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Accidental Death Benefit – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… and death benefits. We determine whether an incident is an “accident” on a case-by-case basis, using court … for guidance. The Benefit The accidental death benefit is a lifetime pension if paid to a surviving spouse or dependent parent. The benefit is equal to 50 percent of your FAE (less any workers’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/accidental-death-benefitCost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – Claims/Deputy Claims Auditor
CostSaving Ideas School District Auditing ClaimsDeputy Claims Auditor
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-claimsdeputy-claims-auditorOpinion 88-35
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Professional Services … a less formal method, to assure an award is made in the best interest of the municipality and not in an arbitrary or capricious manner. (5) In appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-35DiNapoli: Governor Cuomo's Proposed Budget Continues Fiscal Progress
… the Executive to identify how out-year gaps would be closed as part of the state’s financial plan. DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-governor-cuomos-proposed-budget-continues-fiscal-progressComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… and then Ross gave cash kickbacks to Cohen and Herb Friedman, Met Council's chief financial officer. About six … that, while working with co-defendants David Cohen, Herb Friedman and Joseph Ross and with others, he stole from Met Council. Cohen, Friedman and Ross have all pleaded guilty in connection with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-councilDiNapoli: Proposed Budget Holds the Line on Spending, Gives Executive Wider Discretion
… holds down spending and boosts state reserves, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … out-year gaps and gives the Executive new latitude to move and spend money outside the formal appropriation … New York has made great strides over the past few years to get its financial house in order, but there is still work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-proposed-budget-holds-line-spending-gives-executive-wider-discretionNew York City Construction Industry Booming
… the Great Recession, New York’s construction industry is booming,” DiNapoli said. “In 2018, the construction … percent larger than it was 10 years earlier. The industry is crucial to both the state and city, creating thousands of … jobs and providing a key indicator that our economy is healthy.” “The building industry is essential to New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/new-york-city-construction-industry-boomingNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli and District Attorney Hoovler Announce Indictment in Medicaid Fraud Case
… and from approved Medicaid medical service providers. It is alleged that the defendants acted in concert with each … transported multiple Medicaid recipients in one trip. It is alleged that the defendants fraudulently billed the … the New York State Medicaid Program. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is urged to contact …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-district-attorney-hoovler-announce-indictment-medicaid-fraudOpinion 91-21
… of estates - county chief fiscal officer's right to fees and commissions); (fees and commissions - right of county chief fiscal officer to remit to county, or to waive) COUNTY LAW, §§201, 215(3); … a county who serves as administrator of an estate pursuant to section 1219 of the Surrogates Court Procedure Act SCPA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-21Opinion 89-47
… -- Extension (when adjoining fire protection district is dissolved) -- (assessment of capital costs in district as … against the area of the fire district, as extended. This is in reply to your letter concerning the proposed extension … You indicate that the town in which the fire district is located is currently served by the fire district and two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-47Opinion 89-42
… term United States Treasury bills issued in book-entry form, which are registered in the name of the village, under … through, delivered to and held in the custody of a bank or trust company or, with respect to the city of New … has been recognized by at least one New York court (see Application of Scheiner , _____ Misc 2d _____, 535 NYS2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-42Opinion 89-26
… LAW, §811: A fire district is authorized to promulgate a form of annual statement of financial disclosure for its … ordinance, or resolution either: (i) promulgating its own form of annual statement of financial disclosure which is … or (ii) resolving to continue the use of an authorized form of annual statement of financial disclosure in use on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-26Opinion 88-52
… This is in reply to your letter concerning the proposed sale to a not-for-profit corporation of real property held by … requirements of General Municipal Law, §803 prior to the sale. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§§800, et seq … v Wendel , 116 Misc 2d 91, 455 NYS2d 322). Clearly, a sale of real property is a "contract" within the meaning of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-52Opinion 96-17
… incurred for completing college courses, such as a course leading to a degree in fire science, if the board of fire commissioners determines that the course provides, to a significant extent, technical training … courses of instruction" for firefighters. If the school or course is outside the county in which the municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Opinion 97-3
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Interest and Penalties (authority to waive) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §1182; L 1993, ch 602, §8, as amended: Section 1182 of the Real Property Tax Law does not authorize a village to waive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 95-4
… A county board of supervisors generally is authorized to conduct an investigation regarding the propriety of payments made with county funds to reimburse officials upon the submission of travel vouchers and to compensate independent contractors engaged by the county, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4Opinion 95-30
… grants or bequests in the form of a true trust are subject to the "prudent investor" provisions of Estates, Powers and … Prior inconsistent opinions are superseded. You inquire as to the authority for public libraries to invest moneys raised by taxes, and non-tax moneys, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-30Opinion 2002-15
… town hall building used for the offices of town officials is raised on a townwide basis. You ask whether the cost of … We are informed that the building used as the town hall is owned by the town, used for the offices of the town … and building inspector, and, by intermunicipal agreement, is also used by a village. As a general rule, all real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15-0Opinion 2002-15
… town hall building used for the offices of town officials is raised on a townwide basis. You ask whether the cost of … We are informed that the building used as the town hall is owned by the town, used for the offices of the town … and building inspector, and, by intermunicipal agreement, is also used by a village. As a general rule, all real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15Opinion 93-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association (disposition of interest on investment of tax moneys); (need to be member … tax moneys or the interest earned thereon for the purpose of providing college scholarships to high school seniors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-9