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Opinion 91-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … duties with respect to public corporations" ( Patterson v Carey , 41 NY2d 714, at 724, 395 NYS2d 411, at 418; see … Authority , Court of Appeals, decided 12/20/90; cf . NY Const, art V, §1, relative to Comptroller's audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-2Opinion 91-35
… AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (amount of salary increases for heads of police departments) POLICEMEN AND POLICE … the provisions of law governing minimum salary increases for the heads of municipal police departments who are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Opinion 94-13
… of the General Municipal Law requires a city (other than New York City), town, village or fire district to pay to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13Opinion 88-24
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … since the board member and her spouse would, in effect, be paid a rental for the tractor and compensation for … during the fiscal year, would not exceed $100.00. We do not have sufficient information to determine whether this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24Opinion 93-33
… within the school district, the school district may publish notice of the school district's annual meeting in the … the school district. You ask whether a school district may publish notice of the school district's annual meeting in a … within the school district, the school district may publish notice of the school district's annual meeting in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33Opinion 89-29
… your letter in which you ask whether, in furtherance of an agreement between a village and the U.S. Parks Service of the … board of trustees of a village... may sell, transfer or lease to or exchange with... the government of the United … competitive bidding requirements ( Davies v Mayor , 83 NY 207; Albion Indus. v Town of Albion , 62 AD2d 478, 405 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-29Opinion 89-25
… reserve fund) SEWERS AND SEWER SYSTEMS -- Contracts (for use of excess capacity of sewage treatment plant) -- … of financing expansion of village sewage treatment plant for use by town sewer districts) VILLAGES -- Powers and … of financing expansion of village sewage treatment plant for use by town sewer districts); (authority to sell excess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-25DiNapoli Report Finds Medicaid Costs for Treating Asthma Rising
… annual asthma bill topped $1.3 billion for medical costs and lost productivity, according to a report released today … disease, a flare-up can mean missing work or school and too many late night emergency room visits. The Medicaid cost to taxpayers for treating asthma has jumped and the prevalence of asthma among older Medicaid recipients …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-report-finds-medicaid-costs-treating-asthma-risingOpinion 89-63
… in Supreme Court, a County Court, the Civil Court of the City of New York or the City Courts outside of the City of New York. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63Opinion 89-6
… -- Distribution of (fines imposed by a court of record) JUDICIARY LAW, §§791, 796; PENAL LAW, §190.60: A fine imposed following … to the locality and not to the State. January 31, 1989 NYS Division of the Budget … Whether a fine paid into the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6Housing Trust Fund Corporation: Internal Controls and Maximization of Federal Funding for Community Development Block Grant & HOME Investment Partnerships Programs (Follow-Up)
… of local government and non-profit corporations. LPAs are subrecipients of pass-through funds from HCR; however, … federal requirements and that performance expectations are achieved. The objective of our initial audit, issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/11/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-and-maximization-federal-funding-communityDiNapoli Rejects DOT Contract due to Unanswered Questions About Contractor
… Corp. for $4.7 million for painting bridges in Nassau and Suffolk counties citing its ties to two companies … with two other entities that have been in serious trouble and are forbidden to do business with the state,” DiNapoli … should have investigated Limnes’ affiliations and had concrete answers before awarding this contract. There …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rejects-dot-contract-due-unanswered-questions-about-contractorState Agencies Bulletin No. 2240
… agencies that employee participation in tax-sheltered annuity plans must be suspended while an employee is … employees who have an active 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity and a Workers’ Compensation leave are affected. … plan contributions. Effective Dates: Effective immediately Agency Actions: Agencies are no longer responsible for end …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2240-suspension-403b-tax-sheltered-annuity-plans-employees-workersDiNapoli: One of the Nation's Largest Energy Suppliers Agrees to Report on Climate Change Risk
… one of the largest electric power holding companies in the United States, has agreed to produce a climate change … but forward-thinking companies are adapting with new strategies that embrace low-carbon technologies, grid … Agreement's goal of restricting global temperatures to no more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-one-nations-largest-energy-suppliers-agrees-report-climate-change-riskDiNapoli: Homeless New Yorkers Relying on CityFHEPS Face Significant Delays for Permanent Housing
… risk of homelessness, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit … of CityFHEPS Some affordable housing units provided by the New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation & … of 14 buildings in the Bronx. Of the 567 units for use by CityFHEPS households, known as Subchapter B units, 20% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-homeless-new-yorkers-relying-cityfheps-face-significant-delays-permanent-housingUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-346
… Law and the agreement between the Chief Administrative Judge and the Office of the State Comptroller, the total … year must equal: The statutory salary, provided the Judge or Justice serves the entire year at one salary; or The … adjustment in the final paycheck of the year provided the Judge or Justice’s statutory salary is not evenly divisible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-346-2024-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtDiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… look at the financial and project data as reported by IDAs for their communities,” DiNapoli said. “IDAs can play an … DiNapoli’s report also found IDAs reported the following: For the 4,262 active IDA projects, it was estimated that a … of jobs gained in the last ten years. Total tax exemptions for IDA projects amounted to over $1.7 billion, up $273 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportDiNapoli: Fast Food Companies Agree to Stronger Supplier Oversight
… investments.” YUM! Brands is one of the world’s largest restaurant companies with nearly 43,000 restaurants in more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-fast-food-companies-agree-stronger-supplier-oversightXI.10 Third Party Contracting - Contracting "for" the State – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… A Third Party Contract is one in which a state agency enters into a contract with another … of Health may be subject to higher thresholds or exempt from the State Comptroller’s approval altogether. Process and … with the State Contractor facilitating the payments from the state agency to the organization delivering the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi10-third-party-contracting-contracting-stateDiNapoli: Former Marbletown Fire Chief Arrested for Stealing Over $100K From Department
… personal needs. Thanks to the New York State Police and DA Callanan, Storrs will be brought to justice.” New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-former-marbletown-fire-chief-arrested-stealing-over-100k-department