Search
Opinion 89-30
… PROPERTY -- Gasoline (authority to provide to private senior citizens organization under contract) GENERAL … contract with a private non-profit organization to provide senior citizens bus transportation, a town may provide … bus. You ask whether a town may contract with a private senior citizens organization to provide gasoline to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-30Opinion 88-50
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- … and refinish the interior of a water storage tank depends on whether the work is more in the nature of rebuilding or … may use moneys in a capital reserve fund to pay for work on a 15 year old, 250,000 gallon water storage tank. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Opinion 88-41
… in presenting fire prevention programs to town residents. You also inquire as to the proper procedure for … in presenting fire prevention programs to town residents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-41DiNapoli Seeks Stronger Federal Safety Measures for Oil Trains to Protect New Yorkers
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, in a letter released today, called on the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal … inspections, but incidents such as the recent derailment in Ripley, N.Y. demonstrate that the risk of a disaster … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli in a letter released today called on the US Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-seeks-stronger-federal-safety-measures-oil-trains-protect-new-yorkersOpinion 98-20
… FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment to) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of minimum service requirement for appointment to fire police squad) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … may establish a reasonable minimum service requirement for appointment to a fire police squad, if the board determines …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 98-18
… the authority for a fire district to provide advanced life support first responder service or general ambulance … and welfare by providing for certification of all advanced life support first response services and ambulance services; … minimum equipment and communication standards for advanced life support first response services and ambulance services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-18Opinion 2001-9
… county and either a local chamber of commerce or an empire zone corporation, if he serves, in a "shared capacity," as … contracting entities. We are informed that both the empire zone corporation and the chamber of commerce are … serves as a chair of the board of directors of the empire zone corporation. 1 Article 18 of the General Municipal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-9Opinion 98-24
… and Expenditures (for Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law coverage for a firefighter of a bordering fire company … who is a member of a fire company in a bordering area, is liable for Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law … who is a member of a fire company in a bordering area, is responsible for Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Opinion 2002-11
… of the General Municipal Law. October 17, 2002 Patricia Lamb McCarthy Deputy State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2000-15
… §§209-i, 462: A volunteer firefighter from an out-of-state fire company may not volunteer to assist a fire district fire department within New York State on an on-going basis pursuant to General … resides in another state and is a member of an outofstate fire department may volunteer at a New York department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15Opinion 2001-14
… by the village to the town would fall within the literal definition of a "contract" under section 800(2). In addition, based on a literal reading of the definition of "interest", it would appear that, as an … not intend to include intermunicipal agreements within the definition of "contract" in General Municipal Law §800 (see, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-14Advisory Council for the Retirement System
… 320), advises and makes recommendations to the Comptroller on the formulation of policies in relation to the … Advises and makes recommendations to the Comptroller on the formulation of policies in relation to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/resources/advisory-council-retirement-systemComptroller DiNapoli & A.G Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… former executive director of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council), has been sentenced to one … I thank Attorney General Schneiderman for his work on this case and commend him for his efforts in our Operation … Cohen $20,000 to $30,000 annually, but the inflated amount on the insurance policies increased over time and so did the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-directorIX.1 Accounting for Federal Grants – IX. Federal Grants
… is to explain terminology, policies, and procedures used in connection with federal grant accounting, drawdowns, and … to federal grant accounting procedures or updates in general information relating to federal grants become … is to explain terminology policies and procedures used in connection with federal grant accounting drawdowns and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix1-accounting-federal-grants-overviewMembership and Enrollment – Membership and Enrollment
… in retirement Its important to understand how membership and enrollment works …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollmentXII.6.A Paying Another State Agency – XII. Expenditures
… Unit to OSC. Interagency Vendor ID’s are a ten-digit number starting with “042” or “043.” Using the Interagency … Interagency payment, Business Units must identify if the billing is from an SFS Online or a Legacy System Business Unit. The following processes are billing scenarios with explanations as to how Business Units …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6a-paying-another-state-agencyLanguage Access Services (Follow-Up)
… operated by the County Clerks (County DMVs), who act as agents of the DMV pursuant to Vehicle and Traffic Law Title … that customers will be informed about the availability of free interpretation services and that the use of a family … planned to address the unresolved issues discussed in this follow-up within 30 days of the report’s issuance. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/language-access-services-followBrownfield Cleanup Program
… is confirmed at a site, it is added to the State’s public Registry of Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites (Registry). DEC attempts to identify the responsible party or … under the Brownfield Program, sites are not added to the Registry and owners receive an added benefit of being able to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/brownfield-cleanup-programHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment (Follow-Up)
… 580 transitional homeless shelters across the State. Each client who receives temporary housing in a certified shelter … provider. The Assessment is an evaluation of the client’s housing and care needs, including but not limited to … and be completed as soon thereafter as possible. Once the client completes the Assessment, the ILP is developed, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessment-followOversight of Disability Services (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit … To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-disability-services-follow