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Opinion 2008-2
… proprietor, under which the board member picks up road salt and delivers the salt to a town storage facility. If the contract was entered … proprietor, under which the board member picks up road salt and delivers the salt to a town storage facility. You … a contract under which the members business delivers road salt to the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-2Administration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) has adequate systems and … in 1968 under Tax Law Article 31 as a tax on the transfer of real property, and applies to sales or conveyances of real property or interests in real property when the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/08/administration-and-collection-real-estate-transfer-taxesTown of Cohocton – Procurement (2025M-13)
… Obtain the minimum number of required quotes for credit card purchases totaling approximately $21,000. When officials … goods and services are not obtained at a favorable cost, free from favoritism or for appropriate purchases. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/03/town-cohocton-procurement-2025m-13DiNapoli Releases Report on Municipalities Close to Exceeding Tax Limits
… a local government can raise in a single year. In 2012, only seven municipalities had used 80 percent or more of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-releases-report-municipalities-close-exceeding-tax-limitsOpinion 98-23
… than thirty m.p.h., but not less than twenty-five m.p.h., only "on or along designated highways" within the village. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-23Opinion 93-22
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … -- Disposition of (when erroneously reported to justice court fund) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Justice Court Fund (procedure to refund bail moneys erroneously …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-22New York State Employees and Federal Funding – Federal Funding and New York
… receiving $707.9 million in federal grants in SUNY Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 and the CUNY Research Foundation reported $444.4 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/new-york-state-employees-and-federal-fundingCompliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (2013-S-71), 90-Day Response
To determine whether school districts outside of New York City are properly and accurately reporting statistics on crime and incidents to the State Education De
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-13s71-response.pdfWelcome New Members
… If youre a new NYSLRS member you can find handy resources in one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/new-membersOpinion 92-26
… -- Board of Elections (liability for expenses of) COUNTY LAW, §361-a; ELECTION LAW, §§4-136(1), (2), (3), 4-138: All expenses of a board of elections of a county outside the City of New York must be raised in the first instance as a county charge, and only those expenses that are specifically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-26Town of Cohocton – Oversight of Ambulance Service (2025M-49)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Cohocton (Town) Town Board (Board) adequately oversee and manage the Town’s ambulance … The Board did not adequately oversee or manage the Towns ambulance service The Boards general lack of oversight of and policy development for the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/09/26/town-cohocton-oversight-ambulance-service-2025m-49New York’s Paid Family Leave Program
… . 3 New York was the fourth state to offer family leave insurance — following California (2004), New Jersey (2009) … Financial Services (DFS) supervises and regulates all PFL insurance carriers. In addition, in collaboration with DFS, … through payroll deductions that employers use to pay for premiums on policies provided by participating insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-paid-family-leave-programOpinion 90-44
… value of fringe benefits. November 5, 1990 Richard Allen Siegel, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Sea Cliff …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-44Opinion 92-46
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46Opinion 98-6
… The supervisor would have a prohibited interest in renewal of such a contract and in any additional contracts … pursuant to General Municipal Law, §803 would be required. Renewal of that contract, and additional contracts with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-6Opinion 99-1
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER … that program assets be held in trust); (provision of death benefits to volunteer firefighters who have not earned … of the program" (emphasis supplied). Therefore, based on the express statutory language of section 217(j), it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-1DiNapoli: Farms Generate $4.8 Billion for New York's Economy
… acres in 2017, producing 187,000 tons of grapes, surpassed only by California and Washington. The state's 57,000 tons of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-farms-generate-48-billion-new-yorks-economyOrganic Farms: Growing in New York, October 2016
Consumer interest in organic products has grown in recent years, as reflected by rising sales nationwide.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/environmental-organic-farms-2016.pdfA Portrait of Immigrants in New York, November 2016
The United States and New York State in particular have consistently experienced an influx of people coming from other countries.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-immigrants-2016.pdfEnvironmental Funding in New York State, December 2014
Created in 1970, the DEC is responsible for most of the State’s programs to protect wildlife, natural resources and environmental quality.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/environmental-funding-2014.pdf