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Opinion 91-30
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(2): A town board member who is employed as a sales representative for a corporation which holds State and county contracts and … county contract. You ask whether a town board member who is employed as a sales representative for a corporation which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-30Opinion 2002-4
… work for the benefit of the town unrelated to the highway system, the cost of such work must be charged against the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-4Opinion 90-15
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Department (establishment of position of deputy town … Whether a town board of a town which has established a police department and has appointed the town supervisor as … commissioner pursuant to Town Law 150 may appoint a deputy police commissioner to act in the absence or inability of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15Opinion 89-27
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Compensation" (for purposes of County Law, §200) NY STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE I, §11; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-27Opinion 88-62
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of surface or ground water quality standards, gas migration, odors, and vectors (6 NYCRR 360.8[a][21]). … vector remediation program, or a combination thereof (see State Register , November 16, 1988, p. 15, Notice of …
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 Benefits (authority of … contributions by participating employees. The agreement with the bank provides that the town will pay all fees under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6Opinion 88-56
… district commissioner an employee of firm doing business with district) -- Exceptions (remuneration and duties … 801(1), 802(1)(b): A fire district commissioner, who is a salaried employee of a firm doing business with the … exception contained in General Municipal Law, §802(1)(b) is applicable. This is in response to your letter asking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Opinion 88-5
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to cover retired employees); (retirees … AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement Benefits (reduction of health insurance benefits) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §92-a: A town may … establishing a personnel policy of providing health insurance at town expense to retired employees with at least …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-5Opinion 88-48
… trailers, bins and containers to be used in connection with a recycling program by the Western Finger Lakes Solid … process, dispose of, sell, store, convey, recycle and deal with, in any lawful manner and way, solid waste ..." Thus, it … authorized to purchase equipment to be used in connection with a recycling program. With respect to whether such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48Opinion 88-79
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (applicability of prohibition to moneys received from federal government) … Concerning the use of program income derived from an Urban Development Action …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79Opinion 88-65
… opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Payments (issuance of tax receipts when taxes are paid by mortgagee) … superseded. A municipality may adopt a local law for the issuance of tax receipts by the collecting officer to persons … duplicate receipt to a person who has not paid a tax. The issuance of tax receipts by town and city collecting officers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2015
… waste or other improprieties. Cumulatively through July for calendar year 2015, DiNapoli’s office has approved 11,930 … of State $506,000 to the Village of Dobbs Ferry for waterfront revitalization. New York State Thruway Authority … $60 million to Empire State Development Corporation for Fort Schuyler Management Corporation to establish the Buffalo …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2015Opinion 2000-8
… in Contract (county health commissioner as partner with a member of a not-for-profit corporation providing home … -- Medical Services (county health commissioner as partner with a member of a not-for-profit corporation providing home … health commissioner who has a real estate partnership with a member of a not-for-profit corporation that provides …
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 … moneys originally raised and appropriated by a town for town highway snow and ice removal may not be paid into a … moneys originally raised and appropriated by a town for town highway snow and ice removal may be paid into a snow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-5DiNapoli: Housing Cost Burdens for New Yorkers Among Nation's Highest
… Almost three million New York households are dealing with housing costs that consume more than 30% of their household income, with 1 in 5 households experiencing a severe cost burden of more than 50% of their income going to pay for housing, according to a report by State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-housing-cost-burdens-new-yorkers-among-nations-highestState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… Construction Inc. to rehabilitate the Nurses Station Building at the Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in Suffolk County. … replacement of steam piping at the Harriman State Office Building Campus in Albany County. Office of Parks, Recreation … County. $1.5 million with ADP Group Inc. for Camp Junior building construction work at Harriman State Park in Orange …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberDiNapoli Releases Review of Executive Budget
… Although the state Division of the Budget (DOB) forecasts in the State Fiscal Year (SFY) … remain in balance for the next five years, the direction of the pandemic, inflation, and supply chain issues all … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The budget also proposes billions of dollars in spending that would bypass critical oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-releases-review-executive-budgetState Contract and Payment Actions in June
… payments. More information on these contracts and payments is available at www.openbooknewyork.com . The Governor’s … Office of General Services $11.9 million for hourly-based IT services, including $1.9 million to Knowledge Builders … errors, improprieties, or lack of documentation. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneDiNapoli: NYC Budget Faces Uncertainty Without More Federal Relief
… FY 2022 by prepaying expenses, such as debt service. Those funds would more than offset unplanned expenses in FY 2022 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-budget-faces-uncertainty-without-more-federal-reliefDiNapoli Releases Upper Manhattan Economic Snapshot
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report is part of a series by DiNapoli examining economic issues … still need to be addressed, including the growing need for affordable housing.” “I applaud State Comptroller DiNapoli for conducting research …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-releases-upper-manhattan-economic-snapshot