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Homeownership Rates in New York
… about 40 percent of the population resides. Homeownership rates are as low as 20 percent in the Bronx and 24 percent in … In counties outside New York City, homeownership rates exceeded the statewide average, and in some places, the … that are higher than the nation, with Latino homeownership rates particularly low in our state. While these gaps …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/homeownership-rates-new-yorkState Agencies Bulletin No. 2329
… the employee: Is Active, on a Leave With Pay or on an Unpaid Military Stipend Leave on 03/31/2025; and Has a Comp … and COVID Leave) or time on Workers’ Compensation Leave or Unpaid Military Leave. The following employees will become … the last date the employee is in an eligible position (see Overtime Calculation Information ) Qualifying Service Date …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2329-april-2025-civil-service-employees-association-csea-public-employeesModel Code of Ethics for Local Governments - Frequently Asked Questions
… that may be made by a municipal officer’s or employee’s spouse? No. The Model Code prohibits only municipal … officer or employee has knowledge that his or her spouse or other relative has an interest in a matter coming … or employee from asserting a claim on behalf of his or her spouse against the municipality? No. The Model Code …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/model-code-ethics-local-governments-frequently-asked-questionsXII.6.Q Paying and Reconciling State Credit Card Charges – XII. Expenditures
… contract expenditures are recorded accurately and timely. Invoice Field In the invoice field of the voucher, the agency must enter the full … the account number. Failing to use this format in the invoice field may prevent the credit card supplier from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6q-paying-and-reconciling-state-credit-card-chargesOpinion 88-25
… of the district who are town residents and those who live outside the town could be justified under the equal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-25DiNapoli: Participation in New York's 30% School Lunch Reimbursement Program Can Be Increased With Improved Administration
… lunch is spent on eligible New York produced and processed food is growing, but it could better meet its objectives if … an excellent goal, to provide healthy, locally produced food to New York school children while supporting our local … for school lunch programs that spend at least 30% of their food costs on New York State sources, called the “30% NYS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-participation-new-yorks-30-school-lunch-reimbursement-program-can-be-increased-improvedOpinion 91-29
… Benevolent Associations (use of tax moneys for an eye care plan, hospital telephone and television charges, and … expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to pay for an eye care plan, hospital telephone and television charges, and … foreign fire insurance tax moneys to pay for: an eye care plan for all active firefighters and their families; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-29Opinion 2003-5
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PAID FIREFIGHTERS -- … department; and (ii) that the member did not cause such accident by his own willful negligence. A death benefit … of the heart was the natural and proximate result of an accident incurred by a paid firefighter in the performance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5Opinion 90-43
… at the time of his death or where the deceased member's spouse predeceases him. Subject to any applicable statute of … police officer eligible for the death benefit where the spouse of the officer predeceased the officer; and (iii) are … his death and in the situation where the deceased member's spouse predeceases him. With respect to the remainder of your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-43Opinion 90-4
… a project which has as its primary object a proper public purpose (see e.g., Matter of Waldo's v Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-4Opinion 90-32
… not exceed $100,000 (see 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-58, p 117; 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-192, p 244; 1981 Opns St Comp …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-32Opinion 89-34
… to direct rescission of highway superintendent's appointment of deputy highway superintendent) SUPERINTENDENT … employees and that the superintendent reconsider his appointment of the deputy. You ask whether a town board is … to the town highway superintendent that he rescind his appointment of a deputy highway superintendent due to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34Opinion 89-21
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Obstructions (cutting … center line of which forms the boundary between two towns in different counties, must be borne equally by the affected … town may maintain and repair a portion of the road located in the other town pursuant to an agreement with the highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-21Opinion 98-12
… App Div 458, 114 NYS2d 329, lv denied 280 App Div 1033, 117 NYS2d 674, lv dismissed 304 NY 973; cf . McCabe v Gross , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12Opinion 95-24
… -- Mandatory Reserve Funds (criteria for establishing) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (use of State aid); … inhabitants which receives State aid on behalf of the city school district on account of a school building project for which indebtedness was contracted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-24Opinion 98-7
… DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment (capital reserve fund to replace chiefs' cars) -- Appropriations and Expenditures … three chiefs' cars. The fund would be used to replace one car every two years for an indefinite period of time. At the … at the intersection in order to reduce the possibility of accidents involving district vehicles when responding to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-7Opinion 95-10
… fence encircling a cemetery or burial ground in the first class described in Town Law, §291(1), that is, a cemetery or … fourteen years. In the case of a cemetery in the second class described in section 291(1), a town is required to … front of or encircling a cemetery falling within the third class described in section 291(1). This is in response to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10Opinion 91-46
… the State and local governments ( Olmsted v. Meahl , 219 NY 270, 114 N.E. 393). As a clerk of the courts, the County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46XI.11.D Equipment and Software Maintenance Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… to state agencies on: Assessing the need for equipment and software maintenance contracts; Determining price … those contracts; and Essential language for equipment and software maintenance contracts. Prior to obtaining equipment or software maintenance contracts, agencies need to determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11d-equipment-and-software-maintenance-contractsThe Economic Impact of the Great Outdoors
… ranging from Niagara Falls to the Adirondacks and Catskill mountains, from the Finger Lakes to the beaches and shores of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/economic-impact-great-outdoors