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Opinion 88-24
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … for expenses incurred in maintaining a private pond on their land used as part of the town's recreation program, … incurred in connection with maintaining a pond located on the board member's property and used as a part of a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24DiNapoli: Troy Housing Authority IT Worker Arrested for Secretly Running Private Business on Housing Authority Time
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James … technology (IT) employee for the alleged theft of $7,089 in wages. Marsden Chen is accused of running his own company, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-troy-housing-authority-it-worker-arrested-secretly-running-private-business-housingOpinion 91-35
… -- Compensation (amount of salary increases for heads of police departments) POLICEMEN AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (amount of salary increase … the chief's immediate subordinate within the department, a lieutenant. You state that the sergeant is a permanent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Audit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning
Almost 20 percent of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authoritys NFTA assets are not in a state of good repair and it is unclear how the authority prioritizes capital improvements according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/audit-recommends-improvements-nfta-capital-planningOpinion 90-62
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … perform the duties of his office is entitled to continue in office and receive his salary, unless the superintendent … unable to perform his duties is entitled to remain in office and receive the salary fixed by the town board for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Opinion 91-2
… in the opinion. STATE COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (public corporations -- scope of audit authority); (OTB's -- … State Comptroller's authority to oversee the accounts of public corporations, the Comptroller may request officials of … form will be confidential. Each regional OTB is a public corporation (Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-2Opinion 94-13
… collective bargaining or confidentiality requirements, a municipality may monitor compliance with the employment … or wages until the disability ceases. Section 207-a(1) also provides that the municipality or fire district is … right to receive payment under section 207-a is a vested property interest protected by constitutional due process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13DiNapoli: Former Marbletown Fire Chief Arrested for Stealing Over $100K From Department
… Christine Callanan and the New York State Police announced William Storrs, a former fire chief and treasurer, was … Marbletown Volunteer Fire Department in Newark, New York. “William Storrs was elected fire chief after serving as … Christine Callanan and the New York State Police announced William Storrs a former fire chief and treasurer was arrested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-former-marbletown-fire-chief-arrested-stealing-over-100k-departmentOpinion 89-63
… (exemption from court fees) PUBLIC HOUSING LAW, §52(1): A municipal housing authority is exempt from the payment of … fees. This is in reply to your inquiry asking whether a municipal housing authority is exempt from the payment of … Section 52(1) of the Public Housing Law provides that a municipal housing authority: ... shall be exempt from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63Opinion 89-6
… record) JUDICIARY LAW, §§791, 796; PENAL LAW, §190.60: A fine imposed following a conviction in Supreme Court, for a … to the locality and not the State. You ask whether a fine paid into the Supreme Court of a county following a … Court, unless a special provision for the collection of a fine has been "otherwise made by law" (Judiciary Law, §796). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6DiNapoli Report Finds Medicaid Costs for Treating Asthma Rising
… to address and manage this chronic health condition." Jeff Seyler, president and CEO, American Lung Association of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-report-finds-medicaid-costs-treating-asthma-risingOpinion 89-29
… A village may acquire a parcel of property to exchange for property owned by a federal agency and needed for village … furtherance of an agreement between a village and the U.S. Parks Service of the Department of the Interior, a village … a parcel of property for the purpose of exchanging it for Parks Service property needed for construction of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-29Opinion 89-25
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … Reserve Fund (use of moneys in to pay debt service) -- Repair Reserve Fund (transfer of moneys to capital reserve … is not yet finalized and all terms are not known, we do not have sufficient facts to determine at this time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-25Opinion 95-28
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (in obligation issued by a financial institution and secured by a letter of credit issued by a Federal Home Loan Bank) LOCAL … Whether a town may under the provisions of section 11 of the General Municipal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-28DiNapoli: Springport Town Clerk Pleads Guilty After Faking Retirement Benefits
… by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State Comptroller, Division of Investigations, 14th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. Review prior cases at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-springport-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-after-faking-retirement-benefitsDiNapoli: Former Le Roy Fire Dept Treasurer Sentenced For Gambling-Related Theft of $46,000
… of the Le Roy Fire Department and the Le Roy Fireman’s Benevolent Association was sentenced today for stealing … to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Dennis Snow, 62, was sentenced in Genesee County Court to … payment to the Le Roy Fire Department and the Firemen’s Benevolent Association. Snow pleaded guilty last year to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-le-roy-fire-dept-treasurer-sentenced-gambling-related-theft-46000Opinion 93-33
… matter, even though the publication contains local news articles and has circulation within the school district. … entered as second-class matter, but which contains local news articles and has circulation within the district. … 130 NYS 761, affd 153 AD 623, 138 NYS 1136 affd 208 NY 621; see gen 24 ALR 4th 822). We express no opinion as to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33DiNapoli: Lockport Facing Severe Cash Flow Problems
… The city of Lockport will run out of cash to pay for operations in the … on fund balance to finance operations. “The city of Lockport’s accounting records are in such poor condition that … severity of their fiscal problems,” DiNapoli said. “Now, Lockport has to make some difficult choices to address its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-lockport-facing-severe-cash-flow-problemsDiNapoli Rejects DOT Contract due to Unanswered Questions About Contractor
… today rejected a state Department of Transportation (DOT) contract with Whitestone, N.Y.-based Limnes Corp. for … The contract was a $4.7 million contract to paint 13 NYS DOT bridges in Nassau and Suffolk counties. During the … the lack of due diligence in the contracting process by DOT. The primary concern is Limnes’ connection to Matsos …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rejects-dot-contract-due-unanswered-questions-about-contractorDiNapoli Releases April State Cash Report
… New York state collected $82 billion in taxes during the first month of the 201617 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-releases-april-state-cash-report