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Opinion 2007-4
… general fund (see Village Law §5-506[1][b]; 1996 Opns St Comp No. 96-4, p 7; 9 Opns St Comp, 1953, p 374; 5 Op St Comp, 1949, p 500; see also 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-238, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-4Opinion 2008-3
… DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (authority to make cash refunds of unexpended monies in a capital reserve fund) -- Powers and Duties (authority to make cash refunds of unexpended monies in a capital … -- Capital Reserve Fund (authority of a fire district to make cash refunds of unexpended monies in a capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-3Research Vendor Information
… The links below provide access to information resources that a State contracting entity may … review. Each resource has a short description and the link to the applicable website. The Office of the State … and Organizational Capacity Legal/Regulatory Authority to Do Business Integrity Performance General Resources …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/research-vendor-informationOpinion 88-59
… PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (authority to pay village justice the salary of acting village justice); … Justice (appointment mandatory) -- Compensation (authority to increase during term) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, … appropriated for an acting village justice cannot be paid to the village justice. The salary of the village justice may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59Opinion 92-22
… may maintain a private tax certiorari practice limited to representing the owners of property located outside the … may maintain a private tax certiorari practice limited to representing the owners of property located outside the … et seq .) contains the provisions of law which relate to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-22Opinion 92-32
… significant property for immediate reconveyance to an historical society) -- Sale (on installment basis to historical society) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§119-aa, … reconvey the depot, for fair and adequate consideration, to an historical society for restoration and preservation. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-32Opinion 97-20
… or purposes contrary to public policy (see e.g., 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-16, p 34; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-88, p 130; 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-10, p 12; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-49, p 51; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20Opinion 2000-18
… service award program established by joint fire district to provide prior service credit for activities performed … FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Villages (authority to transfer responsibility for service award program to joint fire district) VILLAGES -- Fire Department and Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18Opinion 2000-14
… in a collective bargaining agreement with its teachers to make annual payments, either in prescribed dollar amounts or … pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, may make annual payments, either in prescribed dollar amounts or … and Retirement and Social Security Law §§113 and 470. We make no comment with respect to issues of federal and state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-14Opinion 2002-2
… credit after entitlement age); (voluntary waiver of right to begin receiving award at entitlement age) GENERAL … A service award program may provide for a participant to earn service credit after attaining the program's entitlement age, subject to the 40 year maximum provided for in article 11-A of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2Opinion 2001-2
… Award Programs (point accumulation required in order to be credited with one year of firefighting service); … (participation in department responses required in order to be credited with twenty-five points); (granting of points … of more than fifty points as a condition precedent to crediting an active volunteer firefighter with a year of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-2Opinion 2001-4
… specified services plus hourly rate for revaluation work to be performed by appointive assessor); (salary increase for … When compensation is paid in this manner, the duties to be performed for the fixed amount and those to be performed at the hourly rate must be clearly specified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4Overview – Employer Contributions and Rates
… Fund (the Fund) holds and invests the money used to pay NYSLRS benefits. As a participating employer, your … help ensure future retirement benefits can be paid. To calculate your annual invoice and bill you for a portion … help ensure the proper funding of retirement benefits To determine an employers cost contribution rates are issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/contributions/overviewComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… The department has adequate procedures in place to ensure that it accurately reports its assessable expenses … in all material aspects. However, the department needs to improve its oversight of its Market Order Program, … its Apple Market Order, which is administered pursuant to a contract with the New York Apple Association. Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsInformation Technology Governance – Information Technology Governance
… The following guidance is intended to make oversight less daunting by providing a path for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/information-technology-governanceLocal Government Interactive Data
… This interactive data visualization allows the public to view and analyze a tenyear window of New York State local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/interactive-dataX.5.A Assigned Single Payment Vendor IDs – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… refunds, jury service, inmate claims, and other unique payment situations are processed using single payment vendor IDs. The use of a single payment vendor ID is limited to programs with a singular … Business Units must use single payment vendor IDs to process specific payments or refunds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x5a-assigned-single-payment-vendor-idsIX.7.K Record Retention – IX. Federal Grants
… State agency retention and access to records must be in full compliance with all applicable … Human Services, see 45CFR 92.42). Agencies should refer to the General Retention and Disposition Schedule for New … In addition to any federal requirements, OSC suggests the records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7k-record-retentionVI.1.B Budget Overview – VI. Budgets
… is an inquiry in Commitment Control that allows users to inquire upon and review all control budgets. The inquiry’s … Ledger Group (required) Chartfield Values (optional – used to narrow down your search) For additional instruction on … aid "JAA-KK215-012 – Reviewing Budget Overview" published to SFS Coach. SFS Coach is accessible from the SFS home page …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi1b-budget-overviewWho Is Responsible? – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… control, the limited time that board members may have to devote to the audit of claims can render an otherwise strong control … effective. Many governing boards have recognized the need to have a strong claims auditing function and, where … a claims auditor position can be an effective approach to fulfilling the need for a thorough and deliberate audit of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/who-responsible