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Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing for Rensselaer DPW Employees Who Stole Scrap Metal Proceeds
… P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the sentencing of Ronald Foust and Jeffrey …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-rensselaer-dpw-employees-who-stole-scrapOpinion 91-19
… In Re Szabo's Estate , 10 NY2d 94, 217 NYS2d 593; 62 NY Jur 2d, Gifts, §13). It is a general rule that once an … Saunders v Regeer , 50 Misc 2d 850, 271 NYS2d 788; 62 NY Jur 2d, Gifts, §§56, 57). Accordingly, once the … VIII, §1. Therefore, there is no express constitutional bar to a fire district making a gift to a fire company. Even …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19Opinion 96-1
… BONDS AND NOTES -- State Comptroller Approval (necessity for in Adirondack Park fire district) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (purchase of real property - need for State Comptroller approval in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Opinion 2002-7
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Appropriations and Expenditures (necessity for … (necessity for referendum) REFERENDUM -- Public Libraries (not required to expend monies from reserve fund) … of the Education Law provides, with respect to public libraries, that monies received from taxes and other public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7Opinion 94-17
… of Amsterdam, 200 AD2d 315, 613 NYS2d 993) and the fee schedule must be consistent with constitutional equal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17Opinion 95-14
… FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (personal computer for fire department); (ceremony to dedicate fire house and … tax moneys to purchase a personal computer to be used for department purposes and to pay for a ceremony to dedicate a new fire house and new fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-14Opinion 94-6
… of interest provisions applicable to) PUBLIC HOUSING LAW, §36: Pursuant to Public Housing Law, §36, when a public housing authority contracts with a … or operation of the recreational program. Public Housing Law, §36, inter alia, prohibits a member of a public housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-6Opinion 88-43
… COMPENSATION LAW, §25(4): When deputy sheriffs and county corrections officers are injured in the performance of … to your letter with respect to deputy sheriffs and county corrections officers who sustain injuries in the performance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-43Opinion 2004-8
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (reserve fund for) LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds … care benefits for its employees and their families through insurance coverage and, in addition thereto, reimburses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-8Application Review and Site Permitting for Major Renewable Energy Projects
… was designed to put the State on a path to zero emissions in all economic sectors, enact standards among the most aggressive in the United States, and require 100% carbon-free … that secure energy to serve the end-use customers in the State) to meet their customers’ demand must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/24/application-review-and-site-permitting-major-renewable-energy-projectsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… were issued. Village of Earlville – Collections (Madison County) Although the clerk-treasurer accurately recorded collections that auditors … treasurer within the timeframes established by state law. As a result, funds were not provided to finance town and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: New York Sees Improvement in Condition of Local Bridges
… through the state Department of Transportation’s Bridge NY program, which has funded more than 800 projects since … and public benefit corporations, can apply for Bridge NY funding. Report The Condition of Locally Owned Bridges in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-new-york-sees-improvement-condition-local-bridgesOversight of Child Protective Services (Follow-Up)
… reporting of child abuse and maltreatment, provide for the swift and competent investigation of such reports, … and provide rehabilitative services. OCFS is responsible for overseeing the locally administered child welfare system, … the SCR that OCFS staff determine meet the threshold for a report are sent to the respective LDSS through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/oversight-child-protective-services-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the … most common non-English languages and Executive agencies to publish a Language Access Plan (Plan) to ensure meaningful …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Next Generation 911 Services
… with enhanced capabilities that include voice, photos, videos, and text messages, and allow emergency calls to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/04/next-generation-911-servicesVillage of Washingtonville – Budget Review (B25-6-1)
… $261,000 in sewer rents and $123,000 in water rents if revenues are not realized. The 2025-26 tentative budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/01/22/village-washingtonville-budget-review-b25-6-1Access to Preschool Special Education Services
… the Program One of the most critical periods of growth in a child’s development occurs during the first 5 years of … and services. The special education process begins when a child suspected of needing special education services … provided, and lack of analysis of the information it does have limits SED’s ability to monitor when school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/05/access-preschool-special-education-servicesDiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… the COVID-19 pandemic created a crisis for many students in New York, but not enough is being done to make sure they … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2020, mental health emergency room visits rose 24% among … 5- to 11-year-olds and 31% among 12- to 17-year-olds. In December 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a warning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schoolsOpinion 2005-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … for transfer from unemployment insurance reserve fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§6-m, 6-p; EDUCATION LAW §§1804(6)(c), … BOCES is subject to the permissive referendum requirements of General Municipal Law §6-p for the transfer of monies from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-4NY-Sun Incentive Program (Follow-Up)
… audit report, NY-Sun Incentive Program (Report 2015-S-91 ). Background The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/ny-sun-incentive-program-follow