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Opinion 94-26
… of limit on) -- Establishment (by town within village) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments … with reference to general town taxes within the district. You ask whether a town may establish a business improvement … 55 NY2d 915, 449 NYS2d 27). This general principle applies even when a village also is authorized to perform the same or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-26State Contract and Payment Actions in September
… In September, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,465 contracts for state … at Open Book New York . Major Contracts Approved Office of the Attorney General $1.5 million with Research Triangle … Institute for expert witness services. City University of New York $67.9 million with 569 Lexington Leasehold LLC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-contract-and-payment-actions-septemberCost-of-Living Adjustment – Divorce and Your Benefits
… An ex-spouse may be entitled to a portion of a retiree’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) , not as an option … but as part of the overall distribution from the retiree’s monthly retirement benefit while the retiree is still living. A DRO will be reviewed to determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/cost-living-adjustmentWestern Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation – Marketing and Promotional Program (2021M-65)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Corporation) … Determine whether the Western Regional OffTrack Betting Corporation Corporation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/off-track-betting/2021/09/23/western-regional-off-track-betting-corporation-marketing-andOperational Advisory No. 6
… accordance with State Finance Law Section 40 and will be closed in SFS. It is recommended that all Agencies read …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/6-lapsing-notice-and-remindersOpinion 2001-15
… to dissolve district when assets are sold to town) -- Property (meaning of for purpose of Town Law §198[12]) PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Disposition of (a service contract of a lighting … (meaning of for purpose of Town Law §198[12]) -- "Property" (meaning of for purpose of Town Law §§191, 202-c) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15Opinion 91-32
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … a public benefit corporation. The county, however, is precluded by this prohibition from reimbursing property … vehicle for granting damages to an injured party where an entry [sic] cloaked with the powers of eminent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32Opinion 88-2
… one or more assessment areas for garbage collection service and provide for the imposition of special assessments … upon properties benefited to finance the cost of such service. MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(9-a): A village, … 2, 1988 Richard S. MacAlpine, Treasurer Village of Oneida Castle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-2State Contract and Payment Actions in July and August
… DPC for environmental remediation work at the Dearcop Farm Site in Monroe County. $1.2 million with Moore-Clark USA … of Health $40.7 million with Public Consulting Group LLC to administer the Medical Indemnity Fund. $1.3 million … in Erie County. Gaming Commission $10.8 million to 26 localities for gaming revenue distributions for the del …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-and-augustDiNapoli Announces State Pension Fund's 2024 Corporate Governance Stewardship Priorities
… (Fund), today outlined the Fund’s stewardship priorities for 2024, including setting expectations related to climate … are more likely to be profitable, sustainable investments for New York’s pension fund,” DiNapoli said. “The stewardship priorities and expectations we’ve established for portfolio companies, centered around our engagement and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-announces-state-pension-funds-2024-corporate-governance-stewardship-prioritiesNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Files Suit Against Wynn Resorts' Board of Directors
… as fiduciaries of the company. Among its requests for relief, DiNapoli's lawsuit seeks to have Wynn Resorts' … of $30,435,442. The Fund will vote its shares against all incumbents and all insiders nominated to serve on Wynn … in the nation. The Fund's fiscal year ends March 31, 2018. For access to state and local government spending and more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-files-suit-against-wynn-resorts-board-directorsDelaware County Industrial Development Agency – Project Monitoring and Website Transparency (2025M-88)
… exemptions (e.g., real property, mortgage recording and sales and use taxes), to businesses to encourage various … IDA financial assistance generally promise to create new jobs or retain existing jobs in the community and invest in … improve their monitoring efforts over job performance, sales and use tax exemptions, mortgage recording tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/12/19/delaware-county-industrial-development-agency-project-monitoring-and-websiteXIV.1 Outstanding Check Outreach and Escheatment – XIV. Special Procedures
… Each year an outreach and escheatment must be completed for all checks that remain uncashed one year after the year … State to perform certain payee notification requirements for checks that have gone uncashed for one year or more. OSC performs outreach for refund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv1-outstanding-check-outreach-and-escheatmentNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Announces Coal Investments Under Review
… P. DiNapoli today announced the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) is reviewing 27 thermal coal mining … and Comptroller DiNapoli. About the New York State Common Retirement Fund The New York State Common Retirement Fund is the third-largest public pension fund in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-coal-investments-under-reviewDiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for First Quarter
… today announced a tentative schedule for the planned sale of obligations for the state, New York City, and their … Dormitory Authority of the State of New York – a bond sale of up to $17 million of fixed rate tax-exempt and/or … of January. Metropolitan Transportation Authority – a bond sale of up to $500 million in fixed rate tax-exempt bonds for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-first-quarterState Contract and Payment Actions in August
… municipal sewer connections at Rockland Psychiatric Center Hudson River Campus in Dutchess County. Office of Parks, … Corporation (Amtrak) for design and construction of the Hudson Line Positive Train Control System. Other Payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-augustOpinion 2002-5
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … of rights in land for open space preservation, no referendum is required upon establishment of the reserve … a period of more than one fiscal year (1998 Opns St Comp No. 98-7, p 17). General Municipal Law §6-c authorizes a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5DiNapoli: Former CFO of St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp. Arrested for Stealing Over $26,000
… was charged with stealing over $26,000 from the company, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Montgomery County District Attorney Christina Pearson and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced. The … County District Attorney Pearson and the New York State Police, she will be held accountable.” “Individuals who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-former-cfo-st-johnsville-volunteer-ambulance-corp-arrested-stealing-over-26000GASB Statement 87, Leases
… assets include capital assets (land), buildings, vehicles and equipment. GASB 87 Does Not Apply to: Contracts that … Fixed payments; Variable payments that depend on an index or a rate (Consumer Price Index or market interest rate), initially measured using the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/guidance/gasb-statement-87-leasesOpinion 91-24
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SEWERS AND SEWER … §§198(1)(f), 202(5), 209; VILLAGE LAW, §14-1436: A town, on behalf of a town sewer district, may contract with a … in constructing the trunk line. You ask whether the town, on behalf of the town district, and the county, on behalf of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-24