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Opinion 98-23
Pursuant to Vehicle and Traffic Law 1643 a village may establish a villagewide maximum speed limit of 25 miles per hour
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-23Seized Assets Program (Follow-Up)
… agencies may seize assets, including cash, personal property, real property, vehicles, or other items that are suspected of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/28/seized-assets-program-followOpinion 91-17
… Bidding (cannot expand exception under General Municipal Law, §103[8]) -- Preemption (competitive bidding procedures) … operated pursuant to Public Health Law, §2803-a, only for those county institutions or facilities which are within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-17Millbrook Central School District – Information Technology – User Accounts (2021M-48)
… Officials did not establish adequate controls over the District’s user accounts to prevent unauthorized use, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/20/millbrook-central-school-district-information-technology-user-accountsFormer Treasurer of Patterson Fire Department Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Embezzlement and Filing False Tax Returns
… the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ALBERT MELIN, the former treasurer … Proper oversight is your first line of defense," said State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "My office will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/former-treasurer-patterson-fire-department-sentenced-33-months-prison-embezzlement-and-filing-falseState Agencies Bulletin No. P-932
Dues and Agency Shop Fee Increase for Security and Law Enforcement Employees Council 82
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-932.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. P-959
Dues and Agency Shop Fee Increase for Security and Law Enforcement Employees - Council 82
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-959.pdfOpinion 89-41
… opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 90-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … Officers Law, §2; see also 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-49, p 98) performing a public duty. Further, there is nothing in … Home Rule Law, §2[5]; see also 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-6, p 10), a town may not adopt a local law which is inconsistent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-31Overview – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… 7C of this Chapter, for more information.) The contracting party must be registered in the Statewide Vendor File and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi7-overviewOpinion 97-23
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … statutory prohibition on an individual becoming a member of a fire company and a member of a volunteer ambulance corps …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-23Town of Sidney – Budget Review (B4-16-13)
The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Towns preliminary budget for the 2017 fisc
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/10/25/town-sidney-budget-review-b4-16-13Opinion 2004-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … Municipal Law, §806). We also note that the courts of this State have held public officials to a high standard of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-4DeRuyter Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting(S9-25-4)
… Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) regulations. 3 We determined 38 of the 180 (21 percent) water outlets we identified at select areas, that students, staff and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/deruyter-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportings9-25-4Oversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Oversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs (Report 2020-S-51 ). About …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/05/oversight-new-york-state-forest-tax-programs-followDiNapoli: NYC Department of Education Must Do More to Combat Mental Health Crisis Among Youth
… few have services readily available—and that DOE provides little oversight to ensure students receive the required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-nyc-department-education-must-do-more-combat-mental-health-crisis-among-youthDiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020
… but losses by New York residents would be more than $800 million if they are similar to its share of identity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020DiNapoli: Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slowed in 2024
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $23.4 billion in calendar year 2024, an increase of 1.6% or $376 million … annual growth seen since the COVID-19 pandemic decline in 2020, and was less than half of the average pre-pandemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-growth-local-sales-tax-collections-slowed-2024Opinion 93-10
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … in November, known as Thanksgiving day". Section 24 does not, however, list the day after Thanksgiving as a … authorizing the closing of a county office on that day, we note that counties may adopt local laws not inconsistent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-10DiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director and Mother Arrested
… for their actions. The individuals charged in this case stole funds from unsuspecting citizens that relied on … back in court on March 28 th . The charges filed in this case are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-and-mother-arrested