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Opinion 88-74
… municipalities to contribute to the monument fund. There are numerous statutes which expressly or impliedly authorize …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-74Opinion 92-39
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … case of Salyer v Tulare Water District , 410 US 719, 93 S Ct 1224, 35 L Ed 2d 659, in which the Supreme Court … for the consolidation of special districts must be "the owner of taxable property situate within one of the districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39Local Governments Should Improve Accessibility for New Yorkers
… Visits to selected public facilities including libraries, meeting halls and government offices in 20 cities, towns and … should face barriers when they go to vote, attend a town meeting or use public services,” said DiNapoli. “My office … such as installing accessible signs, adjusting the closing speed of doors, and other low-cost improvements. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/local-governments-should-improve-accessibility-new-yorkersBackground Checks at Municipal Youth Programs (2012-MS-5)
… also released 8 letter reports to the following: Towns of Amherst [pdf] , Clifton Park [pdf] , Manlius [pdf] and Seneca … who deliver their youth program services. Only the Town of Clifton Park annually screened all program personnel … Offender Registry and other resources. Two municipalities (Town of Manlius and the City of New Rochelle) only screened …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/25/background-checks-municipal-youth-programs-2012-ms-5Archived: Legislative Session 2017–2018
… the reporting period for which the overtime limit is calculated for certain members of the New York State and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2017-2018Opinion 2010-4
… not be relevant to this inquiry ( see Mem of Joint Legis Comm on Fire Laws, 1957 McKinney's Session Law of NY, at 2171 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-4DiNapoli: New York State Ranked First Nationwide in Nonprofit Jobs And Organizations
… New York state ranked first nationwide in nonprofit jobs and organizations, with nearly 1.3 million employees and more than 31,000 organizations in 2012, according to a report released today by State … more than 18 percent of all private sector employment in the state. “Nonprofits take care of New Yorkers, whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-new-york-state-ranked-first-nationwide-nonprofit-jobs-and-organizationsOpinion 2006-11
… board member has an interest in town purchases from an auto parts store solely because the board member is an … or performance of any portion of town orders from the auto parts store, he or she is paid a salary by the store and … a prohibited interest if the town makes purchases from an auto parts store that employs the board member as its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-11Police Property Room Inventory (2014-MS-4)
… complete report - pdf] We also released ten letter reports to the following: City of Auburn [pdf] , City of Elmira [pdf] … [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether law enforcement agencies have … the integrity of property until its disposition is a critical element of police work. The failure to safeguard …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/02/17/police-property-room-inventory-2014-ms-4Opinion 2000-14
… to faithfully perform his or her duties over an extended period. In Incorporated Village of Lynbrook , supra, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-14Greater Amsterdam School District – Financial Condition (2016M-110)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012 through … approximately $65 million. Key Findings Unassigned fund balance exceeded the 4 percent legal limit at the end of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/greater-amsterdam-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-110Opinion 97-1
… LAW, §§62, 66, 71: A village housing authority is eligible to participate in a workers' compensation plan of the county … unless excluded by the county's rules and regulations. To the extent costs are apportioned to plan participants on the basis of full valuation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 88-30
… the authority of a town board to require that a property owner in a water district connect to the water district water … a village. The contract with the village provides that the owner of this property must purchase all its water from the village unless the owner develops a private, on-site water supply. You ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-30Opinion 91-1
… consolidations, codifications or restatements of pre-1953 special or local laws applicable to a local … as expressly provided by the State Legislature or by a pre-1953 local law. Therefore, it is our opinion that a local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-1Opinion 88-27
… merely provided a mechanism which was intended to free municipal resources from an unnecessary drain by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-27Opinion 2001-2
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (discretion in crediting points under a service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS … firefighter with a year of firefighting service; (2) A program sponsor may not require participation in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-2Opinion 2000-5
… are not required by law to be paid into any other fund or account." Highway Law §141 contains requirements with respect … (i.e. town outside village) general fund to a section 141 account having the same tax base. Section 285-a authorizes … moneys from section 141 accounts into any other fund or account (see, e.g., 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-60, p 76; 24 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-5Opinion 89-51
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (additional … services of private contractors); (cost of VFBL insurance) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Fire Protection Contracts (additional payments for the … the town is authorized to make payments to the volunteer fire company in addition to the annual sum specified in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-51Opinion 97-14
… INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (furniture and trophy case) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided … to purchase furniture for a recreation room and a trophy case for a meeting room for department use. You ask whether … fire department to pay the cost of constructing a trophy case in the department's meeting room, and to pay for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14Opinion 2000-4
… payments) CIVIL SERVICE LAW, §201(4); RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, §113, 470: A school district is not prohibited … payments made to a former employee, even though they may continue after that employee's actual retirement, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-4