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DiNapoli: Troy Housing Authority IT Worker Arrested for Secretly Running Private Business on Housing Authority Time
… District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced the arrest of … My thanks to Rensselaer County DA Donnelly and State Police Superintendent James for their partnership in … plain and simple. I am grateful to the New York State Police and the Office of the State Comptroller for partnering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-troy-housing-authority-it-worker-arrested-secretly-running-private-business-housingOpinion 2000-1
… of City of New York , 182 Misc 654, 45 NYS 2d 230; but see Hunt v Hamilton County , 235 AD2d 758, 652 NYS2d 402 [grand … to provide a defense pursuant to section 18 (see, e.g., Hunt , supra ; Matter of Polak v City of Schenectady , 181 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1Village of Leicester – Financial Management (2025M-7)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Village of Leicester (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) effectively … fund balance? Audit Period June 1, 2021 – January 16, 2025 Understanding the Program A key measure of a village’s … Village’s financial affairs, which includes adopting the annual budget and establishing financial policies. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/05/09/village-leicester-financial-management-2025m-7Opinion 98-3
… in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Appointment to Office (of town supervisor's business partner) -- Contracts (appointment to office) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(2), 805-a: The appointment of the town supervisor's business partner to the office of town comptroller, by itself, does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-3Opinion 97-7
… does not divest the persons entitled to the funds of their rights to the property nor does it affect the court's … Law. February 6, 1997 Richard W. Breslin, Esq., County Attorney County of Chenango 1 Subdivision 3 of this section … he or she is entitled pursuant to section 8010 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules, before transferring the funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7Opinion 88-54
… , 134 NY 163; 5 McQuillin, Municipal Corporations, §§15.39, 15.41; 1 Antieau, Municipal Corporations Law, §4.26; also see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-54Opinion 94-16
… governing board member and treasurer is stockholder) -- Stock Ownership (designation of bank as depository when IDA … interest solely because he or she owns less than 1% of the stock of a bank named as a depository of the IDA. In … in question owns less than 1% of the outstanding stock of the bank. Initially, we note that, by informal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-162022 Year in Review
… Celebrating the Office of the State Comptrollers Achievements in 2022 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/2022-year-reviewInvesting in New York
… $2.64 billion committed to the program (as of March 31, 2025) $1.9 billion invested in 600 New York State companies … of return (as of March 31, 2025) Contact Leo P. Chenette Senior Investment Officer, Private Equity Phone: (518) 375-8324 Email: NYSCRFInvestmentproposals@osc.ny.gov New York Credit Small Business Investment Company Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/investing-new-yorkDual Membership in NYSLRS – Divorce and Your Benefits
… NYSLRS pensions are considered marital property and may be divided when a marriage ends Guide to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/dual-membership-nyslrsOpinion 90-18
… §103: There is no exception to the competitive bidding requirements of this section based solely on the fact that … department of health is subject to the competitive bidding requirements of General Municipal Law, §§103, 103-a, 103-b … unless any of the exceptions to the competitive bidding requirements of section 103 applies, the purchase of medical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-18Opinion 97-2
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to cover former school board … who participates in a municipal cooperative health benefit plan for Part B Medicare premiums paid by the former school … are not members of, and are not eligible to receive a retirement allowance from, a public retirement system. Thus, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2Opinion 2000-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … our opinion with respect to several issues arising from the inclusion of a village within a proposed joint fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18Opinion 94-18
… may not give or loan its money or property to such an organization. Accordingly, the village may not permit an … Opns St Comp No. 94-12, p __). October 31, 1994 Sanford L. Church, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Albion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-18Opinion 2006-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … by a qualifying federal home loan bank) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§10(3), 11(2): The provisions of General Municipal Law §10(1)(h) that limit to ninety days the term of an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-4Opinion 97-5
… TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (imposition of assessment for construction of private road) STREETS AND … VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (construction of and assessment for private road) VILLAGE LAW, §§6-622, 22-2200: A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-5Opinion 2008-6
… We are informed that the "hourly rate divisor" is then determined by multiplying the next subordinate officer's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-6Opinion 93-24
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … The provision of facilities for certain types of physical fitness training to maintain or improve firefighters' … (see, e.g., Town Law, §§81[1][d], 220[4]). September 2, 1993 Gerard J. Comatos, Esq. Philipstown North Highlands …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-88
… Purpose To notify agencies of two new Increment Codes to be reported for tracking employees eligible for a future … To notify agencies of two new Increment Codes to be reported for tracking employees eligible for a future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-88-new-reason-codes-373-judiciary-law-373-and-379-judiciary-lawOpinion 2007-2
… Board of Elections (liability for expenses of); (authority to charge back expenses of); (method of charging back … 4-136 and 4-138: Counties may, but are not required to, charge back to towns and cities all or a portion of the types of expenses … Whether amendments made to the Election Law require or permit the chargeback of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-2