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Opinion 95-18
… operation of village-owned cemetery) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (authority to impose one-time maintenance fee in … Law (§§15-1500 through 15-1508) relates to the acquisition and operation of cemeteries by villages. Section 15-1502 … government, including a village, is authorized to adopt and amend local laws, not inconsistent with the provisions of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18The Changing Face of Post-Pandemic New York City
… Yorkers were smaller. The city’s senior population was the only group analyzed that increased from April 2020 to June …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/changing-face-post-pandemic-new-york-cityOpinion 2001-1
… generally to State and local governments ( Garcia v San Antonio MTA , 469 US 528, 105 S Ct 1005, 83 L Ed2d 1016), New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Cost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns
… Town Justice Court Consolidation Process: Text Version Single Town Justice Two or more adjacent towns within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-guide-justice-court-consolidation-villages-and-townsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.2% in Second Quarter
… was slightly stronger than the 1.6% increase seen in the first quarter, still lagging growth rates realized after the first quarter in 2021. However, it was not unusual to see … 2024 Local Sales Taxes Data Regional Table Related Report First Quarter 2024 Local Sales Taxes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-22-second-quarterState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (Nassau County) The board and officials did not properly … The board did not provide appropriate oversight and management of budgets and fund balance or ensure annual audits were completed. More real property taxes were assessed than necessary to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Homeless Services Housing Needs Assessment
… conditions ( 2015-S-23 , issued February 2016, and 2018-S-52 , issued March 2020) also found that Assessments and ILPs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/15/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessmentDiNapoli Analyzes Post-Pandemic Tourism Across NYS
… Tourism in New York state has grown post-pandemic but employment in … remains 4.3% below pre-pandemic levels, according to an analysis released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report … Tourism in New York state has grown postpandemic but employment in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-analyzes-post-pandemic-tourism-across-nysOpinion 91-35
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (amount of salary increases for heads of police departments) … Whether the chief of police of the village police department may receive an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (2022-MS-1)
… school year by September 15, 2020, as required by New York State Education Department (SED) regulations. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/mental-health-training-component-new-york-save-act-2022-ms-1Opinion 96-23
… has been interpreted by the Attorney General as applying only "to the county served by the county clerk in which the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-23Audit Finds Construction Delays in Public Housing Program Across New York State
… funding recipients use change orders appropriately, cover only work within the project’s scope; and Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/audit-finds-construction-delays-public-housing-program-across-new-york-stateOpinion 90-23
… in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Limit (exclusion from - cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse) STATE … The cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse may exclude from their constitutional debt limitations indebtedness … 8 6 of the State Constitution which provides an exclusion from the debt limitation imposed upon the cities of Buffalo …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23Opinion 2000-21
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Establishment of (joint … TOWNS -- Fire Districts and Fire Protection (participation in establishment of joint fire district) TOWN LAW §189-a; VILLAGE LAW §22-2210: In the case of the proposed formation of a joint fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21Opinion 93-30
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … custody of the county sheriff, is a charge of the village or the county. With certain exceptions, Correction Law, … provides transportation because the sheriff is unable or unwilling to do so, it is also well-established that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… fund. The audit recommended that the board develop a plan to reduce fund balance by financing one-time expenditures, … However, when the superintendent signs the certification form he does not date the signature; thus there is no way to … not fully disclosed detailed internal cost information and how operating costs are allocated to the school. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsArea #1 – IT Policy – Information Technology Governance
… entity with uncomplicated, modest computing resources may only need a few policies to cover relevant issues adequately. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-1-it-policyOpinion 90-31
… the committee must conduct business and pass resolutions only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-31Opinion 2006-3
… [Inf Opns] 11, supra ). 3 The inquiry refers to the town “highway fund” as a potential repository of the franchise fees. Highway Law §141 provides that the town highway superintendent’s annual budget estimate of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Opinion 93-25
… under the mistaken belief the right-of-way was a village street may not continue to provide such lighting unless the … the opinion that the word "street" as used in this context is intended to relate to public streets (1975 Opns St Comp … public street was found to have been created by public use where the road in question was used freely by the public for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-25