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Opinion 91-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … Districts (when fire district may contract for emergency and general service) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Ambulance Service … the General Municipal Law, however, the town is precluded from contracting for the services of an emergency rescue and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7Opinion 91-55
… school districts to specified percentages of the average full valuation of taxable real estate therein. The purpose of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-55DiNapoli: 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 properly manage overtime paid by funds from the American … today. “There’s significant room for improvement in how Metro-North and LIRR monitor the hours their employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-metro-north-and-lirr-lax-monitoring-overtime-paid-federal-stimulus-fundsDiNapoli: 2015 Sales Tax Collections Drop in 30 Counties
… tax collections continues to have financial ramifications for our local governments and their bottom lines,” said … sales tax revenues otherwise rose $249 million (3.7%) for the year. Additional findings in DiNapoli’s report … a sales tax saw a drop in collections from 2014 to 2015. For a copy of the report, visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-2015-sales-tax-collections-drop-30-countiesDiNapoli: Nine Million New Yorkers Employed, Highest Count Since 2008
… For access to state and local government spending, public authority financial data and information on 130,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-nine-million-new-yorkers-employed-highest-count-2008State Agencies Bulletin No. 1047
… of Check Return For Refund Or Exchange) and the impact on employee’s 2010 Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement) and … limitations for AC230 received after this date. Impact on Employee Form-W2 Reporting The exception to the … the income reported or be subject to any taxation. Impact on Recovery of Taxes SC has a limited ability to recover …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1047-processing-2010-salary-refunds-received-osc-after-january-7-2011State Agencies Bulletin No. 1214
… of Check Return For Refund Or Exchange) and the impact on employee’s 2012 Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement) and … limitations for AC230s received after this date. Impact on Employee Form - W2 Reporting The IRS considers … have the income reported or subject to taxation. Impact on Recovery of Taxes OSC has a limited ability to recover …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1214-processing-2012-salary-refunds-received-osc-after-january-4-2013Security and Effectiveness of Division of Criminal Justice Services' Core Systems (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the eight recommendations … included in our initial audit report, Security and Effectiveness of Department of Criminal Justice Services' … are given 30 days after the issuance of the follow-up review to provide information on any actions that are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/07/security-and-effectiveness-division-criminal-justice-services-core-systems-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1127
… of Check Return For Refund Or Exchange) and the impact on employee’s 2011 Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement) and … limitations for AC230s received after this date. Impact on Employee Form - W2 Reporting The IRS considers … have the income reported or subject to taxation. Impact on Recovery of Taxes OSC has a limited ability to recover …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1127-processing-2011-salary-refunds-received-osc-after-january-6-2012DiNapoli: Farms Generate $4.8 Billion for New York's Economy
… New York state's farms generated $4.8 billion in revenue, with 15 agricultural products ranked in the top five nationwide, according to a report released today … Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Agriculture is a crucial piece of the state's economy, with farms contributing nearly $2.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-farms-generate-48-billion-new-yorks-economyDiNapoli: Tax Collector Pleads Guilty After Faking Her Own Tax Payments
… a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-tax-collector-pleads-guilty-after-faking-her-own-tax-paymentsFood Safety Monitoring (Follow-Up)
… Purpose The objective of our follow-up was to assess the extent of implementation, as of May 28, 2015, … 1, 2011 through September 18, 2013. The objective was to determine whether the Department adequately monitors the … of Food Safety and Inspection (Division) was unable to meet the demands of its inspection frequency schedule, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/06/food-safety-monitoring-followDiNapoli: Environmental Protection Fund Spending Reflects Historic State Commitment
… While about one-third of this was replaced with borrowed funds, $507.2 million, or nearly 15 percent of total … the state's Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT); a portion of unclaimed bottle and can deposits; certain penalties … over deposit initiators' management and repayment of unclaimed container deposits. The shortcomings in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-environmental-protection-fund-spending-reflects-historic-state-commitmentDiNapoli Finds Opportunities for Improved NYPD Hate Crimes Reporting
… the audits, said. “I commend State Comptroller DiNapoli for undertaking the first-ever audit of New York’s Hate Crimes Act, which is a crucial tool for understanding why these insidious crimes are on the rise. … diversity. A hate crime is an offense against all we stand for as a city – and the NYPD will do everything possible to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-finds-opportunities-improved-nypd-hate-crimes-reportingOpinion 91-1
… LAWS -- Competitive Bidding (cannot create exception for public work under county contract) -- Preemption (competitive … -- Competitive Bidding (cooperative bidding for public work) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Purchases Through County or … Municipal Law, §119-o[2][d], [h]; cf . Gallagher v Central School District No. 1 , 43 Misc 2d 360, 251 NYS2d 119, where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-1Opinion 91-27
… of County Law, §215(6) that county real property be sold only to the highest responsible bidder. County Law, §215(3) … towns or all villages" (Municipal Home Rule Law, §2[5]; NY Const, art IX, §3). In our prior opinions, we concluded … County Law, §215(6) was not a general law because at least one county has a county charter which permits the conveyance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-27Opinion 91-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Fees (not based on agate measurement for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Opinion 91-38
… rejection of the bid of such person or corporation, the full amount of such deposit for one copy of the plans and … that: Partial reimbursement , in an amount equal to the full amount of such deposit for one set of plans and … The first sentence of section 102 is intended to require full reimbursement of the deposit for one copy of the plans …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-38Opinion 90-5
… (2): Although the town board appoints the trustees of a public library, the trustees are empowered to increase their … is in reply to your letter concerning the appointment of public library trustees. You state that a town public library currently has seven trustees and that the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-5Opinion 90-11
… -- Compensation (overtime pay and compensatory time off) -- Overtime (compensatory time off - effect of Fair … provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are applicable to particular municipal employees, they are … not inconsistent with the FLSA. As to New York State law, we note initially that collective bargaining between public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-11