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DiNapoli Audit Finds Gaps in NYC School Safety Planning
… the district-wide safety plan, including: procedures to test drills in coordination with local emergency responders; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-gaps-nyc-school-safety-planningOpinion 88-31
… issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Refund (refund by county treasurer of 2% cash bail fee) COUNTY TREASURER -- Powers and Duties (refund of 2% cash bail fee) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §99-m: A county treasurer is not required to refund the fee prescribed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-31Opinion 91-26
… 801, 806: A member of a public library board of trustees does not have an interest in a contract between the library … Accordingly, assuming the president of the library board does not directly or indirectly receive any pecuniary or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-26Opinion 90-15
… town offices; also see Public Officers Law, §9, which does not authorize the creation of deputy positions, but does provide a procedure for appointing a deputy to a duly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15Opinion 90-1
… are credited to the general fund, town-wide (1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-784, p 214; see also 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-614, unreported; 29 Opns St Comp 1973, p 173; 1970 Opns St Comp No. 70-753 unreported; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-1Opinion 89-49
… executor as substitute for a previously named fiduciary, a fee is properly charged pursuant to SCPA, §2402(7), based on … such a proceeding, there is no actual monetary value, the fee charged would be $27.00. This is in reply to your inquiry … by a Surrogate's Court. Specifically, you ask whether a fee is properly imposed pursuant to subdivision 1 or 2 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49Opinion 89-41
… requirement); (necessity of public hearing) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §216; TOWN LAW, §179: A mandatory referendum … firefighters of a fire district pursuant to General Municipal Law, Article 11-A. General Municipal Law, Article 11-A (§214 et seq , added by L 1988 ch …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 88-60
… Bidding (concessions) VILLAGE LAW, §§1-102(1); 4-412: An agreement to operate a facility at a park which is termed a license or concession, but which, in substance, constitutes a … for such arrangements. You ask under what circumstances an agreement designated as a "license" or "concession" to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60Opinion 88-50
… MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (use of moneys to fix dents and small holes, and clean and refinish the interior of a water storage tank) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c: Whether moneys in a … Whether a village may use moneys in a capital reserve fund to pay for work on a 15 year old 250000 gallon water storage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Opinion 88-48
… or institution, or other agency of a department, does not apply to public benefit corporations ( Hanover Sand … Therefore, it is our opinion that section 2740 does not prescribe a competitive bidding requirement for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48Opinion 88-39
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … UNIFORM 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 court, and is forfeited while the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39Opinion 88-65
… §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 … must provide a tax receipt when taxes are paid from a mortgage escrow account. You have also asked whether a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65Opinion 92-52
… 8-B of article 5 of the Public Authorities Law (§1197-a et seq .). Section 1197-d(1) provides that the Authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-52Opinion 97-11
… the city. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq .), as amended by chapter 813 of the Laws of 1987, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-11Opinion 92-36
… of an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system in an area encompassing less than the entire county. You ask … hereby authorized and empowered to adopt, amend or repeal local laws to impose a surcharge in an amount not to exceed … is defined as "... a telephone corporation which provides local exchange access service within a 911 service area". …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-36Opinion 2002-17
… project. 1 Article 5-A of the General Municipal Law (§100 et seq .) contains competitive bidding requirements for … of Oneida , supra ; see also Construction Contractors Ass'n v Board of Trustees, Orange County Community College , 149 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-17Security Self-Assessment: Questions – Information Technology Governance
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/security-self-assessment-questionsDiNapoli: One-in-Four Homeless Shelter Clients with Serious Mental Health Issues Were Not Placed in a Mental Health Shelter
… background information of the 17,244 homeless individuals who were in DHS’ Client Demographic Report and examined their … and medical diagnosis. Of these, auditors found 3,022 who were diagnosed with serious mental illnesses that should … officials attributed this, in part, to a small number of beds available in senior shelters. However, auditors found …
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
… only by your authorized users and the contracting vendor. For any contracts with other State contracting entities, only … specific queries to return precise results. An unlimited number of criteria may be added to each search; however, keep in mind that the number of criteria selected will affect the number of results …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/vendrep-system-contract-searchSubway Recovery Tracker
… not. As demonstrated by OSDC’s archived subway recovery tracker , ridership through early 2022 remained much higher … citywide levels. Three Manhattan hubs (Chambers Street/World Trade Center/Park Place, and the Lexington Avenue/53rd …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/osdc/subway-recovery-tracker