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Opinion 91-30
… conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees (see General Municipal Law, §800[4],[5]). A municipal officer … or demand against or agreement with the municipality (see General Municipal Law, §800[2]). An interest in a … of the exceptions contained in Article 18 are applicable (see General Municipal Law, §802). General Municipal Law, §104 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-30Opinion 90-29
… were authorized to consider restitution to the victim of a crime and to require restitution as part of the sentence … reparation payments and for the payment of such money to crime victims (see, CPL §420.10[8]). Until 1984, there were … section 420.10 adding a new subdivision 7, any claim by a crime victim against a county probation department would have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-29DiNapoli Report Finds Medicaid Costs for Treating Asthma Rising
… Medicaid expenditures rose more than 26 percent in the last five years, as the state's overall annual asthma … undertaken by the CDC and state Department of Health in the last 10 to15 years to combat asthma and help to reduce … Medicaid expenditures rose more than 26 percent in the last five years as the states overall annual asthma bill …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-report-finds-medicaid-costs-treating-asthma-risingOpinion 2004-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Taxes and Assessments (inclusion of delinquent water rents of outside users on tax roll) REAL … may utilize the tax levy procedures for the enforcement of delinquent water user charges against properties outside …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-7Opinion 88-24
… for expenses incurred in maintaining private pond) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3)(a): Town board member has an interest … town the right to use the pond. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law, (§§800 et seq .) contains provisions of law … No. 85-1, p 1), unless the performance of the contract results in some other direct or indirect benefit to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24DiNapoli: Thruway Authority Toll Increases Should Be Last Option
… in April 2022 and is in progress. Sharp declines in traffic and toll revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic saw a significant drop in traffic which caused toll revenues to decline 16.8% in 2020 … to cashless tolling make it difficult to ascertain whether traffic pattern projections, upon which the toll increases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-thruway-authority-toll-increases-should-be-last-optionOpinion 2006-1
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … Pursuant to Town Law §120, certification of the payroll or other claim for compensation of town officers and … a collective bargaining agreement, could constitute a gift or loan of town monies in contravention of article VIII, §1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-1Opinion 90-15
… of position of deputy town police commissioner) TOWN LAW, §§24, 150; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §9; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(1), (d)(3); NY CONST, art VIII, §1: A … the town supervisor as commissioner pursuant to Town Law 150 may appoint a deputy police commissioner to act in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15Opinion 88-65
… §986(1)(3): Collecting officers must provide tax receipts to mortgagee banks when taxes are paid from an escrow … for the issuance of tax receipts by the collecting officer to persons not paying the tax and the charging of a fee therefor. This is in reply to your letter which asks our opinion as to whom a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65Opinion 88-60
… ( Williams v Gallatin , 229 NY 248; Rivet v Burdick , 255 App Div 131, 6 NYS2d 79; People v Ribinovich , 171 Misc 569, 13 NYS2d 135; Gushee v City of New York , 42 App Div 37, 58 NYS 967; 11 Opns St Comp, 1955, p 159; 15 Opns … terms which are fair and reasonable ( Blank v Browne , 217 App Div 624, 216 NYS 664). This Office has advised that, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60State Agencies Bulletin No. 328
… so they will be compatible with and run effectively in the up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/328-renaming-ps-queries-preparation-upgradeOpinion 88-18
… entitled to payment of mortgage tax moneys the first day of June following the first day of January next succeeding the date of incorporation. 23 … power to perform their necessary duties. b. from the first day of January next succeeding the date of incorporation: (1) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-18Are You Vested? And What It Means
… Are You Vested? Being vested means that you have earned … credit to qualify for a pension benefit once you meet the minimum age requirements established by your retirement … 4 members who have at least five years of credited service are vested. As of April 9, 2022, Tier 5 and 6 members also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/are-you-vested-and-what-it-meansDiNapoli and William Glasgall Op-Ed
… The Bond Buyer published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and … City to the precipice of bankruptcy. As the city emerged from its crisis, in part due to the stewardship of a true … This comprehensive accounting forced the city away from the cash basis accounting it had used in budgets to hide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-and-william-glasgall-op-edComptroller DiNapoli, U.S. Attorney Hartunian & New York A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas on State and Federal Charges By Former Assemblymember William Scarborough
… SCARBOROUGH, age 69, of Queens, New York, has agreed to enter guilty pleas on federal and state public charges … investigations. SCARBOROUGH pled guilty this morning to federal charges and is scheduled to plead guilty to state charges at 12:30 p.m. in Albany …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-us-attorney-hartunian-new-york-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-state-andDiNapoli: Some Affordable Apartments for Seniors Left Vacant for Years
… those next in line are not passed over and that available apartments don’t sit vacant.” The NYC HPD is the largest … on senior housing, including the Senior Affordable Rental Apartments Program (SARA), the federal Section 202 Supportive … — Bensonhurst Housing for the Elderly in Brooklyn. Vacant Apartments At HANAC in Corona, Queens, auditors found six …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-some-affordable-apartments-seniors-left-vacant-yearsDiNapoli Releases Review of Executive Budget
… Although the state Division of the Budget (DOB) forecasts in the State Fiscal Year (SFY) … remain in balance for the next five years, the direction of the pandemic, inflation, and supply chain issues all … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The budget also proposes billions of dollars in spending that would bypass critical oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-releases-review-executive-budgetPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-013
… 2021. Go Live activities are scheduled to begin on March 10, 2021 and OSC expects to have the system live for agency … 15, 2021. PayServ will be unavailable from noon on March 10, 2021 until March 15, 2021. All PayServ and PS Query users will be locked out of the systems at noon on March 10, 2021. The systems will remain unavailable until they are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-013-payroll-improvement-project-cutover-schedule-andDiNapoli: NYC DOE Faces Significant Challenges in Closing COVID Achievement Gap
… The COVID-19 pandemic has widened the achievement gap that exists for students across the nation. Unprecedented … the city of New York with an opportunity to begin closing that gap for the more than one million students attending New York City’s public schools. That opportunity cannot be squandered. The City should avoid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-nyc-doe-faces-significant-challenges-closing-covid-achievement-gapState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… not establish adequate controls to safeguard fixed assets. In addition, the treasurer did not submit required annual … town clerk did not deposit collections totaling $100,496 in a timely manner. In addition, the golf director did not provide adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits