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Opinion 2006-3
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … the manner in which the proceeds from the cable television fee are to be utilized (compare, e.g., Tax Law §261, … area to be served (see 47 USC §541[a][2]; see, gen.,103 NY Jur 2d, Telecommunications, §191). In this case, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Opinion 92-48
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Mandatory Reserve Fund … 6-l that the "entire proceeds of the sale" be deposited, we concluded in Opn No. 87-71, supra , that when a parcel of … the proceeds of obligations authorized to be issued for a single object or purpose and only a portion of the parcel is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-48Opinion 97 - 12
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … ( People v Pinto , 88 Misc 2d 303, 387 NYS2d 385), it has been the opinion of this Office that an application to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 92-22
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … OF INTEREST -- Contracts (representation of owners of property located outside municipality in assessment review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-22Opinion 96-23
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … of statutory court fees. The town has asserted that it is entitled to an exemption because it is a representative of the State under CPLR, §1301. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-23Opinion 94-1
… of the salaries of county employees who perform services for the administration and operation of a county sewer … charge to the cost of establishing a district an allowance for services rendered by salaried town employees when such … to the expense of maintaining a district an allowance for services rendered by any town officer or employee when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1DiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020
… Identity thefts in New York surged during the pandemic with more than 67,000 … a decade earlier, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-014
… agencies of the new arrears process for employees enrolled in the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) or the Voluntary … arrears deduction codes for employee and employer arrears in PayServ version 9.2. The codes will allow the system to … employer arrears, identify which deductions are held in suspense until the employee is vested, and identify which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-014-orpvdc-arrears-deductionsOpinion 88-42
Concerning a situation where a county distributed sales tax revenues to towns and villages in the county in a manner which did not comply with the provisions of Tax Law 1262
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-42Opinion 89-16
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … or a portion of the tax to the fire department of which it is part. Prior to the enactment of the 1988 legislation, … act should be carefully reviewed to determine exactly what it provides. With respect to the expenditure of foreign fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-16XIV.10.B Travel and Purchase Rewards Programs; Updated Information Regarding T-Cards, P-Cards, and NET-Cards – XIV. Special Procedures
… Overview and Policies The purpose of this section is to emphasize awareness by State officers and employees of the … or “cash back.” The vendor bestows the benefit, no matter how the payment is made – it may be by State-issued travel … has identified the need for State officers and employees to be reminded of the appropriate use of rewards accumulated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv10b-travel-and-purchase-rewards-programs-updated-information-regarding-t-cards-p-cards-and-netOpinion 89-22
… a village, the town has a responsibility to study the need for and, if necessary, to install and maintain appropriately … at the intersection. Once it adopts a traffic safety plan for the intersection, the town also has a responsibility to … devices itself. You ask whether a town is responsible for the design, installation, maintenance and upgrading of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22New York State’s Aging Prison Population: Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). Note: All data reflect the number of individuals under custody in DOCCS facilities as of March 31 of each year. Despite this … Figure 2 shows the number of older individuals admitted to DOCCS prisons for a new offense or for parole violations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-york-states-aging-prison-population-share-older-adults-keeps-risingOpinion 2002-15
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … FUNDS -- Town Charges (street lighting and maintenance of town hall as townwide charges) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15Opinion 93-9
Whether the Florida Fire Department Volunteer Exempt Firemens Benevolent Association may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys or the interest earned thereon for the purpose of providing college scholarships to high school seniors whose parents are members of the Association
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-9Opinion 98-8
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … to procure microfilming services, when available in the form, function and utility required by the political … to obtain microfilming services from a "preferred source" or whether the town may solicit competitive bids for such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8Opinion 2001-7
… A town may not impose, upon properties within a new extension to a public parking district, a one-time "entry … ask whether a town may impose, upon properties within a new extension to a public parking district, a one-time "entry … that the town may not impose, upon properties within a new extension to a public parking district, a one-time "entry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-7Opinion 2000-20
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … Wells v Town of Salina , 119 NY 280). There is no express or implied authority for a fire district to donate money to a … of the particular association and the statutory powers or duties of the municipality (see Opn No. 81-166, supra). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-20Opinion 89-26
… LAW, §811: A fire district is authorized to promulgate a form of annual statement of financial disclosure for its … ordinance, or resolution either: (i) promulgating its own form of annual statement of financial disclosure which is … or (ii) resolving to continue the use of an authorized form of annual statement of financial disclosure in use on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-26Opinion 89-8
… Municipal Law, §6-d and not Education Law, §3651. March 16, 1989 George O. Milroy, School District Treasurer Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-8