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Opinion 2003-5
… benefits pursuant to General Municipal Law §208-b, for a firefighter who died of cancer prior to retirement. General … that the benefits are administered differently under the two statutes, with payment by the municipality or fire … systems with differing coverages, administered under two separate statutory schemes. Further, the legislative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5Opinion 2005-5
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to increase in compensation when … Whether the police chief is entitled to a monetary payment in the amount …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-5Opinion 89-30
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §95-a: As consideration under a contract with a private non-profit organization to provide senior … organization's bus. You ask whether a town may contract with a private senior citizens organization to provide … or in part to the welfare of the aging, and to contract with private non-profit organizations for the operation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-30Opinion 88-50
… in a capital reserve fund to pay for work on a 15 year old, 250,000 gallon water storage tank. You state the work, … improvement' rather than a 'repair' is often whether old, worn materials are completely replaced with new … a number of factors must be considered, including whether old, worn materials are completely replaced, whether the work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Opinion 88-41
… established by a town pursuant to a local law (1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-167, p 210, copy enclosed; Town Law, §§130[5], … North Hempstead , 118 AD2d 542, 499 NYS2d 161; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-75, p 119; see also 2 McQuillin, Municipal … St Comp No. 85-37, p 51; 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-103, p 127; 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-262, p 329; see also Town Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-41State Agencies Bulletin No. 1350
… SSN not in file (never issued to anyone) Name does not match: DOB and gender code not checked Other SSN Deceased … with a Reason Why SSN Not Verified of “ Name does not match: DOB and gender code not checked ” or “ Other SSN ”: … the SSA. If the information reported in PayServ does not match the information on the Social Security card, the agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1350-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1198
… These changes impact the EMPLID field data value for the following Automated Interface submissions: New Hire … Note: This Bulletin describes the AI processing for the above types of transactions (i.e., New Hire … Temporary IDs must be entered into the Empl ID Field for New Hires (A.I. Agencies Only) Agencies who submit New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1198-changes-automated-interface-transaction-processing-ai-agencies-onlyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1203
… Empl ID table to determine if an Empl ID was reserved for the person. If a reserved Empl ID is found for the Social Security Number associated with the New Hire … the Empl ID that was pre-assigned. See Bulletin No. 1204 for more information. Agency Actions Review the new Hire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1203-changes-online-hire-transaction-entry-payservDiNapoli Seeks Stronger Federal Safety Measures for Oil Trains to Protect New Yorkers
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, in a letter released today, called on the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal … to prevent oil spills and other hazardous accidents on New York’s railways and require oil transporters to carry … Canadian Pacific’s filings do not include information on the levels of insurance per occurrence. If an incident …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-seeks-stronger-federal-safety-measures-oil-trains-protect-new-yorkersOpinion 98-20
… may not include training requirements inconsistent with the provision of General Municipal Law, §209-c which, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 98-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of regional emergency medical services councils; and a New York state emergency medical services council to develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-18Opinion 2001-9
… county and either a local chamber of commerce or an empire zone corporation, if he serves, in a "shared capacity," as … contracting entities. We are informed that both the empire zone corporation and the chamber of commerce are … express or implied ..." (General Municipal Law §800[2]). "Interest" is defined in section 800(3) as a "direct or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-9Opinion 98-24
… (for Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law coverage for a firefighter of a bordering fire company providing on-going services) … it applies "[e]xcept as otherwise provided ... in section two hundred nine-i of the general municipal law ...". Section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Opinion 2002-11
… under a fire district service award program that provides points for participation in department responses, a volunteer firefighter must be credited with twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of calls of the … the General Municipal Law, and an additional twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of fire company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2000-15
… as if he or she were a member of the fire department. For purposes of section 209-i, a volunteer firefighter means … under or subject to the provisions of the "Not-For-Profit Corporation Law"; and certain fire corporations … Firefighters' Benefit Law §21[2], relative to calls for assistance by volunteer firefighters of fire departments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15Opinion 2001-14
… by the village to the town would fall within the literal definition of a "contract" under section 800(2). In addition, based on a literal reading of the definition of "interest", it would appear that, as an … not intend to include intermunicipal agreements within the definition of "contract" in General Municipal Law §800 (see, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-14Transaction Number Requirement
… Report Requirement Starting July 15, 2024, a Transaction Number will be required in the PARIS Procurement Report. … authorities will be required to provide a Transaction Number for each procurement transaction in the Procurement … (PARIS) screen and in the bulk load to capture Transaction Number. Completing the information will be mandatory, an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/public-authorities/transaction-number-requirementAdvisory Council for the Retirement System
… The Advisory Council for the Retirement System, appointed by the Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/resources/advisory-council-retirement-systemComptroller DiNapoli & A.G Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… revealed that Cohen, together with former Met Council CEO William Rapfogel and other co-conspirators, stole … that from 1992 to 2013, he conspired with co-defendant William Rapfogel and others to steal from Met Council through … Or file a complaint online at [email protected].ny.us ; or mail a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-directorIX.1 Accounting for Federal Grants – IX. Federal Grants
The purpose of this chapter is to explain terminology policies and procedures used in connection with federal grant accounting drawdowns and reporting
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix1-accounting-federal-grants-overview