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1. Is my property assessment a tax?
2. What role does the annual assessment of my property play in determining my property taxes?
3. Won’t my property taxes go down if my assessment goes down?
4. How do I check to see if my property’s inventory records are correct?

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1. Should I file online or on a paper form?
2. Which application form should I use?
3. Can I attach documents to my application form?

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1. What is the new scofflaw program?

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1. Which colleges require a Certificate of Residence?

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1. What is the Community Development Block Grant Program?

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1. Who can get involved in Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs)?
2. How can I get involved with the Nassau County CERT program?
3. What if I have concerns about my age or physical ability?

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1. How is CEAS activated?
2. Which employees should be enrolled in CEAS?
3. Why is the program exclusive for businesses?

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1. How do I determine if a vendor is already in the County’s master vendor file?
2. How can a vendor be added to the County list?
3. Can I make a change to a purchase order that has already been approved?
4. When a vendor completes and returns a claim form, what is considered valid ‘original supporting documentation’?
5. I ordered a department supply without having a purchase order in place. How can I get payment to the vendor?
6. How can I find out if a blanket purchase order expired?
7. Can I “reactivate” a past temporary vendor?
8. Who may initiate a contract?
9. Will I have a problem if the shipping charges on my order are less or greater than estimated?
10. I am having trouble making an entry into FAMIS or ADPICS. My documents keep rejecting. What do I do?
11. My contract has been encumbered in FAMIS. Can I begin to submit claims?
12. I do not see my question answered here.

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1. Who can vote?
2. Where can I get a mail registration application?
3. Can I register in person?
4. Do I have to register every year?
5. How will I know where to vote?
6. How do candidates get on the ballot?
7. Who can sign a petition?
8. Should I be concerned about signing a petition?
9. What is a primary election?
10. Why should I enroll in a political party?
11. How do I enroll in a political party?
12. What happens if I can't vote on election day?
13. How can I get an absentee ballot?
14. How do I mark a paper ballot?
15. I'm disabled. Where can I vote?
16. What do I need when I go to vote?
17. What do I do when I get to the polling place?
18. What if I'm not permitted to vote?
19. How do the new voting machines work?
20. What if I need help during voting?
21. If I register to vote, will I be called for jury duty?
22. Can a felony conviction affect my right to vote?
23. What are the citizenship requirements for voting?
24. How do I register to vote?

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1. How is care provided?

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1. How does hardship designation help me?
2. What if I don't have a tax lein on my property yet?
3. What do I need before applying for hardship designation?
4. What can the Hardship Review Board do?
5. Where can I get an application?
6. What factors are considered in determining hardship?

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1. HUD Uncapped Income Limits - June 2021
2. HOME Rent Limits - June 2021
3. HOME Program Guidelines – August 2021

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1. What do we fund?
2. Affirmative Marketing Requirements

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1. Who may file a complaint with the OIG?
2. What kind of complaints does the OIG investigate?
3. Does the OIG investigate individuals or companies that conduct business with the County?
4. How do I file a complaint with the OIG?
5. Can I request that my identity be kept confidential?
6. Do I have to identify myself if I make a complaint to the OIG?
7. What information should I include in my complaint?
8. What should I do if I acquire more information after I have submitted a complaint?
9. What do the terms fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement mean?
10. What is an example of a conflict-of-interest?
11. What is an example of fraud?
12. What is an example of waste?
13. What is an example of misconduct?
14. What is an example of abuse?

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1. What should I expect during an investigation?
2. What Should I expect at a Violation Hearing?
3. What are the legal rights of respondents in hearings?
4. What are the possible outcomes of a violation hearing?

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1. What is the Living Wage Law?
2. When does the Law take effect?
3. What County contracts are covered?
4. What County leases are covered?
5. What if the County gave an economic benefit to my employer?
6. Who is NOT a Covered Employer?
7. Who is NOT a Covered Employee?
8. What Employers are covered by the Living Wage Law?
9. Is Nassau Community College a Covered Employer?
10. Who is a Covered Employee?
11. What salary am I entitled to under the Living Wage Law?
12. Are there other benefits?
13. As a Covered Employer, how do I apply for a Waiver?
14. Where can I obtain more information about applying for County financial assistance?
15. Where can I obtain more information about the Living Wage Law?
16. How can an employee file a complaint?
17. What if my employer retaliates against me or subjects me to discrimination?
18. Where can I get a copy of the law?

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1. How do I contact a city/county department?
2. Where can I find the answers to my frequently asked questions?

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1. What if I do not agree with the agency’s decision regarding my eligibility?

