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Opinion 93-18
… of program) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §216(2): A town board is not required to conduct a mandatory referendum on a … percent of the town board. You ask whether a town board is required to conduct a mandatory referendum on a proposal … to establish a service award program unless the proposal is approved by a vote of at least sixty percent of the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-18Opinion 92-2
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … contract with the water company provides for a payment, on or before March 1 of each year, for the use of the hydrants … use of the hydrants in two years: the amount payable on or before March 1 for the entire preceding year and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the following local government audits were issued. Town of Canajoharie – Budgeting and Allocating Sales Tax Revenue … TOV highway and town-wide (TW) highway funds by an average of $83,477 (21 percent) for fiscal years 2018 through 2020. … and 306 checks, totaling almost $2 million, had only one of the two required signatures. Payments totaling $3,190 were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … and safeguarded. District inventory records did not list 45 of 50 selected assets totaling $36,809. In addition, … and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … not grant the appropriate number of points to volunteers for participation in department responses nor accurately … Norwich – Budgeting (Chenango County ) The adopted budgets for the highway fund were not structurally balanced, as they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … purchases, set daily limits or block certain types of vendors as required by the policy. Town of Dover – Fire … to ensure services are provided according to the contract. Village of Ellicottville – Procurement (Cattaraugus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 97-24
… and by-laws of the fire company provide that the auxiliary is under the supervision of the fire company and that its primary function is to provide supplemental services to the fire company, i.e. … For this purpose, an "active volunteer firefighter" is a person who has been approved as an active member of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-24Opinion 89-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20NY Full-Time Equivalent Employees Dashboard
… NY Full-Time Equivalent Employees Dashboard The Office of the New York State Comptroller processes pay for employees of the State of … of FTEs. See data download for more information. … NY FullTime Equivalent Employees Dashboard …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/ny-full-time-equivalent-employees-dashboardDiNapoli Proposes More Transparency for Fire Protection Costs
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today proposed changes to the process for local communities that contract out their fire protection services to incorporated … is supported by the Firemen's Association of the State of New York, the Association of Fire Districts of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-proposes-more-transparency-fire-protection-costsDiNapoli Honors Hispanic Leaders
… Services and the New York State Office of Mental Health to provide bilingual, bicultural behavioral health services. … justice of the Nassau County Supreme Court. Prior to being elected Supreme Court justice in 2018, she served as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-honors-hispanic-leadersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 150,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 91-62
… thereto for village purposes. You state that the village is wholly contained within the school district and that the … 1-102 does not expressly state that only property which is no longer needed for village purposes may be conveyed ( cf … the village board has first determined that the property is no longer needed for village purposes (see, e.g., 1988 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62Opinion 94-12
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … the parcel to a not-for-profit association which intends, at its own expense, to construct, maintain and operate a … that the property is needed for fire district purposes at some future date (see 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-23, p 57). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-12Opinion 91-44
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … (authority to cover fire district fire commissioners under State health insurance plan) CIVIL SERVICE LAW, §§160, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and sensitive (PPSI) information. As a result, there is an increased risk of unauthorized access to the network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Former Director Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1,700 From Hornell Partners for Growth
… Degree for stealing $1,711 in cash from the non-profit’s Annual Fourth of July festival that was earmarked for the … city’s Business Improvement District. "Stevens betrayed her responsibility to the public by lining her own pockets with money that was meant to help her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-former-director-pleads-guilty-stealing-1700-hornell-partners-growthOpinion 98-2
… before the meeting at approximately 5:30 pm or 6:00 pm to review correspondence and bills until the meeting … before the meeting at approximately 5:30 or 6:00 p.m. to review correspondence and bills until the meeting … of time or is prevented from taking time off for meals due to a pressing need to complete the business at hand (see, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-2Opinion 95-9
… company committee meetings, we note that in 1994 Opns St Comp No. 94-25, p 44, we expressed the view that the phrase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Opinion 98 - 19
… for installment purchase contract) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §109-b: An installment purchase contract of a fire district is … subject to mandatory referendum. General Municipal Law, §109-b authorizes political subdivisions, including fire … of equipment, machinery and apparatus (see 1997 Opns St Comp No. 97-10, p 18). There are a number of procedural …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19