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Opinion 99-11
… the Local Finance Law contains provisions relative to the cancellation and destruction of obligations. That section … for the State Comptroller to designate the manner of cancellation or destruction of paid obligations. It states as … regulations, set forth in 2 NYCRR, Part 55, for the cancellation and destruction of municipal obligations. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-11Opinion 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 … proposals or quotations will not be in the best interest of the political subdivision (General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3Opinion 93-28
… ("CHIPs") moneys appropriated by the town board for the repair and improvement of highways may be expended only in … in part, that: The moneys levied and collected for the repair and improvement of highways, . . . the moneys received … §113 or Highway Law, §285-a] shall be expended for the repair and improvement of such highways . . . at such places …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-28Opinion 93-10
… word "holiday", as used in County Law, §206-a, includes only those public holidays enumerated in section 24 (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-10Opinion 94-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (special assessment for snow removal) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Snow Removal (special … a special assessment to pay the cost of snow removal in excess of the amounts appropriated, but it may issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20Opinion 94-28
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to … pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-d may be paid, in the first instance, from the county's general fund. … undertaken pursuant to General Municipal Law (GML), §99-d in connection with planning a possible future capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28Opinion 2004-5
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … 564 NYS2d 717, appeal dismissed 80 NY2d 891, 587 NYS2d 901), we have concluded that it would be improper to use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-5Opinion 94-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-24Opinion 94-22
… district. Further, these moneys may be expended only in accordance with the procedures for spending other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-22Opinion 95-18
… operation of village-owned cemetery) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (authority to impose one-time maintenance fee in … Law (§§15-1500 through 15-1508) relates to the acquisition and operation of cemeteries by villages. Section 15-1502 … government, including a village, is authorized to adopt and amend local laws, not inconsistent with the provisions of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18Opinion 91-44
… insurance plan. October 16, 1991 Richard T. Nolan, Esq. Mt. Sinai Fire District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44DiNapoli: State Needs to Help Addiction Support Providers Better Prepare for Emergencies
… needs to improve its guidance for the emergency plans for residential or inpatient programs for substance use … after Superstorm Sandy because of the number of patients who had to be evacuated. However, the audit determined 35 of … have a clear picture if patients in need of care or who should be prioritized are getting services due to unknown …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-state-needs-help-addiction-support-providers-better-prepare-emergenciesOversight of Adult Protective Services Programs
… by caregivers. Elder abuse also often goes undetected; only 1 in 24 cases are identified and reported to the proper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/17/oversight-adult-protective-services-programsOpinion 88-2
Whether a village may impose user fees for the collection of garbage
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-2Opinion 91-8
… Zagoreos v Conklin , 109 AD2d 281, 491 NYS2d 358 [2nd Dept 1985]; Matter of Tuxedo Conservation Taxpayers Ass'n v … of the Town of Tuxedo , 69 AD2d 320, 418 NYS2d 638 [2nd Dept 1979]; Conrad v Hinman , 122 Misc 2d 531, 471 NYS2d 521 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-8State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… orders to install an ignition interlock device (IID), only 1,952 (20 percent) did. Auditors also found material …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 88-10
… tax imposed under article 13 of the Tax Law to its bid price unless the contract so provides. You have asked whether … on a county contract for fuel oil may add on to his bid price, as a separate line item on his bill, an amount for the … item or by calculating it as part of the basic selling price ( cf. Shell Oil v Tax Commission , 91 AD2d 81, 458 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-10Opinion 94-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … to construct, maintain and operate, with the lessee's own funds, a building on the vacant land, subject to … expense, to construct, maintain and operate a building on the property. Town Law, §176(14) authorizes a fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-12Opinion 90-24
… any other powers or duties pertaining or incidental to the sale and issuance of obligations. However, the finance board of any municipality, school district or district corporation may, by resolution, … and duties to the chief fiscal officer or, in the case of school districts, to the clerk of the school board, in which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24Opinion 2003-7
… trust, park land trust moneys, as a rule, may be expended only to acquire additional park land or to construct, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-7