower their federal taxes, or what the impact may be on … that the members of Congress voting for these plans have a much clearer picture. Frantically trying to push a flawed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-federal-tax-reformOpinion 91-42
… village funds) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-n; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10[1][i]; VILLAGE LAW, §4-408: A village and … department as, for example, membership dues, foreign fire insurance tax proceeds (see Insurance Law, §§9104, 9105) and … (see General Municipal Law, §119-n). As to the village's home rule power in this instance, we note that villages are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42Opinion 93-7
… Lynd v Heffernan , 286 AD 597, 146 NYS2d 113 mot for lv to app granted 1 NY2d 641, mot to withdraw app granted 1 NY2d 919, 154 NYS2d 976). The primary rationale …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-7