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Opinion 90-21
… in town) LOCAL LAWS -- Transfer of Function (town clerk's function in connection with preparation and custody of … may transfer to another town official the town clerk's power with respect to the preparation and custody of … which there is no town comptroller, the town clerk "shall cause each claim presented to the town board for audit to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21Opinion 88-59
… AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (authority to pay village justice the salary of acting village justice); (retroactive payment); (salary increase for village justice) VILLAGE JUSTICE -- Acting Justice (appointment … Whether the village justice may be paid the salary budgeted for the acting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59Opinion 90-51
… revenues for establishment of an enhanced emergency telephone service) COUNTY LAW, §§300, 301, 303, 305, 307, … to pay for the establishment of an enhanced emergency telephone system may be expended only for "system costs", … been advised that the role of the consultant would be to number the parcels of real property within the county for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-51Language Access Services (Follow-Up)
… total customer-facing DMV offices. Furthermore, DMV relied only on Language Line data to assess additional language …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/language-access-services-followOpinion 90-40
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VILLAGE MAYOR -- Deputy (right to vote as trustee and deputy mayor) PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HEARINGS -- Voting Procedure (right of village deputy mayor to vote as deputy and as trustee) VILLAGE LAW, … Whether a village trustee when serving as deputy mayor during the absence or inability of the mayor to attend …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-40DiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director Sentenced in Embezzlement Scheme; Over $48,000 in Restitution Recovered
… Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director Jan … the pair paid back $48,930 in restitution to the West Carthage Housing Authority. “Hoffman and Pais betrayed … seniors and people with disabilities residing in the West Carthage Housing Authority,” DiNapoli said. “I thank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-sentenced-embezzlement-scheme-overOpinion 88-41
… cash surplus or unanticipated revenues shall be utilized only to the extent that the total of all revenues of such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-41Opinion 94-17
… Comp No. 79- 307, p 52). The fees, however, may be imposed only upon users of the service (see Opn No. 92-18, supra). In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17Preventing Inappropriate and Excessive Costs in the New York State Health Insurance Program
… sector health insurance programs. NYSHIP covers over 1.2 million active and retired State, local government and … State, other government employers, and NYSHIP members $9.2 billion. Members of NYSHIP have the opportunity to select … In 2017, United processed claim payments totaling almost $2.9 billion. Of that amount, $1 billion (37 percent) was for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/09/preventing-inappropriate-and-excessive-costs-new-york-state-health-insurance-programDiNapoli and Orange County DA Hoovler Detail Guilty Plea in Pension Fraud Case
… defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the State of New York’s burden …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-and-orange-county-da-hoovler-detail-guilty-plea-pension-fraud-caseAbandoned Property; Technical Cleanup Proposal
… – Makes a variety of technical amendments to the abandoned property law. Memo Bill Text Status … Makes a variety of technical amendments to the abandoned property law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/abandoned-property-technical-cleanup-proposalOpinion 91-1
… work) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§103, 119-o; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(i); COUNTY LAW, §408-a: There is no … No. 87-46, p 70; L 1953, ch 861; Memorandum to Governor re: L 1953, ch 861, Department of Audit and Control, … subdivision, district in such political subdivision or fire company located in whole or in part within the county. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-1Motor Vehicle Financial Security and Safety Responsibility Acts – Assessable Expenses for the Two Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013
… incurred in connection with the administration of Article VI and Article VII of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. We … damage as a result of an accident. According to Article VI, Section 317 and Article VII, Section 363 of the Vehicle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/03/19/motor-vehicle-financial-security-and-safety-responsibility-acts-assessable-expenses-twoOpinion 88-48
… in furtherance of the corporate purposes of the Authority and that the Authority has a rational basis for choosing a … the purchase of equipment such as trucks, trailers, bins and containers to be used in connection with a recycling … Waste Management Authority ("the Authority") was created and is governed by title 30 of article 8 of the Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48Do Not Call Enforcement Efforts (Follow-Up)
… consumers to register their personal mobile and landline phone numbers on a central national registry to reduce … in 2001. Initially, New York consumers registered their phone numbers on a statewide registry. In 2003, the Federal … by State residents had more than doubled since 2014, the number of cases referred to counsel for further action …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/19/do-not-call-enforcement-efforts-followOpinion 93-32
… requirements of General Municipal Law, article 18 (§800 et seq .). If so, you ask whether our request for these … the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law, §84 et seq .). The statements are needed in connection with an … the requirements of General Municipal Law article 18 800 et seq …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-32Opinion 93-6
… not enter into a municipal cooperation agreement pursuant to article 5-G of the General Municipal Law to receive fire protection services on behalf of a fire … Town Law, §184 provides the exclusive authority for a town to contract for fire protection services on behalf of a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-6Opinion 99-16
… Conditions (indemnification provision in custodial bank agreement) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (authority to indemnify … MUNICIPAL LAW, §10: A town may enter into a custodial agreement under which the custodial bank will be indemnified … of an indemnification provision in a proposed custodial agreement. You indicate that the town intends to enter into a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-16Town of Summit – Town Clerk (2024M-51)
… of the fees collected in accordance with New York State (NYS) Town Law (Town Law) Section 30 which required the Clerk … $6,000 to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) and certain NYS agencies in accordance with Town Law Section 27 which … during our audit period. These procedures serve to document the status of money held by the clerk and enable the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/08/16/town-summit-town-clerk-2024m-51Opinion 98-4
… established in a county, the duties of the tax levying body provided for in Real Property Tax Law, §554 in … officer is the official to whom the county tax levying body may delegate authority to perform duties in connection … on tax rolls. Subdivision 9 authorizes a tax levying body to delegate, by resolution, to "an official who is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-4