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Opinion 91-30
… State or county contract) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(2): A town board member who is employed as a sales representative for a corporation which holds State … payment due the vendor" and that "[a]ll purchases shall be subject to audit and inspection by the political …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-30Opinion 91-56
… Law Dictionary, 5th Edition, 1979). Thus, an obligation to pay outstanding notes or bonds is but one example of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-56Opinion 92-16
… -- Exceptions (contracts for rental of room owned by officer and used in official duties) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … agreement for the payment of reasonable rental to a town officer who utilizes a portion of his or her home as an … agreement for the payment of reasonable rental to a town officer who utilizes a portion of his or her home as an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-16DiNapoli Statement on Executive Budget Proposal
… years, Governor Cuomo and the Legislature have done much to put New York state on better fiscal footing, reduce the … Governor Cuomo has provided a good starting point to continue the progress made. Still, there is much work to be done. The challenge for the state is to align spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-statement-executive-budget-proposalDiNapoli Presses Companies on Political Disclosure
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Trustee of the … and endorses model legislation. According to the report “Collision Course” authored by the Center for Political …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-presses-companies-political-disclosureDiNapoli: Bedford-Stuyvesant is on the Rise
… in recent years, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … is undergoing an economic resurgence, with record numbers of businesses and jobs, but the benefits have not been shared … Economic Snapshot of Bedford-Stuyvesant confirms what local residents and business owners have been witnessing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-bedford-stuyvesant-riseDiNapoli Statement on Lunar New Year
… all New Yorkers. My best wishes for an auspicious Year of the Goat that brings peace, prosperity and good health to you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-statement-lunar-new-yearComptroller DiNapoli Statement on Rosh Hashanah
… Thomas P. DiNapoli made the following statement on the eve of Rosh Hashanah: “Tonight marks the beginning of … gather together to celebrate, we have time to reflect on last year and look forward to the new year. Rosh Hashanah … Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli made the following statement on the eve of Rosh Hashanah …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-rosh-hashanahDiNapoli Issues Report on Public-Private Partnerships
… options. In January 2011, DiNapoli issued his first report on the role that public-private partnerships might play in … use of any financial benefit to the state, focused on reducing costs to taxpayers; and Ensure full transparency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/06/dinapoli-issues-report-public-private-partnershipsDiNapoli Releases Report on Local Roads
… spent $2 billion on road maintenance, repairs and upgrades in local fiscal year (FY) 2020, a decline of 7% since 2010 … by all local governments when measured by per lane-mile, while more rural upstate counties had the lowest. Westchester … adequate condition. DiNapoli said efforts by the state, working with local governments, to improve the availability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-releases-report-local-roadsXI.2.D Vendor Name on Contractual Agreements – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… When entering into a contract, State agencies should reference the contractor’s legal name … Vendor ID. The Statewide Vendor File identifies a vendor by a New York State assigned ten-digit vendor number instead …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2d-vendor-name-contractual-agreementsLeading the Way on Climate Investment
… Plan Decarbonization Advisory Panel Report New York State Pension Fund Sets 2040 Net Zero Carbon Emissions Target … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/leading-way-climate-investmentOpinion 2002-5
… MUNICIPAL FUNDS-- Capital Reserve Fund (authority to establish for acquisition of development rights for open … of open spaces and areas may be made only after due notice and a public hearing. You ask whether a town may … provides that any county, city, town or village, after due notice and a public hearing, may acquire the fee or any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Opinion 97-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to … reimburse a former school board member who participates in a municipal cooperative health benefit plan for Part B … reimburse a former school board member who participates in the school district's local health insurance plan for Part …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2Opinion 2006-10
… Accounting (charging a portion of town engineer’s salary to special district); (crediting interest earned on the … LAW §11: In the absence of any statutory direction to the contrary, interest or earnings from the investment of monies of the general fund, town-wide would be credited to the general fund, town-wide and interest or earnings from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10Opinion 90-8
… (see Municipal Home Rule Law, §2[1],[2]). Such a construction of the term "charter", however, would be … not, based solely on form, not substance. Further, such a construction would ignore the State Legislature's authority … language or legislative intent requires a retroactive construction (see McKinney's Statutes, §51). Even if a State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-8Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-353
… 86 Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County DR Suffolk County Court Employees Association F8 New York State Court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-353-april-2025-unified-court-system-ucs-security-and-lawOpinion 93-33
… 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-93-33Opinion 96-21
… in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Beach Erosion Control Districts (increase or improvement of facilities) -- … or worn-out facilities or appurtenances by beach erosion control district) TOWN LAW, §§198(10-a), 202-b(2): A town … geotube at a town-owned beach in a town beach erosion control district which was damaged by coastal storms. This is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-21Treasurer 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-report