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Opinion 98-13
… opinion. HISTORIC PRESERVATION -- Town Building (use of to display historical material) -- Public Museum … (establishment of public museum); (use of town building to display historical material); (contract with museum … A town may establish a public museum pursuant to Education Law, §255. In general, use of the museum would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-13Opinion 98-10
… MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Streets and Highways (town repair and maintenance of village streets); (source of … streets) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Highway Department (town repair and maintenance of village streets) -- Repairs (by … concerning a contract between a town and a village for the repair and maintenance of village streets. You ask whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-10Opinion 95-7
… (as "governing body" of district); (authority to enter into a municipal cooperation agreement) MUNICIPAL … (authority of district governed by separate commissioners to participate) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§119-n(b); 119-o(1); … district, may, by a majority vote, authorize the district to enter into a municipal cooperation agreement with other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-7Opinion 2002-12
… (combining two village sewer departments) -- Streets and Highways (combining two village street departments) -- … AND SEWER SYSTEMS -- Contracts (cooperation agreement to combine two village sewer departments) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Highway Department (cooperation agreement to combine two village street departments) VILLAGES -- Powers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-12-0Opinion 2002-12
… -- Streets and Highways (combining two village street departments) -- Water (combining two village water … Department (cooperation agreement to combine two village street departments) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (municipal … cooperation agreement to combine sewer, water and street departments of the two villages) WATER SUPPLY AND …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-12Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… annually and more than $460,000 by maximizing bus capacity for in-district runs, thereby reducing routes and eliminating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… the Hampton Bays Union Free School District , Harpursville Central School District , Roosevelt Children’s Academy Charter School and South Colonie Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and … prior to ordering goods and services. Harpursville Central School District – Financial Management (Broome and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Fire District , Town of Rosendale and the Town of West Seneca . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency … chief to commute to and from his place of employment in New York City. Auditors also identified questionable charges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Criticizes Ill-Conceived Presidential Executive Order
… climate change from the National Environmental Policy Act are acts of willful denial regarding the reality of climate … problem and its solutions, the Administration will make it much more difficult for U.S. companies and workers to benefit … companies in the Fund's portfolio asking them to explain how they could adapt their business models to increase the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-criticizes-ill-conceived-presidential-executive-orderComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … district officials have not adequately analyzed reserves to determine if they were established and funded properly and … the procurement policy when purchases were not subject to competitive bidding requirements. As a result, purchases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2Local Governments Should Improve Accessibility for New Yorkers
… such as installing accessible signs, adjusting the closing speed of doors, and other low-cost improvements. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/local-governments-should-improve-accessibility-new-yorkersOpinion 88-73
… reserve fund for improvement district purposes. This is in reply to your letter asking whether a town of the … by Town Law, §55-a to establish such a fund. There is no general authorization for towns other than suburban … located within such municipality. . ." Accordingly, it is our opinion that, absent special legislation (see, e.g., L …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-73Opinion 88-69
… of the municipality to a place for treatment of such illness or injury. Therefore, since section 122-b authorizes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-69Opinion 95-21
… consolidate two or more sewer districts. The consolidation is subject to public hearing and permissive referendum … (19 Opns St Comp, 1963, p 64). If a proper petition is filed, however, the town board "shall" call a public … town board, after the public hearing, determines that it is in the public interest to consolidate, the board may then …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-21VI.5 Project Budgets – VI. Budgets
… approve and post budget journals to create project child budgets. The generate parent functionality in SFS will … create/update the project parent budget when a project child budget is adjusted. Note: These budget journals do not … can allocate amounts to one or many Child budgets to support greater control and detail, both within and across …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi5-project-budgetsAppendix A – Auditing Authority – Legal References – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… Board of Education / Trustees. Education Law Sections 1604, 1724, 1804 (1), 1903(1), 2524, 2580 Board may, among … the office of claims auditor. Education Law Sections 1604(35), 1709(20-a), 1804(1), 1903(1), 2526 and 2554(2-a); …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appendix-auditing-authority-legal-referencesDiNapoli: Mount Vernon Officials Failed to Establish Basic and Routine Financial Policies
… of the city’s finances during this difficult time. It is my hope that other city officials will work with the Mayor … recommendations. Taxpayers deserve to know how their money is being spent and that it is being spent in a fiscally responsible way.” The audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-mount-vernon-officials-failed-establish-basic-and-routine-financial-policiesXIII.2.C Expense Report Certification – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… by an agency Finance Office employee with the authority to certify that the expense report is just, true and correct and, therefore, appropriate to pay. An employee’s supervisor and the Finance Office … report unless it includes sufficient, appropriate evidence to support the expenses claimed. This section describes the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2c-expense-report-certificationAccounts Payable Advisory No. 34
… interest payments provides for accurate reporting. Below is a list of interest account codes available for use. … XII, Section 5.K - Federally Reportable Payments There is no longer a Withholding Class code 03 for interest … to Awards and Non-Judicial Settlement Agreements There is no longer a Withholding Class code 03 for interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/34-payment-and-reporting-interestVariety Child Learning Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… through June 30, 2014, Variety provided certain rate-based preschool special education services (Preschool Special Class and Preschool Special Education Itinerant Teacher services) to about 420 children from school districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/31/variety-child-learning-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual