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Opinion 2002-7
… expenditure from reserve funds) -- Reserve Fund (authority to establish); (necessity for referendum) REFERENDUM -- Public Libraries (not required to expend monies from reserve fund) EDUCATION LAW §§259, … trustees of a school district public library may determine to accumulate library fund monies for capital purposes. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7Opinion 88-58
… for the construction of town buildings would be subject to permissive referendum requirements. You ask whether a referendum is required for a town to expend $40,000 from a capital reserve fund for the … a town board may authorize the town highway superintendent to erect a building for the housing and storage of machinery, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-58DiNapoli: System Glitch Left Too Many NYC Heat & Hot Water Complaints Ignored
… Having no heat or hot water is a hazard that is supposed to be addressed in 24 … and winter when they complain that they have no heat or hot water.” City code requires landlords to provide heat from Oct. 1 to May 31 – the “Heat Season” – and hot water 24 hours a day. Tenant complaints about lack of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-system-glitch-left-too-many-nyc-heat-hot-water-complaints-ignoredOpinion 92-12
… wages until such time as the firefighter attains mandatory service retirement age or attains the age or performs the … , 114 AD2d 701, 494 NYS2d 667; see also General Accident Group v Frintzilas , 111 Misc 2d 306, 443 NYS2d 989; Southern v Sperling , 18 Misc 2d 100, 178 NYS2d 696; 30 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-12State Will Save Millions After Audit Uncovers Unnecessary Medicaid Transportation Costs
… an audit found it had incorrectly paid contractors for transportation management services it shouldn't have, … in the Medicaid system." The Medicaid program provides transportation to medical services for individuals who are unable to obtain their own transportation. DOH contracted with two companies to manage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-will-save-millions-after-audit-uncovers-unnecessary-medicaid-transportation-costsOpinion 98-6
… into with the spouse's firm unless the total consideration payable, when added to all other consideration payable under contracts in which the supervisor had an … an exception for a contract when the total consideration payable under the contract, when added to the aggregate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-6New Funding Needed for MTA Improvements to Prevent Unplanned Fare and Toll Hikes
… in the subway system, where signals, power, stations, repair shops, pumps and emergency ventilation equipment have not been restored to a state of good repair, and subway car purchases have been delayed. More than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/new-funding-needed-mta-improvements-prevent-unplanned-fare-and-toll-hikesState Comptroller DiNapoli: Costs Will Climb for Municipal Landfills
… monitoring and maintenance required to prevent waste and contaminants from seeping into groundwater. "Owning … public authorities own and operate various types of solid waste management facilities, including transfer stations, … of Environmental Conservation (DEC), there are 2,745 solid waste facilities active in New York, of which at least 768 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-costs-will-climb-municipal-landfillsArts and Cultural Organizations in the Greater Downtown Brooklyn Area - July 2012
The greater downtown Brooklyn area is home to world-class arts and cultural organizations, such as the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/downtown-brooklyn-culture-2012.pdfImplications for the Future – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… be felt and was heightened by other factors, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Supply chain disruptions, … to be felt and was heightened by other factors such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/implications-futureDrug Management and Disposal
… to buy them. Key Recommendations Assess additional strategies to continue raising public awareness of proper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/27/drug-management-and-disposalOpinion 91-63
… OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (town councilman who resides with president and owner of hardware store) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801: A town councilman who resides with the owner and president of a hardware store … but has no relationship with the corporation which owns the hardware store, could have a prohibited interest in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Opinion 89-50
… article VIII, §1 to expend municipal moneys to maintain, repair or improve private property because the expenditure … stated that, pursuant to Town Law, §64(11-a), a town could repair a privately-owned dam built across a river which runs … that, pursuant to its general police powers, a town could repair a defect in a private water or sewer line representing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50Oversight of Mental Health Education in Schools
… Objectives 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 … To determine what steps the State Education Department is taking to ensure that school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/11/oversight-mental-health-education-schoolsOvertime Limits for Tier 5
… the amount of overtime pay included in the calculation of your final average earnings (FAE) , which is used to determine your NYSLRS pension. If you earn more than the annual limit, … the amount of overtime included in the calculation of your final average earnings which is used to determine your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/overtime-limits-tier-5DiNapoli: Troy's Proposed Bond Financing for Its Lead Pipe Replacement Program Is Lawful and Constitutional
… Corporation (EFC) under a federal program to help fund its replacement of public and private lead water service lines … the State Constitution’s prohibition on using public funds for private purposes. “Exposure to lead from water service … the use of public funding to address lead service line replacement as it relates to the funds announced by Governor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-troys-proposed-bond-financing-its-lead-pipe-replacement-program-lawful-and-constitutionalComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… are reasonable. However, while the estimated revenues for the proposed refuse fund budget appear reasonable, they include $250,000 in estimated revenues for fees that the city has not previously assessed. Find out … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 93-29
… may designate as an official newspaper any publication meeting the requirements of Public Officers Law, §70-a and … . former Village Law, §89[8], repealed by L 1972, ch 892; Town Law, §64[11]). The Village Law, however, does make … designation as the official newspaper of any county, city, town, village or other political or civil subdivision of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-29DiNapoli: NYC Budget Faces Uncertainty Without More Federal Relief
… if the federal government does not deliver direct aid to state and local governments soon, according to a budget analysis released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The city’s budget this … DiNapoli said. “Senator Schumer and the New York state congressional delegation deserve praise for passing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-budget-faces-uncertainty-without-more-federal-reliefState Agencies Bulletin No. 2231
… optimizations that let transaction processing, analytics, machine learning, and mixed workloads run faster and more … Prior to the implementation of Exadata, and once internal testing is complete, OSC Payroll Systems Support Group (SSG) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2231-exadata-release-and-ps-query-update