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Opinion 2001-15
… DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (authority to dissolve a lighting district); (authority of corporation to sign … PROPERTY -- Disposition of (a service contract of a lighting district) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Corporation" … the period of three years shall have elapsed since the date of establishment of such district and that no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15Opinion 91-32
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Compromise … the county were to exercise its powers of eminent domain on behalf of the OCRRA or the county's role in the siting of … association". These provisions are intended to curb raids on the public purse for the benefit of favored individuals or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32State Medicaid Bought Erectile Dysfunction Drugs for Sex Offenders
… and erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs and treatments for 47 sex offenders, according to an audit released today by State … for ED drugs and treatments for recipients, including sex offenders, that are barred under Medicaid. “There are … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 160,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-medicaid-bought-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-sex-offendersDiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… eligibility of jail inmates for welfare payments, and by a combination of potential fraud and delays providing the … payments are stopped and that only the truly deserving get help.” DiNapoli’s auditors examined welfare payments … to allow an inmate to recertify. All of the jails audited can block numbers for outgoing calls to prevent inmates from …
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
… but requests to investigate violations of the law are going unanswered," DiNapoli said. "Without … information or take money from the unsuspecting. Officials at the state's Division of Consumer Protection need to do a … in May 2018. As of July 2018, the position of program attorney, responsible for prosecuting alleged violators in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredSelected Aspects of Incident Intake and Investigation
… Purpose To determine whether the Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs (Center) met its responsibility to operate a hotline, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/06/selected-aspects-incident-intake-and-investigationOpinion 2006-3
… franchisees (see, e.g., 25 Opns St Comp, 1969, unreported; 23 Opns St Comp, 1967, p 708; 22 Opns St Comp, 1966, p 757; … may be generally described as an authorization for the construction of a cable television system over public rights … [Inf Opns] 11, supra ). 3 The inquiry refers to the town “highway fund” as a potential repository of the franchise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Opinion 89-56
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … who report health care services billed but not provided) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING -- Compensation (payments to employees … by local law or pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, for cash incentive payments to employees who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56Opinion 97 - 12
… issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts (planning board secretary as employee of … or to which he or she has appointment power (see 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-28, p 65). Further, General Municipal Law, … the firm appears before the planning board. May 22, 1997 Joseph A. Reinschmidt, Executive Secretary Town of Parma, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 97-10
… on real property owned by the fire district and, if so, whether the project would be subject to competitive … district may enter into a leasepurchase agreement and if so whether the project would be subject to competitive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10Opinion 91-11
… officers subject to mandatory referendum) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §23(2)(f): A local law which authorizes a city … the local government (NY Const, art IX, §2; Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][ii][a][1]). Section 23 of the Municipal Home Rule Law provides, however, that certain local laws are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11DiNapoli: New York’s Workforce Development Programs Lack Governance and Coordination
… Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) and 95 One-Stop Career Centers, offers WFD programs and services to address … availability, and the number of potential users per career center as potential barriers to accessing WFD programs … Twenty-four of the state’s rural counties have just one career center, and two counties – Greene and Hamilton – have …
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
… These reports should detail all expenses for the travel event, including expenses that are on the State travel card … report within 30 days of the completion of the travel event. Travel card charges and out-of-pocket expenses are … within 30 days of a travel event. Unused Plane/ Train Tickets When a trip is changed or cancelled but the traveler …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii4a-employee-travel-card-reconciliationXI.17 Protest Procedures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… found at Part 24 of Title 2 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations , to be used when an interested party 1 … entity 2 . The objective of the State procurement process is to facilitate each public contracting entity’s … that may be filed with the State Comptroller: (1) an appeal of a protest decision made by the public contracting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi17-protest-proceduresState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… operating titles such as Train Operators, Conductors, and Bus Operators, drug/alcohol screening and medical … The follow-up review found that the MTA made progress in addressing the issues identified. Of the 14 … (Follow-Up) (2022-F-11) The initial audit, issued in June 2019, determined DYCD was not adequately overseeing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Implications for the Future – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… and continued volatility in the financial markets all impact whether the trajectory and pace of the economic … Income Tax (PIT), which produces almost 60 percent of all State tax revenues. The SFY 2021-22 Enacted Budget … percent of taxpayers in New York generated 42 percent of all PIT liability. An economic downturn may cause taxable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/implications-futureDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-65
… Status of Active, Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence on 07/30/14 (Administration Pay Period 9L End Date). The … left blank; the system will calculate the D1R amount based on the eligible earnings. End Date: 08/27/14 – Administration … left blank; the system will calculate the D1R amount based on the eligible earnings End Date: 08/27/14 – Administration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-65-first-phase-deficit-reduction-plan-rrsu-employeesDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-66
… Status of Active, Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence on 09/10/14 (Administration Pay Period 12L End Date). The … left blank; the system will calculate the D8R amount based on the eligible earnings. End Date: 03/11/15 – Administration … left blank; the system will calculate the D8R amount based on the eligible earnings End Date: 03/11/15 – Administration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-66-second-phase-deficit-reduction-plan-rrsu-employeesDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-71
To inform the Division of Housing and Community Renewal of new earnings codes and procedures for processing the third phase of the RRSU Deficit Reduction Plan
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-71-third-phase-deficit-reduction-plan-rrsu-employeesOpinion 2000-1
… 377; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-47, p 104; see also, e.g., Corning v Village of Laurel Hollow , 48 NY2d 348, 422 NYS2d … additional remuneration for services rendered (see Corning , supra ; Security , supra ; Schieffelin , supra ; cf … Zimmer , supra ; Opn No. 90-47, supra ; see also, e.g., Corning , supra ; Security , supra ). If the village adopted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1