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Opinion 2006-5
… see, e.g., 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-42, p 43). 1 With regard to reductions in salaries of elected officials, … grounds, and since local laws must be consistent with the Constitution (NY Const, art. IX, §2; Municipal Home …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5Opinion 89-49
… c.t.a. (issuance of letters of administration with the will annexed) when no person or an ineligible person … clear statutory language. This result is also consistent with the more definite fee provisions contained in section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49DiNapoli Report Finds Medicaid Costs for Treating Asthma Rising
… for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). New York's $55 billion Medicaid program enrolls approximately one in four … WF- Manhattan/Bronx): "The communities I represent in the South Bronx and East Harlem have unfortunately been facing a … higher for children up to age17 and adults aged 55 and over, reinforcing the need in communities such as East …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-report-finds-medicaid-costs-treating-asthma-risingOpinion 88-6
… (authority of municipality to contribute to "defined contribution pension plan") CIVIL SERVICE LAW, §§200 et seq … law or collective bargaining, contribute to a "defined contribution pension plan" under which the municipality's … not payable until retirement. You ask whether a "defined contribution pension plan" established pursuant to an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6Opinion 88-48
… purchases of equipment by the Western Finger Lakes Solid Waste Management Authority. However, in order to assure that … in furtherance of the corporate purposes of the Authority and that the Authority has a rational basis for choosing a … the purchase of equipment such as trucks, trailers, bins and containers to be used in connection with a recycling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48Opinion 89-12
… engineer to inspect and approve the work of the successful bidder. Since the engineer is a stockholder owning a one-half … aware of the relationship between the engineer and the low bidder. The court, in determining that, under the … his powers under the specifications favorably to [the low bidder], if it obtained the contract, and unfavorably to its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-12Opinion 88-65
… §986(1)(3): Collecting officers must provide tax receipts to mortgagee banks when taxes are paid from an escrow account. Prior opinions, including 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p … for the issuance of tax receipts by the collecting officer to persons not paying the tax and the charging of a fee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65State Agencies Bulletin No. 1348
… that employees with employer-provided vehicles submit a completed Agency Report of the Taxable Value of Personal … E mployer V ehicle ). Enter the transaction i n the Time Entry page or submit on the Miscellaneous File using the … Late reporting may result in the employee receiving a Corrected Form W-2, which may require the employee to file …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1348-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedOpinion 95-28
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL 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 LAWS -- Municipal Funds (authorizing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-28State Agencies Bulletin No. 2392
… to all employment and income taxes. Federal, State, and New York City income tax withholding will be calculated using … Bulletin No. 1786 – Non-Negotiated and/or Undeliverable New York State Payroll Checks. Checks issued to eligible … OSC will accept a photocopy of this form along with a new Report of Check Exchange. Questions: Questions regarding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2392-2025-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-employees-designatedOpinion 2000-11
… as otherwise provided by law," all appointed officers for which a term of office is not fixed in that section serve … of the superintendent. Memoranda in the bill jacket for chapter 621 of the Laws of 1952 indicate that the intent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-11Opinion 99-9
… and tuition expenses of its city attorney for attending a course at a conference for municipal officials that relates … legal education ("CLE") credit for attending the course, if the cost to the city is the same irrespective of … in addition to fees payable by others who attend the same course. Such additional tuition may be paid as part of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-9Opinion 99-16
… to the purchase of insurance indemnifying the town, does not constitute authority for a town to indemnify a third …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-16State Agencies Bulletin No. 648-A
… FY 2004-05 $75.00 per pay period (Institution), maximum $1,950 $72.20 per pay period (Admin), maximum $1,950 FY 2005-06 $121.20 per pay period, maximum $3,150 FY 2006-07 $172.20 per pay period, maximum $1,550 Employees on paid Leave with a part-time percentage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/648-cash-advance-payment-eligible-employees-represented-nyscopba-bu01DiNapoli Report Identifies Trends in Causes of Subway Delays
… Subway on-time performance (OTP) last year and in the first half of 2025 remained better than in 2019, but the … Subway ontime performance OTP last year and in the first half of 2025 remained better than in 2019 but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-report-identifies-trends-causes-subway-delaysState Contract and Payment Actions in March
… and Historic Preservation $5 million with Hudson Meridian Construction Group LLC for construction management … Education Department $7.9 billion in general aid to 636 school districts. $1.9 billion in excess cost aid to 668 … contractors. Cumulatively through March for calendar year 2024, DiNapoli’s office approved 5,121 contracts valued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-marchState Contract and Payment Actions in December
… Ulster County. $1.1 million with Schenectady Hardware & Elec. Co. to replace lighting and controls at the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… In October, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,958 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $2.1 billion and approved more … pumps and motors at the River Front Pumping Station in Albany County. Office of General Services – Design & …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores With Analysis of 10 Years of Fiscal Monitoring System Data
… nine were announced today. These determinations were based on the State Comptroller’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System … including year-end fund balance, operating deficits, cash-on-hand, short-term borrowing, fixed costs and other factors. … Supervisor Peter G. Crummey said. “In fact, last year, in my first year as Colonie town supervisor, I implemented the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scores-analysis-10-years-fiscal-monitoring-system-dataComptroller DiNapoli, U.S. Attorney Hartunian & New York A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas on State and Federal Charges By Former Assemblymember William Scarborough
… has agreed to enter guilty pleas on federal and state public charges stemming from public corruption investigations. SCARBOROUGH pled guilty … County Court Judge Stephen W. Herrick to plead guilty to a public corruption charge related to the misuse of over … York has agreed to enter guilty pleas on federal and state public charges ste …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-us-attorney-hartunian-new-york-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-state-and