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New York City Construction Industry Booming
… The construction industry in New York state has set employment records for four … York’s construction industry is booming,” DiNapoli said. “In 2018, the construction industry was nearly 11 percent … to working with him to ensure the building industry in New York continues to thrive.” In 2018, New York had the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/new-york-city-construction-industry-boomingOversight of the Title Insurance Industry
… Program DFS is responsible for regulating all insurance in New York State, including title insurance. Title insurance … lender against future claims for any unknown defects in the title to the property at the time of sale. The cost of title insurance is higher in New York State than in comparable states, as noted by DFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/21/oversight-title-insurance-industryDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for February 2015
… million with the Oswego County Soil and Water Conservation District for the Finger Lakes-Lake Ontario Watershed … Bridge. $11.2 million with Cold Spring Construction Co. for removal and construction of Interchange 36 Bridge in … of Assemblyman Micah Kellner. New York State Legislature - Senate $435,000 to Kirkland & Ellis LLP for legal services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-february-2015State 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
… Purpose To determine how effective the IT Transformation process has been in ensuring that the resulting Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) clusters operate efficiently and whether the Transformation has been successful in standardizing the … Determine how effective the IT Transformation process has been in ensuring that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformationOpinion 90-20
… of foreign fire insurance moneys in a manner inconsistent with sections 9104 and 9105 (see 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-8, … is hereby superseded to the extent that it is inconsistent with this conclusion. June 8, 1990 Francis L. Real, Mayor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-20Opinion 90-48
… (criteria and procedure for determining responsibility) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Transportation Contracts (criteria and … to your letter concerning the award of a contract by a school district to a bus company for transportation of … facility near the homes of certain residents of the school district. These residents allege, among other things, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-48Opinion 90-44
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … hearing on the tentative budget refers only to the salary, or fixed, periodic cash consideration, proposed to be paid, exclusive of the cost or value of fringe benefits. This is in response to your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-44Opinion 89-47
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … real property of the fire district in the same manner and at the same time as town taxes. Section 181 makes no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-47Opinion 89-8
… MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Repair Reserve Fund (necessity for consent by the Office of the State Comptroller to … which is located within the Adirondack Park and which has within its boundaries State lands assessed at more than … that any town, which is located in the Adirondack Park and has within its boundaries State lands assessed at more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-8Opinion 89-59
… WATER RENTS -- Imposition of (authority to impose water rates to raise both operation and maintenance and capital … DISTRICTS -- Capital Costs (authority to impose water rates to raise both operation and maintenance and capital … and debt service solely by the imposition of water rates on the users of the water district. The district in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59Opinion 88-77
… contract is prohibited if the officer or employee has the power or duty, individually or as a member of a board, to (a) … The disclosure statement must be set forth in the official minutes of the board. Although the exception in section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-77Opinion 92-27
… Deductions (for charitable contributions) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Payroll Deductions (for charitable … to restrictions on wage assignments by public officers and employees). A payroll deduction is generally … a wage assignment in that it is a revocable authorization and does not create any enforceable right in any third party …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-27Opinion 96-9
… including both salary and fringe benefits (see, e.g., Taylor v McGuire , 100 Misc 2d 834, 420 NYS2d 248; Christian … that a lump-sum payment, incorporated into a stipulation settlement resolving a labor dispute, was salary for purposes … police officers. The court reviewed the stipulation settlement to ascertain the intent of the parties, noting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-9Opinion 97-3
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … state that the tax liens are owned by the village and, in at least some cases, date from the 1930s. For purposes of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 91-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Requiring … (GSA) contracts. General Municipal Law, §103 provides, in pertinent part, as follows: Except as otherwise expressly … the required security after advertisement for sealed bids in the manner provided by this section ... General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-6Opinion 94-32
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Villages … award program established for the village fire department in the event that the fire department ceases to provide … authority for a village to transfer its responsibilities in connection with a service award program to a fire company. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-32Former Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… Rockaway in Queens and Williamsburg and Borough Park, in Brooklyn. Comptroller DiNapoli said, "Stealing from the … Roy Hoffmann, 53, of Woodmere, and Daniel Laniado, 44, of Brooklyn — were indicted on the alleged thefts in 2014. All …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedState Agencies Bulletin No. 2163
… Recreation, and Historic Preservation: $625 Director of Park Police 020866 Assistant Director of Park Police 017163 Major Park Police 007958 Department of Corrections and Community …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2163-2023-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-employees-designatedComptroller DiNapoli & A.G Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… former executive director of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council), has been sentenced to one year in jail. Cohen has also paid $650,000 in restitution to Met … I thank Attorney General Schneiderman for his work on this case and commend him for his efforts in our Operation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-director