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Opinion 90-14
… AND PLANNING -- Subdivisions (validity of engineering and legal fees imposed upon developer); (direct payment by developer of subdivision review fees to engineer or lawyer) TOWN LAW, §277(1): A town may impose a schedule of … a developer to recover engineering, land surveying and legal expenses incurred in connection with subdivision review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-14DiNapoli: Rising Costs Hitting Homeowners & Renters Statewide
… entire state.” Mitchell Pally, chief executive officer, Long Island Builders’ Institute: “The Long Island Builders Institute strongly concurs with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rising-costs-hitting-homeowners-renters-statewideDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Action for March 2017
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his … on his commitment to added transparency via his Open Book New York website. Contract and payment actions for March 2017: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-action-march-2017DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for November
… Inspector General $8.4 million lease with 90 Church Street Limited Partnership for space at 90 Church Street in New York City. Office of Parks, Recreation and … $304,000. DiNapoli’s auditors also recovered more than$49,000 from vendors owing debts to the state, and held …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-novemberOpinion 92-43
Whether General Municipal Law 104b authorizes a town board to require in its procurement policies and procedures adopted pursuant to that statute that all purchases or leases in excess of $50000 by the highway superintendent be approved by the town board
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43Service Credit for Tiers 2 through 6
… and answer your questions. Sincerely, Thomas P. DiNapoli State Comptroller What is Service Credit? Service credit is … contributions are deducted from your pay and sent to us by your employer. If there is a period of time after your … “Request Additional Service Credit.” You can also apply by mail by submitting a Request to Purchase Service Credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/service-credit-tiers-2-through-6IV.4.B Department Operations – Non-Personal Service – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… in the study, design, development, and implementation, of new computer-based information systems (both software and … with promoting goods, business development, and tourism in New York State 55010 Media – Newspaper/Billboards/Transit … State buildings or facilities. 52035 H&C Commodity – Oil #2 / Diesel Oil #2 / Diesel fuel used to heat or cool State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4b-department-operations-non-personal-serviceState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Conditions (2021-S-27) Flooding remains a serious issue for the City and the Metropolitan Transportation Agency’s … in the initial audit report, implementing a new procedure for monitoring and reviewing training records. Of the initial … The New York Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) provides for public access to government records. Under FOIL, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 2005-4
… Education Law and the voter approval requirements provided by section 1951 of the Education Law. You ask whether a board … certain reserve funds. General Municipal Law §6-p, added by chapter 518 of the Laws of 1996, authorizes “municipal … paid into the fund “amounts from any other fund authorized by this chapter by resolution subject to permissive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-4Food Insecurity Persists Post-Pandemic
… reported that the number of New York households facing food insecurity at the height of the pandemic declined due to … in ten, or about 800,000, New York households experienced food insecurity at some point from 2019 to 2021. Since then, … federal assistance programs, including emergency food benefits, have lapsed and food insecurity has grown, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/food-insecurity-persists-post-pandemicStraight Talk About Financial Planning For Your Retirement
… — Take a peek into the future — the retirement benefit calculator & benefit projections The retirement benefit … maximum retirement benefit of 50 percent of final average salary. Your Social Security benefit and retirement savings … get tips on planning for retirement. Review your Member Annual Statement carefully to ensure we have the correct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/straight-talk-about-financial-planning-your-retirementArts, Entertainment and Recreation in New York City: Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19
… DiNapoli and industry leaders. PDF Version Highlights In 2019, New York City’s arts, entertainment and recreation … 70,950 4,400 $81,920 76% Brooklyn 10,160 1,080 64,840 11% Queens 7,100 520 61,870 8% Bronx 3,800 130 33,540 4% Staten … of more than $2 trillion, was signed into law. Several of its components were particularly helpful to workers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/arts-entertainment-and-recreation-new-york-city-recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19“Nation’s Report Card” Underscores New York’s Need for Academic Recovery
… New York’s fourth grade average math scores dropped 10 points, double any other decline in the past 20 years. … Grade 4 – Math New York 237 227 -10 U.S. 241 236 -5 … 15 The State’s Plan identifies academic recovery as a top priority and has invested in summer learning and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/nations-report-card-underscores-new-yorks-need-academic-recoveryXI-A.9 Receiving – XI-A. Purchasing
… should develop written policies and procedures to ensure staff consistently perform the receiving function … Chapter XII, Section 5.F – Adjusting the MIR Date of this Guide for additional guidance on this topic. Online Agencies … orders and receipts. Coach is accessible from the SFS home page after logging in with your SFS user ID and password. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a9-receivingOpinion 2024-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … City of Troy’s (“City”) resolution no. 2024-127, adopted by the City Council on September 5, 2024, seeking an advisory … Constitution’s prohibition of gifts and loans of public money. At the outset, we must emphasize that our Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2024-1Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in Brooklyn
… continues to be a technology and innovation center of the City, with hubs for manufacturing and technology activity. … Theater and Kings Theatre. Barclays Center, the Coney Island Amusement Parks and the New York Aquarium are also … to meet residents’ food needs in the near-, medium- and long-term was launched. Immediate measures for food relief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-brooklynNew Yorkers in Need: Food Insecurity and Nutritional Assistance Programs
… related to basic needs such as shelter, health care, food and transportation. Often, the result is hunger or food insecurity, which is uncertainty or inability to get enough food because of a lack of resources. The consequences can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-food-insecurity-and-nutritional-assistance-programsLife Changes: Membership in a Nutshell
… System (PFRS). With more than one million members, retirees and beneficiaries, and nearly 3,000 employers, … Fund to support the benefits earned by current and future retirees. It is the responsibility of the Comptroller to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-membership-nutshellState Fiscal Year 2022-23 Enacted Budget Analysis
… State-supported debt by a) incurring debt (albeit in the form of a loan, rather than “bonds or notes”), b) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/state-fiscal-year-2022-23-enacted-budget-analysisThe Increasing Threat of Identity Theft
… years to address identity theft, which is punishable by up to seven years in prison, and to require that … assuming the identity of another person to obtain goods, money, property, services or credit or to commit another … in the law (e.g., to the U.S. Census Bureau, pursuant to a search warrant or a court-ordered subpoena, or for inclusion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/increasing-threat-identity-theft