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Opinion 98-15
… -- Town Building (need for referendum when selling) REAL PROPERTY -- Sale (by town of historic building) … subject to permissive referendum, to convey unneeded town real property. Article 5-K of the General Municipal Law … authorizes the grant, lease or conveyance of municipal real property to a public housing authority and contains no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-15XII.5.D Selecting the Appropriate Location – XII. Expenditures
… while ACH transmits the payment via Automated Clearing House (ACH). ACH is the preferred method of payment of NYS. … section. If the Payment Method is “Automated Clearing House,” the payment will be made via ACH. In contrast, if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5d-selecting-appropriate-locationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1275
… Purpose To notify agencies of the new deduction codes 616 PAF Retirement Before Tax (PAF … PAF Arrears Before Tax (PAF ARBTX) established for members of the New York State Police and Fireman Retirement System … in the payroll system registered in Tiers 3, 5 and 6 of the NYS Police and Fireman Retirement System who currently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1275-new-deduction-code-616-paf-retirement-tax-paf-btx-and-new-deductionOpinion 88-42
… entitled is obligated to refund such moneys to the county for the benefit of the municipality entitled thereto. A … were entitled were obligated to refund the excess amounts for the benefit of the municipalities that received less than … concluded, however, that there was no statutory authority for the municipalities which received the excess moneys to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-42State Agencies Bulletin No. 2195
… who claim exempt from Federal, State, and/or Local tax withholding in tax year 2024. Affected Employees: Employees … who claimed exempt from Federal, State and/or Local tax withholding in 2023 and employees who submit withholding certificates claiming exempt in 2024 are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2195-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-tax-year-2024The Domestic Relations Order – Divorce and Your Benefits
… during a marriage are marital property, and subject to equitable distribution upon a member’s divorce, pursuant … we will honor a properly drawn Domestic Relations Order (DRO) issued by a New York State court. (For … governmental plan. All rights given to an ex-spouse must be set forth explicitly in the DRO or they will not exist for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/domestic-relations-orderOpinion 2002-6
… use highway" pursuant to section 205-a of the Highway Law. You ask whether the highway may be so designated if there is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-6Opinion 88-39
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BAIL MONEYS -- Disposition (cash bail on … JUSTICE COURT ACT, §2021(1): Cash bail which is posted in a town justice court in connection with a felony complaint, is held by the town … Whether a county a town in the county or a village located within the town is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39Opinion 88-26
… Uses (financing construction of building by town for State Police use) NEW YORK CONSTITUTION, ART. VIII, §2; EXECUTIVE … the construction of a building for use by the State Police on land owned by the State so long as the town retains … You ask whether a town may construct a building for State Police use on State land located in the town and finance the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-26Opinion 99-14
… PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Requiring Bidding (removal and retention by the contractor of underground tanks … agreement by a town on behalf of a water district for the removal and retention by the contractor of underground water … the tanks and equipment exchanged as consideration for the removal work constitutes an indirect expenditure for purposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-14Opinion 91-20
… service provider, may send to the user's insurance carrier a copy of the bill for the amount of the fee or … may collect the fee or charge directly from the insurance carrier. This is in reply to your letter concerning the … the user, to directly bill and collect from the insurance carrier of the user, any fees or charges imposed by the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-20Opinion 2006-3
… gen.,103 NY Jur 2d, Telecommunications, §191). In this case, the public highways and rights of way within the area …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3DiNapoli: New York City's Budget Outlook Improves
… cost savings benefited New York City’s budget outlook for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, but funding for education and social services remain uncertain in the … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s analysis of the city’s latest financial plan . “New York City’s finances were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-new-york-citys-budget-outlook-improvesTax Data Verification
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/Tax-Data-Verification-Presentation.pdfPersonal Income Tax
The objective of our examination was to determine whether personal income tax refunds approved by the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) for paymen
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/bse-2018-07-06.pdfNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Selected Economic Trends Job Losses Are Concentrated in Lower-Paid Sectors Six months into the COVID-19 recession, New Yorkers working in lower-paid sectors continue to suffer a disproportionate … share of job losses statewide and especially in New York City. Among the nearly 1.3 million net jobs the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-30-2020State Comptroller DiNapoli and DFS Acting Superintendent Asrow Designate New Banking Development District to Support Community Banking in the Butternut Valley
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Acting Superintendent of the Department of Financial Services (DFS) Kaitlin Asrow today announced the approval of the Butternut Valley Banking Development District (BDD) as … Comptroller DiNapoli and Acting Superintendent of the DFS Kaitlin Asrow today announced the approval of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-dfs-acting-superintendent-asrow-designate-new-banking-developmentNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… coronavirus pandemic, according to a U.S. Census Bureau survey during the week ending August 22. New York’s share was … define elements of negative or positive impacts.) Other survey results related to business operations include: Half … services and fringe benefits, both primarily for the State Police. Unemployment insurance payments totaling nearly $41.8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-2-2020State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Administration Program across the state. HCV provides rental and homeownership assistance. A prior audit, issued in … (DME, i.e., devices and equipment available on a monthly rental basis) as a benefit of the Medicaid program. There are … New York City Department of Parks & Recreation – Park Accessibility for People With Disabilities (Follow-Up) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020
… by asking victims to pay out of pocket to get a COVID-19 vaccine or to put their name on a vaccine waiting list and, in the process, take their Social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020