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City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B7-15-14)
… fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Long Beach, located in Nassau County, has been authorized to issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/08/city-long-beach-budget-review-b7-15-14Opinion 2011-1
… special act establishing the IDA in question contains no express authority for the IDA to hire individuals to staff … As such, an IDA "lacks powers not granted to it by express or necessarily implicated legislative delegation" ( … Comp No. 99-4, at 6; 1991 Ops St Comp No. 91-32, at 91). Express Powers Article 18-A provides for IDAs to fulfill …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2011-1Opinion 88-46
… (2 McQuillin, Mun Corp, 3rd Ed, §10.40; Hartford v Town of North Hempstead , 118 AD2d 542, 499 NYS2d 161; Foxluger v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-46West Irondequoit Central School District – Emergency Drills (2025M-85)
… response to various building emergencies such as fire, gas leak, roof collapse or flooding. Lockdown drills practice the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/11/07/west-irondequoit-central-school-district-emergency-drills-2025m-85Opinion 93-7
… requirements as a professional service. You ask whether a county contract to engage a firm to serve legal process on behalf of the county is exempt from the competitive bidding requirements of … (see People ex rel. Smith , supra ; Schulz v Warren County Board of Supervisors , 179 AD2d 118, 581 NYS2d 885 lv …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-7MTA-NYC Transit Medical Assessment Centers
… Purpose To determine whether the MTA-NYC Transit Medical Assessment Centers performed medical examinations for NYC Transit and MTA Bus employees in … To determine whether the MTANYC Transit Medical Assessment Centers performed medical examinations for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/10/mta-nyc-transit-medical-assessment-centersOpinion 2000-17
… Competitive Bidding Requirements (for construction of town water system) - Municipal Cooperation (competitive bidding for construction of town water system by public authority) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Award (by public authority for construction of town water system) WATER IMPROVEMENTS -- Construction (letting of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-17Opinion 89-52
… facilitate EMS training activities. December 15, 1989 Mr. Dominic Mazza, County Administrator Livingston County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-52Opinion 96-2
… the library district would not be a "special district" only because the "ad valorem levy" authorized by the special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-2Cost-Saving Ideas: Capital and Repair Reserve Funds for Town or County Water and Sewer Districts
… system pump. For this type of fund, the authorization must state the estimated maximum cost of the specific item. Type … must have a defined "period of probable usefulness" (see New York State Local Finance Law Section 11.00). This type of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-and-repair-reserve-funds-town-or-county-water-and-sewer-districtsOpinion 2010-2
… PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Disposition of (procedures for selling unneeded vehicles by town water district) WATER … 57). In describing a local government's responsibility in selling unneeded property when competitive bidding is not … unique facts. In that case, the City of New York was selling two public radio stations. The City's decision to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-2Opinion 2006-7
… use monies paid to it under the contract to purchase and own ambulances used in connection with the provision of … ambulance district may use monies paid to purchase and own ambulances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-7Opinion 93-27
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether the Town of Cheektowaga may use its share of county sales tax revenues to reduce the townwide general fund tax levy against only those town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27Oakfield-Alabama Central School District – Procurement (2024M-103)
… New York State General Municipal Law (GML) and District policy when procuring goods and services. Key Findings … 103 and Section 104-b or the District’s procurement policy and supplemental procedures (Policy) when procuring goods and services. Of the 62 … with New York State General Municipal Law GML and District policy when procuring goods and services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/22/oakfield-alabama-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-103DiNapoli: Former Ontario Town Water Superintendent Charged With Covering Up Failure to Fix Water Leaks
… Peets was arraigned in Wayne County today on charges of offering a false instrument for filing, tampering with a … Peets was arraigned in Wayne County today on charges of offering a false instrument for filing tampering with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-former-ontario-town-water-superintendent-charged-covering-failure-fix-water-leaksWhat Tier Are You In?
… to a tier based on your date of membership. To find out what tier you are in, sign in to Retirement Online and look …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/what-tier-are-youDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Monitoring of Mental Health Facilities
… New York’s mental health facilities are not ensuring parents and guardians are properly notified of incidents of abuse and neglect, according to an audit … help prevent tragedies if abuse and mistreatment in mental health facilities is properly reported and actions are taken. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-monitoring-mental-health-facilitiesOpinion 2003-7
… trust, park land trust moneys, as a rule, may be expended only to acquire additional park land or to construct, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-7Opinion 2010-3
… protection services, loss or damage to fire equipment, and premiums for insurance coverage against such loss or damage (1989 Ops St … or town a sum for any increases in the cost of VFBL insurance attributable to the protected area during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-3DiNapoli Launches Audits on School Safety
… and up-to-date safety plans in the event of a school shooting or major emergency. "The epidemic of deadly school … at a Santa Fe, Texas, high school. In February, a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, … and uptodate safety plans in the event of a school shooting or major emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-launches-audits-school-safety