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Opinion 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 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 89-28
… may authorize the expenditure of available general town funds to pay for the advance planning of capital … the cost of the study can be paid out of general town funds. You also ask how the cost of the new storage tank may … this section authorizes the use of available general town funds to pay for the advance planning of capital improvements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-28Opinion 88-46
… in the opinion. MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Municipal Funds (cooperative investments) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (as cooperative activity) … to be adhered to for each type of investment, an approved list of trading partners with investment limits and a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-46Opinion 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-92-16Opinion 92-15
… LAW, §207-c; WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, §30(3): When a deputy sheriff is partially disabled as a result of a … a party to a workers' compensation proceeding is bound by the determinations necessarily made in that proceeding. … municipality (see Schenectady County Sheriff's Benevolent Association v McEvoy , 124 AD2d 911, 508 NYS2d 663). In a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-15Opinion 91-18
… town board is required to fix a reasonable compensation for the services of the confidential secretary or bookkeeper … adopt a code of ethics setting forth standards of conduct for the guidance of its officers and employees. A code of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-18Opinion 88-30
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … 194(1)(b), 198, 201, 202, 202-a, 209-e(1)(b): (1) A town, by ordinance, may require district property owners to connect … and maintaining a district are, to the extent not raised by user charges, a charge upon all the properties in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-30Tuition Assistance Program – Fordham University
… Purpose To determine whether Fordham University complied with the … year was $46,120. TAP is an entitlement program designed to provide funds for paying tuition costs to eligible students. Schools receiving State financial aid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/27/tuition-assistance-program-fordham-universityDiNapoli: Audit Finds Major Shortcomings in Oversight of School Safety Planning
… met with officials at 15 school districts (see audit for list) and reviewed the 14 public districts’ compliance with … in September 2018 and expects to use a portion of the funds to hire a full-time staff person to improve its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-major-shortcomings-oversight-school-safety-planningFrequently Asked Questions – World Trade Center Presumption
… and cleanup operations, but I was stationed in various locations throughout the city. Am I eligible to take … for World Trade Center accidental disability benefits? As long as you meet all eligibility requirements, including … Is there a deadline for filing for a reclassification? As long as you file a Notice with us on or before September 11, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/world-trade-center/frequently-asked-questionsXI.18.D Sales and Compensating Use Tax Documentation – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… State Finance Law Article XI, the obligation to certify to DTF that the contractor, and, to the best of the contractor's … agency that the requisite certification has been made to DTF, or that the certification is not required to be filed, … of the renewal term, that the contractor has filed with DTF the certification, as required by Tax Law Section 5-a, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18d-sales-and-compensating-use-tax-documentationOpinion 94-10
… 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 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 92-32
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … opportunity and flexibility for the ... towns ... of the State to manage the historic and cultural properties under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-32Opinion 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-97-2Bus Driver Licensing
… Authority's bus drivers met the requirements of Article 19-A of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law. The audit … Background The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation providing transportation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/13/bus-driver-licensingIV.3.B Miscellaneous Receipts – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… Pursuant to §98 of the State Finance Law, the State Comptroller shall invest and keep invested all … Business or Professional Fees collected according to State statues regulating business activities or professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv3b-miscellaneous-receiptsOpinion 97-10
… a nominal amount (see 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-13, p 33). From 1991 until its amendment in 1994, section 109-b …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10Opinion 90-21
… one from the town clerk concerning the proper procedures for the preparation of claims for audit and for retention of audited claims in a town of the second class …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21