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Opinion 93-21
… In describing a municipality's responsibility when selling unneeded property if public sale is not required by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-21Opinion 92-44
Whether pursuant to General Municipal Law 207m the chief of police of a city who is the permanent fulltime head of the police department must receive the same increases in the level of fringe benefits received by the highest ranking subordinate in a negotiating unit
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-44Opinion 2012-1
… and Sales (purchases of highway related products from company owned by a member of a town board of assessment … 801, 803: A member of a town board of assessment review who is the sole proprietor of a company that sells highway … ask whether a member of a town board of assessment review who is the sole proprietor of a company that sells highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2012-1Opinion 96-20
… (abolishment in village) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for when abolishing village police department) VILLAGE BOARD … thereafter. Since section 8-800 states that the procedure for abolishing a police department applies to departments … that a police department formed under section 188-a is, for purposes of the abolishment provisions of section 8-800, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-20Protection of Child Performers
… The Department of Labor (Department) is charged with protecting workers in New York State. Part 186 of the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/27/protection-child-performersOpinion 2004-6
… ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LAW §57.07: A village may not permit an historical society to use an unneeded portion of a village building without … Law §57.07(2) and, as consideration under the contract, permit the historical society to use the unneeded space in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-6Opinion 91-35
… section provides, in pertinent part, that "whenever the base salary of the permanent full-time police officer who is … receive at least the same dollar amount of any increase in base salary granted to their highest ranking subordinates in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Opinion 90-35
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Concerning what monetary threshold applies to the purchase of fuel oil by a fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-35State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… two former board members and two former interns. Village of Hewlett Neck – Treasurer’s Duties (Nassau County) … $86,937, were not deposited within 10 days as required by village law. The treasurer did not sign 69 of 179 checks … York State Department of Transportation rated a town-owned bridge in poor condition in 2019. While officials have set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Central New York Economy Slowly Improving
… The Central New York economy is starting to rebound from the Great … according to a profile of the region released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report, … average and the loss of some large employers. “Central New York’s post-recession economy is in transition,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-central-new-york-economy-slowly-improvingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School and Local Government Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced the following school and local government audits have been issued. Town of Addison – … paperwork for the 37 new employees. Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State … open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial records, track state contracts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-and-local-government-auditsOpinion 89-57
… Improvements (town improvement of village street) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Highway Department (town repair and improvement of village street) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts not Requiring Bidding (town repair and improvement of village street) HIGHWAY LAW, §142-c; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-57Opinion 94-3
… AND HIGHWAYS -- Improvements (financing expenses for street improvements against abutting owners); (necessity to … owners or upon the board's own motion, to improve a street, highway, private road or right-of-way, and assess the … is commenced (1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-703, unreported; 23 Opns St Comp, 1967, p 537; Memorandum of the Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3Opinion 90-2
… in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Contracts (with town library by village) -- Grants (by village to town library) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (contract for library services with, or grant to town library) EDUCATION LAW, §256: A village may contract with a town public library which was established by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-2Controls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… Objectives To determine whether controls over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) are sufficient to ensure the needs of high-risk target populations are being met, and whether … To determine whether controls over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative ESSHI are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/21/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Florida Resident for Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… a resident of Tamarac, Florida, pleaded guilty today to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a Class D felony, for … Schneiderman announced that Renee Kanas pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree a Class D felony for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-florida-resident-stealing-over-148k-nysDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… as reserve funds that surpassed board-approved amounts and have gone unused, according to an audit released today by … DiNapoli said. “The failure to adhere to district policies and best practices, whether it be when putting together the … new employees, undermines the principles of transparency and accountability. Brentwood officials should take these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtMental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (2022-MS-1)
… complete report - pdf ] We also released 20 letter reports to the following School Districts: Belleville-Henderson … whether the school districts (Districts) used resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe … Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff. Key Findings The 20 Districts we examined did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/mental-health-training-component-new-york-save-act-2022-ms-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… over the work of the treasurer, who was responsible for receiving and disbursing cash, signing district checks … the treasurer filed required annual financial reports for 2017 through 2019 and they did not complete mandatory … made during the audit period and found that they were for proper district purposes. City of Dunkirk – Billing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… that district officials need to improve the separation payment procedures. Auditors found officials paid five former … of $7,397. Sherrill City School District – Future Farmers of America Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (Oneida … officials need to improve internal controls over Future Farmers of America (FFA) cash receipts and disbursements. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1