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Opinion 2009-2
… LAW § 209-q (13) (a): When a town proposes or is required to issue indebtedness to finance a water improvement, the town must obtain the … total estimated cost of the improvement, including amounts to be financed both by the issuance of obligations and from … threshold in Town Law 209q 13 a which triggers the need to obtain the State Comptrollers approval for a town water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2-0Opinion 88-5
… in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to cover retired employees); (retirees reduction of benefits) … town may provide health insurance coverage at town expense to retired officers or employees, or a group of retired … A town has power under an established health plan to reduce benefits for retirees and for persons eligible to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-5Enroll in the Vendor Self-Service Portal
… Portal on the Statewide Financial System (SFS) to check the status of invoices, purchase orders and … the instructions in the email, you can create your user ID to access your vendor information. For step-by-step … Vendor ID, contact the NYS business unit you are planning to do business with to request an ID. At the time you receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/portal/enroll-vendor-self-service-portalDiNapoli: Local Communities Reducing Number of Homeless Veterans
… dropped dramatically over the past five years, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Homeless veterans declined from 5,765 in 2011 to 1,248 individuals in 2016 in New York, a decrease of 78.4 percent during the time frame, according to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/dinapoli-local-communities-reducing-number-homeless-veteransOpinion 96-4
… (establishment of general reserve fund); (authority to supersede village budget procedures) -- Real Property (payment of proceeds of sale of village property to third party for benefit of village) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Budget Procedures (authority to supersede in village); (disposition of proceeds of sale of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-4Opinion 96-3
… the firm of which the trustee is the primary stockholder, to provide environmental review and planning services, if the … of the cost of the review and planning is charged as a fee to applicants appearing before the village board. General … article 18 (§800 et seq .) contains provisions relative to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 98-16
… ASSESSMENTS -- Certiorari Proceedings (timing for return to general fund of excess moneys in school district reserve … SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Reserve Fund (timing for return to general fund of excess moneys in fund established to pay tax certiorari claims) EDUCATION LAW, §3651: Moneys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-16Opinion 95-21
… the filing of a proper petition, initiate a proceeding to consolidate two or more sewer districts. The consolidation is subject to public hearing and permissive referendum requirements. You ask whether a town board may initiate a proceeding to consolidate several sewer districts on its own motion, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-21Opinion 93-26
… in the opinion. AMBULANCE DISTRICTS -- Fees (authority to impose to offset ambulance district costs) AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (authority to impose to offset ambulance district costs) TOWN LAW, … Whether the district also may charge a fee to persons utilizing the services of the ambulance district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-26Opinion 93-19
… certified copies of orders of adoption. This is in reply to your correspondence in which you requested our opinion … office. The Surrogate's Courts are divided in practice as to how SCPA, §2402(13) should be applied to certificates of adoption or certified copies of orders of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-19Opinion 93-13
… in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to charge-back to municipalities within county the cost of sheriff's road … LOCAL LAWS -- Taxes and Assessments (authority of county to charge-back to municipalities within county the cost of … containing several towns and one city may chargeback to the individual towns within the county the cost of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-13Opinion 2004-1
… of fees in General Municipal Law §209-b(4) applies to all emergency rescue services provided by an emergency … General Municipal Law §209-b authorizes fire districts to organize within their fire departments and fire companies … or company (General Municipal Law §209-b[1][a]). Pursuant to section 209-b(1), the squad is authorized to render …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-1Opinion 2001-12
… in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Library Trustees (authority to provide for defense and indemnification of library … (authority of library board and governing board of sponsor to provide for defense and indemnification of library … either (1) the board of trustees of the library may elect to confer the benefits of section 18 on library employees as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-12The Common Retirement Fund – Employer Contributions and Rates
… Fund (the Fund) holds and invests the money used to pay NYSLRS benefits. As the trustee of the Fund, New York … Common Retirement Fund holds and invests the money used to pay NYSLRS benefitslearn about its three main sources of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/contributions/common-retirement-fundState Agencies Bulletin No. 2183
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies that the pensionable overtime earnings … January 11, 2024. OSC Actions: OSC will update PayServ to reflect the pensionable overtime earnings limit for 2024 … Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Retirement mailbox. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2183-tier-5-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-calendar-year-2024-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2184
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the pensionable overtime earnings limit … January 11, 2024. OSC Actions: OSC will update PayServ to reflect the pensionable overtime earnings limit for 2024 to $20,459.00 for Tier 6 ERS members. Questions: Questions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2184-tier-6-pensionable-overtime-ot-earnings-limit-calendar-year-2024VIII.1.A Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… Payable Journal Voucher (APJV) transactions are used to adjust accounting entries for payment vouchers that have … are submitted in the Accounts Payable module and are used to adjust expenditures between and within appropriations. … expenditures between different funds or adjustments needed to correct vouchers that used an interagency vendor id …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1a-accounts-payable-journal-vouchersRecent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in Brooklyn
… employment in Brooklyn grew by 47.5 percent from 2010 to 2019, faster than citywide (28.7 percent). Leisure and … health response led Brooklyn private sector employment to decline by 19.3 percent by the second quarter of 2020, … than one-tenth of relief grants. The borough continues to be a technology and innovation center of the City, with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-brooklynReport File Transactions (File Upload) – Enhanced Reporting
… for employee earnings. For detailed information about how to format these transactions, please read our enhanced … for the first time. Certain employees are required to join NYSLRS and for others, membership is optional. Read … Dashboard and upload a signed membership application to Retirement Online when you submit your report file. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/report-file-transactions-file-uploadXII.4.B Certification of Vouchers – XII. Expenditures
… of the agency certify or approve vouchers for submission to the Comptroller for audit. Other individuals may also … Director. Voucher Authorizer – Any individual authorized to certify or approve vouchers or expense reports are just, true and correct and, therefore, appropriate to pay. Voucher Authorizers can be identified through their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4b-certification-vouchers