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DiNapoli: State Faces Potential Budget Gaps
… New York state faces potential budget gaps in future years, according to an … to meet recurring expenses contributes to the state’s potential outyear budget shortfalls. More must be done to … projections, DiNapoli’s report estimates the state faces potential budget gaps averaging just less than $5 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-state-faces-potential-budget-gapsUnderstanding Your GASB Report – Governmental Accounting Standards Board
… For additional terms and descriptions, refer to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) website … of net assets by the government, which is applicable to a future reporting period. It has a negative effect on net … of net assets by the government, which is applicable to a future reporting period. It has a positive effect on net …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/gasb/understanding-your-gasb-reportSecurities Coordinating Committee
… Transportation Authority (MTA) which also represents the NYC Transit Authority (TA) and the Triborough Bridge and … activity of the Committee. They include: City of New York (NYC) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) NYC Housing Development Corporation (HDC) NYC Municipal Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/debt/securities-coordinating-committeeAccount Authorization Form
… Account Authorization Form (link opens in new window) Note: … Get Acrobat After filling out the form, have your Account Authorization Form notarized and submit it to OSC … After filling out the form have your Account Authorization Form notarized and submit it to OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/online-services/account-authorization-formOpinion 90-37
… section does not require either a public hearing or public sale for the sale of unneeded village real property. A village may not accept the lower of two offers for the sale of village real property based upon a determination that … Whether the village may sell the property at private sale and if so whether it is required to accept the higher of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-37Opinion 89-60
… prospective purchasers of homes within the town. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq .) contains the … §801), and none of the exceptions contained in Article 18 are applicable (see General Municipal Law, §802). Any … willfully and knowingly violates the provisions of article 18 may be guilty of a misdemeanor (General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-60Opinion 2008-6
The applicability of General Municipal Law 207m to the calculation of the cash value of the unused vacation time of the police commissioner upon retirement
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-6Opinion 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
… guarantees (NY Const, art I, §11). Therefore, in answer to your first question regarding the town's policy of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-5Enroll in the Vendor Self-Service Portal
… ID, you should have also received an enrollment email with login credentials and instructions from SFS. Following the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/portal/enroll-vendor-self-service-portalDiNapoli: Local Communities Reducing Number of Homeless Veterans
… from 2011 to 2016. Due to federal funding uncertainty for programs that assist homeless veterans, some programs may … it isn't an easy road, but we're turning a corner on reducing the number of veterans living on the streets," DiNapoli said. "Local communities are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/dinapoli-local-communities-reducing-number-homeless-veteransOpinion 96-4
… not authorize payment of an amount equal to the purchase price to a third party for subsequent distribution to the … approved by the village in the amount of the purchase price less the amount due on closing. Under each of these … a promissory note providing for payment of the purchase price over thirty years secured by an annuity contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-4Opinion 98-16
… claims) EDUCATION LAW, §3651: Moneys deposited in a tax certiorari reserve fund by a school district, which are not expended to pay judgments or … deposit, but no later than on that date. You ask how long a school district must hold moneys paid into a tax certiorari …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-16Opinion 95-21
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Consolidation … -- one discretionary and one mandatory. The town board, in its discretion, "may" call a public hearing to consolidate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-21Opinion 93-26
… to offset ambulance district costs) TOWN LAW, §§198(10-f), 202, 202-a: A town board on behalf of an ambulance district may … treatment (Town Law, §198[10-f][a][ii]). Town Law, §§202(3) and 202-a(1) provide that the costs of establishment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-26Opinion 93-19
… discussed in the opinion. COURTS -- Surrogate's Court (fees for certificate of adoption or certified copies of orders of adoption) FEES -- Court Fees (fees for certificate of adoption or certified copies of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-19Opinion 93-13
… to municipalities within county the cost of sheriff's road patrols); (providing sheriff's road patrols on a part-county basis) LOCAL LAWS -- Taxes and … to municipalities within county the cost of sheriff's road patrol) - Pre-emption (formation of special district for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-13Opinion 2004-1
… AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (imposition of for services of emergency rescue and first aid squad) FIRE DISTRICTS -- … Ambulance Services (imposition of fees for services of an emergency rescue and first aid squad) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW … TOWN LAW §176: A fire district may not impose fees for emergency rescue services provided by an emergency rescue and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-1Opinion 2001-12
… body has determined by adoption of a local law, ordinance, bylaw, resolution, rule or regulation to confer the benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-12State Agencies Bulletin No. 2183
… Administration paychecks beginning January 3, 2024, and Institution paychecks beginning January 11, 2024. OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2183-tier-5-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-calendar-year-2024-employees