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DiNapoli: Economic and Tax Collection Growth Slowing in New York City

… its 2016 fiscal year on June 30 with an estimated surplus of $4 billion, but needs to be cautious with budgeting going … recent years.” Nationwide job growth during the first half of 2016 was the slowest of any year since 2010. The U.S. economy grew by 2.6 percent …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-economic-and-tax-collection-growth-slowing-new-york-city

Opinion 91-63

… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … two of section 802 (General Municipal Law, §803[2]). As a member of the town board, the individual in … the General Municipal Law or a code of ethics, violate the spirit and intent of the statute, are inconsistent with …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63

DiNapoli: NYC Has Recovered Nearly All Private Sector Jobs Unevenly Across Sectors

… transportation and warehousing and office sectors, but retail, restaurants, construction and tourism continue to lag … and recreation, construction, office, restaurants, retail, securities, tourism and transportation and … concerns over commercial office space linger as vacancy rates remained at 22.2% in the first quarter of 2023. These …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-nyc-has-recovered-nearly-all-private-sector-jobs-unevenly-across-sectors

DiNapoli: MTA's Plan to Pull Trash Cans Didn't Make Stations Cleaner

… controversial, and seemingly counterintuitive, experiment to reduce exposed trash and rats in subway stations by … receptacles showed little evidence of success, according to an audit released by his office today. "There's no … launched its "Trash Can Free Stations Pilot Program" to help mitigate straphangers' "poor customer experience of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mtas-plan-pull-trash-cans-didnt-make-stations-cleaner

Investors Reach Settlement with Wynn Resorts

… CEO Steve Wynn’s alleged abusive behavior have reached a settlement agreement, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … shareholders from future harm. Pending court approval, the settlement requires Mr. Wynn to personally pay $20 million to … Resorts’ employees, officers and directors. As part of the settlement, liability has not been admitted. The corporate …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/investors-reach-settlement-wynn-resorts

DiNapoli Calls on Major Corporations to Conduct Racial Equity Audits

… Match announced that they would continue allowing users to filter potential partners by ethnicity, which many …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-calls-major-corporations-conduct-racial-equity-audits

Opinion 91-24

Whether the town on behalf of the town district and the county on behalf of the county district may enter into an agreement under which the cost of serving the properties in the development would be raised through assessments by the county district

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-24

Opinion 89-53

… INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Where foreign fire insurance tax moneys are distributed in accordance with Insurance Law, … extent inconsistent. You ask how foreign fire insurance tax moneys should be allocated to each volunteer fire company … govern the distribution and use of foreign fire insurance tax moneys unless otherwise provided by a special law enacted …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-53

Opinion 92-19

… single-family dwellings, although the "Rules of the Road" would apply upon private roads open to public traffic. … roads. We note, however, that the so-called "Rules of the Road" contained in Title VII of the Vehicle and Traffic Law … §1660 to these roads. As noted, however, the "Rules of the Road" would apply to the roads in question if they are open …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-19

Cayuga County Water and Sewer Authority – Billings and Collections (2017M-107)

… we determined that the Authority’s billing methodology for sewer services was not legally permissible. Because the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/10/20/cayuga-county-water-and-sewer-authority-billings-and-collections-2017m

Justice Center Audits

… persons to be made available to officers and employees of the state comptroller for the purposes of a duly authorized performance audit. Memo Bill Text Status … persons to be made available to officers and employees of the state comptroller …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/justice-center-audits

Opinion 88-15

Whether there would be a conflict of interest if the village or school district utilized the services of the insurance agency

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-15

Opinion 2008-1

… board member serves as a trustee and, assuming disclosure is not otherwise required by General Municipal Law § 803, … his or her relationship with the not-for-profit entity. You ask whether there would be a conflict of interest under … § 803 [1]). The written disclosure must be included in the official record of the governing body's proceedings ( id .). …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-1

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