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Opinion 94-16
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … agreement with the Attorney General's Office, this Office no longer renders opinions on the propriety of dual … General Municipal Law, §806(1) authorizes IDAs to have a code of ethics setting forth for the guidance of its officers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-16Opinion 92-46
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- … agreements for sums below the monetary threshold (see, e.g., Walton v Mayor , 26 App Div 76, 49 NYS 615; 1A Antieau, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46Opinion 94-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Referendum Requirements (for bonds with proposed maturity of more than five years) REAL PROPERTY -- Purchase (procedure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-24Opinion 94-28
… (GML), §99-d in connection with planning a possible future capital improvement. You ask whether the cost of the study is … thereof, the existing district, or the proposed district when created, or the extension thereof, shall reimburse the … to a proposed district or extension which ultimately is not established, there would be no reimbursement and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28Opinion 90-21
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21Opinion 2000-1
… of misconduct. This is in reply to your request for our opinion concerning the payment by a village of … As a rule, a municipality may not provide legal counsel for a municipal officer or employee who is charged with a … 914; 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-22, p 29). 1 Providing a defense at municipal expense pursuant to such pre-existing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1Opinion 90-28
… or disqualify himself, a "conflict of interest" existed when the board member participated in a decision on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-28Opinion 2009-2
… improvement financed by the issuance of indebtedness that "does not involve the expenditure of a large amount of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2-0Opinion 97-2
… of risks covered under the plan, without regard to age, sex, health status or occupation and such that refunds, rebates, credits or dividends based on age, sex, health status or occupation are not permitted" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2Opinion 2009-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STATE COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (of town … (need for State Comptroller's permission) TOWN LAW § 209-q (13) (a): When a town proposes or is required to … one percent of the full valuation of taxable real property in the area of the town outside of any villages. You ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2Opinion 89-49
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … opinion. FEES -- Court Fees (in proceeding for appointment of administrator c.t.a. or d.b.n., or successor executor) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49Opinion 88-79
… (applicability of prohibition to moneys received from federal government) NEW YORK CONSTITUTION, ART. VIII, §1; … A village may use "program income" derived from a federal Urban Development Action Grant to provide grants or … development projects eligible under the particular federal law without violating the gift and loan provisions of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79Operational Advisory No. 35
… Voucher Overview Chapter VII, Section 10.B - Establishing and Increasing a Cash Advance Chapter VII, Section 10.C - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/35-personal-service-salary-advancesOpinion 93-31
… expenses of the members of the board of commissioners of a recreation district in commuting from their residences to the … letter asking whether commissioners of the Rushford Lake Recreation District may be reimbursed for mileage from their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-31Opinion 91-54
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … McKinney's Unconsolidated Laws, §9447, authorizing New York City to impose a commercial rent or occupancy tax). … delegated to the municipal corporation by the Legislature (NY Const, art XVI, §1; Sonmax, Inc. v City of New York , 43 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-54Opinion 94-8
… We have previously concluded, however, that since a deputy acts in the case of absence, inability to act or vacancy in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-8State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal … to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively." Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 92-50
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … awarded to a local vendor or contractor whose bid price is no more than 10% higher than the non-local lowest responsible … is to stimulate the local economy. In 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-52, p 141, we addressed, inter alia , whether a county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-50Opinion 90-64
… NOTES -- Referendum Requirements (bond resolution for park district) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for when issuing bonds to finance improvement to park district); (need for when determining to improve park district) TOWN LAW, §202-b; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §35.00: The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-64Opinion 92-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11