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DiNapoli: NYC Put Federal Funds to Work Quickly To Shore Up Budget and Drive Recovery
… Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) for states, local and tribal governments with resources to respond to the pandemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-put-federal-funds-work-quickly-shore-budget-and-drive-recoveryOpinion 92-42
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … to contract) PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Municipal Equipment (use for private property pursuant to contract) TOWNS -- Powers … LAW, §64(2-a): A town may enter into an agreement with the owner of a parking lot pursuant to which the town would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-42DiNapoli: Report Warns of Growing State Debt
… New York's state-funded debt is projected to reach $63.7 billion at the end of the current fiscal year and to increase over the following … once again called for reforms to New York's use of debt, including voter approval of borrowing and better … debt is projected to reach $637 billion at the end of the current fiscal year and to increase over the following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-report-warns-growing-state-debtFormer Head of Niagara Falls Housing Authority Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Funds; Son and Daughter-in-Law Also Convicted
… to enrich herself and members of her family," said Adam S. Cohen, Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBI’s Buffalo … under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Adam S. Cohen; the Department of Housing and Urban …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/former-head-niagara-falls-housing-authority-pleads-guilty-stealing-government-funds-son-and-daughterState Agencies Bulletin No. 719
… of Corrections employees represented by NYSCOPBA (BU01) in the following titles: Correction Officer Correction Officer Spanish Language Correction Officer Trainee Correction … Increase for all arbitration eligible employees on 3/31/07 in the amount of $2,625 due to the movement of the Security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/719-march-31-2007-salary-increase-and-ending-other-payments-certainEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Controls Over Payments for Special Items
… range of services including, but not limited to, hospital services, office visits, home care, medical … rate schedules for the payment of inpatient and outpatient hospital services. Empire’s hospital contracts also allow certain special items, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/22/empire-bluecross-blueshield-controls-over-payments-special-itemsOpinion 96-3
… Services (environmental review by village trustee or firm of the trustee) -- Exceptions (competitive bidding not … providing environmental review services) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801: A village trustee would have a prohibited interest … appearing before the village board. General Municipal Law, article 18 (§800 et seq .) contains provisions relative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 2000-21
… no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory … -- Establishment of (joint fire district when village is within two towns) TOWNS -- Fire Districts and Fire … in establishment of joint fire district) TOWN LAW §189-a; VILLAGE LAW §22-2210: In the case of the proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Schenectady City School District – Math Workbook Inventory (Schenectady … workbook need before workbooks were ordered. Corning City School District – Claims Auditing (Steuben County) The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Pandemic Necessity and Opportunity Fuel Business Growth in New York City
… businesses with fewer than five employees grew over 10% in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report details the growth in New York City’s small businesses, the industries that were … pandemic took a toll on the city’s economy, but resilient New Yorkers fueled small business growth. Changes to how …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-pandemic-necessity-and-opportunity-fuel-business-growth-new-york-cityState Agencies Bulletin No. 2104
… Revenue Service) tax withholding requirements for 2023 and other tax related topics. Affected Employees: … are affected. Effective Dates: Effective January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. OSC Actions: OSC has updated PayServ with the new … Internal Revenue Service tax withholding requirements for 2023 and other tax related topics …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2104-summary-tax-related-changes-2023State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. State Education Department (Preschool … shelters. Over the years, a significant number of shelters have fallen into disrepair, in some cases posing critical … some cases by as much as 4 ½ years. Extensive delays may have resulted in the worsening of already deteriorated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 91-62
… in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Gifts (from village to school district public library) -- Conveyance (with reservation of right to use) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (gift of property from village to … Whether a village by local law may transfer a building to a school district public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62Opinion 91-56
… §2749 provides that insofar as the provisions of title 30 are inconsistent with the provisions of, among other things, … no liabilities ; provided, however, that any appropriation made to such authority or commission by the state of New York … such a five-year period, it would be essential to define what is meant by "operative" and to apply a test therefor. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-56Opinion 90-62
… duties) PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §§30, 36; TOWN LAW, §32: An elected town superintendent of highways who is physically unable to perform the duties of his office is … Law, §30 or another provision of law. You ask whether an elected town highway superintendent who is physically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Opinion 94-12
… maintain and operate, with the lessee's own funds, a building on the vacant land, subject to applicable zoning, building code or other similar requirements. This is in reply … at its own expense, to construct, maintain and operate a building on the property. Town Law, §176(14) authorizes a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-12Opinion 88-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TAXES -- Gross … for) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Modification (addition of amount of gross receipts tax on petroleum products) TAX LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-10Opinion 2007-4
… VILLAGE LAW §§5-506, 5-532; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW §10(1)(ii)(e)(3): A village may not hold the proceeds of the sale … Opns St Comp No. 96-4, p 7; 9 Opns St Comp, 1953, p 374; 5 Op St Comp, 1949, p 500; see also 1982 Opns St Comp No. … with which the amounts of revenues and expenditures can be estimated, and the village’s experience in prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-4Opinion 2007-5
… valuations. Absent a special act to the contrary (see 1980 Ops St Comp No. 80-551), those are the only circumstances … maturity" (General Municipal Law § 6-c [4]; see also 1989 Ops St Comp No. 89-36, at 87). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-5DiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Oversight of Child Care Grants
… The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) failed to adequately oversee the use of child care stabilization grant funds received during the … The Office of Children and Family Services OCFS failed to adequately oversee the use of child care stabilization grant funds received during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-oversight-child-care-grants