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Town of Lockport – Culvert Pipe Fee Collections (2025M-57)
… pipe application fees (application fees) and culvert pipe installation fees (installation fees)? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – May 1, … Highway Department (Department) to request a culvert pipe installation (project) at a private residence or business. … pipe application fees application fees and culvert pipe installation fees installation fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-lockport-culvert-pipe-fee-collections-2025m-57Village of Manlius – Financial Reports (2025M-89)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Village Board of Trustees … Comptroller (OSC)? Audit Period June 1, 2023 – March 31, 2025. We extended our audit period to review the filing … and residents. The Board did not: Receive monthly budget status reports, a balance sheet or trial balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/12/12/village-manlius-financial-reports-2025m-89Overlapping Real Property Tax Rates and Levies - FAQs
… Overlapping Real Property Tax tables are a reference tool for taxpayers, government leaders, local officials, policy … assessments levied at the city, town, and village levels for county, municipal (city, town, and village), fire, … property tax rates imposed in cities, towns, and villages for county, municipal (city, town, and village), school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/overlapping-real-property-tax-rates-and-levies-faqsWhat's New
… Move to NAUPA this year! In 2025, New York’s Office of Unclaimed Funds will be converting to the Kelmar Abandoned Property System (KAPS) for reporting unclaimed funds. With this change, only reports formatted in … concerning the date of death of a presumed owner of unclaimed funds: 2 NYCRR § 126.1 was adopted to establish the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/whats-newColesville-Windsor Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-74)
… safety, liquidity and yield. Completing fiscal oversight training that helps ensure that Commissioners are positioned … in Appendix B. We conducted this audit pursuant to Article V, Section 1 of the State Constitution and the State Comptroller’s authority as set forth in Article 3 of the New York State General Municipal Law. Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/24/colesville-windsor-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-74Opinion 93-17
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … retirement contributions) -- Referendum Requirements (for pre-payment of certain employer retirement contributions) … administrative or quasi-judicial determination within the meaning of section 11.00(a)(33). Accordingly, in our opinion, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-17Opinion 92-39
… Persons who do not own taxable real property situate in a proposed water or sewer district are not entitled to vote in … and joint tenant owning taxable real property within the proposed district is entitled to vote. However, partnerships … person or entity owning more than one parcel within the proposed district is entitled only to a single vote. You ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39Opinion 90-60
… to be borne by the municipal taxpayers" and offer "greater opportunities for private and revenue financing" (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-60Opinion 88-28
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Designation of (criteria for designation in towns) LOCAL LAWS -- Official newspaper (designation by … §64(11): A publication must be a "newspaper" as defined in General Construction Law, §60 and must satisfy the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-28DiNapoli Releases Economic Snapshot of Staten Island Highlighting Borough's Resilience and Progress
… Staten Island is setting population, business and employment … "Jobs and businesses have reached record levels on Staten Island, spurred by reconstruction, new development and … growing leisure and hospitality sector," DiNapoli said. "Staten Island's recovery from Superstorm Sandy demonstrates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-releases-economic-snapshot-staten-island-highlighting-boroughs-resilience-and-progressOpinion 88-46
… Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law (§§119-m-119-oo) authorizes municipal corporations to enter into …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-46Opinion 99-13
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Classification (based on whether … governmental functions (see, e.g., NY Tel. , supra , in which the court, quoting from Torsoe Bros. v Board of … Rather, we believe that determination should be made, in the first instance, by the local government. In making its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-13Opinion 99-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Destruction of (not required by State Comptroller's regulations) … it is proper for a school district to pay for the framing of a cancelled bond to be presented to a retiring teacher as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-11Opinion 93-3
… 1965, p 516; 19 Opns St Comp, 1963, p 430; cf ., e.g., 29 CFR 1910.134[b][10], 1910.156[b][2], pertaining to federal … State Legislature (see, e.g., General Municipal Law, §§103[4], 104), there are also several well-established common law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3Opinion 93-28
… moneys subject to section 284 agreement) HIGHWAY LAW, §§10-c, 284: Consolidated Local Highway Assistance ("CHIPs") … You ask whether moneys received pursuant to section 10-c of the Highway Law are subject to the agreement between the … is required by section 284 of the Highway Law. Section 10-c of the Highway Law establishes a consolidated local highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-28Opinion 98-17
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Officers and Employees (defense and indemnification by municipality) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Legal Expenses (defense and indemnification by municipality of employees of a public housing authority) PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §18; PUBLIC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-17Opinion 97-22
… Permissible Uses (financing by county of construction of community college dormitory) COMMUNITY COLLEGES -- Powers and … COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (financing the cost of community college dormitory) EDUCATION LAW, §§6304, 6306: The county governing board, and not the county community college board of trustees, may authorize the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-22Opinion 97-18
… Districts (sale of real property of a county sewer district) -- Real Property (sale of real property of county sewer district) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Real Property (sale of real property of a county sewer district) -- Referendum - (on sale of real property of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-18Opinion 92-46
… The purchase of kitchen utensils, furniture, books and sports equipment to be used at a village youth center need … by a village of kitchen utensils, furniture, books and sports equipment to be used at a village youth center should … by a village of kitchen utensils furniture books and sports equipment to be used at a village youth center should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46Opinion 95-18
… cemetery in lieu of the yearly assessment provided for by Village Law, §15-1506. You ask whether a village, in … by villages. Section 15-1502 prescribes the procedure for the sale of burial lots but is silent with respect to the … fees. Further, while there is express authority for a village to impose upon lot owners a yearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18