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Opinion 94-4
… rise or origin to a claim may be executed by a signature stamp affixed with the intent to execute the statement, … or may contain a signature affixed by a signature stamp. Town Law, §118(1) provides that, with certain … have concluded that a town justice may affix a signature stamp upon his or her docket books (30 Opns St Comp, 1974, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4Opinion 2000-14
… to faithfully perform his or her duties over an extended period. In Incorporated Village of Lynbrook , supra, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-14Opinion 2000-22
… service) -- Legal Services (contract with town attorney's law firm); (town attorney or town attorney's law firm representing clients before town agencies) GENERAL … in a pre-existing contract between the town and his or her law firm. The attorney, however, would be required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-22Opinion 88-64
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Officers and … and dental benefits to its employees by participating in a self-insured plan operated jointly by the city for which the authority was established and the county in which the city is located. The question arises because of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-64Opinion 2004-9
… 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 1991 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9Opinion 2001-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … (fixed amount for specified services plus hourly rate for revaluation work to be performed by appointive assessor); … Whether the compensation of an appointive town assessor may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4Opinion 88-78
… which, on August 2, 1985, had a police department, so long as the department established as of that date is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-78State Agencies Bulletin No. 1141
… processing and to provide agencies with instructions for payments not processed automatically Background Pursuant … between New York State and PBANYS (BU31) and provides for salary increases for those employees covered by the agreement: General salary … processing and to provide agencies with instructions for payments not processed automatically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1141-implementation-2005-2011-retroactive-salary-increases-and-ending-orTown of Moravia - Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2018M-215)
… whether the Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions. Key Findings We reviewed properties … to meet eligibility requirements. Report the transfer of property with agricultural exemptions to the County and … whether the Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/08/town-moravia-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2018m-215Opinion 88-69
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §122-b: A village may contract for services with a private volunteer ambulance service with … also contracts. You ask whether a village may contract for services with a private volunteer ambulance service, … town within which the village is located also contracts for services with the same volunteer ambulance service. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-69State Agencies Bulletin No. 1128
… Services BU03 Institutional Services BU04 Division of Military & Naval Affairs BU47 Effective Date(s) Immediately Background Pursuant to Section 7 of Part A of Chapter 491 of the Laws of 2011 and the Division of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1128-deficit-reduction-reporting-employees-retirement-system-ers-employeesOpinion 94-16
… is not required under section 803, however, in the case of an interest in a contract which is not prohibited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-16United HealthCare – Empire Plan Drug Rebate Revenue (Follow-Up)
… Empire Plan’s prescription drug program from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2013. In accordance with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/15/united-healthcare-empire-plan-drug-rebate-revenue-followOpinion 91-48
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Contracts (planning … board review of shopping center expansion) -- Interest in Contract (planning board review of shopping center … PLANNING -- Planning Boards (board member participating in review of project when applicant represented by board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-48DiNapoli Calls For Stepped Up Enforcement of State's Bottle Bill
… monitoring and compliance with New York's returnable container deposit law to recover all the funds the state is … parkland, waterways and beaches." New York's Returnable Container Act, known as the "bottle bill," was enacted in … monitoring and compliance with New Yorks returnable container deposit law to recover all the funds the state is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-calls-stepped-enforcement-states-bottle-billOpinion 89-4
… notes when town supervisor is director and stockholder of bank); (designation of bank as depository when town supervisor is director and … LAW, §60.10: (1) A town supervisor who is a director of a bank has a prohibited interest in the designation of the bank … Whether a town may designate a bank as a depository if the town supervisor is a director of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-4Town of Oneonta Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-243)
… and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012 through July 8, 2013. … a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Oneonta and located in Otsego County. The … the Board did not: Adopt an investment policy or a code of ethics, Issue a W-2 form for the Treasurer’s wages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/01/31/town-oneonta-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2066
… 428 Dependent Care 433 Total Unemployment Ins Owed 442 Pre-Tax Adoption 500 Medicare Deficiency 501 Social Security … income taxes. Federal, State, and New York City income tax withholding will be calculated using the Aggregate method. Yonkers income tax withholding will be calculated using the Flat Rate method. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2066-april-2019-2020-2021-and-2022-retroactive-changes-command-pay-eligibleState Agencies Bulletin No. 2340
… Provisions and Eligibility section above and has a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay, Leave of Absence … If the employee meets the eligibility criteria but has a Payroll Status of Terminated, Retired or Leave of Absence … employee’s Form W-2. Undeliverable Checks When a valid payroll check is undeliverable due to the agency’s inability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2340-security-supervisors-unit-april-2025-3-salary-increaseState Agencies Bulletin No. 2339
… Provisions and Eligibility section above and has a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay, Leave of Absence … If the employee meets the eligibility criteria but has a Payroll Status of Terminated, Retired or Leave of Absence … employee’s Form W-2. Undeliverable Checks When a valid payroll check is undeliverable due to the agency’s inability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2339-april-2025-3-salary-increases-arbitration-eligible-bu01-and-non