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Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Upcoming School District Release Webinar Presentation
Presenters will provide an overview of how the system evaluates fiscal stress, what a change in score or designation does or does not signify, and common issues that appear to be affecting school districts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fiscal-stress-monitoring-system-school-districts-01-12-2022.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System Briefing for School District Officials
Presenters will provide an overview of how the system evaluates fiscal stress, what a change in score or designation does or does not signify, and common issues that appear to be affecting school districts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fsms-schools-010825.pdfDiNapoli Statement on Anniversary of the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol
… made the following statement on the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. “Those who attacked the Capitol a year ago attacked the heart of our democracy. They were driven by lies to disrupt the orderly transition of power on which America was founded. We must never be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-statement-anniversary-jan-6-attack-capitolOpinion 90-9
… the opinion. CLAIMS -- Audit (scope of village auditor's authority); (necessity of vendor certification) LOCAL LAWS -- … Law) VILLAGE BOARD -- Powers and Duties (delegation of authority to make budget transfers) VILLAGE LAW, §§5-524(3), … A village board of trustees may not delegate its authority to make budget transfers between appropriations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-9Mitigation for Extreme Weather Conditions and Flooding
… risk assessment to identify potential risks to its system from extreme weather conditions and flooding and developed plans to mitigate their effects. … can be deployed when needed. The audit covered the period from April 2009 to May 2023. About the Program Metro-North is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/06/mitigation-extreme-weather-conditions-and-floodingOpinion 88-30
… the district) -- Connections (requiring property owners to connect to a district water system) TOWN LAW, §§130(15), … by ordinance, may require district property owners to connect to a district water system in the proper exercise of … board to require that a property owner in a water district connect to the water district water system. You state that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-30Opinion 93-23
… the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Electrical Services (chair of planning board who performs work for town and private parties) -- Interest in Contract (chair of planning board in contract with town for electrical … AND PLANNING -- Planning Boards (electrical contractor as chair of board) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801, 803: Whether an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-23Opinion 95-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … from alleged criminal conduct) COUNTY LAW, §209: A county board of supervisors generally is authorized to conduct an … in reply to your letter in which you state that the county board of supervisors has become aware of allegations with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4Selected Safety and Security Equipment at Subway Stations (Follow-Up)
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) New York City Transit (Transit) operates the subway system in four of … equipment includes Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), a TV system in which strategically placed cameras’ input is … 459 subway stations. EMD has a CCTV preventive maintenance schedule for all installed CCTV cameras and recording …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/18/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-subway-stations-followOpinion 89-23
… §72-h: A village may allow a State agency, by lease or license, to utilize space in the village hall several times … implies the power to grant the lesser right of a revocable license to use (see 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-162, p 205), it is our opinion that the village may also grant such a license to the Division of Parole without consideration or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-23SUNY Bulletin No. SU-228
… 2015 Chancellors Power of SUNY Performance Incentive Payment for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-228-2015-chancellors-power-suny-performance-incentive-paymentOpinion 90-15
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Department (establishment of position of deputy town … Whether a town board of a town which has established a police department and has appointed the town supervisor as … commissioner pursuant to Town Law 150 may appoint a deputy police commissioner to act in the absence or inability of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15Opinion 96-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … into a cooperation agreement to implement an advertising campaign for the purpose of recruiting volunteer firefighters … of the fire departments of the districts. The costs of the campaign may be apportioned by property valuations, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-7Statement from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on President Trump's Budget Proposal
… for the state budget, putting New York's taxpayers on the hook for billions of dollars in eliminated federal funding." …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/statement-new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-president-trumps-budget-proposalOpinion 2024-1
… Section 1 of Article 8, the Gift and Loan Clause, of the New York State Constitution, and that the Gift and Loan … outset, we must emphasize that our Office cannot issue a legal opinion with respect to the validity and enforceability … below, the BIL has made federal funds available through New York State’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2024-1City of Auburn – Hydroelectric Power Operations and Software Management (2017M-99)
City of Auburn – Hydroelectric Power Operations and Software Management (2017M-99)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/lgsa-audit-city-2017-auburn.pdfOpinion 90-24
… board may not, pursuant to Local Finance Law, §56.00, delegate to the chief fiscal officer of the municipality the … §56.00(a) authorizes a finance board of a municipality to delegate the authority to hire bond attorneys to the chief … district or district corporation may, by resolution, delegate all or part of such powers and duties to the chief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24Opinion 98-3
… -- Appointment to Office (of town supervisor's business partner) -- Contracts (appointment to office) GENERAL … 805-a: The appointment of the town supervisor's business partner to the office of town comptroller, by itself, does … the office of town comptroller if he or she is a business partner of the town supervisor. You state that the town has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-3Opinion 2001-11
… An assistant chief of a fire district fire department who owns more than 5% of the stock of a corporation would not … an assistant chief of a fire district fire department who owns more than 5% of the stock of a corporation would … Whether an assistant chief of a fire department who owns more than 5 of the stock of a corporation would have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-11Opinion 2001-9
… against county officials serving as officers of not-for-profit corporations) -- Exceptions (contracts with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-9