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Opinion 92-31
… -- Municipal Advertising (no authority to sell in newsletter) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (publication of informational newsletter) VILLAGE LAW, §4-412(1): A village, by local law, may provide for the publication and distribution of a newsletter for its residents containing information including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-31Opinion 96-20
… 1970 by a resolution of the village board adopted pursuant to former Village Law, §188-a may be abolished pursuant to … Law, §8-800 by local law subject to permissive referendum. Notification of the abolishment of the police department must … Law, §8-800 by local law subject to permissive referendum. Notification of the abolishment of the police department must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-20Opinion 96 - 11
… v Ambro , 41 NY2d 952, 394 NYS2d 636; Ross v Wilson , 308 NY 605; Davis v Board of Education , 125 AD2d 534, 509 NYS2d … 213). June 7, 1996 Christine S. Snide, Supervisor Town of Long Lake 1 We note that town park lands are impressed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-11Opinion 96-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … capital notes or budget notes, and the fire district is situated wholly or partly within a town which is wholly or … Whether approval of the State Comptroller is required prior to the purchase of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Oversight of Campus Foundations
… corporations, to support fundraising efforts, real property management, or other activities and functions … SSA’s oversight of the campus foundations and in certain areas of the foundations’ operations. 10 of the 30 … not established required policies and procedures for key business functions, or their policies are inadequate or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/26/oversight-campus-foundationsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Hastings-on-Hudson , Town of Marlborough , New Hyde Park Fire District , Town of Red Hook , Rockland County , City of Troy and the Village of Tuxedo Park . "In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … capital improvements ($62,200), sewer repairs ($34,840), park rehabilitation ($21,262) and general maintenance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsPerformance of the Excelsior Jobs Program
… jobs and/or make significant capital investments. Empire State Development (ESD) administers the Program and is … to receive annual tax credits. As of March 31, 2015, the State has committed over $548 million in Program tax credits … as of June 2015, ESD had authorized Program tax credits on 39 occasions totaling $4.84 million. Based on our testing, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/07/performance-excelsior-jobs-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 1133
… To inform agencies of the content information for the 2011 Form 1042-S. Background According to the IRS Instructions for Form 1042-S, amounts subject to reporting on Form 1042-S are those that are paid to foreign persons … To inform agencies of the content information for the 2011 Form 1042S …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1133-form-1042-s-foreign-persons-us-source-income-subject-withholdingDiNapoli: Financial Viability of OTBs in Jeopardy
… New York’s Off-Track Betting (OTB) corporations are at risk of financial insolvency due to the impact of major revenue decreases and escalating costs, according to … $1.2 billion, or 24 percent, during the five-year period of 2009-2013 compared to the previous five-year period. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-financial-viability-otbs-jeopardyDiNapoli Calls For Stepped Up Enforcement of State's Bottle Bill
… and compliance with New York's returnable container deposit law to recover all the funds the state is entitled to from bottlers and beverage distributors, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … and compliance with New Yorks returnable container deposit law to recover all the funds the state is entitled to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-calls-stepped-enforcement-states-bottle-billDiNapoli: Many SUNY Campus Foundations Operating Without Contracts or Proper Oversight
… A third of the 30 State University of New York (SUNY) campus foundations … with their campuses while overseeing and managing billions in donations and resources, according to a report released … A third of the 30 State University of New York campus foundations were operating without the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-many-suny-campus-foundations-operating-without-contracts-or-proper-oversightOther Bulletin No. 11
… for employees who were on a Leave of Absence (other than Workers’ Compensation Leave) on the effective date of the increase … on a Paid Leave of Absence (except Military Stipend) or on Workers’ Compensation Leave. The row will be inserted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-11-2010-salary-increase-suny-construction-fund-employeesOther Bulletin No. 8
… Unit 97 who meet the eligibility criteria Background The State University Construction Fund Resolution and Chapter 10 … employees who were placed on Military Stipend due to new military orders on or after the effective date of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-8-april-1-2009-salary-increase-suny-construction-fundUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-260
… Attorneys Association of the City of New York SN New York State Court Officers Association SR New York State Supreme Court Officers Association SY New York State … Pay record for any of the following earnings codes on or after 04/05/2018 and while in an eligible Bargaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-260-april-2018-increases-location-pay-location-pay-mid-hudson-andUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Orthopedic Associates of Long Island
… office visits. The New York State Department of Civil Service contracts with United HealthCare (United) to process and pay medical claims from health care providers for services provided to Empire Plan members. … $8,665 as the reasonable and customary rate for the service. As a result, United paid $6,932 on the claim and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-orthopedic-associates-long-islandOpinion 91-19
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (authority to make gift to fire company); (authority to accept gift of firefighting equipment) FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (authority of fire district … Whether the fire district may give to the fire company the cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19Opinion 91-35
… of salary increase pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-m) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-m: The permanent full-time head of the police department … asked whether, consistent with General Municipal Law, §207-m, the chief of police of the village police department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Opinion 90-35
… (computation of for fuel oil) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103: If it is known or may be reasonably anticipated that a … expend over $5000 for this item. General Municipal Law, §103 provides that, except as otherwise expressly provided by … Municipal Corporation Law, §10.31; cf . Swift v Mayor , 83 NY 528; Jones v City of Binghamton , 26 AD2d 710, 271 NYS2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-35DiNapoli: Public Authority Debt Ballooned to $329 Billion
… Authorities Reporting Information System (PARIS), an online data entry and collection system. They use PARIS to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-public-authority-debt-ballooned-329-billionDiNapoli: NYC Financial Plan Improved From June
… savings of $1.1 billion by the end of the plan period (FY 2026), but this will not be enough to counter an increase in … to larger budget gaps in FY 2025 ($4.6 billion) and FY 2026 ($5.9 billion) than estimated in June. Certain PEG … annually in FY 2024, and reach nearly $5 billion in FY 2026, raising the potential budget gap in that year to over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nyc-financial-plan-improved-june