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Opinion 2000-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC AUTHORITIES -- … for town water system) TOWN LAW §§197, 197-a: If a town, on behalf of a water district, contracts with a water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-17Opinion 2002-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … provisions; the making of employer contributions for retirement, social security, health insurance, workers' …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-12Opinion 90-50
… (approval of Department of Transportation contracts to construct municipal highways) HIGHWAY LAW, §10(27); STATE … funds. This is in reply to your inquiry regarding the legal requirements municipalities must satisfy when the New … Law, what the Comptroller should receive to satisfy the legal requirements of this provision of the Highway Law. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-50Opinion 2007-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- … copy of the audit report in the form prescribed by the State Comptroller must be provided to the fire company and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-8Opinion 2009-1
… as appointed treasurer) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§ 800(3), 801, 806; TOWN LAW §§ 174, 175: There is no statutory … Law § 806 (2), and that copies of General Municipal Law §§ 800 through 809 are posted in each public building under its … provisions of article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§ 800 et seq .), which prohibit municipal officers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-1Opinion 2010-2
… pursuant to a competitive bidding process. Town Law § 215 (8) provides that separate boards of commissioners of … in excess of $1,000. Neither Town Law §§ 198 (12) (a) nor 215 (8), nor any other statute, however, requires that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-2Opinion 2005-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … EDUCATION LAW §§1901, 1914, 2102-a: A board member of a central high school district who is also an elected … Whether a board member of a central high school district who is also an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-9Opinion 94-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … as official newspaper prior to 1940) PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §70-a; GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, §60(a): A publication which was designated as an … Whether theamendments to General Construction Law 60a and Public Officers Law 70a made by chapter 725 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-9XIV.9 Statewide Financial System Imaging and Attachment Guidance – XIV. Special Procedures
… POLICIES This section provides agencies with an overview of the Imaging and Attachment feature of the Statewide Financial System (SFS), as well as a summary of State Archives’ and the Office of the State Comptroller … This section provides agencies with an overview of the Imaging and Attachment feature of the Statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv9-statewide-financial-system-imaging-and-attachment-guidanceXIII.3 Record Retention – Travel and Expense – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… General Retention and Disposition Schedule for New York State Government Records. Please refer to this schedule for … and statutory authority and responsibility to audit State payments. Agencies should not anticipate an engagement … documentation be sent to OSC or schedule time for an on-site review. In either case, supporting documentation must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii3-record-retention-travel-and-expenseDiNapoli: North Shore Leads Staten Island's Growth
… Shore is critical to Staten Island. What we need to do is create economic opportunities for businesses to grow, build … this issue and provide robust support for families to create an environment where our schools and students can … challenges. Together, we can tackle these issues and create a brighter future for the North Shore of Staten …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-north-shore-leads-staten-islands-growthTown of Willsboro – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2025M-92)
… Collector (Clerk) properly record, deposit, report and remit collections? Audit Period January 1, 2017 – … fees for a variety of purposes including licenses, water and sewer charges and transfer station tickets. Other fees are collected by … ClerkTax Collector Clerk properly record deposit report and remit collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-willsboro-town-clerktax-collector-2025m-92Opinion 91-10
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … Laws of NY, §§1486, 1491). The park district has no authority to contract indebtedness in its own name … v Armstrong , 45 NY 234; Village Green Realty v Glen Cove Com. Dev. , 95 AD2d 259, 466 NYS2d 26; Gewirtz v City of Long …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-10Opinion 98-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Which county officer is the official to whom the county tax levying body authorizes to perform duties in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-4Opinion 97-26
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment … equipment purchased for use within a zone of assessment in other areas of fire district); (disposition of upon … fire district. (3) Unexpended moneys raised by taxation in a zone of assessment, and any property, the cost of which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-26Opinion 95-3
… a 3% sales tax on utility services, restaurant meals, hotel room occupancy, amusement admissions or any combination … thereof, the county tax on the types of transactions taxed by the city may not be imposed within the city. The net … from the county tax on the types of transactions taxed by the city imposed in the area of the county outside the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-3Opinion 95-25
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Tax Limit (withholding State aid as penalty for levy … Whether the provisions of section 54a of the State Finance Law authorize the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-25Opinion 95-24
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CITIES -- Powers and Duties (deposit of State aid for education in mandatory reserve fund) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Mandatory … (use of State aid); Reserve Fund (deposit of State aid in mandatory reserve fund) EDUCATION LAW, §§3601-a, 3602, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-24Opinion 91-46
… of the Court of Appeals in National Westminister Bank v New York , 76 NY2d 507, 561 NYS2d 541. In Opn No. 84-45, … a "state officer" for purposes of article XIII, §7 of the New York Constitution, which prohibits changes in … the salaries of the five county clerks of the City of New York, who as officers or employees of the Unified Court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46Opinion 92-28
… taxes) EDUCATION LAW, §259(1); LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §24.00; REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §§1322, 1324: (1) Interest earned on … trustees on properly authenticated vouchers, except that money received from taxes and other public sources for the … of school district public libraries, however, pursuant to Real Property Tax Law, §§1322 and 1324, the amount of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-28