Search
Opinion 91-5
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Service (payment of on town obligations in coterminous … indebtedness after the incorporation of a village which is coterminous with the town. Indebtedness of the town which … indebtedness after the incorporation of a village which is coterminous with the town. You also ask what portion, if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-5DiNapoli: New York Must Do More To Reduce Maternal Deaths
… The New York State Department of Health (DOH) needs to do more to ensure maternal deaths and … DiNapoli. While DOH has made progress to improve maternal health, federal and state health data shows pregnancy-related health conditions and … The New York State Department of Health DOH needs to do more to ensure maternal deaths and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-new-york-must-do-more-reduce-maternal-deathsOpinion 92-22
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no … PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Ethics (village comptroller representing owners of property located outside … Whether a village comptroller may maintain a private tax certiorari practice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-22Opinion 93-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Change in Fiscal Year (timing of proposition in village) VILLAGES -- Fiscal Year (timing of proposition to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-2Opinion 90-52
… meeting. You also ask whether the town supervisor may cause the town to publish minutes of meetings of the town … Although section 116(13), unlike section 64(11-b), does not expressly provide that the determination to publish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-52Opinion 89-31
… the issues discussed in the opinion. ELECTIONS -- Recall Election (authority of city voters to petition) REFERENDUM-- Recall Election (authority of city voters to petition) CHARTERS -- City Charters (right to hold recall election) LOCAL LAWS -- Recall Election (authority of city to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-31Opinion 93-25
… under the mistaken belief the right-of-way was a village street may not continue to provide such lighting unless the … right-of-way if the right-of-way has become a village street by prescription or public use. The village's provision … 806; Catskill v DeCicco , 2 Misc 2d 942, 147 NYS2d 756; 21 Opns St Comp, 1965, p 450). The provision of lighting may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-25State Medicaid Bought Erectile Dysfunction Drugs for Sex Offenders
… The state’s Medicaid program paid more than $60,000 for sexual and erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs and treatments for 47 sex offenders, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … The states Medicaid program paid more than $60000 for sexual and erectile dysfunction ED drugs and treatments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-medicaid-bought-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-sex-offendersOpinion 2001-5
… a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals for felonies and … dollars, to individuals for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons for felonies … rewards of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals for felonies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-5DiNapoli: State Education Department Missed Red Flags of Proprietary Schools' Financial Trouble
… of licensing requirements for non-degree proprietary schools let many continue to operate and collect tuition even … DiNapoli found. “Lax oversight allowed proprietary schools that were on dangerously thin ice to continue taking … resources are stretched, but it must ensure these schools are worthy of a license and are not going to rip off …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-state-education-department-missed-red-flags-proprietary-schools-financial-troubleDiNapoli Audit: MTA Transit Capital Projects Plagued by Cost Overruns and Delays
… Transit (Transit) capital projects found errors throughout the project pipeline that contributed to delays and higher costs, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Many of the problems were tied to MTA’s failure to follow its own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-audit-mta-transit-capital-projects-plagued-cost-overruns-and-delaysOpinion 95-11
… of necessity or urgency ( Koso v Greene , 260 NY 491, 184 NE 65; Hennessey v Farrell , 43 Misc 2d, 252 NYS2d 699; Fink …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-11Controls Over CUNY Fully Integrated Resources and Services Tool
… functions at CUNY, such as the Admissions Office or Registrar. These roles give individuals permission to perform …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/controls-over-cuny-fully-integrated-resources-and-services-toolOpinion 2006-3
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Franchise Fees (fund to which town cable television franchise fees are credited) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Accounting (fund to which town cable television franchise fees are credited) REAL PROPERTY -- Franchise (fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Opinion 88-54
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … Law, §4.26; also see McKinney's Statutes, §§41, 43). Therefore, it is our opinion a town board resolution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-54Opinion 98-2
… equipment at fire) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Reimbursement for Expenses (dinners after board meeting) FIRE DISTRICTS -- … at fire) -- Appropriations and Expenditures (dinners for fire commissioners) TOWN LAW, §178-c: A fire district may not pay for post-meeting dinners of members of a fire district board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-2Opinion 91-14
… opinion. MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Procedures (necessity for referendum) -- Refuse and Garbage (town refuse and garbage district collecting refuse for village) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for prior to cooperation agreement for refuse collection) … located within the town but excluded from the district for the collection of village refuse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-14Opinion 90-30
… of) COUNTY CLERK -- Fees (for recording satisfaction of mortgage) FEES -- County Clerk (collection of fees for recording satisfaction of mortgage) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §§8017, 8021; SOCIAL … clerk is entitled to a fee for recording a satisfaction of mortgage where the county department of social services is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30What is a Defined Benefit Plan?
… As a NYSLRS member, you are part of a defined benefit plan , also known as a … Defined benefit pension plans, including your NYSLRS plan, are calculated based on a preset formula and provide a specified payment amount at retirement. These plans are supported by contributions from both members and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/defined-benefit-planOpinion 89-16
… by the treasurer for that purpose. April 18, 1989 Sandra Henry, Secretary Breesport Volunteer Fire Company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-16