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1. How much time does it take to be a volunteer?
2. What will my training cost?
3. How long will it take before I can make a genuine contribution?
4. Will I have any out-of-pocket costs?
5. What fire department or EMS unit should I join?
6. Are woman eligible to volunteer for all areas of fire or emergency medical service?
7. Do women already serve as firefighters here in Nassau County?
8. How do I get started?
9. How might my family be affected, and should I include them in making my decision?
10. Are there additional resources to learn more about volunteering with my local fire or EMS agency?
11. In addition to the fire and EMS agencies, are there other ways I can help my community through volunteering?

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1. What are Naturalization records?

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1. How do I become an program partner?

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1. Who must be licensed?
2. Do commercial contractors need a license?
3. Who else doesn't need a license?
4. Do I need insurance to obtain a home improvement license?
5. Must I post a bond?
6. How old must I be to obtain a license?
7. For how long are licenses issued?
8. What is the cost of a home improvement license?
9. What else must I do to obtain a home improvement license?
10. If my company is located out of N.Y.S. but I use a telephone answering service within New York, is that sufficient?
11. May I start work once I apply for a license?
12. May I advertise once I apply for a license?
13. How do I renew my license?
14. What if I am late with my renewal?
15. What if my renewal is later than three months?
16. What is the penalty for working without a license?
17. May I transfer my license to another contractor?
18. Must I display my license?
19. What if I maintain more than one office in Nassau County?
20. What if I misplace my license?
21. If my company changes name, address, ownership, or management, must I notify the Department of Consumer Affairs?
22. Am I responsible for getting permits before starting work on a house?
23. Am I permitted to offer to pay a loan as a way to persuade a homeowner to enter into a home improvement- contract?
24. Does the home improvement law regulate my advertising?
25. What else is prohibited?
26. If I fail to resolve a valid complaint can I be fined or my license suspended or revoked?
27. If I have my license suspended or revoked in another jurisdiction, what must I do?
28. For what other actions can I be fined or have my license denied, revoked, or suspended?
29. What is a contract?
30. What must be included in the contract?
31. Must I complete the work by the date in the contract?
32. Must I furnish the homeowner with a separate Notice of Cancellation?
33. What is the restitution fund?
34. If there is a claim against me pending with the Home Improvement Restitution Fund, can I get my license renewed?
35. What law governs home improvement contractors in Nassau County?
36. What is the procedure for obtaining a home improvement license?

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1. What is probation?
2. Why do we need probation?
3. Is probation the same as parole?

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1. Why does Nassau County need red-light cameras?

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1. What are the requirements?

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1. Do I have to go through the examination alone?
2. Do I have to prosecute the offender if I use the S.A.N.E. Center?
3. How does someone get to the S.A.N.E. Center?
4. What are your options?
5. What fees will be charged to patients who use the Center?
6. What happens at the S.A.N.E. Center?
7. What is a forensic nurse?
8. What is S.A.N.E.?
9. What is the S.A.N.E. Center?
10. Where would I take a child who has been raped or sexually assaulted?
11. When does the S.A.N.E. Center operate?
12. Who can use the S.A.N.E. Center?
13. Who supports the S.A.N.E. Center?
14. Who will have access to medical records or evidence collected?

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1. How does the new reciprocity law (effective November 14, 2006) affect me?
2. How to register your For-Hire Vehicle (FHV) with the NCTLC when your FHV is licensed in a municipality within the County of Nassau (In-County)?
3. How to register your For-Hire Vehicle (FHV) with the NCTLC if your vehicle is a licensed FHV within New York City, Westchester or Suffolk County (Out-of-County)?
4. Does a NCTLC registration sticker mean that I am now a licensed FHV in the County of Nassau?
5. Can I still register my FHV with the NCTLC if I live or work in a municipality that does not license FHV’s?
6. Will I have to renew my NCTLC registration every year if I am a licensed FHV with Nassau County?
7. How many times a year am I required to have my For-Hire Vehicle inspected?
8. What does the NCTLC registration look like?
9. Are any of the licensed/registered For-Hire Vehicles operating in the County of Nassau allowed to accept a street hail?
10. Who will be conducting enforcement on the FHV’s operating in the County of Nassau?
11. How can I file a complaint on a licensed or non-licensed, non-registered For-Hire Vehicle, including limousines?

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1. How do I know the measuring devices such as scales, gas pumps, and heating oil meters are accurate?
2. If the shelf price for an item in a store is different than the price scanned at the cash register. What should I pay?
3. How do I know that my supermarket is not charging me for the packaging material on prepackaged items like meats, produce or deli items?
4. When I order items like deli cold cuts or bakery cookies, how can I tell if the store is deducting for the weight of the packaging?
5. Will premium gasoline make my car run better or last longer?
6. How can I make sure I’m getting what I pay for when I’m buying gasoline?