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Opinion 93-27
… part-town activities. The term "part-town activities" is defined for this purpose to mean, in pertinent part, … villages ..." (Tax Law, §1262[f][4]). "General town taxes" is defined as "[t]axes levied for any town purpose, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27Opinion 92-29
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (applicability of General … filling vacancy in office of police commissioner) POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Commissioner (applicability … consisting of a commissioner, deputy commissioner and a uniformed force. The commissioner, who for purposes of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29Opinion 90-63
… establish, maintain, operate and fund programs devoted in whole or in part to the welfare of the aging). Therefore, we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-63Opinion 90-53
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS -- Consultants (authority to contract … assessor on contractual basis) BUILDING INSPECTOR -- Independent Contractor (authority to contract out functions … of choice" (see Filmways Communications of Syracuse Inc . v Douglas , 106 AD2d 185, 186, 484 NYS2d 738, 739, affd …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-53Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for Second Quarter
… today announced a tentative schedule for the planned sale of obligations for the State, New York City, and their … fixed rate bonds for the month of May and a bond sale of up to $1.4 billion of taxable and tax-exempt fixed … Transportation Authority – a bond anticipation note sale of up to $500 million in tax-exempt fixed rate notes for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-second-quarterOpinion 88-44
… acquires an interest in the contract between the town and the engineering firm with which the town contracts when … that the board member is a part-time employee of the firm and that his duties with the firm do not require him to work … the fact of his employment at a town board meeting and will refrain from voting on any matter involving the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-44State Agencies Bulletin No. 1990.3
… 2.5 RH5 OTK OR5 OT Recall Ann 2080 2.5 RR5 ORC O21 OT 2.5 with Partial IIB BU21 N/A OID Agencies should continue using …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19903-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainState Agencies Bulletin No. 1987.3
… establishing a temporary overtime rate for employees in certain titles represented by NYSCOPBA working at OMH. Affected Employees Employees in certain Security Services Unit (BU21) titles who work at … on 12/31/2022, the overtime rate shall revert to the rate in place prior to implementation of the pilot program unless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19873-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainOpinion 95-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. CEMETERIES -- Public Burial Grounds (duty of town to erect fences around certain cemeteries and burial … if the cemetery is in fact subject to the provisions of section 291 the town must erect a fence entirely around …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10DiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for Second Quarter
… sales totaling up to $505 million of fixed rate tax-exempt bonds for the month of April and a bond sale of up to $23 million of fixed rate tax-exempt and taxable bonds for the month of May. Metropolitan Transportation … full forward calendar can be obtained at: www.osc.state.ny.us/pension/scccalendar.pdf . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-second-quarterOpinion 94-25
… of certain designated activities, in accordance with a system established by the sponsor (id.). General Municipal … note, however, that section 217(c)(vii) authorizes a point system to provide points for the performance of certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-25Opinion 89-1
… The governing board of each county, city, town, village, school district, and of each fire district or other district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1DiNapoli: Local Government Employment Outside NYC Fell Nearly 39,000 Since 2007
… of full-time local government workers employed outside of New York City shrank 7.9% from 491,102 to 452,298 from 2007 through 2022, according to a report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. New York’s decline in local government employment stands in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-local-government-employment-outside-nyc-fell-nearly-39000-2007Public Safety – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… program. According to DCJS data reported by these 20 police departments, incidents of gun-related violence … in 2022, shooting incidents where a person was hit are up 15 percent, and the number of individuals killed by gun … was 31 percent greater in the areas reported by these 20 police departments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-safetyDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Exceeded Updated Projections in First Quarter
… fiscal outlook,” DiNapoli said. “While inflation has eased and hiring has held up, consumer spending has slowed in recent months and some tax collections are showing signs of weakness. My … will continue to closely monitor economic conditions and what it means short- and long-term for our state’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-exceeded-updated-projections-first-quarterXIV.14.E Recording General Capital Assets – XIV. Special Procedures
… of a new component where one did not previously exist. Renovations will be recorded within the capital asset system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14e-recording-general-capital-assetsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by Former Met Council CFO in $9M Kickback Scheme
… the theft of $9 million from the taxpayer-funded nonprofit organization in a 20-year grand larceny and kickback scheme. … food and emergency financial assistance as well as anti-family violence programs. Met Council receives funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-met-council-cfo-9m-kickbackXII.6.F Paying Deceased Legislator Benefits – XII. Expenditures
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES Legislation provides that when a New York State Senator or Member of Assembly dies in Office, New York State will provide the beneficiary with a benefit equal to the remainder of the … Legislation provides that when a New York State Senator or Member of Assembly dies in Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6f-paying-deceased-legislator-benefitsXII.5 Agency Payment Preparation and Submittal – XII. Expenditures
… is to provide guidance to Business Units for preparing and submitting vouchers to the Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5-agency-payment-preparation-and-submittalNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… to pre-pandemic employment levels is not expected until 2025. “The COVID-19 pandemic’s damaging effects on labor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-january-21-2021