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Opinion 89-35
… -- Powers and Duties (transfer to town comptroller) TOWN LAW, §§20(3)(b), 29, 34, 124, 125; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §§10(1)(ii)(a)(1), 10(1)(ii)(d)(3), 23(2)(f); LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §2.00(5)(c): Powers of the town supervisor as treasurer … the powers and duties of a town supervisor under the Town Law and asking the extent to which those powers and duties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-35Opinion 89-47
… the area of the fire district, as extended. This is in reply to your letter concerning the proposed extension of a … section 172-d provides the requisite statutory authority for the dissolution of the two fire protection districts and … same time as town taxes. Section 181 makes no provision for the allocation of any costs, including those for debt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-47Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
David Cohen former executive director of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty Met Council has been sentenced to one year in jail
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-directorNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli and District Attorney Hoovler Announce Indictment in Medicaid Fraud Case
… David M. Hoovler announced that on Monday, November 10, 2025, Rohail Raja, age 45, and his wife, Sharma Alam, age 45, … partially secured bond. On Tuesday, November 18, 2025, co-defendant Ari Manojkumar, age 33, of Highland, was … Attorney David M Hoovler announced that on Mon Nov 10 2025 Rohail Raja age 45 and his wife Sharma Alam age 45 both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-district-attorney-hoovler-announce-indictment-medicaid-fraudOpinion 92-50
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103: A county may not adopt a post-1953 local law to provide a price preference to local … government. Based on this pre-emption, we concluded that a post-1953 local law which provides for an award to a bidder …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-50Opinion 95-2
… issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Exemption from (housing authority) PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Fees … amount billed by a cable television company to a municipal housing authority as a "pass through" to the customer of a … exemption of Public Housing Law, §52. You ask whether a housing authority is exempt from paying that portion of its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 1198
… Security number as the EMPLID in PayServ to using the NYS EMPLID, a system assigned number. This conversion results … typessubmitted to A.I. will need to have the new NYS Employee Id loaded into the EMPLID field [starting … value of the Temporary ID that was submitted. Temporary ID Restrictions: Field is a character field and can be 1 – 11 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1198-changes-automated-interface-transaction-processing-ai-agencies-onlyDiNapoli: New York Jobs Top 9 Million, New Statewide High
… New York reached its highest employment level ever of more … steady gains. Job growth was uneven across the state, with New York City gaining three out of four new statewide jobs from 2009 to 2014, while four upstate … New York reached its highest employment level ever of more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-new-york-jobs-top-9-million-new-statewide-highState Agencies Bulletin No. 414
… who require certification or recertification by the Office of Court Administration (OCA). Overview Transactions such as … Recertification Date will expire prior to the last day of the payroll period being processed and will update the … Workforce(GBL)>Use>Emp Job Certification Highlights of Changes The Employee Certification panel will be replaced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/414-employee-certification-process-unified-court-system-ucsOpinion 89-48
… Law, §37 to secure payment of any judgments which might be recovered by contractors and/or subcontractors for work … with subdivision 10 of section 37. The bonds should be considered a court record and permanently retained by the … Lien". You ask (i) where and how the bonds are to be indexed on your records, (ii) who physically holds the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-48DiNapoli: Canal Corp. Must Address Gaps
… significant number of critical structures along the system’s 524 miles of waterways, according to an audit released … largely concur with our recommendations.” The Canal Corp., a subsidiary of the New York State Thruway Authority, … condition, and the corporation has established inspection requirements and frequency standards, including in-depth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-canal-corp-must-address-gapsCompliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Follow-Up)
… 70,000 miles of rivers and streams and more than 7,600 freshwater lakes, ponds, and reservoirs that are used for … pose risks to people who use the waters to swim, boat, or fish. Timely reporting of overflow events to the public is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/26/compliance-sewage-pollution-right-know-act-and-monitoring-and-enforcement-state-pollutantRemsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District – Financial Management (2025M-33)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Did the Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly manage … The Board and District officials did not properly manage the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/remsenburg-speonk-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2025mSocial Media Use Policy
… The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) manages multiple social … do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/social-media-use-policyDiNapoli Releases Report on Municipalities Close to Exceeding Tax Limits
… cities, counties and villages in New York that are close to reaching their Constitutional Tax Limit (CTL) has more than doubled since 2012, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … of cities counties and villages in New York that are close to reaching their Constitutional Tax Limit CTL has more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-releases-report-municipalities-close-exceeding-tax-limitsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Pember Library and Museum , City of Rye , Town of Sullivan and the Washington County Sheriff’s Department . “In … in 2001, it has not been updated since that time. Town of Sullivan – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial … of Hopewell Pember Library and Museum City of Rye Town of Sullivan and the Washington County Sheriffs Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Housing Authority , Village of Southampton , Westchester Community College and the City of Yonkers . "In today’s … incurring more LOSAP costs than necessary. Westchester Community College – Fixed Assets (Westchester County) College … Housing Authority Village of Southampton Westchester Community College and the City of Yonkers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Selected Aspects of Central Office Disbursements From the Tuition and Fees Refund Bank Account
… disbursements to students from the Tuition and Fees Refund bank account were appropriate and authorized. The audit scope … Central Office established a Tuition and Fees Refund bank account to reimburse students when the payments they … of a refund, the amount of a refund, the appropriate bank account for a refund, and the appropriateness of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/19/selected-aspects-central-office-disbursements-tuition-and-fees-refund-bank-accountOptimizing Medicaid Drug Rebates (Follow-Up)
… the implementation status of the five recommendations made in our initial audit report, Optimizing Medicaid Drug … recover a portion of the Medicaid prescription drug costs by requesting rebates from drug manufacturers. We issued our … claims we identified. Key Findings Department officials made progress in addressing the problems we identified in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/20/optimizing-medicaid-drug-rebates-followOpinion 2000 - 13
… opinion. FIRE COMPANY - Membership (eligibility to join second company) TOWN LAW §176-b(10): An individual who is a member of a volunteer fire company may not join a second company unless he or she first terminates membership … a fire district fire department who seeks membership in a second volunteer company is automatically deemed to have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-13