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Opinion 92-50
… to local bidder) LOCAL LAWS -- Competitive Bidding (pre-emption by General Municipal Law, §103) -- Pre-emption (preference to local bidder) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW … the General Municipal Law evinces a legislative intent to pre-empt the field and to preclude the adoption of local laws …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-50Opinion 92-34
… payment of parking fines and surcharges) PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Mandatory Surcharges (partial payment of parking fines and surcharges) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §1809-a: When a city receives partial payment of … collected in certain cities pursuant to Vehicle and Traffic Law, §1809-a. You ask if a surcharge is to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-34State Agencies Bulletin No. 1211
… automatically. Affected Employees Eligible employees in the Lifeguard Unit (BU68) Background Pursuant to a GOER … Allowance Payment is provided to eligible employees in the Lifeguard Unit (BU68). Effective Date(s) Automatic … Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Payments will be made in separate checks dated 12/13/12 (Institution) Eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1211-2012-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-payment-certainLehman College – Controls Over Bank Accounts
… for more than 269,000 degree-credit students and 247,000 adult, continuing and professional education students. Lehman, located in the Bronx, New York, is one of CUNY’s 11 senior … control over incompatible functions. Where duties cannot be adequately separated, develop and implement appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/21/lehman-college-controls-over-bank-accountsExxon's Investors Call for Meaningful Climate Risk Plan
… of Exxon's peer companies, including BP, ConocoPhillips, Royal Dutch Shell and Total, have already endorsed the 2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/exxons-investors-call-meaningful-climate-risk-planSeized Assets Program
… During the course of an investigation or an arrest, law enforcement agencies may seize assets, including cash, … proceeds of a criminal activity. For asset seizure cases in which the Division is involved, its Asset Seizure Unit … requested share of any forfeitures. Assets are considered in pending status until a forfeiture determination is made. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/23/seized-assets-programPractices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees
… Purpose To determine whether the Transit Adjudication Bureau of New York City Transit performs its responsibilities in an effective and … January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2015. Background The Transit Adjudication Bureau (TAB) is an administrative … To determine whether the Transit Adjudication Bureau of New York City Transit performs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/11/practices-used-transit-adjudication-bureau-collect-and-account-fines-and-feesPension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… At retirement, a member must elect a pension payment option, which determines how the retirement benefit … a possible payment to a designated beneficiary after their death. Some DROs require the member to elect a pension … of the member’s pension benefit upon the member’s death. Available options include the Joint Allowance Full …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/pension-payment-option-electionOpinion 94-4
… officers and for proper purposes. April 5, 1994 William Kelly, Town Supervisor Town of Chili …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4NY Common Retirement Fund Announces New Measures to Protect State Pension Fund From Climate Risk and Invest in Climate Solutions
… sector investments that face significant climate risk. With today’s announcement, the Fund will be divesting its … new goal of investing $40 billion in that program by 2035. With the program, the Fund invests in sustainable investments … its assessments of shale oil and gas, oil sands and coal companies, resulting in restrictions on investment in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/ny-common-retirement-fund-announces-new-measures-protect-state-pension-fund-climate-risk-and-investDiNapoli: Heroin, Opioid Overdose Death Rates Rose Faster in New York Than in Most States
… over the preceding decade than in nearly every other state for which data are available. “Heroin and prescription opioid … reached a record high of 825 in 2014, the last year for which data are available from the Centers for Disease … number in New York in each of the two-year periods dating back to 2007-08. Compared to national averages, New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-heroin-opioid-overdose-death-rates-rose-faster-new-york-most-statesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2177
… processing the 2023 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance. Affected Employees: Interest arbitration … the State of New York and NYSCOPBA provides for a uniform allowance. This payment, including for newly eligible … Dates: The 2023 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance can be processed beginning in Institution Pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2177-2023-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-ssu-interestXII.5.B Unique Invoice Number Requirements – XII. Expenditures
… Statewide Financial System (SFS) requires Business Units to enter a unique Invoice Number on each supplier’s voucher. The SFS has validations … Units should use the invoice number on a vendor’s invoice to process the voucher. Business Units must include only one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5b-unique-invoice-number-requirementsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1016.1
… Postal Service (USPS) provides a service that compares the address file of organizations to the latest address reported to USPS by individuals. This service … identifies individuals who have notified the USPS of a change of address, but have not yet notified their employer. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/10161-maintaining-date-employee-addresses-payserv-systemState Agencies Bulletin No. 1874
… Employees Interest arbitration ineligible employees in the Security Services Unit (SSU) – BU21 who meet the … Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance should be processed in Institution Pay Period 17L, paychecks dated 12/03/2020 or … 17L, paychecks dated 12/09/2020. The payment is made in a separate check and there will be no direct deposit for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1874-2020-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-securityState Agencies Bulletin No. 1778
… purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2019 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance … Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. provides for a uniform allowance. A Governor’s Office of Employee … in a separate check and there will be no direct deposit for this payment. Eligibility Criteria Seasonal/temporary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1778-2019-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-ssu-interestOversight of Sidewalk Sheds
… consequences, as in the case of a pedestrian killed on December 17, 2019 after being struck by debris that fell from … (45 percent) had a total of 47 safety issues. In addition, daily inspection reports were not maintained for 51 of the 60 … Hearings summonses issued, 1,966 were open for more than 30 days. Despite the requirement that these conditions be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/06/oversight-sidewalk-shedsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1963
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2021 SSU … will be made in a separate check regardless of when it is paid. The separate check will be issued with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1963-2021-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-ssu-interestDiNapoli Bolsters State Pension Fund Support of LGBTQIA+ Equity & Inclusion at Portfolio Companies
… During Pride Month, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli highlighted … LGBTQIA+ employees in the workplace. “June is Pride Month, when millions of Americans come together to honor and … During Pride Month …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-bolsters-state-pension-fund-support-lgbtqia-equity-inclusion-portfolio-companiesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2076
… Employees Interest arbitration ineligible employees in the Security Services Unit (SSU) – BU21 who meet the … Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance should be processed in Institution Pay Period 17L, paychecks dated 12/15/2022 or … 18L, paychecks dated 12/21/2022. The payment is made in a separate check and there will be no direct deposit for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2076-2022-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-ssu-interest