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State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on the Death of Chief Justice Kaye
… the boundaries of the law and tradition. Her contribution to New York will be remembered, studied and make a difference for years to come.” … New York lost one of our legal pioneers today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-death-chief-justice-kayeOpinion 93-2
… on such a proposition at any other time. You ask under what circumstances a referendum on a proposition to change … election. You state that the proposition in question is being submitted to the voters on the village board's own … §9-912[1],[2][e]). The term "regular village election" is not defined in the Election Law. The Election Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-2Opinion 96-24
… (appropriations to capital reserve fund) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (referendum requirements in … General Municipal Law, §6-g governs capital reserve funds in fire districts. Subdivision 2 of section 6-g … appropriations to and expenditures from capital reserve funds are not subject to the fire district's spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-24Opinion 89-59
… entire act that it was not intended to receive peremptory construction. [Citations omitted]. (44 AD2d at 222-3, 354 … to be avoided under general rules of statutory construction (see, McKinney's Statutes, §144). Therefore, it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59Opinion 90-41
… not discuss whether the equal protection guaranties of the Federal and State Constitutions would require a village which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-41Opinion 92-5
… obligation by the municipality or school district before funds may be paid to or property used on behalf of private …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-5Opinion 88-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of Facilities (procedure for acquisition of real property by district governed by separate board) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-9Opinion 98-9
… DISTRICTS -- Contracts (imposition of charge per call by entity providing service) -- Fees (imposition of charge per call by entity providing service) AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (imposition of charge per call by entity providing service) -- Fees (imposition of charge …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-9Opinion 95-21
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS … (procedures for) TOWN LAW, §206: A town board may, on its own motion, and must, upon the filing of a proper … a proceeding to consolidate several sewer districts on its own motion, or whether such a proceeding may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-21Churchill School and Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs reported by the Churchill School and Center on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) … fiscal years ended June 30, 2011. Background The Churchill School and Center consists of the Churchill School (Churchill), the Churchill Center (Center), and a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/27/churchill-school-and-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualEnforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) takes adequate steps to … that must comply with Article 19-A of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law and enforces its requirements. … negligence prompted legislation to amend the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law. Article 19-A: Special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/07/enforcement-article-19-vehicle-and-traffic-law2020-2021 Annual Report on Audits of State Agencies and Public Authorities
As required by law, this annual report summarizes the results of all the State agency and public authority audit reports issued by the Office of the State Comptroller from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/annual-report-20-21.pdf2023-2024 Annual Report on Audits of State Agencies and Public Authorities
As required by law, this annual report summarizes the results of all the State agency and public authority audit reports issued by the Office of the State Comptroller from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/2025/pdf/annual-report-on-audits-2023-2024.pdf2021-2022 Annual Report on Audits of State Agencies and Public Authorities
As required by law, this annual report summarizes the results of all the State agency and public authority audit reports issued by the Office of the State Comptroller from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/2023/pdf/annual-report-on-audits-2021-2022.pdfDiNapoli: New Law Will Help Local Governments Weather Coronavirus Pandemic
… Fred Thiele, provides financial and budgetary flexibility to local governments and school districts by: extending the … years 2015 through 2021; providing additional options to spend or temporarily transfer moneys in reserve funds for … also created a COVID-19 Financial Survival Toolkit to help New York’s residents, government entities, nonprofits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-new-law-will-help-local-governments-weather-coronavirus-pandemicArticle 18 General Municipal Law
Conflicts of Interest: Municipal Officers and Employees The Fundamentals of Article 18 of the General Municipal Law
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/resources/pdf/Article18GeneralMunicipalLaw.pdfThe Prompt Contracting Law - Background
Chapter 166 of the Laws of 1991 added Article XI-B (the Prompt Contracting Law) to the State Finance Law to promote prompt contracting with not-for-profit organ
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/contracts/pdf/pcl-background.pdfGENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW - SECTION 35
GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW - SECTION 35
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/GML-clerk.pdfDiscretionary Thresholds - State Finance Law
This chart summarizes discretionary thresholds, Contract Reporter requirements, and the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) pre-approval requirements
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/guidance/pdf/XI2-A-state-finance-law-thresholds.pdfOpinion 96-5
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees (exemption from when counsel to Motor Vehicle … in a position of being a defendant ( Monje v Figuerola , 39 Misc 2d 277, 240 NYS2d 367 affd sub nom Monje v MVAIC , 42 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-5