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Opinion 93-15
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to annually audit public library) EDUCATION LAW, §259; TOWN LAW, §123: Neither the … of trustees nor the separate treasurer of a town public library is required pursuant to Town Law, §123 to annually … of trustees or the separate treasurer of a town public library is required to annually account to, and submit its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-15Opinion 94-26
… assessments in section 980-k is computed with reference to general town taxes within the district. You ask whether a … of the maximum amount of the district charge pursuant to General Municipal Law, §980-k is made by reference to the levy of town taxes or village taxes within the area of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-26Opinion 93-3
… Lynd v Heffernan , 286 AD 597, 146 NYS2d 113 mot for lv to app granted 1 NY2d 641, mot to withdraw app granted 1 NY2d 919, 154 NYS2d 976). The primary rationale …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3Opinion 91-44
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … Whether a member of the board of fire commissioners of a fire district may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44Opinion 89-62
… districts. January 29, 1990 Louise R. Beale, Legal Counsel Laurelton Fire District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62Opinion 97-1
… AUTHORITIES -- Powers and Duties (participation in county workers' compensation self-insurance plan) WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- County Self-Insurance Plan (participation in by village housing authority) WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, §§62, 66, 71: A village housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 95-9
… COMMISSIONERS -- Service Award Program (service credit for attending meetings of the fire district board of … credit for attending meetings of committees of a fire company); (pro rating the number of points credited for … activities may include, inter alia , "[a]ttendance at any official meetings of the volunteer fire company " and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Opinion 89-8
… MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Repair Reserve Fund (necessity for consent by the Office of the State Comptroller to … SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Repair Reserve Fund (necessity for consent by the Office of the State Comptroller to … pursuant to General Municipal Law, §6-d without the prior consent of the Office of the State Comptroller. You ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-8Opinion 2001-7
… DISTRICTS -- Expenses (authority to charge "entry fee" to properties within an extension to a public parking district) … -- Extensions (authority to charge "entry fee" to properties within an extension to a public parking district) … Parking Districts (authority to charge "entry fee" to properties within extension) LOCAL LAWS -- Fees (authority to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-7Opinion 88-8
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … from voting not an exception) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3)(c),(d), 801(1); TOWN LAW, §176(4-a): A fire district … or approve the contract or approve payments thereunder; (b) audit bills or claims under the contract; or (c) appoint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-8Opinion 92-20
… County fairs (imposition of licensing fee) NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, §1409(k); TOWN LAW, §§136, 137: A town may … which the fair is held is not owned by the agricultural corporation which runs the fair. You ask whether a town may … the county fair is organized and held by an agricultural corporation. Town Law, §136 provides that a town board may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-20Opinion 91-7
… DISTRICTS -- Contracts (authority to contract with village fire department) AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by town with fire department rescue squad) -- Fire Districts (when fire district may contract for emergency … the emergency rescue and first aid squad of a village fire department may provide general ambulance service to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7Opinion 92-43
… repair and maintenance of bridges and to control snow and ice. The policies and procedures may reference the … to repair and maintain bridges and to control snow and ice, without prior board approval, within the amounts … repair and maintenance of bridges and to control snow and ice pursuant to Highway Law, §140(2), because such a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-180
… increase for Judges and Justices may be directed to the Payroll Earnings mailbox. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-180-april-2012-salary-increase-judges-and-justices-unified-courtParticipation in the Program – Contribution Stabilization Program
… Joining the Program Employers are eligible to participate in the CSP during a fiscal year in which their graded rate … Withdrawing from the Program A new law enacted in April 2023 allows employers who have participated in the CSP … the normal rate (not the graded rate) in fiscal year 2025 (for your bill that will be due in February 2025). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/participation-programDiNapoli and DA Carney: Owner of Medical Transport Company Sentenced to 3 to 9 Years in Prison for Stealing $700,000 from Medicaid Program
… The owner of a Schenectady County medical transportation company today was sentenced to serve three to nine years in state prison and pay restitution of … Dagostino announced today. Muhammad Adnan Saeed, 40, owner of Sublime Medical Transportation, pleaded guilty to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-and-da-carney-owner-medical-transport-company-sentenced-3-9-years-prison-stealing-700000DiNapoli: Greene County Couple Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Over $35,000 in Pension Payments
… to hold those who would defraud it accountable. I thank DA Stanzione and the New York State Police for their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-greene-county-couple-arrested-allegedly-stealing-over-35000-pension-paymentsCollection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax
… Business Tax (PBT) is paid by petroleum businesses for certain types of fuel and is imposed at a … diesel motor fuel, among others. Effective January 1, 2020, the PBT rate, which is adjusted annually based on the change in the Producer Price Index for refined petroleum products, is 17.4 cents per gallon, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/20/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-taxSelected Aspects of Collection of Bridge and Tunnel Tolls and Fees (Follow-Up)
… in our initial report, Selected Aspects of Collection of Bridge and Tunnel Tolls and Fees (Report 2016-S-64 ). About … Our initial report found that, while the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) makes efforts to collect … more than $72 million in unpaid fees for the Henry Hudson Bridge from 2013 through 2015. TBTA officials claim fees are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/selected-aspects-collection-bridge-and-tunnel-tolls-and-fees-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… State Town Law by authorizing insurance claims and annual contracts to be paid before audit and approval. The board … the 142 disbursements totaling $142,200 they reviewed were for proper purposes and adequately supported. However, the … not have job creation or retention enforcement mechanisms. Business job creation and retention numbers were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits