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Opinion 97-10
… §109-b[7]; cf . Local Finance Law, §29.10) 2 May 6, 1997 Charles A. Marangola, Esq., Attorney at Law Moravia Joint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10Opinion 91-64
… PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Requiring Bidding (bus transportation contracts for separate routes) -- Bidding Monetary Threshold (computation of for bus transportation contracts) EDUCATION LAW, §305(14); … when two transportation contracts, each for a separate route, are let to the same individual and neither of such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-64Opinion 91-60
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STATE COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (municipalities - … MUNICIPALITIES -- Officers and Employees (authority of State Comptroller to request information for the purpose of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-60Opinion 92-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … (applicability of General Municipal Law, §207-m to salary of deputy police commissioner); (salary of individual … section 207m a deputy commissioner who upon the death of the commissioner is appointed to fill the vacancy in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29Opinion 92-2
… a zone); (authority to budget amounts due for preceding and current year under hydrant contract) TOWN LAW, … under a contract for both the preceding fiscal year and the current fiscal year. You ask about the permissible … payable on or before March 1 for the entire preceding year and the amount necessary to make the quarterly payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-2Selected Aspects of Incident Intake and Investigation
… To determine whether the Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs (Center) met its responsibility to operate a hotline, establish a database of reported allegations and a Staff Exclusion List, and … Background The Center was established by the Protection of People With Special Needs Act (Chapter 501 of the Laws of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/06/selected-aspects-incident-intake-and-investigationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… with discharge limitations. IWS personnel do not measure or verify the amount of liquid and/or slush waste trucked in for treatment and disposal; … dollar limits for individual purchases, set daily limits or block certain types of vendors as required by the policy. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… those children, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Children in foster … oversight to make sure these children are being checked on regularly by those entrusted with managing their care and … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Scio, Town of Sheridan and the Snyder Fire District . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … County) The town board did not ensure that fuel supplies in the parks department were adequately safeguarded and properly accounted for. In addition, the fuel monitoring system in the highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 91-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (local law increasing term of office of city engineer) LOCAL LAWS -- Referendum … local law amending a city charter to increase the term of office of the city engineer is subject to a mandatory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Opinion 90-52
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (publication … LAW, §35: Although the town clerk is required to record in the minutes of a town board meeting the name of each … information or actions of the town board to be recorded in the minutes (see, e.g. Town Law, §§133, 236, 264, 265; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-52Opinion 90-30
… You state that when one of these mortgages is paid in full, the county social services department prepares and … Real Property Law, §275 provides that upon payment in full of the principal and interest due on a mortgage, the … record". Further, Real Property Law, §321 prescribes the form of the satisfaction instrument and sets forth the duties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30Opinion 88-54
Whether the consolidated district may be extended prior to December 31 and if so what time table must be followed for the extension of the consolidated district
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-54Opinion 88-42
… of (adjustment by county of erroneous payments to other municipalities) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- Setoff (right of county to recoup erroneous sales tax allocations to other … to towns and villages in the county in a manner which did not comply with the provisions of Tax Law, §1262. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-42Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-315
… and the affected bargaining units (Bargaining Units 87, DR, F8, G9, S9, SA, SD, SG, SK, SN, SR and SY) for the period April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2026 provide for a new Annual Leave and/or Compensatory Time … Ineligible Employees CT New York City Judicial Staff DR Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County F8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-315-annual-leave-andor-compensatory-time-exchange-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 2083
… is to inform agencies that employees with NYSPO access can opt out of receiving a paper Form W-2 statement for the 2022 … Employees Employees enrolled in NYSPO who have chosen to opt out of receiving a paper Form W-2 statement are affected. … Effective Dates Employees may provide consent to opt out of receiving a paper Form W-2 statement at any time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2083-new-york-state-payroll-online-nyspo-electronic-delivery-2022-form-w-2DiNapoli Finds Subway Wait Times Got Worse from 2013 to 2014
… evenly spaced service. Transit also sets a goal for meeting the weekday target of time between trains — measured … the best score in the 12-months ending August 2014 by meeting its target wait time 96.2 percent of the time. That … worst wait assessment in the system during that period, meeting its goal just 68.3 percent of the time. Averaging …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-finds-subway-wait-times-got-worse-2013-2014State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… City of Troy and the West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and … that the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the tentative budget were reasonable and the town's 2018 … or services that may not be for valid authority purposes. In addition, the account clerk is authorized to use their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: State Financial Condition Improving
… of settlement dollars, much of which may flow through public authorities, and no public reporting is required for … initiatives, to rigorous benefit-cost review and high standards of transparency and accountability; Relies on … DiNapoli’s report notes that major policy changes in education and other areas were introduced only hours before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-state-financial-condition-improvingOpinion 89-16
… FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (publication of newsletter) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Except as otherwise … to pay for the publication of a fire department or company newsletter, the moneys may be expended by the treasurer for … expended to pay for the publication of a fire department newsletter. Sections 9104 and 9105 of the Insurance Law, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-16