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Opinion 99-10
… Performance Contracts (maximum term) -- Term (maximum term for energy performance contracts) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Expected Useful Life" (for purpose of the maximum term of energy performance … or equipment subject to an energy performance contract, for purposes of Energy Law, §9-103, is the estimated period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-10State Agencies Bulletin No. 682
… who moved to graded positions since April 1, 2003 or who move to graded positions in the future. … affected Management Confidential employees is effective April 1, 2003. Agencies may begin submitting transactions for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/682-implementation-new-method-calculating-salaries-employees-upon-movementOpinion 93-23
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Electrical Services (chair of planning board who performs work for town and private parties) -- Interest in Contract (chair of planning board in contract with town for electrical services) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Planning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-23Opinion 98-5
… that contracts for burial services are awarded in the best interests of the county. Finally, in 10 Opns St Comp …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-5Opinion 88-29
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales … a separate and distinct legal entity from the municipality for whose benefit the IDA was established (General Municipal … Division decision, however, holding that the "contract for sale, although in form concerning only the county, by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-29Military Service Credit
… eligible to purchase credit toward your retirement benefit for your military service. Because service credit is a factor … There are different sections of the law that allow credit for military service. The cost of the credit depends on which … to pay for this credit, provided they did not receive full salary from a participating employer and are otherwise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/military-service-creditState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Department of Health – Medicaid Program – Excessive Payments for Durable … being used efficiently and effectively and, in the case of open recalls, posed safety risks. The follow-up found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-007
… only one Direct Deposit record upon conversion to v 9.2. For employees with multiple jobs, all payroll deposits will be made according to the single Direct Deposit record for all jobs. Employees who hold multiple jobs at conversion … out new direct deposit forms with identical distributions for each job if they do not want an existing job’s direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-007-direct-deposit-record-changes-requiring-modificationsVII.10.D Cash Advance Payment Types – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… using one of the following preferred payment methods for small dollar purchases: Purchasing cards (P-cards) Travel … in an amount not to exceed the full amount of their net salary due. Corrections may not be used for individuals hired … be repaid within 14 days or upon receipt of the employee’s salary check. Please see ‘Personal Service (Payroll) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10d-cash-advance-payment-typesBrownfield Cleanup Program
… of contaminated properties in the State were held liable for cleanup costs, regardless of when or how the properties … in addition to certifying cleanup completion and planning for any further site management needs. To track and expedite … including schedules in approved work plans, is cause for DEC to terminate the Agreement. As of October 12, 2023, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/brownfield-cleanup-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… products (e.g., milk, apples, squash) to populations in need through the state’s network of food relief … people experiencing food insecurity. A prior audit, issued in September 2023, found that both AGM and DOH needed to … products and expenses are funded by Nourish NY. Gaps in oversight create a risk that funding from Nourish NY may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 92-28
… AND NOTES -- Tax Anticipation Notes (payment of proceeds to a public library); (payment of interest for notes issued … on the investment of library fund moneys is credited to the library fund. (2) A school district should pay over to the library fund or the library treasurer, as the case may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-28Opinion 90-37
… offer) VILLAGES -- Real Property (authority to sell for less than highest offer) VILLAGE LAW, §1-102(1): This … Orelli v Ambro , 41 NY2d 952, 394 NYS2d 636; Matter of New City Jewish Center v Flagg , 111 AD2d 814, 490 NYS2d 560, … to obtain appraisals of real property). Ross , supra , and New City , supra , are the two leading cases relating to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-37Opinion 89-65
… Interest (contract by town with town attorney's law firm for additional legal services) TOWN LAW, §§20(2)(a), 27(1); … attorney would have a prohibited interest in a contract for additional legal services between the town and his or her … which has established the office of town attorney to fix a salary for that office. Town Law, §27(1) states that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-65Opinion 90-32
… if the town is obligated to build the shed as a result of an enforceable determination of the DEC, it is our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-32DiNapoli: Oversight of Supportive Housing Falls Short
… released three audits of supportive housing providers for New Yorkers with mental illness, which found that a lack … by the state Office of Mental Health (OMH) allowed not-for-profit providers to bill for improper expenses, such as … CEO was paid $847,118, consisting of $396,289 in base salary, $273,000 in bonus pay and $177,829 from a deferred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-oversight-supportive-housing-falls-shortOpinion 91-55
… Law, §123.00(f), describing the disposition of revenues after an exclusion has been granted, suggests that the … established pursuant to General Municipal Law, §6-k until after the revenues have been applied for the purposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-55Reporting Regulation for Elected or Appointed Officials
… 315.4 Additional reporting requirements for elected or appointed officials who work for a participating employer of the retirement system and are required to be reported to the retirement system. (a) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-regulation-elected-or-appointed-officialsState Agencies Bulletin No. 928
… Listing) that lists potentially eligible employees for the Merit Step payment and to provide instructions for … the merit step becomes part of the employee’s base salary. An employee’s Geographic Pay Differential is not … the Merit Step payment through the Job Action Request page retroactive to the effective date of payment. Example : An …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/928-october-2009-merit-step-listings-and-payments-certain-graded-and-nsOpinion 89-50
… Art. VIII, §1: A town may expend moneys to pay for an improvement on private property to alleviate a … under the circumstances, the town may expend moneys to pay for the improvements necessary to alleviate the drainage … drains, culverts, ditches, sluices and other channels for the passage of water for the purpose of drainage and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50