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Opinion 91-44
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44DiNapoli Proposes Option to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… create an optional investment pool to help the state and local governments fund retiree health insurance and other … While pension costs are pre-funded and invested to help pay for these future benefits, most governments, including … of 2,293 local governments that reported it to DiNapoli’s office totaled $68.3 billion. Moody’s Investors Service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposes-option-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careOpinion 2003-1
… and at the same time as other town charges (i.e., on an "ad valorem basis"; see, e.g., 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-10, p … parcels of land" within the extension on the same basis (ad valorem or benefit) as the original district. Subdivision … forth procedures to change the basis of assessment from ad valorem to benefit in certain circumstances. 2 Although …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1Opinion 94-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- … assessment for) BONDS AND NOTES -- Budget Notes (use of to finance excess cost of snow removal) -- Serial Bonds (use … 438; Davis v Sharp, n.o.r 30 NYS2d 441 mod and affd 265 App Div 825, 37 NYS2d 843). Whether an emergency exists in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20Opinion 94-2
… opinion. CITIES--Fees (exemption from parking meter fees for city officials) PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS--Parking … Regulations (exemption from meter fees for city officials) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1200, 1600, … city's authority to enact local legislation imposing fees for parking on public highways is defined exclusively by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-2Opinion 88-59
… justice's salary to compensate the justice at a higher rate in the future. December 12, 1988 Patricia J. Boyd, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59Opinion 2006-9
… -- Mandatory (on the transfer of property of a town sewer district to a county) SEWER DISTRICTS -- Referendum (on the … 198(12)(b) authorized towns to sell all or part of a water supply and distribution system of a town water district or water storage and distribution district, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-9Opinion 89-11
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt … expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to rent a room in which to meet, if the meetings are for the purpose of … fire insurance tax moneys "except as otherwise provided in any special law". Sections 9104 and 9105 provide that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11DiNapoli: MTA Faces Growing Risks to Its Capital Funding
… just delayed projects. If the MTA covers the shortfall in capital funds by using its operating budget to pay for … congestion pricing revenues), which is projected to make up 5% of debt in 2023 and 32% in 2028. Non-lockbox debt, … day-to-day operating budget, comprises $40.4 billion of all debt in 2023 but is estimated to decline to $38 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-mta-faces-growing-risks-its-capital-fundingCUNY Bulletin No. CU-666
… the transaction. If an employee has a Goal Amount/Goal Balance in the existing record and the agency enters a transaction for 2020, the Goal Amount and Goal Balance will roll up on the newly inserted row unless the Goal Amount and Goal Balance are equal. Agencies must delete the Goal Amount and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-666-2020-cuny-charitable-campaignLong Island Experienced Gains in Farms and Farmland
… part of our food supply system. This is especially true on Long Island. It was the only region in the state to see the … breakdown of farming across upstate New York along with Long Island and New York City. The report includes an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-agriculture-report-reveals-economic-growth-and-challenges-facing-new-york-farms-long-islandCUNY Bulletin No. CU-802
… (hourly) Hired/Onboarded at CUNY $935.00 Campus Security Assistant (full-time) Hired/Onboarded at CUNY $723.00 Campus Security Assistant (hourly) Hired/Onboarded at CUNY $597.00 Biannual … hours from June 1 to November 30 $467.50 Campus Security Assistant (hourly) Be in Active pay status for at least 522 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-802-cuny-december-2024-uniform-allowance-payment-securityArchived: Legislative Session 2015 –2016
… / S.5795 (Marcellino) – To provide increased transparency in school district fiscal operations by requiring publication … – Establishes uniform requirements for all funds in which tax check-off monies are deposited and requires … (Farrell) / S.5299 (DeFrancisco) – Allows for an increase in the dollar amount the Comptroller is permitted to hold in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2015-2016DiNapoli: Federal Funding Uncertainty Jeopardizes Impact of Inflation Reduction Act for New Yorkers
… Thomas P. DiNapoli details New York’s financial impact from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including … about whether this funding will continue after a new executive order issued by President Trump. “The possible policy changes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-federal-funding-uncertainty-jeopardizes-impact-inflation-reduction-act-new-yorkersFederal Spending by Major Funding Streams and Functions – Federal Funding and New York
… Federal funding is received by New York State through grants for a range of purposes, including health care, transportation, public … federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021, the federal government has allocated more than $50 billion in Medicaid grants providing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-spending-major-funding-streams-and-functionsChazy Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-13)
… Period July 1, 2019 – September 30, 2024 Understanding the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in … to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and … to December 31, 2020 (extended to June 30, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Cycle Three: January 1, 2023 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/chazy-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-13Poland Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-20)
… in combating lead poisoning, New York State (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative … or implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in all potable water outlets as required by NYS Public Health … to determine whether officials identified and remediated all water outlets that would have required it. This occurred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/poland-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-20DiNapoli Says Wall Street May Still Have a Good Year Given Strong Start
… click here: www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt5-2016.pdf A video on DiNapoli's 2015 Wall Street report is available here …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/0215/10/dinapoli-says-wall-street-may-still-have-good-year-given-strong-startMonitoring of Prevailing Wage Compliance on Construction Contracts (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Monitoring of Prevailing Wage Compliance on Construction Contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/monitoring-prevailing-wage-compliance-construction-contracts-followMarch 2000: Handicapped Parking Education Program
… Officers Accounting Requirements Summary Chapter 497 of the Laws of 1999 amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law effective onApril … increased public awareness of handicapped parking laws. In order to fund this program the statute provides for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/march-2000-handicapped-parking-education-program