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Opinion 91-37
… parking violations bureau for violations of Vehicle and Traffic Law, §§306 and 402) PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Parking Regulations (disposition of … parking violations bureau for violations of Vehicle and Traffic Law, §§306 and 402) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§235, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-37Opinion 2009-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … thereby, (2) wholly by the area of the town outside of any village, or (3) wholly by the lands benefited thereby. 1 If … be raised as part of the general levy for town outside village purposes or, if there are no villages within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2Opinion 2007-3
… compensation package” (Bill Jacket, L 1999, ch 443, Budget Report on S.6105; Bill Jacket, L 1999, ch 404, Introducer’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-3Opinion 90-1
… CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (gifts of moneys to public entities) LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (authorizing gift of to another municipal corporation) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- … hazardous waste facility assessments); (contributions to public entities - school district) ENVIRONMENTAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-1Opinion 2004-7
… properties within the villages (see, e.g., 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-369, p 405; 1975 Opns St Comp No. 75-1159, … owners in adjoining towns who are permitted to use water from the district. Under section 198(3)(d), the county governing board is required to levy the amount of the delinquent water rents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-7Opinion 88-48
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- … General Construction Law, §66; Marino , supra ). Also, State Finance Law, §174, which prescribes competitive bidding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48Opinion 88-27
… FIREFIGHTERS -- Disability Benefits (termination of paid fire department) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-a: A village which has terminated its paid fire department is still obligated to pay a village … You ask if a village which has terminated its paid fire department is still obligated to pay a disabled village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-27Opinion 88-24
… in maintaining private pond) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3)(a): Town board member has an interest in a contract … use the pond. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law, (§§800 et seq .) contains provisions of law relative to … and employees. Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §800(3), a municipal officer or employee has an interest in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24State Contract and Payment Actions in November
… New York $11.5 million with Complete Book and Media Supply LLC for online books, media and publication subscriptions. … Department of Health $4.3 million with GlaxoSmithKline LLC for pediatric vaccines. $1.2 million with Public … Oswego, Otsego and St. Lawrence counties. $9.3 million to 26 localities for revenue collected related to licensing fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-novemberDiNapoli: New York on Stronger Financial Footing
… long-term structural budget balance. When the Financial Plan is updated I hope there will be more definition on how … results in 2.8 percent projected spending growth from State Operating Funds for SFY 2014-15 instead of the … actual spending growth. Spending of $589.5 million from a settlement with JPMorgan will be paid out of a new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-new-york-stronger-financial-footingNew Funding Needed for MTA Improvements to Prevent Unplanned Fare and Toll Hikes
… sources for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) are not identified, the authority may have to raise … sharply in recent years, according to an analysis of the MTA’s financial plan released today by State Comptroller … prevent these possibilities from becoming reality, and the MTA must make the best use of its resources." DiNapoli's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/new-funding-needed-mta-improvements-prevent-unplanned-fare-and-toll-hikesOpinion 94-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … receiving payments pursuant to section 207a2 of the General Municipal Law to certify periodically that they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13Opinion 89-49
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees (in proceeding for appointment of administrator c.t.a. or … executor) SURROGATE'S COURT PROCEDURE ACT, §2402: In a proceeding for the appointment of an administrator …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49Opinion 89-41
… mandatory referendum to establish a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of a fire district may be … prior to the establishment of a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of a fire district pursuant to … authorizes the establishment of a "service award program" for the volunteer firefighters of: (1) a "political …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 88-62
… establish a capital reserve fund to finance the cost of closing and capping a landfill owned by the town and may pay … establish a capital reserve fund to finance the cost of closing and capping a landfill owned by the town and, if so, whether landfill fees, imposed to defray the cost of closing and capping the landfill, may be paid into that fund. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62Opinion 88-76
… (of private moneys) -- Private Moneys (accounting for); (investment of) -- Taxes (applying private source … the library trustees in investments which they deem to be for the best interests of the library, and need not be … on the investment of moneys appropriated by the village for library purposes is credited to the library fund. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-76Opinion 89-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … circumstances involving a fire district contract. You state that the fire district has retained a professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-12DiNapoli and William Glasgall Op-Ed
… — the dollars sent to the federal government compared with the amount given back — for the first time in recent … era, and will state budget practices be transformed along with it? At the core of these questions is one main issue: … we saw first-hand how a lack of transparency — coupled with generous spending and an over reliance on debt and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-and-william-glasgall-op-edDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Financial Plan
… After two years of extraordinary volatility in state finances, the State … 2022-23 Enacted Budget Financial Plan from the Division of the Budget (DOB) projects fiscal stability for the next … Making deposits to the rainy-day reserves on or ahead of schedule may help prevent disruptions in critical programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-financial-planState Agencies Bulletin No. 174
… Purpose To explain agency procedures for updating Employee Type on the Position Data 2 panel and provide procedures for processing earnings for hourly and exception hourly employees Affected Employees … To explain agency procedures for updating Employee Type on the Position Data 2 panel and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/174-changing-employee-type-hourly-and-exception-hourly-employees