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Opinion 91-26
… engaged a firm in 1988 to prepare plans and designs for the construction of a new library building. You have … once voter approval of the project was obtained. Financing for the construction recently received voter approval and the … board is now negotiating with the previously selected firm for its services in connection with the construction phase of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-26Opinion 90-54
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … Retirement Systems constitute marital property subject to the equitable distribution provisions of the Domestic … Unlike private pension plans, governmental plans are not required to accept a QDRO. However, the New York Court of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54Opinion 90-49
… superseded to the extent inconsistent with this opinion. You ask that we reconsider that portion of 1981 Opns St Comp …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-49Opinion 2007-3
… 2, 1999, section 207-m is not applicable (see, e.g., Whitman v City of Troy , Supreme Ct, Rensselaer County, … completion of the school or training”. 2 The holding in Whitman , supra , is consistent with our conclusion. In that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-3Opinion 88-56
… OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (fire district commissioner an employee of firm doing business with … LAW, §§800(3)(c), 801(1), 802(1)(b): A fire district commissioner, who is a salaried employee of a firm doing … in response to your letter asking whether a fire district commissioner who is also a salaried employee of a firm doing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Opinion 88-5
… guarantees (NY Const, art I, §11). Therefore, in answer to your first question regarding the town's policy of … Opns St Comp, 1959, p 234; see also Public Officers Law, §2, which defines the term "local officer" to include elective … St Comp, 1978, p 163, supra ; Weatherwax v Town of Stony Point , 97 AD2d 840, 468 NYS2d 914, where the Appellate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-5Opinion 89-12
… CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, §29.3: The employment by a fire district of a professional engineer as an independent … interest exists in the following circumstances involving a fire district contract. You state that the fire district has retained a professional engineer to prepare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-12Opinion 88-76
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Investments (of private moneys) … public library may be invested by the library trustees in investments which they deem to be for the best interests of the library, and need not be invested in the manner specified in General Municipal Law, §11. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-76Opinion 97-11
Whether art 18 of the Gen Municipal Law authorizes a city to require housing authority members to file an annual financial disclosure form with the city
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-11Opinion 92-36
… to finance the implementation of an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system in an area encompassing less than the entire … and maintaining the telecommunication equipment and telephone services needed t o provide an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system to serve such municipality . (emphasis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-36Opinion 92-3
… the chairman approves vouchers submitted by the engineer for services rendered to the planning board. General … business entities (General Municipal law, §800[3][b]-[d]). For this purpose, a "contract" includes any express or … performance of official duties or was intended as a reward for official action. In addition to any other penalty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3Opinion 98-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … and estimated revenues in accordance with the classification of accounts prescribed by the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14DiNapoli: NYC Dept. of Buildings Is Not Doing Enough to Improve Construction Site Safety
… City Department of Buildings (DOB) is not doing enough to protect construction workers on building sites, according to an audit released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli . The audit found DOB needs to be more aggressive in its oversight, inspections and use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-dept-buildings-not-doing-enough-improve-construction-site-safetyRisk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… & Tunnels (B&T), MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus), and New York City Transit-Department of Buses (Transit Bus)—identified the … AuthorityBridges Tunnels MTA Bus Company and New York City TransitDepartment of Busesidentified the potential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/01/02/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsSubway Recovery Tracker
… to more than 75 percent in April and May of 2025. The early stages of the recovery were marked by great disparities … it did in wealthier ones. More recent recovery patterns are different and correlation with neighborhood income … markedly less pronounced. Since September 2024, many stations in the Bronx, Upper Manhattan and outer Brooklyn …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/osdc/subway-recovery-trackerState Agencies Bulletin No. 1952.1
… Maintenance Allowance payment: New Earns Code Description UNA Uniform Allowance BU05 Nurse Agency Actions Determining … or the Time Entry Interface (NPAY502) using Earnings Code UNA: Earnings Begin Date: 10/21/2021 (Institution) or … End Date: Same as the Earnings Begin Date Earn Code: UNA Amount: Appropriate amount as determined above Agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19521-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-nursing-titles-representedDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for September 2015
… Statewide Financial System. Cumulatively through September for calendar year 2015, DiNapoli’s office has approved … financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain contracts for state public … Driver Training Inc., and $1.1 million to National Tractor Trailer School. Department of Health $563 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-september-2015DiNapoli: New York's Labor Force Decreased Sharply During the Pandemic and Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Peak
… levels of education and unionization,” DiNapoli said. “But my report shows troubling long-term trends were exacerbated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-yorks-labor-force-decreased-sharply-during-pandemic-and-remains-below-pre-pandemic-peakState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Tunnels: Efforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms (Follow-Up) (2021-F-15) An audit … the MTA did not maximize toll collection because license plate images could not always be processed, resulting in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… and Markets: Annual Assessment of Market Orders for 2015 and 2016 (2018-S-44) The department established … procedures to accurately report its assessable expenses for the two years ended June 30, 2016 for the Apple and Sour … Department of Agriculture and Markets: Safety of Seized Dogs (Follow-Up) (2019-F-5) An initial report issued in April …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits