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Layers of Debt: Trends and Implications for New York’s Local Governments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ISSUES IN FOCUS
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/lgdebt.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System: 2017 List and Details for School Districts
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/excel/2017-schools-all-data-workbook.xlsOpinion 98-14
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (authority to … must specify the four major categories as set forth in Highway Law, §141 and further must be in such form and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14State Health Department Should Improve Enforcement of Nursing Home Violations
… fix problems and delays with how it is assessing fines to nursing homes after violations are found, according to an … Thomas P. DiNapoli. While DOH is frequently inspecting nursing homes and acting quickly on serious complaints, … policies to better protect the health and well-being of nursing home residents across the state,” DiNapoli said. “DOH …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/state-health-department-should-improve-enforcement-nursing-home-violationsOpinion 91-26
… -- Codes of Ethics (adoption of by public library) -- Family Relationships (contract between public library and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-26Risk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… eight by MTA Bus. The Bus Command Center (BCC), located in East New York, Brooklyn, is responsible for overseeing all … who also serves as the Senior Vice President of MTA Bus. In 2007, the Chair of the MTA appointed a Blue Ribbon … of the project, along with estimated budgets and, in some cases, schedules) serves as a tool for decision-making and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/01/02/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsOpinion 91-37
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FINES AND PENALTIES -- Disposition of Parking … Law, §235). Such tribunals may also have jurisdiction in other specific instances (see Vehicle and Traffic Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-37Opinion 2000-8
… 802(1)(f): A county public health commissioner who has a real estate partnership with a member of a not-for-profit … ask whether a county public health commissioner who has a real estate partnership with a member of a not-for-profit … services to the county has a conflict of interest. The real estate partnership has not rented and does not currently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-8Pocatello Fire District - Audit Follow-Up (2016M-301-F)
… assess the Fire District’s progress, as of September 2019, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in January 2017. Background The Pocatello Fire District is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/12/27/pocatello-fire-district-audit-follow-2016m-301-fOpinion 92-3
… §§800[2],[3], 801: A planning board chairman who borrows money from the board's consulting engineer has a prohibited … circumstances. You state that the chairman has borrowed money from the planning board's consulting engineer and has … the ability of town officers and employees to borrow money from individuals or entities that contract with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3Opinion 2004-7
… use water from the district. Under section 198(3)(d), the county governing board is required to levy the amount of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-7Opinion 88-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of section 113 were construed in NYPIRG v City of New York , 89 Misc 2d 262, 390 NYS2d 784, affd 48 NY2d 917, 425 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6Oversight of Kendra’s Law
… with severe mental illness who meet criteria outlined in the Law. The Law is reviewed periodically by the Legislature, most recently in 2022. Implementation of AOT is a joint responsibility and … Field Office to be entered in OMH’s Tracking of AOT Cases and Treatments system, or TACT. OMH Central Office and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/08/oversight-kendras-lawOpinion 92-12
… services) WORDS AND PHRASES -- Employment (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §207-a[6]) GENERAL … but not upon engaging in uncompensated volunteer work. You ask whether a disabled firefighter forfeits his or … (see 1977 NYS Legislative Annual, p 336). The legislative history indicates that section 207-a(6) was added to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-12Opinion 92-57
… 27, 29; Campbell v State , 158 AD2d 937, 551 NYS2d 100 leave to appeal denied 75 NYS2d 710, 557 NYS2d 309). Clearly, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-57Opinion 89-41
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of the governing board of the political subdivision of the state, as defined in [Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 89-12
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Construction … bidding statute. You ask if a conflict of interest exists in the following circumstances involving a fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-12Opinion 90-54
… distribution of retirement benefits payable from the New York State and Local Retirement Systems (hereinafter referred … of Appeals in Caravaggio v The Retirement Board of the Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York , 36 NY2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54Opinion 2006-5
… of elected officials, we have concluded in previous opinions that a town board, pursuant to the authority in Town … see also 1991 Op Atty Gen No. I 91-40). In these opinions, we noted that section 27(1) contains no local law … see Municipal Home Rule Law §10[1][ii][a][1]). Since these opinions were rendered, however, there has been a judicial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5Opinion 88-76
… source funds when determining the amount to be raised as tax revenues for library purposes. Finally, with regard to an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-76