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Opinion 90-51
… a county wholly contained within a city, and the City of New York (see County Law, §301[1]): to adopt, amend or repeal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-51DiNapoli: Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Must Pay Back $459K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… to her deceased mother-in-law. “Exploiting the death of a family member for personal profit is a heinous crime,” … Fund for 20 years until retiring in 2005. To be closer to family, she moved from Brooklyn to Georgia afterward and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-woman-pleads-guilty-theft-and-must-pay-back-459k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsOpinion 99-6
… FINANCE LAW, §§24.00, 25.00; REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §545: A school district may not issue revenue anticipation notes or … anticipation of the receipt of State aid payable pursuant to section 545 of the Real Property Tax Law. You ask whether … 25.00 of the Local Finance Law authorizes school districts to issue revenue anticipation notes ("RANs") in anticipation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-6Opinion 93-14
… procedure for town districts). Further, it is a general rule that, since the construction of sewers involves the … v Syracuse , 184 NY 1; 54 NY Jur, Sewers and Sewage §2; 13 McQullin, Municipal Corporations, §37.27). We note, … Union v Greco , 1988, 137 AD2d 816, 525 NYS2d 279, the Appellate Division, Second Department, reversed a lower …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-14Enroll in the VendRep System
… request one. How to get started: Go to our Online Services Portal Select “Enroll Now” Select “Business” and then select … State contracting entities Before you can enroll, you must first file the following form with our office to establish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/enroll-vendrep-systemOpinion 89-17
… proceedings without voter approval. 1984 Opns St Comp, No. 84-32 superseded. You ask whether 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-32, p 40 is still valid in light of the enactment … Whether 1984 Opns St Comp No 8432 p 40 is still valid in light of the enactment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-17DiNapoli: Construction Jobs in NYC Not Fully Recovered From Pandemic Amid Lower Demand for Nonresidential Projects
… Despite having the fourth-largest construction sector in the nation, New York state is one of … that have not recovered from pandemic job losses in the construction sector and a full recovery may take some time as … Valley and most of northern New Jersey, totaled 388,700 jobs in 2024, the highest of any metropolitan area in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-construction-jobs-nyc-not-fully-recovered-pandemic-amid-lower-demand-nonresidential-projectsOpinion 89-46
… Opns St Comp No. 87-32, p 51; see also 1985 Atty Gen [Inf Opns] 85-59). One qualification to register for and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-46Opinion 91-53
… (additional compensation for chairman of board of assessors) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation … (4) The town board may direct the chairman of the board of assessors to coordinate the town's re-evaluation project as … special district; and whether the chairman of the board of assessors may be paid an additional salary to act as "project …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-53IX.12.D Federal Funding Subject to CMIA – IX. Federal Grants
… Assistance Listing Number (ALN) (formerly CFDA) is subject to CMIA. Only larger programs, however, are subject to the interest provisions of CMIA. This distinction can be … which the state receives funding, and which are subject to the cash management requirements detailed in the CMIA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12d-federal-funding-subject-cmiaAbandoned Property Report - Excel File Format Instructions
Use these instructions to complete your report in the approved Microsoft Excel file format. Do not alter the design of the Excel template in any way.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/abandoned-property-report-excel-file-format-instructions.pdfSavings Programs: NY 529 and NY ABLE
… benefits that help pay for college or disability expenses: NY's 529 College Savings NY Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Comptroller … Education Services Corporation. He is also trustee of the NY ABLE program and oversees all of its assets. NY’s 529 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/savingsDiNapoli: Audits Find More Than $1 Million of Waste in New York's Medicaid Program
… A second audit released today found another $61,711 in overpayments to providers because of incorrect Medicare … appropriate treatments. Taxpayers have invested heavily in the Medicaid system and have a right to expect that health … had approximately 6.5 million enrollees and Medicaid claim costs totaled about $50.5 billion. DOH generally uses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audits-find-more-1-million-waste-new-yorks-medicaid-programDiNapoli: Health Departments Need to Clean Up Act on Food Safety
… hold those with serious violations accountable could be a recipe for disaster.” The state Department of Health (DOH) is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-health-departments-need-clean-act-food-safetyUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-266
… USC-266.1 Purpose To inform agencies of updated procedures for processing union dues deductions in PayServ Affected … who are seeking to initiate or terminate deductions for union dues Background A recent internal review of the procedures for initiating and terminating payroll deductions for union …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-266-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payrollCUNY Bulletin No. CU-625
To inform agencies of updated procedures for processing union dues deductions in PayServ
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-625-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payrollDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Public Campaign Financing Commission to Keep Fusion Voting and Open Up Political Process
… tear down those obstacles and open the path. After years of proposals falling to the wayside, New York finally has … state to collect ideas on what changes might work. Some of the ideas are smart, some are practical and many are way … But I urge the commission to focus on the urgent issue of campaign finance, which will truly make a difference, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-public-campaign-financing-commission-keep-fusion-voting-and-openOpinion 91-48
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Contracts (planning … board review of shopping center expansion) -- Interest in Contract (planning board review of shopping center … PLANNING -- Planning Boards (board member participating in review of project when applicant represented by board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-48Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-11
… Purpose To explain OSC's automatic processing and to provide instructions for payments not processed … To explain OSCs automatic processing and to provide instructions for payments not processed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-11-april-1-2004-performance-advances-rent-regulationDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-24
… Paychecks dated 5/2/07, Pay Period 1L Background Chapter 9 of the Laws of 2005, Article 8, Section 131.6 of the Civil Service Law, and the 2003-2007 bargaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-24-april-2007-performance-advances-and-longevity-payments