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Opinion 91-12
… 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-91-12Opinion 90-58
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … employee in the employee's private capacity is not a "contract" with the municipality for purposes of the conflict … a municipal officer or employee has an "interest" in any contract with his or her municipality if he or she receives a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-58Opinion 90-40
… 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-90-40Opinion 89-51
… of the services to be rendered under the contract. There is no authority for the town to make additional payments to … BENEFIT LAW, §30(12): A fire protection contract is generally required to provide that the party receiving … district pursuant to contract. You ask whether the town is authorized to make payments to the volunteer fire company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-51Opinion 89-10
… 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-89-10Opinion 95-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of the county and the cities with the approval of the State Comptroller. Section 1262(c) also provides that, in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-3Opinion 88-23
… or (1)(h) of section 802 is required. However, subdivision two of section 803 provides that disclosure shall not be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-23Opinion 89-65
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Legal Services (contract with town attorney's law firm) TOWN ATTORNEY -- … provisions. Also, we note that the courts of this State have held public officials to a high standard of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-65Area #10 – Firewalls and Intrusion Detection – Information Technology Governance
… rules that effectively address a local government’s or school’s needs are critical to achieving protection for … rules may need to be updated as the local government’s or school’s requirements change, such as when new applications … ensure continued compliance with the local government’s or school’s policies. Like any software, firewall software …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-10-firewalls-and-intrusion-detectionArea #7 – Access Controls – Information Technology Governance
… transfer is effective. You should periodically compare the list of current active employees (i.e., employee master list) to the list of network user accounts to determine if … and difficult to guess. Schools should be aware that State Education Law and Regulations14 require student PII be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-7-access-controlsOpinion 98-24
… 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-98-24Opinion 97-13
… board of fire commissioners. July 3, 1997 Priscilla H. Leonard, Secretary Jonesville Fire District … Whether a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-13Opinion 92-4
… their firemanic functions, the nature of the supervision is such that the fire district has reasonable assurance that it is realizing sufficient benefits to justify the expenditure and the cost is reasonable in relation to the benefits received by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4Opinion 92-24
… GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, §60; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §70-a; TOWN LAW, §64(11): A publication which does not satisfy … of General Construction Law, §60 and Public Officers Law, §70-a, because it is mailed as third class matter and does not … conditions precedent set forth in Public Officers Law, §70-a before it can be designated an "official newspaper" of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-24Pension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… in the member’s pension. If the DRO does not explicitly state which party pays the additional cost of a pop-up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/pension-payment-option-electionXII.5.L Entering Appropriate Detail in the Invoice Line Fields – XII. Expenditures
… provides the most complete information the Office of the State Comptroller needs to audit the voucher and may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5l-entering-appropriate-detail-invoice-line-fieldsConferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… Law 5 authorizes local governments and school districts to pay for the actual and necessary expenses of travel, … or conference of firefighters or officers, if believed to be of benefit to any local government or school district. The governing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesOpinion 91-42
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DEPARTMENT -- Villages (authority to transfer department funds to village treasurer); (cooperative investment of department … fire department funds and village funds) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-n; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10[1][i]; VILLAGE LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42Opinion 90-63
… 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-90-63Opinion 91-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … officers and employees from having an "interest" in a contract with the municipality if the officer or employee has … a municipal officer or employee has an interest in any contract with his or her municipality if he or she receives a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-18