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Opinion 98-5
… of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory … 802, 803, 806: An elective county coroner, who is also a funeral director, generally, would not have a prohibited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-5DiNapoli Releases New Tool for Monitoring NYC 311 Complaints
Nonemergency 311 calls have increased dramatically in New York City since the COVID19 pandemic
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-new-tool-monitoring-nyc-311-complaintsOpinion 89-56
… billed but not provided) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a), (d)(3); TOWN LAW, §27; CIVIL SERVICE LAW, §200, et … a gift of town funds in violation of Article VIII, §1 of the State Constitution. Town Law, §27(1) provides that salaries of town officers and employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Chenango Bridge Fire Company , Franklin County , Newfield Fire Company , Town of Southold and the Union Center Fire Company . “In today’s fiscal climate, … and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Town of Ticonderoga and the Upper Mohawk Valley Memorial Auditorium Authority . “In today’s fiscal climate, … and 2014 annual financial reports. Upper Mohawk Valley Memorial Auditorium Authority – Procurement (Oneida County) … Salamanca Town of Ticonderoga and the Upper Mohawk Valley Memorial Auditorium Authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsIgnition Interlock Program Monitoring (2015-MS-4)
… six letter reports to the Counties of Cortland , Erie , Montgomery , Otsego , Suffolk and Wayne . Purpose of Audit … purpose of our audit was to determine if counties using public resources for the State’s Ignition Interlock Program … by criminal courts for these alcohol-related sentences. County probation departments monitor court-ordered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/04/25/ignition-interlock-program-monitoring-2015-ms-4Public Officers – Membership and Enrollment
… Public officers are eligible for membership in NYSLRS. This applies regardless of whether individuals are … voucher. Incumbents of the position generally must reside in the jurisdiction they are serving. Section 10 of the … official duties. Public officers are authorized to act in their capacity as an officer for their established term. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/public-officersOpinion 96-22
… discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (transfer of moneys to contingency and tax stabilization reserve fund); (use of moneys in fund following abandonment … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c(9), (9-a): Moneys in a capital reserve fund may not be transferred to a contingency and tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-22Jamestown Board of Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Recycling Programs (2018M-155)
… Audit Objective Determine whether energy efficiency and recycling rebates and credits were issued in accordance with … identify the type and/or quantity of materials purchased. Recycling credits were not processed accurately resulting in … Determine whether energy efficiency and recycling rebates and credits were issued in accordance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/12/14/jamestown-board-public-utilities-energy-efficiency-and-recycling-programs-2018m-155Opinion 95-10
… (duty of town to erect fences around certain cemeteries and burial grounds) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (erection … (to maintain cemetery) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Around" (meaning of for purposes of Town Law, §291) TOWN LAW, §291: … its usual and ordinary meaning. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary (1989) defines "around," when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10Opinion 89-65
… a contract for additional legal services between the town and his or her law firm, if the town attorney has any of the … outside counsel, the board may act by simple resolution and a local law is not required. A contract between the town and the town attorney's law firm, however, raises the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-65Contract With Shorefront Mental Health Board – Compliance With Prevailing Wage Law
… prevailing wage law. OMH is required to monitor that its contractor’s employees are paid the prevailing wage by … which are required by the contract to be submitted by the contractor. Key Findings Shorefront did not pay its … Work with the Department of Labor to determine whether contractor employees are due back wages for the periods they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/28/contract-shorefront-mental-health-board-compliance-prevailing-wage-lawOpinion 92-39
… IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Establishment (eligibility of non-property owners to vote in election on establishment) -- … (eligibility to vote) TOWN LAW, §209-e: Persons who do not own taxable real property situate in a proposed water or … Whether persons who do not own taxable real property in a proposed district are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39DiNapoli: Audit Finds Misuse of Funds in Town of Fishkill
… misused as much as $50,000 generated by the town’s senior center, according to an audit released today by State … to Dutchess County District Attorney William V. Grady. “Senior citizens who thought they were paying for activities … The town offers various services to residents through its senior center, including providing food, coffee, bingo games, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-misuse-funds-town-fishkillState Agencies Bulletin No. 1130
… Account Code value (in the PayServ test environment only) for any Position Pool where the Cost Center contained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1130-payroll-processing-during-sfs-full-dress-rehearsalMilitary Service Credit
… A trustee-to-trustee transfer. We can accept transfers only from certain types of plans. Details will be provided in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/military-service-creditOpinion 2002-1
… program, the program's entitlement age, or the coverage and amount of any life insurance utilized in the program. … service credit; maximum service credit; entitlement age; and life insurance coverage and amount; whether an amendment to a service award program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-1DiNapoli: Recent Federal Actions Will Have Significant Impact on Higher Education in NY
… the importance of the federal government’s historic partnership with America’s higher education institutions as a … students with restricted access, higher debt burdens and limited educational choices—hampering both individual … graduate students for whom loan options will become more limited. International Students In academic year 2023-24, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-recent-federal-actions-will-have-significant-impact-higher-education-nyOpinion 97-26
… Equipment (authority to allocate cost of equipment between zone of assessment and remainder of district); (authority to use equipment purchased for use within a zone of assessment in other areas of fire district); (disposition of upon dissolution of zone assessment) -- Dissolution (disposition of property upon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-26Opinion 91-27
… public bidding) LOCAL LAWS -- Real Property (authority of county to supersede sale and lease provisions of County Law, §215) REAL PROPERTY -- Conveyances Generally … Whether the county may make the proposed conveyance in view of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-27