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Opinion 90-24
… the board's power to hire bond counsel. 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 68 is hereby superseded. You have asked whether 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 68 still represents the views of this Office. … by a municipal governing board (see, e.g., 1986 Opns St Comp 86-31, p 52). We have also recognized, however, that a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24Opinion 89-5
… issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY CLERK -- Fees (for notice of pendency affecting more than one parcel) ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS -- Notice of Pendency (filing fee when affecting more than one … A county clerk may not charge additional fees for filing a notice of pendency if the notice affects more than one parcel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-5Opinion 89-62
… Mode of Selection (signing multiple nominating petitions for fire district office) ELECTION LAW, §6-138; TOWN LAW, … voter is not prohibited from signing nominating petitions for two or more candidates for the same fire district office … such a prohibition. You ask whether a qualified voter may sign nominating petitions for different candidates for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62Opinion 2002-14
… 458 NYS2d 671; Trudeau v O'Rourke , 135 AD2d 150, 524 NYS 856 affd 73 NY2d 736, 535 NYS2d 593; Opn No. 89-50, supra …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14Opinion 2000-12
… provision in article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq.) that prohibits a town board member from voting on … officers. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq.) contains provisions of law that relate to conflicts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12DiNapoli Warns of ‘Triple Threat’ of Fiscal Risks
… personal income tax collections, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Tax … $21.8 million below the latest Financial Plan projection, released by the Division of the Budget in August, and $3 … lower than anticipated in the Financial Plan Update released in February 2017. Over the first six months of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-warns-triple-threat-fiscal-risksSelected Aspects of Leasing Practices for Real Estate Services Department and Port Commerce
… between New York and New Jersey, the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, the George Washington Bridge Bus Station, and the World Trade Center (WTC). The PANYNJ has … ensure rents charged are consistent with market prices and rental properties generate optimal rental income. Implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/selected-aspects-leasing-practices-real-estate-services-department-and-port-commerceDiNapoli: NYC Retail Sector Battered by Pandemic
… sellers booming, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “2020 was a bleak … of the city’s retail workforce (31 percent), followed by White (25 percent), Black and African American (22 percent) and Asian (19 percent). By March 22, when New York’s statewide stay-at-home order …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-retail-sector-battered-pandemicDiNapoli: Audit Finds OMH Needs To Improve Oversight of Supportive Housing Providers To Ensure Safety and Well-Being of Vulnerable New Yorkers
… annually, which can go towards support services and rental assistance. Auditors visited six providers’ ESSHI … chipped or peeling paint, and damaged or insufficient furniture. Missing Residents Auditors found two residents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-audit-finds-omh-needs-improve-oversight-supportive-housing-providers-ensure-safety-and-wellDiNapoli: Audits Find Certain IDAs Lack Job Creation Data
… Agencies (IDAs) do not verify if businesses receiving tax breaks are actually meeting job creation goals. These … questions about the effectiveness of providing costly tax breaks to private companies. IDAs owe it to taxpayers to … For example, one business received more than $600,000 in tax abatements, but closed its operations three years into a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-audits-find-certain-idas-lack-job-creation-dataVII.2 Miscellaneous Receipts / Accounts Receivable Receipts Overview – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… Deposit Approval Status Agencies can use the Joint Custody Dep to Be Appr tile under the AR Pmt Processing page in SFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-vii/vii2-miscellaneous-receipts-accounts-receivable-receipts-overviewDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-118
… For example, if an employee has $200 deposited into a loan account and the remainder going into a balance account, the same distribution will be applied. Undeliverable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-118-april-2022-district-council-37-dc-37-rent-regulationOpinion 88-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … AND RECREATION -- Park Land (conveyance of lands subject to reversionary interest) VILLAGE LAW, §1-102(1): When land … Whether the proposed sale of this property to a local incorporated volunteer fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11State Agencies Bulletin No. 2371
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide processing instructions to agencies for entering the new Correctional Institution … Affected Employees: Employees in a position allocated to Grade 5 through Grade 23 at DOCCS (Agency 10xxx) in the … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide processing instructions to agencies for entering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2371-new-correctional-institution-differential-eligible-employees-departmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in Medicaid and their National Provider Identifier (NPI) – a unique identification number – to be included on Medicaid claims. A prior audit … claims that did not contain an enrolled or affiliated OPRA NPI as required or where the NPI was not properly validated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 90-27
… of a village located within the town are authorized to establish a joint fire district by resolution subject to a permissive referendum. The members of the board of fire … discontinue the operation of its fire department. You ask how the town and village may proceed to establish a joint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-27State Police Bulletin No. SP-257
… the eligibility criteria are affected. Background: Chapter 182 of the Laws of 2025 implements the 2023-2026 Agreement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-257-2024-retroactive-increase-expertise-pay-eligible-employees-state-policeXI.11.D Equipment and Software Maintenance Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… guidance to state agencies on: Assessing the need for equipment and software maintenance contracts; Determining … for those contracts; and Essential language for equipment and software maintenance contracts. Prior to obtaining equipment or software maintenance contracts, agencies need to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11d-equipment-and-software-maintenance-contractsOpinion 94-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether a portion of the salaries of county employees who perform services for the administration and operation of a county sewer district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1Opinion 90-23
… of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §§6, 12; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §105.00: The cities … to your request for our opinion as to the application of article 8, §6 of the State Constitution which provides an … upon the cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse. Article 8, §6 provides as follows: In ascertaining the power …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23