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State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Mayor's 2024 State of the City Address
… federal funding and policy changes to help manage asylum seeker costs. At the same time, the city must work with the state to bring rising …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-mayors-2024-state-city-addressOpinion 92-23
… in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Commissioners (lease of property not required for the purposes of district) REAL PROPERTY -- Leases (authority to enter into lease permitting the affixing of antennae to water storage … commissioners to permit a mobile communications company to lease property owned by the water district for the conduct of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-23Town of Plattsburgh - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-163)
… the Town Assessor is properly administering select real property tax exemptions. Key Findings All 23 properties … the Town Assessor is properly administering select real property tax exemptions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/12/14/town-plattsburgh-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-163Town of Rensselaerville - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2019M-207)
Determine whether the Town Assessors are properly administering select real property tax exemptions
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/10/town-rensselaerville-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2019m-207Opinion 88-47
… in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Enforcement (applicability of general statutes of limitations to lien enforcement) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §§902, 1422: The enforcement of liens for unpaid county and village taxes is … Whether a sixyear statute of limitations would bar the enforcement of outstanding village tax liens for 1966 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-47The Economic Impact of the Great Outdoors
… in economic activity in 2020 and supported over 241,000 jobs with $13.1 billion in compensation. While New York ranks … activity in 2020 as well as supporting over 241,000 jobs with $13.1 billion in compensation. The jobs span numerous industry sectors, but 38.7 percent are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/economic-impact-great-outdoorsOpinion 88-1
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARKING FACILITIES -- Conveyance of (to U.S. Postal Service); (necessity of special act authorizing) REAL … Beneficial Finance v Dallas , 571 F2d 125; Chait v Active Fire , 101 Misc 2d 533, 421 NYS2d 333), it clearly performs a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… local government audits have been issued. Town of Bath – Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (Steuben …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 91-41
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Tax … electors may not, by petition, compel the town board to hold a referendum on a proposition to impose a limit on the … town electors may, by petition, compel the town board to hold a referendum on a proposition to impose a limit on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-41Opinion 2009-2
… Office of the State Comptroller's Disapproval Mem, Bill Jacket, L 1974, ch 521, at 2). 4 In setting forth the … sources ( see e.g . Office for Local Government Mem, Bill Jacket, L 1974, ch 512, at 8 [noting that the purpose of the … rate determined by the State officer or agency charged with the duty of such determination (currently, the Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2Town of Orangeville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2023M-80)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Orangeville (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector … deposited, remitted and reported collections. Key Findings The Clerk did not properly record, deposit, remit or report … for 21 of the 24 months reviewed. Deposit Clerk fees and real property tax collections within required timeframes or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/29/town-orangeville-town-clerktax-collector-2023m-80NYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Second Quarter Results
… mortgages (26.6 percent), private equity (7.9 percent), real estate (6.8 percent), absolute return strategy (3.1 percent) and opportunistic strategy alternatives and real assets (0.6 percent). DiNapoli initiated quarterly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-second-quarter-resultsDiNapoli: Gaming Revenue Plays Increasing Role In State Budget
… centers (OTB), as well as what was spent on Lottery games such as scratch-off or Quick Draw tickets. “Every day, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-gaming-revenue-plays-increasing-role-state-budgetTown of Alden – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-106)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Alden (Town) Town Clerk (Clerk) properly recorded, deposited, … Determine whether the Town of Alden Town Town Clerk Clerk properly recorded deposited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-alden-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-106Town of Aurora - Real Property Acquisition and Sale (2018M-64)
… Board (Board) used an adequate process to purchase and sell real property in the most cost beneficial manner. Key … million to purchase and renovate the Southside Municipal Center (SMC). After an adjustment for the stated value of … the SMC. The Town purchased a former fire hall, senior center and a residential building for $586,000. The Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/09/14/town-aurora-real-property-acquisition-and-sale-2018m-64Opinion 2009-2
… of the town outside of any villages. You ask whether the threshold in Town Law § 209-q (13) (a), which triggers the … Bill Jacket, L 1974, ch 521, at 2). 4 In setting forth the threshold for when the State Comptroller's approval is … is required. Rather, the "one-tenth of one percent" threshold is applied to the total estimated cost of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2-0Town of Skaneateles - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-173)
… whether the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions. Key Findings We reviewed 125 … Town of Skaneateles Real Property Tax Exemption Administration 2018M173 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/11/16/town-skaneateles-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-173Enforcement of Local Law 144 – Automated Employment Decision Tools
… DCWP entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the NYC Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) … the formal procedures created by OTI, as part of DCWP’s MOU, nor did it address all requirements of LL144. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/12/02/enforcement-local-law-144-automated-employment-decision-toolsOpinion 89-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … your letter in which you ask whether, in furtherance of an agreement between a village and the U.S. Parks Service of the Department of the Interior, … Whether in furtherance of an agreement between a village and the US Parks Service of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-29DiNapoli: Financial Viability of OTBs in Jeopardy
… Native American casinos offering slot machines and table games, casinos in neighboring Connecticut, New Jersey and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-financial-viability-otbs-jeopardy