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DiNapoli: Wall St. First Half Profits Total $13 Billion, Down From 2022
… from the same period last year but tracked the industry’s return to pre-pandemic levels of revenue after record profits … from the same period last year but tracked the industrys return to prepandemic levels of revenue after record profits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-wall-st-first-half-profits-total-13-billion-down-2022Unclaimed Property Relating to Museum and Military Property
The New York State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds maintains a list of certain properties that have been left in museums, historical societies, zoologic
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/museum-and-military-property.pdfDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Cash, Drugs, Weapons Missing from Police Custody
… show the items were disposed of or returned to the proper owner; and Eight agencies did not have appropriate controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-cash-drugs-weapons-missing-police-custodyThe 80/20 Housing Program
… that were occupied and had allocated 20 percent of their apartments to low-income tenants, between January 1, 2012 and … were occupied and had allocated 20 percent of their apartments (approximately 4,500 units) to low-income tenants. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/31/8020-housing-programState Contract and Payment Actions in September
… approved 1,661 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.9 billion and approved more than 2 … approved 1661 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $19 billion and approved more than 2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-contract-and-payment-actions-septemberReporting Unclaimed Funds to New York State
… securities to the New York State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds. Entities required to report and remit unclaimed funds include, for example, banks, insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reportersOpinion 88-1
… in the opinion. PARKING FACILITIES -- Conveyance of (to U.S. Postal Service); (necessity of special act … (of village parking lot) -- Gifts (of parking lot to U.S. Postal Service) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §72-h: The … that a village should obtain special legislation prior to conveying a village parking lot to the U.S. Postal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-1New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (April 16, 2021)
… 2021 Edition Analysis of the Paycheck Protection Program in New York The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a loan program administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) first authorized by … Program PPP is a loan program administered by the US Small Business Administration SBA first authorized by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-april-16-2021Opinion 92-42
… town would agree to assume responsibility for snow removal from the entire parking lot including a portion to be … State Constitution, inter alia , prohibits municipalities from making gifts or loans of their money or property to or … paid to the town under a contract (see, e.g., 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-41, p 81; 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-37, p 51; 1983 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-42DiNapoli: 22 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… School districts receive a fiscal stress score that is based on several factors: year-end fund balance, operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-22-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressOpinion 91-27
… real property for lawful county purposes. 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-29, p 69, generally discusses the authority of a … the Village Law was a general law despite the exception from its operation of charter villages by the savings clause … clauses (Village Law, §§23-2200, 23-2202), exempted from operation of the Village Law does not, as the village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-27Opinion 93-20
… of countersignature) TOWN LAW, §37(1); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §§10, 23(2)(f): A town, by local law, may … issued by the town supervisor). Pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law, §10, however, towns may adopt and amend local … things, their property, affairs or government (Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][i]) and the transaction of their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-20Opinion 2001-3
… cost of providing the particular service (1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-40, p 103 and citations therein; see NY Tel . v … government may be prohibited by the State Legislature from making a "fair return" on the value of property used and … of a gas, electric or water public utility service, or from using such "profits" for the payment of refunds to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-3Opinion 91-42
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-n; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10[1][i]; VILLAGE LAW, §4-408: A village and its fire department … membership dues, foreign fire insurance tax proceeds (see Insurance Law, §§9104, 9105) and the proceeds of fire … affairs or government (Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][i], [ii][e][3]). Since fire department moneys are not village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42Opinion 95-16
… NYS 864; cf. Hurley v Cheshire, 234 App Div 464, 255 NYS 486, affd 259 NY 582, "last preceding" census refers to last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-16State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… setting goals was practical, and said it was not legally required, the board should strive to ensure that town … realize increased prosperity and economic benefit from the projects that the corporation approves. To do so, … not establish a comprehensive written multiyear financial plan. The board adopted budgets that did not include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… identified in the initial report. Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS): Access Controls Over Selected … Health Insurance Program: Empire Plan Members with Dual Family Coverage (2019-S-23) New York state does not allow two family coverages for its employees. Other public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 92-32
… Town Law, §64(2) authorizes a town board to acquire land required for town purposes and also authorizes the sale of … longer needed for town purposes (see, e.g., 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-5, p 4; 1976 Opns St Comp No. 76-1092, unreported; 31 Opns St Comp, 1975, p 89; cf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-32Approved State Contracts and Payments
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,575 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.6 … of the Budget $21 million with McKinsey & Company, Inc. for management consulting services. Central New York … Developmental Disabilities Service Office $31.1 million for three contracts for transportation services, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsDiNapoli: $2.9 Billion Hole Threatens MTA’s Capital Program
… fund its $54.8 billion 2020-2024 capital program, which is vital to improving riders’ experience and bringing them … funding to help the MTA reduce its borrowing, but this is still uncertain. If not, the MTA, and its customers, … until after 2024. The slow return of subway ridership is predominantly in the outer boroughs, while major transit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-29-billion-hole-threatens-mtas-capital-program