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Opinion 2024-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. NY CONSTITUTION, ART. VIII, § 1, ART. VII, § … §§ 19, 20; TOWN LAW, § 198; VILLAGE LAW, § 11-1112. We are in receipt of the City of Troy’s (“City”) resolution no. … of all public and privately owned lead water service lines in the City without violating Section 1 of Article 8, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2024-1The Tourism Industry in New York City
… in tourism came to an end, and the number of visitors to New York City fell by 67 percent to 22.3 million (from 66.6 … almost half the growth occurring in the past 10 years. The hotel industry in Manhattan, which has the highest wages and … in tourism came to an end and the number of visitors to New York City fell by 67 percent to 223 million from 666 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/tourism-industry-new-york-cityOversight of Undistributed Child Support Funds
… districts to effectively reduce undistributed child support balances and initiate the process that would allow … December 31, 2016. Background The federal Social Security Act requires states to operate child support programs. Child support programs help enhance the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/09/oversight-undistributed-child-support-fundsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-108
… side letters provide for retroactive payments of the Senior Officer Series Differential for eligible employees in … Provisions Legislation provides for the establishment of a Senior Officer Series Differential for eligible employees to … (based on 3% salary increase) General eligibility for the Senior Officer Series Differential states that an employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-108-retroactive-senior-officer-series-differential-eligibleDiNapoli: Energy Companies Agree to Report on Impact of Paris Agreement Goals
… that three major U.S. energy companies have agreed to detail how they will be impacted by the global effort to achieve the Paris Agreement's goals and how they can adapt … announced that three major US energy companies have agreed to detail how they will be impacted by the global effort to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-energy-companies-agree-report-impact-paris-agreement-goalsOpinion 98-20
… the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment to) FIRE … of minimum service requirement for appointment to fire police squad) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-c; TOWN LAW, … otherwise qualified individual may be assigned to a fire police squad immediately upon becoming a member of a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 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 96-16
… IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Property (use of proceeds from sale of) WATER DISTRICTS -- Property (use of proceeds from sale of) TOWN LAW, §198(12); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10: A … Town Law, §198 or a local law, use the proceeds from the sale to the county of all the property and facilities of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16Opinion 2000-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … by an annual salary and an extra lump sum amount at the end of the year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-9Preferred Source Contracting
… in partnership with private entities to ensure contract requirements are being met; whether the majority of the work is completed by disabled workers as required by … be sure that the proposals it arranges come at a lower price than another preferred source may be able to offer, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/28/preferred-source-contractingThe 80/20 Housing Program
… below 40 percent of AMI. These units are referred to as “deep rent skewed.” Under this option, if the income of a tenant in a low-income unit (including deep skewed units) exceeds 170 percent of the income limit, … the next available low-income unit must be rented to a deep skewed tenant. Thus, under the deep rent skewed option, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/31/8020-housing-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… practices and ensure proper policies and procedures are in place to protect taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud and … monitor the cabinet. In addition, the clerks do not always log cash receipts into the cash receipts log when it is received. Twelve cash receipts totaling $7,975 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Scores Reveal Fiscal Stress Continues for Certain Communities
… Fiscal Stress Monitoring System has designated 44 municipalities across the state as fiscally stressed , this … stability of local governments and has identified 70 municipalities in fiscal stress at least once during this … York’s cities,” said DiNapoli. “While it is clear that our municipalities continue to struggle with balancing revenues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-scores-reveal-fiscal-stress-continues-certain-communitiesDiNapoli: As Subway On-Time Performance Falls Behind, Better Plans Needed To Get Trains Back On Track
… Train delays have increased as the subway system’s on-time performance has … and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) should do more to fix the underlying causes, many of which are … the delays caused by growing ridership, the MTA would have more to show for its efforts than a 17-slide Power Point …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-subway-time-performance-falls-behind-better-plans-needed-get-trains-back-trackDiNapoli: New York City's Budget Benefits From Strong Economic Growth
… them.” The city projects budget gaps of $1.5 billion in FY 2017 and $1.9 billion in FY 2018, which are smaller than projected one year ago. … which could be used to help close the budget gaps. In FY 2015, tax collections reached a record $51.7 billion, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-new-york-citys-budget-benefits-strong-economic-growthNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street Profits and Bonuses Up Sharply in 2017
… past two years demonstrates that the industry can prosper with the regulations and consumer protections adopted after … level since 2010, driven by higher revenue. After adding jobs for three consecutive years, employment in New York … assumes that statewide bonuses for the broader finance and insurance sector will increase by 4 percent. The actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-street-profits-and-bonuses-sharply-2017Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-27
… Unit, Pay Basis Code, Part-time Percentage, Action Reason, Old Comprate, New Comprate and Increment Code. Agency Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-27-october-2007-merit-step-payments-employees-representedDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Stronger Oversight of NYC’s Artificial Intelligence Programs
… which are required every five years for buildings over six stories tall. The audit also found that none of the agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-audit-recommends-stronger-oversight-nycs-artificial-intelligence-programsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2104
… of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the updated IRS (Internal Revenue Service) tax withholding requirements … in this bulletin. Summary of Changes: To date, the IRS has issued guidance on changes to the following areas for … of January 2023. Federal Withholding Allowance Per IRS Publication 15-T , withholding for employees with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2104-summary-tax-related-changes-2023State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Bellmore Union Free School District , … year. The board overestimated expenditures by an average of $4.4 million per year from 2012-13 through 2014-15. In … in all three years reviewed, the district did not use any of the fund balance appropriated to finance operations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits