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Opinion 92-12
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PAID FIREFIGHTERS -- Disability Benefits … §207-a upon becoming self-employed, but not upon engaging in uncompensated volunteer work. You ask whether a disabled … Security Law, §363), a retirement for disability incurred in performance of duty allowance (see Retirement and Social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-12Opinion 2004-4
… who is engaged by the school district as its attorney, is not mixed with other revenues of the partnership, and if the … monies paid by the district, then the board member would not have an interest in the contract between the district and … to the school district's attorney for his services are not mixed with funds of the law firm and the board member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-4Opinion 91-37
… Fines and penalties collected by a PVB are civil in nature and are enforceable in the same manner as the enforcement of money judgments in civil actions (see Vehicle and Traffic Law, §§155, 237[5], … tribunal which imposes fines and penalties of a civil nature that are enforceable in a civil action in like …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-37Opinion 94-13
… employment or to file copies of their most recent income tax returns. Termination of payments and benefits for … activities or file copies of their most recent income tax returns as a condition of continued receipt of benefits … employment or to file a copy of his or her income tax return as a condition of continued receipt of benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13State Agencies Bulletin No. 1952.1
… Agreement between the State of New York and PEF provide for a one-time lump sum $500 Nurse Uniform Maintenance … Dates The PEF Nurse Uniform Maintenance Allowance for employees who have a Comp Rate Code of ANN or BIW may be … 11/24/2021 The PEF Nurse Uniform Maintenance Allowance for employees who have a Comp Rate Code of HRY or FEE may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19521-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-nursing-titles-representedDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Financial Plan
… the Division of the Budget (DOB) projects fiscal stability for the next five years and includes plans to bolster rainy day reserves … growth in spending over the Financial Plan period in school aid and Medicaid. Risks and Causes for Concern …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-financial-planState Agencies Bulletin No. 174
… Purpose To explain agency procedures for updating Employee Type on the Position Data 2 panel and provide procedures for processing earnings for hourly and exception hourly employees Affected Employees … date must be the first day of the current or future pay period. On the Position Data 2 panel, change the Employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/174-changing-employee-type-hourly-and-exception-hourly-employeesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Revenue Projection to Reflect Coronavirus Impact
… leadership during these difficult times. The resources of my Office are available to assist your efforts and those of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-revenue-projection-reflect-coronavirus-impactState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… could have saved $3,800 if it had purchased propane at state contract prices. Auditors also determined the board … park manager did not ensure employees remitted collections at the end of activities. Frankfort Hill Volunteer Fire … which resulted in 9,216 gallons of unrecorded fuel used at the highway facility, valued at $20,576. Also, the Mooers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsII.3.A Planning – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… It outlines, in general terms, the Governor’s priorities for the coming year, alerts the agency management to expected … fiscal constraints, and informs agencies of the schedule for submitting requests to the Division of the Budget (DOB). … set forth by DOB in their Budget Request Manual; reviewed for consistency with the call letter; and approved by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii3a-planningState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Program (NYSHIP): UnitedHealthcare: Improper Payments for Acupuncture and Acupuncture-Related Services (2020-S-7) … The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP. Civil Service contracts with UnitedHealthcare … identified $7,331,458 in actual and potential overpayments for services not supported by provider documentation and for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 2009-2
… at 43; Office of the State Comptroller's Disapproval Mem, Bill Jacket, L 1974, ch 521, at 2). 4 In setting forth … from other sources ( see e.g . Office for Local Government Mem, Bill Jacket, L 1974, ch 512, at 8 [noting that the … of Real Property Services) (Office for Local Government Mem, Bill Jacket, L 1974, ch 521, at 10). This definition is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2DiNapoli: New York on Stronger Financial Footing
… New York state ended the 2013-14 fiscal year in the strongest … 2 percent while providing increased aid for schools and tax cuts. Past budget practices that had largely been … in, include: merging the Bank Tax into the Corporation Franchise Tax and reducing the top corporate tax rate from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-new-york-stronger-financial-footingOpinion 88-48
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Not Requiring … Finger Lakes Solid Waste Management Authority. However, in order to assure that equipment purchases are made in furtherance of the corporate purposes of the Authority and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48Opinion 88-27
… the issues discussed in the opinion. PAID FIREFIGHTERS -- Disability Benefits (termination of paid fire department) … that employed the injured fireman shall be liable for all medical treatment and hospital care furnished during the … merely provided a mechanism which was intended to free municipal resources from an unnecessary drain by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-27Opinion 88-24
… the officer or employee is interested during the fiscal year, would not exceed $100.00. We do not have sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24New Funding Needed for MTA Improvements to Prevent Unplanned Fare and Toll Hikes
… sources for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) are not identified, the authority may have to raise fares and tolls faster than planned to improve a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/new-funding-needed-mta-improvements-prevent-unplanned-fare-and-toll-hikesOpinion 89-49
… or a successor executor. In the event that SCPA 2402(1) and (2) are not applicable, you ask if a fee must be imposed pursuant to SCPA, §§2402(7) and (8), which set forth a schedule of fees for proceedings … to the original probate or administration proceedings and that, accordingly, payment of a separate fee is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49Opinion 89-41
… but in either case, the board of fire commissioners is not required to hold a public hearing before the … In the case of a fire district, the appropriation is not subject to the district's spending limitation (see Town … we note that General Municipal Law, Article 11-A does not prescribe any procedures for conducting the referendum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 88-62
… discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (creation of by town to finance closure of … fees into fund) LANDFILL -- Closure (creation of capital reserve fund to finance) REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Solid Waste Facility (creation of capital reserve fund to finance closure of landfill) GENERAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62