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Opinion 89-7
… (additional compensation for the board of assessment review for extra meeting) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §523[1][g]; … board may not pay the members of the board of assessment review compensation in excess of their salaries for meeting twice in one year to hear complaints in relation to assessments. You ask whether a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-7Opinion 89-58
… authorized to provide same improvements or services) PARK DISTRICTS -- Establishment (authority to establish park district within an existing park district) TOWN LAW, §§81, 198, 202, 202-a, 220: A town … 12 or sections 81 or 220 of the Town Law may establish a park district within an existing larger park district and if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-58Opinion 89-30
… PROPERTY -- Gasoline (authority to provide to private senior citizens organization under contract) GENERAL … contract with a private non-profit organization to provide senior citizens bus transportation, a town may provide … bus. You ask whether a town may contract with a private senior citizens organization to provide gasoline to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-30Opinion 88-63
… The New York State Defense Emergency Act (L 1951, ch 784, as amended, McKinney's Unconsolidated Laws, §§9101, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-63Opinion 88-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (providing … SERVICES LAW, §371; STATE CONSTITUTION, ART VIII, §1: A county may determine that appropriate refreshments served to … expenditures for such refreshments. You ask whether a county may provide refreshments for trainees participating in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-4Opinion 89-13
… corporation. By its express terms, subdivision 6 applies only to purchases from the governmental entities listed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-13Opinion 97-4
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … of the City of Glen Cove may not expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to provide a benefit to a member of … Association of the City of Glen Cove may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to provide a death benefit to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-4Opinion 96-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-g: A fire district board of commissioners may not authorize the transfer of the … Whether a fire district may transfer the unexpended balance of a capital reserve fund established for the acquisition of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10Opinion 95-1
… may determine to provide city funds to the agency to cover costs of such benefits. You state that an existing city … benefits in the event the agency has insufficient funds to cover the cost. For purposes of this opinion, we assume the … could determine to provide city funds to the agency to cover costs of health care benefits to retirees of the agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-1Opinion 94-31
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS -- Vacations (annual cash payment in lieu of) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Vacations … et seq.; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §92: It is permissible to provide in a collective bargaining agreement between a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-31Opinion 2001-10
… or verification of claims) TOWN LAW §118: Vendors are not required to submit certified or verified claims to a town unless so required by town board resolution. You ask whether a town must require vendors to certify claims … see also, e.g., 1995 Opns St Comp No. 95-23, p 46). In so doing, the town board or town comptroller may require any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-10DiNapoli: Former Marbletown Fire Chief Sentenced for $101K Theft From the Department
… State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced that William Storrs, the former chief and treasurer of the … ordered to pay a total of $101,394.50 in restitution. “William Storrs abused the trust of the community he was sworn to serve and protect by stealing over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-former-marbletown-fire-chief-sentenced-101k-theft-departmentCollection of Fines Related to Tenant Complaints (Follow-Up)
… Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR). DHCR is responsible for the supervision, maintenance, and development of … housing in the State. Within DHCR, the Office of Rent Administration (ORA) administers the State’s rent laws … and non-compliance complaints, which are handled by ORA’s Enforcement Unit, defined as follows: Harassment is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/collection-fines-related-tenant-complaints-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 2122
… Code ACV to identify employees who should not be included in the automatic system termination program. Affected … of New York agencies ( Deptids 70XXX ) Background In an effort to clean up payroll data, records of employees … 12/31/2021 and who meet the other specific criteria listed in Affected Employees will be automatically terminated. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2122-automatic-system-termination-employees-not-paid-more-one-yearState Agencies Bulletin No. 1810
… code ACV to identify employees who should not be included in the automatic system termination program. Affected Employees Employees who have records in PayServ and meet the following criteria may be affected: … Unified Court System Proctors (05007, 05017) Background In an effort to clean up payroll data prior to the scheduled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1810-automatic-system-termination-employees-inactive-more-one-yearMotor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Program (2022-M-2)
To determine whether the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has complied with Article 36-A of the State Executive Law for revenues received by and expenditures made from the Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Fund and from any other source for purposes of the Motor ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22m2.pdfApproved State Contracts and Payments
… Comptroller approved 1,575 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.6 billion and approved nearly 2.9 million payments worth nearly $9.9 billion. The office rejected 157 contracts and related transactions valued at $500 million and more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsState Contract and Payment Actions in March
… Jefferson County. $1.7 million with Marfi Contracting Corporation to replace the administration building roof at … Beacon Health Options Inc. for the New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) Mental Health & Substance Abuse … State Tower building in Syracuse. $1.5 million to Niagara Street Buffalo, LLC to renovate the Turner Brothers Lofts in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-marchDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for February 2017
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 1,558 contracts valued at $4.44 … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today his office approved 1558 contracts valued at $444 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-february-2017Opinion 90-56
… LAW, §92(1); NY CONST, art VIII, §1; 38 USC §2024(d): A school district, by resolution, may provide prospectively for full or partially paid leaves of absence to school district employees engaged in the performance of … Constitution against gifts and loans of public moneys, a school district may elect to provide its employees who are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-56