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Opinion 88-32
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … to publish names, office addresses and phone numbers of town officials) TOWN LAW, §§30, 116(13): A town board may … stating the name phone number address and office hours of the town clerk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-32Opinion 88-26
… Uses (financing construction of building by town for State Police use) NEW YORK CONSTITUTION, ART. VIII, §2; EXECUTIVE … the construction of a building for use by the State Police on land owned by the State so long as the town retains … You ask whether a town may construct a building for State Police use on State land located in the town and finance the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-26Are You Vested? And What It Means
… eligible for a retirement benefit. The new legislation does not change eligibility for disability retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/are-you-vested-and-what-it-meansMedicaid Audits Find More Than $500 Million in Waste
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s audits identified a total of $513 million in improper … otherwise be unaffordable,” DiNapoli said. “But New York’s Medicaid program costs billions of dollars annually and the … to managed care by 2016, but recent audits by DiNapoli’s office highlight the need for more effective oversight of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/medicaid-audits-find-more-500-million-wasteOpinion 92-4
… FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (supervised physical fitness training for firefighters) TOWN LAW, §176(10): A fire district may pay for supervised physical fitness training sessions for its active … a fire district may expend fire district moneys to pay for supervised physical fitness training sessions for active …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4Opinion 91-51
… governing board (see County Law, §§363-366; cf . Coyne v Stack , 63 AD2d 782, 404 NYS2d 908, involving county charter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51Opinion 99-11
… You ask whether it is proper for a school district to pay for the framing of a cancelled bond issued by the school district, to be presented to a retiring teacher as a token of appreciation for service. At the … our opinion that it would be a proper district expense to pay for the framing. December 24, 1999 Barbara A. Scheiner, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-11Opinion 98-9
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE DISTRICTS … a general ambulance service or a combination thereof on a town-wide basis or in an ambulance district, may fix a … of fees or charges for the services to be provided on a town-wide basis or within an ambulance district, persons …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-9Opinion 98-4
… -- Powers and Duties (delegation of duties in connection with correction of errors) COUNTY AUDITOR -- Powers and … duties may be delegated to the county treasurer. This is in reply to your letter asking which county officer is the official to whom the county tax levying body may delegate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-4Opinion 94-22
… Municipal Law, §980-d. The plan must contain all items required by General Municipal Law, §980-a, including, among … the letting of contracts by the municipality. It is clear from section 980-l that district charges, which are derived … thereof (see, e.g., Town Law, §118[1]; cf. 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-50, p 77, pertaining to advance payment for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-22Opinion 2001-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … of (authority of a town to install a tollbooth and charge a fee to certain users of town highways) LOCAL LAWS -- … on a town highway that leads to a recreation area and to charge a fee for the use of such road …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13Opinion 2000-9
… and authorized fringe benefits (see, e.g. 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-64, p 126; 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-13, p 15; cf. … development agencies are not constitutionally proscribed from making gifts of their moneys (see 1991 Opns St Comp No. … may establish an employee performance evaluation plan under which identifiable criteria are fixed and made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-9DiNapoli: Rochester Woman Arrested for Stealing $121K in Pension Checks Sent to Her Late Grandmother
… our system.” “The New York State Pension fund serves as a promise kept to all the civil servants who commit their lives …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-rochester-woman-arrested-stealing-121k-pension-checks-sent-her-late-grandmotherXIX.2.C.1 Statewide Standard Activities – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… capital improvements to buildings with a useful life of 25 years and over. Exclude repairs or maintenance. FACIL … by contractors for project design. CONST, CONEW DESIGN Soft costs before capital proj This activity is intended to be used for soft costs such as engineering and architectural design …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xix/xix2c1-statewide-standard-activitiesComptroller DiNapoli, U.S. Attorney Hartunian & New York A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas on State and Federal Charges By Former Assemblymember William Scarborough
… P. DiNapoli , United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian, New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, and … Bureau of Investigation, today announced that former New York State Assemblymember WILLIAM SCARBOROUGH, age 69, of Queens, New York, has agreed to enter guilty pleas on federal and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-us-attorney-hartunian-new-york-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-state-andComptroller DiNapoli: Positive Financial Indicators in Middletown
… the city collected $44 million, the majority of which came from property taxes ($16.7 million), charges for services … outpaces the $102,000 for the median city in New York. From 2002 through 2008, the city’s taxable full value … in total property value between 2009 and 2013, dropping from a high of $1.9 billion to $1.3 billion. Perhaps most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-positive-financial-indicators-middletownState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Attorney General's Report on Governor
… heard. As I stated months ago, the Governor should step down." …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-attorney-generals-report-governorSubmitting Payments for NYSLRS Members – Enhanced Reporting
… With each report, you must submit payment for the total amount of contributions, loans and service … more than what you’ve authorized. If you report and pay for more contributions than are owed, the contributions will … year of the overpayment occurring. You will be credited for the amount of the overpayment and responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/submitting-payments-nyslrs-membersXIII.8 Overview – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… to collective bargaining agreements, the Division of the Budget Guidance, and other sources. The following contains … to collective bargaining agreements the Division of the Budget Guidance and other sources …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii8-overviewPublic Safety Overtime
… received from employers who are seeking clarity about public safety overtime, Regulation 315.5 of the New York … is reportable and pensionable. As of July 1, 2019, public safety overtime that is paid by a public entity, and … As of July 1 2019 public safety overtime that is paid by a public entity and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/public-safety-overtime