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Opinion 94-18
… Legislature for the purpose of receiving foreign fire insurance tax moneys. Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, §1402 … between a village fire department and a fire company. Insurance Law, §§9104-5 govern the distribution and use of foreign fire insurance tax moneys, except as otherwise provided by special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-18Opinion 2003-5
… Security Law §363-a, that injury to or impairment of the heart was the natural and proximate result of an accident … of impairment of health caused by diseases of the heart for paid members of the uniformed force of a paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5Opinion 2005-5
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to … If a village’s employer contribution to the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System for the plan of … 46 AD2d 191, 361 NYS2d 736). Therefore, if possible, some import should be given to the reference to “employer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-5Opinion 89-30
… organization under contract) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §95-a: As consideration under a contract with a private … and maintenance of such programs (General Municipal Law, §95-a). Such a program may include the provision of … We are aware of no requirement in General Municipal Law, §95-a or elsewhere that the consideration under a contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-30Retirement
… The New York State and Local Retirement System NYSLRS offers services for the public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirementOpinion 88-50
… in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (use of moneys to fix dents and small holes, and clean and refinish the … a village may use moneys in a capital reserve fund to pay for work on a 15 year old, 250,000 gallon water storage tank. … Whether a village may use moneys in a capital reserve fund to pay for work on a 15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Opinion 97-24
… to call for whatever duties may be assigned under the rules and regulations of the department or company. You ask whether … for whatever duties may be assigned under the rules and regulations of the department or company (1994 Opns St Comp …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-24Opinion 98-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … microfilming services from a preferred source or whether the town may solicit competitive bids for such services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8Opinion 93-16
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … work periods" are those times during which an individual is required ordinarily to be at work under the terms and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Opinion 2000-2
… a band to play at a dance, movies or similar events (see, e.g., 26 Opns St Comp, 1970, p 124; 1969 Opns St Comp No. … with any general law or the Constitution (see, e.g., Barone v Town of Huntington , 211 AD2d 691, 622 NYS2d … and exhibits of art and art forms. February 28, 2000 Samuel L. Drayo, Jr., Esq., Village Attorney Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Opinion 2000-17
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC AUTHORITIES -- Competitive Bidding … engaged by the authority, the authority must solicit bids in accordance with Town Law §197 for the construction of the … categories of estimated construction work to be performed in the aggregate for districts in several towns. You ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-17Opinion 2002-11
… Service Award Programs (point accumulation for responding to both fire and ambulance calls) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW … must be credited with twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of calls of the emergency rescue and … Law, and an additional twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of fire company calls other than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2002-2
… To implement that feature, a service award program may permit a participant to waive voluntarily the right to begin … award program, however, should not be structured so as to permit a participant to begin receiving payment of his or her … a service award program for volunteer firefighters may permit a participant to earn service credit after attaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2-0Opinion 99-8
… of board meetings) LOCAL LAWS - Fees (imposition of by town for subscription to minutes of board meetings) PUBLIC MEETINGS - Minutes (imposition of fees by town for subscription to minutes of board meetings) TOWNS - … of a fee for subscription to minutes of board meetings) TOWN LAW, §§30(1), 63, 64(11-b), 116(13); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-8Transaction Number Requirement
… Report Requirement Starting July 15, 2024, a Transaction Number will be required in the PARIS Procurement Report. … authorities will be required to provide a Transaction Number for each procurement transaction in the Procurement … (PARIS) screen and in the bulk load to capture Transaction Number. Completing the information will be mandatory, an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/public-authorities/transaction-number-requirementXI.12.C Surety Takeovers – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… contracts may include provisions that require a surety to complete or arrange for completing the contract should the … contracts may include provisions that require a surety to complete or arrange for completing the contract should the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12c-surety-takeoversVI.5 Project Budgets – VI. Budgets
… journals to create project child budgets. The generate parent functionality in SFS will create/update the project parent budget when a project child budget is adjusted. Note: … to SFS after agency approval. Budget journals entered online will workflow within the agency for approvals. Budget …
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
… statements consist of the following: Statement of Net Position (reporting government-wide) Statement of … the Balance Sheet – Governmental Funds to the Statement of Net Position Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes … Funds to the Statement of Activities Statement of Net Position – Proprietary Funds (emphasizing major …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4a-minimum-financial-reporting-requirementsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1887
… that the 2021 premium rate and the maximum weekly employee contribution for coverage will be 0.511% (0.00511) of an employee’s weekly wage. The maximum employee premium deduction for Paid Family Leave will be …
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
… The audit of claims or vouchers (the terms are used interchangeably in … that a thorough, deliberate and independent audit of claims be conducted before payments are authorized. With … for goods and services not received. An effective audit of claims is often the last line of defense for preventing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/introduction