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Opinion 2003-5
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … in section 363-d is for the benefit of firefighters in the New York State and Local Retirement System, with the cost of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5Opinion 90-17
… of surplus moneys) TOWN LAW, §185(1): Absent a provision to the contrary in a special act of the state legislature, … a dissolved fire district has been paid must be credited to the taxable real property located in such district in the … next succeeding assessment of town taxes. This is in reply to your inquiry relating to the use of surplus moneys of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-17Local Governments Should Improve Accessibility for New Yorkers
… some facilities at the following 20 municipalities: City of Auburn (Cayuga County) City of Batavia (Genesee County) City of Cohoes (Albany … County) Town of Chili (Monroe County) Town of Clifton Park (Saratoga County) Town of Colonie (Albany County) Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/local-governments-should-improve-accessibility-new-yorkersOpinion 2004-9
… be made pursuant to the exception to competitive bidding requirements under General Municipal Law §103(8). Section … §103(8) provides an exception to the competitive bidding requirements of subdivision one of section 103, "[w]here … under the section 103(8) exception to competitive bidding requirements. In 1992, the above-quoted language in Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9Opinion 2006-3
… franchise agreement with a cable television company, which is only operative in the unincorporated area of the town, are to be credited to the part-town general … company, which is only operative in the unincorporated area of the town, are to be credited to the town-wide or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Contact Us
… Unit at [email protected] For electronic reporting assistance, FTP login, extension requests and other reporting … By providing your email address, mobile and/or fax number you agree that we may correspond with you using these … rates may apply based on your plan with your mobile phone center. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/contact-usOpinion 89-30
… -- Gasoline (authority to provide to private senior citizens organization under contract) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … with a private non-profit organization to provide senior citizens bus transportation, a town may provide gasoline … You ask whether a town may contract with a private senior citizens organization to provide gasoline to the private …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-30Opinion 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 … City of Newburgh , 116 AD2d 396, 501 NYS2d 369; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-75, supra ; see also 2 McQuillin, Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-41Opinion 93-16
… employees during regularly assigned work periods) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Regularly Assigned Work Periods" … consistent or periodical rule or practice" (Black's Law Dictionary, 4th Ed. Rev; see also 76 C.J.S. 609-610). Based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Opinion 99-8
… minutes of board meetings) TOWNS - Fees (imposition of a fee for subscription to minutes of board meetings) TOWN LAW, … a fee not to exceed twenty-five cents per photocopy not in excess of nine inches by fourteen inches (Public Officers … board meetings and cannot be used as means of generating excess revenues that would be used for general town purposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-8Contribution Rates – Employer Contributions and Rates
… Contribution rates are issued by system and broken down by tier and retirement plan: Employer Contribution Rates for ERS Retirement Plans Employer Contribution Rates for PFRS Retirement Plans One of NYSLRS’ funding … Contribution rates used to calculate annual employer contributions are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/contributions/contribution-ratesAudits
… the State Comptroller audits State and local governments to ensure that they use taxpayer money effectively and efficiently to promote the common good. We provide two versions of our audits: a concise summary called the Taxpayers’ Guides to Audits; and the entire audit report. See Reports for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/auditsAdvisory Council for the Retirement System
… of policies in relation to the administration and management of the Common Retirement Fund and the Retirement … Barbara Zaron President New York State Organization of Management Confidential Employees … of policies in relation to the administration and management of the Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/resources/advisory-council-retirement-systemXI.12.A Toll-Free Services – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Numerous New York State agencies use toll-free telephone numbers to disseminate information and allow the … to ensure vendors only charge agencies for toll-free telephone numbers that belong to them. When initially … not meet its needs, the agency should procure toll-free telephone numbers in accordance with the State’s Procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12a-toll-free-servicesXI.11.D Equipment and Software Maintenance Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… include version and release upgrades, security updates or patches, performance enhancements, compatibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11d-equipment-and-software-maintenance-contractsXII.6.S Paying a Vendor in a Foreign Currency – XII. Expenditures
… System. New York State cannot process Automated Clearing House or check payments in foreign currencies. In the event …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6s-paying-vendor-foreign-currencyXII.6.A Paying Another State Agency – XII. Expenditures
… with Special Use Vendor IDs as well as the Centralized Customer ID for Business Units to use when processing … Unit is the agency supplying the good or service and the Customer Business Unit is the agency paying for the good or service. If the Customer Business Unit disputes the amount billed, it must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6a-paying-another-state-agencyTotal Spending – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… (29 percent) has exceeded the rate of inflation (Consumer Price Index increase of 17.7 percent). State spending has been partially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/total-spendingEnglish Language Learners Programs
… whether school districts are providing services to English Language Learners as required. The audit covered the … achievement gap between students learning the English language and their English-proficient peers, as demonstrated through lower test … whether school districts are providing services to English Language Learners as required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/18/english-language-learners-programsMedicaid Program – Impact of Rejected Encounters on the Collection of Drug Rebates
… identified 453,706 pharmacy encounter claims totaling $59.1 million in payments that were rejected by DOH’s encounter … a result of these rejections, we estimated a total of $31.2 million in missed drug rebates. The encounter system … the 453,706 encounter claims totaling an estimated $31.2 million in missed drug rebates and recover the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/23/medicaid-program-impact-rejected-encounters-collection-drug-rebates