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Opinion 2005-4
… 1951: A BOCES is subject to the permissive referendum requirements of General Municipal Law §6-p for the transfer … reserve fund. To comply with the permissive referendum requirements, a BOCES should apply the petition procedures … section 1804 of the Education Law and the voter approval requirements provided by section 1951 of the Education Law. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-4Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-134
The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the Division of Housing and Community Renewal of OSCs automatic processing of the April 2023 and April 2024 retroactive increases to Location Pay and to provide instructions for payments not processed automatically
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-134-april-2023-and-april-2024-retroactive-increasesOpinion 91-52
… employing prescribed percentage of local residents) -- Commerce Clause (preference to bidder employing prescribed … also raise constitutional questions of compliance with the commerce, privileges and immunities and equal protection … law raises federal constitutional questions under the Commerce Clause (US Const, art 1, §8, cl. 3); the Privileges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-52State Agencies Bulletin No. 1348
… personal use of an employer-provided vehicle and chauffeur services in the New York State Payroll System (PayServ) for … Personal Use of Employer Provided Vehicle and Chauffeur Services are fringe benefits. Per the Internal Revenue … the vehicle itself, such as the make, model and Kelley Blue Book Value, should be provided by the person(s) in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1348-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedOpinion 2002-17
… engaged both as construction manager to act on behalf of a town in coordinating the work of the prime contractors, and as one of the prime contractors, on a town building construction project subject to General … This is in response to your inquiry concerning a proposed town building construction project, governed by General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-17Opinion 90-54
… discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement Benefits (equitable distribution of benefits in matrimonial actions) DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW, §236; RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, §§110, 410: Certain … Concerning the procedures for the equitable distribution of retirement benefits payable from the New York State and Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54Opinion 2006-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … RULE LAW §23(2)(e): A town board may reduce the salary of an elected town officer, other than a town justice, during … Whether the salary of an elected town officer other than a town justice may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5Opinion 88-76
… (of private moneys) -- Private Moneys (accounting for); (investment of) -- Taxes (applying private source … the library trustees in investments which they deem to be for the best interests of the library, and need not be … on the investment of moneys appropriated by the village for library purposes is credited to the library fund. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-76XVI.4.A Cash and Investments – XVI. Financial Reporting
… 40 – Deposit and Investment Risk Disclosures (an amendment of GASB Statement No. 3) (GASB Codification Section C20 – … the State. Bank deposits may be under the joint custody of the State Comptroller and the Commissioner of Taxation and … risk exists when investments in any one type represent 5 percent or more of total investments and must be disclosed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4a-cash-and-investmentsAnnual Financial Report
… instructions please refer to the Interactive User Manual in the Applications Resources section of this webpage. You … Financial Reporting Changes (Effective Fiscal Years Ending in 2023) [.pdf] Financial Statements Municipalities that … separately. Fire contributions are to be accounted for in the new code 9016.8 – Fire Retirement – Employee Benefits. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/annual-financial-reportState Agencies Bulletin No. 2290
… employment and income taxes. Federal, State, and New York City income tax withholding will be calculated using the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2290-2024-csea-work-related-clothing-allowance-and-2024-uniform-maintenanceState Agencies Bulletin No. 2388
… purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2025 CSEA ISU Uniform Maintenance Allowance and 2025 CSEA ISU … Relations (OER) memorandum dated 10/15/2025 provide for a Uniform Maintenance Allowance and Work-Related Clothing … purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2025 CSEA ISU Uniform Maintenance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2388-2025-csea-work-related-clothing-allowance-and-2025-uniform-maintenanceState Agencies Bulletin No. 1067
… the LLS payment will be applied to any overpayment set up in Additional Pay that has a Goal Amount and Goal Balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1067-april-2011-public-employees-federation-pef-longevity-lump-sum-paymentComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… reserves by $1.6 million. As a result, four reserves with balances totaling $2.9 million (48 percent of total … fund balance at levels that essentially complied with the statutory 4 percent fund balance limit. However, the … budgeted for expenditures that could have been paid for with reserve funds. Had district officials retained the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-319.1
… fiscal year for which eligibility is being determined; and Have received a performance rating higher than unsatisfactory. * NYS Court Officer-Trainees must have one year of continuous service on or before 10/1/2021 … eligibility criteria for the April 2022 SLED payment but do not have an existing Earnings Code JSD row effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-3191-retroactive-april-2022-ucs-sled-payment-increaseOpinion 92-41
… the fire district in question is located on a narrow island in a town. You state that in the district "[t]here are … not be liable for losses incurred by reason of delayed response time due to road obstructions (see Timmons v Harvey … any "public roads, walks, places and avenues" on any island in the town, even though such roads, walks, places and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-41State Agencies Bulletin No. 1194
… To provide instructions for reporting the taxable value of the personal use of employer-provided vehicles and chauffeur services for tax … Effective Date(s) Immediately. Background Personal use of employer provided vehicle and chauffeur services are … To provide instructions for reporting the taxable value of the personal use of employerprovided vehicles and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1194-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-provided-vehicles-andDiNapoli: MTA Must Prioritize Safety and Service to Win Riders Back
… nearly twice as often as they blamed service. Among bus riders the predominant causes for riding less were … as riders returned and stands at pre-pandemic levels. Bus speeds, however, remain among the lowest of any major … hour systemwide. The MTA is in the process of redesigning bus routes in an effort to address these issues, and recent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-mta-must-prioritize-safety-and-service-win-riders-backSelected Aspects of Toll Collections
… Objective To determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority ensures that efforts are … from January 2019 to January 2023. About the Program The New York State Thruway Authority (Authority) – a New York State public benefit corporation – operates the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/26/selected-aspects-toll-collectionsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1648
… not processed automatically Affected Employees Employees in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Unit – … provided the increase to minimum wage did not result in a wage increase higher than the negotiated increase. These … Employees with a Pay Basis Code of ANN, 21P or CAL who are in a traineeship (Grade 800) Employees with a Pay Basis Code …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1648-april-2018-public-employees-federation-pef-2-salary-increase