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Opinion 89-31
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … for) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §§10(1)(ii)(a)(1), (c)(1), 37: A city may not provide for recall elections of elected … petition, filed pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law, §37, to amend a city charter to provide for recall elections. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-31Statewide Compliance With Administrative Requirements for Retail Liquor License Approvals, Renewals, and Enforcement Actions
… new and renewed licenses in accordance with the State’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (ABC Law) and the related … including the revocation, cancellation, and suspension of liquor licenses. Our audit focused on compliance with … Related Audit/Report of Interest State Liquor Authority - Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control: Oversight of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/21/statewide-compliance-administrative-requirements-retail-liquor-license-approvals-renewalsOpinion 2006-6
… opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no … TOWN SUPERVISOR -- Compensation (leave of absence) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §92(1): A town board may not grant a … as much or as little time off as they might wish under a schedule they controlled (see 24 Opns St Comp, 1968, pp 88, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-6Life Changes: What If I Work After Retirement?
… New York area; or Write : NYSLRS 110 State Street Albany, NY 12244-0001. Finally, for information about post-retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-what-if-i-work-after-retirementOpinion 94-9
… section 70-a, if read literally, would allow a newspaper falling within the exception to submit a claim only if it has … to designate as its official newspaper a publication falling within the exception under General Construction Law, … services. Therefore, it is our opinion that a publication falling within the exception and designated as a county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-9Opinion 93-32
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … disclosure statements filed with the local board of ethics by municipal officers and employees for purposes of obtaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-32XII.6.C Paying Prompt Contract Interest – XII. Expenditures
… AND POLICIES This section explains the process for paying interest pursuant to the Prompt Contract Law once an … Agency does owe interest, the interest rate used in the late contract interest calculation is based on the … REV. 04/01/2017 … This section explains the process for paying interest pursuant to the Prompt Contract Law once an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6c-paying-prompt-contract-interestOpinion 92-50
… , whether a county could adopt a local law which provides for an award of a contract after competitive bidding to a … we concluded that a post-1953 local law which provides for an award to a bidder employing a prescribed percentage of … Municipal Law, §104-a, authorizing a price preference for certain products made with significant recycled content; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-50Opinion 2000-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Opinion 88-49
… the local law did not effectively grant the power of appointment to the village board and, therefore, that the … 661; Kingston Associates v La Guardia , 156 Misc 116, 281 NYS 390, affd 246 App Div 803 285 NYS 19; Rappel v Roberts , … recreational programs; and audit the accounts and records of the facilities and employ qualified parties to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-49Treasurer of Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department Charged With Embezzling More Than $5.7 Million and Failing To Report The Income To The IRS
… District of New York, Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, Shantelle P. Kitchen, the Special Agent in … the trust his fellow volunteer firefighters placed in him by allegedly stealing $5.7 million of their money over a period of more than 13 years as their elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/treasurer-mahopac-volunteer-fire-department-charged-embezzling-more-57-million-and-failing-reportOpinion 91-17
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Competitive Bidding (cannot … pursuant to the exception to competitive bidding in General Municipal Law, §103(8), under a group purchasing … which are within the definition of "hospital" contained in Public Health Law, §2801(1). You ask whether a county may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-17Oversight of School Safety Planning Requirements
… against threats to student and teacher safety. Since 2000, New York State schools have been required to develop and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/08/oversight-school-safety-planning-requirementsOpinion 93-4
… two-thirds vote required) -- Referendum Requirements (for tax certiorari judgments) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND … board authorized to provide for a referendum on its own motion. You ask whether a town board may adopt a bond … also Real Property Tax Law, §726[4]; City of Rochester v Chiarella , 65 NY2d 92, 490 NYS2d 174; Cherey v City of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-4Opinion 2006-2
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … district or extension pursuant to the procedures in article 12 of the Town Law (§190 et seq .), or upon town … referendum requirements pursuant to the procedures in article 12-A of the Town Law (§209-a, et seq .). Under both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-2Opinion 96-16
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … district for the construction of a new town hall. This is in response to your letter concerning the proposed sale to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16Opinion 89-46
… -- Planning Board (members must be U.S. citizens) TOWN LAW, §§23, 271; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §3; ELECTION LAW, … qualifies for office, but is not a citizen of the United States, may serve as a member of the town planning board. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-46Archived: Legislative Session 2015 –2016
… certain expenditures for indigent legal services with the State Comptroller. Tax Check-off Funds – Signed into law on … for the funding of the New York state and local employees’ retirement system and the New York state and local police and … for a period of time a payment is delayed due to the fund or sub-fund from which the payment is to be made having …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2015-2016DiNapoli: Jury Convicts Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli along with Attorney … $30,000 in public campaign funds and state grant money. The jury found Wills guilty of one count of a scheme … violation of the public trust. Now, after a conviction by a jury of his peers, Ruben Wills will face the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-jury-convicts-councilman-ruben-wills-public-corruption-schemeOpinion 94-15
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (by school district of … EDUCATION LAW, §1709(12), (12-a): Extraclassroom activity funds and endowment funds, including donations made to a school district from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-15