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Grand Gorge Fire District – Conflict of Interest and Claims Auditing (2020M-151)
… the District and his snow plowing business. Contrary to New York State Town Law, the Treasurer paid certain claims … employees are familiar with and follow the requirements of New York State General Municipal Law Article 18 as they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/04/01/grand-gorge-fire-district-conflict-interest-and-claims-auditing-2020m-151State Agencies Bulletin No. 960
… Purpose To provide agencies with procedures to populate retirement … pensionable earnings and is not included in the base to calculate employee contributions. The overtime ceiling is … select the Benefit Plan option of “ERSBT5” which must be used when setting up retirement records for tier 5 ERS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/960-new-tier-5-benefit-structure-new-york-state-employees-retirement-systemOpinion 93-19
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COURTS -- Surrogate's Court (fees for certificate of adoption … 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 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-19Oversight of Water Supply Emergency Plans (Follow-Up)
… drinking water system infrastructure. Nearly 95% of all New Yorkers receive water from public water supply systems in New York State. The State Public Health Law (Law) requires … Plan. As with our initial audit, we excluded the New York City Water System from our follow-up work. The objectives of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/14/oversight-water-supply-emergency-plans-followOpinion 93-12
… member) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Reimbursement for Expenses (travel expenses - spouse of school board member … any officer or employee to attend a conference conducted for the betterment of the municipality. Authorization must be … (General Municipal Law, §77-b[2]). Section 77-b provides for the payment by the municipality of all actual and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12State Agencies Bulletin No. 2313.1
… Awards/Longevity Payments (Longevity Service Payment) for all eligible members of the Public Employees Federation … OSC will populate the Original Eligibility Date field for all employees who have time served in an Executive branch … Requires Recalculation field will be updated to “N” for all employees except those who have an Employee Status of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/23131-longevity-service-payment-employees-eligible-bargaining-unitState Agencies Bulletin No. 2179
… (Regular Pay Override) Hours paid using Earnings Code RGO should be included in the calculation, but hours do not exist … End Date: Leave blank Goal Balance: The Goal Balance field should be left blank when entering the initial adjustment … adjustment record, the Goal Balance from the prior row should be carried up from the prior row. Note: Overtime …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2179-expanded-eligibility-criteria-regarding-combined-service-civil-serviceOpinion 89-21
… of one town may maintain and repair a portion of the road located in the other town pursuant to an agreement with … one town may undertake repairs on the portion of the road in the other town without the consent of the other … , 228 AD 319, 238 NYS 662 [4th Dept 1930], affd 254 NY 582, 173 NE 876 [1930]; Embler v Town of Wallkill 132 NY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-21Opinion 88-24
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Interest in Contract (reimbursement to board member for expenses … incurred in maintaining private pond) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3)(a): Town board member has an interest in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24DiNapoli Audit Praises Waterville Central School District
… For access to state and local government spending and more than 50,000 state contracts, visit www.openbooknewyork.com . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to promote openness in government and provide taxpayers with better access to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-audit-praises-waterville-central-school-districtOpinion 93-28
… Assistance ("CHIPs") moneys appropriated by the town board for the repair and improvement of highways may be expended … a consolidated local highway assistance program ("CHIPs"), for the purpose of providing State-aid toward the … Subject to certain restrictions, CHIPs moneys may be used for the construction, reconstruction or improvement of local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-28Village Official Heading to Prison for Stealing More Than $100,000
… This included $53,000 in voucher payments and $49,000 in payroll payments. In addition, DiNapoli's staff was able to … maintain the village accounting records and process payroll with little oversight. For a copy of the report, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/village-official-heading-prison-stealing-more-100000State Agencies Bulletin No. 942
… instructions for populating the Retirement Plans page in PayServ for affected employees of the State Police … c of Section 440 of the Retirement and Social Security Law to extend, until June 30, 2011, the applicability and … by agencies other than the State Police will continue in the Tier 2 non-contributory plan. OSC Actions OSC has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/942-mandatory-3-retirement-contribution-certain-tier-2-members-new-yorkState Agencies Bulletin No. 1932
… Prior to Processing The following Control-D report will be made available for agency use on 08/19/2021 (Administration) … 2021 PEF Performance Advances. The report will be sorted by Department ID, then by employee name in alphabetical … information in NYSTEP. If corrections described above are made prior to Pay Period 11L (Administration), Pay Period 12L …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1932-september-2021-public-employees-federation-pef-performance-advances-andDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-68
… which implemented the 2011-2016 Agreement between the State of New York and DC-37, provides for payment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-68-october-2014-district-council-37-dc-37-rent-regulationDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-76
… which implemented the 2011-2016 Agreement between the State of New York and DC-37, provides for payment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-76-october-2015-district-council-37-dc-37-rent-regulationDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-64
… which implemented the 2007-2011 Agreement between the State of New York and DC37, provides for payment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-64-april-2014-district-council-37-dc37-rent-regulationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1315
… on April 1 to eligible CSEA employees based on the 2010 Salary Schedule. Effective Date(s) The April 2014 CSEA Performance … are equated to a grade (Grade 001-025) and whose annual salary is below the Job Rate of the employee’s grade on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1315-april-2014-civil-service-employees-association-csea-performanceState Agencies Bulletin No. 1316
… on April 1 to eligible PEF employees based on the 2010 Salary Schedule. Effective Date(s) The April 2014 PEF Performance … are equated to a grade (Grade 001-037) and whose annual salary is below the Job Rate of the employee’s grade on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1316-april-2014-public-employees-federation-pef-performance-advancesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1340
… on October 1 to eligible CSEA employees based on the 2014 Salary Schedule. Effective Date(s) The October 2014 CSEA Performance … are equated to a grade (Grade 001-025) and whose annual salary is below the Job Rate of the employee’s grade on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1340-october-2014-civil-service-employees-association-csea-performance