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DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2%
… are faced with the rapid increase in inflation, pandemic surge, and trying to retain and recruit employees.” The 2% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-2-percentDiNapoli Audit Finds Hazardous Conditions Persist in Mitchell-Lama Developments
… Mitchell-Lama developments in New York City – 753 Classon Ave. Housing Co. (Classon), located in Brooklyn, Cathedral …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hazardous-conditions-persist-mitchell-lama-developmentsDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2% for Third Straight Year
Property tax levy growth for school districts and 10 of the states cities will be capped at 2 the same as last year according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-2-third-straight-yearDiNapoli: State Paid $14.5 Billion for Medicaid Home Care Services That Lacked Verification
… Billions of dollars have been spent on Medicaid home care services for New Yorkers without the required … from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Medicaid’s home care services are vital and allow many New Yorkers to … the delivery of Medicaid personal care services (2021) and home health care services (2023) to validate service delivery …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-state-paid-145-billion-medicaid-home-care-services-lacked-verificationDiNapoli: Help for Vulnerable Adults in NYC Falls Short
… City because Adult Protective Services (APS) experienced staff shortages and high caseloads, according to an audit by … challenges without timely services. “Our audit found that staff shortages and high caseloads strained New York City’s … Staffing Shortages and High Caseloads Auditors found that staff shortages and high turnover likely strained APS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-help-vulnerable-adults-nyc-falls-shortState Police Bulletin No. SP-235
… of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an increase in dues for Police Benevolent Association of New York State, Inc. (University Police, Encon Police, Park … from the PBANYS dated November 16, 2022, membership dues for employees in Bargaining Units 31 (Deduction Code …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-235-police-benevolent-association-new-york-state-inc-pbanys-dues-increaseLocal Sales Tax Collections Grew Over 12 Percent in the Second Quarter of 2022
Local government sales tax collections in New York State totaled over $5.5 billion in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 12.2 percent, or nearly $604 million, compared to the same quarter last year. April and May collections grew by 15.7 percent and 16.7 percent, respectively, while June inc
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-tax-collections-grew-over-12-percent-in-second-quarter-of-2022.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System - School Districts: Fiscal Year 2020-21 Results
This snapshot highlights the FSMS results for school districts that reported for school fiscal year (SY) 2020-21, which ended on June 30, 2021. Fewer school districts were scored in fiscal stress in this year, but the COViD-19 pandemic and the local, State and federal responses to it had a negative
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/fsms-school-districts-fiscal-year-2020-21-results.pdfDiNapoli: Hamburg Employee Admits $150,000 Theft of Recreation Fees
… taxpayers, but stole money intended to support programs for children in the Village of Hamburg. I want to thank our partners in the State Comptroller's Office for conducting this audit, which allowed us to prosecute this … official misconduct. She is due back in court on Jan. 9 for sentencing. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-hamburg-employee-admits-150000-theft-recreation-feesDiNapoli Statement on Executive Budget Proposal
… three years, Governor Cuomo and the Legislature have done much to put New York state on better fiscal footing, reduce … three years Governor Cuomo and the Legislature have done much to put New York state on better fiscal footing reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-statement-executive-budget-proposalDiNapoli: Too Many Subway Stations Need Repairs
… condition of elevators and escalators. According to the latest survey, more than one-quarter of all structural … components needed repairs. The subway stations in Brooklyn and Queens had the largest percentage of components … including major stops like Rockefeller Center and Brooklyn’s Borough Hall, at least 25 percent of their tile, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-too-many-subway-stations-need-repairsDiNapoli: Audit Exposes Significant Management Issues With Tonawanda Housing Authority
… to others. For years, the authority has not operated in a fair and equitable, efficient or transparent manner and has … The authority, located in the city of Tonawanda in Erie County, manages a 257-unit apartment complex that consists of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-exposes-significant-management-issues-tonawanda-housing-authorityOpinion 90-63
… of the library (Education Law, §§226[5], 260; 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-40, p 54). Based on these statutory … for and the cost of those meals is reasonable (1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-66, p 82; see also 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-263, p 330; 1980 Opns St Comp Nos. 80-282, p …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-63Opinion 90-6
… LAW, §215(3): A county social services district may not accept a corporate grant for the purpose of providing day … the grantor. The county governing board, however, may accept the grant conditioned upon naming a day care room in a … You ask whether a county social services district may accept a corporate grant to furnish, carpet and provide toys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-6Opinion 90-50
… funds. This is in reply to your inquiry regarding the legal requirements municipalities must satisfy when the New … Law, what the Comptroller should receive to satisfy the legal requirements of this provision of the Highway Law. … section essentially provides for the creation of a binding legal relationship between the State and the municipality, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-50Opinion 92-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … General Municipal Law, §207-m to salary of deputy police commissioner); (salary of individual filling vacancy in … section 207-m, a deputy commissioner who, upon the death of the commissioner, is appointed to fill the vacancy in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29Opinion 93-27
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Taxes … reduction of townwide taxes within town outside village area) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(8); TAX LAW, … town may not use its share to reduce townwide taxes in the area of the town outside villages. A town may not adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27Opinion 95-10
… (to maintain cemetery) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Around" (meaning of for purposes of Town Law, §291) TOWN LAW, §291: … of chapter 386 discloses no discussion of the intended meaning of the provision. No discussion of this provision … in their ordinary acceptance and significance and the meaning commonly attributed to them" ( Phaneuf v City of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10Opinion 94-25
… -- Service Award Program (service credit for attending meetings of groups within a fire department or fire company) … service under a service award program for attendance at "meetings" of an emergency rescue and first aid squad, a fire … service under a service award program for attendance at "meetings" of groups formed within a fire department or fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-25DiNapoli: Bombay Clerk Sentenced for Pocketing Justice Court Fees
… A North Country court clerk was sentenced yesterday for stealing more than $5,680 from Bombay Justice … A North Country court clerk was sentenced yesterday for stealing more than $5680 from Bombay Justice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-bombay-clerk-sentenced-pocketing-justice-court-fees