Search
Opinion 89-57
… Oil Co. v City of New York , 74 NY2d 13, at pp 17-18, 544 NYS2d 119, at p 120). Therefore, we believe … Municipal Law, §103 (see also 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-12, p 20, in which we concluded that a contract for … Law, §119-o was not subject to competitive bidding). January 4, 1990 Benjamin Greshin, Esq., Village Attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-57Opinion 89-20
… of ethics, but has not established specific procedures for submitting questions to this board. On behalf of the fire … school district to adopt a code of ethics setting forth for the guidance of its officers and employees the standards … are authorized, but not required, to adopt codes of ethics for the guidance of fire district officers and employees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20Recommendations Regarding the Draft Report on the Establishment of a Public Power Model for the Operation of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA)
Section 83-n of the Legislative Law established the Legislative Commission on the Future of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/recommendations-for-lipa-draft-report.pdfRestrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses (2017-S-14)
To determine if the Department of Labor is adequately enforcing the Restrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses Law.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17s14.pdfRestrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses (2017-S-14) 90-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Labor is adequately enforcing the Restrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses Law.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17s14-response.pdfSocial Service Block Grants and Targeted Medicaid Cost Savings
Chapter 83 of the Laws of 1995 adds Social Services Law section 153-i, Block Grants for family and children’s services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/social.pdfWest 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.pdfOpinion 90-4
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses (financing dredging of pond within village) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (special … -- Powers and Duties (imposition of benefit assessments for drainage) LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §11.00(a)(3); VILLAGE LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-4Opinion 90-28
… before the agencies specified in the statute (see 1970 New York State Legislative Annual, pp 205, 539), it is well …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-28Opinion 91-33
… (maintenance by county treasurer of common bank account for separate bail deposits); (duty of superior court to … account); (maintenance of common bank account for separate bail deposits); (applicability of 2% bail fee to … must be deposited in interest-bearing accounts. Funds held for particular actions or proceedings may be pooled into a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-33Opinion 89-22
… a village, the town has a responsibility to study the need for and, if necessary, to install and maintain appropriately … at the intersection. Once it adopts a traffic safety plan for the intersection, the town also has a responsibility to … devices itself. You ask whether a town is responsible for the design, installation, maintenance and upgrading of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22County of Rockland – Budget Review (B6-14-24)
… does not renew the law, County officials will have to find another source of revenue to cover this shortfall. The … must either renew the County mortgage recording tax, find another source of revenue or reduce appropriations to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/11/12/county-rockland-budget-review-b6-14-24Coldspring Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-229)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District controls are adequate to ensure that financial … activity is properly recorded and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/09/27/coldspring-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mVillage of Almond – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-14)
… Annual Financial Report (AFR) with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), and Reported the results of the … financial records and reports, as required by New York State Village Law (Village Law) Section 4-408, Ensure the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-almond-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-14Village of Pomona – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-17)
… (Village Law) Section 4-408. The last completed audit was for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021. Ensure the AFR was … the Board reviewed and approved the Treasurer’s records for completeness, accuracy and timeliness or discussed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-pomona-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-17Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B24-6-3)
… complete report – pdf] Background The Village, located in Rockland County, is authorized to issue debt not to exceed … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/04/12/village-suffern-budget-review-b24-6-3Opinion 88-57
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … the local law under consideration has such rational basis; it has a substantial relation to a legitimate public purpose, … a permissible classification (Opn No. 81-8, supra ). It should also be particularly noted in this regard that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-57Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-88
… notify agencies of two new Increment Codes to be reported for tracking employees eligible for a future Pay Change … or promotion to a higher grade where the promotional salary is greater than or equal to 1st Longevity and less … grade. Agencies will initiate this transaction to report retroactive updates to records but generally, these Reason …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-88-new-reason-codes-373-judiciary-law-373-and-379-judiciary-lawState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on IDA Reform Legislaton (S.5867/A.7915)
… of the best practices employed by some IDAs around the state and should reassure taxpayers that private businesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-ida-reform-legislaton-s5867a7915Food Metrics Implementation
… the State. Food is considered a New York State product if it has been grown, harvested, produced, or processed in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/18/food-metrics-implementation