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Opinion 91-26
… engaged a firm in 1988 to prepare plans and designs for the construction of a new library building. You have … once voter approval of the project was obtained. Financing for the construction recently received voter approval and the … board is now negotiating with the previously selected firm for its services in connection with the construction phase of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-26Opinion 90-15
… Opns St Comp No. 81-371, p 408). May 8, 1990 Patricia C. Moore, Esq., Town Attorney Town of Riverhead …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15Opinion 90-1
… CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (gifts of moneys to public entities) LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (authorizing gift of to another municipal corporation) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- … hazardous waste facility assessments); (contributions to public entities - school district) ENVIRONMENTAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-1Opinion 89-49
… named fiduciary, a fee is properly charged pursuant to SCPA, §2402(7), based on the value of the subject matter … value, the fee charged would be $27.00. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning the imposition of fees by a … you ask whether a fee is properly imposed pursuant to subdivision 1 or 2 of section 2402 of the Surrogate's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49Opinion 89-41
… we note that General Municipal Law, Article 11-A does not prescribe any procedures for conducting the referendum even though it does set forth the content of the proposition (see General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 88-60
… §§1-102(1); 4-412: An agreement to operate a facility at a park which is termed a license or concession, but which, in … the common law restriction against alienation of park property without specific legislative authority. GENERAL … as a "license" or "concession" to operate a facility at a village park would constitute a lease of park property. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60Opinion 88-50
… in a capital reserve fund to pay for work on a 15 year old, 250,000 gallon water storage tank. You state the work, … improvement' rather than a 'repair' is often whether old, worn materials are completely replaced with new … a number of factors must be considered, including whether old, worn materials are completely replaced, whether the work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Opinion 88-48
… Law authorizes the Authority to "acquire in the name of the authority property, real, personal or mixed, or … of these items be produced or made in whole or substantial part in the United States, its possessions or territories). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48Opinion 88-39
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BAIL MONEYS -- Disposition (cash bail on … JUSTICE COURT ACT, §2021(1): Cash bail which is posted in a town justice court in connection with a felony complaint, is held by the town … Whether a county a town in the county or a village located within the town is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39Opinion 88-65
… AND ASSESSMENTS -- Payments (issuance of tax receipts when taxes are paid by mortgagee) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, … §986(1)(3): Collecting officers must provide tax receipts to mortgagee banks when taxes are paid from an escrow … for the issuance of tax receipts by the collecting officer to persons not paying the tax and the charging of a fee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65Opinion 92-52
… benefit corporation..." The purpose of the Authority is to construct, operate and manage a water supply and … agreements with any of the entities enumerated therein so long as the agreements are for a lawful purpose and … utility companies, individuals, firms or corporations. We do not believe that this is what the Legislature intended. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-52Opinion 97-11
Whether art 18 of the Gen Municipal Law authorizes a city to require housing authority members to file an annual financial disclosure form with the city
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-11Opinion 92-36
… to finance the implementation of an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system in an area encompassing less than the entire … and maintaining the telecommunication equipment and telephone services needed t o provide an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system to serve such municipality . (emphasis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-36Opinion 2002-17
… as follows: Open competitive bidding was impaired, in this case, by the reasonable apprehension of prospective bidders …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-17Security Self-Assessment: Questions – Information Technology Governance
… of training: Who attended the training? 2b Have all officers and employees with access to personally identifiable information (PII), and … Contracts and Service Level Agreements for IT Services 4a Do contracts and SLAs for IT services specify the level of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/security-self-assessment-questionsDiNapoli: NYC Dept. of Buildings Is Not Doing Enough to Improve Construction Site Safety
… City Department of Buildings (DOB) is not doing enough to protect construction workers on building sites, according to an audit released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli . The audit found DOB needs to be more aggressive in its oversight, inspections and use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-dept-buildings-not-doing-enough-improve-construction-site-safetyDiNapoli: One-in-Four Homeless Shelter Clients with Serious Mental Health Issues Were Not Placed in a Mental Health Shelter
… or substance abuse issues and individuals were placed in a shelter that could not give them the help they needed. … not establish a causal relationship between individuals’ shelter placements and outcomes, it found that appropriate … lower the risk to individuals inside and outside of the shelter system. “The Department of Social Services must do a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-one-four-homeless-shelter-clients-serious-mental-health-issues-were-not-placed-mental-healthVendRep System Contract Search
… by Vendor Name using the following options: “Contains,” “Does Not Contain,” “Is,” "Is Not," "Starts With" and “Ends … Department Name using the following options: “Contains,” “Does Not Contain,” “Is,” "Is Not," "Starts With" and “Ends …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/vendrep-system-contract-searchDiNapoli Report Analyzes Increases in NYC's Unsheltered Population and Spending
… through its expanded outreach, placement and services for the homeless to better explain where it has been most … projected to remain relatively flat after Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, the report noted. “The number of people living on the … 1) its annual Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) count of unsheltered individuals, which is required for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-report-analyzes-increases-nycs-unsheltered-population-and-spendingSubway Recovery Tracker
… to more than 75 percent in April and May of 2025. The early stages of the recovery were marked by great disparities … it did in wealthier ones. More recent recovery patterns are different and correlation with neighborhood income … markedly less pronounced. Since September 2024, many stations in the Bronx, Upper Manhattan and outer Brooklyn …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/osdc/subway-recovery-tracker