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Opinion 98-23
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Pre-emption (establishment of maximum speed limits in villages) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Villages … Legislative Committee on Motor Vehicles and Traffic Safety for chapter 844 of the Laws of 1964, 1964 New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-23Opinion 96-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … e.g., Taylor v McGuire , 100 Misc 2d 834, 420 NYS2d 248; Christian v City of Ontario , 92 Misc 2d 51, 399 NYS2d 379; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-9Opinion 92-50
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Award (preference to … -- Competitive Bidding (pre-emption by General Municipal Law, §103) -- Pre-emption (preference to local bidder) … of this amendment is to stimulate the local economy. In 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-52, p 141, we addressed, inter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-50Opinion 92-11
Whether a union free school district which maintains an insurance reserve pursuant to General Municipal Law 6n may transfer the moneys in that reserve fund to establish a reserve for property loss and liability claims under Education Law 17098c
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11Opinion 90-64
… REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for when issuing bonds to finance improvement to park district); (need for when determining to improve park … State have consistently held that a municipality may not submit a proposition to a referendum in the absence of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-64Opinion 94-18
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (conveyance for nominal consideration to private not-for-profit corporation) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-18Opinion 88-20
… not have the effect of moving the county seat. May 3, 1988 Alan S. Schoenberger, Esq., County Attorney County of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-20DiNapoli: NYC Transit Must Ensure Cameras and Security Equipment Are Maintained and in Working Order
… (Transit) needs to do a better job of maintaining its security and safety equipment, including Closed-Circuit … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. “The MTA’s security equipment is vital to riders’ personal safety and … other devices get inspected and maintained regularly. When security equipment fails it can have severe consequences.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-transit-must-ensure-cameras-and-security-equipment-are-maintained-and-working-orderOpinion 93-31
… opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Reimbursement for Expenses (travel expenses - of governing board member … of the Rushford Lake Recreation District may be reimbursed for mileage from their residences to meetings of the board of … Laws of 1981, as amended. Section 7 of chapter 78 provides for the appointment and election of commissioners of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-31Opinion 91-54
… McKinney's Unconsolidated Laws, §9447, authorizing New York City to impose a commercial rent or occupancy tax). … impose either of the proposed taxes. December 23, 1991 David J. Gilmartin, Esq., Village Attorney Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-54Opinion 94-8
… in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Deputy Treasurer (qualifications for office) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- … to the fire district treasurer. You ask what are the qualifications for appointment to the office of fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-8South Mountain Hickory Common School District – Cash Disbursements (2016M-109)
… Sole Trustee, an elected District Treasurer and an elected Tax Collector. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/south-mountain-hickory-common-school-district-cash-disbursements-2016mState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Antisemitism and New York's Response
… campuses, on city streets, and online have no place in our society. Antisemitism, Islamophobia and hate directed at any community must be denounced in all their forms. We cannot and will not tolerate intimidation in any community or at any institution. "I fully support …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-antisemitism-and-new-yorks-responseOpinion 96-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … to third party for benefit of village) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10; VILLAGE LAW, §§1-102, 5-508, 5-520, 5-532: A … 753, 251 NYS2d 939; see also Wells v Town of Salina , 119 NY 280). Village Law, §1-102(1) authorizes a village to sell …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-4Opinion 91-1
… LAWS -- Competitive Bidding (cannot create exception for public work under county contract) -- Preemption (competitive … -- Competitive Bidding (cooperative bidding for public work) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Purchases Through County or … Municipal Law, §119-o[2][d], [h]; cf . Gallagher v Central School District No. 1 , 43 Misc 2d 360, 251 NYS2d 119, where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… complete. However, the condition of all court and trust funds were not reported to the Office of State Comptroller as required. Reports on the condition of court and trust funds was correct, however they did not include detailed … and complete. However, auditors identified $66,637 in funds that have not been turned over to the Office of State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: System Glitch Left Too Many NYC Heat & Hot Water Complaints Ignored
… The agency took three days or more to follow up on 49 percent of the complaints it got in FY 2018, with an … in 24 hours, it has no formal timeframe for following up on complaints. In January 2020, HPD launched a pilot software … inspections for the other 45 occurred within 2.76 days on average. However, 11 complaints took four days or longer, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-system-glitch-left-too-many-nyc-heat-hot-water-complaints-ignoredCUNY Bulletin No. CU-572
… pay as an Adjunct Medical Lecturer, or in an Adjunct Law School title or as a Continuing Education Teacher any time … pay as an Adjunct Medical Lecturer, or in an Adjunct Law School title or as a Continuing Education Teacher any time … pay as an Adjunct Medical Lecturer, or in an Adjunct Law School title, or in a JEMBA Adjunct or Non-Teaching Adjunct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-572-2012-2016-psc-retroactive-general-salary-increasesOpinion 98-21
… contract for provision of) -- Powers and Duties (authority to contract for emergency ambulance service) MUNICIPAL … and fire district) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (authority to contract for emergency ambulance service) GENERAL … LAW, §176(22): Although a town is authorized, pursuant to section 122-b of the General Municipal Law, to enter into …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-21Opinion 2000-4
… costs would only be felt in the future" ( NYPIRG v City of New York , 89 Misc 2d 262, 266, 390 NYS2d 784, 787, affd 48 NY2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-4