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Opinion 91-15
… grounds, it distinguished the Riegert Apartments case, pointing out that no park land double toll was involved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-15Opinion 90-50
… perform for and at the expense of such municipality, any work of construction or reconstruction, including the removal … approve such a request of a municipality, he shall make an estimate of the cost of the work which he is requested by … for the purposes of this subdivision, a sum equal to such estimate and subject to the draft or requisition of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-50Opinion 2005-1
… the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (retention of by service provider) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (collection of unpaid ambulance fees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §122-b; STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1: Towns may fix fees for ambulance services, to be paid by persons requesting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-1Opinion 2007-8
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (obtaining an annual audit) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Contracts (requirement for audit of fire company) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (audit of fire … Whether a town board may require a volunteer fire company that provides protection to the district under a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-8Opinion 2009-1
… relating specifically to the treasurer, and abstain from voting on such matters. Even if the fire district's code of … himself or herself from discussions, and abstain from voting, on the appointment of his or her spouse to the office … for the office of treasurer), and abstain from voting on such matters. We believe that municipal codes of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-1Opinion 98-13
… activity (see, gen., 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-40, p 103; New York Tel. v City of Amsterdam , 200 AD2d 315, 613 NYS2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-13Opinion 95-26
… having essentially the same membership as the association. You ask whether the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Volunteer and Exempt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-26Opinion 98-6
… firm unless the total consideration payable, when added to all other consideration payable under contracts in which the … under the contract, when added to the aggregate amount of all consideration payable under contracts in which an officer … such renewals and additional contracts, when added to all other consideration payable under contracts in which the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-6Opinion 98-3
… issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Appointment to Office (of town supervisor's business partner) … to a contract within the meaning of article 18 (26 Opns St Comp, 1970, p 126; see also Bookout v Levitt , 43 NY2d … in section 802 were applicable (see also 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-60, p 84). Further, if the individuals were to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-3Opinion 2001-11
… the fire district and corporation for the sale of radios to, and the repair of radios for, the fire district if, as … The assistant chief, however, would be required to disclose his or her interest in the contract pursuant to General Municipal Law §803(1). You ask whether an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-11State Agencies Bulletin No. 2242
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2024 Institution … and in the same agency where they perform their academic service, the agency must submit a transaction on the Time … other than the agency where they perform their academic service must be Concurrently Hired or Rehired using the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2242-procedures-processing-2024-summer-session-payments-institution-teachersState Agencies Bulletin No. 2140
… purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2023 Institution Teacher Summer Session … determined by the facility. Eligibility Status: Contracts for 21P teachers will end on the last day of the academic … regular position and continue to be paid. Agency Actions for Summer Session Procedures: Agencies must process Summer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2140-procedures-processing-2023-summer-session-payments-institution-teachersDiNapoli: Jobs in NYC Construction Industry Took Huge Hit During Pandemic, Over 14% Decline
… The loss of 44,400 construction jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was … than the private sector as a whole. Queens lost the most construction jobs in 2020 (6,900) followed by Manhattan … $80,000 in the city. Immigrants held 53 percent of the construction jobs in New York City, much higher than in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-jobs-nyc-construction-industry-took-huge-hit-during-pandemic-over-14-declineNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… the rate has been below 10 percent since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2.8 percentage point … decline. Unfortunately, a deeper dive into the Bureau of Labor Statistics data reveals troubling context: New York … August (based on preliminary figures), while the number of individuals officially considered unemployed declined by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-october-28-2020Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… not approved by the State Education Department, one student who did not meet the citizenship requirement, and one student for whom auditors found insufficient proof that she … decertified one award for $2,450 and sent another student a $50 refund check. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1845
… (NTAX702) to report New York City wages on the annual Form W-2s (Wage and Tax Statement) of employees who received … the five counties within New York City. As a result, an employee’s address, not the Local Tax Data page, determines … New York City tax refund owed to the employee using the template ( NYC Refund Template ) and email the template with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1845-correction-employee-addresses-and-local-tax-dataThe Construction Industry in New York City: Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19
… Highlights In 2020, New York State had the fourth-largest construction sector in the nation, but also had the highest job losses. The loss of 44,400 construction jobs was the State’s worst annual decline in … than half the industry’s statewide job losses. The City’s construction employment declined by 14.4 percent (23,300 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/construction-industry-new-york-city-recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19Cost-Saving Ideas: Evaluating Solid Waste Collection Options
… garbage collection Local governments providing solid waste collection should periodically evaluate these services … station may include one or more large containers for solid waste in a centralized location. Transportation costs can … The NYSDEC also has general information about solid waste composition and characterization in New York State. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-evaluating-solid-waste-collection-optionsDiNapoli Announces Oil Spill Fund Agreement with Dutchess County and the Town of Hyde Park
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced an agreement between the New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund (Oil Spill Fund), Dutchess County and the Town of Hyde Park to convert an abandoned gas … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-announces-oil-spill-fund-agreement-dutchess-county-and-town-hyde-parkUse of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2017-MS-5)
… four letter reports to the following entities: the City of Buffalo (Buffalo) and the Buffalo Firefighters Two Percent Fund (Buffalo TPF) [pdf] ; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/01/12/use-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2017-ms-5