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City of Peekskill – Financial Condition (2014M-105)
… 31, 2013. Background The City of Peekskill is located in Westchester County and has a population of approximately … Key Recommendations There are no recommendations in this report. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/06/20/city-peekskill-financial-condition-2014m-105DiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… for 21 percent of operating revenues during the financial plan period, compared with 17 percent in 2014. The MTA’s current four-year financial plan extends through calendar year 2019. While the MTA … before the recession, despite gradual gains. Bridge and tunnel crossings have increased with job growth in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Additional Steps to Reduce Student Absenteeism
… chronic student absenteeism, but an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli identified … attendance policies and documentation of actions taken by these districts to address students who were identified as … department's system accurately reflects the data reported by school districts, charter schools and BOCES; Provide clear …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-additional-steps-reduce-student-absenteeismOpinion 97 - 12
… however, would be prohibited from performing services for the engineering firm in relation to any matter before, or … "contracts" (see General Municipal Law, §§800-805). For this purpose, a "contract" includes any express or … or employee from receiving, or entering into any agreement for, compensation for services to be rendered in relation to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 92-7
… incurred in the operation of a volunteer's business) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Relief" (meaning of for purposes of special … on the entire financial circumstances of the firefighter and his or her family, that the firefighter is indigent and … afflicts body or mind; especially, the partial removal of pain, grief, want, care, anxiety, toil, or anything …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7State Comptroller DiNapoli and DFS Acting Superintendent Asrow Designate New Banking Development District to Support Community Banking in the Butternut Valley
… across the State where there is a demonstrated need for banking services. DFS administers the program and … Morris branch is now a designated BDD branch eligible for State deposits. BDD applications by eligible financial … to the New York State Department of Financial Services for recognizing the Butternut Valley as a Banking Development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-dfs-acting-superintendent-asrow-designate-new-banking-developmentNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (July 1, 2021)
… While this is a positive development, there are two causes for concern: The growth is primarily due to transfer receipts, which account for more than 20 percent of personal income, well above the pre-pandemic share, and account for most of the quarter-over-quarter increase in personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-july-1-2021DiNapoli: NYC's Miscellaneous Revenues Experience Slow Growth Post Pandemic
… how New York City generates revenue for items such as construction permits, community college fees and taxi … licenses, some of which have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels,” DiNapoli said. “A number of miscellaneous revenues … many fines, fees, and charges to understand their impact on revenue stability and resident affordability.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-nycs-miscellaneous-revenues-experience-slow-growth-post-pandemicDiNapoli Announces New $7 Million Investment in Northern Ireland
… Fund (Fund) is investing $7 million (£5 million) in Northern Ireland through the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund (NI). The fund, managed … Retirement Fund Fund is investing $7 million £5 million in Northern Ireland through the Bank of Ireland Kernel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-announces-new-7-million-investment-northern-irelandDiNapoli: Financial Plan Outlook Has Improved; State Should Now Commit to Further Increasing Reserves
… bolster reserve funds beyond planned levels to help us to weather the next crisis or recession.” Financial Plan … is statutorily authorized. If collections remain above forecast and are not needed to cover unanticipated expenses, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-financial-plan-outlook-has-improved-state-should-now-commit-further-increasing-reservesOpinion 91-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STATE COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties … 801; RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW, §516: In connection with the State Comptroller's authority to … to fill out a form listing certain outside employment and business interests in order for the Comptroller to determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-2Opinion 90-41
… of village to assess entire cost against benefited properties) VILLAGE LAW, §§14-1400, 14-1416, 14-1428: A … cost of such construction be borne wholly by the benefited properties. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning the … to an existing sewer system wholly against benefited properties. You indicate that the existing village sewer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-41Opinion 2007-8
… the last day of February of each year for the preceding calendar year. General Municipal Law § 33-a authorizes the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-8Opinion 2009-1
… other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the … LAW §§ 800(3), 801, 806; TOWN LAW §§ 174, 175: There is no statutory or common law prohibition against the appointment of the spouse of a member of a board of fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-1Opinion 88-38
… appeal, as required by rule 5530 of this chapter, to a fee of two hundred dollars, payable in advance." Clearly, … to pay increased aid to local governments to finance the construction and rehabilitation of court facilities. The City … of Chapter 825 of the Laws of 1987 does not require a construction of section 8022 creating an exemption not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-38Opinion 96 - 14
… of Interest (purchases from hardware store owned by college trustee) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Approval of … (consideration $100 or less) -- Purchases and Sales (community college purchasing from hardware store owned by … §§801, 802(2)(e): A member of the board of trustees of a community college would have a conflict of interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14Opinion 92-13
… of town offices from two to four years) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §§10(1)(ii)(a)(1),(d)(3), 20(3); TOWN LAW, §§24, … local law increasing the term of an elective office, which is approved at a general election may be made applicable to a … and the title could be said to apprise the reader of what may reasonably be expected to be found in the statute. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-13Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-22
… Purpose To provide information regarding this procedural change. Affected Employees Employees represented by … to Chapter 111 of the Laws of 2006 which provides for a change to the rules governing Longevity Payments for … To provide information regarding this procedural change …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-22-change-longevity-payment-eligibility-employeesDiNapoli Appoints Nelson Sheingold as Counsel to the Comptroller
… Groenwegen, who is retiring. His salary is $188,000. A photo of Sheingold is available here …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-appoints-nelson-sheingold-counsel-comptrollerMarlboro Central School District – District Officials’ Outside Business Activities (2014M-241)
… by an elected seven-member Board of Education, operates three schools with approximately 2,000 students. Budgeted … the Board approved, a contract with the LLC’s principal owner to provide services similar to what the LLC had … did not award contracts to the LLC or the principal owner based on a competitive process. We found no evidence in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/02/06/marlboro-central-school-district-district-officials-outside-business