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Opinion 2003-6
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Part-Town Charges (raising costs for town police department … Taxable properties in all portions of a town, except that part containing a portion of a village having its own police … the town police department. Taxable properties within that part of a town containing a portion of a village having its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-6Services to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
… Department of Labor (Department) is providing appropriate and timely services to workers affected by closings and … under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act or Act), and is effectively overseeing employer … Workforce Solutions (DEWS), administers the State’s WARN Act and provides related services. Enacted in 2008, the WARN …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-actState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… from their managed care plan into FFS. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, enacted in response to the … who were responsible for the project or, in certain cases, that the evaluations were done at all. Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 89-59
… [Citations omitted]. (44 AD2d at 222-3, 354 NYS2d at 205). Although the Appellate Division in the YMCA case relied …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59Opinion 98-8
… source requirements) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103; STATE FINANCE LAW, §162; CORRECTION LAW, §184: A political … notification procedures of section 162[4][b] of the State Finance Law. You ask whether a town is required to obtain … advertising requesting submission of sealed bids. State Finance Law, §162 contains provisions relative to "preferred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8Contracted Programs With Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten and Serve Addicts, Inc.
… 1, 2009 through June 30, 2014, totaling $12.5 million, to in part conduct a Methadone to Abstinence Residential … (see Exhibit), which provides various community services in the New York City metropolitan area. Under the MTAR … and take steps to ensure the organization does not re-claim these costs for funding in the future. Follow up with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/08/contracted-programs-puerto-rican-organization-motivate-enlighten-and-serve-addicts-incOpinion 92-27
… St Comp No. 82-231, p 291; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-382, p 420, 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-402, p 444). We are not aware …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-27Oversight of Adult Care Facilities
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Health adequately oversees adult care facilities to ensure quality of care and safety for residents. The audit … To determine whether the Department of Health adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/09/oversight-adult-care-facilitiesOpinion 93-9
… Association was incorporated by chapter 539 of the Laws of 1975. Section 7 of that law authorizes the Association to … families for whose benefit the act was enacted (see L 1975, ch 539, §2), without regard to whether the firefighters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-9Opinion 91-49
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Discontinuance of (county conveyance to other than owners of abutting lands) … and if so whether the sale may be approved by adoption of a resolution passed by a simple majority of the county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-49Opinion 89-47
… the area of the fire district, as extended. This is in reply to your letter concerning the proposed extension of a … section 172-d provides the requisite statutory authority for the dissolution of the two fire protection districts and … same time as town taxes. Section 181 makes no provision for the allocation of any costs, including those for debt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-47Response to Human Trafficking
… Providers (Providers) and Local Districts of Social Services (Local Districts) to ensure adequate services are being provided to victims of human trafficking … Providers Providers and Local Districts of Social Services Local Districts to ensure adequate services are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/17/response-human-traffickingOpinion 94-32
… referendum of the eligible voters of the village (see General Municipal Law, §216[3][d]). During the period in … annually the amount needed to fund the program (see General Municipal Law, §§219[d], 219-a[2][a]). Thus, the … contract to defray the cost of the service award program (see Opn No. 90-57, supra ). However, a failure to renew the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-32Opinion 90-20
… that it is inconsistent with this conclusion. June 8, 1990 Francis L. Real, Mayor Village of Green Island …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-20Opinion 93-13
… county the cost of sheriff's road patrol) - Pre-emption (formation of special district for the provision of sheriff's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-13Opinion 92-32
… about the propriety of the use of surplus town funds to purchase an historical railroad depot located within the … and maintain the depot. The society, however, is unable to purchase the depot outright at this time. You propose, … a town is authorized, after due notice and public hearing, to purchase historical or cultural property in order to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-32Opinion 90-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether a village board of trustees which has established the office of auditor may grant the auditor authority to audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-9Opinion 2001-7
… local laws relating to the establishment, financing and operation of town improvement districts (see Coconato , supra …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-7Opinion 89-26
… OF INTEREST -- Financial Disclosure (applicability to fire districts) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §811: A fire district is authorized to promulgate a form of annual statement of financial … disclosure for its officers and employees, but if it fails to do so there is no requirement that the officers or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-26DiNapoli Announces State Pension Fund's 2024 Corporate Governance Stewardship Priorities
… today outlined the Fund’s stewardship priorities for 2024, including setting expectations related to climate … and voting, aim to achieve just that. As we start the 2024 proxy season, I am confident that our stewardship … speaking directly with company directors and executives. 2024 Stewardship Priorities The release of the Fund's 2024 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-announces-state-pension-funds-2024-corporate-governance-stewardship-priorities