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Opinion 89-34
… (Highway Law, §140[4]; Hiscox v Holmes , 237 AD 240, 260 NYS 667; Clarke v Town of Russia , 257 AD 703, 15 NYS2d 415, … management and control of the finances of the town" (see Myruski v Town Board of the Town of Goshen , 87 Misc 2d … statutory powers and duties (Town Law, §32; see, e.g., 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-294, p 373). Based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Underwood Announce Guilty Plea of Queens Pharmacy Owner for $1.5 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme
… QUEENS – State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney … Inc. ("Value") — a pharmacy formerly located in Corona, Queens before re-locating to its current location in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-underwood-announce-guilty-plea-queens-pharmacy-owner-15-million-medicaidOpinion 96-3
… -- Engineering Services (environmental review by village trustee or firm of the trustee) -- Exceptions (competitive bidding not an … the firm of which the trustee is the primary stockholder, to provide environmental review and planning services, if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 89-39
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … AD2d 159, 388 NYS2d 422; Opn No. 85-15, supra ; 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-180, p 226). Rather, it is the existence of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-39Opinion 2003-4
… City Law §13?b; General Municipal Law §980-c[c][4] [business improvement districts]; Village Law §4?412[1]; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-4Opinion 2001-5
Whether a fire district may offer a reward for information leading to the conviction of the persons responsible for an incident where a member was injured
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-5DiNapoli: As Share of New Yorkers Without Health Insurance Reached New Low, Disparities Persisted Among Black, Asian, and Latino Populations
… lower than the national average due to the state’s higher enrollment in public health insurance programs, which … in 2010 to 27.7% in 2021 and surpassed national Medicaid enrollment rates every year. Record Medicaid enrollment in 2021 reflects an increase in enrollment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-share-new-yorkers-without-health-insurance-reached-new-low-disparities-persisted-among-blackOpinion 96 - 14
… Interest (purchases from hardware store owned by college trustee) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Approval of Contracts … college purchasing from hardware store owned by college trustee) EDUCATION LAW, §6304(6); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … et seq .) contains the provisions of law which relate to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14NY State & City Comptrollers, State Treasurers: Federal Bill Attempts to Silence Investors
… Peter Franchot, Maryland State Treasurer Nancy Kopp, Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, Oregon State … benefits for more than 5 million public employees and retirees. Currently, the Securities and Exchange Commission …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/ny-state-city-comptrollers-state-treasurers-federal-bill-attempts-silence-investorsExamination of Procurement Card Payments
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether the Office for … State Finance Law requirements and guidance on the use of Procurement Cards (PCards) when purchasing $1.6 million in … over $50,000 in amount must be approved by the Office of the State Comptroller. State Finance Law §163 requires …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/09/examination-procurement-card-paymentsOpinion 95-20
… the nature of the relief sought. If the court is required to decide separate issues in order to grant relief, then … the petitioner generally will seek the appointment of a trustee as part of the relief requested in the probate or … in a single petition or files a separate petition for each form of relief sought. Rather, as the courts have noted, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20Opinion 94 - 23
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … petition and by board motion pursuant to Town Law, §170(2), joint action by both town boards is necessary. If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-23State Agencies Bulletin No. P-982
Cancellation of Retirement Information for Retirees Returning to Employment with NYS Under Sec 21/212 Ret & SS Law
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-982.pdfOpinion 91-50
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §106; PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, §3244: Bonds and notes of the Local Government Assistance Corporation are … or by a political subdivision. This is in reply to your inquiry asking whether bonds of the Local Government … Laws of 1990), however, provides, in part, that the bonds and notes of LGAC are: hereby made securities which may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-50Assessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Two Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013
… determine whether the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) has adequate procedures in place to accurately report its … subdivisions of the State. Key Findings The Board has adequate procedures in place ensure that it accurately … Audits/Reports of Interest Workers’ Compensation Board: Statement of Assessable Expenses for the Three Fiscal Years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-two-fiscal-years-ended-march-31Opinion 2001-15
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Dissolution … referendum, sell the service contract to the town in which the district is located, and thereafter dissolve the lighting district, in order for the town to include the area encompassing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15Opinion 91-41
… Town Law, §81 lists several specific questions which may, upon town board motion, and shall, upon petition, be submitted to referendum. The imposition of … to require a referendum on a proposition "[t]o vote upon or determine any question ... which may lawfully be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-41Opinion 88-58
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Funds … Since the town anticipates that the cost of construction in this instance will be less than $100,000, no referendum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-58Continuing Crisis: Drug Overdose Deaths in New York
… and Human Services declared a public health emergency due to the consequences of the opioid crisis facing the nation. … data quality across jurisdictions. Accurately determining how someone died (through accident, suicide, homicide, … use of illicit drugs and/or misuse of medications. A 2018 study of adults in southwestern Pennsylvania (including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/continuing-crisis-drug-overdose-deaths-new-yorkDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School District Official Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
… Gregg, the former Provisional Supervisor of Facilities for the Hempstead School District, pleaded guilty today at the federal courthouse in Central Islip to access device fraud in connection with … must not be tolerated and my office assisted in exposing this abuse," DiNapoli said. "Thanks to our partnership with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-district-official-pleads-guilty-credit-card-fraud