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Opinion 91-19
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to make gift to fire company); (authority to accept gift of firefighting equipment) FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (authority of fire district to … bar to a fire district making a gift to a fire company. Even so, a fire district is precluded from making a gift …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19Opinion 2012-1
… and Sales (purchases of highway related products from company owned by a member of a town board of assessment … Review (purchases of highway related products from company owned by a member of a town board of assessment … board of assessment review who is the sole proprietor of a company that sells highway related products would have an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2012-1DiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves
… reserve funds, the Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund (TSRF) and the Rainy Day Reserve Fund (RDRF), together held just … California’s at 12.4 percent, Michigan’s at 10.9 percent and Florida’s at 4.4 percent. The TSRF and RDRF were both established primarily to manage budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reservesOpinion 96-5
… by section 8022 (b) of the CPLR. This is in reply to your correspondence requesting an opinion on the … MVAIC that: The corporation shall be exempt from all taxes and fees now or hereafter imposed by the state, or by any … to its value as other similar real property is taxed and that the corporation shall be subject to the fees imposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-5Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Charges Against Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas
… MT. VERNON – Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the … Mayor Richard Thomas for allegedly stealing campaign funds and lying about money he received from his inaugural … Executive Attorney General Margaret Garnett. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-charges-against-mount-vernon-mayor-richardDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for February 2015
… his office approved 1,786 contracts valued at $2.1 billion and approved more than 2.5 million payments worth more than … in February. His office also rejected 204 contracts and related transactions valued at $1.1 billion and more than … million in federal Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) benefits to assist more than 69,000 New Yorkers with home …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-february-2015Opinion 90-35
… bidding requirements is applicable. We are in receipt of your letter asking what monetary threshold applies to the … state that the district has budgeted $5,000 for fuel oil and usually does not expend over $5000 for this item. General … contracts involving an expenditure of more than $5,000, and all contracts for public works involving an expenditure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-35Opinion 93-16
… employees during regularly assigned work periods) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Regularly Assigned Work Periods" (meaning for … is required ordinarily to be at work under the terms and conditions of his or her employment. Permitting a … however, is commonly defined to mean "[a]t fixed and certain intervals, regular in point of time" and "[i]n …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16State Agencies Bulletin No. 1145
… less than $7.36. Background Pursuant to Section 7 of Part A of Chapter 491 of the Laws of 2011 and the Division of the … employees who meet ALL of the following criteria: Employee is in an eligible bargaining unit as defined above on the pay … eligible Calculate and submit a positive D5A transaction when monies earned in an ineligible position are included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1145-2012-2013-deficit-reduction-plan-employees-agency-police-services-unitOpinion 93-8
… events will cause the municipality to pay the higher rates and what procedures or indices will be used to compute the … exclude variable rate debt which bears interest at rates and for periods specified at the time of issuance. Finally, … based upon our understanding of the formula referred to in your inquiry, it is our opinion that the bonds or notes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-8Opinion 96-24
… discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (appropriations to capital reserve fund) … permissive referendum requirements. This is in response to your letter concerning a fire district which has recently … pumper truck), must set forth the estimated cost thereof and is subject to permissive referendum requirements (General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-24SUNY Bulletin No. SU-353
… Special Wage Payments for Individuals Who Filed for Retirement Social Security Benefits: Per Internal Revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-353-2023-retroactive-salary-increases-and-2023-retroactiveEquine Health and Safety
… whether the Gaming Commission (Commission) is monitoring and enforcing New York State rules and regulations designed to promote the health and safety of equines at New York State racetracks. The audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/13/equine-health-and-safetyUnexpected Delays and Events
… both the largest commuter railroad and the oldest railroad in America operating under its original name. It extends from … oversees the movement of trains and train dispatchers in its Operations Center (Center) in Jamaica. It also communicates with train crews and signal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/27/unexpected-delays-and-eventsDrug Management and Disposal
… of Environmental Conservation (Department) developed and implemented a public information program on the proper storage and disposal of medications (drugs), and publicly disseminated a notice to pharmacies, retailers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/27/drug-management-and-disposalCapital Planning and Maintenance
… develops a capital plan that contains budget allocations for asset improvements or renovations. For projects that are beyond its means, the Authority relies … structural components of the Bridge. Failure to accurately report capital needs could put the State in a position of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/08/capital-planning-and-maintenanceContract Award and Performance
… To determine whether the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) awarded procurement contracts according to prescribed policies and procedures. We also determined whether NYSERDA monitored … by the Governor. Its earliest efforts focused on research and development with the goal of reducing the State’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/22/contract-award-and-performanceInfrastructure Inspection and Maintenance
… inspection scheduling procedures ensure that all high- and intermediate-importance structures are periodically inspected and whether inspection results are considered when … (Thruway Authority), was created in 1992 to operate and maintain the New York State Canal System (Canal System). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/26/infrastructure-inspection-and-maintenanceXVI.4.A Cash and Investments – XVI. Financial Reporting
… Policy References: GASB Statement No. 40 – Deposit and Investment Risk Disclosures (an amendment of GASB … Section C20 – Cash Deposits with Financial Institutions and GASB Codification Section I50 – Investments ) most … updated by GASB Statement No. 72 - Fair Value Measurement and Applicatio n GASB Statement No. 28 – Accounting and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4a-cash-and-investments