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DiNapoli: Proposed Budget Holds the Line on Spending, Gives Executive Wider Discretion
… through SFY 2018-19. These potential gaps are more than one-third larger than estimates based on the SFY 2014-15 … in PIT receipts. The Executive Budget creates a new Capital Projects Fund which could receive a portion of the … debt issuances, outstanding debt and annual debt service payments over the five-year Capital Plan period. Available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-proposed-budget-holds-line-spending-gives-executive-wider-discretionState Agencies Bulletin No. 1611
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2017 APSU Clothing Allowance and to provide agency instructions for payments not processed … To inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the 2017 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1611-2017-clothing-allowance-certain-apsu-employees-represented-policeOpinion 97-3
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES … not authorize a village to waive interest and penalties on taxes which became a lien prior to January 1, 1995. Until … Tax Law may compromise or waive interest and penalties on taxes levied prior to the dates specified in those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 91-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- … Administration contract) -- Purchase Through County or State (no similar exception for federal General Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-6Opinion 92-27
… (for charitable contributions) -- Wage Assignment (to charitable organizations) PERSONAL PROPERTY LAW, §§45-a, … make a charitable donation by assigning his or her right to receive salary to the charitable organization. A local government may, … Whether the city may honor a council members request to donate his salary to a charitable organization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-27Opinion 96-9
… to salary increase pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-m when collective bargaining agreement provides for … base salary for purposes of General Municipal Law, §207-m) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Base Salary" (for purposes of General Municipal Law, §207-m) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-m: Whether a signing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-9State Agencies Bulletin No. 1162
… Non-Arbitration eligible employees represented by NYSCOPBA in BU21 Background Pending legislation which will implement … an increase. For eligible employees who have worked in more than one (1) agency and have been paid by all … of the increases, all retroactive adjustments will be paid in the most current agency. For eligible employees who have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1162-retroactive-increase-guaranteed-pre-shift-briefing-minimum-nonEffectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation
… basic planning steps were performed. For example, a risk assessment was not conducted timely to help identify … State oversight inquiries. Complete an overall risk assessment of ITS and incorporate it into the new FY 2016-17 … ITS officials indicated that a formal risk assessment is currently underway. Such assessment should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformationDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for January 2015
… of Health $933,000 to Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research for stem cell research. $339,000 to the Food …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-january-2015Former Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… City's largest providers of special education services to pre-schoolers with disabilities, pleaded guilty to stealing $5 million in city and state funding between 2005 … was intended for special needs students between ages three to five. Island Child Development Center (ICDC), a private …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for August 2014
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his … million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. As the state’s chief financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain contracts for state public … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-august-2014Opinion 90-48
… as otherwise expressly provided by act of the Legislature, all contracts for public work involving an expenditure in excess of $7,000 and all purchase contracts involving an expenditure in excess of … Inc. v White , 141 Misc 2d 28, 532 NYS2d 690; Lord Electric Co., Inc. v Litke , 122 Misc 2d 112, 469 NYS2d 846). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-48Opinion 90-44
… exclusive of the cost or value of fringe benefits. This is in response to your inquiry concerning the notice of … whether the "compensation" referred to in section 5-508(3) is limited to salary or must also include the cost or value of fringe benefits. Section 5-508 of the Village Law is a part of article 5 of the Village Law, relating to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-44Opinion 89-8
… the State, prior to establishing or appropriating moneys from a repair reserve fund. Subdivision 7 also requires that … corporation, approval by the Comptroller would not be required under section 6-d. The term district corporation is … to Education Law, §3651 for this purpose (1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-397, unreported). Accordingly, the consent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-8State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… prior to purchase, evidence of competition or compliance with written contractual agreements. Track state and local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 89-59
… in the opinion. WATER RENTS -- Imposition of (authority to impose water rates to raise both operation and maintenance and capital costs) WATER DISTRICTS -- Capital Costs (authority to impose water rates to raise both operation and maintenance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59Opinion 94-32
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Villages (continuation of service award program if fire department ceases to provide service outside village or if fire department is dissolved); (authority to transfer … award program for the volunteer firefighters of a village fire department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-32Opinion 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 89-47
… adopt a resolution dissolving a fire protection district and adding the whole of the dissolved district to an … is located is currently served by the fire district and two fire protection districts. The fire district provides … that the two fire protection districts be dissolved and the whole of each of the dissolved districts added to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-47Opinion 88-77
… a prohibited interest in contracts between the district and the corporation for the provision by the corporation of … relating to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees are contained in General Municipal Law, Article … district is agreeing to provide funding for the program and the local council is agreeing to conduct the program. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-77