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Opinion 98-2
… -- Reimbursement for Expenses (dinners after board meeting) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment (control … TOWN LAW, §178-c: A fire district may not pay for post-meeting dinners of members of a fire district board of fire commissioners when a monthly meeting commences at 8:00 pm and ends approximately 9:00 pm …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-2Use of Electronic Benefit Cards at Prohibited Locations
… management function that is incompatible with independent appraisal of operations. The Office’s duty to monitor EBT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/10/use-electronic-benefit-cards-prohibited-locationsPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-014
… to PayServ. Navigate to General Deduction Data (Main Menu> Payroll for North America > Employee Pay Data USA > … Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Retirement mailbox. Please reference Bulletin PIP-014 … Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No PIP014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-014-orpvdc-arrears-deductionsOpinion 90-27
… of a village located within the town are authorized to establish a joint fire district by resolution subject to a permissive referendum. The members of the board of fire … village board of trustees or they may be elected pursuant to the provisions of article 11 of the Town Law. This is in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-27Contact and Security Administrators
… Administrators: It’s important to regularly review and update contact types, contact information and security roles … is a member of NYSLRS and/or currently has an EROL ID assigned from another location, provide their NYSLRS ID … (location codes), they will have a single user ID and password for Retirement Online . Their access for will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/contact-and-security-administratorsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Arizona Man For Theft of Over $100,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging John H. Eydeler III, 66, a resident of Glendale, Arizona, … case is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General John R. Healy of the Criminal Enforcement and Financial … today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging John H Eydeler III 66 a resident of Glendale Arizona with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-arizona-man-theft-over-100000-nys-pensionOpinion 94-33
… 164), even though the person may be carried on a separate roster as an inactive, honorary, life, social, or some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-33Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against Georgia Resident for Stealing Over $200K in NYS Pension Benefits
… Deputy Chief Antoine Karam. The Investigations Bureau is led by Chief Dominick Zarrella. The case is being handled by … The Criminal Enforcement and Financial Crimes Bureau is led by Bureau Chief Gary T. Fishman and Deputy Bureau Chiefs … and Meryl Lutsky. The Division of Criminal Justice is led by Executive Deputy Attorney General Kelly Donovan. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-georgia-resident-stealing-over-200kState Agencies Bulletin No. 621
… Deduction Code 433. For Effective Date, enter the first day of the pay period for the check date the deduction is to … The effective date and end date inserted must be the first day of the next pay period available to stop the deduction. … the Department of Labor, insert a new row using the first day of the next pay period as the effective date. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/621-involuntary-deductions-unemployment-insurance-owedOpinion 89-28
… of available general town funds to pay for the advance planning of capital improvements. If the planning is undertaken on behalf of an existing or proposed … see also General Municipal Law, §111). Section 119-o(2) sets forth certain items which may be included in an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-28Frequently Asked Questions – World Trade Center Presumption
… What is a presumption? I assisted in the recovery and cleanup operations, but I was stationed in various locations throughout the city. Am I eligible to … provide any additional retirement benefit? I participated in the rescue, recovery and cleanup operations but have since …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/world-trade-center/frequently-asked-questionsOpinion 94-13
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … municipality has the burden proof (see Legg v Fitzmaurice, 112 Misc 2d 283, 446 NYS2d 961; Kieper v Fitzgibbons, 91 Misc … of Lackawanna, 76 NY2d 900, 561 NYS2d 908, in which the Court of Appeals declined to determine whether a hearing is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13Opinion 2004-7
… LAWS -- Taxes and Assessments (inclusion of delinquent water rents of outside users on tax roll) REAL PROPERTY TAXES … AND ASSESSMENTS -- Tax Levy (enforcement of delinquent water user fees against outside users with) WATER RENTS -- Enforcement (of delinquent outside users by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-7Opinion 2006-5
… to mandatory referendum) TOWN LAW §27(1); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW §23(2)(e): A town board may reduce the salary … not more than one fiscal year (Town Law §27[1]; Municipal Home Rule Law §24[2][h]; see, e.g., 1981 Opns St Comp No. … (Opn No. 74-221, supra ). 2 Moreover, while Municipal Home Rule Law §23(2)(e) provides that a local law that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5Opinion 88-50
… contrast, that GML, §6-d authorizes villages to establish repair reserve funds. Unlike capital reserve funds, which can … or acquisition" of capital improvements, the moneys in a repair reserve fund may be appropriated only for "repairs" of … in a capital reserve fund may not be transferred into a repair reserve fund (GML, §6-c[9], [9-a]). Therefore, if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Opinion 95-23
… Powers and Duties (permitting statement supporting voucher to be based on review of documentation) TOWN COMPTROLLER -- … Powers and Duties (permitting statement supporting voucher to be based on review of documentation) TOWN LAW, §118(1): … town comptroller, may, in determining the form of vouchers to be presented for audit, permit the statement by the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-23Opinion 2004-4
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts (law partner of school board member as attorney for school district) -- Interest in Contract (law partner of school board member as attorney for school district) -- Legal Services (law partner of school board member as attorney for school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-4DiNapoli Report Analyzes Increases in NYC's Unsheltered Population and Spending
… In a report released today , State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … rise in its unsheltered (street homeless) population. The report recommends the city use the data it has collected … projected to remain relatively flat after Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, the report noted. “The number of people living on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-report-analyzes-increases-nycs-unsheltered-population-and-spendingComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence Of Former Met Council Chief Financial Officer For Role In Stealing $9m In Kickback Scheme
… announced the felony conviction and sentence of Herbert Friedman, former Chief Financial Officer of the Metropolitan … Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council). Herbert Friedman, together with other co-conspirators, stole … York City grants, legislative member items and contracts. Friedman, 80 years old, pleaded guilty on May 6, 2014, before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-former-met-council-chief-financial-officerNY ABLE Program Helps New Yorkers With Disabilities Cover Costs
… a new savings plan, called the New York Achieving a Better Life Experience ( NY ABLE ) program, designed to help … maintain their health, independence and quality of life. DiNapoli and Molinaro today met with area residents, … a new savings plan called the New York Achieving a Better Life Experience program designed to help individuals with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/ny-able-program-helps-new-yorkers-disabilities-cover-costs