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Opinion 92-12
… such as volunteer work. General Municipal Law, §207-a(1) requires a city (other than New York City), town, village … during such disability. General Municipal Law, §207-a(2) requires payment of the full amount of regular salary or … disability pension. In that case, however, section 207-a(2) requires the municipality or fire district which employs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-12The Role of Immigrants in the New York City Economy - November 2013
Hindi version of The Role of Immigrants in the New York City Economy
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-8-2014-hi.pdfOpinion 2000-16
… Firemen's Benevolent Association (beneficiaries under group life insurance policy); (meaning of "family" as used in … of foreign fire insurance tax special acts) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: When an exempt firefighters' benevolent … or adoption. Sections 9104 and 9105 of the Insurance Law govern the distribution and use of foreign fire insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16Contributions – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… rate in the Section 383-e plan is higher than contribution rates for Tier 5 and 6 members in other retirement plans—see chart below. Comparison: In other PFRS retirement plans, most Tier 5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/383-e-383-f-plans/contributionsOpinion 95-10
… the issues discussed in the opinion. CEMETERIES -- Public Burial Grounds (duty of town to erect fences around certain … the cemetery or burial ground at least three times each year and to "erect and maintain suitable fences around such … to provide for the removal of grass and weeds twice each year and for the "preservation, care and fencing of any such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10Opinion 95-11
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-m; CIVIL SERVICE LAW, §§64, 65: An individual appointed either temporarily or provisionally … Civil Service Law as head of a village police department is not a "permanent full-time head of the police department" … to General Municipal Law, §207-m. You have asked whether an individual appointed either provisionally or temporarily …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-11Opinion 91-23
… Membership (right to be member of more than one company) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Eligibility (membership in more … TOWN LAW, §176-b(10); VILLAGE LAW, §10-1006(10): A volunteer firefighter may not simultaneously be a member of … of the Legislature is first sought from a literal reading of the statute itself, giving the language its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-23DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for May 2017
… amendment to outside counsel contract for investigations. $250,000 with Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP for outside … Lendlease Turner a Joint Venture for Jacob Javits Center expansion. Major Payments Approved Tax Refunds $500 million … demolition, remediation, renovations, construction, and site/street improvements along Northland Avenue in Buffalo, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-may-2017DiNapoli: New York City’s Public Hospitals Need To Do More To Provide Interpretation Services
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found that the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (H+H) is not fully … right to interpretation services for those in need of language assistance. “The Health and Hospitals Corporation … order given the diversity of languages spoken in New York City, but it needs to do better,” DiNapoli said. “It is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-new-york-citys-public-hospitals-need-do-more-provide-interpretation-servicesOpinion 90-7
… city may defend and indemnify the members and employees of an industrial development agency established for the benefit … Officers Law, §18, a city may indemnify the members of an industrial development agency (IDA) established for the … officers and employees in any civil action arising out of an act or omission which occurred while the officer or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-7Opinion 92-49
… the courts as: "a piece of ground enclosed for purposes of pleasure, amusement or ornament" ( Perrin v New York Central … 36 NY 120, 124); "a strip of land ... set apart either for pleasure ground or for purposes of exercise, amusement or … 579); or land which "facilitate[s] free public means of pleasure recreation and amusement" ( Williams v Gallatin , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-49Opinion 98-12
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CITIES -- Powers and Duties (commingling of … (4); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §9-a: The moneys of a city with one hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants or more and … city operations. You ask whether the moneys of a city with one hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants or more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12Opinion 89-37
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STATE COMPTROLLER -- … LICENSING AND REGULATORY POWERS -- Pawnbrokers (authority to license) GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, §§40, 52, 53: A license … to require the keeping of those "books, records, entries and reports as he may deem necessary" and is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-37Opinion 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-97-6State Agencies Bulletin No. 1090
… and, as a result, changes how PayServ processes personal service expenditures and accounting information. Note: … Code page that represents the combination of CAS Cost Center and CAS Object Code. SFS is now using the term Account … in SFS, have valid chart field values, and have personal service segregation established (including zero …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1090-payserv-data-conversion-requirements-statewide-financial-systemNew York's 529 College Savings Program Turns 20
… Plan is the largest plan of its kind in the country, our fees are among the lowest in the nation, and we continue to have solid results. … Program account owners benefit from paying among the lowest fees in the country, and New York taxpayers can deduct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/new-yorks-529-college-savings-program-turns-20Opinion 95-16
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … the issues discussed in the opinion. SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Central High School Districts (apportionment of expenses among school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-16State Agencies Bulletin No. 1219
To notify agencies of the process in PS Query for renaming and designating queries to be included in the upgrade
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1219-preparing-queries-payserv-upgrade-peoplesoft-v89-v91Opinion 2001-15
… DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (authority to dissolve a lighting district); (authority of corporation to sign … PROPERTY -- Disposition of (a service contract of a lighting district) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Corporation" … LAW §191; TOWN LAW §202-c(1): A petition to dissolve a lighting district pursuant to Town Law §202-c(1) is proper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15DiNapoli: Jackson Heights Economy Energized By Immigrants and Small Businesses
… from the recessionary peak of 10.3 percent in 2010 to 4.2 percent in 2017, lower than the rate in Queens (5.2 … Melinda Katz . “The hard work and entrepreneurial spirit of our immigrant population helps make Jackson Heights … Heights). “ I hope that we can continue to build on these successes while addressing worrisome issues, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-jackson-heights-economy-energized-immigrants-and-small-businesses