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Opinion 93-30
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … and Duties (liability for the cost of transportation to county jail) COUNTY SHERIFF -- Powers and Duties … and committed by order of the court to the custody of the county sheriff, a village transports the individual to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30Opinion 97-1
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Powers and Duties (participation in … -- County Self-Insurance Plan (participation in by village housing authority) WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, §§62, 66, 71: A village housing authority is eligible to participate in a workers' …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 2000-21
… §189-a; VILLAGE LAW §22-2210: In the case of the proposed formation of a joint fire district containing a village … within two towns, both towns must participate in the formation process. You ask whether, in the case of the proposed formation of a joint fire district containing a village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21Opinion 88-45
… in the opinion. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS -- Financing of (bank line of credit unauthorized) LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §§20.00, … the Local Finance Law to borrow by the establishment of a line of credit with a bank but may issue capital notes to the … be permitted to draw against the entire amount of the line all at once or in increments. Interest would be payable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45Area #2 – IT Security Training and Awareness – Information Technology Governance
… workforce is essential to securing electronic data and IT systems. Local governments and schools cannot protect the confidentiality, integrity and … accessed or displayed to that which is essential for the function being performed; The dangers of downloading files …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-2-it-security-training-and-awarenessRisk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… In September 2007, the Chair of the MTA appointed a Blue Ribbon Commission on Sustainability and the MTA (Blue Ribbon Commission) charged with making … MTA and its agencies. In April 2009, the MTA issued the Blue Ribbon Commission’s Report on Sustainability and the MTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsDiNapoli: NYC Transit Should Improve Response to Safety-Related Defects
… accessible. The audit found the intercom system was not in operation system-wide and that the SIR could not document … financial data and information on 130,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-nyc-transit-should-improve-response-safety-related-defectsDiNapoli: New York's Public and Private Colleges and Universities Face Significant Challenges in Years Ahead
… those in peer states, including California, Florida and Texas and neighboring states like New Jersey and … than the national average ($5,370) and peer states like Texas ($5,170) and Florida ($4,960). Student diversity varies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-new-yorks-public-and-private-colleges-and-universities-face-significant-challenges-yearsDiNapoli: Pandemic Necessity and Opportunity Fuel Business Growth in New York City
… people to either start a business or expand by providing services more easily online.” The overall number of … seeing particularly dramatic increases. In Brooklyn, Bedford Stuyvesant had 35% more businesses, Bushwick had 30% … were also home to many residents working in business services in 2019 like law offices or architecture or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-pandemic-necessity-and-opportunity-fuel-business-growth-new-york-cityIX.7.E Disaster Assistance – IX. Federal Grants
… and deploying manpower to address the disaster incident. This purchasing power is afforded to the agencies … This process will allow the DOB to more easily track and report on disaster related spending and costs by disaster and … Form (tab Proj_Act) and submit it with the new HelpDesk incident. The COA Change Request Form can be found at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7e-disaster-assistanceDiNapoli: Numbers of Homeless Population Doubled in New York
… and their situations can be temporary or hidden. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) uses a … the number of permanent supportive housing units (52,462 vs. 78,758) and permanent housing beds (21,672 vs. 26,059), but lags other large states in the number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-numbers-homeless-population-doubled-new-yorkOpinion 89-65
… may engage the services of the town attorney's law firm to provide additional legal services to the town. Initially, we note that Town Law, §20(2)(a) … the office of town attorney "may employ counsel to the town attorney in respect to any particular subject …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-65Opinion 90-3
… to Article 8 of the Real Property Tax Law. February 23, 1990 Cornelius F. Healy Deputy State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-3Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-180
… of the UCS in Bargaining Unit 86 whose Pay Basis Code is LEG with an Employee Status of Active (A) or Leave with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-180-april-2012-salary-increase-judges-and-justices-unified-courtOpinion 91-61
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … collected in a county not having such an approved plan. We have been asked whether town and village justice courts must … Laws of 1991, chapter 166, §383, in those counties which do not have an approved alternatives to incarceration service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-61Controls Over Unclaimed Bottle Deposits
… audit were to determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) is enforcing registration and reporting requirements on deposit initiators, and is collecting and depositing the required unclaimed … audit were to determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance is enforcing registration and reporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/19/controls-over-unclaimed-bottle-depositsAssertive Community Treatment Program
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (Office) is effectively overseeing the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program to ensure that ACT provider teams are … To determine whether the Office of Mental Health Office is effectively overseeing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/06/assertive-community-treatment-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… (Rensselaer County) The town operates a community pool and skating rink for seasonal periods. Although skating … rink deposits were made timely in 2015 and 2016 and pool deposits were made timely in 2015, pool deposits were not made timely in 2016. Additionally, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Opinion 89-63
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … from the payment of court fees when it is a litigant in Supreme Court, a County Court, the Civil Court of the City of … municipal housing authority is exempt from the payment of court fees when it is a litigant in Supreme Court a County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63Opinion 89-13
… purchases of used equipment from private sources (33 Opns St Comp, 1977, p 107; 17 Opns St Comp, 1961, p 135; 14 Opns St Comp, 1958, p 439). Further, … an exception for emergency procurements). April 24, 1989 James E. Konstanty, Esq., County Attorney County of Otsego …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-13