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Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on the Passing of Assemblywoman Barbara Clark
… New York’s children. Barbara’s family has lost a beloved wife and mother. The people of Queens and New York state have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-passing-assemblywoman-barbara-clarkDiNapoli: Fire Department Treasurer Arrested for Stealing Public Funds
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-fire-department-treasurer-arrested-stealing-public-fundsDiNapoli Releases Lower Manhattan Economic Snapshot
… the nation devastated and Lower Manhattan struggling to rebuild. Fifteen years later, Lower Manhattan continues to recover as it evolves into a neighborhood that is … and supports an influx of tourism and shopping, according to an economic snapshot released today by New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-releases-lower-manhattan-economic-snapshotNew York State Debt
… Study 2017 2013 2010 2008 Official Statements - State of New York General Obligation Bonds 2025ABC State of New York General Obligation Bonds, March 2025 2023ABCD State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/debtDiNapoli: Regional Land Banks Fighting Urban Blight
… a report on the progress regional land banks are making in helping communities fight blight and address zombie … land banks throughout the state that acquire properties in an effort to return them to productive use though redevelopment or demolition. “The surge in foreclosures and vacant, abandoned ‘zombie properties’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-regional-land-banks-fighting-urban-blightDiNapoli Appoints Nelson Sheingold as Counsel to the Comptroller
… attorney general in the New York State Attorney General’s litigation bureau, where he handled cases in federal and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-appoints-nelson-sheingold-counsel-comptrollerOpinion 88-35
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Professional Services … a less formal method, to assure an award is made in the best interest of the municipality and not in an arbitrary or capricious manner. (5) In appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-35Opinion 90-64
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARK DISTRICTS -- Increase or Improvement of … circumstances when a referendum is authorized or required in a town park district on a project to be financed by the issuance of obligations. The courts in this State have consistently held that a municipality may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-64Opinion 94-11
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and … of a fire district generally may not expend district funds in connection with a celebration of the district fire … of a fire district may expend fire district funds in connection with a celebration of the district fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-11Opinion 90-44
… hearing as excluding fringe benefits) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (salary exclusive of fringe … benefits for purposes of village budget hearing) WORDS AND PHRASES -- Compensation (for purposes of Village Law, … must be found "not in the words of a particular section alone but by comparing it with other parts or provisions of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-44Opinion 2005-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Payment in aid or maintenance of parochial schools (funding a town … teen “bullying” conducted and hosted by a parochial school in its auditorium. However, a town may contract with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-6Opinion 90-13
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Utilities (municipal … village, to install sewer pipe for a village sewer project in conjunction with a DOT road reconstruction project. This is in reply to your letter concerning installation of sewer pipe …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-13Opinion 2006-8
… final year salaries and paid upon retirement to central school district employees under collective bargaining agreements. You ask whether a central school district may use monies in an employee benefit accrued … for lump sum “retirement awards” paid upon retirement to school district employees under collective bargaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-8Opinion 2008-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Exceptions … entered into prior to municipal service) -- Interests in Contract (town board member providing hauling services as … (1) (h): A newly elected town board member has an interest in a contract between the town and the board member, as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-2Opinion 2010-1
… of a parcel to be dedicated for park or recreation use) VILLAGE LAW § 7-730 (4): If a village purchases a parcel of property, a portion of which is to be used for village offices and a portion of which would (1) be … Whether monies held in a park land trust fund pursuant to village law may be expended to pay that part of the purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1Opinion 88-67
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Legal Services (law … of village attorney, the mayor does not have an "interest" in the employment contract within the meaning of General … be noted that courts have held contracts to be improper in certain circumstances even when there is no literal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-67Opinion 92-28
… -- Tax Anticipation Notes (payment of proceeds to a public library); (payment of interest for notes issued for library taxes) LIBRARIES -- Finances (issuance and payment of … a city school district and a city school district public library in connection with moneys for the support of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-28Opinion 97 - 12
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts … a consulting engineer who regularly represents developers in matters before the planning board would not appear to raise questions as to potential prohibited interests in town contracts. The secretary, however, would be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 98-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Exceptions … A county supervisor would not have a prohibited interest in a contract with a firm of which the supervisor's spouse is … required. The supervisor would have a prohibited interest in renewal of such a contract and in any additional contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-6DiNapoli Op-Ed: New York Should Opt Into Public Financing of Elections
… * * * In 2014, I faced one of the hardest decisions of my career: Should I opt into a public financing program for … public financing of political campaigns. I’d even pushed my own legislation to start with the State Comptroller’s … In 2014 I faced one of the hardest decisions of my career Should I opt into a public financing program for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-op-ed-new-york-should-opt-public-financing-elections