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Opinion 2004-5
… FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (annuities for volunteer firefighters) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Foreign … to purchase annuities for the benefit of members of a volunteer fire company. You ask whether foreign fire … to purchase annuities for the benefit of members of a volunteer fire company. The distribution and use of foreign …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-5Other Bulletin No. 26
… Purpose To inform the State University Construction Fund of OSC’s … 2015 SCF M/C Salary Increase and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically Affected Employees … Eligibility Criteria The following employees are eligible to receive the April 2015 SCF M/C Salary Increase: Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-26-april-2015-state-university-construction-fund-scfXIV.3.C Distribution of STIP Investment Earnings – XIV. Special Procedures
… temporary loans in specific funds listed in Article VII language bills. SFL §98-a further states: “Notwithstanding … days following the final approval of any bill containing language authorizing such temporary loans, whichever is … temporary loans in specific funds listed in Article VII language bills …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv3c-distribution-stip-investment-earningsContributions – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Tier 5 and 6 Members Covered Under Section 383-e Both Tier 5 and 6 members in the Section 383-e plan are required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/383-e-383-f-plans/contributionsXI.2.A Thresholds – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Contracts over $200,000 OGS contracts over $85,000 OGS Business Service Center Customer Agency transactions over … Discretionary purchases of commodities or services from Small Business Concerns; purchases of Recycled or Remanufactured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2a-thresholdsTown of Bolton - Urban Development Action Grant Repayment Funds (2017M-216)
… Determine whether the Town used the Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) repayment money for eligible purposes and … or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Town of Bolton Urban Development Action Grant Repayment Funds 2017M216 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/05/18/town-bolton-urban-development-action-grant-repayment-funds-2017m-216Opinion 96-5
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … requesting an opinion on the applicability of the fee provision of CPLR, §8022(b), to an appeal involving the … February 14, 1996 Martin H. Brownstein, Clerk of the Court Supreme Court of the State of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-5EcoNews Spring 2021
This edition of EcoNews provides more detail on our work at the Fund to address the investment risks posed by climate change and to take advantage of opportunities to invest in climate solutions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/econews-spring-2021.pdfNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Will Things Return to Normal? Well over half of New York’s small businesses said they do not expect business to return … at least six months. Within that total: 44% of New York small businesses expect a return to normality to take more than six months 12% of New York small businesses do not expect a return to normal levels at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-july-9-2020Opinion 2009-1
… fire district commissioner whose spouse is to be appointed treasurer) -- Family Relationships (spouse of fire district commissioner as appointed treasurer) FIRE DISTRICTS --Treasurer (spouse of fire district commissioner as appointed … of commissioners may serve as an appointed fire district treasurer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-1New York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up)
… Insurance Program – Payments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Use Services for Ineligible Members (Report 2021-S-18 ). About the Program … The Empire Plan is the primary health insurance plan for NYSHIP, covering 1.1 million members. Civil Service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-beacon-health-options-mental-health-andOversight of Provider Consolidated Fiscal Reports – Independent Living, Inc.
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (OMH) ensures that the costs reported by providers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/oversight-provider-consolidated-fiscal-reports-independent-living-incTown of Willsboro – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2025M-92)
… do not have assurance that all collections received for ticket sales were deposited, or that the Clerk or Deputy … addition, the Board did not require the Clerk to prepare monthly bank reconciliations and accountability analyses, … released in July 2014 1 had similar findings related to monthly bank reconciliations and accountability analyses not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-willsboro-town-clerktax-collector-2025m-92Opinion 90-5
… to increase the number of trustees and, if so, by what procedure and for what term the new trustees would be appointed. For purposes … authority to increase the number of trustees and if so by what procedure and for what term the new trustees would be appointed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-5Meridale Rural Fire District - Management of Fund Balance (2018M-178)
… by funding one-time expenditures and needed reserves, paying down debt and reducing real property taxes. Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/11/30/meridale-rural-fire-district-management-fund-balance-2018m-178Ballston Spa Public Library – Donations and Circulation Desk Cash Receipts (2015M-101)
… 1, 2013 through October 31, 2014. Background The Ballston Spa Public Library is a municipal public library that … in 1893. The Library is located in the Village of Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, and is governed by a five-member Board … Ballston Spa Public Library Donations and Circulation Desk Cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/08/21/ballston-spa-public-library-donations-and-circulation-desk-cash-receipts-2015mState Agencies Bulletin No. 2350
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2025 CSEA ASU Work-Related Clothing Allowance for employees … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2025 CSEA ASU WorkRelated Clothing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2350-2025-work-related-clothing-allowance-asu-employees-title-racingOpinion 92-4
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (supervised … fitness training for firefighters) TOWN LAW, §176(10): A fire district may pay for supervised physical fitness … functions, the nature of the supervision is such that the fire district has reasonable assurance that it is realizing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4SUNY Bulletin No. SU-214
… lump sum payment of $500 (full assistantship) or $250 (less than full assistantship) for academic year … effect on 09/30/10 (using the increased salary resulting from the October 2009 Stipend Increase, if applicable) by … salary, such as Lost Time for Biweekly’s (LT6), resulting from payment of the October 2009, October 2010 or October …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-214-october-1-2009-october-1-2010-and-october-1-2014-stipendOrleans County – Sheriff’s Department Inmate and Commissary Accounts (2017M-209)
… 43,000. The County Legislature serves as the policy-making body and is composed of seven elected Legislators. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/02/02/orleans-county-sheriffs-department-inmate-and-commissary-accounts-2017m-209