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Opinion 90-23
… BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Limit (exclusion from - cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE … VIII, §§6, 12; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §105.00: The cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse may exclude from their … such purpose, does not exceed $10,000,000 in the case of Buffalo and Rochester and $5,000,000 in the case of Syracuse. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23Opinion 90-30
… apply "to any mortgage granted to or made by the state of New York ... or any political subdivision of the state ...". …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30Opinion 2006-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … the maximum amount to be expended for establishment of a water district, even though the increased amount will be … the maximum amount to be expended for the establishment of a water district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-2Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … 50,000 state contracts, visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 89-38
… retirement system generally would exist where benefits are payable only upon retirement after a designated minimum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-38Opinion 89-31
… Election (authority of city to provide for) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §§10(1)(ii)(a)(1), (c)(1), 37: A city may not … drafting defects made it incapable of enforcement. The Appellate Division affirmed the Supreme Court's judgment … filed pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law, §37. The Appellate Division, however, while affirming on the grounds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-31State Agencies Bulletin No. 1359
… criteria Background Article 49.1 and Article 49.2 of the 2011-2016 ISU Agreement between the State of New York and the Civil Service Employees Association and the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) memorandum dated 11/25/14 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1359-2014-uniform-maintenance-allowance-and-2014-work-related-clothingOpinion 91-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Service (payment of on town obligations in coterminous town-village) … a town may issue indebtedness after the incorporation of a village which is coterminous with the town You also ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-5Opinion 91-64
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … are subject to competitive bidding (see 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-4, p 6; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-60, p 62; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-103, p 104). To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-64Opinion 93-2
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … to change the month of the general village election at either a general or special village election for village … motion, may not hold a referendum on such a proposition at any other time. You ask under what circumstances a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Dover , Village of Ellicottville , Genesee County Soil and Water Conservation District , Village of Malverne , … , Schroon Lake Fire District , Village of Speculator and the Village of Walton . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Monroe County Failed to Monitor Contractor Operating Golf Courses, Costing Taxpayers
… $300,000 for a substantial clubhouse project at one course, and to make $100,000 in other capital improvements … were in disrepair, a partially submerged golf cart in a course pond, and downed trees. Monroe County also failed to … report reconciling revenues and activities for each golf course. Instead, Tindale remitted payments to the county each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-monroe-county-failed-monitor-contractor-operating-golf-courses-costing-taxpayersOpinion 91-31
… the county governing board declaring that the health and welfare of the people of the county requires compulsory … 1986, under Public Health Law, §2145, that the health and welfare of the people of the county required compulsory, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31Mitigation for Extreme Weather Conditions and Flooding
… stretching 120 miles from Montauk in Long Island to Penn Station and Grand Central Madison in Manhattan, to Atlantic … and can hamper the LIRR’s ability to provide regular train service. Additionally, hurricane season can bring high …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/13/mitigation-extreme-weather-conditions-and-floodingDiNapoli: Shift in MTA's Paratransit Program Generates Cost Savings
… 30, 2023, about 2% of ADA subway station projects in the 2020-2024 capital program were complete, and about 35% had started … and an in-construction rate of 43% for all projects in the 2020-2024 capital program. There are 3,448 active medallion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-shift-mtas-paratransit-program-generates-cost-savingsXI.18.D Sales and Compensating Use Tax Documentation – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… perjury, and file with DTF Contractor Certification Form ST-220-TD . Agencies should direct state contractors to the … they can obtain more information on Publication 223 and ST-220-TD . A second certification form ( ST-220-CA ) is required to be provided by the contractor to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18d-sales-and-compensating-use-tax-documentationXIV.5 Employee Award Programs – XIV. Special Procedures
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES The purpose of this section is to outline the issues Business Unit personnel should be aware … recognition awards and achievement awards. In addition to these guidelines, individual award programs may have … each type of program, Business Units should also refer to any specific guidelines issued regarding the programs such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv5-employee-award-programsXIV.1 Outstanding Check Outreach and Escheatment – XIV. Special Procedures
… performs the outreach for Vendor, Employee Expense and SSP checks issued out of the State’s General Checking … outreach for Refund, Payroll, Vendor, Employee Expense and SSP checks see Operational Advisory 8 – State Check Outreach … letter from the payee. Vendor, Employee Expense or SSP General Checking Account Outreach For the reissuance of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv1-outstanding-check-outreach-and-escheatmentOpinion 89-22
… ordinances, orders, rules or regulations or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic... Thus, although towns are not … hazardous condition and fails to correct the condition or warn of its existence (see Friedman v State , 67 NY2d 271, … 144 AD2d 119, 534 NYS2d 711 [3rd Dept 1988], mot for lv to app den 73 NY2d 705, 539 NYS2d 298, 536 NE2d 627 [1989]). In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22Opinion 2000-1
… CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §18; VILLAGE LAW, §§4-412(3)(3), 5-524(7): As a rule, in the … of Brookhaven , 247 AD2d 109, 678 NYS2d 377; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-47, p 104; see also, e.g., Corning v Village … of New York , 182 Misc 654, 45 NYS 2d 230; but see Hunt v Hamilton County , 235 AD2d 758, 652 NYS2d 402 [grand jury …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1