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Opinion 88-37
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Whether the city may finance the purchase of five automobiles to be used as police cars by the issuance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-37Opinion 90-13
… request and expense of a village, to install sewer pipe for a village sewer project in conjunction with a DOT road … reply to your letter concerning installation of sewer pipe for a village sewer project in conjunction with a planned New … informed us that DOT would incorporate the work required for the sewer project into DOT's scheduled road project by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-13Opinion 90-12
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY TREASURER -- Powers and Duties (payment out of money … the clerk of court. You ask whether a county treasurer may pay out court funds upon being served with a copy of a court … Whether a county treasurer may pay out court funds upon being served …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-12Pension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… At retirement, a member must elect a pension payment option, which determines how the retirement benefit … after their death. Some DROs require the member to elect a pension payment option that provides a continuing benefit to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/pension-payment-option-electionOpinion 95-16
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Central High School Districts (apportionment of expenses among school districts included therein) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-16Opinion 94-5
… include articles written by individual town board members in which the board member discusses various issues facing the … include articles written by individual town board members in which the board member discusses various issues facing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-5Opinion 94-4
… unless the town board or town comptroller, as the case may be, has required an original signature. You ask … voucher, the town board or the town comptroller, as the case may be, may require that the statement be executed only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4Opinion 89-48
… the opinion. COUNTY CLERK -- Powers and Duties (custody of bonds to discharge liens executed under Lien Law, §37) LIEN LAW, §37: Bonds executed to the county clerk pursuant to Lien Law, §37 … in accordance with subdivision 10 of section 37. The bonds should be considered a court record and permanently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-48State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… government audits were issued. Garrison Union Free School District – Information Technology (IT) (Putnam County) District officials did not adequately secure the district’s … manner. Town of Marion – Misappropriation of Justice Court Cash Collections (Wayne County) The justices and board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsCase Management
… for eligible seniors. The audit covered the period from January 2019 through October 2022. About the Program An … to live independently, safely, and comfortably in one’s home for as long as possible. The New York City (City) … benefits, and entitlements needed to age safely at home and maintain their quality of life. DFTA reported over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/26/case-managementDiNapoli: NYC's Property Tax Bills Rise Along With Burden on Working- and Middle-Class Homeowners
… pandemic has caused property tax disparity to worsen in New York City, driving housing costs higher for many, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Property tax … and aspects of how the city calculates property taxes. “New York City’s residential real estate market has proven …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-nycs-property-tax-bills-rise-along-burden-working-and-middle-class-homeownersState Agencies Bulletin No. 170
… Purpose To explain OSC automatic processing and agency procedures to cancel … Annual Salary Factor canceled. Effective Date Immediately. OSC Actions No agency action is required on the Additional … To explain OSC automatic processing and agency procedures to cancel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/170-canceling-additional-annual-salary-factorIX.3.A Establish & Maintain Federal Grants in SFS for Non-Onboarding Agencies - Pre-Award Spending Projects – IX. Federal Grants
… Overview Some NYS agencies do not receive Federal Grant Award Documents (GAD) from the … Some NYS agencies do not receive Federal Grant Award Documents GAD from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix3a-establish-maintain-federal-grants-sfs-non-onboarding-agencies-pre-award-spending-projectsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1016.1
… supersedes Payroll Bulletin No. 1016. Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to continue to maintain up-to-date … Postal Service (USPS) provides a service that compares the address file of organizations to the latest address reported … identifies individuals who have notified the USPS of a change of address, but have not yet notified their employer. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/10161-maintaining-date-employee-addresses-payserv-systemConferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… by the traveling employee or the extra traveler. If the room rate is higher than it would have been if the employee … alone (i.e., upgrading from a $128 single-occupancy room rate to a $168 double-occupancy room rate), the employee may only be reimbursed for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesSelected Performance Measures
… by the New York State Legislature in 1965. There are six constituent agencies of the MTA: MTA Bridges and Tunnels, … weekly and monthly commutation ticket holders. Commutation tickets were about 60 percent of ridership in 2017. MTA Bus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/06/selected-performance-measuresComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… court purposes. As a result, there were 819 unpaid parking tickets, totaling $27,301 for the audit period. The court also had up to $1.1 million of unpaid parking tickets dating back to 1986. Lake Ronkonkoma Fire District – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: State’s Financial Plan Reflects a Bleak Economic Outlook
… reevaluating less essential spending where possible. DOB does not anticipate the use of deficit financing this state … Budget proposed in January, now totaling $25.6 billion over the out-years of the Plan. Without additional, urgently … on the SFY 2020-21 Enacted Budget Financial Plan Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-states-financial-plan-reflects-bleak-economic-outlookDue Diligence for Companies Holding Abandoned Funds
… property account is $1,000 or less. (However, in the spirit of the law, we ask you to send a certified mailing if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/due-diligence-companies-holding-abandoned-fundsDiNapoli: Unemployment Taxes on Employers Poised To Increase To Repay $9B Owed to Federal Government
… pandemic rapidly depleted the New York State Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund, resulting in the state borrowing from the federal government to pay claims. State UI tax rates have already risen to the … debt to repay the outstanding balance. Report Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: Challenges Ahead Track state and local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-unemployment-taxes-employers-poised-increase-repay-9b-owed-federal-government