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DiNapoli: Eight Villages, Three Cities Designated in Fiscal Stress
… and three cities in New York that were in some level of fiscal stress in 2020, based on scores that largely … stress before the pandemic hit,” DiNapoli said. “Some of that pressure could be alleviated with federal stimulus funds and the restoration of state aid, but the full extent of the pandemic’s impact on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-eight-villages-three-cities-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: State Tax Revenues Down $767 Million in May
… State tax receipts in May were down $766.9 million or 19.7% from the previous year, … State tax receipts in May were down $7669 million or 197 from the previous year according to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/dinapoli-state-tax-revenues-down-767-million-mayDiNapoli: Local Governments Levy $36.6 Billion in Property Taxes
… alone levied nearly $23 billion in 2019 or 63 percent of all property taxes. Counties accounted for nearly $6 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-local-governments-levy-366-billion-property-taxesXII.5.L Entering Appropriate Detail in the Invoice Line Fields – XII. Expenditures
… Bulkload Business Unit voucher has one Invoice Line, which only contains the invoice amount. Business Units will use the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5l-entering-appropriate-detail-invoice-line-fieldsSmall Businesses and the Economic Recovery: Work in Progress
… than 500 employees persist. In addition, small businesses report facing new challenges with hiring difficulties and … and reporting data through the Small Business Pulse Survey , New York’s small businesses have consistently … Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Business Pulse Survey As the economy reopened and began its recovery, small …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/small-businesses-and-economic-recovery-work-progressOpinion 91-1
… work) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§103, 119-o; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(i); COUNTY LAW, §408-a: There is no … No. 87-46, p 70; L 1953, ch 861; Memorandum to Governor re: L 1953, ch 861, Department of Audit and Control, … subdivision, district in such political subdivision or fire company located in whole or in part within the county. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-1Opinion 95-8
… moneys constitute dedicated general fund revenues for use only for purposes of the claiming authority or claiming … services" subaccount of the general fund, and used only for law enforcement purposes in the investigation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-8Local Government – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… for local governments. Education and Employee Benefits Account for Half of Local Expenditures Local expenditures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/local-governmentOpinion 2001-1
… generally to State and local governments ( Garcia v San Antonio MTA , 469 US 528, 105 S Ct 1005, 83 L Ed2d 1016), New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Opinion 90-24
… any other powers or duties pertaining or incidental to the sale and issuance of obligations. However, the finance board of any municipality, school district or district corporation may, by resolution, … and duties to the chief fiscal officer or, in the case of school districts, to the clerk of the school board, in which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24Opinion 89-5
… 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 clerk may not charge … pendency serves as constructive notice of the litigation and avoids the hardship of the common law rule under which a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-5Opinion 89-62
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … nominating petitions for fire district office) ELECTION LAW, §6-138; TOWN LAW, §176(7): A qualified voter is not … independent nominations of individuals to federal, state, county, city, town or village offices (see Election Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62Opinion 2002-14
… 1038, 575 NYS2d 187; Reynolds v Village of Nyack , 258 AD 667, 17 NYS2d 714). In undertaking the necessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14Opinion 2000-12
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§801, 806: There is no provision in article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq.) that … for family members who serve as various town officers. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq.) … of the municipality (General Municipal Law §801), requires disclosure of certain interests in contracts (General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 96-3
… Whether a prohibited COI exists if the contract enters a competitive bidding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 88-45
… may be renewed, the notes, including all renewals, shall mature not later than the last day of the second fiscal year … than fifty per centum of the amount of such notes shall mature in the first fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year in … levied or to be levied for the fiscal year in which they mature or out of other revenues of that fiscal year available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45Opinion 92-5
… discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (granting of license or concession for fair and adequate consideration) REAL PROPERTY -- License … of school district to grant) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (authority to grant license) STATE CONSTITUTION, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-5Opinion 95-9
… for attending meetings of committees of a fire company); (pro rating the number of points credited for participation in … for attending fire district governing board meetings. (2) Points toward a year of firefighting service may not be … company. (3) A service award program may not provide for pro rating the number of points credited if a firefighter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Opinion 90-28
… 1970, supra , to the effect that section 805-a(1)(c) not only prohibits compensation for services rendered in … before a municipal agency simply because the facts there only involved the representation of a client by a village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-28Opinion 88-57
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … Opns St Comp, 1952, p 281; NY Const, Art I, §11; US Const, 14th Amendment). Classifications granting preferential … v Lindsay , 29 NY2d 30, 323 NYS2d 687, the Court of Appeals upheld the validity of a local law which exempted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-57