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DiNapoli: Village Fiscal Stress Declines Again
… Stress Monitoring System has identified nine villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress in 2016. Three villages were designated in "moderate fiscal … Stress Monitoring System has identified nine villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress in 2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-village-fiscal-stress-declines-againOpinion 2007-3
… compensation package” (Bill Jacket, L 1999, ch 443, Budget Report on S.6105; Bill Jacket, L 1999, ch 404, Introducer’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-3Opinion 2000-23
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Concerning the entitlement to a salary increase by a village chief of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-23Opinion 90-36
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … on October 16, 1875, bearing that date. As there were no funds in the bank to pay the checks, the agent and the tax … drawn on a bank and payable on demand (Uniform Commercial Code [UCC], §3-104[2][b]), a postdated check is not payable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-36Opinion 2000-11
… as otherwise provided by law," all appointed officers for which a term of office is not fixed in that section serve … of the superintendent. Memoranda in the bill jacket for chapter 621 of the Laws of 1952 indicate that the intent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-11Opinion 97-2
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to cover former school board … who participates in a municipal cooperative health benefit plan for Part B Medicare premiums paid by the former school … are not members of, and are not eligible to receive a retirement allowance from, a public retirement system. Thus, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued: Department of … which is prohibited. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: Management and Control of Employee Overtime Costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-485
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the retroactive … Pay Period 26C, paychecks dated 04/03/14 Agency Actions To pay the retroactive salary increases to eligible employees in the title of Elevator Mechanic, the … To provide agency instructions for processing the retroactive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-485-retroactive-salary-increases-employees-title-elevatorNew York City Agency Services Monitoring Tool
… can impact the City’s ability to provide adequate public services for its residents, workers and prospective visitors. In New York City, the demand for services is especially high, being the most populous … strengthen oversight and allow the public a view into City services, has been modernized, including the release of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-city-agency-services-monitoring-toolOpinion 98-14
… major categories as required in that section (see also Albany Area Builders v Town of Guilderland , 74 NY2d 372, … represents a fundamental limitation on home rule powers ( Albany Area Builders , supra ). Where the State Legislature … Village, Inc. , 78 NY2d 500, 577 NYS2d 215; see also Albany Area Builders , supra ). The intent to pre-empt may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14State Health Department Should Improve Enforcement of Nursing Home Violations
… The state Department of Health (DOH) needs to fix problems and delays with how it is assessing fines to nursing homes after violations are … The state Department of Health DOH needs to fix problems and delays with how it is assessing fines to nursing homes after violations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/state-health-department-should-improve-enforcement-nursing-home-violationsOpinion 91-26
… with firm employing daughter) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3), 801, 806: A member of a public library board of trustees … to perform services in connection with the construction phase of the project once voter approval of the project was … 802 is applicable. Under General Municipal Law, §800(3), a municipal officer or employee has an interest in any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-26Risk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… in the “year dollars” of the Master Plan document (i.e., an estimate as if the project were to be awarded … for performing weekly/monthly inspections of snow fighter equipment. 1. Substantial completion refers to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/01/02/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsOpinion 91-37
… parking violations bureau for violations of Vehicle and Traffic Law, §§306 and 402) PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Parking Regulations (disposition of … parking violations bureau for violations of Vehicle and Traffic Law, §§306 and 402) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§235, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-37Opinion 2000-8
… with those functions instead being performed by a deputy. You ask whether a county public health commissioner who has a … contract with the not-for-profit corporation. Moreover, even if the commissioner did have an interest as a result of … ethics, violate the spirit and intent of these enactments, are inconsistent with public policy, or suggest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-8Opinion 92-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … Law, article 18 under the following circumstances. You state that the chairman has borrowed money from the planning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3Opinion 2004-7
… properties within the villages (see, e.g., 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-369, p 405; 1975 Opns St Comp No. 75-1159, … owners in adjoining towns who are permitted to use water from the district. Under section 198(3)(d), the county governing board is required to levy the amount of the delinquent water rents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-7Opinion 88-6
… during any year in which the employee performs 1,000 hours of service. An employee becomes a participant in the … v City of New York , 89 Misc 2d 262, 390 NYS2d 784, affd 48 NY2d 917, 425 NYS2d 91. In NYPIRG , supra , a collective … 457 NYS2d 145; cf . Inc. Village of Lynbrook v P.E.R.B. , 48 NY2d 398, 423 NYS2d 466, holding that hospitalization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6Oversight of Kendra’s Law
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (OMH) is effectively monitoring Assisted … receive their court-ordered treatment. Our audit covered the period from April 2019 to September 2023. About the … To determine whether the Office of Mental Health OMH is effectively monitoring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/08/oversight-kendras-lawDiNapoli: Local Government Debt Levels Off
… New York’s local governments had $43.6 billion in total outstanding debt in 2018, according to a report released today by New York … government issues debt, it should have a long-term plan in place and be mindful of the impact on its budget and … New Yorks local governments had $436 billion in total outstanding debt in 2018 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-local-government-debt-levels-off