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Opinion 88-7
… debt service need not be paid from the assessments. 4 Opns St Comp, 1948, p 315 superseded. You ask whether 4 Opns St Comp, 1948, p 315 (File No. 3046) reflects the current … balance of an appropriation." We note that 4 Opns St Comp, 1948, p 315 failed to consider that Local Finance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-7Opinion 2002-13
… Law §§9104[a][4]; 9105[d][2][E]; see also 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-53, p 120). Sections 9104 and 9105 provide … benefit of the department or company (see, e.g., 2000 Opns St Comp No. 2000-6, p 16; 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-16, p 34; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-88, p 130; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13DiNapoli: Fix Delays With Child Support Payments
… fiscal year 2016, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Although the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA), … and children that need this money. It's important for state officials to work closely with local social services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-fix-delays-child-support-paymentsOpinion 2007-4
… general fund (see Village Law §5-506[1][b]; 1996 Opns St Comp No. 96-4, p 7; 9 Opns St Comp, 1953, p 374; 5 Op St Comp, 1949, p 500; see also 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-238, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-4Opinion 91-62
… LAW, §10(1)(i): A village, by local law, may transfer a building to a school district public library without … reserving to itself the right to use a portion of the building and planned improvements thereto for village … You ask whether a village, by local law, may transfer a building to a school district public library without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62Opinion 88-10
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TAXES -- Gross … -- Modification (addition of amount of gross receipts tax on petroleum products) TAX LAW, §300 et seq .; GENERAL … tax imposed under article 13 of the Tax Law to its bid price unless the contract so provides. You have asked whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-10IX.7.E Disaster Assistance – IX. Federal Grants
… and deploying manpower to address the disaster incident. This purchasing power is afforded to the agencies … This process will allow the DOB to more easily track and report on disaster related spending and costs by disaster and … Form (tab Proj_Act) and submit it with the new HelpDesk incident. The COA Change Request Form can be found at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7e-disaster-assistanceOpinion 90-34
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Recipients (emergency rescue and first aid squads) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-b(1); INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: An emergency rescue and first … fire department is not entitled to receive foreign fire insurance tax moneys unless authorized by a special law. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care
… 1, 2013 through December 3, 2017. Background Hospice is a program that provides care to terminally ill … with a focus on easing symptoms rather than treating the disease. Generally, when eligible Medicaid recipients elect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-hospice-careDiNapoli Audit: Next In Line For Mitchell-Lama Apartments Were Skipped
… Applicants who were next in line for coveted Mitchell-Lama apartments were skipped over for people farther down the … agents for Mitchell-Lama buildings who let residents have apartments without the required approval from the New York … (HPD) as well as co-op owners renting out their apartments on Airbnb. “New York is facing a dire shortage of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-audit-next-line-mitchell-lama-apartments-were-skippedDiNapoli: Tax Cap Will Drop Below One Percent in 2016
… Property tax growth for local governments will be capped at less than one percent for the 2016 fiscal year, according to a report issued today by State … The report noted the allowable tax levy growth factor will be 0.73 percent for entities that operate on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-will-drop-below-one-percent-2016DiNapoli: New York State Fourth Nationwide in Credit Card Debt
… balances totaling $3.5 trillion nationwide, with credit cards being the most common method for consumer borrowing, … to help consumers deal with issues related to credit cards and other personal finance concerns. For information about credit cards, see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-new-york-state-fourth-nationwide-credit-card-debtState Tax Collections Rose $4.9 Billion in Fiscal Year 2017-18
… of $1.7 billion over the prior fiscal year. "Strong personal income tax receipts from December through March … year before spiking in December, largely due to estimated personal income tax payments. Tax collections ended the … due to lower than anticipated capital spending. Local assistance expenditures were $122 billion, up 4.9 percent, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/state-tax-collections-rose-49-billion-fiscal-year-2017-18DiNapoli Releases Report on Environmental Funding in New York State
… Program; the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; and the Waste Tire Recycling and Management Act. DEC spending was … 2007-08. Staffing in programs such as enforcement, air and water quality management, and solid and hazardous waste management has experienced significant cuts. DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-releases-report-environmental-funding-new-york-stateCompliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act
… Purpose To determine whether school districts outside of New York City are properly and … whether the Department has used incident data to identify school districts with comparatively high rates of incidents … (VADIR) and a process for collecting annual data from school districts about incidents that occur in schools and on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/13/compliance-safe-schools-against-violence-education-actDiNapoli: Increase in Older Inmates Challenges New York's Prison System
… New York's prison population is decreasing, but the number of inmates … to 2016, according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. While data detailing … and analysis of the issues stemming from New York's aging prison population. This information would help policy makers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-increase-older-inmates-challenges-new-yorks-prison-systemDiNapoli: Two Western NY BOCES Holding Millions in Surplus Funds
… Educational Services (BOCES) withheld millions of dollars in surplus funds that should have been refunded to local … P. DiNapoli. “Excessive amounts of money can sit unused or in unauthorized reserve funds because of flawed budget … to each district the cost allocated to that district in the past year’s budget, the actual expenditures associated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-two-western-ny-boces-holding-millions-surplus-fundsDiNapoli: Audit Uncovers $425 Million in Missed Medicaid Drug Rebates
… of Health (DOH) billed drug companies for $425.9 million in Medicaid drug rebates after auditors alerted the department to rebates it missed out on, according to a report released … hundreds of millions of dollars. Another $1.2 million in rebates could be collected with further efforts." In 1990, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-uncovers-425-million-missed-medicaid-drug-rebatesDiNapoli: Former Almond Treasurer Took $22,000 in Fire Department Funds
… DiNapoli’s office works to fight corruption and the misappropriation of public funds at … and 2014 alone. DiNapoli encourages the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-former-almond-treasurer-took-22000-fire-department-fundsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up $739 Million in 2013
… sales tax collections in the wake of Hurricanes Irene and Lee in 2012. In New York City, retail sales have continued to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-739-million-2013