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Opinion 99-8
… §10(1)(ii)(a)(9-a); PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §106(3): A town is authorized to adopt a local law that establishes a flat … of Information Law, for copies of the minutes. This is in response to your inquiry concerning the authority for … Article 6; hereinafter "FOIL"). You ask whether the town is authorized to establish a procedure pursuant to which the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-8Opinion 98-8
… to veterans where the workshop is operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, is manufacturing products … which may be made by political subdivisions through the New York State Office of General Service's centralized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8Opinion 93-16
… VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (credit for activities performed by local government employees during … AND PHRASES -- "Regularly Assigned Work Periods" (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §217[f]) GENERAL … may not earn credit under a service award program for responding to fire alarms during their "regularly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Opinion 97-24
… may not participate in a service award program established for the members of the fire company unless they have been … as members of the fire company and are subject to call for whatever duties may be assigned under the rules and … may participate in a service award program established for the members of the fire company. You state that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-24Opinion 2000-2
… RULE LAW, §10(l)(i): A village, by resolution, may provide for bands, movies and similar events as part of its … youth programs. It also may enter into agreements with not-for-profit agencies accepting federal funds pursuant to the … In addition, it may, by local law, further provide for the promotion of literary, graphic, dramatic and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Opinion 2000-17
… several towns. You ask whether, pursuant to Town Law §§197 and 197-a, a town, on behalf of a water district, may enter … construction work, such as installation of various sizes and types of pipe, excavation, paving and remediation. Bid specifications would contain estimates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-17Opinion 2002-11
… FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (point accumulation for responding to both fire and ambulance calls) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §217(c): For purposes of earning a year of firefighting service under … a fire district service award program that provides points for participation in department responses, a volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2002-2
… 219(b), 219-a(2)(b): A service award program may provide for a participant to earn service credit after attaining the … entitlement age, subject to the 40 year maximum provided for in article 11-A of the General Municipal Law. To … such payment. You ask whether a service award program for volunteer firefighters may permit a participant to earn …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 647
… in the Security Services Bargaining Unit are eligible for binding arbitration, the award is limited to those … employees. Arbitration Award 1A 2004-009 provides for salary and other increases for these arbitration eligible employees in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/647-new-bargaining-unit-payroll-code-change-non-arbitration-eligibleProcurement of Electricity and Natural Gas Through Aggregators (2018-MS-5)
… governments and school districts that utilize aggregators for energy purchases are ensuring they are procuring … comparisons to ensure they received the lowest prices for electricity and natural gas. Five units (City of Albany; … spent approximately $2.4 million (67 percent) more for electricity than a potential benchmark we identified for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/02/01/procurement-electricity-and-natural-gas-through-aggregators-2018-ms-5State Agencies Bulletin No. 1722
… agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2019 PEF LLS payment and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically Affected Employees … (10) or more years of continuous service* at a base annual salary equal to or greater than the Job Rate of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1722-april-2019-public-employees-federation-pef-longevity-lump-sum-llsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1721
… (10) or more years of continuous service* at a base annual salary equal to or greater than the Job Rate of the employee’s grade (based on the 04/01/2018 Salary Schedule) as of 03/31/2019; and Did not receive an … 26L Institution or Pay Period 1L Administration Due to the increase in the April 2019 CSEA LLS payment, in order for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1721-april-2019-civil-service-employees-association-csea-longevity-lump-sumState Agencies Bulletin No. 1737
… of the April 2019 M/C LLS payment and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically Affected Employees … (10) or more years of continuous service* at a base annual salary equal to or greater than the Job Rate of the … Annual Addl Earnings (to prevent making another payment) Retroactive Adjustment OSC will automatically calculate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1737-april-2019-management-and-confidential-mc-longevity-lump-sum-llsExamination of Procurement Card Payments
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities Long Island … Disabilities State Operations Office (DDSOO) complied with New York State Finance Law requirements and guidance on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/09/examination-procurement-card-paymentsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1667
… the October 2018 CSEA LLS payment and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically Affected Employees … (10) or more years of continuous service* at a base annual salary equal to or greater than the Job Rate of the employee’s grade (based on the 04/01/18 Salary Schedule) as of 09/30/18; and Did not receive an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1667-october-2018-civil-service-employees-association-csea-longevity-lumpDisaster Recovery Planning
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) has a complete, … State agencies’ operations and streamline services. ITS is responsible for providing centralized IT services to 46 … efforts toward disaster recovery planning; however, there is not a complete, functional, and tested disaster recovery …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/06/disaster-recovery-planningState Agencies Bulletin No. 1048
… of the removal of the maximum dues and agency shop fee cap for grade 038 employees represented by PEF. Affected Employees Bargaining Unit 05 employees in grade … cap of $900 and allow the .9% to be deducted from the full salary. Agency Actions Notify affected employees. Questions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1048-removal-dues-and-agency-shop-fee-cap-grade-038-employees-representedNY-Sun Incentive Program
… the objectives required by the Public Service Commission for the NY-Sun Incentive Program (NY-Sun), including: … a commitment of $1 billion to stimulate the marketplace for solar energy in New York. NY-Sun aims to add more than … established 210 days as the expected time required for installers to complete most projects, and an extension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/ny-sun-incentive-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 921
… OSC requests agencies update the Position Location code for employees working within the Metropolitan Commuter … York (outside of the MCTD) also are subject to this tax for employees in positions located in the MCTD. Effective Date(s) The tax is retroactive to wages paid after March 1, 2009 Background …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/921-metropolitan-commuter-transportation-mobility-taxTuition Assistance Program – Fordham University
… Education’s Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State financial aid. Background Fordham University … the Louis Calder Center in Armonk. The school’s enrollment for the 2015-16 academic year totaled 8,855 undergraduate … social work, and theology. Annual undergraduate tuition for the 2015-16 year was $46,120. TAP is an entitlement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/27/tuition-assistance-program-fordham-university