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Opinion 97-8
… HOME RULE LAW, §10(l)(ii)(a)(5): A city is not required by general State statute to accept only vouchers which have been certified. You ask whether a city is required by State law to accept only vouchers which have been certified by the claimant. There is no State statute applicable to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-8NYS and NYC Pension Funds To SEC: Greater Disclosure Needed On Risks Faced By Fossil Fuel Industry
… City Retirement Systems, manage more than $330 billion in assets for more than 1.7 million current and retired … approach,” DiNapoli said. “It’s time for the SEC to step in and, through regulatory or enforcement action, require … companies can’t acknowledge climate change and their role in it, but then act as if it won’t affect them and their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/nys-and-nyc-pension-funds-sec-greater-disclosure-needed-risks-faced-fossil-fuel-industryOpinion 91-34
… into the category of public work (see also, 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-196, p 185; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-178, p 189; … is for contracts for professional services (see, e.g., People ex rel. Smith v Flagg , 17 NY 584). Generally, … Vienna , 105 AD2d 1077, 482 NYS2d 599; Edenwald v City of New York , 86 Misc 2d 711, 384 NYS2d 338, affd 47 AD2d 610, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-34Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)
… request to our Records Access Officer. Email: FOIL@osc.ny.gov Mail: Records Access Office Communications, 15th floor … person at OSC’s main office at 110 State Street in Albany, New York, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Upon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/foilOpinion 98-16
… §3651: Moneys deposited in a tax certiorari reserve fund by a school district, which are not expended to pay judgments … moneys deposited in a tax certiorari reserve fund by a school district, which are not expended to pay judgments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-16State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… were unaware that employees were accessing websites for nonbusiness purposes because they did not routinely … – Audit Follow-Up Letter (Monroe County) In a previous report issued in July 21, 2017, auditors identified problems … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 1786
… or greater than $19.99 that was issued more than 60 days from the creation date of the Control-D report are affected. … Unit. Within 30 days of the check date, the agency is required to make two (2) attempts to locate the employee and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1786-non-negotiated-andor-undeliverable-new-york-state-payroll-checksOpinion 93-19
… Practice Commentaries, McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 58A, SCPA, §2402, p 137). Thus, it would appear that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-19State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… programs available for those in need. Department of Health: Medicaid Claims Processing Activity Oct. 1, 2017 … of recipients with concurrent comprehensive third-party health insurance. By the end of the audit fieldwork, about $6.7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: State Missing Nearly $2.4 Million in Uncollected Tolls
… to increase. Even when uncollected tolls can be billed, law firms hired to collect outstanding tolls and fees have not … Motor Vehicles. DiNapoli's audit also found that the three law firms hired by TBTA were not effective in collecting from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-state-missing-nearly-24-million-uncollected-tollsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Department of Environmental Conservation: Oversight of Waste Tire Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees (Follow-Up) (2020-F-12) A report issued in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Opinion 93-28
… Local Highway Assistance ("CHIPs") moneys appropriated by the town board for the repair and improvement of highways … board and town highway superintendent which is required by section 284 of the Highway Law. Section 10-c of the … town board and the highway superintendent to determine, by agreement, how certain moneys for highway repairs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-28Opinion 98-8
… LAW, §103; STATE FINANCE LAW, §162; CORRECTION LAW, §184: A political subdivision is required to procure microfilming services, when available in the form, function and utility required by the political subdivision, from a qualified and approved preferred source, in accordance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8DiNapoli Releases Dashboard Tracking Federal Covid Funding and State Relief Programs
… and COVID-19 relief programs in the state, including funds for excluded workers, childcare providers, emergency rental … stabilize state and local government finances and allowed for greater investments in programs to assist New Yorkers in … “We thank State Comptroller DiNapoli and his staff for creating this new federal aid tracker,” said Rachael …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-releases-dashboard-tracking-federal-covid-funding-and-state-relief-programsDivorce – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… COLA. Any such division of your benefits must be stated in the form of a domestic relations order (DRO), which is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/divorceStart Saving for Retirement
… that day finally arrives. Your Savings: An Important Part of Your Post-Retirement Income Not sure how much you’ll … to start saving as soon as you can because you need time to let your money grow. With the power of compounded … NYSLRS pension your personal savings will be an important part of your postretirement income Start saving now so your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/saving-for-retirementState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… new bus acquisitions resulting in a potential revenue loss of $477,200. During the audit, the business manager prepared and submitted state aid forms for three of these buses. The district unnecessarily borrowed more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0XII.8.H Voucher Mass Approval – XII. Expenditures
… of State Expenditures’ Internal Control Certification by email at [email protected] to request … true and correct, (ii) due and owing, and (iii) supported by sufficient and appropriate information. A justification … information. OSC will notify the contact person identified by the agency of its decision. If you have questions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8h-voucher-mass-approvalOpinion 94-27
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Improvements … a referendum must be initiated, signed and acknowledged in the same manner as a petition for the improvements … a petition to initiate a road improvement. Similarly, in the event an improvement is initiated on town board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-27Opinion 91-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Powers and … vehicles. Town Law, §§64(1) and (3), respectively, vest in the town board "the general management and control of the … such equipment "shall be used by the town superintendent in such manner and in such places in such towns [sic] as he …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-3