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Opinion 2003-5
… benefits pursuant to General Municipal Law §208-b, for a firefighter who died of cancer prior to retirement. General … that the benefits are administered differently under the two statutes, with payment by the municipality or fire … systems with differing coverages, administered under two separate statutory schemes. Further, the legislative …
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 increase in compensation when … Whether the police chief is entitled to a monetary payment in the amount …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-5Opinion 89-30
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §95-a: As consideration under a contract with a private non-profit organization to provide senior … organization's bus. You ask whether a town may contract with a private senior citizens organization to provide … or in part to the welfare of the aging, and to contract with private non-profit organizations for the operation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-30Retirement
… The New York State and Local Retirement System NYSLRS offers … services for the public members retirees and employers of New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirementOpinion 88-50
… in a capital reserve fund to pay for work on a 15 year old, 250,000 gallon water storage tank. You state the work, … improvement' rather than a 'repair' is often whether old, worn materials are completely replaced with new … a number of factors must be considered, including whether old, worn materials are completely replaced, whether the work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Opinion 2010-2
… opinion. PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Disposition of (procedures for selling unneeded vehicles by town water district) WATER … is not required to sell vehicles that are no longer needed for district purposes pursuant to a competitive bidding … 1 is required to sell vehicles that are no longer needed for district purposes pursuant to a competitive bidding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-2Opinion 97-24
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Auxiliary (participation in service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service … of an incorporated volunteer fire company located in a fire district may not participate in a service award …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-24Opinion 98-8
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103; STATE FINANCE LAW, §162; CORRECTION LAW, §184: A political subdivision is required to … in excess of $20,000 shall be awarded by the appropriate officer, board or agency of a political subdivision or … Program in state correctional institutions pursuant to Correction Law, §184; (2) commodities and services produced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8Opinion 93-16
… must be credited under a service award program for each calendar year after the establishment of the program in which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Opinion 2000-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether a village may authorize the expenditure of moneys to promote performing arts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Opinion 2000-17
… Competitive Bidding Requirements (for construction of town water system) - Municipal Cooperation (competitive bidding for construction of town water system by public authority) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Award (by public authority for construction of town water system) WATER IMPROVEMENTS -- Construction (letting of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-17Opinion 2002-11
… under a fire district service award program that provides points for participation in department responses, a volunteer firefighter must be credited with twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of calls of the … the General Municipal Law, and an additional twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of fire company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2002-2
… subdivision (General Municipal Law §219-a[2][b]). In the case of defined contribution plan service award programs, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2-0Opinion 99-8
Concerning the authority for the town to distribute copies of the minutes of the town board meetings to individuals on a subscription basis
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
… or arrange for completing the contract should the original contractor default. In the event of a contractor default and surety takeover of a contract, as … New York State Vendor File information for the defaulted contractor to route future payments under the contract to the …
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
… because it will be more cost effective than procuring new equipment; and/or It is critical to minimize equipment … optimal solution at a reasonable price. However, there are times when agencies are unable to rely on competition for … required to advertise maintenance procurements in the New York State Contract Reporter (Contract Reporter). If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11d-equipment-and-software-maintenance-contractsVI.5 Project Budgets – VI. Budgets
… The Projects module is used to collect financial transactions associated to a project. The Projects module, along with the Commitment … the amount of expenditures that can be charged and posted to project budgets. State agencies prepare, approve and post … The Projects module is used to collect financial transactions associated with State …
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
… Disbursements and Changes in Fund Balances – Budget vs. Actual Detail schedules of Tax Receipts and Other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4a-minimum-financial-reporting-requirementsTown of Willing – Justice Court Operations (2014M-377)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s Justice Court operations for the … Court operations. Collections for the Court as reported to the Justice Court Fund totaled $71,238 for the period … the prior Justice did not properly report disposed cases to the DMV. The Board did not properly audit or document its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/04/10/town-willing-justice-court-operations-2014m-377