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Opinion 2000-5
… are not required by law to be paid into any other fund or account." Highway Law §141 contains requirements with respect … (i.e. town outside village) general fund to a section 141 account having the same tax base. Section 285-a authorizes … moneys from section 141 accounts into any other fund or account (see, e.g., 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-60, p 76; 24 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-5Selected Management and Operations Practices
… New York, Disposition of Personal Property, and the Energy Efficiency Program. A. ReCharge New York Purpose To … metrics, and phased out customers of the former discounted energy programs as provided in the ReCharge New York law. … controls over fleet assets sales. C. Energy Efficiency Project Purpose To determine if Energy Efficiency project …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/01/selected-management-and-operations-practicesDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2015
… to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for the La Guardia Airport flood control project. Office of Parks, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2015Opinion 91-30
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … OF INTEREST -- Interest in Contract (purchases under State or county contract) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(2): A … as a sales representative for a corporation which holds State and county contracts and whose duties as sales …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-30Opinion 2002-4
… work for the benefit of the town unrelated to the highway system, the cost of such work must be charged against the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-4Opinion 88-56
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (fire district commissioner … with the district, does not have a prohibited conflict of interest in purchase contracts between the firm and the … with the district would have a prohibited conflict of interest in contracts between the firm and the district. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Opinion 88-5
… opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to cover retired employees); (retirees reduction of benefits) PUBLIC … may provide health insurance coverage at town expense to retired officers or employees, or a group of retired officers or employees, including retired elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-5Opinion 88-48
… 162; Thompson v Dormitory Authority , 48 Misc 2d 296, 264 NYS2d 842; cf . Public Authorities Law, §2603-a which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48Opinion 90-15
… time he or she acts in the stead of the supervisor (see 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-371, p 408). May 8, 1990 Patricia C. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15Opinion 88-65
… paying the tax and the charging of a fee therefor. This is in reply to your letter which asks our opinion as to whom … Tax Law which states, in part, the following: "1. .... Where a tax is paid by a mortgagee which is subject to the … this state; national banking association; federal savings bank or federal savings and loan association; federal credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65Opinion 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 88-60
… arrangement with a private party would have to be in the form of a revocable license, grant of privilege or true … involve an expenditure of public moneys ( Citiwide News v NYCTA , 62 NY2d 464, 478 NYS2d 593). Nonetheless, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60Opinion 88-6
… and a local bank constitutes a local retirement system for purposes of section 113(a) of the Retirement and Social … municipalities from establishing a local retirement system for its officers or employees after April 12, 1922. The plan, … Initially, we note that there is no statutory authority for a town, by resolution, to establish the type of plan at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6Opinion 88-79
… of Article VIII, section 1 of the State Constitution. We express no opinion, however, as to the types of activities … that the arrangement is permissible under Federal law. We express no opinion, however, as to whether such an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79State Contract and Payment Actions in October
… and renovation costs to expand and upgrade the Tech Garden in Syracuse. $5.3 million to Binghamton University for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberDiNapoli: Housing Cost Burdens for New Yorkers Among Nation's Highest
… Almost three million New York households are dealing with housing … and affordable housing. DiNapoli’s report examines three categories of housing insecurity: high housing costs; … Almost three million New York households are dealing with housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-housing-cost-burdens-new-yorkers-among-nations-highestDiNapoli: Problems Persist at Many Hotels and Motels Used to House Homeless
… State auditors examining hotels and motels used to house the homeless found poor conditions still exist at many … and collaboration on the audit of the use of motels to house the homeless,"said Albany County Comptroller Michael F. … and inspecting temporary residences (facilities that house individuals for less than 180 consecutive days), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-problems-persist-many-hotels-and-motels-used-house-homelessDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for October 2016
… and remediation contracts including $40 million to Long Island Environmental Assessment Inc. and $30 million to … to facilitate consolidation of services. $8.2 million with Island Peer Review Organization, Inc. for program performance … for temporary staffing services at Hutchings Psychiatric Center. $281,000 to Independent Living, Inc. and $123,000 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-october-2016State Contract and Payment Actions in May
… approved 2,046 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $2.2 billion and approved more … response, including: $2.2 million for local grants and public assistance, which includes $2.1 million to Food Bank … Comptroller approved 2046 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $22 billion and approved more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-contract-and-payment-actions-mayDiNapoli Releases Review of Executive Budget
… of the pandemic, inflation, and supply chain issues all remain risks to the state’s economic recovery and … loan for the Gateway project. Financial Plan Overview All Funds tax receipts that were initially expected to … neutral over the financial plan period. DOB estimates All Funds receipts in the current year will total $243.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-releases-review-executive-budget