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Opinion 94-10
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Town Charges (human rights … of a joint commission, although article 12-D is silent in this regard, it must be read together with article 5-G of … or more villages within or outside the town could agree to form a joint townwide-village commission on human rights. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-10Opinion 2002-5
… opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Opinion 2002-6
… residences occupied for part of the year on) HIGHWAY LAW §205-a: A town highway may not be designated as a seasonal limited use highway pursuant to Highway Law §205-a if residences on that highway are occupied part of the … July 2, 1975, on A. 8044, enacted as L 1975; 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-235, p 296). As noted, the statute requires …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-6Opinion 90-30
… discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Fees (exception from payment of) COUNTY CLERK -- Fees (for recording … offered for recording. Generally, the recording officer is required to record any discharge of mortgage presented to him … instrument for recording. Therefore, although a county is required to execute a satisfaction piece upon receipt of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30NYS Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Former Avon Police Chief Sentencing
… of the State Comptroller, Division of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/nys-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-former-avon-police-chief-sentencingOpinion 2006-2
… in order to increase the maximum amount to be expended for establishment of a water district, even though the … in order to increase the maximum amount to be expended for the establishment of a water district, if the increased … maximum amount of the water improvement to be constructed for the district must be stated in both the petition and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-2Opinion 89-5
… of pendency if the notice affects more than one parcel of real property. You ask if a county clerk may charge … of pendency if the notice affects more than one parcel of real property. A notice of pendency may be filed in any … the title to, or the possession, use or enjoyment of, real property (Civil Practice Law & Rules [CPLR], §6501; 5303 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-5Opinion 2009-2
… a town proposes or is required to issue indebtedness to finance a water improvement, the town must obtain the State … Where it is proposed or required that the town shall finance the cost of any … water improvement authorized by … a town proposes or is required to issue indebtedness to finance a water improvement, the town must obtain the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2-0Opinion 88-77
… at the district by the local council. June 15, 1988 Francis J. Sisca, Esq., Attorney at Law Port Chester-Rye …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-77Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… who had not met matriculation requirements and one student who had not demonstrated the required academic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 96-4
… (payment of proceeds of sale of village property to third party for benefit of village) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Budget … (payment of proceeds of sale of village property to third party for benefit of village) REAL PROPERTY -- Sale …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-4Opinion 97-18
… There is no provision in section 215 that would require or permit the board of supervisors to conduct a referendum on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-18Opinion 93-26
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE DISTRICTS -- Fees (authority to impose to offset ambulance district costs) AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (authority to impose to offset … may charge a fee to persons utilizing the services of the ambulance district and retain the fees for use by the district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-26Opinion 93-19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … opinion. COURTS -- Surrogate's Court (fees for certificate of adoption or certified copies of orders of adoption) FEES … regarding whether a fee should be charged for certificates of adoption or certified c …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-19Opinion 94-4
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … of the officer whose action gave rise or origin to a claim may be executed by a signature stamp affixed with the … Whether vouchers submitted for audit by a town highway superintendent must contain an original …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4Opinion 2004-2
… board member as lessor of real property leased to gravel vendor) -- Interest in Contracts (town board member whose spouse leases real property to gravel vendor) -- Leases (by spouse of town board member to gravel vendor) -- Purchase and Sales (purchase of gravel from vendor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-2VIII.1.A Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… entries for payment vouchers that have been posted in SFS regardless of payment status. The Office of the State … is within the same fund.. APJV transactions are submitted in the Accounts Payable module and are used to adjust … entries for payment vouchers that have been posted in SFS regardless of payment status …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1a-accounts-payable-journal-vouchersXIII.2.D Expense Report Payment – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES Employees may receive payment for expenses through direct deposit or check, depending on … Employees may receive payment for expenses through direct deposit or check depending on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2d-expense-report-paymentDiNapoli: Former Potter Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to Theft of Public Funds
… Former Town of Potter Clerk Julie Brown pleaded guilty yesterday after pocketing public funds … office and Yates County Sheriff Ronald Spike’s office. Brown, 49, admitted before Judge Cook in Yates County Court … took place between January 1, 2018, and May 21, 2019, when Brown resigned. She pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-former-potter-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-theft-public-fundsDiNapoli: Drastic State Revenue Shortfall in April
… funds monthly tax receipts totaled $3.7 billion, falling $7.9 billion or 68.4 percent from April 2019. “New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-drastic-state-revenue-shortfall-april