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Opinion 88-7
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … provisions, File No. 3046 concluded that: ". . . there is grave doubt that the current debt service of $7,000 (for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-7Annual Assessment of Market Orders for 2012, 2013, and 2014
… was to determine whether the Department of Agriculture and Markets (Department) has adequate procedures in place to … to its administration of Article 25 of the Agriculture and Markets Law. We performed our audit pursuant to … period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2014 for the Apple and Sour Cherry Market Orders and the period April 1, 2011 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/07/annual-assessment-market-orders-2012-2013-and-2014Conflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees
… in the best interests of the public. You also have a duty to use the limited public resources available to you as effectively and efficiently as possible. When … must be above reproach. This brochure is intended to help you better understand New York State law as it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/conflicts-interest-municipal-officers-and-employeesOpinion 95-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … DISTRICTS -- Central High School Districts (apportionment of expenses among school districts included therein) WORDS … to be used for the apportionment required by section 1908 of the Education Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-16Opinion 91-48
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Contracts (planning … board review of shopping center expansion) -- Interest in Contract (planning board review of shopping center … PLANNING -- Planning Boards (board member participating in review of project when applicant represented by board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-48Tier 4 — Article 15 Disability – Coordinated Plan For ERS Tier 3 and 4 Members
… for ERS Tier 3 and 4 members under Articles 14 and 15 Tier 4 Article 15 Disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1522/tier-4-article-15-disabilityOpinion 88-56
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales … district, does not have a prohibited conflict of interest in purchase contracts between the firm and the district if the exception contained in General Municipal Law, §802(1)(b) is applicable. This is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Opinion 88-31
… and a trial ensue, depending on the evidence, the accused can be found guilty of some or all of the charges in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-31Opinion 2000-21
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Establishment of (joint … TOWNS -- Fire Districts and Fire Protection (participation in establishment of joint fire district) TOWN LAW §189-a; VILLAGE LAW §22-2210: In the case of the proposed formation of a joint fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21Opinion 2002-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (content of proposition to establish a service award program for volunteer firefighters); (need for when … authorizing the establishment of the program must state, in addition to certain other information, the extent to which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-1Opinion 2001-9
… employee or director (General Municipal Law §800[3][b],[c]). Pursuant to General Municipal Law §801(1), unless an … the contract or authorize or approve payment thereunder, (b) audit bills or claims under the contract, or (c) appoint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-9Opinion 91-63
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales … president of a hardware store and maintains office space in the same building in which the store is located, but has no relationship with … councilman would have a prohibited conflict of interest in purchases by the town from a hardware store if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Enforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (Follow-Up) (2020-F-6) 30-Day Response
To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our initial audit report, Enforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (2018-S-7).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20f6-response.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 974
… Contribution Rate of Employer Contribution T6SNYB 0% 12% up to $16,500 15% over $16,500 T7SNYB 0% 11% for 7 years 13% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/974-elimination-mandatory-employee-contribution-members-optional-retirementNew Yorkers in Need: A Look at Poverty Trends in New York State for the Last Decade
… had devastating health, economic and social consequences. In New York, the pandemic and ensuing economic shutdown … like food and housing. Since 2014, poverty rates in New York have surpassed the national average. In 2021, the … had devastating health economic and social consequences In New York the pandemic and ensuing economic shutdown …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-look-poverty-trends-new-york-state-last-decadeOpinion 95-26
… having essentially the same membership as the association. You ask whether the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Volunteer and Exempt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-26Opinion 2006-8
… as prescribed percentages of the employees’ final year salaries and paid upon retirement to central school … as prescribed percentages of the employees’ final year salaries. Collective bargaining between public employers … lump sum payment is calculated as a percentage of final year salary and is unrelated to the monetary value of any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-8Opinion 97 - 12
… of article 18 here, we note that, although there is some case law to the contrary ( People v Pinto , 88 Misc 2d 303, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Enforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law
… October 3, 2018. Background In 1972, a tragic school bus and freight train collision near Congers, New York, involving bus driver negligence prompted legislation to amend the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/07/enforcement-article-19-vehicle-and-traffic-lawState Agencies Bulletin No. 885
… Chapter 617 of the Laws of 2007 amends NYS Education Law, Article 8-B, Section 392 2(c) and Article 125-A, Section … status. Note : Based on a legal review by OSC Counsel, employees who have ten (10) or more years of … in service” provision of Section 392(4) of the Education Law, and therefore cannot be included toward the completion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/885-elimination-mandatory-employee-contribution-members-optional-retirement