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Oversight of School Safety Planning Requirements
… school shooting in Parkland, Florida highlight the need for schools to remain vigilant against threats to student and … (Building Plans). The Law outlines general requirements for the plans, but the specifics are left up to safety teams … School Districts’ compliance with the requirements for school safety planning and, consequently, does not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/08/oversight-school-safety-planning-requirementsOpinion 2004-7
Whether a village may utilize the tax levy procedures for the enforcement of delinquent water user charges against properties outside the village
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-7Assessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the Three State Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2021
… of administering the Acts and assessing these expenses on insurance carriers that issue policies or contracts of … for the three State Fiscal Years ended March 31, 2021. On average, $23.7 million in expenses were incurred to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/25/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleOpinion 91-5
… and the principal upon posterity" ( McCabe v Gross , 274 NY 39, 46). Article 8, §5 provides for the exclusion of … ex rel. Haight v Brown , 169 AD 695, 155 NYS 564, affd 216 NY 674, mot for rearg den 216 NY 743; cf . NY Const, art 8, §9, which provides that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-5Opinion 95-29
… sold assumed by the purchaser. This alternative, however, does not apply in the case of a sale to a public authority. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29Opinion 88-45
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … notes to the extent authorized by that statute. You state that a bank has offered to lend the county money … cost of any object or purpose for which serial or sinking fund bonds may be issued. That section further provides that, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45Opinion 88-55
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY- Powers and Duties (submission … may require the presentation of the report described in section 10-1018 of the Village Law, and if so, what may be included in that report. Initially, we note that under section 10-1008 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-55State Agencies Bulletin No. 1085
… OSC’s automatic processing and to provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees … Date(s) September 2011 Performance Advance payments for PEF employees are effective: September 1, 2011 for employees with a Pay Basis Code of CAL The contract Begin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1085-september-2011-performance-advances-graded-and-ns-equated-gradeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1178
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing and to provide instructions for payments not processed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1178-september-2012-performance-advances-graded-and-ns-equated-gradeFormer Treasurer of Patterson Volunteer Fire Department Pleads Guilty To Fraud and Tax Charges Arising From His Embezzlement of More Than $1.1 Million
… for the Southern District of New York, Shantelle P. Kitchen, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field … put to an end.” Special Agent in Charge Shantelle P. Kitchen said: “The public expects that individuals who hold …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/former-treasurer-patterson-volunteer-fire-department-pleads-guilty-fraud-and-tax-charges-arising-hisOpinion 2001-13
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Imposition of (authority of a town to … making deliveries to certain commercial establishments. In general, public highways and roads are subject exclusively … the use of streets and highways by motor vehicles and, in certain instances, authorizes towns to include within such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13DiNapoli and Ulster County DA Nneji: Father and Son Arrested for Stealing $1.2 million in Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… providing Medicaid recipients with transportation services in Ulster County, were charged with stealing over $1.2 … Nneji announced today. Muhammad W. Khan, 40, was arraigned in Ulster County Court. His father, Mohammad A. Khan, 68, was arraigned in Shawangunk Town Court. Both are residents of Campbell …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-and-ulster-county-da-nneji-father-and-son-arrested-stealing-12-million-medicaidCity of New Rochelle - Elevator Inspections (2018M-62)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the City Bureau of Buildings (Bureau) officials ensured that elevators were inspected as required by the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Code) or the City of New Rochelle’s (City) local law, as applicable. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/30/city-new-rochelle-elevator-inspections-2018m-62Opinion 92-31
… ADVERTISING -- Municipal Advertising (no authority to sell in newsletter) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties … including notices of public meetings, information as to the structure and function of village government, … a village, at village expense, may publish a newsletter to be distributed to village residents. Section 89(71) of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-31Opinion 88-70
Whether a city may conduct a referendum to poll voters on issues such as whether to fluoridate city water or improve the city water or sewer system
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-70DiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… A state agency’s failure to adequately monitor and inspect homeless shelters allowed violations and squalid … at 8 shelters; Trash piled in a children’s play area at one shelter; Repairs to walls and ceilings made with plastic sheeting or garbage bags and duct tape at two shelters; One shelter with 143 residents and only four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureConclusion – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… The lack of effective controls over travel and conference expenses will create an opportunity for … the risk of abuse (or fraud) occurring in travel and conference expenses. Managers should also be familiar with the requirements imposed by law on travel and conference expenses. Some of the more significant types of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conclusionOpinion 90-30
… discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Fees (exception from payment of) COUNTY CLERK -- Fees (for recording satisfaction … such deed or mortgage may redeem the same, generally, by payment of all expenses incurred for the support of the … of mortgages. Real Property Law, §275 provides that upon payment in full of the principal and interest due on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30Opinion 91-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … (town refuse and garbage district collecting refuse for village) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for prior to … is, by any other general or special law, subject to a public hearing, a mandatory or permissive referendum, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-14XI.2.O Contracts with Not-for-Profit Organizations – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Article 7-A of the Executive Law requires, with certain exemptions 1 , that charitable organizations register with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). In addition, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2o-contracts-not-profit-organizations