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Opinion 88-9
… WATER DISTRICTS -- Improvement of Facilities (procedure for acquisition of real property by district governed by … board) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Property (procedure for acquisition of real property by district governed by … of the district. You state that the parcel is needed for an anticipated enlargement of the district's pumping, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-9Opinion 88-71
… of water rents. You indicate that the city's code provides for the imposition of a penalty of 10% on any water bill not … the due date. We understand that the code also provides for partial payment of past due water rents and that … if they act with competent authority, in good faith, and for sufficient consideration ( Radinsky v City of New York , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-71Opinion 95-18
… cemetery in lieu of the yearly assessment provided for by Village Law, §15-1506. You ask whether a village, in … provision for a one-time maintenance fee (see 29 Opns St Comp, 1973, p 167; 2 Opns St Comp, 1946, p 714). … 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-18, p 43). September 15, 1995 Mary Alice Bellardini, Mayor Village of Homer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18DiNapoli: State Needs to Better Protect Water Supply Infrastructure Against Natural Disasters, Cyberattacks and Terrorism
… than 2,800 community water systems. DOH is responsible for ensuring that New York’s water supply is suitable to … to submit a Water Supply Emergency Plan (plan) to DOH for review at least once every five years. The plans include … in 2021, and New York’s water systems have been targets for hackers. In 2013, for example, a water dam in Rye, NY was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-state-needs-better-protect-water-supply-infrastructure-against-natural-disastersDebt – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… authorized the issuance of up to $5 billion in borrowings for State cash flow relief, consisting of a $2 billion line … next five years, declining to $4 billion in SFY 2025-26. For the second year in a row, the SFY 2021-22 Enacted Budget … as well as removing requirements that proceeds be used for capital purposes. It also authorized issuing debt for MTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/debtThe Changing Face of Post-Pandemic New York City
… changes to the city’s makeup have important implications for the budget and policy decisions we are making today,” … increase, people were also leaving the city, largely for other parts of New York and New Jersey. Looking just at … from 2020 to 2022. The number of people leaving the city for other parts of the state or the country spiked in 2021, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/changing-face-post-pandemic-new-york-cityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… accurately maintain employee leave records. Leave balances for the former deputy highway superintendent from 2015 … was attributed to the deputy’s failure to use sick leave for lost time due to an occupational injury, which resulted … not performed. Monthly financial reports were not prepared for and submitted to the town board. Town of Owego – Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Declined in 2010
Cash bonuses paid to New York City securities industry employees declined by nearly 8 percent to $208 billion in 2010 about one third less than paid out in 2007 before the financial crisis according to an estimate released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2011/02/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-declined-2010Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… announced his office completed audits of the Ardsley Union Free School District , Babylon Union Free School District , Berkshire Union Free School District , Cobleskill-Richmondville Central … announced his office completed audits of the Ardsley Union Free School District Babylon Union Free School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 90-44
… -- Compensation (salary exclusive of fringe benefits for purposes of village budget hearing) WORDS AND PHRASES -- Compensation (for purposes of Village Law, §5-508[3]) VILLAGE LAW, §5-508: … to include a statement of the proposed "compensation" for each member of the board of trustees. You ask whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-44Opinion 89-60
… in the private business of performing home inspections for prospective purchasers of homes does not have a prohibited interest in a contract with the municipality for which he or she serves, the conduct of the private … 802 (General Municipal Law, §803[2]). The term "contract" for purposes of Article 18 is defined to mean any claim, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-60Opinion 88-52
… college officers and employees who are directors of a not-for-profit corporation which purchases real property from … college officers and employees who are directors of a not-for-profit corporation which purchases real property from county) -- Exceptions (contracts with not-for-profit corporations) -- Disclosure of Interest (when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-52State Agencies Bulletin No. 1873
… purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2020 M/C Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance … and Community Supervision: $1,200 Deputy Superintendent for Security Services 2 – 007977 Deputy Superintendent for Security Services 3 – 007978 Correction Captain – 007930 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1873-2020-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-employees-designatedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1955
… purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2021 M/C Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance … and Community Supervision: $1,200 Deputy Superintendent for Security Services 2 007977 Deputy Superintendent for Security Services 3 007978 Correction Captain 007930 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1955-2021-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-employees-designatedDiNapoli: Mobile Sports Betting Adds to State Revenue, But Calls to Problem Gambling Hotline Rise as Gaming Expansion Continues
… the taxes on mobile sports betting totaled $727.4 million in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-2023 and have continued to grow in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, according to … the New York State Gaming Commission noted a 26% increase in problem gambling-related calls to the Office of Addiction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mobile-sports-betting-adds-state-revenue-calls-problem-gambling-hotline-rise-gamingOpinion 96-15
… the town was liable, under the provisions of 42 USC §1983, for damages resulting from the revocation of the building … or a part-town charge. The general rule is that all taxes for town purposes must be levied on the whole area of the … requires or permits any given expenditure to be paid for from taxes levied only on the unincorporated area of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-15Opinion 97-9
… the board member is not merely speculative and more than de minimis, the board member should not participate in the … the court concluded that the likelihood that such a de minimis non-statutory interest would or did in fact … the board members is not merely speculative and more than de minimis, they should not participate in the discussion or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-9Opinion 93-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … in 1984, includes two villages and a portion of a town between the two villages. In 1985, the existing village … 837, 487 NYS2d 879; Wright v Town Board of the Town of Carlton , 41 AD2d 290, 342 NYS2d 577, affd 33 NY2d 977, 353 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-14Opinion 91-8
… of executing the district's bonds and issuing checks for the payment of principal and interest, and has no other … has the duty to execute the bonds, and to issue checks for the payment of principal and interest, but has no other … of the contract (see General Municipal Law, §800[3]). For this purpose, a "contract" includes any express or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-8New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Subscribe for Latest Updates The State Comptroller’s office is … Program (PPP), according to Census Bureau survey data for the week ending June 27. $38.2 billion in PPP loans were approved for New York applicants through July 24, 2020, according to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-august-5-2020