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DiNapoli: Uber Needs to Explain What It Is Doing to Protect Riders From Sexual Assault
… that calls on Uber to publish a report explaining how it is addressing incidents of riders being sexually harassed and … incidents. Being open about the steps it’s taking is key to restoring customers’ trust and protecting the … that calls on Uber to publish a report explaining how it is addressing incidents of riders being sexually harassed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-uber-needs-explain-what-it-doing-protect-riders-sexual-assaultOpinion 96-7
… by the participating ... districts on a ratio of full valuations of real property, or on the basis of the … may provide for apportioning the costs on the basis of full valuation of real property or, if they determine it to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-7State Agencies Bulletin No. 328
… for prioritizing the renamed queries. Once the prioritized lists of queries have been returned by the agencies, OSC will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/328-renaming-ps-queries-preparation-upgradeOpinion 99-16
… Conditions (indemnification provision in custodial bank agreement) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (authority to indemnify … MUNICIPAL LAW, §10: A town may enter into a custodial agreement under which the custodial bank will be indemnified … of an indemnification provision in a proposed custodial agreement. You indicate that the town intends to enter into a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-16Opinion 93-30
… SHERIFF -- Powers and Duties (transportation of individual after arraignment) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (liability … jail) CORRECTION LAW, §500-c; COUNTY LAW, §657-a: If, after an individual is arraigned by the village justice court … individual from a village justice court to a county jail, after the individual has been arraigned in village justice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30Opinion 89-53
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES--Recipients (basis for allocation between or … among fire companies in a multi-company fire department) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Where foreign fire insurance tax moneys are distributed in accordance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-53The 80/20 Housing Program
… Purpose To determine whether housing developers participating in the Housing Finance Agency’s … provides low-interest financing to multifamily rental developers who commit to designating at least 20 percent of a … provide real estate tax abatements, as incentives to developers. In New York City, participating Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/31/8020-housing-programOpinion 97-18
… in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Improvement Districts (sale of real property of a county sewer district) -- Real Property (sale of real property of county sewer district) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Real Property (sale of real property of a county sewer district) -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-18Sexual Offender and Management Treatment Act Program
… the period April 1, 2011 to July 25, 2013. Background In April 2007, the Legislature enacted the Sex Offender …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/23/sexual-offender-and-management-treatment-act-programOpinion 90-47
… Officers Law, §17 or §18 respectively has been equated by the courts to the duty of an insurance company to provide … town board's designation of a private road as a highway by use and the highway superintendent's power to maintain the … 482 NYS2d 68, re: §17; Hassan v Fraccola , 851 F2d 602 [2d Cir 1988], re: §18). In other words, the plain language of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-47Opinion 92-11
… the governing board of any "municipal corporation", which is defined to include school districts, to establish an … fund for any loss, claim, action or judgment for which it is authorized or required to purchase or maintain insurance. … unexpended balance to a section 6-n reserve fund. There is no analogous authority, however, for a school district to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11DiNapoli: New York on Stronger Financial Footing
… in this total is the proposed $2 billion Smart Schools Bond Act, which will be on the ballot this fall. The Bond Act will be the first borrowing proposal submitted to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-new-york-stronger-financial-footingDiNapoli Recovers $42K From Woman Who Stole From State and Local Retirement System
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and the New York State Police announced the sentencing of Bonnie S. Robertson, 63, … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and the New York State Police announced the sentencing of Bonnie S Robertson 63 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-recovers-42k-woman-who-stole-state-and-local-retirement-systemOpinion 98-20
… LAW, §176(11): An otherwise qualified individual may be assigned to a fire police squad immediately upon becoming a … upon becoming a member of a fire company, may be assigned to the fire police squad. If so, you ask whether a … provide that newly-appointed members not be immediately assigned to the fire police squad. General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Mount Vernon Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2013M-364)
… The Mount Vernon Industrial Development Agency is located in the City of Mount Vernon in Westchester County and is governed by a Board of Directors … Its purpose is to promote, develop, encourage and assist in acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/04/18/mount-vernon-industrial-development-agency-project-approvalOpinion 89-56
… law or pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, for cash incentive payments to employees who identify health … a self-insured health insurance plan. As an incentive for employees to help identify charges made by health care providers for services not rendered, the town proposes to offer any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56IX.7.C Fringe Benefits and Indirect Costs – IX. Federal Grants
… and indirect costs are permissible charges to federal grants. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Division of … and indirect costs are permissible charges to federal grants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7c-fringe-benefits-and-indirect-costsTown of Throop – Oversight of the Supervisor’s Cash Collections and Disbursements (2022M-172)
… former Supervisor was sentenced in February 2024.He paid full restitution of nearly $11,000 and was barred from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-oversight-supervisors-cash-collections-and-disbursements-2022m-172Town of Sweden – Justice Court (2014M-318)
… segregated the duties of their clerks. The clerks prepare monthly bank reconciliations and accountability analyses. However, the Justices do not regularly review them. The clerks have developed their … cases to be reported to the scofflaw program, but do not use the report that includes all tickets pending for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/02/20/town-sweden-justice-court-2014m-318Opinion 95-18
… fee to be paid at the time of purchase of each burial lot in a village-owned cemetery in lieu of the yearly … fee to be paid at the time of purchase of each burial lot. Article 15 of the Village Law (§§15-1500 through … there is express authority for a village to impose upon lot owners a yearly assessment of up to twelve dollars …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18