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Opinion 95-12
… invest funds with a State or federally chartered savings bank) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (authority … or invest with a State or federally chartered savings bank) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§10, 11; BANKING LAW, §2: The term "bank" as used in General Municipal Law, §§10 and 11 does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-12Life Changes: What If I Leave Public Employment?
… as a NYSLRS member if you leave public employment or go on an extended leave of absence. I encourage you to take the … your next steps for your NYSLRS membership depend on your years of service and whether you are vested. Being … vested, you must submit your request while you are still on the payroll of a participating employer. If there is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-what-if-i-leave-public-employmentDiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Summer Jobs and After School Programs Provider Led to Contract Violations
… take summer jobs, while already employed by Ridgewood, not only defeated the purpose of the jobs program to introduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-lax-oversight-summer-jobs-and-after-school-programs-provider-led-contract-violationsOpinion 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 90-34
… We have previously concluded that since section 209-b only authorizes emergency rescue and first aid squads to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34DiNapoli: As Subway On-Time Performance Falls Behind, Better Plans Needed To Get Trains Back On Track
… during trips (reflected in on-time performance) were only slightly behind wait times at riders’ highest levels of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-subway-time-performance-falls-behind-better-plans-needed-get-trains-back-trackOpinion 92-5
… discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (granting of license or concession for fair and adequate consideration) REAL PROPERTY -- License … of school district to grant) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (authority to grant license) STATE CONSTITUTION, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-5Opinion 97-1
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Powers and Duties … corporations (i.e., town, village, county, city or school district); (b) district corporations; and (c) those … territory coterminous with the county or a tax district or districts within the county (Workers' Compensation Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 91-62
… may require". Section 1-102 does not expressly state that only property which is no longer needed for village purposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62Permanent COLA
… of a successful effort to enact a law providing an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for retirees. A COLA payment … based on the first $18,000 of your annual Single Life Allowance amount, even if you selected a different … representing 1 percent of the first $18,000 of your Single Life Allowance. (Return to Top) Why is the Single Life …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/permanent-colaOpinion 2001-1
… generally to State and local governments ( Garcia v San Antonio MTA , 469 US 528, 105 S Ct 1005, 83 L Ed2d 1016), New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Opinion 2000-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … industrial development agency may not determine at the end of a year to provide additional compensation as an … an annual salary and an extra lump sum amount at the end of the year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-9State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… up to $96 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the county’s general fund as of Dec. 31, 2012. … that the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the 2024 proposed budget are reasonable. The county’s … secretary-treasurer’s accounting records or hold required public hearings on the proposed 2022 and 2023 budgets or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsAudit of ESDC Finds Few Measurable Results for $211 Million State Advertising Contract
… ESDC only provided details about Start-Up NY, a tax free incentive program for businesses affiliated with college … including a 17 percent increase in attendance at the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014. Auditors noted that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/audit-esdc-finds-few-measurable-results-211-million-state-advertising-contractArtificial Intelligence Governance
… groups other than white males. It further states that NYPD only uses facial recognition technology that has been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/16/artificial-intelligence-governanceXII.9.H Audit Recoveries – XII. Expenditures
… before payment, to set-off against payments due to a contractor an amount equal to any debt owed by the contractor to the State (see N.Y. Const. Article V, § 1; … for New York State Contracts) provides notice to the Contractor of the State’s authority to withhold for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9h-audit-recoveriesDiNapoli Releases Climate Action Plan
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today released a Climate Action Plan to protect and invest the assets of the $210 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund Fund
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-releases-climate-action-planDiNapoli: Audit Identifies $800,000 in Ineligible Costs Submitted by NYC Special Education Provider
… Milestone charged the state $9,240 even though it only paid her $6,770. Milestone’s response, in which it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-audit-identifies-800000-ineligible-costs-submitted-nyc-special-education-providerRecord of Activities (ROA) – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… Some elected and appointed officials may participate in a time-keeping system that either shows hours worked or … When to Complete a New Record of Activities An ROA can be valid for up to eight years. If an official starts a … If the number of hours worked changes; or When a new person is elected or appointed to the position. Please note: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/record-activities-roa