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Opinion 98-4
… COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (delegation of duties in connection with correction of errors) COUNTY AUDITOR -- Powers and Duties (delegation to of duties in connection with correction of errors) COUNTY COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (delegation to of duties in connection with correction of errors) COUNTY TREASURER -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-4Opinion 89-65
… Interest (contract by town with town attorney's law firm for additional legal services) TOWN LAW, §§20(2)(a), 27(1); … attorney would have a prohibited interest in a contract for additional legal services between the town and his or her … which has established the office of town attorney to fix a salary for that office. Town Law, §27(1) states that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-65Opinion 92-6
… -- Powers and Duties (checking accuracy of invoices prior to approval by town officer) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … General Municipal Law if the highway superintendent were to award contracts for the repair of town highway equipment … and her status as a subordinate of the superintendent, we do not believe that the clerk's functions can be properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-6DiNapoli: Rising Costs Hitting Homeowners & Renters Statewide
… 9.9 percent for homeowners from 2000 to 2012. During that time, homeowners’ median household income declined 1.6 … factors including comparatively slow economic growth over time, a rising property tax burden, and limited housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rising-costs-hitting-homeowners-renters-statewideOpinion 97-21
… the trustees of public libraries to demand that library funds be paid over to the library treasurer who would then be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21Opinion 89-54
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS--Capital Reserve Fund … a town may provide water improvements as a town function in the area of the town outside of any villages or in any portion of that area. Subdivision 8 of section 209-q …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-54DiNapoli Warns of ‘Triple Threat’ of Fiscal Risks
… collections totaled $36.1 billion through the first half of New York's 2017-18 fiscal year, $386.6 million below the latest projections, largely because of lower than expected personal income tax collections, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-warns-triple-threat-fiscal-risksOpinion 89-50
… Art. VIII, §1: A town may expend moneys to pay for an improvement on private property to alleviate a … under the circumstances, the town may expend moneys to pay for the improvements necessary to alleviate the drainage … drains, culverts, ditches, sluices and other channels for the passage of water for the purpose of drainage and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50Efforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms (2017-S-70) 90-Day Response
To determine whether the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority has taken action to collect unpaid tolls and fees using outside law firms and to minimize...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s70-response.pdfSelected Payments for Special Items Made to Saratoga Hospital from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011 (2012-S-55)
This report is part of a series of audits of Empire’s payments to selected hospitals for “special items” during the three months ended March 31, 2011.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2013-12s55.pdfTax Cap Tightens As Inflation Drops: Local Governments Will Need to Prepare for Little or No Levy Growth
Tax Cap Tightens As Inflation Drops: Local Governments Will Need to Prepare for Little or No Levy Growth
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/taxcaptightens0715.pdfCVS Caremark: Accuracy of Empire Plan Commercial Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service (2023-S-42)
To determine if CVS Caremark appropriately invoiced drug manufacturers and remitted corresponding rebate revenue to the Department of Civil Service for prescription drugs provided under the Empire Plan.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23s42.pdfOpinion 2001-2
… a particular number of points, but rather provides a cap on the number of points that may be earned under each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-2Opinion 2009-2
… TOWN LAW § 209-q (13) (a): When a town proposes or is required to issue indebtedness to finance a water … State Comptroller's approval for a town water improvement, is based on the total cost of the improvement or only on the … as the town board in its discretion determines, is borne either (1) partly by the area of the town outside of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2NYS Comptroller DiNapoli and Church of England Call on ExxonMobil to Set Targets for Lowering GHG Emissions
… with an estimated $1.9 trillion under management, led by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, as Trustee of … have filed a shareholder resolution calling on ExxonMobil to set and disclose greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, … GHG targets aligned with the goals established by the Paris Agreement to keep the increase in global average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-and-church-england-call-exxonmobil-set-targets-lowering-ghg-emissionsDiNapoli: Funds Dedicated for Highway & Bridge Capital Projects Continue to be Diverted for Operating and Debt Costs
… Money in the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund continues to be diverted for … our infrastructure,”DiNapoli said. “While the state is making progress with its capital planning, New York needs a … to fall to about 23 percent by SFY 2018-19. While some debt is appropriate for the state’s capital program, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-funds-dedicated-highway-bridge-capital-projects-continue-be-diverted-operating-and-debtDiNapoli: New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling From a Decedent's Estate for Which He Was Court-Appointed Administrator
… United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman and Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-new-jersey-man-pleads-guilty-embezzling-decedents-estate-which-he-was-court-appointedNY State Comptroller DiNapoli: Wells Fargo Needs to Pull Back the Curtain on Its Incentive Pay Program
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (the Fund), today announced that he has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-wells-fargo-needs-pull-back-curtain-its-incentive-pay-programDiNapoli and Brooklyn D.A. Gonzalez: Public Employee Arrested for Using Co-Workers' Identities to Steal Thousands in Gas
… his personal use, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today. … said State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "I thank Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez for partnering with … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-and-brooklyn-da-gonzalez-public-employee-arrested-using-co-workers-identities-stealDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Reaches Agreements with Companies to Evaluate and Set Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets
… Global Corp., pizza maker Papa John’s International Inc., aluminum producer Century Aluminum Co. and Spirit Reality Inc., a real estate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-reaches-agreements-companies-evaluate-and-set-greenhouse-gas-emissions