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Opinion 2010-2
… Madison Square Garden v MTA , 7 Misc 3d 1030A, 801 NYS2d 236, affd 19 AD3d 284, 799 NYS2d 186, appeal dismissed 5 NY3d … Creole v Guiliani , 167 Misc 2d 810, 636 NYS2d 547, affd 236 AD2d 272, 653 NYS2d 576, lv denied 90 NY2d 802, 660 NYS2d … mix of programming as had been done for many years" (236 AD2d at 272, 653 NYS2d at 576). In Matter of Toussie v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-2Opinion 2010-4
… cover instances or periods of time when the fire district's service may not be readily available. In neither situation, … Comp No. 2008-3; 2003 Ops St Comp No. 2003-4, at 10; cf . Wells v Town of Salina , 119 NY 280). There are several … instances or periods of time when its [the fire district's] service may not be readily available." Even if the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-4Opinion 88-37
… -- Periods of Probable Usefulness (purchase of police cars) LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §§11.00(a)(29)(a),(77), 21.00(a), … the purchase of five automobiles to be used as police cars by the issuance of a capital note. Section 28.00(a) of … was in service for a year or more. If, therefore, police cars are to be purchased to replace similar police cars which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-37Opinion 98-20
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire … for appointment to fire police squad) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-c; TOWN LAW, §176(11): An otherwise qualified individual may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 98-18
… the fire district or the town in which the fire district is located. In addition, you ask whether, if section 3008 … §3000). For purposes of Article 30, "ambulance service" is defined to include any: individual, partnership, … life support care, but does not transport patients, is defined as an "advanced life support first response …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-18Opinion 97-6
… house an enhanced emergency telephone (E911) system which is determined by the county governing board to be necessary … assure effective operation and maintenance of the system is a "system cost" within the meaning of County Law, §301(8). … an E911 service. One of the stated purposes of article 6 is to "provide counties with a funding mechanism to assist in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-6Opinion 98-8
… opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Preferred Source (requirement to obtain services from) -- Contracts Not Requiring Bidding … CORRECTION LAW, §184: A political subdivision is required to procure microfilming services, when available in the form, … the State Finance Law. You ask whether a town is required to obtain microfilming services from a "preferred source" or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8Opinion 2000-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (expenditure by village to promote literary, graphic, dramatic and performing … 99-i, 240 et seq .; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(l)(i): A village, by resolution, may provide for bands, movies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Opinion 2002-2
… - Service Award Programs (service credit after entitlement age); (voluntary waiver of right to begin receiving award at entitlement age) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§215(4), (6), 217(c), 218(b), … service credit after attaining the program's entitlement age, subject to the 40 year maximum provided for in article …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2-0Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… 60 other public officials and their cronies, our message is clear: No matter who you are, if you steal from New York … also paid $650,000 in restitution to Met Council. Cohen is the last of six conspirators in the Met Council scheme to … million that was stolen from the Met Council. Met Council is a New York State not-for-profit organization that provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-directorXI.2.L Contract Signature Page – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… of the signature pages. The purpose of the certification is to ensure agencies attach the signature pages to the … the certification language required on each signature page is attached . The Comptroller approval may be in the format …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2l-contract-signature-pageXI.18.E Public Officers Law – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… at: Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government 540 Broadway Albany, New York 12207 1-800-87ETHIC … Public Officers Law, section 73 (4)(a) states that: [n]o statewide elected official, state officer or employee, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18e-public-officers-lawXI.12.C Surety Takeovers – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… contractor default. In the event of a contractor default and surety takeover of a contract, as determined through … approved by OSC, an agency is required to create a transaction in the SFS that amends the original contract, … is accessible from the SFS home page after logging in with your SFS user ID and password. ALL CONTRACTS It is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12c-surety-takeoversIX.1 Accounting for Federal Grants – IX. Federal Grants
… Overview The purpose of this chapter is to explain terminology, policies, and … and/or Operational Advisories and/or by the Division of the Budget. Accounting for Federal Grants The … individual grants is designed to conform to the provisions of the related grant agreement, the Federal Single Audit Act, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix1-accounting-federal-grants-overviewVI.5 Project Budgets – VI. Budgets
… approve and post budget journals to create project child budgets. The generate parent functionality in SFS will … create/update the project parent budget when a project child budget is adjusted. Note: These budget journals do not … can allocate amounts to one or many Child budgets to support greater control and detail, both within and across …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi5-project-budgetsXIV.10.B Travel and Purchase Rewards Programs; Updated Information Regarding T-Cards, P-Cards, and NET-Cards – XIV. Special Procedures
… Financial System (SFS). Many vendors that do business with the State offer rewards or points for certain purchases that can be redeemed for other … to purchase groceries from a vendor that offers rewards or discounts is prohibited from using any accumulated rewards or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv10b-travel-and-purchase-rewards-programs-updated-information-regarding-t-cards-p-cards-and-netXV.17 Short Term Investment Pool (STIP) Interest – XV. End of Year
… agency requests to ‘opt into’ or ‘out of’ participation in the distribution of STIP interest earnings must be submitted, in writing, within 30 days of the start of the fiscal year or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv17-short-term-investment-pool-stip-interestMembership and Enrollment – Membership and Enrollment
… The benefits of NYSLRS membership can provide your employees financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollmentLocal Sales Tax Collections Up
… Overall growth in local sales tax collections statewide in 2019 was relatively … ttps://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/pubs/research/growth-in-local-sales-tax-collections-second-half-2019.pdf Find out how … Overall growth in local sales tax collections statewide in 2019 was relatively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/local-sales-tax-collectionsNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on U.S. Withdrawal From Paris Agreement
… "The Trump Administration’s decision today to formally begin withdrawing the United States from … The Trump Administrations decision today to formally begin withdrawing the United States from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-us-withdrawal-paris-agreement