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Contact Update for State Agencies
… changes and more. To help us reach the right individuals in a timely manner, we require designated staff in State agencies to use our Contact Update online service. … responsible for State agency payroll. To get started, log in with your username and password. New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/contact-updateForms and Resources – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… Forms and Samples Standard Work Day and Reporting Resolution Form (RS2417-A) Use this form to establish a standard work day for your elected and appointed officials. Form includes instructions. Standard … Elected and Appointed Officials Get forms examples samples and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/forms-and-resourcesOpinion 91-11
… -- Mandatory (local law increasing term of office of city engineer) LOCAL LAWS -- Referendum Requirements (curtailing … local law which authorizes a city mayor to appoint a city engineer for a longer term than presently provided in the … a city charter to increase the term of office of the city engineer is subject to a mandatory referendum. You indicate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Opinion 2003-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PAID FIREFIGHTERS -- Death Benefits … SOCIAL SECURITY LAW §363-d: The line-of-duty presumption in Retirement and Social Security Law §363-d does not apply … Law §208-b. You ask whether the line-of-duty presumption in Retirement and Social Security Law §363-d applies in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5Opinion 90-17
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (disposition of … TOWN LAW, §185(1): Absent a provision to the contrary in a special act of the state legislature, any moneys … paid must be credited to the taxable real property located in such district in the next succeeding assessment of town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-17Local Governments Should Improve Accessibility for New Yorkers
… including libraries, meeting halls and government offices in 20 cities, towns and a village found parking lots, … be improved. The most common problems were found in public bathrooms with facilities that may limit access to people in wheelchairs. Auditors also found entrances and interiors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/local-governments-should-improve-accessibility-new-yorkersOpinion 2004-9
… §2803-a: Purchases by a county on behalf of a "municipal hospital" or for a county nutrition program that receives … in section 103(8) of the General Municipal Law. 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-17, p 59 is superseded to the extent … in Public Health Law §2801(1) would apply (1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-18, p 41; 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-2 p 6). In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9Opinion 2006-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Franchise Fees (fund to which town … with a cable television company, which is only operative in the unincorporated area of the town, are to be credited to … with a cable television company, which is only operative in the unincorporated area of the town, are to be credited to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Contact Us
… Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm) Press 4 for information for reporters and listen carefully to the menu choice Or write to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/contact-usOpinion 89-30
… the issues discussed in the opinion. PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Gasoline (authority to provide to private senior citizens … senior citizens bus transportation, a town may provide gasoline purchased under a town contract to the private … with a private senior citizens organization to provide gasoline to the private organization for use in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-30Opinion 88-41
… programs) PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Municipal Equipment (use by private organization under contract) TOWN LAW, §§64(6), … the town may purchase instructional equipment to be used by a private, non-profit organization in presenting fire … moneys to support a fire prevention program administered by the town building inspector's office or by an office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-41Opinion 93-16
… must be credited under a service award program for each calendar year after the establishment of the program in which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Opinion 99-8
… discussed in the opinion. FEES - Imposition of (for a subscription to minutes of board meetings) LOCAL LAWS - Fees (imposition of by town for subscription to minutes of board meetings) PUBLIC MEETINGS - Minutes (imposition of fees by town for subscription to minutes of board meetings) TOWNS - Fees …
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
… to the Comptroller on the formulation of policies in relation to the administration and management of the … to the Comptroller on the formulation 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
… method used, it is important for agencies to be diligent in ensuring charges from toll-free vendors do not contain … and utility needs and provides toll-free services in the most cost-effective manner. If the CTS contract meets … the agency should procure toll-free telephone numbers in accordance with the State’s Procurement Guidelines. …
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
… is essential to involve both program and fiscal employees in the process. In cases where a request for proposal includes a provision … and final offer or when agencies are seeking contracts in a single or sole source market, agencies should also …
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
… Units with guidance on how to process payments to a vendor in foreign currency using the Statewide Financial System. New … cannot process Automated Clearing House or check payments in foreign currencies. In the event that a vendor requires checks to be paid in a …
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 A leases office space and allows Business Unit B to use some of the space as its own. Business Unit A will … to pay the lessee for the space, and Business Unit B will reimburse Business Unit A for its share of the space …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6a-paying-another-state-agency