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Opinion 96-24
… amount to be paid into a capital reserve fund established for the purchase of equipment. The board may fix such amount … at approximately the same amount previously paid annually for principal on obligations issued to finance a fire truck. The establishment of a capital reserve fund for the acquisition of a specific item of equipment, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-24Opinion 2002-13
… softball, billiard and bowling teams, and to pay for expenses for the department's annual fund-raising drive. You ask … teams of the fire district fire department, and to pay for expenses in connection with the fire department's annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13Opinion 90-20
… village fire department determines that the expenditure is for the use and benefit of the department. 1982 Opns St Comp … foreign fire insurance tax moneys generally must use them for the benefit of the department or company, as determined … There is no authority in sections 9104 and 9105, however, for a village treasurer who is the initial recipient of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-20Opinion 2007-5
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Fund Transfers (referendum requirements for transfer from … improvement" is defined to include "[a]ny physical public betterment or improvement or any preliminary studies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-5State Agencies Bulletin No. 1945.1
… Leave in PayServ, including entering Job Action Requests for Workers’ Compensation leave corrections, documenting … leave are affected. Background: New Action/Reason for Workers’ Compensation Correct History Requests Agencies … New Data Change Reason Code WCR has been created for use by agencies when requesting changes to employees’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19451-process-changes-workers-compensation-leave-payservOpinion 2004-5
… FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (annuities for volunteer firefighters) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: … tax monies may not be expended to purchase annuities for the benefit of members of a volunteer fire company. You … insurance tax monies may be expended to purchase annuities for the benefit of members of a volunteer fire company. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-5Opinion 88-62
… in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (creation of by town to finance closure of landfill); … A "capital improvement" includes "any physical public betterment or improvement or any preliminary studies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62Opinion 93-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … providing fire protection and responding to certain other types of emergencies (see Town Law, §176[1], [22]; General … by purchase, lease, gift, devise or by condemnation, real property and erect, construct, alter, repair and equip …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24State Agencies Bulletin No. 2096
… Division of the Budget (DOB) and to provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees: … and increased hiring rates (Civil Service Law 130.4) for nursing titles included on the attached Nursing Titles … after the effective date of the reallocation are eligible for the change in title and grade and salary, if applicable. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2096-reallocation-nursing-titlesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1862
… purpose of this bulletin is to explain why the Retirement Plan checkbox in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be checked for most … contribution plan (401(k) or 403(b)) in the current tax year. Nearly all State of New York government positions, … the Tax and Compliance mailbox containing the Department ID, employee name, and the complete NYS EMPLID number of all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1862-retirement-plan-checkbox-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2020Opinion 94-22
… of) -- District Management Association (contract for services with) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Custody of (turning over to not-for-profit association) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§980-j, … as fair and adequate consideration pursuant to a contract for services with the district, subject to audit of claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-22Opinion 92-16
… -- Powers and Duties (rental of home as office) REAL PROPERTY -- Leases (payment of rental to town officers); (by … a fire protection district. A town is authorized to lease property for town purposes (Town Law, §§64[2], 220[3]), … General Municipal Law, §72-h, authorizing a town to lease property from various governmental entities without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-16State Agencies Bulletin No. 1184
… To inform agencies of new earnings codes and procedures for processing the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 SSU BU01 Deficit … of the 2012-2013 SSU BU01 Deficit Reduction Plan Period for employees who meet the criteria on 03/25/2012. Attachment … of the 2012-2013 SSU BU01 Deficit Reduction Plan Period for employees who meet the criteria on or after 03/26/2012. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1184-2011-2012-and-2012-2013-deficit-reduction-plan-arbitration-eligibleState Agencies Bulletin No. P-774
New Workers' Comp Program for PS&T Aft 7/1/93
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-774.pdfOpinion 89-63
… is personally entitled to such fees as compensation for services rendered or performed by him in his official … There is no statutory definition of the word "fee" for purposes of section 52 (see Public Housing Law, §2) nor … construed the word to mean fees paid to public officers for services performed, such as statutory recording fees or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63State Agencies Bulletin No. 1195
… in each year of the program to elect to cash out up to 120 hours of accrued Over40 Comp Time credits. For additional … Over 40 Comp Time can be accumulated to a maximum of 240 hours. An employee may cash out up to 120 hours of accrued Over40 Comp Time once per year. The payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1195-2012-csea-and-pef-over40-comp-time-ii-cash-outOpinion 99-11
… district to retiring teachers as a token of appreciation for long-time service to the school district, so long as the … frame is of nominal value. You ask whether it is proper for a school district to pay for the framing of a cancelled bond issued by the school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-11State Agencies Bulletin No. 682
… to Chapter 103 of the Laws of 2005 which amends Civil Service Law Section 131.5 and clarifies the computation of … regarding Long Term Seasonal Employees below); on a full-time basis, and with no reduction/change in the … Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Audit mailbox. … To provide agencies with information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/682-implementation-new-method-calculating-salaries-employees-upon-movementOpinion 90-35
… bid the purchase of that commodity unless an exception to competitive bidding requirements is applicable. We are in … of your letter asking what monetary threshold applies to the purchase of fuel oil by a fire district. You state … by act of the Legislature or by local law adopted prior to September 1, 1953, all purchase contracts involving an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-35Opinion 88-19
… -- Landfill (establishment of private landfill) TOWN LAW, §§64(8), 65(1), 90: A town may not institute a lawsuit … powers of the town are affected. You state that a citizens group has requested the town board to hire an attorney for … for towns to participate in litigation is found in Town Law, §65. Subdivision 1 of section 65 provides in part: "The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-19