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Opinion 97 - 12
… in matters before the planning board would not appear to raise questions as to potential prohibited interests in town contracts. The … confidential information acquired in the course of his or her duties as secretary to the planning board, or using any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 2001-5
… -- Appropriations and Expenditures (authority to offer rewards) -- Powers and Duties (authority to offer rewards) TOWN LAW §176(31); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §91(1): A … district property. A fire district, however, may not offer rewards in connection with other matters. 1982 Opns St Comp …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-5DiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020
… Identity thefts in New York surged during the pandemic with more than 67,000 … followed by Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown (315) and Rochester (303) metropolitan areas. “In the midst of the … identity theft last year,” said DiNapoli. “Even when there’s no money stolen, resolving the consequences of stolen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-014
… Live on March 15, 2021. OSC Actions OSC will bring forward all existing ORP/VDC arrears deductions into 9.2. At cutover, all 9.1 arrears deductions will be end-dated. OSC will calculate the employee and employer arrears for all active employees and enter the new deductions codes as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-014-orpvdc-arrears-deductionsOpinion 94-1
… with the Constitution or a general law, relating to its property, affairs or government or those matters specifically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1Opinion 88-42
… is superseded to the extent it is inconsistent herewith. You have requested that we review our 1979 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-42Opinion 89-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … ... There is no specific reservation of that right in the New York Constitution or in any statute; nor is there any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-31Opinion 2006-2
… in order to increase the maximum amount to be expended for establishment of a water district, even though the … in order to increase the maximum amount to be expended for the establishment of a water district, if the increased … maximum amount of the water improvement to be constructed for the district must be stated in both the petition and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-2Opinion 2006-3
… town, are to be credited to the part-town general fund. You ask whether revenues derived from the town’s … 11; Town Law §64[22]; see also Town Law §132; Municipal Home Rule Law §10[1][ii][a][12][a]). 2 As such, in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Opinion 89-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … department, the members of each company, must determine how foreign fire insurance tax moneys are to be used for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-16Opinion 89-22
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … terrain and fiscal practicality (see Gutelle v City of New York , 55 NY2d 794, 447 NYS2d 422, 432 NE2d 124 [1981]; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22Opinion 92-14
… deposit refunded without a court order) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §§2607, 8010(1); LIEN LAW, §§19, 20: The chief … shall be subject to the provisions of law relative to the payment of money into court and the surrender of such money … a court order directing a commissioner of finance to make payment to the mechanic's lienor, it did not address the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-14New Yorkers in Need: Food Insecurity and Nutritional Assistance Programs
… sleep and overall poor health. 18 The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has authorized state Medicaid … affordable and healthy foods. The Strategy seeks to expand Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries’ access to “food is … allows payment for SSO meals and snacks at higher SFSP reimbursement rates. In June 2022, the USDA extended the SSO …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-food-insecurity-and-nutritional-assistance-programsNew York State’s Aging Prison Population: Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… custody for drug crimes decreased at nearly twice that rate – by 72.4 percent – to just over 6,000 in 2019. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-york-states-aging-prison-population-share-older-adults-keeps-risingOpinion 96-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief … Municipal Law, §§207-a and 207-c in connection with payments to certain injured paid firefighters and police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-9Opinion 2001-7
… DISTRICTS -- Expenses (authority to charge "entry fee" to properties within an extension to a public parking … district) -- Extensions (authority to charge "entry fee" to properties within an extension to a public parking … v Town of Esopus , supra ; see also Mark IV Construction v County of Monroe , 187 AD2d 985, 590 NYS2d 335, discussing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-7Opinion 2000-20
… Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law §5[1]; 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-41, p 105; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-34, p 55). In furtherance of these purposes, fire … implied therefrom (Town Law §176[21]; 1993 Opns St Comp No. 93-24, p 42; 1992 Opns St Comp Nos. 92-4, p 9 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-20State Agencies Bulletin No. 753
… address that gives directional information for delivery (i.e. N, S, E, W, NE, NW, SE, SW). Verify the directional is … standard suffix abbreviations listed in the ZIP+4 file (i.e. Avenue, Street, Circle, Drive etc.). INCORRECT OR … CODES According to the US Postal Service, the country you selected does not have a Postal Code. POSTAGE IS CHEAPER …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/753-new-error-messages-control-d-report-npay766Opinion 95-30
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … by, a bank or trust company located and authorized to do business in this State. Such a time deposit account or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-30Opinion 91-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Requiring … (GSA) contracts. General Municipal Law, §103 provides, in pertinent part, as follows: Except as otherwise expressly … No. 76-248, unreported; see Associated Builders v City of Rochester , 67 NY2d 854, 501 NYS2d 653; Grimm v City of Troy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-6