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Opinion 89-52
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Regional Coordination … 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-55, p 83 is clarified. This is in reply to your letter concerning the establishment of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-52Opinion 90-16
… 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 -- Employment Contracts … unless and to the extent that one of the exceptions in General Municipal Law, §802 is applicable. You ask whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-16DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget
… from a year earlier, due to strong PIT revenues late in the year, unanticipated monetary settlements and … discretionary spending authority was not made clear in the enacted budget. The budget provides nearly $6.5 … bidding and independent review of contracts in certain cases. In addition, the budget provides new lump-sum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budgetOpinion 91-47
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees (filing of an objection to … charged by a Surrogate's Court. Such objections are made in a proceeding other than probate and the fee is properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-47Opinion 92-16
… 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 -- Exceptions … (contracts for rental of room owned by officer and used in official duties) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Powers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-16Opinion 2000-2
… 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 (expenditure by … and facilities to promote progress and scholarship in the humanities and the arts within the village. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Opinion 91-51
… in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Inter-fund Advance (from county sewer district fund to general fund) COUNTIES -- … Law, article 14-F; County Law, §266; see 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-59, p 131; 32 Opns St Comp, 1976, p 56; see also … advance "moneys" held in a "fund" and not immediately required for the purpose for which they were raised or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51Opinion 2004-9
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Not Requiring … Law §2803-a under the exception to competitive bidding in section 103(8) of the General Municipal Law. 1991 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9DiNapoli: NYC's Shelter Repair Process Needs Its Own Fix
… York City Department of Homeless Services’ (DHS) efforts to make capital improvements to shelters. The audit found that badly-needed shelter … of DHS’ Oversight of Homeless Shelter Contracting Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-nycs-shelter-repair-process-needs-its-own-fixOpinion 92-41
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … St Comp, 1961, p 252; cf . Wells v Town of Salina , 119 NY 280). We are not aware of any statute which expressly … be free from doubt' ( Saltser& Weinsier v McGoldrick , 205 NY 499 at 506; see Lawrence Const. Corporation v State , 293 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-41Opinion 2001-8
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … TOWN LAW §§170, 171, 176(27), 181, 185: (1) Pursuant to the procedural requirements of article 11 of the Town Law, … district. (2) There is no authority for a fire district to establish a scale of tax rates so that owners of multiple …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8Opinion 95-32
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments … governments, including fire districts. All public deposits in excess of the amount insured under the provisions of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-32Opinion 95-12
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Powers and … LAW, §§10, 11; BANKING LAW, §2: The term "bank" as used in General Municipal Law, §§10 and 11 does not include State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-12State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… to job performance, sales tax exemptions and payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) information for current and active … and failed to monitor budgetary results during the year. In addition, the board allowed excessive levels of surplus … in an accurate and timely manner or that all closed cases were properly reported to appropriate state agencies. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsVillage of Ballston Spa – Audit Follow-Up (2017M-256F)
The purpose of our review was to assess the Village’s progress in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in October 2018.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/ballston-spa-follow-up-2017-256f.pdfOpinion 97-21
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Finances (filing of annual … to section 30 of the General Municipal Law. This is in response to your inquiry concerning the filing of annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21Opinion 94-25
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award … each calendar year after the establishment of the program in which an active volunteer firefighter accumulates at least …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-25Oversight of Water Supply Emergency Plans
… New Yorkers receive water from public water supply systems in New York State. State Public Health Law §1125 (Law) … Response Plan (ERP) and a Vulnerability Assessment (VA). In the VA, Water Systems identify any vulnerabilities that … controls over certain water treatment plants and, in some cases, succeeded. There are nearly 9,000 public water systems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/27/oversight-water-supply-emergency-plansOpinion 92-20
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Imposition of (for concerts held on … the giving of exhibitions, performances or entertainments in any place within the town" (Town Law, §136[3]; see also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-20DiNapoli: DEC Needs to Improve Efforts to Control Invasive Species
… preserve Adirondack waters continue to go underutilized. In New York, there is no law requiring boaters to use … by invasive species, causing an estimated $500 million in economic losses each year, 80 percent of which affects … of all permits that contain these requirements. In some cases, DEC did not monitor any provisions of the permits. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-dec-needs-improve-efforts-control-invasive-species