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Opinion 96-10
… FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (transfer into general fund) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (transfer from capital … general fund prohibited) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-g: A fire district board of commissioners may not authorize the … the unexpended balance of a capital reserve fund into the fire district's general fund. It may, however, authorize a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10Opinion 96-1
… -- State Comptroller Approval (necessity for in Adirondack Park fire district) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties … - need for State Comptroller approval in Adirondack Park) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (necessity for … (need for State Comptroller approval in Adirondack Park fire district) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Social Adult Day Services
… Purpose To determine whether State agencies, particularly the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) and the Department of Health (DOH), are effectively overseeing Social Adult Day Services (SADS) programs to ensure that providers comply … Determine whether State agencies particularly the Office for the Aging and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/02/social-adult-day-servicesService-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Program Implementation
… made in implementing the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) Program. The audit covers the period June 1, … 31, 2015. Background The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act (Act) was signed into law on May 12, 2014. The … also created the Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (Division) within OGS to oversee the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/07/service-disabled-veteran-owned-business-program-implementationResponsiveness to Noise Complaints Related to Construction Projects
… Noise Code (Noise Code) and adequately addressed noise complaints related to construction in New York City. Our … June 30, 2016, a total of 90,861 construction noise complaints were called in to New York City’s 311 system. … are the agencies primarily responsible for handling such complaints. The Noise Code states that DEP is responsible to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/31/responsiveness-noise-complaints-related-construction-projectsOrange County Community College – Information Technology and Financial Activities (2017M-111)
… security by installing fire suppression systems, automatic temperature controls, a designated generator and entry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2017/09/29/orange-county-community-college-information-technology-and-financialWage Theft Investigations (Follow-Up)
… implementation of the seven recommendations made in our initial report, Wage Theft Investigations (2013-S-38). Background Our initial report, issued on June 6, 2014, determined the … progress in addressing the issues identified in our initial report. For example: The Department is now …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/22/wage-theft-investigations-followSUNY Bulletin No. SU-110
… explain the Standby Pay provisions and to review the earn codes with the proper usage of payments related to Standby Pay payments. Affected … to the approved Standby compensation. Standby Earn Codes The following chart is a list of Standby Earn Codes … explain the Standby Pay provisions and to review the earn codes with the proper usage of payments related to Standby …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-110-review-standby-pay-eligible-employees-represented-unitedOpinion 2003-6
… is in reply to your inquiry concerning taxes levied to support the operation a police department in a town that … its own police department. You ask whether town taxes to support the town police department are to be levied only … police department are not subject to town taxation to support the town police department. Former Governor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-6Opinion 88-40
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … in section 119-o is defined to mean the joint provision of any municipal facility, service, activity, project or … and control of" the joint service. Section 119-o(2) does not require that a joint service be directly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-40State Agencies Bulletin No. 415
… Pay Page, provides a means to deduct a fixed amount of money from an employee’s paycheck on a biweekly basis. The … Code OVP and the change to the process of recovering money from inactive employees. Path Compensate … that are not equal will automatically be taken from any money that is paid to an inactive employee for any reason. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/415-automatic-processing-overpayments-inactive-employeesProcurement; Technical Cleanup Proposal
… Session 2015-2016: Vetoed on December 11, 2015 – Veto Memo 303 – A.7513-B (Peoples-Stokes) / S.5713-A (DeFrancisco) … and clarifications relating to certain procurements. Memo Bill Text Status …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/procurement-technical-cleanup-proposalMission Statement and Performance Measures
… State of New York is achieving its performance measures and properly reporting on the results. The audit covers from … has two primary lines of business: construction management and debt issuance. It assists a variety of public and private institutions with various projects that involve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/13/mission-statement-and-performance-measuresOpinion 89-55
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (delegation of power to determine promotions) -- … which presently awards all promotions within the town police department may delegate that authority to the chief of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-55Opinion 90-23
… BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Limit (exclusion from - cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE … VIII, §§6, 12; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §105.00: The cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse may exclude from their … such purpose, does not exceed $10,000,000 in the case of Buffalo and Rochester and $5,000,000 in the case of Syracuse. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23Cost Reporting of Programs Operated by Gateway-Longview, Inc.
… and Tuition Payments to the Lake Grove School and Mountain Lake Children’s Residence (2009-S-90) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/30/cost-reporting-programs-operated-gateway-longview-incOpinion 88-67
… mayor hired as village attorney) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3); VILLAGE LAW, §4-400(1)(c): If a law partner of a … contract within the meaning of General Municipal Law, §800(3) if the mayor's partner is hired independently of the … Municipal Law. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§§800, et seq .) contains the provisions of law which relate to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-67Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-008.1
… Primary Jobs or who have multiple Jobs marked Primary. Mail Drop In 9.2, Mail Drop will be maintained on the Employment Data page on the Job record. Agencies must enter Mail Drop on this page. Mail Drop will appear on the Payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-0081-what-changing-payserv-version-92Opinion 88-13
… officer and stockholder of more than 5% of the outstanding stock of an insurance agency would have a prohibited conflict … is the vice-president and holder of 19.7% of the voting stock of an insurance company which provides insurance … provides an exception for interests arising as a result of stock ownership or control if less than 5% of the outstanding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-13Travel Card Transactions
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to assess the timeliness of reconciling credit card transactions against expense reports and the appropriateness of select travel card … The objective of our examination was to assess the timeliness of reconciling credit card …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/22/travel-card-transactions