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Opinion 92-31
… purposes or undertakings (see NY Const, art VIII, §1; Phillips v Maurer , 67 NY2d 672, 499 NYS2d 675; Schulz v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-31Update on New York’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: Challenges Continue
… June 10, 2022 PDF Version Devastating job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic led to a record … Devastating job losses caused by the COVID19 pandemic led to a record …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/update-new-yorks-unemployment-insurance-trust-fund-challenges-continueOpinion 96 - 14
… from petty cash fund) -- Exceptions (consideration $100 or less) -- Purchases and Sales (community college … the college in which the trustee has an interest exceeds $100. You ask whether a member of the board of trustees of a … had an interest during the fiscal year, does not exceed $100 1 . Thus, in a given fiscal year, the trustee would not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14North Bellmore Union Free School District - Procurement of Professional Services (2019M-95)
Determine whether the Board adhered to the law and District policy when procuring professional services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/north-bellmore-2019-95.pdfOpinion 96-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether a fire district may transfer the unexpended balance of a capital reserve fund established for the acquisition of new equipment into the general fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10Processing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (Follow-Up)
… and to attempt to obtain a DNA profile. If a DNA profile is developed and meets specific requirements, it is entered … received by law enforcement agencies prior to February 26, 2017 were required to be processed within 210 days of … received by law enforcement agencies on or after February 26, 2017 were required to be processed within 90 days of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kits-followOpinion 2004-8
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Health … (reserve fund for health care benefits) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§6-n, 6-p; 92-a; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW §10: A village may not establish a reserve fund for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-8Town of Butternuts – Disbursements (2021M-62)
… allowing a third-party vendor direct access to the Town’s bank account that, at times, had more than $500,000 on deposit. In … the 142 disbursements totaling $142,200 we reviewed were for proper purposes and adequately supported, the Board, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/06/town-butternuts-disbursements-2021m-62XI.2 Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contracts Processing – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Helpdesk. CONTRACT STATUS Agencies and vendors should use Open Book New York and the New York State VendRep System to … on the Electronic Documents Submission System (EDSS) . Open Book New York provides the public with access to data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2-overviewOpinion 90-11
… -- Compensation (overtime pay and compensatory time off) -- Overtime (compensatory time off - effect of Fair … MUNICIPAL LAW, §90; 29 USC §201 et seq. : With respect to the provision of overtime compensation outside the context … the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are applicable to particular municipal employees, they are entitled to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-11Opinion 89-40
… fire officers and firefighters, up to a maximum of one hundred dollars per day. General Municipal Law, §72-o, … fire department provided for by statute are the chief and one or more assistant chiefs (see Town Law, §§176[11-a], … that there is judicial authority for the proposition that one person cannot occupy the inconsistent position of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-40Opinion 2000-5
… for the repair and construction of bridges having a span of five feet or more; (3) the amount of money necessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-5Opinion 92-22
… v Planning Board of the Town of Gardiner , 157 AD2d 252, 557 NYS2d 488). In our view, however, these considerations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-22Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-88
… Purpose To notify agencies of two new Increment Codes to be reported for tracking employees eligible for a future … To notify agencies of two new Increment Codes to be reported for tracking employees eligible for a future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-88-new-reason-codes-373-judiciary-law-373-and-379-judiciary-lawOpinion 91-1
… contracts for public work and purchase contracts (see, e.g., Exley v Village of Endicott , 51 NY2d 426, 434 NYS2d … to cooperatively bid contracts for public work (see, e.g., 25 Opns St Comp, 1969, p 6). As in the case of … 328 NYS2d 857; cf . Suffolk Roadways v Minuse , 19 AD2d 888, 244 NYS2d 651). By requesting bids in this manner, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-1Opinion 2005-9
… commenced after that date. Therefore, based on the express provisions of section 2102-a, since this individual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-9Examination of Procurement Card Payments
The objective of our examination was to determine whether the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities Long Island Developmental Disabilities State Ope
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/09/examination-procurement-card-paymentsOpinion 97-19
… who is an officer and stockholder of an insurance agency with which the fire district contracts has an interest in the … conflict of interest in the fire district's contract with the agency. You note that the treasurer receives no … officer or employee has an "interest" in any contract with the municipality if he or she receives a direct or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-19Opinion 89-53
… fire insurance tax moneys are distributed in accordance with Insurance Law, §§9104 and 9105, the moneys must be … to current sections 9104 and 9105. Therefore, consistent with the Renn decisions, we conclude that where foreign fire insurance tax moneys are allocated in accordance with Insurance Law, §§9104 and 9105, the moneys must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-53The Increasing Threat of Identity Theft
… online social media and retail giants such as Facebook, Google and Amazon. The legislation envisions a fiduciary-like …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/increasing-threat-identity-theft