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DiNapoli: State Agency Mishandled Housing Discrimination Complaints
… equal opportunity, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New … may have been left to face continued discrimination or forced to move. The agency should establish new procedures … or negotiate the sale, lease or rental of housing based on a protected class, such as age, race, income, national …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-state-agency-mishandled-housing-discrimination-complaintsEfforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms
… tunnels that interconnect parts of New York City. Created in 1933, TBTA serves more than 310 million vehicles per year … more traffic than any other bridge or tunnel authority in the nation. Toll revenues from TBTA help subsidize MTA’s … the E-ZPass would be read and images would be taken of the front and rear of the vehicle (to capture the license …
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
… web access history and other information stored on local government or school computers, at any time and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-1-it-policyOpinion 2000-1
… of misconduct. This is in reply to your request for our opinion concerning the payment by a village of … As a rule, a municipality may not provide legal counsel for a municipal officer or employee who is charged with a … because the defense is considered additional remuneration for services rendered (see Corning , supra ; Security , supra …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1Opinion 91-13*
… municipal corporation from acquiring such facilities or services as may be necessary to perform any duties or … which are predominately used for the delivery of medical services, except that such facilities shall include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-13Opinion 96-17
… expenses and all necessary tuition fees incurred by the firefighter in attending the school or course. It has been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Opinion 88-52
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales … which purchases real property from county) -- Interest in Contract (community college officers and employees who are … a sale of real property is a "contract" within the meaning of subdivision two of General Municipal Law, §800 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-52Opinion 92-10
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … the principal amounts and accrued interest, if any, of matured, unredeemed bearer serial bonds issued by the village, when such amounts have remained unpaid or unclaimed for three years. Prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-10City of Poughkeepsie Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-168)
… and calculated revenues upon which their payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) are based on. These projects have … monitor projects’ progress and document findings in writing. Require the City or one of the taxing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/07/08/city-poughkeepsie-industrial-development-agency-projectOpinion 94-25
… FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (service credit for attending meetings of groups within a fire department or … year of firefighting service under a service award program for attendance at "meetings" of an emergency rescue and first … year of firefighting service under a service award program for attendance at "meetings" of groups formed within a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-25Opinion 91-9
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Procedural Requirements … estimate) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Budget Procedures (increase in items by city council in city of the second class) -- … added). The word "item" is not defined in the SCCL. Its meaning, however, may be determined from the context of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-9DiNapoli: Rising Costs Hitting Homeowners & Renters Statewide
… for a place to live, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Regardless of where … for a place to live, you are going to be stretched thin on other every day purchases. This unfortunate trend has … face in finding affordable housing. Senator Catharine Young (R,C,I - Olean): “Growing the economy and job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rising-costs-hitting-homeowners-renters-statewideTown of Throop – Oversight of the Supervisor’s Cash Collections and Disbursements (2022M-172)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Throop (Town) Supervisor and Town Board (Board) ensured cash assets in the Supervisor’s custody were properly collected and disbursed. Key Findings The former Supervisor did not properly collect and disburse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-oversight-supervisors-cash-collections-and-disbursements-2022m-172Opinion 99-4
… development agency ("IDA") to make a grant of its funds to the town for whose benefit the IDA was established. … regarding the authority of an IDA to make a grant of its funds to the town for whose benefit the IDA was established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-4Opinion 91-10
… park district) PARK DISTRICTS -- Establishment (pursuant to Laws of 1924, ch 574) -- Powers and Duties (pursuant to Laws of 1924, ch 574) LAWS of 1924, CHAPTER 574 … v Armstrong , 45 NY 234; Village Green Realty v Glen Cove Com. Dev. , 95 AD2d 259, 466 NYS2d 26; Gewirtz v City of Long …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-10Opinion 2007-3
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … or annuity funds”. For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed, arguendo , that the tuition reimbursement … provisions, in order to cover “fringe benefits”, that “have become an increasingly important component of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-3Opinion 90-36
… bearing that date. As there were no funds in the bank to pay the checks, the agent and the tax receiver agreed "that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-36Opinion 88-6
… vary depending on salary increases or decreases and the number of qualifying employees. In addition, although …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6Opinion 92-36
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (imposition of … County Law to impose a surcharge on a part-county basis in order to finance the implementation of an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system in an area encompassing less than the entire county. You ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-36DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for September 2015
… and more than 600 payments valued at $3.9 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. This month’s high … because contracts and payments were accelerated in order to allow an upgrade of the Statewide Financial System. … eight days for contract reviews in September and two days to audit payments. DiNapoli releases this monthly notice to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-september-2015