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Opinion 88-15
… insurance company) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3), 801: A village trustee who is also the comptroller of an insurance … from that company and the school district attorney had any of the powers or duties listed in General Municipal … 1988 John F. Forner, III, Esq., Attorney for Menands Union Free School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-15XIII.6 Potential Tax Consequences of Assigning an Incorrect Official Station – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… incurred by an employee in the vicinity of his or her “tax home,” and (iii) monitoring official station designations to … for Agencies to understand: The distinction between a tax home and an official station; The tax consequences of travel reimbursements, considering the employee’s tax home and official station; and The responsibility to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii6-potential-tax-consequences-assigning-incorrect-official-stationCost-Saving Ideas: Credit Card Accountability - Minimizing the Risk of Error, Misuse and Fraud
… it is often more convenient for them to pay with a credit card than to fill out a procurement request form and … and necessary expenses, local governments must have both a credit card policy and a system of internal controls in … best practices below as a reference for adopting a strong credit card policy and developing sensible internal controls. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-credit-card-accountability-minimizing-risk-error-misuse-and-fraudState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on State Budget for State Fiscal Year 2023-24
… " The state budget makes important investments in education and health care, including mental health care, and provides significant, recurring funding to the MTA that will help close budget gaps. The Governor has … This will help New York catch up with other states in preparing for economic and budgetary risks. "With an end …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-state-budget-state-fiscal-year-2023-24Opinion 88-63
… may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICEMEN AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Auxiliary … COUNTY LAW, §§215(3), 550(2): Moneys received as gift to defray the costs of operating an auxiliary police unit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-63Opinion 90-52
… report of examination) TOWN LAW, §§30, 63, 64(11-b); PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §106; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §35: … in the minutes of a town board meeting the name of each member of the board who is present, the clerk is under no … see also Public Officers Law, §106[3], relative to the availability of the minutes to the public). Although the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-52Legislative and Executive Retirement Plan For Tier 1 and 2 Members (Section 80-a)
… The first $50,000 of this benefit is paid in the form of group term life insurance that, under present rules, is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/legislative-and-executive-retirement-plan-tier-1-and-2-members-section-80DiNapoli: NYC Immigrant Workforce Below 2015 Peak
… 21% in transportation and utilities and nearly 20% in manufacturing. The foreign-born labor force in the … ended the program for people coming to the U.S. from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Nepal and Honduras. … to older workers. In 2023, the unemployment rate was 15% for 16-to-24-year-old immigrant workers, which was up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-nyc-immigrant-workforce-below-2015-peakFrontier Central School District - Procurement of Professional Services (2018M-98)
… applicable statutory requirements and whether payments for such services were for proper District purposes. Key Findings … $466,960, but could not provide documented evidence for how or why those vendors were selected. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/frontier-central-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2018mOpinion 93-13
… to municipalities within county the cost of sheriff's road patrols); (providing sheriff's road patrols on a part-county basis) LOCAL LAWS -- Taxes and … to municipalities within county the cost of sheriff's road patrol) - Pre-emption (formation of special district for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-13Frequently Asked Questions – Understanding Your Responsibilities: Elected & Appointed Officials
… Find answers to common questions about elected and appointed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/ea-officials/frequently-asked-questionsNew Yorkers in Need: A Look at Poverty Trends in New York State for the Last Decade
… safety net, and recently set a laudable goal to reduce child poverty by 50 percent; as the State considers … Constitution requires the State to provide for the “aid, care and support of the needy.” Poverty has been defined … such as the payment of taxes and childcare and medical expenses; and It uses a restrictive definition of family that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-look-poverty-trends-new-york-state-last-decadeOpinion 91-49
… advised us that the county owns fee simple title to the road bed. Highway Law, §131-b(1) provides that a county … therein...". We have interpreted similar authority in Village Law, §6-612 (and its predecessor statutes) to authorize a village board of trustees, upon discontinuing a village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-49Opinion 95-18
… fee to be paid at the time of purchase of each burial lot in a village-owned cemetery in lieu of the yearly … fee to be paid at the time of purchase of each burial lot. Article 15 of the Village Law (§§15-1500 through … there is express authority for a village to impose upon lot owners a yearly assessment of up to twelve dollars …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18Opinion 90-57
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (need for referendum on contract to receive fire protection from village with service award program) FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (cost of service … award program for the volunteer firefighters of a village fire department is subject to mandatory referendum in one or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57New York City’s Uneven Recovery: An Analysis of Labor Force Trends
… national level, the more prolonged impact of the pandemic on employment in New York City warrants further analysis and … about the City’s labor force and aim to shed light on why the employment situation in the City continues to lag … market outcomes, the pandemic placed an outsized strain on parents of school-age children, particularly young …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-citys-uneven-recovery-analysis-labor-force-trendsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… in the initial report. State Education Department (SED): Birch Family Services Inc.: Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2016-S-74) Birch is a New York City-based not-for-profit organization … in compensation paid to employees who did not work for Birch’s SED preschool cost-based programs. Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Metro North and LIRR Lax in Monitoring Overtime Paid For With Federal Stimulus Funds
… audits of Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) found they failed to properly manage overtime … abuses such as allowing some conductors to charge overtime for tasks such as washing up for work, New York State … System, did not have a requirement for conductors to sign out manually, so there was not an accurate record of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-metro-north-and-lirr-lax-monitoring-overtime-paid-federal-stimulus-fundsHuman Resource Practices
… Objective To determine if State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University has developed … across four colleges, a research enterprise, and a network of patient care facilities. HR develops local human … also provide guidance for ensuring the safety and security of staff, students, patients, and visitors; protecting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/25/human-resource-practicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… meet the requirement to have mental health instruction as part of the curriculum and that DOE could make improvements … (2023-F-39) Many Medicaid recipients are enrolled in Medicare and are referred to as “dual-eligibles.” … Under the Transformation Reinvestment Plan (Follow-Up) (2024-F-5) To reduce the capacity at its inpatient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits