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Opinion 93-33
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Designation (use of … circulation within such district". Although section 2004 does not define the word "newspaper", the word is defined in … entered as second-class mail matter. Any publication which does not satisfy these threshold requirements does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33Summer Research Lag Payment Schedule
Attachment from CUNY Payroll Bulletin No. 207
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/cuny-207-attachment.pdfOpinion 88-16
… Law 95-339, and which the city has not paid, or made funds available to pay when due, shall accrue interest at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-16Village of Oyster Bay Cove – Claims Audit (2022M-114)
… for appropriate Village purposes and audited before payment. Key Findings The Board did not ensure that claims … for appropriate Village purposes and audited before payment. The Board reviewed and approved warrants (list of … audit should be limited to those authorized under Village Law and presented at the next regular Board meeting for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/12/02/village-oyster-bay-cove-claims-audit-2022m-114State Police Bulletin No. SP-130
… Police employees in Bargaining Unit 62 Background Chapter Law 70 of the Laws of 2010 provides for an annual Expertise Payment to employees in Bargaining Unit 62. Effective Date(s) … be processed in Pay Period 17L for paychecks dated 12/8/10 Payment Information and Eligibility Criteria Division of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-130-2010-state-police-expertise-payOpinion 88-3
… AND PENALTIES -- Distribution by State Comptroller (fines for violations of Workers' Compensation Law) WORKERS' … of fines. Subdivision two provides as follows: "All fines imposed under this chapter, except as herein … to the Chairman of the Workers' Compensation Board for payment into the Uninsured Employers' Fund. Accordingly, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-3Opinion 92-8
… if the municipality is authorized by law to expend money for or to accomplish the object or purpose. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-8Village of Skaneateles – Claims Auditing (2024M-68)
… could be made and goods or services may not be procured in the taxpayers’ best interest. Recommendations The audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/06/village-skaneateles-claims-auditing-2024m-68DiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
… overall penalty — as much as 90 percent in one case. Overall, of the $2,422,150 in penalties reviewed, DOH … suspensions of penalties for repeat violators. In one case, DOH gave an individual a 40 percent penalty suspension … did not know that certain violation categories and certain criminal penalties applied to the PSC account, and did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-doh-needs-step-enforcement-patient-safety-violationsFrequently Asked Questions – World Trade Center Presumption
… benefit? I am an active member. Is there a filing deadline for this benefit? If I retired prior to September 11, 2001, am I eligible for this benefit? I retired after working at the World Trade … since left public service. Would I be eligible to apply for World Trade Center accidental disability benefits? Is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/world-trade-center/frequently-asked-questionsOpinion 90-54
… Fund, a member does not have a separate, individual account. Therefore, the Retirement System will not establish a separate account for an alternate payee. The pension funds payable to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54Opinion 91-14
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-o; TOWN LAW, §§198(9), 209-e(3): A town board, on behalf of a refuse and garbage district, may contract with villages … municipal corporation or district to perform by itself any function, power and duty or to provide by itself any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-14XII.8.H Voucher Mass Approval – XII. Expenditures
… makes a determination that mass approval functionality is justified for certain vouchers such as those noted above, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8h-voucher-mass-approvalOpinion 92-35
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-35State Police Bulletin No. SP-129
… Purpose To notify the Division of State Police of the new Additional Pay code and procedures for processing … Officers in Bargaining Unit 17 Background Chapter Law 69 of the Laws of 2010 provides for an annual Hazardous Duty Pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-129-2010-state-police-hazardous-duty-payOpinion 96-15
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-15Opinion 90-51
… for the establishment of an enhanced emergency telephone system may be expended only for "system costs", i.e., costs … services necessary to establish and provide an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system. Other expenses related to the … any county except a county wholly contained within a city, and the City of New York (see County Law, §301[1]): to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-51Opinion 89-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … a tax receipt to include a self-addressed stamped envelope with their tax payment. You ask whether a tax collecting … deliver or upon request forward by mail a receipt to each person paying a tax... Subdivision (2) of section 986 states …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-14Opinion 94-22
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Assessments … improvement district is based on a district plan prepared in accordance with General Municipal Law, §980-d. The plan … the district will be imposed upon benefited real property in proportion to the benefit received, to defray the cost of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-22Coxsackie-Athens Central School District - Procurement and Claims Audit (2018M-180)
… whether District officials purchased goods and services in accordance with Board policy and applicable statutory … from seven providers who were paid a total of $172,184 in 2016-17. Have required written quote documentation for … and four public work contract vendors totaling $27,319 in 2016-17. The Board did not appoint an independent claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/12/07/coxsackie-athens-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-audit