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Opinion 89-55
… AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (delegation of power to determine promotions) -- Police Department (delegation to chief of police of power over promotions) LOCAL LAWS -- Transfer of Functions (delegation to chief of police of power over promotions) TOWN LAW, §§150, 152; MUNICIPAL HOME …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-55Opinion 97-22
… of trustees, may authorize the issuance of indebtedness to finance the cost of construction of a dormitory for the county community college. This is in reply to your letter concerning a proposal to build a dormitory for a community college whose sole local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-22Opinion 97-21
… §30(3): Section 263 of the Education Law does not operate to relieve public libraries from the requirement that annual … reports be filed with the State Comptroller pursuant to section 30 of the General Municipal Law. This is in response to your inquiry concerning the filing of annual financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21Opinion 95-29
… sold assumed by the purchaser. This alternative, however, does not apply in the case of a sale to a public authority. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29Opinion 96-1
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-g(13): If the moneys necessary to fund the purchase of real property by a fire district are to be provided from a capital reserve fund, or by the … for the purchase of real property would not be subject to consent of the State Comptroller. You ask whether approval …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Opinion 98-6
… OF INTEREST -- Exceptions (contracts entered into prior to election to office); (consideration of $750 or less) -- Family … the sole proprietor if the contract was entered into prior to the time the supervisor was elected to office. Disclosure … be a prohibited conflict of interest if the company were to be awarded additional contracts while the supervisor is in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-6Opinion 91-4
… -- Apparatus and Equipment (transfer of by village to joint fire district without consideration) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (transfer of firefighting equipment to joint fire district without consideration) CONSTITUTIONAL … and Loans (transfer by village of firefighting equipment to joint fire district without consideration) TOWN LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-4Opinion 2002-10
… or property" is defined for purposes of article 5-K to mean "any building, structure, district, area, site or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10-0Opinion 2002-13
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding fire department … expenses of fire departments' annual fund-raising drive) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided by … fire department may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax monies to make reasonable expenditures to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13Opinion 2000-12
… governing board of each county, city, town, village and school district to adopt a code of ethics setting forth for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 93-31
… (travel expenses - of governing board member from home to meetings) PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §64: The expenses of the … a recreation district in commuting from their residences to the place where meetings of the board are normally … as actual and necessary expenses. This is in response to your letter asking whether commissioners of the Rushford …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-31Opinion 99-15
… when property not served by water or sewer system) VILLAGE LAW, §§11-1108, 11-1118, 14-1406, 14-1410; STATE … ARTICLE XVI, §1; REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §300: A village may not provide a partial real property tax exemption or reduction to village residents solely because those residents are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-15Opinion 2001-1
… village, pursuant to General Municipal Law §90, may pay an individual who is subject to the maximum hour/minimum … Constitution. For purposes of this opinion, we assume the individual in question is not governed by a collective … by municipal corporations to or in aid of any private individual. In view of this constitutional provision, it has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Opinion 2001-5
… DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (authority to offer rewards) -- Powers and Duties (authority to offer rewards) TOWN LAW §176(31); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §91(1): A fire district may offer a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-5Opinion 2000-6
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding length of service … FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (use of foreign fire insurance taxes to fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§218, 219, 219-a; INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Foreign fire insurance tax monies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6Opinion 2000-3
… LAW, §§194, 195, 209-f, 209-g: A town clerk must cause to be filed with the State Comptroller a certified copy of … or order establishing or extending a district pursuant to articles 12 or 12-A of the Town Law, irrespective of whether the establishment or extension is subject to prior approval of the State Comptroller. You ask whether a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-3DiNapoli Announces $500 College Savings Sweepstakes
… of age. All entries must be submitted by May 31, 2015. The winner will be notified by phone or U.S. mail on or about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-announces-500-college-savings-sweepstakesXI.4.D Indirect Cost Allocations – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… program or objective and, therefore, cannot be identified to only a specific contract. Such costs are generally … time, space, units of service or percentage of funding. To avoid any potential misunderstanding, each grant contract … or private) indirect costs must be properly allocated to all such programs. The State will only reimburse its fair …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi4d-indirect-cost-allocationsState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on State Budget Extender
… a delay and employees on the institutional payroll should watch closely." …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-state-budget-extenderIV.4.F Capital Projects – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… costs plus professional services, materials, labor and site preparation. Buildings include any roofed structure used … touch-up plastering, replacement of carpet, tile, or panel sections; sink and fixture refinishing, etc. Exterior … and historic treasures, etc. that are purchased for public exhibition, research or education. 60720 Books/Media …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4f-capital-projects