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Opinion 94-10
… the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Town Charges (human rights commission) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (part-town human rights commission) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Human Rights (establishment of joint townwide-village commission) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§119-o, 239-o: A town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-10Opinion 94-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (publication in newsletter of articles by individual board members) TOWN BOARD -- Powers … Whether the report of a town authorized by Town Law 11613 may include articles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-5Town of Gorham – Distribution of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Proceeds (2025M-106)
… 1 Moreover, neither the Supervisor nor the current Board reviewed the FFI tax proceeds allocation calculation … methodology and standards are included in Appendix C. The Board has the responsibility to initiate corrective action. A … you received with the draft audit report. We encourage the Board to make the CAP available for public review in the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2026/03/06/town-gorham-distribution-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-proceeds-2025m-106State Agencies Bulletin No. 2027
… or fifteen (15) or more years of continuous service * at a base annual salary equal to or greater than the Job Rate … annual salaried service, Paid Military Leave, Sick Leave at Half Pay, and Paid COVID Leave) or time on Workers’ … that was previously upward reallocated, whose salary at the time of the reallocation was equal to or greater than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2027-april-2022-managementconfidential-mc-longevity-lump-sum-lls-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 2014
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2022 Security Performance Advances and provide instructions … the Security Supervisors Unit. Effective Dates The April 2022 Security Performance Advances will be paid using the … Effective Date Check Date Administration 1 Lag 03/31/2022 04/27/2022 Institution 1 Lag 04/07/2022 05/05/2022 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2014-april-2022-security-performance-advancesOpinion 91-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … to display a town decal and identification number. You state that the superintendent of highways has objected to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-3Opinion 2005-2
… however, does not preclude a company from paying all or a portion of the tax to the fire department of which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-2Opinion 92-37
… which requires the Comptroller's approval. The procedures for merging a fire protection district into an adjoining fire … in section one hundred seventy-three of this chapter for the extension of a fire district". Subdivision 2 of Town … the resolution must be submitted to the State Comptroller for approval. Subdivision 1 of section 173, on the other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37Opinion 94-30
… of section 8018(a) of the CPLR 1 and has been remitting all but $5 of this amount to the State of New York in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-30What is a Defined Benefit Plan?
… by many private employers. Perhaps the greatest benefit is that, once you meet the minimum age and service … However, the biggest contributor to your pension plan is the New York State Common Retirement Fund . Over the past … may pay a set amount; or they may “match” all or part of what an employee contributes. Investments Contributions from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/defined-benefit-planState Agencies Bulletin No. 1301
… of ANN on the payment effective date; and Did not have a withholding recommendation approved by the Division of the … on 03/05/14 (Institution) or 03/12/14 (Administration). Withholding Recommendation If the agency determines the full …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1301-april-2013-management-and-confidential-mc-performance-advancesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1110
… or a Military Stipend Leave or Workers Compensation at the time of payment [the last day of Institution Pay … or Promotion Recalculation based on information available at the close of Pay Period 26 for fiscal year 2010-11. Fields … and NTE Position and job do not match FIS missing FIS at or below current FIS below hiring rate These messages are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1110-retroactive-april-2011-performance-advances-graded-and-ns-employeesOpinion 89-15
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (must specify … for negligence of firemen and property damage) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Contracts (with village) … liability insurance for vehicles owned by the village fire department) VILLAGE LAW, §4-412: A village may not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-15Former Newburgh City Fire Chief Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
… for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL J. VATTER pled guilty today to wire fraud in … court. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “Michael Vatter, the former Newburgh City Fire Chief, cheated … New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said "Michael Vatter duped the public by stealing $95,000 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/former-newburgh-city-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsLegal Topics and Approvals
… to Refunding Local Debt Pursuant to Sections 90.00 and 90.10 of the Local Finance Law Conflicts of Interest: Municipal Officers and Employees, The Fundamentals of Article 18 of the General … describes the procedures for counties, cities, towns, and villages to apply to the State Comptroller for exclusion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/legal-topics-and-approvalsConservation Fund – Sources and Uses of Funds
… includes activities such as operating fish hatcheries and game farms and managing fish and wildlife populations. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/10/09/conservation-fund-sources-and-uses-fundsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1905
… to eligible employees based on the appropriate 2019 Salary Schedule (BUs 01 and 21), 2015 Salary Schedule (BUs 61 and 91) or 2014 … (Step 7) 004X Long Step 1 (Step 8) 005X Long Step 2 (Step 9) 007X Long Step 3 (Step 10) 9900 Long Step 4 (Step 11) Sal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1905-april-2021-security-performance-advancesSeeking Competition in Procurement Webinar Presentation
Discuss legal requirements for competitive bidding, including statutory amendments to the General Municipal Law § 103 and various exceptions to the bidding requirements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/seeking-competition-in-procurement-06-22-22.pdfQualified Personal Service Contracts (QPSC) Listing: Fiscal Year 2017-18
A QPSC is any new, renewed, or amended State agency contract with any non-State entity pursuant to State Finance Law §163 or §136-A
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/procurement/pdf/qpsc-2017-18.pdfQualified Personal Service Contracts (QPSC) Listing: Fiscal Year 2014-15
A QPSC is any new, renewed, or amended State agency contract with any non-State entity pursuant to State Finance Law §163 or §136-A.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/procurement/pdf/qpsc-2014-15.pdf