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Opinion 96-8
Whether a town or village is entitled to the fee provided for by General Municipal Law 99l for certain cases which result in a default judgment
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8Examination of Unemployment Insurance Willful Overpayments
… in accordance with Federal and State law for unemployment insurance (UI) overpayments that resulted from claimants’ … in accordance with Federal and State law for unemployment insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/25/examination-unemployment-insurance-willful-overpaymentsOpinion 88-35
… of a municipality (see McArdle v Board of Estimate of Mt Vernon , 74 Misc 2d 1014, 347 NYS2d 349, 353, affd 45 AD2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-35Opinion 2010-1
… . The village here will use park trust fund monies to pay only for that portion of the parcel to be dedicated for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1Opinion 99-1
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER … that program assets be held in trust); (provision of death benefits to volunteer firefighters who have not earned … of the program" (emphasis supplied). Therefore, based on the express statutory language of section 217(j), it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-1DiNapoli: Former Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Felony in Theft of More Than $5,000 in Fire District Funds
… and paid herself an additional, illegal salary. Lisa Stone, 45, of Hammondsport, pleaded guilty today to grand … Brooks Baker and the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office. Stone confessed to DiNapoli’s staff and the Steuben County … fire district money was not properly safeguarded, allowing Stone to steal $9,224. She wrote herself extra salary checks, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-former-treasurer-pleads-guilty-felony-theft-more-5000-fire-district-fundsOpinion 2001-4
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … not relevant here, the town board of each town shall fix, from time to time, the salaries of all officers and … pursuant to the board's authority under Town Law §27(1) to fix, from time to time, the salary of all town officers (Opn …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4Town of Freetown - Records and Reports (2018M-213)
… reports. The bookkeeper did not record all expenditures in the general and highway funds in a timely manner. The annual update document (AUD) was not filed in a timely manner for the 2017 fiscal year. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/18/town-freetown-records-and-reports-2018m-213DiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Onondaga County … after-school Twilight Program were arrested for engaging in several schemes to defraud the program following a joint … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-schemeWest Seneca Fire District #4 – Procurement (2020M-52)
Determine if District officials are obtaining competitive pricing in compliance with the District’s procurement policy and General Municipal Law (GML).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/west-seneca-district-4-2020-52.pdfProcessing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits
… System CLS processed Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits kits in compliance w …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kitsOpinion 98-18
… authority under Article 9 of the State Constitution (see, NY Const., art IX, §3[d][2]; see also, Municipal Home Rule …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-18Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Nelson Rivera in Bid-rigging Case
… court proceedings, it is expected that Rivera will be sentenced to five years of probation, may never again serve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-nelson-rivera-bid-rigging-caseOpinion 98-5
… 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 … 802, 803, 806: An elective county coroner, who is also a funeral director, generally, would not have a prohibited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-5DiNapoli: Local Law Enforcement Agencies Agree to Improve Sex Offender Monitoring
… taking immediate action when notified that convicted sex offenders have failed to comply with the state’s Sex Offender Registry Act, according to an audit issued … taking immediate action when notified that convicted sex offenders have failed to comply with the states Sex …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-local-law-enforcement-agencies-agree-improve-sex-offender-monitoringOpinion 88-36
… would now prevent this result (see Town Law, §64[1]). The only possible exception to the strict liability rule … be kept in mind that the cases discussed above concerned only public funds. It may be appropriate, therefore, to … to provide indemnification. This distinction is found not only in the nature of the acts themselves, one of which is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36Opinion 89-56
… billed but not provided) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a), (d)(3); TOWN LAW, §27; CIVIL SERVICE LAW, §200, et … a gift of town funds in violation of Article VIII, §1 of the State Constitution. Town Law, §27(1) provides that salaries of town officers and employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56DiNapoli: Huntington Man Charged With Stealing Over $56,000 in State Pension Payments
… A. Tierney today announced the arrest of former Town of Huntington employee Moses K. Johnson, 63, of Huntington, for allegedly stealing his mother’s public pension payments following her death in April of 2021. “Mr. Johnson allegedly took advantage of … A Tierney today announced the arrest of former Town of Huntington employee Moses K Johnson 63 of Huntington for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-huntington-man-charged-stealing-over-56000-state-pension-paymentsOpinion 96-22
… discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (transfer of moneys to contingency and tax stabilization reserve fund); (use of moneys in fund following abandonment … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c(9), (9-a): Moneys in a capital reserve fund may not be transferred to a contingency and tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-22Opinion 95-10
… (duty of town to erect fences around certain cemeteries and burial grounds) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (erection … (to maintain cemetery) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Around" (meaning of for purposes of Town Law, §291) TOWN LAW, §291: … its usual and ordinary meaning. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary (1989) defines "around," when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10