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Opinion 88-67
… in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Legal Services (law partner of village mayor hired as village attorney) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3); VILLAGE LAW, §4-400(1)(c): If a law partner of … Whether the appointment of the mayors law partner would result in a prohibited conflict of interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-67Opinion 92-49
… constituted public parks or playgrounds within the meaning of sections 81 and 220 of the Town Law (see Rivet v … proposed trail would constitute a "public park" within the meaning of Town Law, §§81 and 220. With respect to the … will be enacted as part of the town's annual budget and generally financed with the levy of taxes, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-49Opinion 97-3
… Interest and Penalties (authority to waive) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §1182; L 1993, ch 602, §8, as amended: Section 1182 of the Real Property Tax Law does not authorize a village to waive interest and … to former sections 1092 and 1094 of the Real Property Tax Law may compromise or waive interest and penalties on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 95-4
… Duties (procedure for investigating possibility of civil liability arising from alleged criminal conduct) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Liability (investigation of possibility of civil liability arising from alleged criminal conduct) COUNTY LAW, … may follow in investigating the possibility of civil liability in connection with this alleged misconduct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4Opinion 95-30
… grants or bequests in the form of a true trust are subject to the "prudent investor" provisions of Estates, Powers and … Prior inconsistent opinions are superseded. You inquire as to the authority for public libraries to invest moneys raised by taxes, and non-tax moneys, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-30Opinion 98-23
… Legislative Committee on Motor Vehicles and Traffic Safety for chapter 844 of the Laws of 1964, 1964 New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-23IX.8.C Payments to the U.S. Treasury and U.S. Department of Education – IX. Federal Grants
… The procedures that follow pertain to the refund or return of federal funds to the U.S. Treasury or … funds for awards that are closed; Monies returned by grant recipients due to audit disallowances; Cost … charged to an appropriation that was provided to control grant expenditures since such charges are reported to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix8c-payments-us-treasuryNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… 1, 2020, and continuing through the last day of the calendar quarter of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-october-14-2020Enrolling Members – Membership and Enrollment
… Using Retirement Online Enrolling a member through Retirement Online allows you to immediately view important information, … so deductions can begin on time. Sign in to Retirement Online . From your Account Homepage, click the “Access … When you use Retirement Online to enroll members you receive important information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/enrolling-membersContracted Programs With Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten and Serve Addicts, Inc.
… effectively monitoring funding provided under its contract with the Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten and … claims are allowable, properly supported, and consistent with contract terms. Background OASAS oversees programs for … substance abuse. OASAS entered into a five-year contract with PROMESA covering the period July 1, 2009 through June …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/08/contracted-programs-puerto-rican-organization-motivate-enlighten-and-serve-addicts-incEffectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation
… we anticipate that ITS will continue to work toward full implementation of our recommendations. Nonetheless, with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformationMedicaid Program – Reducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients With End Stage Renal Disease
… diagnosed with end stage renal disease who were eligible for, but not enrolled in, Medicare. The audit covered the … requirements: (1) have worked the required amount of time under Social Security, the Railroad Retirement Board, or … address this, the federal Social Security Administration (SSA) has a policy that allows Medicaid recipients who are age …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/medicaid-program-reducing-medicaid-costs-recipients-end-stage-renal-diseaseImplications for the Future – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… March and April 2020, nearly 2 million jobs were lost in New York State and, as of August 2021, only 55 percent of … jobs. Economic forecasts are inherently subject to risk, but the path of the coronavirus pandemic will heavily … of the Budget (DOB) projected that tax revenues would not again reach the SFY 2019-20 level until SFY 2023-24. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/implications-futureBus Wait Assessment and Other Performance Indicators
… and the public, and where performance indicators are not met, whether Transit and MTA Bus take corrective actions. … Transit and Bus Committee (Committee), and the public can access these statistics on the MTA’s website in the … within the Department of Buses, a division of Transit, but with responsibility for overseeing both Transit and MTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/07/bus-wait-assessment-and-other-performance-indicatorsDiNapoli: MTA Outlook Shows Growing Need for New Funding as Budget Gaps Widen
… July 2022, transit ridership continued to lag at the low end of MTA’s projections, forcing it to revise projections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-mta-outlook-shows-growing-need-new-funding-budget-gaps-widenDiNapoli: NYC Tax Collections Expected to Fall for First Time Since Great Recession
… economy will shrink by 12.9 percent in 2020, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas … has been unimaginable,” DiNapoli said. “The city faces a number of significant budget risks, including additional … cuts. With so many uncertainties, and a recovery that may be slower than anticipated in the city’s latest plan, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-nyc-tax-collections-expected-fall-first-time-great-recessionOpinion 91-1
… AD2d 229, 385 NYS2d 425; Pacificorp Capital Inc. v City of New York , 741 F Supp 481, 486). In our view, however, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-1Opinion 88-49
… meetings) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §23: Generally, the courts will interpret local laws in a manner which will … the individual exercises some part of the sovereign power. NY CONST, ART 1, §6: An employee appointed for a fixed term … would have required its submission to referendum (see, e.g., Hampton Heights Development Corporation v Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-49Opinion 2010-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … ambulance companies to receive "back-up" services ( see New York State Assembly Mem in Support of Legislation, Budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-4Opinion 91-34
… Vienna , 105 AD2d 1077, 482 NYS2d 599; Edenwald v City of New York , 86 Misc 2d 711, 384 NYS2d 338, affd 47 AD2d 610, … Bryant , 53 AD2d 229, 385 NYS2d 425; see Tinston v City of New York , 36 Misc 2d 121, 231 NYS2d 899 mod 17 AD2d 311, 234 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-34