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Opinion 89-5
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY CLERK -- Fees (for notice of pendency affecting more than one parcel) ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS -- Notice of Pendency (filing … one parcel) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §§8018, 8021: A county clerk may not charge additional fees for filing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-5Opinion 89-62
… multiple nominating petitions for fire district office) ELECTION LAW, §6-138; TOWN LAW, §176(7): A qualified voter is … of the district. Thereafter the ballots prepared for the election of fire district officers shall specify the names of … proper blank spaces for each office to be filled at such election. If any such resolution shall be adopted, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62Opinion 2002-14
… a village project to reconstruct a certain stream channel. After the project was completed, several village … a village project to reconstruct a certain stream channel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14Opinion 2000-12
… -- Codes of Ethics (requiring abstention from voting on salaries of relatives) -- Family Relationships (abstention from voting on salaries of relatives) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§801, 806: … et seq.) that prohibits a town board member from voting on salaries for family members who are elected or appointed town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12DiNapoli Warns of ‘Triple Threat’ of Fiscal Risks
… said. "Any federal funding reductions not already assumed in the Financial Plan could force difficult decisions … Plan projection, released by the Division of the Budget in August, and $3 billion lower than the balance from a year … of which largely reflected monetary settlement receipts in recent years. The most recent Financial Plan projected a …
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
… leases for similar types of properties follow a standard format and that files include complete documentation of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/selected-aspects-leasing-practices-real-estate-services-department-and-port-commerceDiNapoli: Audits Find Certain IDAs Lack Job Creation Data
… a number of local Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) do not verify if businesses receiving tax breaks are actually meeting job … over a 10-year period. Schuyler County IDA Officials do not adequately monitor projects for compliance with job … a number of local Industrial Development Agencies IDAs do not verify if businesses receiving tax breaks are actually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-audits-find-certain-idas-lack-job-creation-dataState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… were performed. For example, auditors reviewed all 223 cameras at ten subway stations and found that 31 percent … preventive maintenance visits for closed circuit TV cameras and their affiliated monitors were not done. Auditors also found that of the 9,223 trouble calls for cameras and recording devices reported from Jan. 1, 2014 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Audit Finds OMH Needs To Improve Oversight of Supportive Housing Providers To Ensure Safety and Well-Being of Vulnerable New Yorkers
… units from July 2017 to March 2023. They included: DePaul Community Services in Albany, Community Access in the Bronx, … evidence of vermin, and deficient appliances at housing run by three of the six providers they inspected, and at four … plans were not developed within 30 days; 38% of the annual income verifications were not performed; 12% of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-audit-finds-omh-needs-improve-oversight-supportive-housing-providers-ensure-safety-and-wellDiNapoli: NYC Retail Sector Battered by Pandemic
… (25 percent), Black and African American (22 percent) and Asian (19 percent). By March 22, when New York’s statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-retail-sector-battered-pandemicVII.2 Miscellaneous Receipts / Accounts Receivable Receipts Overview – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… Agencies receive revenue payments for a variety of reasons. The recording of a … of moneys from agency sole custody bank accounts (sweeps) Revenue contracts or repayment agreements Federal Grant … To this end, an effort should be made to classify revenue in a timely manner if the nature of the revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-vii/vii2-miscellaneous-receipts-accounts-receivable-receipts-overviewOpinion 89-18
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Conferences and Training … per paycheck from the employees involved. Although no hearing was held, the City had notified the employees … obligation pursuant to the due process clause of providing notice to and an explanation of the error it made, and its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-18State Police Bulletin No. SP-251
… (Bronx (03), Kings (24), Queens (41), Richmond (43), NYC (31), Rockland (44), Westchester (60), Nassau (30), … (Bronx (03), Kings (24), Queens (41), Richmond (43), NYC (31), Rockland (44), Westchester (60), Nassau (30), … counties) SPL = $2,400 (Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, NYC, Rockland, Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk counties) DUT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-251-april-2023-2024-and-2025-retroactive-increases-location-pay-longevityOpinion 88-11
… affd 66 NY2d 833, 498 NYS2d 364; Brooklyn Park Comr's v Armstrong , 45 NY 234; Gewirtz v City of Long Beach , 69 Misc … , 131 NYS2d 191). Article 8 of the EPTL confers upon the Attorney General the duty to represent the beneficiaries of … a gift to the village, the village may wish to consult the Attorney General to ascertain whether an application to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-118
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing … leave. Note: OSC is including COVID Leave codes in this bulletin as a safeguard to ensure information is available at … Note : OSC is including COVID Leave codes in this bulletin as a safeguard to ensure information is available at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-118-april-2022-district-council-37-dc-37-rent-regulationOpinion 90-27
… (establishment of joint fire district) TOWN LAW, §189-a et seq. ; VILLAGE LAW, §§22-2210, 22-2212: The town … districts without petition. Article 11-A of the Town Law (§189-a et seq. ) and article 22-A of the Village Law (§22-2210 … by resolution, authorize the sale or transfer of the fire house and fire equipment owned by the village to the joint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-27State Police Bulletin No. SP-257
… not processed automatically. Affected Employees: Employees in the State Police Investigators Unit (BCI – BU62) who meet … to the 2024 annual expertise payment for Investigators in Bargaining Unit 62. Effective Dates: The retroactive … on 10/31/2025 and will be systematically processed by OSC in the Administration Pay Period 16L check dated 11/19/2025. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-257-2024-retroactive-increase-expertise-pay-eligible-employees-state-policeOpinion 94-1
… to the sewer district. Article 5-A of the County Law (§250 et seq.) contains provisions governing the establishment, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1Opinion 90-23
… BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Limit (exclusion from - cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE … VIII, §§6, 12; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §105.00: The cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse may exclude from their … such purpose, does not exceed $10,000,000 in the case of Buffalo and Rochester and $5,000,000 in the case of Syracuse. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23Opinion 96-23
… fee for filing, recording or indexing any paper, document, map or proceeding filed, recorded or indexed for the county, … transcript, certification or copy of any paper, document, map or proceeding to be used for official purposes. It is a … Practice Commentaries, McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 7B, §1301, p 354). Further, we note that section 65 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-23