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Oversight of Water Supply Emergency Plans
… Objectives To determine if the Department of Health (Department) is providing sufficient guidance and oversight to ensure that water system operators have completed and … To determine if the Department of Health Department is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/27/oversight-water-supply-emergency-plansOpinion 92-20
… County fairs (imposition of licensing fee) NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, §1409(k); TOWN LAW, §§136, 137: A town may … which the fair is held is not owned by the agricultural corporation which runs the fair. You ask whether a town may … the county fair is organized and held by an agricultural corporation. Town Law, §136 provides that a town board may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-20DiNapoli: Better Reporting and Monitoring of NYC Capital Projects Needed
… exclusions. City-funded projects undertaken by the School Construction Authority for the NYC Department of Education, … of projects, as prices of labor and materials generally rise over time. Certain project types were also more likely … of the Financial Plan of the City of New York Agency Services Monitoring Tool Fiscal Cliffs in New York City’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-better-reporting-and-monitoring-nyc-capital-projects-neededDiNapoli: DEC Needs to Improve Efforts to Control Invasive Species
… likely limiting their ability to monitor compliance with cleaning requirements. In other instances, stewards did not … 2017. The majority of these permits were issued for work near known invasive species, such as giant hogweed. Of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-dec-needs-improve-efforts-control-invasive-speciesOversight of Registered Apprenticeship Programs
… Labor (DOL) is providing adequate oversight of registered apprenticeship programs (Programs). The audit covered … As part of fulfilling its mission, DOL oversees registered apprenticeship programs (Programs), which are formal training … by an employer, a group of employers, or a Joint Apprenticeship Committee that represents both employers and a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/31/oversight-registered-apprenticeship-programsOpinion 91-38
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Bid Specifications … is accompanied by a certified check or other security in accordance with the requirements contained in the plans and specifications or in the public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-38Opinion 89-25
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (use of moneys in to pay debt service) -- Repair Reserve … to sell excess capacity in sewage treatment plant) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§6-c, 6-d, 119, 119-a, 119-o; VILLAGE LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-25Opinion 91-32
… transport, process, dispose of, sell, store, convey, recycle, and deal with ... solid waste and any products or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32Opinion 89-54
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS--Capital Reserve Fund (creation of by town for … §6-c authorizes a town board to establish capital reserve funds for the purpose of financing all or part of the cost of … p 7). The town's authority to establish capital reserve funds is subject to certain limitations. General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-54Opinion 97-6
… 301(8), 303, 308: The cost of constructing an addition to house an enhanced emergency telephone (E911) system which is … by the county governing board to be necessary to properly house the system and to assure effective operation and … determine that the construction is necessary to properly house the E911 system and to assure effective operation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-6Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-82
… in salary due to position change or transfer within judicial payrolls submitted on a retroactive basis will be … of earnings due in first paycheck Judge is Separated from judicial employment before the end of the calendar year … for determining the amount to be paid in the Judge’s final judicial paycheck. If the total amount of regular earnings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-82-payment-procedures-judges-beginning-calendar-year-2005Opinion 92-33
… (expenditures to fund contract with chamber of commerce) PARK DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (expenditures for … HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(d)(3): A town on behalf of the park district established by L 1928, ch 477, as amended, may expend up to $50,000 annually for park district promotional purposes and no referendum pursuant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-33The Economic Impact of the Great Outdoors
… June 2022 PDF Version June is National Great Outdoors Month. As New Yorkers prepare for summer vacations and to celebrate the 4th of July weekend, many plan to go swimming, camping, hiking, hunting or fishing, visit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/economic-impact-great-outdoorsOpinion 2007-3
… benefits and employer contributions to pension or annuity funds”. For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-3Opinion 90-36
… 37: A town tax collecting officer may accept a postdated check tendered as payment of taxes, and retain the same until … the tax collecting officer elect to refuse a postdated check, he or she should return it promptly to the person who tendered the check. You ask whether a town tax collecting officer should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-36Opinion 2000-23
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Concerning the entitlement to a salary increase by a village chief of police pursuant to General Municipal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-23Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… not meet the requirements for full-time status, and one student who did not maintain good academic standing. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 97-2
… in a municipal cooperative health benefit plan for Part B Medicare premiums paid by the former school board member. … in the school district's local health insurance plan for Part B Medicare insurance premiums paid by the former school … district may reimburse a former school board member for Part B Medicare insurance premiums paid by the former school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2Opinion 2000-11
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … of the superintendent. We based our conclusion primarily on: (a) the general principle that absent a contrary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-11New York City Agency Services Monitoring Tool
… Balancing New York City’s budget each fiscal year is foundational for the City’s fiscal prudence and is required by City and State law. However, budget and staffing constraints … for the Citys fiscal prudence and is required by City and State law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-city-agency-services-monitoring-tool