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Opinion 89-9
… such money over to the State Comptroller in accordance with a Supreme Court order obtained pursuant to Abandoned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9Opinion 88-78
… which, on August 2, 1985, had a police department, so long as the department established as of that date is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-78Opinion 2005-5
… when employer contribution to retirement system for the next subordinate officer is increased) GENERAL … New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System for the plan of which the next subordinate police officer in … is in reply to your inquiry concerning the requirements for compensating a village police chief under General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-5Opinion 92-13
… adoption of either a resolution or local law. In either case, however, the enactment would be subject to mandatory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-13Opinion 92-25
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (riding on fire vehicles during emergency calls) TOWN LAW, §§176(11), 176-a: A board of fire commissioners may adopt regulations authorizing a fire … the provisions of section 17611 of the Town Law preclude a fire district commissioner who is not a member of the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-25Town of Freetown - Records and Reports (2018M-213)
… whether the Supervisors maintained complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports to allow the Board to properly manage the Town’s … require their bookkeeper to maintain complete, accurate and up-to- date accounting records and reports. The … whether the Supervisors maintained complete accurate and uptodate accounting records and reports to allow Board to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/18/town-freetown-records-and-reports-2018m-213Opinion 2002-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses … for open space preservation); (referendum requirements in connection with establishment for acquisition of … for open space preservation); (investment of monies held in) -- Deposits and Investments (of monies in capital reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Opinion 96-23
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … to an exemption because it is a representative of the State under CPLR, §1301. Generally, governmental entities are … acting in an official capacity nor for furnishing a transcript, certification or copy of any paper, document, map …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-23DiNapoli: State Agency Mishandled Housing Discrimination Complaints
… The New York State Division of Human Rights (DHR) failed to properly investigate dozens of housing discrimination cases, undermining its mission to … are told they can report it to the state Division of Human Rights and that it will be investigated, but the … The New York State Division of Human Rights DHR failed to properly investigate dozens of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-state-agency-mishandled-housing-discrimination-complaintsXI.18.D Sales and Compensating Use Tax Documentation – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… perjury, and file with DTF Contractor Certification Form ST-220-TD . Agencies should direct state contractors to the … they can obtain more information on Publication 223 and ST-220-TD . A second certification form ( ST-220-CA ) is required to be provided by the contractor to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18d-sales-and-compensating-use-tax-documentationEfforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms
… would be read and images would be taken of the front and rear of the vehicle (to capture the license plates). E-ZPass … captures up to six images per vehicle (two front and four rear); however, the E-ZPass New York Customer Service Center (NYCSC) accepts only two (one front and one rear). The vendor capturing the images selects the “best” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/11/efforts-collect-tolls-and-fees-using-license-plate-images-and-law-firmsArea #1 – IT Policy – Information Technology Governance
… the risk that data, hardware and software systems may be lost, damaged or compromised by unauthorized or inappropriate … given to certain individuals when there is a breach of the security of the system as it relates to private information. … with an encryption key that has also been acquired: (1) Social Security number; (2) driver’s license number or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-1-it-policySeaford Union Free School District – Capital Assets (2024M-112)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Seaford Union Free School District (District) officials maintain complete … Did Seaford Union Free School District District officials maintain complete and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/11/21/seaford-union-free-school-district-capital-assets-2024m-112Opinion 91-13*
… REAL PROPERTY -- Leases (as constituting indebtedness for purposes of the Constitution and Local Finance Law); (as … of Participation (as constituting indebtedness for purposes of the Constitution and Local Finance Law) … -- Contracts Requiring Bidding (lease of public facility for use by a municipal corporation in performance of its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-13Opinion 2000-1
… CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §18; VILLAGE LAW, §§4-412(3)(3), 5-524(7): As a rule, in the … of Brookhaven , 247 AD2d 109, 678 NYS2d 377; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-47, p 104; see also, e.g., Corning v Village … of New York , 182 Misc 654, 45 NYS 2d 230; but see Hunt v Hamilton County , 235 AD2d 758, 652 NYS2d 402 [grand jury …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1Opinion 96-17
… incurred for completing college courses, such as a course leading to a degree in fire science, if the board of fire commissioners determines that the course provides, to a significant extent, technical training … courses of instruction" for firefighters. If the school or course is outside the county in which the municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Opinion 88-52
… of this section, disclosure shall not be required in the case of an interest in a contract described in subdivision …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-52Opinion 92-10
… to the State Comptroller unclaimed moneys representing the principal amounts and accrued interest, if any, of matured, … evidencing an obligation to make any payment of the principal amount of a debt ..." (Abandoned Property Law, … or securities and any interest or other payment on or of principal, including the cash value of any security which has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-10Opinion 94-25
… for attendance at "meetings" of an emergency rescue and first aid squad, a fire police squad or the "executive … department or fire company, such as an emergency rescue and first aid squad, a fire police squad or the "executive … Board is authorized to make determinations of claims for benefits under the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-25Opinion 91-9
… Law) SECOND CLASS CITIES LAW, §§4, 75; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §23(2)(f): A city of the second class has implied … expenditures for the next ensuing fiscal year ...". The Appellate Division held that both items were legal and … an illegal purpose. (5 NYS2d at 314). In affirming the Appellate Division's decision, the Court of Appeals noted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-9