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DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2%
… Property tax levy growth for New York’s school districts and 10 cities … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The tax cap, which first applied to local governments (excluding … New York City) and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate of inflation or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-at-two-percentOpinion 2006-3
… town board, after a public hearing, to grant franchises “for the use of the streets, highways, and public places or … thereof or the space above or under them or any of them, for any specific purpose authorized by law upon such terms … rule, unless a statute provides otherwise, and except for revenues received as a result of a part-town function or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Opinion 91-11
… which authorizes a city mayor to appoint a city engineer for a longer term than presently provided in the city charter … You indicate that the city engineer currently serves for a term of three years. You further state that the mayor … county manager from four years, subject to removal only for cause, to an indefinite term, subject to removal at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11State Agencies Bulletin No. 2038
… Special Wage Payments for Individuals Who Filed for Retirement Social Security Benefits: Per Internal Revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2038-agency-police-services-unit-apsu-retroactive-increases-command-paymentSUNY Bulletin No. SU-349
… (WC Dis Lv), Leave of Absence/WPS (WC 60% SUP), Long Term Disability/WCL (Worker’s Comp IPP), Leave of Absence/MLL (Mil … Special Wage Payments for Individuals Who Filed for Retirement Social Security Benefits: Per Internal Revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-349-july-2023-increase-location-pay-and-location-mid-hudsonDiNapoli: Tax Collector Pleads Guilty After Faking Her Own Tax Payments
… two public jobs and agreed to pay $4,303 in restitution for dodging her personal town and county tax payments over … “I thank District Attorney Rain and Sheriff Kevin Wells for their partnership on this case.” As part of her plea … and serve five years probation. Her sentencing is set for October 26. DiNapoli’s audits and investigations have led …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-tax-collector-pleads-guilty-after-faking-her-own-tax-paymentsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on State Budget for State Fiscal Year 2023-24
… will equal 15% of State Operating Funds, consistent with recommendations I have long advocated. The budget also … will help New York catch up with other states in preparing for economic and budgetary risks. "With an end to federal … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-state-budget-state-fiscal-year-2023-24Montauk Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-117)
… records and reports were maintained and/or audited to comply with statutory requirements. Key Findings The Board … records and reports were maintained and audited to comply with statutory requirements. As a result, the Board … or length of service award program (LOSAP) records have not been performed since 2019. The Secretary-Treasurer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/12/24/montauk-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-117Opinion 88-36
… the courts. It is for the Legislature, not the courts, to change or limit the rule if such change seems wise." Thus, a sheriff was held to be personally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36Town of Riverhead - Peconic Bay Community Preservation Funds (P7-23-25)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-riverhead-peconic-bay-community-preservation-funds-p7-23-25Selected Aspects of Supporting Small Businesses
… First Report. The audit covered the period from July 2018 to July 2021. About the Program The New York City … SB1 also recommended the development of a comprehensive online business portal with access to customized information and online transactions. To accomplish its goals, SBS partnered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/20/selected-aspects-supporting-small-businessesAlternatives For Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Alternatives For … Alternatives provides preschool special education services to children with disabilities who are between three and five … these costs were administrative in nature and should have been allocated across all of Alternatives’ programs. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/05/alternatives-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualRivendell School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Reimbursable Cost Manual (Manual). The audit included the expenses claimed on Rivendell’s CFRs for the three fiscal … we identified were: $389,012 in over-allocated expenses, including bond interest ($202,162) and depreciation … Rivendell programs. $70,644 in undocumented extra pay expenses. The teachers in question did not work sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/28/rivendell-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualXI.7.C Deferred Payment Arrangements – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… The purpose of this Section is to set forth requirements for establishing repayment … The agreement establishes a payment schedule in order to satisfy a debt. A DPA represents an arrangement made by a … its liability through installment payments. A DPA tends to have associated administrative costs and should therefore be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi7c-deferred-payment-arrangementsOpinion 90-18
… to the lowest responsible bidder after advertising for bids where so required by General Municipal Law, §103. … provides, with certain exceptions, that: ... all contracts for public work involving an expenditure of more than seven … furnishing the required security after advertisement for sealed bids in the manner provided by this section .... …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-18Opinion 90-63
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Appropriations and Expenditures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-63DiNapoli: Sales Tax Collections Growth Slowed in First Half of 2015
… sales tax collection growth across New York State slowed to 1.6 percent in the first six months of 2015 from 3 percent … average annual growth over the past 15 years, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … declines were due to technical adjustments, which can have a large impact in counties with relatively small …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-sales-tax-collections-growth-slowed-first-half-2015State Agencies Bulletin No. 618
… Code used by the PayServ system has a particular work schedule. This work schedule default is either YYYYYYY which cannot be changed or … NYYYYYN which may be changed in some instances. The work schedule is used to determine the prorated daily rate of pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/618-automatic-entry-default-work-schedules-pay-basis-codeDiNapoli Warns of ‘Triple Threat’ of Fiscal Risks
… projected annual increase of 5.2 percent. The level of bonuses paid in the financial sector later in the fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-warns-triple-threat-fiscal-risksConsumer Protection: Testing of Retail Prices and Weighing and Measuring Devices (2024-MS-1)
… Nassau , Niagara , Orange , Seneca , Tompkins , Washington and Wyoming . Audit Objective Determine whether officials in 10 county (County) departments of weights and measures (Departments) adequately provided consumer … by helping to ensure the accuracy of retail prices and weighing and measuring devices. Key Findings Officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/consumer-protection-testing-retail-prices-and-weighing-and-measuring-devices-2024