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Opinion 95-27
… within one year of the date of the order or judgment. You ask whether the provisions of Education Law, §3604(5)(b), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-27Opinion 96-10
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (transfer into general fund) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (transfer from capital reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10Opinion 95-1
… in the opinion. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Officers and Employees (municipality's responsibility to pay health … -- Powers and Duties (contribution to urban renewal agency for health care benefits) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§503-a, 554: A city is not responsible for paying the cost of health care benefits to retirees of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-1DiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… after-school Twilight Program were arrested for engaging in several schemes to defraud the program following a joint … (Penal Law §195.20(a)(i)) and Corrupting the Government in the Third Degree (Penal Law §496.03). “Cecile, DeCarlo and … leave their jobs at the program early, and to submit false time sheets that stated they were at work. They also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-schemeOversight of Runaway and Homeless Youth
… Counties that operate certified RHY programs can opt in to receive RHY funding from OCFS. Every county – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/06/oversight-runaway-and-homeless-youthNew Customer-Focused Subway Metrics
… Objective To determine whether New York City Transit’s (Transit) new metrics provide customers with better information about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/new-customer-focused-subway-metricsAllocation and Budgetary Controls Over Unrestricted Funds
… the Research Foundation generated about $203.5 million in unrestricted revenues. Through the assessment process, about $30.9 million in unrestricted funds were allocated to the Research … Research Foundation allocated the remaining $161.6 million in unrestricted funds to the campuses and SUNY System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/07/allocation-and-budgetary-controls-over-unrestricted-fundsProcessing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (Follow-Up)
… law enforcement agency collects the kit and sends it to a forensic laboratory for analysis and to attempt to … DNA profile is developed and meets specific requirements, it is entered into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), a … FIC had taken steps to speed up kit processing; however, it was not able to meet the required time frames. Key Finding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kits-followDiNapoli: Nurse Hiring Improves but Temp Staff Costs Remain Elevated at NYC Health + Hospitals
… saw a decline in nurses between February 2020 and June 2023. Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn, Harlem Hospital in … with costs rising as high as $660 million in 2020. From 2023 to 2024, H+H worked to increase its staff nurses, hiring … on temporary staff declined from $410 million in CFY 2023 to $298 million in CFY 2024. H+H still relies on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-nurse-hiring-improves-temp-staff-costs-remain-elevated-nyc-health-hospitalsOpinion 2002-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - Service Award … age, subject to the 40 year maximum provided for in article 11-A of the General Municipal Law. To implement … of certain activities selected from a statutory list, in accordance with a system established by the sponsor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2Opinion 2000-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular … law enacted by the State Legislature provides otherwise. 1 In general, these sections of the Insurance Law provide that … jurisdiction and control of the fire department which, in the case of a village fire department, will generally be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6Opinion 2002-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - Service Award … age, subject to the 40 year maximum provided for in article 11-A of the General Municipal Law. To implement … of certain activities selected from a statutory list, in accordance with a system established by the sponsor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2-0Opinion 90-39
… Tax Law, article 4, pertaining to exemptions; see also NY Const., art XVI, §1, prohibiting alteration or repeal of … delegated to the municipal corporation by the Legislature (NY Const., art XVI, §1; Sonmax v City of New York , 43 NY2d … §66) and does not have its own home rule authority (see NY Const, art IX). Therefore, the authorization for towns to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-39Opinion 91-48
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … 18 and, as a result, that section 801 is not applicable. At least one lower court, however, has held that an … of citizens ineligible to sit on the [b]oard" (158 AD2d at 802, 551 NYS2d at 394; see also Town of North Hempstead v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-48Opinion 92-39
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ELECTIONS -- Improvement Districts … Establishment (eligibility of non-property owners to vote in election on establishment) -- Referendum (eligibility to … Establishment (eligibility of non-property owners to vote in election on establishment) -- Referendum (eligibility to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39New Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
… the Comptroller Having safe and adequate housing is one of the most essential necessities in our society. Beyond … more than 50 percent of income is for housing costs. While low-income renters are the most cost-burdened, these … of about 2 homeless per 1,000 people in January 2023. The number of homeless has increased significantly over time and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-housing-insecurity-crisisOpinion 89-26
… a form of annual statement of financial disclosure for its officers and employees, but if it fails to do so … 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq .) to provide for a system of annual financial disclosure by localities. … between "municipalities" and "political subdivisions" for purposes of the financial disclosure requirements. Under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-26Opinion 97-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- … and penalties on taxes levied prior to the dates specified in those sections. You ask whether, pursuant to section 1182 … You state that the tax liens are owned by the village and, in at least some cases, date from the 1930s. For purposes of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 91-49
… 131-b: A county may convey an abandoned county highway by private sale by the adoption of a resolution approved by a simple majority … majority of the county legislative body. You have advised us that the county owns fee simple title to the road bed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-49Opinion 94-32
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Villages (continuation of service award program if fire department ceases to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-32