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… The New York State and Local Retirement System NYSLRS offers services for the public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirementOpinion 88-50
… MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (use of moneys to fix dents and small holes, and clean and refinish the interior of a water storage tank) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c: Whether moneys in a … Whether a village may use moneys in a capital reserve fund to pay for work on a 15 year old 250000 gallon water storage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Opinion 2010-2
… district with a separately elected board of commissioners is not required to sell vehicles that are no longer needed … to which Town Law, article 13 (§ 210 et seq .) applies, 1 is required to sell vehicles that are no longer needed for … in selling unneeded property when competitive bidding is not required by statute, the courts generally have stated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-2Opinion 97-24
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Auxiliary (participation in service award … by members of the "auxiliary" of an incorporated fire company located within a fire district) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§215, 217: The members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-24Opinion 98-8
… commodities and services produced by qualified veterans' workshops providing job and employment skills training to … programs for mentally ill persons and qualified veterans' workshops (State Finance Law, §162[4][b]). Political …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8Opinion 93-16
… points under a service award program for responding to an alarm during his or her "regularly assigned work periods". … firefighter who is allowed time off to respond to an alarm during the period he or she is ordinarily expected to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Opinion 2000-2
… LAWS -- Municipal Funds (expenditure by village to promote literary, graphic, dramatic and performing arts) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- Powers and Duties (promotion of literary, graphic, dramatic and performing arts) PARKS AND … or facilities will be made available to the not-for-profit agency to promote progress and scholarship in the humanities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Opinion 2000-17
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC AUTHORITIES -- Competitive Bidding Requirements (for … (Town Law §197). The notice must require all persons who offer to do the work to file a sealed "proposal or offer to do the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-17Opinion 2002-11
… "in accordance with a system adopted by the program sponsor". In general, the system "shall provide" that points … be granted" for activities designated by the program sponsor, selected from a list of activities set forth in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2002-2
… subdivisions" to establish, and thereby become the "sponsor" of, service award programs for volunteer … and other emergency services to the local government sponsor of the program (see 1994 Opns St Comp No. 94-32, p … list, in accordance with a system established by the sponsor of the program ( id .). Insofar as here relevant, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2-0Opinion 99-8
… of (for a subscription to minutes of board meetings) LOCAL LAWS - Fees (imposition of by town for subscription to … St Comp No 98-14, p 35 and citations therein). Here we find no general laws or provisions of the Constitution that … intended to preclude the adoption of local laws in this area. In particular, we note that the provisions of FOIL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-8Transaction Number Requirement
… Authorities Reporting Information System (PARIS) screen and in the bulk load to capture Transaction Number. … not allow special characters: & Ampersand = Equal sign " Double quotes < Left angle bracket ' Single quote or back tick > Right angle bracket | Pipe + Plus sign /* Forward slash and asterisk % Percent */ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/public-authorities/transaction-number-requirementXI.12.C Surety Takeovers – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… complete or arrange for completing the contract should the original contractor default. In the event of a contractor … record in the SFS will continue to be identified by the original NYS Contract # and will continue to reference the defaulted (original) contractor, not the surety vendor. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12c-surety-takeoversXI.11.D Equipment and Software Maintenance Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… maintenance agreements when it owns the software source code as part of the software purchase agreement and has … for a renewal or extension or the maintenance services are no longer needed at the same level as previously determined. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11d-equipment-and-software-maintenance-contractsVI.5 Project Budgets – VI. Budgets
… as well as appropriation and segregation budgets. Federal funds must also be associated to the project. For additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi5-project-budgetsII.4.A Minimum Financial Reporting Requirements – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… Yields, Portfolio Balances and Interest Earnings Schedule of Temporary Loans Outstanding State Fund Structure … for general purpose governments include management's discussion and analysis (MD&A), basic financial statements … An analysis of significant variations between original and final budget amounts and between final budget amounts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4a-minimum-financial-reporting-requirementsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1887
… of the 2021 rate for the New York State Paid Family Leave Program. Affected Employees: All employees eligible for the New York State Paid Family Leave Program are affected. Background: The New York State … The maximum employee premium deduction for Paid Family Leave will be $385.34 per year. Effective Dates: Effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1887-2021-paid-family-leave-rate-increaseIntroduction – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… improper or fraudulent claims from being paid. In short, the audit of claims is a highly important internal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/introductionIndependent Oversight: OSC's Contract Review Safeguards Public Funds
… of State spending being authorized without the standard protections provided by OSC’s independent oversight. Major … the MOU was a step toward ensuring important taxpayer protections, contract oversight provisions such as these … have performance issues in other states, that appropriate insurance coverage is carried and current, and that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/independent-oversight-osc-contract-review-safeguards-public-fundsOvertime Compensation – Enhanced Reporting
… for additional hours worked beyond one's regular schedule and payment must be at a greater rate than one's regular rate of pay. For example: Overtime paid at time and a half, double time or greater; Recall overtime; and Holiday premium pay for holidays worked.* As of July 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/overtime-compensation