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Opinion 89-55
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief … Town boards are also authorized to determine, in accordance with applicable civil service and other … (Town Law, §150[2]). There is no similar authority in the Town Law, however, to confer upon the chief of police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-55Opinion 97-21
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Finances (filing of annual financial reports) … Duties (receipt of annual financial reports from public libraries) EDUCATION LAW, §263; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … of the Education Law does not operate to relieve public libraries from the requirement that annual financial reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21Opinion 96-1
… Adirondack Park and has, within the town boundaries, State land assessed at more than 10% of the total assessed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Opinion 91-4
… of the joint fire district, the village must still pay principal and interest on its outstanding obligations issued … village's continuing responsibility to pay interest and principal on the obligations. March 18, 1991 Jack L. Cottet, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-4Opinion 2002-10
… public hearing, may accept a gift of a privately-owned, family cemetery that constitutes historical property within … whether a town may accept a gift of a privately-owned, "family cemetery", established during the late eighteenth … a town board may accept a gift of a privately-owned, family cemetery and provide for the upkeep and repair of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10-0Opinion 2002-13
… annual fund-raising drive (see General Municipal Law §204-a). The distribution and use of foreign fire insurance … fire district (Insurance Law §§9104[a][1]-[3]; 9105[d][2][B]-[D]; Not-For-Profit Corporations Law §1402[e]; Town Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13Opinion 2000-12
… abstention from voting on salaries of relatives) -- Family Relationships (abstention from voting on salaries of … member from voting on salaries for family members who are elected or appointed town officials. Pursuant to General … voting on resolutions fixing the salaries of relatives who are town officials and, even if the code of ethics does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 93-31
… your letter asking whether commissioners of the Rushford Lake Recreation District may be reimbursed for mileage from … to meetings of the board of commissioners. The Rushford Lake Recreation District was established pursuant to chapter … we conclude that the commissioners of the Rushford Lake Recreation District may not be reimbursed for mileage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-31Opinion 2001-1
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §90; 29 USC §201 et seq .; NY CONST, ART. VIII, §1: A village board may authorize … with constitutional equal protection guarantees (NY Const, art. I, §11; see, e.g., Gruen v County of Suffolk , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Opinion 2000-6
… FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding length of service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- … to Insurance Law §§9104 and 9105 may not be used to fund a length of service award program established by a village for … received by a village treasurer may be used to fund a length of service award program for volunteer firefighters of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6IV.4.F Capital Projects – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… education. 60720 Books/Media Acquisition of books, photos, film, video, CD’s, etc. held as individual use or in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4f-capital-projectsXII.6.C Paying Prompt Contract Interest – XII. Expenditures
… owed. To determine if the Agency owes interest, please see Chapter XI, Section 4.A - Not-for-Profit Prompt Contracting … voucher is prepared. Obligation and Accounting Dates - See Chapter XIV, Section 2 – Obligation, Accounting and Budget … Interest and Merchandise/Invoice Receive Date of this Chapter for guidance. Guide to Financial Operations REV. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6c-paying-prompt-contract-interestEarnings – Enhanced Reporting
… Certain types of member earnings may or may not be pensionable and there may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/earningsReporting Formats – Enhanced Reporting
… types include regular reports adjustments or updates to job data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/reporting-formatsState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Impact of a Late State Budget
… widespread and some sectors of our economy may take years to recover. The state Legislature and Governor are in the … or have payments set up on direct withdrawal, I urge them to be mindful of the impact of a late state budget on their … the Governor and state Legislature are working hard to get the budget done. Now more than ever, we need a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-impact-late-state-budgetIV.4.A Department Operations – Personal Service – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… Personal Service expenditures are the various forms of compensation … and certain non-employees that are chargeable to personal service appropriation/segregation accounts. Click here to … Personal Service expenditures are the various forms of compensation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4a-department-operations-personal-serviceEnvironment, Energy and Agriculture – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) In SFY 2020-21, DEC All Funds spending totaled $991.8 million, a decrease of $251.3 million (20.2 percent) from SFY 2019-20 due to COVID-19 related reductions in activity and spending. … Provides an overview of the Environmental Protection Fund and Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/environment-energy-and-agricultureNew NY Broadband Program (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, New NY Broadband Program (Report 2020-S-19 ). About the … Yorkers. The New NY Broadband Program (Program)—launched in 2015 and managed by the Broadband Program Office (BPO), a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/25/new-ny-broadband-program-followMonitoring of Construction Management (Follow-Up)
… contracts. However, contracts may be managed by either D&C staff or a combination of D&C and construction management consultant staff, or may be contracted out completely to a construction … the period April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2023, OGS’ inventory of contracts included 3,302 ongoing construction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/monitoring-construction-management-followSelected Management and Operations Practices (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the nine recommendations included in our … 469 of the Laws of 1989 requires the State Comptroller to audit NYPA’s management and operations at least once every … To determine the extent of implementation of the nine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/03/selected-management-and-operations-practices-follow