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DiNapoli and Investor Group Reach Shareholder Agreement With FirstEnergy
… group As You Sow has been withdrawn. “FirstEnergy is taking important steps today for shareholder value and the … environment by looking holistically at how climate change is affecting the company over the long term,” DiNapoli said. … We will continue to monitor First Energy to ensure it is taking appropriate steps toward long-term sustainability,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-and-investor-group-reach-shareholder-agreement-firstenergyOpinion 89-55
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief … Town boards are also authorized to determine, in accordance with applicable civil service and other … (Town Law, §150[2]). There is no similar authority in the Town Law, however, to confer upon the chief of police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-55Opinion 89-6
… However, this statute does not expressly state who is to be the ultimate recipient of those funds. In Goodman v … treasurer, they rarely indicate the governmental body that is to receive title to them or for whose benefit they are to be applied. It seems clear that the ultimate recipient is the one to whom payment is to be made. Consequently, we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6Opinion 88-72
… of a town sewer district within the county district. This is in reply to your inquiry regarding the formation of a town … sewer district. You indicate that a portion of the town is within the boundaries of a county sewer district. You … with facilities in a nearby city. You ask whether it is permissible for the town to establish a sewer district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-72Opinion 99-1
… 218(e), 219(f): (1) The assets of a service award program for volunteer firefighters must be held in trust. (2) A … You ask whether the assets of a service award program for volunteer firefighters must be held in trust. You also … right to a service award. Service award programs for volunteer firefighters are established pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-1Arrochar Meats, Inc.
… Meats is a food catering business located in Staten Island, New York, that regularly provides food to the New … vendors from which to purchase items such as fuel during times of disaster. Ensure Burke Heat is aware that the outstanding balance associated with the “NY National Guard” account (i.e., Arrochar Meats) is not an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/29/arrochar-meats-incBusiness Services Center Shared Services
… while steadily improving, still exceeded the Center’s time standard by 50 percent or more. Meeting these targets could … ( 2015-S-2 ) Office of General Services: Passenger Vehicle Fleet Management ( 2014-S-30 ) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/16/business-services-center-shared-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… was not provided to all employees or any board members. Of the 120 total individuals tested (115 selected employees … not available for the district’s use Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology … and properly audited prior to payment, certain purchases of goods and services auditors reviewed lacked necessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0NYS Comptroller DiNapoli Seeks Answers From Companies on Sexual Harassment and Racial Discrimination
… to 2,500 allegedly injured employees to be $930 million. News reports have detailed alleged sexual abuse, … for any wrongdoing. Tesla has been the subject of news reports and allegations of gender and race … bias in its employee promotions. There have also been news reports of allegations and lawsuits claiming that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-seeks-answers-companies-sexual-harassment-and-racial-discriminationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… in November of 2020 . The matter is still pending in court. South Butler Fire District – Board Oversight of Financial … of this audit. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 88-24
… incurred in maintaining private pond) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3)(a): Town board member has an interest in a … include use of a tractor and compensation for the spouse's labor. This is in reply to your letter asking whether a town … contract of his or her spouse. If, however, materials or services are provided to a municipality by a municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24Opinion 88-18
… (distribution to newly incorporated village) VILLAGES -- Incorporation (right to distribution of mortgage tax) TAX … of article fourteen, titles one and two of the real property tax law (2) to perform all acts and fulfill all … for the preceding period of April 1st through September 30th. As noted, the villages involved in this inquiry were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-18Opinion 88-50
… contrast, that GML, §6-d authorizes villages to establish repair reserve funds. Unlike capital reserve funds, which can … or acquisition" of capital improvements, the moneys in a repair reserve fund may be appropriated only for "repairs" of … in a capital reserve fund may not be transferred into a repair reserve fund (GML, §6-c[9], [9-a]). Therefore, if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Opinion 89-12
… Contracts -- (propriety of engineer, who intends to bid, preparing specifications and supervising work) … Services -- (propriety of engineer, who intends to bid, preparing specifications and supervising work) … hired a computer consultant to make recommendations as to how the city could computerize its administrative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-12Opinion 95-23
… Powers and Duties (permitting statement supporting voucher to be based on review of documentation) TOWN COMPTROLLER -- … Powers and Duties (permitting statement supporting voucher to be based on review of documentation) TOWN LAW, §118(1): … town comptroller, may, in determining the form of vouchers to be presented for audit, permit the statement by the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-23Opinion 2001-2
… and Duties (discretion in crediting points under a service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (point accumulation required in order to be … category) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §217(c): (1) A service award program sponsor may not require accumulation of more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… In addition, the county clerk’s register did not include one court and trust action totaling $38,253 identified in the … the conflict of interest, he approved the claim because two board members refused to approve the claim due to their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 98-18
… the fire district or the town in which the fire district is located. In addition, you ask whether, if section 3008 … §3000). For purposes of Article 30, "ambulance service" is defined to include any: individual, partnership, … life support care, but does not transport patients, is defined as an "advanced life support first response …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-18Office of the State Comptroller Response to Report Issued Today by the Department of Financial Services
… DiNapoli's Communications Director Jennifer Freeman made the following statement today: "It's disappointing and … to our office five minutes before it was provided to the press. If the agency had reached out to our investment professionals, … DiNapolis Communications Director Jennifer Freeman made the following statement today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/office-state-comptroller-response-report-issued-today-department-financial-servicesAccounts Payable Advisory No. 72
… This includes processing voluntary and involuntary (i.e., by eminent domain judgment) land acquisition vouchers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/72-land-acquisition-payments