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Opinion 98-8
… Bidding (preferred source requirements) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103; STATE FINANCE LAW, §162; CORRECTION LAW, §184: A political subdivision is required to procure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8Opinion 97-17
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Financial Disclosure … The phrase "local officer or employee" is defined, in relevant part, as "the heads (other than local elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-17Opinion 95-30
… (of moneys raised by taxes and gifts) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §11; EDUCATION LAW, §§226, 255; ESTATES, POWERS AND TRUSTS LAW, §§11-2.2 and 11-2.3: Moneys held in the custody of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-30Opinion 91-49
… -- Powers and Duties (conveyance of abandoned county highway property) COUNTY LAW, §215; HIGHWAY LAW, §§118-a, 131-b: A county may convey an abandoned county highway by private sale by the adoption of a resolution … Whether a county may convey an abandoned county highway by private sale to either the adjoining owner or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-49Opinion 95-17
… (see Coconato v Town of Esopus , 152 AD2d 39, 547 NYS2d 953, lv denied 76 NY2d 701, 558 NYS2d 891; see also Opn No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-17Opinion 2000-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … which operates under a charter granted by the State Board of Regents and is open to the public without … St Comp, 1961, p 252; cf. Wells v Town of Salina , 119 NY 280). There is no express or implied authority for a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-20Former Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown today announced … was located at 1854 Cornaga Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens, and primarily provided services to pre-school children in the communities of Far Rockaway in Queens and Williamsburg and Borough Park, in Brooklyn. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for August 2014
… their money. The independent audits ensure payments are free from fraud, waste and improprieties. The Comptroller’s … Division of Criminal Justice Services $6.3 million to the Legal Aid Society for Aid to Defense for impoverished New … to various labor organizations. Office of Indigent Legal Services $637,000 in grants to five upstate counties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-august-2014Opinion 89-60
… issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Building Inspector (engaged in private business of performing … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801, 805-a(1)(b), (c): Although a building inspector engaged in the private business of … receipt of your letter concerning the propriety of a town building inspector also engaging in the business of providing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-60Opinion 90-20
… custody of foreign fire insurance tax moneys to an unincorporated firemen's association. The firemen's … We are not aware of the precise purposes for which the unincorporated firemen's association in question was … custody of foreign fire insurance tax moneys to an unincorporated firemens association …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-20Opinion 88-67
… in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Legal Services (law partner of village mayor hired as village attorney) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3); VILLAGE LAW, §4-400(1)(c): If a law partner of … Whether the appointment of the mayors law partner would result in a prohibited conflict of interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-67State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… operations. Hudson River–Black River Regulating District – Security Over Critical Systems (2023-S-24) The Hudson … Services’ policies, which include applying the correct security controls for information used by the District, … 2021, found a lack of formal guidance governing certain enforcement and record-keeping practices as well as a need …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsWall Street Bonuses and Profits Decline in 2015
… in 2015, reflecting a challenging year in the financial markets,” DiNapoli said. “While the cost of legal … six times higher than salaries in the rest of the City’s private sector ($72,300); Although the securities industry is … engines. The industry accounted for 22 percent of all private sector wages paid in New York City in 2014 even …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/wall-street-bonuses-and-profits-decline-2015State Contract and Payment Actions in July
… Einstein College of Medicine for the study of early blood cancer detection in World Trade Center first responders. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-julyIV.4.F Capital Projects – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… include payments made for: The acquisition or construction of the State’s capital facilities including planning, land … reimbursable by public authorities, instrumentalities of the State, the Federal government or local governments. In … designed to permit the identification of the following types of information for capital construction expenditures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4f-capital-projectsDiNapoli Faults Oversight at Public Service Commission of Orders and Agreements
… is falling short in monitoring Charter Communications Inc. and other utilities across New York, according to an audit released … speeds, used inaccurate data to track service reliability and imposed only four penalties in four years. “When New … is falling short in monitoring Charter Communications Inc and other utilities in the state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-faults-oversight-public-service-commission-orders-and-agreementsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … did not exist. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit: New Customer-Focused Subway Metrics (2018-S-72) Under the … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… health and safety compliance. State Education Department: Fred S. Keller School, Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Department of Agriculture and Markets – Protection of Managed … 2016 to address the high loss of pollinators in the State. A prior audit, issued in January 2023, found that the … its efforts to ensure honey bees entering the State are healthy and free from disease. Additionally, Ag&Mkts did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsSelected Aspects of Safety and Security in Subway Facilities
… Chief Security and Safety Officer is mainly responsible for the policy aspect of safety and security across all MTA … and homelessness. MTA’s Office of Security is responsible for protecting all MTA agencies, including Transit, with its … (formerly MTA Capital Construction) is responsible for implementing projects, such as those identified through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/selected-aspects-safety-and-security-subway-facilities