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DiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… tape at two shelters; One shelter with 143 residents and only four showers and nine toilets, when it should have had … shelters that were understaffed: One family shelter had only 29 of 32 approved full-time equivalent staff; two single …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureOpinion 2012-1
… purchases of commodities by a town ( see e.g . 2006 Ops St Comp No. 2006-11, at 32). Unless an exception set … in contracts between the firm and the town ( see 2008 Ops St Comp No. 2008-2). The powers and duties of a board of … article 5, title 1-A, § 522 et seq .; compare e.g . 1992 Ops St Comp No. 92-43, at 109). Therefore, the board member's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2012-1Opinion 95-15
… Nos. 79-103 and 75-1210, supra . School districts possess only those powers delegated by statute or necessarily and … public libraries (see Education Law, §259[1]). The only difference that such a broad construction would make is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-15Oversight of Direct Placement of Children
… children in direct placement follow such a schedule and only considered a permanency hearing report to be missing if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/02/oversight-direct-placement-childrenVillage of Leicester – Financial Management (2025M-7)
… fund balance? Audit Period June 1, 2021 – January 16, 2025 Understanding the Program A key measure of a village’s … the 2023-24 fiscal year, which was sufficient to fund the upcoming fiscal year’s budget appropriations for the general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/05/09/village-leicester-financial-management-2025m-7Opinion 90-58
… §805). A "contract" for purposes of article 18 includes only any express or implied claim, account or demand against …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-58Opinion 89-62
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … nominating petitions for fire district office) ELECTION LAW, §6-138; TOWN LAW, §176(7): A qualified voter is not … independent nominations of individuals to federal, state, county, city, town or village offices (see Election Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62Opinion 2000-12
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§801, 806: There is no provision in article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq.) that … for family members who serve as various town officers. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq.) … of the municipality (General Municipal Law §801), requires disclosure of certain interests in contracts (General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12VII.4 Appropriated Loan Receivables – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… purposes. Section 40-a further provides that no part of any appropriation made as an advance shall be made … to which the appropriation is made and the Director of the Budget. This repayment agreement must also be approved by OSC Bureau of Contracts (OSC BOC). Note: Per Section 93 of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii4-appropriated-loan-receivablesComptroller DiNapoli, Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announce Guilty Plea of Former NYU Director of Finance for Major Fraud
… for her own personal gain. Her fraudulent actions not only threatened to affect the quality of education for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/comptroller-dinapoli-manhattan-da-bragg-announce-guilty-plea-former-nyu-director-finance-major-fraudOpinion 88-8
… also the president and chief stockholder of an automotive dealership would have a conflict of interest if fire district … You ask if a fire district may engage a local automotive dealership to service its vehicles if a member of the board … is the president and chief stockholder of the automotive dealership and abstains from voting with respect to any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-8Opinion 90-61
… to impose benefit assessments or user fees) TOWN LAW, §§202(3), 202-a(1): A town may assess the costs of establishing and … must be assessed only on an ad valorem basis. Town Law, §§202 and 202-a provide the manner in which assessments shall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-61Response to Human Trafficking (2023-S-31)
To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) is overseeing contracted Providers (Providers) and Local Districts of Social Services (Local Districts) to ensure adequate services are being provided to victims of human trafficking (survivors).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23s31.pdfOpinion 95-9
… for attending meetings of committees of a fire company); (pro rating the number of points credited for participation in … for attending fire district governing board meetings. (2) Points toward a year of firefighting service may not be … company. (3) A service award program may not provide for pro rating the number of points credited if a firefighter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Opinion 88-43
… in the opinion. WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- Self-Insurance (reimbursement of sheriff's personnel account for General … LAW, §§6-j, 207-c; WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, §25(4): When deputy sheriffs and county corrections officers are injured … revd on dissent 41 NY2d 931, 394 NYS2d 637; 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-92, p 113). Further, it has been held that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-43Opinion 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: Former Erie County Deputy Clerk Arrested for Stealing More Than $200,000 From County
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn, and Erie County Sheriff John C. Garcia announced the arrest of former Deputy Erie … to my partnership with Erie County District Attorney John Flynn and Erie County Sheriff John Garcia, he is being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-erie-county-deputy-clerk-arrested-stealing-more-200000-countyOpinion 94-26
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Assessments (computation of limit on) -- Establishment (by town within village) REAL … establish a business improvement district the boundaries of which include area within a village located within the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-26State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… , Chittenango Central School District , East Hampton Union Free School District , Jericho Union Free School … Central School District , Sodus Central School District , St. Lawrence-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services … plan for both capital projects and operating expenses. St. Lawrence-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 96-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-g: A fire district board of commissioners may not authorize the transfer of the … Whether a fire district may transfer the unexpended balance of a capital reserve fund established for the acquisition of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10