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DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 20% in Third Quarter
… Local sales tax collections totaled $5.2 billion in the third quarter (July-September of 2021), up $861 million (20%) from the same period last year and continuing the trend of … impact growth.” Statewide, every region saw solid growth in sales tax collections during the third quarter compared to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-20-third-quarterDiNapoli: Paycheck Protection Program in NYC Stumbled, but Finding Footing
… lawmakers have made changes that better focus the program on reaching small businesses and the additional funding is a … only Sunnyside and Woodside surpassed the average, with 9.3 percent of businesses receiving loans in Phase One. All … loans. Both sectors were below the national averages of 59.3 percent and 57.9 percent respectively. Personal services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-paycheck-protection-program-nyc-stumbled-finding-footingDiNapoli: NYS Pension Fund Announces $400 Million in Sustainable Investments
… renewable assets including onshore and offshore wind and solar, as well as climate infrastructure assets that support … will target investments in renewable power assets such as solar and wind. Background on Climate Investment Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-nys-pension-fund-announces-400-million-sustainable-investmentsSchool Districts – Lead in Water: Testing and Reporting (2025-MS-2)
… for the following municipalities: Bayport Blue Point Union Free School District , Chazy Union Free School District , Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School … 2023-24 school year: Developed and maintained a sampling plan to identify all water outlets for sampling or exemption, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/12/31/school-districts-lead-water-testing-and-reporting-2025-ms-2Transparency and Accountability of Fiscal Activities in Villages (2024-MS-2)
… report – pdf] We also issued 10 individual reports to the following Villages: Almond , Cedarhurst , Copenhagen , … by making financial information readily available to the public. By being open, providing information and keeping … 1 While the share of villages filing on time to ensure the public has access to financial information has improved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/transparency-and-accountability-fiscal-activities-villages-2024-ms-2New York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget: Federal Fiscal Year 2019
… Message from the Comptroller November 2020 In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Yorkers have seen how the immense fiscal resources of the federal government can help everyday Americans in times of real need. Unfortunately, we have also seen how myths and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-balance-payments-federal-budget-federal-fiscal-year-2019Opinion 90-28
… board member performing private engineering services for subdivisions) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Planning Boards … of board member providing private engineering services for subdivisions) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §805-a(1)(c): A … from receiving or agreeing to receive compensation for engineering services performed in connection with any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-28Local Sales Taxes Surge 49.2 Percent in April-June 2021 Over Same Quarter in 2020: Statewide Collections Strong Even Compared to Pre-Pandemic Period
Local sales tax collections in New York State grew by 49.2 percent, or just over $1.6 billion, in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, a dramatic increase from last year’s weak collections during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-taxes-surge-in-april-june-2021.pdfGrowth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slows to 2.4 Percent in First Half of 2014; Long Island and Southern Tier Collections Decline
Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slows to 2.4 Percent in First Half of 2014; Long Island and Southern Tier Collections Decline
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/localsalestaxcollections0714.pdfLocal Government – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Major Local Revenue Sources Remained Fairly Stable Real property … tax revenues were mostly unaffected by COVID-19 in local fiscal years ending (LFY) in 2020. As the single largest source of revenue for local governments, real property taxes accounted for $37 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/local-governmentComptroller DiNapoli And A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of New Jersey Woman in Theft of More Than $162,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Attorney … theft of more than $162,000 in pension benefits from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System. Linda … spread across two states and included her theft from the New York State Pension System," said State Comptroller Thomas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-new-jersey-woman-theft-more-162000-newComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against New Jersey Woman in Alleged Theft of Over $162,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… charging Linda Miller 57 a resident of Englewood NJ with grand larceny in the second degree a class C felony …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-new-jersey-woman-alleged-theft-overOpinion 2001-1
… Loans (authority to pay overtime compensation in excess of Fair Labor Standards Act minimum requirements) PUBLIC … AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (overtime pay in excess of Fair Labor Standards Act minimum requirements) -- Overtime (pay in excess of Fair Labor Standards Act minimum requirements) GENERAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Opinion 90-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … issued in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State and are valid and legally binding obligations of the … by the governing board of the municipality unless a state or local law provides for the delegation of that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24Opinion 89-5
… -- Fees (for notice of pendency affecting more than one parcel) ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS -- Notice of Pendency (filing fee when affecting more than one parcel) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §§8018, 8021: A county … a notice of pendency if the notice affects more than one parcel of real property. You ask if a county clerk may charge …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-5Opinion 89-62
… districts. January 29, 1990 Louise R. Beale, Legal Counsel Laurelton Fire District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62Opinion 2002-14
… issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Compromise and Settlement (incurrence of reasonable expenses to evaluate appropriateness of settlement) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (work … property in connection with evaluating appropriateness of settlement) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1; VILLAGE LAW …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14Opinion 2000-12
… OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics (requiring abstention from voting on salaries of relatives) -- Family Relationships (abstention from voting on salaries of relatives) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§801, … Law (§800 et seq.) that prohibits a town board member from voting on salaries for family members who are elected or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 96-3
… trustee would have a prohibited interest in a contract for environmental review and planning services between the … §§1-102, 4-412, 5-524). Article 18 contains no exception for contracts let pursuant to competitive bidding or, in the … state officers and employees). There also is no exception for contracts, the cost of which is recouped by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 88-45
… statute. You state that a bank has offered to lend the county money pursuant to the following terms and conditions. … plan, the bank would agree to make funds available to the county up to a predetermined amount. The county would be … You ask whether, in our opinion, the proposed program is legal. The Local Finance Law is the exclusive law governing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45