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Opinion 2006-10
… Accounting (charging a portion of town engineer’s salary to special district); (crediting interest earned on the … LAW §11: In the absence of any statutory direction to the contrary, interest or earnings from the investment of monies of the general fund, town-wide would be credited to the general fund, town-wide and interest or earnings from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10Opinion 91-32
… CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (application to public benefit corporation) EMINENT DOMAIN -- Compensable … for decrease in market value) STATE CONSTITUTION, ART. I, §7(a), ART. VIII, §1; PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, §2045-a, et … gratitude or charity might impel a generous individual to do.... When the only impediment to legal liability lies in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32DiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… An audit of five counties by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s … hundreds of county jail inmates received inappropriate payments totaling more than $236,000 from various social welfare programs and almost $325,000 in state unemployment insurance (UI). The inappropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsDiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… Law allows consumers to register their mobile and landline phone numbers on a national registry to reduce unsolicited … 2001 law. Initially, New York consumers registered their phone numbers on a statewide registry. Then, in 2003, the … were on the registry. DiNapoli's auditors found the number of Do Not Call complaints by state residents more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredState Medicaid Bought Erectile Dysfunction Drugs for Sex Offenders
… The state’s Medicaid program paid more than $60,000 for sexual and erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs and treatments for 47 sex offenders, according to an audit released today by … In total, Medicaid made more than $930,000 in payments for ED drugs and treatments for recipients, including sex …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-medicaid-bought-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-sex-offendersOpinion 91-11
… which authorizes a city mayor to appoint a city engineer for a longer term than presently provided in the city charter … You indicate that the city engineer currently serves for a term of three years. You further state that the mayor … county manager from four years, subject to removal only for cause, to an indefinite term, subject to removal at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Opinion 2006-3
… gen.,103 NY Jur 2d, Telecommunications, §191). In this case, the public highways and rights of way within the area …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Opinion 89-56
… to offer any employee who reports such a charge, a cash payment equal to one-half of the amount billed. You inquire whether this proposed incentive payment constitutes a gift of town funds in violation of … authorization, a town could not make the proposed cash payment to employees who identify health care services billed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56Opinion 89-31
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ELECTIONS -- Recall Election (authority of city voters to … (c)(1), 37: A city may not provide for recall elections of elected officials in the absence of express … home rule powers to adopt a local law providing for recall elections, such a procedure may not be utilized to remove …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-31Opinion 97 - 12
… whereby the recording secretary of the town planning board is employed by a consulting engineer who regularly represents … Law, §800[3]). In addition, an officer or employee is deemed to have an interest in contracts of, inter alia , a … information acquired in the course of his or her official duties or using such information to further his or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 97-10
… Based on the facts presented, it is evident in the instant case that the fire district would not be acquiring equipment, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10XI.17 Protest Procedures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… advise in their solicitation documents of the opportunity for an unsuccessful offerer to seek a debriefing 3 , notify … approval of the State Comptroller as required, or provided for, by law, resolution or otherwise, including but not … of Financial Administration according to OSC’s procedure for protests of OSC procurements . An interested party that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi17-protest-proceduresDiNapoli: New York’s Workforce Development Programs Lack Governance and Coordination
… found that New York lacks an integrated data system for case management and reporting of WFD programs and services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-new-yorks-workforce-development-programs-lack-governance-and-coordinationXIII.4.A Employee Travel Card Reconciliation – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Policy References Reconciling travel card charges and out-of-pocket expenses is an integral part of creating and submitting travel expense reports in the Statewide Financial System … (SFS). These reports should detail all expenses for the travel event, including expenses that are on the State travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii4a-employee-travel-card-reconciliationImplications for the Future – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… unwanted spending cuts, tax increases or other actions in case of an economic downturn or catastrophic event. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/implications-futureSelected Aspects of Incident Intake and Investigation
… Purpose To determine whether the Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs (Center) met … has law enforcement authority to protect and advocate for people with special needs who are served by six State … reports, and delegates some less serious cases to SOAs for investigation. The Center is also required to maintain a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/06/selected-aspects-incident-intake-and-investigationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… $40.3 million and EP payments totaling $18.4 million. Case reviews by DOH are required to determine which program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Opinion 2005-4
… or inconsistency between the two (see, e.g., Nassau County v Town of Hempstead , 84 AD2d 557, 443 NYS2d 274 app … The BOCES board, by resolution, may divide the BOCES into election districts so long as there are at least 700 … ( id .) The inspectors make a written report of election results ( id .). 3 BOCES are established by order of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-4Opinion 2000-1
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Payment (of police officers' legal fees as moral obligation) … is in reply to your request for our opinion concerning the payment by a village of certain legal fees incurred by … that section 5-524(7) of the Village Law provides for the payment by a village of the "actual and necessary expenses" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1Opinion 91-33
… originally deposited such money. Upon a termination of the case at the trial level with a dismissal or acquittal, the … court, we conclude that section 99-m would govern in any case involving cash bail. Accordingly, the two percent fee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-33