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Opinion 90-40
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VILLAGE MAYOR -- Deputy (right to vote as trustee and deputy mayor) PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HEARINGS -- Voting Procedure (right of village deputy mayor to vote as deputy and as trustee) VILLAGE LAW, … Whether a village trustee when serving as deputy mayor during the absence or inability of the mayor to attend …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-40DiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… entering the shelters are being set up with a plan to get the services they need and transition to permanent … its oversight powers to help this vulnerable population get back on their feet.” Homeless shelters across the state … entering the shelters are being set up with a plan to get the services they need and permanent housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment
… conditions ( 2015-S-23 , issued February 2016, and 2018-S-52 , issued March 2020) also found that Assessments and ILPs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/15/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessmentOpinion 2000-6
… FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding length of service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- … to Insurance Law §§9104 and 9105 may not be used to fund a length of service award program established by a village for members of the village fire department. You ask whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6Opinion 92-1
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§106, 109-b: (1) A municipality does not have discretion to refuse to permit the withdrawal … time to time, may withdraw, at their option, the whole or any portion of the amount retained from payments to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-1Reimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Westhab Inc.’s Coachman Family Center
… York City Department of Homeless Services and 57 county offices throughout the rest of the State. As reported in our … budget was not approved by the Office until almost the end of September 2019, well into the budget year. This can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/01/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-westhab-incs-coachman-family-centerProposed Regulations
… is amended to read as follows: c. MTA subsidiaries shall mean the Long Island Rail Road Company, the Metro-North … planned use or purpose of debt issuances; scheduled debt service payments for both issued and proposed debt; the … amount of proposed debt and assumed interest rate(s); debt service for each issuance as a percentage of total pledged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/proposed-regulationsOpinion 2002-16
… towns and villages, as municipal corporations, have only those powers expressly granted by statute and such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-16Opinion 88-61
… REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Payments (use of certificate of mailing to prove timeliness of) REAL PROPERTY … the burden of proving timely payment by producing a certificate of mailing of the U.S. Postal Service which is … the payment of taxes without penalty. You ask whether a certificate of mailing of the U.S. Postal Service postmarked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-61Opinion 97-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Unless otherwise provided by special act, the members of a volunteer fire department may determine to use foreign …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20Opinion 2001-15
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … (authority to dissolve district when there are no "resident owners" within the district); (authority to dissolve … (meaning of for purpose of Town Law §§191, 202-c) -- "Resident Owner" (meaning of for purpose of Town Law §198[12]) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15Opinion 89-19
… granted by this section with respect to counties applies only to those fees paid by a county to the clerk of that … by town public welfare officials. It appears this is the only provision in the Social Services Law denominating a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-19DiNapoli: Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Charged in $500K Grant Scheme
… our partnerships with District Attorney Jason Carusone and Warren County Sheriff Nathan "Bud" York, we have exposed this … Comptroller DiNapoli’s office on this complicated case," Warren County Sheriff York said. "My office opened this … and organizations surrounding Lake George including Warren County, the towns of Queensbury and Bolton and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-charged-500k-grant-schemeOpinion 96-3
… 5-524). Article 18 contains no exception for contracts let pursuant to competitive bidding or, in the case of contracts exempt from competitive bidding, let pursuant to the alternative competition requirements of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3DiNapoli: Former Wallkill Fire District Chair Sentence in $240,000 Theft
… Michael Denardo was sentenced today in Ulster County Court for stealing nearly $240,000 from the district, State … checks and balances. I thank District Attorney Carnright for bringing Mr. Denardo to justice and helping us recoup the … to the district. "I thank the Comptroller and his staff for their diligent work on this case," District Attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-former-wallkill-fire-district-chair-sentence-240000-theftDiNapoli: Halfmoon Resident Allegedly Stole Deceased Mother's Pension Payments
… York State Department of Motor Vehicles today announced Christmas Fish of Halfmoon, N.Y. has been charged with grand … nearly $13,000 of her deceased mother’s pension benefits. “Christmas Fish allegedly hid her mother’s death to divert her … State Comptroller DiNapoli announced Christmas Fish of Halfmoon NY has been charged with grand …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-halfmoon-resident-allegedly-stole-deceased-mothers-pension-paymentsEfforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes (Follow-Up)
… Finance’s (Department) mission is to efficiently collect tax revenues in support of State services and programs while … acting with integrity and fairness in administering State tax laws. When a tax debt has been billed and the taxpayer … is making adequate efforts, in accordance with Department policy, to collect unpaid amounts – including taxes, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/01/efforts-collect-delinquent-taxes-followMarie Pense Center, LLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Marie Pense Center, LLC (Marie Pense) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were … (RCM). The audit focused primarily on expenses claimed on Marie Pense’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/31/marie-pense-center-llc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: South Carolina Woman Arrested for Stealing $147,455 in Pension Payments
… System of her mother’s death until April 2024 and then only confirmed her passing after being confronted with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-south-carolina-woman-arrested-stealing-147455-pension-paymentsOpinion 92-11
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Self-Insurance (transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss and liability claims) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Insurance Reserve (transfer by … Whether a union free school district which maintains an insurance reserve pursuant to General Municipal Law 6n may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11