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Opinion 98-3
… -- Appointment to Office (of town supervisor's business partner) -- Contracts (appointment to office) GENERAL … 805-a: The appointment of the town supervisor's business partner to the office of town comptroller, by itself, does … the office of town comptroller if he or she is a business partner of the town supervisor. You state that the town has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-3Opinion 2001-11
Whether an assistant chief of a fire department who owns more than 5 of the stock of a corporation would have a prohibited interest in contracts for radios
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-11Opinion 89-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- Collective Bargaining Agreement (school board … Whether a person who is a member of the board of education of a city school district has a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-24Manual Reporting – Enhanced Reporting
… report: Job data for status changes , for example, a leave of absence, a return from leave, military leave or … method is useful when you need to submit a small number of transactions, such as correcting previously submitted … (adjustments), or if you are only reporting a small number of employees. Please check Enhanced Reporting Resources for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/manual-reportingOpinion 97-2
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to cover former school board members); … (municipal cooperative health benefit plans) -- Self-Insurance (municipal cooperative health benefit plans) … reimburse a former school board member for Part B Medicare insurance premiums paid by the former school board member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2XI.12.F Reassignment of Agency Responsibility for Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… to the new transaction to the extent possible. If it is not possible to use the same NYS Contract #, a NYS Contract # … approved the original transaction. For contracts that were not subject to OSC approval (e.g., “T” contracts), agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12f-reassignment-agency-responsibility-contractsXII.6.N Paying the New York Independent Systems Operator – XII. Expenditures
… After the Business Unit establishes the advance account, the Business Unit will use this account to process … on establishing an advance account, see the Guide to Financial Operations, Chapter VII, Section 10.B – … ID assigned to the advance account. Refer to the Guide to Financial Operations, Section 6.L – Replenishing an Advance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6n-paying-new-york-independent-systems-operatorOpinion 88-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … town or village has authority, as a condition for approval of a subdivision plat, to compel dedication of park land in … 34 Opns St Comp 1978 p 154 with regard to the dedication of park land in a subdivision …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-17Opinion 93-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Limit (computation of with respect to installment purchase contracts) PUBLIC … in that section applies to all outstanding indebtedness of the political subdivision without regard to whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-11Opinion 92-25
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … commissioners may adopt regulations authorizing a fire commissioner, who is not a member of the fire department, to … Whether the provisions of section 17611 of the Town Law preclude a fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-25Opinion 92-38
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … the opinion. FIRE CHIEF -- Powers and Duties (continuation of service until new chief appointed) -- Vacancy (procedure … or the assistant chief would perform the functions of chief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-38Opinion 98-23
… of maximum speed limits in villages) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Villages (designation of twenty-five m.p.h. zones) VILLAGE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1600, 1643; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, … A village may not, pursuant to Vehicle and Traffic Law, §1643 or by local law, impose a village-wide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-23DiNapoli: New York Power Authority’s Installation of Electric Vehicle Chargers Years Behind Schedule
… York’s nearly 50,000 registered EVs, leaving nearly half of the state’s counties without any NYPA-installed charging … P. DiNapoli. “Compared to what was promised, the rollout of electric vehicle chargers has been a disappointment so … more drivers to switch to electric cars is a part of the state’s strategy for lowering emissions, we have a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-new-york-power-authoritys-installation-electric-vehicle-chargers-years-behind-scheduleOpinion 96 - 14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … discussed in the opinion. COMMUNITY COLLEGES -- Conflicts of Interest (purchases from hardware store owned by college … Whether a member of the board of trustees of a community college would have a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14Life Changes: A Guide for Retirees
… A Message from Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli You already know that you will continue receiving a retirement benefit for the rest of your life. Now, I want to make sure you know about other benefits you may be entitled to receive … Retirees this guide will help you understand your benefit payments the services we offer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-guide-retireesOpinion 2001-13
… a fee to certain users of town highways) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Toll Collection Provisions (authority … LAW §10; STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE IX, §2; VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW §§1600, 1604: Absent a State statute providing … noted that, by several provisions in the Town Law (article 8) and the Highway Law (e.g., sections 284-285-a), "the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13Opinion 2001-14
… 801 (see, e.g., General Municipal Law §119-o; Town Law §§20[3], 64[6], 119). Further, while section 802 contains an … (see, e.g., 1976 Opns St Comp No. 76-1103, unreported; 25 Opns St Comp, 1969, p 51; 23 Opns St Comp, 1967, p 856). … and the village mechanic are compatible under common law principles (see e.g., People ex rel. Ryan v Green , 58 NY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-14Opinion 91-15
… and collected a park land fee from the developer, and the area then becomes part of a newly incorporated village before … 558, the Court held that Town Law, §274-a relating to site plan review did not authorize a town to impose a park land-or-fee requirement as a condition to site plan approval. The court stated that: Otherwise, a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-15DiNapoli: NYS Pension Fund Commits an Additional $2.4 Billion Through Sustainable Investment Program
… P. DiNapoli, trustee of the Fund, announced today. To date, the Fund has deployed over $26.5 billion, toward its … supporting infrastructure, including electric power, solar, and water systems though investments in aging …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-nys-pension-fund-commits-additional-24-billion-through-sustainable-investment-programDiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… The Times Union published an op-ed from New York State … report often relied on flawed or unvalidated data, and at times data was interpreted incorrectly, resulting in … The Times Union published an oped from New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-response