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Opinion 91-9
… power to appoint a commission for the preparation of new ward boundaries to the advice and consent of the common …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-9DiNapoli Releases East Harlem Economic Snapshot
… done for the working poor and immigrant families that make up this historic neighborhood. Affordable housing, quality … as a councilmanic aide and now as a Council Member, I look forward to seeing East Harlem's economy flourish even … 11 . "East Harlem's entrepreneurial spirit enables us to look past the issues and come up with ideas to do something …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-releases-east-harlem-economic-snapshotOpinion 2002-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Opinion 90-25
… is not obligated to compensate a private water-works corporation for the rental of fire hydrants unless a properly … to your inquiry concerning payments to a water-works corporation for the rental of fire hydrants within a fire … and subsequently entered into a written agreement with the corporation for the rental of the hydrants. You indicate that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-25Opinion 2000-8
… prepare, authorize or approve the contract or approve payments thereunder; (b) audit bills or claims under the … Board of the Town of Tuxedo , 69 AD2d 320, 418 NYS2d 638; Conrad v Hinman , 122 Misc 2d 531, 471 NYS2d 521). Thus, even …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-8Opinion 2000-5
… the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Snow and Ice Removal and Road Repair Reserve Fund (transfer of moneys from the highway … (transfer of moneys from to a snow and ice removal and road repair reserve fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §6-f: HIGHWAY … removal may not be paid into a snow and ice removal and road repair reserve fund established pursuant to General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-5State Contract and Payment Actions in September
… Inc. for replacement of the Kosciuszko Bridge in Kings County. $4.6 million to Skanska-Kiewit-Ecco III JV for … JV for bridge repairs on the Gowanus Expressway in Kings County. $3.6 million to Lancaster Development and Tully … Expressway from 48th Street to Hugh Carey Tunnel in Kings County. New York State Thruway Authority $11 million to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/state-contract-and-payment-actions-septemberDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2015
… state’s support of inter-city passenger rail services. $7 million contract with Rifenburg Construction Inc. for the … of Lake George. Major Payments Approved Tax Refunds $127.7 million for 74,000 personal income tax refunds. $78.3 … Corporation for Buffalo Bills Inc. capital improvements, game day operations, and working capital for the professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2015Opinion 91-30
… conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees (see General Municipal Law, §800[4],[5]). A municipal officer … or demand against or agreement with the municipality (see General Municipal Law, §800[2]). An interest in a … of the exceptions contained in Article 18 are applicable (see General Municipal Law, §802). General Municipal Law, §104 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-30Opinion 2002-4
… applicable laws and regulations, including any permit requirements. The town must determine that the dredging will … at most, only an incidental benefit to the private owner and will primarily serve town purposes. The dredging … and the cost of the work is charged to the town's general fund. You ask whether a town may expend current tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-4Opinion 88-56
… prepare, authorize or approve the contract or approve payments thereunder; (b) audit bills or claims under the … Board of the Town of Tuxedo , 69 AD2d 320, 418 NYS2d 638; Conrad v Hinman , 122 Misc 2d 531, 471 NYS2d 521). In our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Opinion 88-5
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … LAW, §92-a: A town may provide health insurance coverage at town expense to retired officers or employees, or a group … a personnel policy of providing health insurance at town expense to retired employees with at least five years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-5Opinion 88-48
… certain public authorities); (solicitation of competition for) PUBLIC AUTHORITIES -- Competitive Bidding Requirements … no statutory or common law competitive bidding requirement for purchases of equipment by the Western Finger Lakes Solid … the Authority and that the Authority has a rational basis for choosing a vendor, it is generally advisable for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48Opinion 90-15
… of position of deputy town police commissioner) TOWN LAW, §§24, 150; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §9; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(1), (d)(3); NY CONST, art VIII, §1: A … the town supervisor as commissioner pursuant to Town Law 150 may appoint a deputy police commissioner to act in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15Opinion 88-65
… §986(1)(3): Collecting officers must provide tax receipts to mortgagee banks when taxes are paid from an escrow … for the issuance of tax receipts by the collecting officer to persons not paying the tax and the charging of a fee therefor. This is in reply to your letter which asks our opinion as to whom a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65Opinion 88-62
… A town may establish a capital reserve fund to finance the cost of closing and capping a landfill owned by the town and … pay into that fund landfill fees imposed to defray such cost. You ask whether a town may establish a capital reserve fund to finance the cost of closing and capping a landfill owned by the town and, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62Opinion 88-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement … a statute, decisional law or restrictive public policy ( Board of Education v Yonkers Federation of Teachers … bargaining provision establishing such a plan would be prohibited by section 113(a). We also note that providing for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6Opinion 88-79
… is deemed "miscellaneous revenue" which must be used for community or economic development activities eligible for … to a private developer and take back a mortgage on the property to be developed, provided that the arrangements are … incorporating recordkeeping, reporting and auditing requirements into any agreement with the local development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79State Contract and Payment Actions in October
… Station Building at the Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in Suffolk County. $4.1 million with Burns Bros Contracting LLC … Nurzia Construction Corp. for renovations to relocate the admissions building at SUNY Purchase in Westchester County. … with H&L Contracting LLC for concrete pavement repairs in Suffolk County. $6.7 million with Bette & Cring LLC for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberDiNapoli: Housing Cost Burdens for New Yorkers Among Nation's Highest
… housing insecurity are wide-ranging and while low-income renters are the most cost-burdened, these financial pressures … the highest cost burden for both owners (3 rd in 2022) and renters (13 th in 2022). The share of New York’s renters who are cost burdened (52.4%) is far greater than the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-housing-cost-burdens-new-yorkers-among-nations-highest