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Opinion 95-8
… and Duties (remittance of forfeiture moneys) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Forfeiture Moneys (use of) POLICE AND POLICE … police department as the "claiming agent", or whether the funds are to be treated as a county general fund revenue. You … Section 1349(2)(e) and (f) provide that forfeiture funds are paid "in satisfaction of" certain actual costs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-8Homeless Outreach Program at Penn Station, Grand Central, and Outlying Stations Within New York City
… responsibility of not only the MTA, but also Amtrak and NJ Transit. MTA’s contract with BRC at this station is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/23/homeless-outreach-program-penn-station-grand-central-and-outlying-stations-within-new-yorkOpinion 97-20
… Uses (remodeling and purchasing appliances for firehouse kitchen) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise … to remodel and purchase appliances for the firehouse kitchen. You ask whether a volunteer fire department may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20Opinion 92-31
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … partisan or political purposes or undertakings (see NY Const, art VIII, §1; Phillips v Maurer , 67 NY2d 672, 499 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-31Oversight of Campus Foundations
… Purpose To determine if the State University of New York’s System … is providing sufficient oversight of campus foundations to make certain the campus foundations conduct their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/26/oversight-campus-foundationsState Agencies Bulletin No. 703-A
… Purpose To provide instructions to implement the new payment. Affected Employees Arbitration-eligible Department … Association (NYSCOPBA) and provides salary and other payment increases for those employees covered by the award. … dated 5/24/07 (Institution) and 5/30/07 (Administration). Payment Amounts and Eligibility Effective 3/30/06 for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/730-payment-dates-inconvenience-pay-employees-represented-nyscopbaOpinion 89-29
… A village may acquire a parcel of property to exchange for property owned by a federal agency and needed for village road building where the federal agency desires an … the Interior, a village may acquire a parcel of property for the purpose of exchanging it for Parks Service property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-29Opinion 96-8
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … result in default judgments) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Justice Court Fund (payment of fees pursuant to General Municipal … for by General Municipal Law, §99-l(1)(a) for each case handled by their justice courts involving a violation, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8DiNapoli Statement in Support of Senator Warren's Legislation Creating Greater Climate Risk Disclosure
… Senator Elizabeth Warren's Climate Risk Disclosure Act . Under the act, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) … in the United States, with an estimated $209.2 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2018. The Fund holds and invests …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-statement-support-senator-warrens-legislation-creating-greater-climate-risk-disclosureState Agencies Bulletin No. 1074
… of the Statewide Financial System Project (SFS), a new employee identifier field was created in PayServ. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1074-new-york-state-employee-identifier-nys-emplidOracle Charter School – School Building Acquisition and Leave Accrual Records (2013M-290)
… process to ensure it obtained a suitable building site at a reasonable cost. School officials did not document that … the acquisition and renovation of its building financed at a 20 percent interest rate. We found that the building was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/17/oracle-charter-school-school-building-acquisition-and-leave-accrualState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on State Budget Negotiations
… by end of business on Monday, April 3 for the April 6 Institutional Payroll to be processed without delay. There are approximately 57,000 employees on the institutional payroll, which includes employees working at … a temporary solution to ensure that state workers on the Institutional Payroll get paid on April 6. State law also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-state-budget-negotiationsSchool Tax Relief (STAR) Program (2012-MS-6)
… number of exemptions to individuals or entities not eligible to receive them. Our tests of one class of … STAR exemptions for multiple parcels). Local assessors do not have the ability to search the Office of Real Property … New York State does not aggressively partner with other states to identify individuals who improperly claim a STAR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2013/02/28/school-tax-relief-star-program-2012-ms-6Rochester City School District – Budget Review (B20-2-5)
… Purpose of Budget Review The objective of this review was to provide an independent evaluation of the Rochester City … [1] which noted several budgeting deficiencies. Subsequent to the release of our review, several interested stakeholders … of the challenges caused by unexpected revenue reductions due to the economic fallout resulting from the COVID-19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/06/05/rochester-city-school-district-budget-review-b20-2-5Practices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees
… and fines and fees collected were appropriately accounted for. The audit covered the period January 1, 2013 to December … by State legislation in July 1985 to provide a forum for processing and adjudicating summonses for violations of … fines and fees, resulting in potentially millions of dollars going uncollected. For example, one of the methods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/11/practices-used-transit-adjudication-bureau-collect-and-account-fines-and-feesOpinion 97-14
… INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (furniture and trophy case) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided … to purchase furniture for a recreation room and a trophy case for a meeting room for department use. You ask whether … fire department to pay the cost of constructing a trophy case in the department's meeting room, and to pay for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14Opinion 91-39
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … of any municipal corporation ... to which any salary ... is attached, except ... an elective public office ..." …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-39Opinion 88-17
… municipality may compel subdivider to dedicate park land) GENERAL CITY LAW, §§33,34; TOWN LAW, §§277(1), 278; … of a subdivision plat, to compel dedication of park land in the subdivision without compensation. 34 Opns St … Comp, 1978, p 154, with regard to the dedication of park land in a subdivision, still represent the position of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-17Controls Over Vehicle Use and Transportation-Related Expenses
… transportation system. The Department is composed of 11 regional offices across the State, of which 10 operate repair … negotiated and entered into on behalf of the State by the Office of General Services, for fleet management and repair … by the Contractor. Along with the Department’s 10 regional repair shops, the Contractor provides a network of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/controls-over-vehicle-use-and-transportation-related-expensesMaximizing Incentives for Individuals With Disabilities
… of Mental Health (OMH) has ensured that State agencies and employment service providers are taking full advantage of the … State agencies about NYESS’ capabilities and benefits so agency officials may educate their employment service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/30/maximizing-incentives-individuals-disabilities