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Opinion 89-57
… -- Capital Improvements (town improvement of village street) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Highway Department (town repair and improvement of village street) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts not Requiring Bidding (town repair and improvement of village street) HIGHWAY LAW, §142-c; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§103, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-57Opinion 88-55
… Powers and Duties (submission of books and records for audit) FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (requiring submission of fire company books for audit); (regulating fund raising activities of village … to an outside area. If, as here, the municipality owns all the fire apparatus used in carrying out the contract, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-55Opinion 96-19
… and construction of building for use as town hall and fire station) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Capital Improvements (joint … of a building to be used as town hall and fire station) -- Real Property (joint acquisition of real property … and construction of building for use as town hall and fire station) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-o; TOWN LAW, §§64(2), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-19Opinion 97-14
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (furniture and trophy case) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided by … to make reasonable expenditures to purchase furniture for a recreation room and a trophy case for a meeting room …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14Opinion 92-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … training sessions for active volunteer firefighters of the fire district fire department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4Opinion 97-3
… (authority to waive) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §1182; L 1993, ch 602, §8, as amended: Section 1182 of the Real Property Tax … to waive interest and penalties on taxes which became a lien prior to January 1, 1995. Until December 31, 1999, … the delinquent taxes or other charges in question became a lien on or after January 1, 1995. Chapter 602 of the Laws of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 98-9
… . . ." (Town Law, §198[10-f][b]; see also 1993 Opns St Comp No. 93-26, p 46). The above-mentioned provisions were … that subdivision 2 of section 122-b was amended by chapter 303 of the Laws of 1980 to provide that a municipality "may … Mem of the Division of the Budget, Bill Jacket, L 1980, ch 303), it has remained our view that section 122-b requires …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-9Opinion 94-22
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§980-j, 980-l: Charges imposed on behalf of a town business improvement district are under … bidding requirements. You ask whether the charges imposed on behalf of a business improvement district may be turned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-22NYC Construction Noise Complaints Soar
… (AHVs). The city’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and DOB are the agencies primarily responsible for … Queens and Staten Island. DiNapoli’s auditors found that 2,044 of the 2,683 construction noise complaints for the sampled locations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/nyc-construction-noise-complaints-soarDebt Approvals for Public Authorities, Municipalities, School Districts and District Corporations
… notes and bonds at private or negotiated sale to first secure the New York State Comptroller’s approval. Certain … City, Buffalo, Yonkers, Erie County and Nassau County must secure the Comptroller’s approval of the terms and conditions … municipalities, school districts and district corporations secure the Comptroller’s approval of the terms and conditions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/debt/approvalsXIX.2.C.1 Statewide Standard Activities – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… activities that are unique to DOT and begin with “DOT”, all other standard activities are applicable statewide for all projects using that project type. If a unique activity … not be used by other agencies. CONST, MODAL, OTHER, PRIVT ROOFING Roofing This activity is intended to be used where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xix/xix2c1-statewide-standard-activitiesComptroller DiNapoli, U.S. Attorney Hartunian & New York A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas on State and Federal Charges By Former Assemblymember William Scarborough
… the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that former New York State Assemblymember WILLIAM SCARBOROUGH, age 69, of Queens, New York, has agreed to enter guilty pleas on federal and state public charges … investigations. SCARBOROUGH pled guilty this morning to federal charges and is scheduled to plead guilty to state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-us-attorney-hartunian-new-york-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-state-andComptroller DiNapoli: Positive Financial Indicators in Middletown
… Binghamton, Buffalo, Colonie, Elmira, Gloversville, Niagara Falls, Plattsburgh, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Rye, Salamanca, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-positive-financial-indicators-middletownX.10 Record Retention for Vendor Records – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… (OSC) record retention requirements related to vendor registration in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). … to support information that is entered into the Statewide Vendor File in the SFS. As a result, OSC may contact the … Units to maintain any documentation used to create a Vendor Add Request until the Business Unit receives the email …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x10-record-retention-vendor-recordsXI.12.D Closing Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… (SFS), regardless of whether the contract was subject to OSC prior approval. A contract is eligible to be closed if it meets all the following criteria: A … It is considered a best practice for State agencies to close purchase orders associated with contracts in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12d-closing-contractsTeacher Days Worked Calculator
… Use the Teacher Days Worked Calculator to determine the total number of days worked in an academic … part of the year. Employees must work a total of 150 days to be eligible for a performance advance. Please refer to the Salary Manual, Payroll Bulletins and Bargaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll/teacher-days-worked-calculatorDiNapoli: Son Who Left His Dad’s Body In Morgue Sentenced For Stealing His Retirement Payments
… which were electronically-deposited into the father’s checking account. Bunn, 49, was sentenced to time served and full … restitutions of $1 million by a former Rome, N.Y. police officer, two Troy Housing Authority employees, and a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-son-who-left-his-dads-body-morgue-sentenced-stealing-his-retirement-paymentsSubmitting Payments for NYSLRS Members – Enhanced Reporting
… ACH, submit a completed Electronic Debit Authorization form with your name, bank, account number and the name of the … when the account will be debited. You can mail the form (address is on the form) or complete and scan the form and email it as an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/submitting-payments-nyslrs-membersVII.3.B AP Adjustment Voucher – Treasury Requirements – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… SFS “Summary” page or “Invoice Information” page from the Voucher Entry screens, with the total dollar amount added to … the appropriate State bank account. Effective August 1, 2024, Treasury will only accept cash on a preapproved basis. … NY 12201-2119 Guide to Financial Operations REV. 06/26/2024 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii3b-ap-adjustment-voucher-treasury-requirementsDiNapoli: Feds Must Step Up or NYC Metro Region Faces End of Public Transit As We Know It
… gap will fall on the regional economy, burdening riders, toll payers, the workforce and taxpayers. “The MTA and its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-feds-must-step-or-nyc-metro-region-faces-end-public-transit-we-know-it