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DiNapoli: NY's Homeownership Rate Lowest in the Nation
… New York state has the lowest homeownership rate in the nation, driven by low rates in New York City, according to a report released today by … DiNapoli. Only 53.6% of New York households owned a home in the second quarter of 2022, compared to 65.8% nationally. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nys-homeownership-rate-lowest-nationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… financial operations while developing their 2021 fiscal year budgets. Below are the findings of some of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Opinion 88-75
… to make such determination. Finally, we note that recent court cases have required municipal officials to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-75State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… not being used efficiently and effectively and, in the case of open recalls, posed safety risks. The follow-up found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 90-29
… discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Restitution Agency (deposit of unclaimed funds) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Unclaimed restitution payments (transfer to general fund not … §213; CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, §420.10: All undisbursed restitution payments, as defined by statute, regardless of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-29State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… government audits were issued. Auditors conducted reviews of 20 adopted budgets of various counties, cities, towns and villages across the … whether local officials adequately considered the impact of the pandemic on their financial operations while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 92-31
… ADVERTISING -- Municipal Advertising (no authority to sell in newsletter) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties … activities and financial reports. The village may not sell advertising space in such a newsletter. You ask whether … The current Village Law, which became effective in 1973, does not provide similar express statutory authority for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-31State Police Bulletin No. SP-222
… of Absence/MLS (Mil Stip), Leave of Absence/MTS (Military Training Stipend) or Leave of Absence/MLL (Mil Lv) on … on 11/01/2021 as follows: Earnings Code: EXP Effective Date: 11/01/2021 OT Eff Date: 11/01/2021 Annual Addl Earnings: $4,484 End Date: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-222-2021-state-police-expertise-payOpinion 96-12
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Fiscal Year (change only by … its fiscal year from a calendar year to a year ending in February or March. You indicate that the change would … the thirty-first day of December". There is no provision in the Town Law or any other State statute which authorizes a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-12Selected Management and Operations Practices
… from personal property disposals. Key Findings NYPA sold scrap metal and plant equipment (valued at over $900,000) … Establish controls over the valuation and sale of scrap metal. Improve controls over fleet assets sales. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/01/selected-management-and-operations-practicesOpinion 98-14
… Law, §10[1][ii][d][3], this grant of authority generally does not extend to town finances as provided in article 8 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14DiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… 17 cities with non-calendar fiscal years, including the “Big 4” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesOpinion 95-12
… DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to deposit or invest funds with a State or federally chartered … MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (authority to deposit or invest with a State or federally chartered savings … and an industrial development agency (IDA) may deposit or invest their funds with a State or federally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-12State Agencies Bulletin No. 1944
… use of an employer-provided vehicle and chauffeur services in the New York State Payroll System (PayServ) for tax year … after 12/31/2017 and before 01/01/2026), the maximum fair market value of a vehicle (automobiles, vans, trucks) made … – Most restrictive method and cannot be used if fair market value exceeds set amounts in the year the vehicle was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1944-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedOpinion 90-60
… (validity of installment purchase contract to finance recycling center under General Municipal Law, §120-w) PUBLIC … -- Installment Purchases (to finance construction of recycling center under General Municipal Law, §120-w) GENERAL … purchase contract to finance the construction of a recycling center under General Municipal Law, §120-w. Such a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-60Opinion 88-50
… 'capital improvement' connotes a more complete rebuilding, remodeling or major overhaul. To some extent, then, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Service Retirement Benefit – State University Police Plan
… 25 years of SUNY police service, or you may qualify for a service retirement if you reach age 60 before having … will equal 2 percent of your Final Average Salary (FAS) for each year of SUNY police service. For each year of service beyond 25 years, including service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1823/service-retirement-benefitService Retirement Benefit – Forest Rangers Plan
… You may retire at any age after completing 25 years of forest ranger service. Or, you may qualify for a service … if you reach age 60 before having served 25 years as a forest ranger. The Benefit With 25 years of creditable … will equal 1/50th (2 percent) of your FAS for each year of forest ranger service. For each year of service beyond 25 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1864/service-retirement-benefitOpinion 2000-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … museum) -- Powers and Duties (authority to become member of volunteer firefighters museum) HISTORIC PRESERVATION -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-20Opinion 2001-7
… of capital improvements to the water or sewer system ( Video Aid v Town of Wallkill , 203 AD2d 554, 610 NYS2d 610 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-7