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Opinion 2006-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments … under or subject to the provisions of article 3 of the New York State Banking Law (General Municipal Law §10[1][d]; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-4Tuition Assistance Program – College of Westchester
… College of Westchester complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Education’s Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State financial … offers programs in business, computer, digital media, and health fields. Tuition for full-time students is $8,900 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/tuition-assistance-program-college-westchesterTuition Assistance Program – LaGuardia Community College
… Education’s Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State-funded Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards. … Community College (LaGuardia), located in Queens, is part of the City University of New York. LaGuardia offers … for full-time status, and one student who did not maintain good academic standing. Key Recommendations The Higher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/04/tuition-assistance-program-laguardia-community-collegeOpinion 2002-10
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CEMETERIES -- Privately-owned cemetery … cemetery deemed historical property) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§119-aa, 119-bb(2), 119-dd(3): A town, after due notice … Law (§119-aa et seq .) relates to historic preservation in local governments. This article establishes a "framework … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10-0Opinion 2002-10
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … and provide for the upkeep and repair of such property. You ask whether a town may accept a gift of a … 1 In view of the conclusion reached herein, we need not address whether the town is authorized to accept a gift …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10Opinion 92-45
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (imposition for … of fee for ambulance service) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-b(4): A fee may not be imposed for the services of … Law, §209-b[1][a]). The squad may render services in cases of accidents, calamities or other emergencies in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-45Mount Vernon City School District – Procurement of Natural Gas (2019M-91)
… ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Mount Vernon City School District (District) Board and District officials procured … response. … Determine whether the Mount Vernon City School District District Board and District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/15/mount-vernon-city-school-district-procurement-natural-gas-2019m-91Overtime Limits for Tier 5
… Overview For members of Tier 5, New York State Retirement and Social … from overtime pay above the limit. Overtime limits differ for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and the Police and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/overtime-limits-tier-5Opinion 95-2
… of the fee through to its customers as a cost of doing business, by separately listing a portion of the amount of … to Tax Law, 300 et seq . as a "pass through" cost of doing business). Accordingly, the amount billed by the cable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-2Opinion 88-23
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Construction Contracts (village trustee an employee, officer and stockholder of construction … 802(1)(b), 2(a); VILLAGE LAW, §5-524(2): A village trustee who is an officer, employee and stockholder of a … the village unless (a) his or her stock ownership amounts to less than 5% of the outstanding stock and (b) as employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-23Opinion 98-7
… -- Periods of Probable Usefulness (replacement of fire chiefs' cars); (acquisition of traffic signal control system) … Apparatus and Equipment (capital reserve fund to replace chiefs' cars) -- Appropriations and Expenditures (replacement of chiefs' cars and acquisition of traffic signal control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-7Opinion 89-59
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. WATER RENTS -- Imposition of (authority to … both operation and maintenance and capital costs) TOWN LAW, §§198(3)(d), 202, 202-a: A town board may raise all the … rates on the users of the water district. The district in question was established by a town pursuant to Article …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59Rockland County – Budget Review (B23-6-8)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the County of Rockland’s (County) proposed budget for the … fiscal year are reasonable. Background The County, located in the downstate area and bordered by Orange, Putnam and … to no more than the tax levy limit as permitted by law, unless it properly overrides the tax levy limit. … The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2023/11/10/rockland-county-budget-review-b23-6-8Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Program Implementation
… that the Office of General Services (OGS) has made in implementing the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) Program. The audit covers the period June 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/07/service-disabled-veteran-owned-business-program-implementationMedicaid Program – Overpayments of Ambulatory Patient Group Claims (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our audit report, Overpayments of Ambulatory Patient Group Claims (Report 2011-S-43). Background In 2008, changes to the State’s Public Health Law required a new Medicaid outpatient payment methodology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/28/medicaid-program-overpayments-ambulatory-patient-group-claims-followOpinion 88-65
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- … paid by a mortgagee bank, the collecting officer should mail a tax receipt to the bank unless the bank requests that … which mandates that a collecting officer shall deliver or mail tax receipts to a mortgagee to be forwarded to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65Opinion 95-3
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Distribution (calculation of amount set aside … boundaries either a general sales tax (Tax Law, §1210[a][1]) or a limited sales tax on utility services, restaurant … by Tax Law, §1262. Section 1262(a) provides that, "[e]xcept as otherwise provided in [Tax Law, Article 29]", the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-3Salary Rate Chart - CUNY Labor Law Section 220 High Pressure Plant Tender - Revised 3/14/201
Attachment from Payroll Bulletin No. CU-566
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/cuny-566-attachment.pdfEnforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (2018-S-7) 90-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Motor Vehicles takes adequate steps to identify motor carriers that must comply with Article 19-A of the New York...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s7-response.pdfOMH Contract With Shorefront Mental Health Board - Compliance With Prevailing Wage Law (2013-S-62)
We audited the Office of Mental Health, South Beach Psychiatric Center’s contract with Shorefront Mental Health Board Inc. to determine whether its janitorial w
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-13s62.pdf