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Opinion 90-19
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (regulating activities of fire companies) FIRE COMPANY -- By-Laws (regulating internal affairs of … Concerning the relationship between a village and its fire department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-19State Agencies Bulletin No. 2125
… $1,000 annually split into biweekly payments until the employee’s annual salary reaches Job Rate. The combination of this temporary compensation amount and the employee’s annual salary must not exceed Job Rate. In these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2125-new-temporary-compensation-payment-certain-employees-represented-civilState Agencies Bulletin No. 2125.1
… purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the new temporary compensation payment, OSC’s automatic processing of … annual salary reaches Job Rate. The combination of this temporary compensation amount and the employee’s annual … salary must not exceed Job Rate. In these instances, the temporary compensation amount must be reduced. The new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/21251-new-temporary-compensation-payment-certain-employees-represented-civilHomeownership Rates in New York
… highest for Whites, followed by Asians, and Hispanics. 6 Black Americans have had the lowest rates, and the gap between White and Black homeownership averaged 26 percentage points nationally … 52 percent for Asian households, 34 percent for Black households, and 29 percent for Hispanic households in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/homeownership-rates-new-yorkFormer Treasurer of Putnam Engine & Hose Co. of the Port Chester Volunteer Fire Dept. Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $38,000
… Putnam Engine and Hose. Gerardi was arraigned on Monday in White Plains federal court and pled guilty today before U.S. … State Police. This case is being handled by the Office’s White Plains Division. Assistant United States Attorney James …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-treasurer-putnam-engine-hose-co-port-chester-volunteer-fire-dept-pleads-guilty-embezzling-moreDiNapoli: Funds Dedicated for Highway & Bridge Capital Projects Continue to be Diverted for Operating and Debt Costs
… a burden when the payment of debt service becomes such a large use of the fund. When this happens New York’s ability … all disbursements; and The fund’s reliance on increasingly large transfers from the state’s general fund and federal funds shows no signs of reversing. The general fund subsidy is expected to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-funds-dedicated-highway-bridge-capital-projects-continue-be-diverted-operating-and-debtDiNapoli: Tax Collections Exceed Projections Through First Half of Fiscal Year
… higher than the same period last year, and collections in September were $1.2 billion, or 16.2 percent, higher than … $358.5 million below updated projections because of the timing of certain payments. Other findings from the … which was 4.3 percent, or $3.1 billion, over collections for the same period last year. Miscellaneous receipts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-tax-collections-exceed-projections-through-first-half-fiscal-yearComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… central office. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: Contracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services … reasonably assured that Medicaid claims were submitted from approved providers, were accurately processed, and … identify and prevent a potential $20.3 million overpayment from an incorrect reimbursement rate. Auditors found other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsRecord of Activities (ROA) – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… Statements, tier reinstatements, requests for previous service credit, accrual of additional service credit, benefit estimates and pension benefits. The … record their workrelated activities to ensure their service is accurately reported to NYSLRS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/record-activities-roaDiNapoli, Erie County DA Keane and Erie County Sheriff Garcia Announce Former Deputy Clerk Sentenced for Stealing More Than $320,000
… years, this defendant used his position in the Clerk’s Office to steal a significant sum of money from the residents … theft, I want to commend the Erie County Comptroller’s Office as well as our partners in the New York State … conducted an internal audit of the Erie County Clerk’s Registrar Division and referred its findings to DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-erie-county-da-keane-and-erie-county-sheriff-garcia-announce-former-deputy-clerk-sentencedDiNapoli Report Examines State School Aid Trends
… school districts has increased $6 billion to $23.3 billion in 2015-16, according to a report issued today by State … P. DiNapoli which examined school aid patterns and trends in New York. “School aid is the largest single state-funded … and the public additional information on education funding in New York.” Over the past decade, school aid has averaged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-report-examines-state-school-aid-trendsOpinion 94-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … PROPERTY -- Conveyances Generally (consideration required) FIRE DEPARTMENT -- Villages (existence of fire companies in … or for nominal consideration. You ask whether it is necessary for the members of a village volunteer fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-18Opinion 94-10
… Law (§239-o et seq.) governs the establishment and operation of local commissions on human rights. Section 239-o … any other State statute provides for the establishment and operation of a part-town human rights commission (compare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-10Opinion 88-37
… superseded to the extent inconsistent. August 12, 1988 Gay H. Williams, Esq., City Attorney City of Oswego …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-37DiNapoli: Contribute to 529 College Savings Account by Dec. 31 for Tax Benefits
… on 2017 income tax filings. New Yorkers can open an account and if they already have one can contribute and … year for every $1,000 invested in the plan. The maximum account balance was increased from $375,000 to $520,000 for … $1.2 billion for college-related expenses to Direct Plan account holders. The Advisor-Guided Plan offers age-based and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-contribute-529-college-savings-account-dec-31-tax-benefitsOpinion 92-21
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Justice Courts (mass dismissal of cases - entitlement … mass dismissal of numerous pending cases brought under the Vehicle and Traffic Law which have never been prosecuted, the town or … Whether towns and villages are entitled to the payment of fees pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-21Opinion 92-4
… in relation to the benefits received by the district. You ask whether a fire district may expend fire district … the fire district may expend its moneys for this purpose, you ask whether there is any limit on the total amount that … (added by L 1991, ch 413, §54). February 12, 1992 Hans A. van Nes, Esq., Attorney at Law Millwood Fire District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4Opinion 98 - 19
… also may be necessary (Town Law, §§176[18], 179[1][d]). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19Opinion 92-55
… -- Powers and Duties (performing work for private water system) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (services for private water systems) VILLAGE LAW, §§1-102(2), 11-1120, 11-1122: A … private owners, a village employee to perform testing of water within a private water system for purposes of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-55Opinion 2002-10
… legislative body of a town to acquire by purchase, gift, grant, bequest, devise, lease or otherwise, the fee or any … or culture of the state, its communities, or the nation" (General Municipal Law §119-bb[2]). It is our opinion … definition is a question of fact to be determined, in the first instance, at the local level. Accordingly, pursuant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10-0