Search
Opinion 2001-13
… to political subdivisions (see, e.g., People v Grant , 306 NY 258, 260). Further, when there is a general delegation of … things, regulating the use of streets and highways by motor vehicles and, in certain instances, authorizes towns to … rule or regulation requiring from any owner of a motor vehicle or motorcycle, or from any operator or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13Opinion 2002-14
… appropriateness of settlement) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1; VILLAGE LAW §§1-102(5), 4-400(1)(l), … monies to the property owners under these circumstances. Article VIII, §1 of the State Constitution prohibits … or private corporation, association or undertaking. Article VIII, §1 generally prohibits the expenditure of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14Opinion 2006-10
… (charging back portion of salary of town engineer) -- Real Property (use of proceeds from lease of district … vital statistics); (town engineer) WATER IMPROVEMENTS -- Real Property (proceeds from the lease of) ZONING AND … constitute separate primary registration districts and are not part of a single combined district. TOWN LAW §§54, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10Opinion 91-32
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … a public benefit corporation. The county, however, is precluded by this prohibition from reimbursing property … vehicle for granting damages to an injured party where an entry [sic] cloaked with the powers of eminent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32New Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
… weeks 13 through 63 of data collection, available for download at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-housing-insecurity-crisisState Agencies Bulletin No. 1101
… a row on the Additional Pay page for employees who meet ALL of the following criteria: Employee is in an eligible … was in an eligible bargaining unit. The system will total all monies for the following earnings codes where the … the system will calculate the deficit reduction amount on all eligible earnings where the earnings end date falls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1101-2011-2012-deficit-reduction-plan-employees-represented-public-employeesDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-108.1
… is to inform the Division of Housing and Community Renewal of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2020 DC 37 … (RRSU) – BU67 in the Division of Housing and Community Renewal who meet the eligibility criteria are affected. … Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No DH1081 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-1081-april-2020-district-council-37-dc-37-retroactive-2X.7.A Centralized Corporate Customers – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… customer to first be a registered vendor in the New York State Vendor File. Refer to Section 3 - Vendor Registration of this Chapter for additional guidance on how to register a vendor. The VMU creates Centralized … CONTRACTS Revenue Contracts are agreements between the State and private individuals and/or businesses for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x7a-centralized-corporate-customersOpinion 89-64
… fide purchase upon the most beneficial terms, including price, in the public interest. This is in reply to your … the board and the owner have arrived at a purchase price which the board believes is fair, but which exceeds the … what a municipality may pay to purchase real property, the price is a matter of negotiation between the seller and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-64Availability, Access and Affordability: Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State
… 67.1% 48.4% 8.2% Notes: Adoption rates are the number of residential subscriptions divided by the number of households … By the late 1990s broadband was becoming available in the residential market through dedicated subscriber lines (DSL) … million and more than 264,000 locations (commercial and residential) served. The North Country and the Southern Tier, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-stateState Agencies Bulletin No. 1652
… April 2018 M/C 1% Parity Salary Increase: Employees with a Pay Basis Code of HRY (Grade 600 or 800) Employees with a Pay Basis Code of ANN who are in a traineeship (Grade 800) Employees with a Pay Basis Code of ANN who are in an NS position (Grade 600) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1652-managementconfidential-mc-final-1-parity-increase-effective-april-2018Opinion 92-13
Whether a town in a county not having a board of supervisors may by the adoption of a single local law increase the terms of office of the town supervisor town councilmen and town clerk to four years
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-13SUNY Bulletin No. SU-214
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the October 1, 2009, October 1, 2010 and October 1, 2014 Stipend … of America/Graduate Student Employees Union, provides for an increase in stipends and an increase in the minimum … To provide agency instructions for processing the October 1 2009 October 1 2010 and October …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-214-october-1-2009-october-1-2010-and-october-1-2014-stipendDiNapoli: Brooklyn Economy Sets Records
… services." "The resurgence of film and television production in New York has been successful beyond our wildest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-brooklyn-economy-sets-recordsOpinion 94-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. [edited for … of support, it is required to obtain assignments to the State and to such district of support rights of each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-29State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… audit, issued in January 2021, determined that for certain organizations that participate in NYSHIP, their employees may … more cost-effective options, because Civil Service, citing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) … out HIPAA exceptions that would allow it. Department of Health (Medicaid Program): Accuracy of Medicaid Eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Opinion 2006-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Franchise Fees (fund to which town … company, which is only operative in the unincorporated area of the town, are to be credited to the part-town general … Home Rule Law §10[1][ii][a][12][a]). 2 As such, in our opinion, the granting of a franchise to a cable company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Opinion 89-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ELECTIONS -- Recall … Initially, we note that it is well-established in this State that government by representation is the rule. Direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-31Opinion 91-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (local law increasing term of office of city engineer) LOCAL LAWS -- Referendum … local law amending a city charter to increase the term of office of the city engineer is subject to a mandatory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Opinion 89-56
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … payments proposed to be made to town employees. You state that the town has established a self-insured health … gift of town funds in violation of Article VIII, §1 of the State Constitution. Town Law, §27(1) provides that salaries …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56