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Opinion 96-13
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Service Award Programs (simultaneous participation in retirement system) VOLUNTEERS -- Ambulance Workers (simultaneous participation in service award program and retirement system) CIVIL SERVICE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-13State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… by the County Clerks (County DMVs). A prior audit, issued in October 2023, found that some offices were not using … by the Plan. Auditors also determined that, due to gaps in the law, DMV did not have sufficient authority to enforce … DMV offices. DMV officials made some progress in addressing the five recommendations in the initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Opinion 91-49
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent … Subdivision 5 of section 215 provides for a two-thirds vote of the county legislative body to sell and convey … Law, §215(8), however, both the public sale and two-thirds vote requirements are inapplicable to conveyances of, inter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-49Selected Payments for Special Items Made to Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
… (Bassett) for special items were made according to the provisions of the agreement between Empire and Bassett. Background The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides … Hospital Bassett for special items were made according to the provisions of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/selected-payments-special-items-made-mary-imogene-bassett-hospital-january-1-2011-throughFredonia Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-6)
… (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable … as required by NYS Public Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) regulations. 3 We determined 178 of the 665 (27 percent) water outlets we identified that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/15/fredonia-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-6Opinion 91-19
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties … gift by a fire company to the fire district. This is in response to your letter concerning firefighting equipment … with moneys it received from a criminal defendant in an arson case as part of a plea bargaining arrangement. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19Opinion 91-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Service (payment of on town obligations in coterminous town-village) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Debt Limit … debt limit if the debt was issued for a purpose enumerated in Village Law, §17-1726. If the debt was not issued for such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-5Selected Payments for Special Items Made to St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
… to the provisions of the agreement between Empire and St. Luke's. Background The New York State Health … Program /Department of Civil Service : Empire BlueCross Blue Shield - Payments for Selected Items to Selected Hospitals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/selected-payments-special-items-made-st-lukes-cornwall-hospital-january-1-2011-throughSelected Payments for Special Items Made to Stony Brook University Hospital from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
… (Stony Brook) for special items were made according to the provisions of the agreement between Empire and Stony Brook. Background The New York State Health … them by $78,452. Key Recommendations Recover the $78,452 from Stony Brook for the overpayments we identified in this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/selected-payments-special-items-made-stony-brook-university-hospital-january-1-2011-throughRisk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… (MTA)—Bridges & Tunnels (B&T), MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus), and New York City Transit-Department of Buses (Transit … the potential damage to its transportation systems and developed plans to mitigate the effect of extreme weather conditions and flooding; and whether the plans were tested/updated and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/01/02/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsDraft a DRO Using the NYSLRS Template – Divorce and Your Benefits
… DRO proposal to NYSLRS. Please Note: This form works best with JavaScript enabled. For assistance in enabling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/draft-dro-using-nyslrs-templateSchool District Physical Education Compliance (2018-MS-3)
… complete report - pdf] We also issued 10 letter reports in the School Districts of: Baldwinsville Central , … of PE to students in grades K-4, and seven did not do so for grade 5. None of the districts audited had developed a PE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/12/school-district-physical-education-compliance-2018-ms-3Opinion 2002-5
… Uses (financing acquisition of development rights for open space preservation) -- Referendum Requirements (financing acquisition of development rights for open space preservation) MUNICIPAL FUNDS-- Capital Reserve Fund (authority to establish for acquisition of development rights for open space …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Opinion 91-10
… within the district are subject to town general taxes for park purposes; (e) whether the board of park … district property without replacing it with other property for park purposes; and (f) whether the town could be exposed … any rules and regulations established by the commissioners for the government and protection of the park are subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-10Opinion 90-34
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Recipients (emergency rescue and first aid squads) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-b(1); INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: An emergency rescue and first … fire department is not entitled to receive foreign fire insurance tax moneys unless authorized by a special law. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34DiNapoli: New York City Budget Surplus on Pace to Grow Another $2.4 Billion from April Projections
… (FY) 2022 compared to the Executive Budget released in April. However, better-than-projected fiscal performance may … adjusted for surplus transfers - and Financial Plan (the “April Plan”) shows the city has benefited from stronger than … into its Rainy Day Fund (RDF) for FY 2022. Since the April Plan, tax collections, fueled by personal incomes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-new-york-city-budget-surplus-pace-grow-another-24-billion-april-projectionsOpinion 89-51
… of a fire protection district, must specify a definite sum to be paid each year for all of the services to be rendered under the contract. There is no authority for the town to make additional payments to the fire company providing … Whether the town is authorized to make payments to the volunteer fire company in addition to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-51Tier 6 Defined Contribution Plan Option
… Employees newly hired on or after July 1, 2013 have the option to choose either the traditional defined benefit plan or a defined … They are not represented by a union and Their salary at the time they are hired is at least $75,000. Employees who … Some employees of NYSLRS employers may choose either the traditional defined benefit plan or a defined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/tier-6-defined-contribution-plan-optionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… program (DCAP) and health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) in a timely manner. As of Dec. 31, 2021, the administrator had not returned $83,068 (97%) in forfeited funds from the FSA, DCAP and HRA for the 2014-15 … aware of the unreturned funds until auditors notified them in January 2022. BOCES lacked adequate procedures to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsOpinion 92-54
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … who is an officer and stockholder of a bank would have a prohibited interest in the designation of the bank as … to fill a vacancy in the office of town supervisor would have a prohibited conflict of interest under General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-54