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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Psychiatric Institute, established in 1895, is one of two clinical research facilities administered by the Office of Mental Health. The institute conducts clinical trials and research studies relating to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 88-37
… cars may be financed by the issuance of a capital note. Of course, notwithstanding the three year period of probable … notes issued to finance the purchase of police cars, must mature "not later than the last day of the second fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-37Opinion 89-2
… Bidding (purchases by municipal nursing homes pursuant to a group purchasing program) PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, §2803-a; … participate in group purchasing programs operated pursuant to Public Health Law, §2803-a. Purchases made pursuant to such programs are exempt from statutory competitive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-2Opinion 92-21
… in criminal cases (Hon. Frank C. Moore, Memorandum to the Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, re: Senate Patro. 141, Pr. 141, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-21Opinion 92-50
… in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Award (preference to local bidder) LOCAL LAWS -- Competitive Bidding … by General Municipal Law, §103) -- Pre-emption (preference to local bidder) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Commerce Clause (preference to local bidder) -- Equal Protection (preference to local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-50Opinion 92-34
… discussed in the opinion. FINES AND PENALTIES -- Mandatory Surcharge (partial payment of parking fines and surcharges) … payment of a parking fine or penalty and/or a mandatory surcharge, the city may apply the payment either to the fine or to the surcharge and remit the surcharge payments to the Justice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-34Opinion 98 - 19
… An installment purchase contract of a fire district is subject to a mandatory referendum. You ask whether an installment purchase contract of a fire district is subject to mandatory referendum. General Municipal Law, … to enter into the installment purchase contract is "subject to a permissive or mandatory referendum, as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19Opinion 98-24
… that the "home area" of the firefighter at the time of injury is responsible for VFBL benefits (see Volunteer … Law, §30[1-6]). Thus, for example, if at the time of injury, a volunteer firefighter was a member of a fire … generally would be a fire district charge, even if the injury occurred while performing services outside the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Opinion 95-16
… WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Last preceding assessment roll" (meaning of for purposes of Education Law, §1908[1]) EDUCATION … in their ordinary acceptance and significance and the meaning commonly attributed to them" (Phaneufv City of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-16Opinion 2002-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … opinion. CEMETERIES -- Privately-owned cemetery (authority of town to acquire by gift as historic property) HISTORIC … You ask whether a town may accept a gift of a privatelyowned family cemetery established during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10-0Opinion 2002-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … opinion. CEMETERIES -- Privately-owned cemetery (authority of town to acquire by gift as historic property) HISTORIC … Whether a town may accept a gift of a privatelyowned family cemetery established during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10Opinion 93-6
… (see, NY Const. art IX, 1[c]; see also e.g., 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-14, p 53). Villages have the power to provide … services directly as a town function (see 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-71, p 105; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-229, p 247). A town's authority to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-6DiNapoli Calls for Improvements to Capital Planning Process
… was built decades ago and is heavily used. It is in need of ongoing maintenance, repair or replacement, but … its Ten-Year State of New York Statewide Capital Plan in June 2013. DiNapoli said the plan provides a broader, more … capital spending across the state. It includes spending in the State Capital Plan as well as for a number of public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-calls-improvements-capital-planning-processCost-of-Living Adjustment
… a permanent annual increase to your pension to help offset the impact of inflation. Once you are eligible , you … How COLA is Determined In accordance with State law, the annual COLA percentage is 50 percent of the rate of inflation at the end of the State fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/cost-living-adjustmentDiNapoli: Canal Corp. Must Address Gaps
… The New York State Canal Corporation has not performed inspections as required … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “There are significant canal structures that have not been inspected in many years – and some not at all, possibly elevating risks to the canal system, canal users and those who live by it,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-canal-corp-must-address-gapsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… completed audits of the Town of Deerpark , Town of East Hampton , Village of East Hampton , Halfmoon Hillcrest Volunteer Fire Company , Jamison … with the property tax cap levy limit. Town of East Hampton – Budget Review (Suffolk County) The significant … completed audits of the Town of Deerpark Town of East Hampton Village of East Hampton Halfmoon Hillcrest Volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Conferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… 5 authorizes local governments and school districts to pay for the actual and necessary expenses of travel, meals, … defined as a convention, conference, or school conducted for the betterment of any local government or school … board must, by resolution, give prior authorization for conference travel or delegate its power to authorize such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesPhysical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City (Follow-Up)
… 753 Classon Avenue Housing Company (Brooklyn), Cathedral Parkway Towers (Manhattan), Findlay House (Bronx), and Jamie … (Bronx). The objective of our initial audit, issued in June 2023, was to determine whether tenants living in … the unresolved issues discussed in this follow-up within 30 days of the report’s issuance. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/09/physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchell-lama-developments-new-york-city-followOversight of the Early Intervention Program (Follow-Up)
… delay or disability, their early years provide a critical window of opportunity to intervene. Research shows that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/26/oversight-early-intervention-program-followMitigation for Extreme Weather Conditions and Flooding
… its Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven Lines, and in New York’s Orange and Rockland counties on its Port Jervis and Pascack Valley Lines. In September 2007, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/06/mitigation-extreme-weather-conditions-and-flooding