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Opinion 92-31
… 356, 572 NYS2d 434, lv denied 78 NY2d 862, 578 NYS2d 877; Stern v Kramarsky , 84 Misc 2d 447, 375 NYS2d 235; cf . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-31Opinion 92-35
… REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Enforcement (notice of unpaid taxes with respect to county taxable … RECEIVER OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Powers and Duties (notice of unpaid taxes with respect to county taxable property) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §987: A notice of unpaid taxes pursuant to RPTL, §987 should not be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-35State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… understated by a combined total of $451,664. Of the 10 revenue accounts reviewed as of Dec. 31, 2022 and Dec. 31, 2023, two accounts were overstated by a total of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
An audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli found Medicaid managed care organizations made as much as $15 billion in improper and questionable payments to providers who did not appear to be enrolled in Medicaid
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hundreds-millions-dollars-medicaid-payments-went-providers-not-enrolled-programOpinion 88-12
… (need for where one municipality provides a service to another) REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Collection of (municipal … or by one village acting as "lead agency" and contracting to provide the service to the others. You ask whether several villages may provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12Opinion 96-1
… FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (purchase of real property - need for State Comptroller approval in Adirondack … Comptroller approval in Adirondack fire district) REAL PROPERTY -- Purchase (need for State Comptroller approval in … If the moneys necessary to fund the purchase of real property by a fire district are to be provided from a capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Opinion 93-15
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to annually audit public library) EDUCATION LAW, §259; TOWN LAW, §123: Neither the … of trustees nor the separate treasurer of a town public library is required pursuant to Town Law, §123 to annually … of trustees or the separate treasurer of a town public library is required to annually account to, and submit its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-15Opinion 93-7
… service. March 3, 1993 Geoffrey E. Chanin, Esq., Chief Assistant County Attorney County of Orange …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-7Opinion 96 - 11
… Ambro , 41 NY2d 952, 394 NYS2d 636; Ross v Wilson , 308 NY 605; Davis v Board of Education , 125 AD2d 534, 509 NYS2d 612 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-11Heat and Hot Water Complaints
… To determine whether the New York City (NYC) Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) addresses heat and hot water complaints timely, issues notices of violation, and seeks the imposition and collection of penalties as appropriate. Our audit covered heat and hot …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/24/heat-and-hot-water-complaintsNew Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
For almost 3 million New Yorkers, housing costs constitute more than 30 percent of household income, the most commonly used threshold of affordability.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-york-housing-insecurity.pdfLocal Government Workforce Trends in New York State
The number of full-time local government workers employed outside of New York City contracted by 7.9% from 2007 to 2022, largely the result of two defining events – the recession of 2007-09 and the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-gov-workforce-trends-ny.pdfLabor Investigations in New York City (2022-S-17)
To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) is adequately conducting labor violation investigations in New York City. The audit covered the period from January 2019 through March 2023.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s17.pdfList of Villages and Cities in Fiscal Stress
The Fiscal Stress Monitoring System and resulting fiscal stress designations rely on data (as of 2/29/2024) from annual financial reports submitted by local governments to the Office of the State Comptroller.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/2023/pdf/2023-munis-stressed.pdfFarmers’ Markets in New York City - August 2012
Since the 1970s, farmers’ markets have multiplied and become more popular in NYC and throughout NYS as the locally grown food movement has gained momentum.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-6-2013.pdfThe Critical Role of Nonprofits in New York
This report analyzes the most recent employment and wage data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for charitable organizations identified as 501(c)(3)s for the period 2017 through 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/critical-role-of-nonprofits-in-new-york.pdfJune 28, 2024 Lapsing Chartfield Strings in PayServ
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/payroll-bulletin-2238-attachment.pdfTraffic Fatalities are Growing in New York State
Since 2019, motor vehicle fatalities in New York State have risen sharply, reversing the improvements made in the years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/traffic-fatalities-are-growing-in-new-york-state.pdfContinuing Crisis: Drug Overdose Deaths in New York
This report outlines long-term trends and recent developments in the battle to save lives from being lost prematurely to substance use disorder. The data are clear: the battle against drug overdose deaths is more daunting than ever, and will require an ongoing commitment of public resources.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/drug-overdose-deaths.pdf