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Opinion 98-11
… properly addressed postpaid wrapper and is deposited in a post office or official depositary under the exclusive care and custody of the United States Post Office, the payment, upon delivery, is deemed to have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-11Opinion 97-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Service Award Program (participation by members of the "auxiliary" of an incorporated fire company located … Whether auxiliary members of an incorporated volunteer fire company in a fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-24Opinion 92-51
… §92-a authorizing municipalities to establish local health insurance plans for officers, employees "and their … is public or private. December 28, 1992 Samuel J. Nasca, Chairman City of Hornell Industrial Development Agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-51Opinion 97-15
… to establish in county) LOCAL LAWS -- Pre-emption (formation of county lighting district) COUNTY LAW, §250; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-15Opinion 97-14
… is comprised of several companies, the members of each company, may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax … moneys of a fire department consisting of a single fire company must be used for the benefit of the department, as … that the foreign fire insurance tax moneys of a multi-company fire department must be turned over to the companies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14Opinion 2000-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … to General Municipal Law, article 5-G for the provision of police protection as a joint service. You ask whether two … a municipal cooperation agreement for the joint provision of police protection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-24Opinion 91-12
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (retention of moneys derived … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §204-a: Moneys raised by a fire company through activities conducted under the authority of General Municipal Law, §204-a belong to the fire company to be used for the lawful purposes of the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-12Opinion 90-61
… districts) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Assessments (authority to impose benefit assessments in water supply district) -- Water Supply Districts (authority to impose benefit assessments) WATER SUPPLY AND … district); (authority to impose benefit assessments or user fees) TOWN LAW, §§202(3), 202-a(1): A town may assess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-61Opinion 90-59
… it may not be used for purely private purposes (1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-41, p 81; 1983 Opns St Comp, No. 83-103, p 127; 23 Opns St Comp, 1967, p 762; 16 Opns St Comp, 1960, p 56). Article …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-59Opinion 90-58
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Insurance Transactions (village board members selling to village employees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(2), 806: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-58Opinion 91-39
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement Benefits (waiver of public salary exceeding statutory limit) PUBLIC OFFICERS … positions and subsequently be reappointed to the position of trustee without diminution of his or her retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-39Opinion 90-5
… the number of trustees and, if so, by what procedure and for what term the new trustees would be appointed. For purposes of this opinion, we assume the library is not … and minimum number of library trustees and provides for the town board to appoint the trustees, it does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-5Opinion 90-26
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … on the proposed installation of sprinkler systems in fire district buildings exceeds the estimated maximum cost for … St Comp No. 79-919, p 214). There have been no subsequent judicial decisions or statutory amendments which would cause …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-26Opinion 89-51
… Contracts (additional payments for the services of private contractors); (cost of VFBL insurance) FIRE PROTECTION … Contracts (additional payments for the services of private contractors); (cost of VFBL insurance) TOWN LAW, §184(5): A … fire protection to pay the cost of the services of private contractors engaged by the fire company in connection with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-51Opinion 89-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … the governing board of any municipality, by majority vote, to authorize any of its members, any officer or employee, or any other person who has been elected pursuant to law to a public office for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-10NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Asks for Report on Due Diligence in Wake of Dakota Pipeline Controversy
… of Marathon announced its agreement to participate in the formation of a joint venture that, if certain conditions were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-asks-report-due-diligence-wake-dakota-pipeline-controversyDiNapoli: Chipotle Needs to Address Concerns Over Racial Equity and Inclusion
… including Starbucks, Facebook and Airbnb. More recently, Amazon , JPMorgan Chase, BlackRock and Morgan Stanley …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-chipotle-needs-address-concerns-over-racial-equity-and-inclusionFormer Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Sentenced to 8-24 Years for Stealing Nearly $250,000 in State Grant Funds
… whom he never paid. While the victims went unpaid, bank records showed that Decker withdrew funds from the Watershed Operating account at the Saratoga Race Course, Foxwoods MGM, Harrah’s and Turning … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/former-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-sentenced-8-24-years-stealing-nearly-250000-stateHow to Conduct a Vendor Responsibility Review
… or only the vendor selected for the contract. Be sure to take into account the time needed to conduct such a review. In the solicitation document, you … Responsibility Review Process Documentation Requirements How to Make a Responsibility Determination …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-conduct-vendor-responsibility-reviewDiNapoli: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud of State Funds
… that Kory O’Hara, 45, formerly the Town Supervisor of Prattsville, pled guilty today to wire fraud in connection … with a grant extended to Prattsville in the wake of Hurricane Irene. The announcement was made by New York … Carla Freedman; Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-prattsville-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-fraud-state-funds