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DiNapoli: School District Revenue Growth Slows
… stress against efforts to hold down property taxes.” From 2007-08 to 2012-13, total school district revenues grew … federal aid 5 percent ($3 billion) and 48 percent from local property taxes ($29 billion). By comparison, … five years; Annual local property tax revenue, including STAR payments, has increased by more than $13 billion since …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-school-district-revenue-growth-slowsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of N.J. Man Implicated in Theft of $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the sentencing of Terence Fitzpatrick, 53, of Monmouth County, N.J., following his guilty plea in November 2015 to the crime of Attempted Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class D … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the sentencing of Terence Fitzpatrick 53 of Monmouth County NJ following his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-nj-man-implicated-theft-78000-new-york-stateNYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Are Growing
… said. “Still, there are risks on the horizon, and Mayor de Blasio’s efforts to find additional savings in the budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-budget-balanced-risks-are-growingDiNapoli: Former West Hurley Fire District Chief and Chairman Charged in Corruption Probe
… The former West Hurley Fire District chief and a current fire … 52, and Michael "Bucky" VanValkenburgh, 44, both of West Hurley, were charged with Corrupting the Government and … "First, I want to thank all the constituents in the West Hurley Fire District who spoke up and brought this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-former-west-hurley-fire-district-chief-and-chairman-charged-corruption-probeDiNapoli: Allegany County Woman Arrested for Theft of Nearly $30,000 in Pension Checks
… Ian Jones and the New York State Police announced the arrest of Linda Burrows of Fillmore, New York for the alleged … State Police Superintendent Steven G. James said, “This arrest is another example of how dedicated police work and … Allegany County District Attorney’s Office in making this arrest.” Burrows’ mother retired as a custodian for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-allegany-county-woman-arrested-theft-nearly-30000-pension-checksDiNapoli: NYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for 2025-26
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced employer contributions rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced employer contributions rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System NYSLRS for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-2025-26DiNapoli: NYC Projects Budget Surplus For 2017, But Faces Risks With Federal Budget Cuts
… that year's budget. The city's latest financial plan shows that FY 2018 budget is balanced, but the out-year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-nyc-projects-budget-surplus-2017-faces-risks-federal-budget-cutsOpinion 91-14
… collecting refuse for village) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-o; TOWN LAW, §§198(9), 209-e(3): A town board, on behalf … to referendum. You ask whether, pursuant to section 119-o of Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law, a town … established pursuant to article 12-A of the Town. Section 119-o of the General Municipal Law authorizes "municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-14Opinion 91-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … association has been created by special act of the State Legislature and is authorized to receive direct payment … by chapter 639 of the Laws of 1955, a special act of the State Legislature which added sections 647.0 through 647.6 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-29Opinion 91-21
… -- Compensation (administrator of estates - county chief fiscal officer's right to fees and commissions); (fees and commissions - right of county chief fiscal officer to remit to county, or to waive) COUNTY … Whether the chief fiscal officer of a county who serves as administrator …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-21Opinion 89-49
… executor as substitute for a previously named fiduciary, a fee is properly charged pursuant to SCPA, §2402(7), based on … such a proceeding, there is no actual monetary value, the fee charged would be $27.00. This is in reply to your inquiry … by a Surrogate's Court. Specifically, you ask whether a fee is properly imposed pursuant to subdivision 1 or 2 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49Opinion 92-46
… used at youth center) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103: The purchase of kitchen utensils, furniture, books and sports … determining the competitive bidding monetary threshold for purchase contracts under General Municipal Law, §103. General … or by local law adopted prior to September 1, 1953, all purchase contracts involving an expenditure of more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46Opinion 92-44
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to fringe benefits pursuant to … Whether pursuant to General Municipal Law 207m the chief of police of a city who is the permanent fulltime head of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-44DiNapoli: LIRR On-Time Performance Falls Short
… Island Rail Road to get them to their jobs on time and back home again," DiNapoli said. "While the LIRR reports that … was delayed 78 percent of the time when it stopped at Citi Field for Mets games; and Trains carrying reverse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-lirr-time-performance-falls-shortDiNapoli: Tax Exemptions Jump While Job Gains Slow for IDA Projects
… Development Agencies (IDAs) provided $660 million in net tax exemptions in 2013, up $105 million from 2012 but estimated job gains were nearly 23,000 lower than the previous year, … business within their communities. “Although the amount of tax breaks IDAs provided to private companies noticeably …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-tax-exemptions-jump-while-job-gains-slow-ida-projectsDiNapoli: Local Governments Should Improve Enforcement of State Fire Code Regulations
… A sampling of municipalities from across New York reveals gaps in the review of fire safety plans or evacuation procedures for public buildings such as adult care … “By neglecting to properly implement these regulations, New Yorkers may be at risk should a fire or other emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-local-governments-should-improve-enforcement-state-fire-code-regulationsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Jail Time for Former Highway Superintendent Sentenced in Public Corruption Case
… from the Town, has been sentenced to serve six months in jail and five years of probation. As part of Burlew's … 2007," Comptroller DiNapoli said. "Today, he's headed to jail. His sentencing marks another warning: those who steal … a clear message that those who steal from taxpayers risk jail time and paying full restitution for money they have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-jail-time-former-highway-superintendent-sentenced-0Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Jail Time for Former Highway Superintendent Sentenced in Public Corruption Case
… from the Town, has been sentenced to serve six months in jail and five years of probation. As part of Burlew's … 2007," Comptroller DiNapoli said. "Today, he's headed to jail. His sentencing marks another warning: those who steal … a clear message that those who steal from taxpayers risk jail time and paying full restitution for money they have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-jail-time-former-highway-superintendent-sentencedXI.2.K Authorized Signatures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… requires department heads to designate those individuals authorized to execute: Contracts on behalf of an agency where … types of transactions. For example, an individual may be authorized to sign a grant contract but not a construction … agencies must identify the limitation on the appropriate authorized signature form. Agencies are responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2k-authorized-signaturesDiNapoli Warns of ‘Triple Threat’ of Fiscal Risks
… State tax collections totaled $36.1 billion through the first half of New York's 2017-18 fiscal year, $386.6 million below the latest projections, largely because of lower than … State tax collections totaled $361 billion through the first half of New Yorks 201718 fiscal year $3866 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-warns-triple-threat-fiscal-risks