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Opinion 94-20
… AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (special assessment for snow removal) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Snow Removal (special assessment for) BONDS AND NOTES -- Budget Notes (use of to finance excess cost of snow removal) -- Serial Bonds (use of for "extraordinary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20Opinion 2008-2
… member providing hauling services as sole proprietor) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§ 801, 802 (1) (h): A newly elected … the board member was elected to office, the exception in General Municipal Law § 802 (1) (h) applies and the interest … Matter of Tuxedo Conservation & Taxpayers Assn. v Town Bd. of Tuxedo , 69 AD2d 320, 418 NYS2d 638; Conrad v Hinman , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-2State Contract and Payment Actions in May
… Infrastructure Program. $2.5 million with Green Velvet Tree Inc. tree removal services related to controlling the … of Transportation testing laboratory building in Albany County. $5 million with Minhas General Contractor Co … ;$101.1 million primarily due to errors, improprieties, or lack of documentation. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-mayState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… remediation services statewide. $1.4 million with SPR Holdings LLC to provide an on-call residence suite at the … window and door restoration at the Olana State Historical Site in Columbia County. State University Construction Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberDiNapoli: Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $230,000 From Elderly State Pensioner
… reprehensible,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to my partnership with Rensselaer County DA Donnelly, State Police … let them become his live-in caregivers. The victim, whose wife had died years earlier and had no other direct support, … the toilet and shower in the home were inoperable, animal feces were on the floor, and the victim was found in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-albany-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-230000-elderly-state-pensionerEnforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (Follow-Up) (2020-F-6)
To follow up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Motor Vehicles to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report, Enforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20f6.pdfOpinion 2003-2
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Joint District (authority to form in coterminous town/village) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Fire Protection (authority to form joint fire district in coterminous town village) TOWNS -- Powers … townvillage pursuant to Town Law may establish a joint fire district that would encompass only the area of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2Opinion 2001-4
… (1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-187, unreported; see also 5 Op Counsel SBEA No. 3). We note, however, that, with certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4Oversight of Mental Health Education in Schools (2020-S-63)
To determine what steps the State Education Department (Department) is taking to ensure that school districts have the necessary mental health education in place as required by law. We also sought to determine what mental health services are available at the school districts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s63.pdfIslip Fire District – Disbursements (2020M-9)
Determine whether disbursements were made in compliance with New York State General Municipal Law and the District’s policies.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/islip-2020-9.pdfProcessing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits
… Objective To determine if the Division of State Police’s (Division) Crime Laboratory System (CLS) … compliance with Executive Law Section 838-a: Maintenance of Sexual Offense Evidence Kits (Executive Law). This audit … to collect DNA and other evidence during the physical exam of an alleged victim of sexual assault. Once a victim …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kitsDiNapoli and Diaz Help Bronx Residents Claim $245 Million in Lost Money
… President Ruben Diaz Jr. today encouraged Bronx residents to search for forgotten money belonging to them at Bronx Borough Hall. More than 444,000 accounts valued at nearly $245 million are owed to Bronx residents. “There are about 245 million reasons why … President Ruben Diaz Jr today encouraged Bronx residents to search for forgotten money belonging to them at Bronx …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-and-diaz-help-bronx-residents-claim-245-million-lost-moneyOpinion 98-5
… 802, 803, 806: An elective county coroner, who is also a funeral director, generally, would not have a prohibited … You ask whether an elective county coroner, who is also a funeral director, would have a prohibited interest in a … payment is made to the coroner as a sole proprietor of a funeral business. A coroner also would be deemed to have an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-5Opinion 89-56
… to make incentive payments to employees who report health care services billed but not provided) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING … health care services billed but not provided) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a), (d)(3); TOWN LAW, §27; CIVIL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56Opinion 2002-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (content of proposition to establish a service award program for … A number of issues arising in connection with a service award program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-1Opinion 95-10
… and burial grounds. A town has a duty to erect a fence encircling a cemetery or burial ground in the first class … referendum requirements, construct a fence in front of or encircling a cemetery falling within the third class … inhabitants of the town for a period of fourteen years; (2) cemeteries and burial grounds "by whomsoever owned," where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10DiNapoli: Thousands of Young Children With Disabilities Not Receiving Early Intervention Services
… Therapeutic and support services available through New York’s Early Intervention (EI) … P. DiNapoli found many young children did not receive services or faced delays in care. The audit recommended the New York State Department of … Therapeutic and support services available through New Yorks Early Intervention EI …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-thousands-young-children-disabilities-not-receiving-early-intervention-servicesDiNapoli: Former Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Felony in Theft of More Than $5,000 in Fire District Funds
… Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected], or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-former-treasurer-pleads-guilty-felony-theft-more-5000-fire-district-fundsOpinion 97-26
… of district); (authority to use equipment purchased for use within a zone of assessment in other areas of fire … or special benefit to the properties within the zone ( cf . Opn. No 76-524, supra ). As to the use, outside a zone, … district that may take and hold property in its own name ( cf . Town Law, §64[2]). Therefore, specialized firefighting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-26Opinion 96-22
… in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (transfer of moneys to contingency and tax stabilization … or acquired, the governing board may: (a) authorize the transfer of all or part of the unexpended balance to another … in capital reserve funds be used only for the purposes set forth in section 6-c, and since section 6-c does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-22