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Opinion 2006-1
… completion of payroll period) LOCAL LAWS -- Pre-emption (matters contained in article 8 of the Town Law) MUNICIPAL … ( id .). We note that section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law authorizes towns to adopt local laws, not … welfare of its officers and employees. Further, Municipal Home Rule Law § 10(1)(ii)(d)(3) authorizes towns to supersede …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-1Opinion 89-53
… INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Where foreign fire insurance tax moneys are distributed in accordance with Insurance Law, … extent inconsistent. You ask how foreign fire insurance tax moneys should be allocated to each volunteer fire company … govern the distribution and use of foreign fire insurance tax moneys unless otherwise provided by a special law enacted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-53Opinion 89-49
… is brought for the appointment of an administrator cta administrator dbn or a successor executor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49Opinion 88-62
… authorizes town boards to establish capital reserve funds for the purpose of financing all or part of the cost of the … Town Law, §221(1) authorizes town boards to provide for the collection, separation, treatment, processing and disposal of solid waste and, for these purposes, to construct, operate and maintain "solid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62Opinion 88-60
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … fair reasonable terms for such arrangements. You ask under what circumstances an agreement designated as a "license" or … Concerning what circumstances an agreement designated as a license or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60Opinion 88-6
… view that a legislative purpose of section 113(a) was to halt the proliferation of local retirement systems whose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6Opinion 88-76
… on the investment of public moneys appropriated by a village to a village public library must be credited to the library fund and not to the village general fund. EDUCATION LAW, §§226(6), 255(1); … earned on the investment of moneys appropriated by the village for library purposes is credited to the library fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-76Opinion 92-12
… such as volunteer work. General Municipal Law, §207-a(1) requires a city (other than New York City), town, village … during such disability. General Municipal Law, §207-a(2) requires payment of the full amount of regular salary or … disability pension. In that case, however, section 207-a(2) requires the municipality or fire district which employs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-12Opinion 2002-17
… for: (1) plumbing and gas fitting; (2) steam heating, hot water heating, and ventilating and air-conditioning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-17Opinion 2000-3
… establishing or extending a district pursuant to articles 12 or 12-A of the Town Law, irrespective of whether the … for that type of district. 1 If the State Comptroller's approval is required and is granted, a further order …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-3VII.3 AP Adjustment Voucher Overview – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… appropriate types of transactions and required Vendor ID to be used on each AP Adjustment Voucher. New York State often receives … a return of a full or partial payment previously made to them. These returns of payments are called “Refunds of … appropriate types of transactions and required Vendor ID to be used on each AP Adjustment Voucher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii3-ap-adjustment-voucher-overviewComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of NYC Councilman Ruben Wills In Public Corruption Scheme
… the indictment of New York City Council Member Ruben Wills for allegedly pocketing both public campaign funds and charitable grant money for personal benefit. Mr. Wills and a member of his family … funds intended to help people were allegedly used instead for shopping trips to high-end stores. Charges such as these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-nyc-councilman-ruben-wills-publicDiNapoli: Western Regional OTB Must Strengthen Financial Operations and Oversight
… An audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli of the … is under pressure as revenues decline from its horse racing and wagering operations, and it must rein in costs and … It offers off-track pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing at Batavia Downs Gaming and other locations. A portion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-western-regional-otb-must-strengthen-financial-operations-and-oversightState Agencies Bulletin No. 328
… the process for renaming queries designed in the current version of PS Query so they will be compatible with and run effectively in the upgraded version of PS Query. Affected Employees All PS Query users … from the current payroll application to the upgraded version must be renamed. While the upgrade is not scheduled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/328-renaming-ps-queries-preparation-upgradeDiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… affordability and protect New York’s fiscal health. Debt service is projected to consume an increasing share of State … structured in a way that it does not meet the technical definition for being counted toward the cap. The Debt Reform … initiative, search millions of state and local government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reformDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2015
… 2,000 payments valued at approximately $3 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. Cumulatively through … - Design and Construction $9.6 million to construct a day care center at Building 3, State Office Building Campus, … Cascade Drive over Cattaraugus Creek. $12.6 million with National Railroad Passenger Corp. (aka AMTRAK) for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2015State Contract and Payment Actions in October
In October the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1525 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $287 billion and approved nearly 24 million payments worth more than $94 billion
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores With Analysis of 10 Years of Fiscal Monitoring System Data
… year 2022 was largely due to the infusion of aid from the American Rescue Plan Act and sales tax revenue growth. Sales …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scores-analysis-10-years-fiscal-monitoring-system-dataDiNapoli Releases Report on NYS Executive Budget
… by his office. “New York state has taken positive steps to stabilize its finances with higher reserves and lower … diminish my office’s oversight, including new proposals to restrict my office’s approval of certain state bond … growing debt burden and poor debt practices demonstrate how the state’s current statutory debt limits are too easily …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-releases-report-nys-executive-budgetOpinion 2007-2
… of); (custody of voting machines) COUNTY LAW §361-a; ELECTION LAW §§3-226, 4-136 and 4-138: Counties may, but are … pursuant to a provision of law, including the expenses of election inspectors and expenses relating to the repair and … Whether amendments made to the Election Law require or permit the chargeback of election …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-2