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Opinion 91-20
… imposed by the town pursuant to section 122-b. Towns are authorized to contract for ambulance services on behalf … thereof) and the qualifications of the personnel who are to provide the service (i.e., certified EMTs, or advanced … to be provided and describe the terms under which services are to be provided (see 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-76, p 113). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-20Opinion 88-33
… be served by laterals, we believe that the town should proceed under Town Law, §202-d or §209-h to construct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-33Opinion 90-25
… Opns St Comp, 1977, p 184 and 5 Opns St Comp, 1949, p 345 are superseded to the extent inconsistent. This is in … the board of fire commissioners to ratify that contract are determinations which, we believe, must be made by the … to be raised by taxation in said zone or zones, which are not to be a general charge against all of the property of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-25New York State Pension Fund Sets 2040 Net Zero Carbon Emissions Target
… leadership on management of climate risk to investments, for which the Fund is already top-ranked in the United States … The Fund is currently wrapping up its evaluation of nine oil sands companies , and will develop minimum standards for investments in shale oil and gas. Those will be followed by; integrated oil and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/new-york-state-pension-fund-sets-2040-net-zero-carbon-emissions-targetState Agencies Bulletin No. 1839
… the beginning of Summer Session as determined by the facility. Eligibility Status Contracts for 21P teachers will … following the contract end date. OSC will report service credit days for employees who are members of the New York … Agencies must complete ERS Form RS2050 to report service credit days in excess of days reported by OSC for part-time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1839-new-procedures-processing-2020-summer-session-payments-institutionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … Order Program, specifically the Apple Market Order and the New York Apple Association Inc. contract. Department of Agriculture and Markets: Safety of Seized Dogs (Follow-Up) (2019-F-5) An initial report issued in April …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 98-14
… estimates) TOWNS -- Budget (submission of budget estimates by the highway superintendent) TOWN LAW, §§104, 106; HIGHWAY … on or before September 20, an estimate of revenues and expenditures of the administrative unit for the ensuing … categories as required in that section (see also Albany Area Builders v Town of Guilderland , 74 NY2d 372, 329, 547 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14Opinion 97-11
… our opinion that members of a municipal housing authority are not officers of the municipality, and a housing authority … of industrial development agencies or authorities, which are also public benefit corporations within the meaning of … Law, §856[2]; Public Authorities Law, §§1952, 2304), are deemed officers or employees of the municipality for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-11Opinion 92-36
… available, it is reasonable to infer that "... where there are a multitude of independent public safety agencies … operating autonomously ... only those customers who are policed by an agency whose municipal fathers have spent … not included within the definition of "system costs", are expressly made an expense of the "municipality"; that is, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-36Opinion 92-3
… and if none of the exceptions contained in article 18 are applicable (see General Municipal Law, §802). Based on … the loan constitutes a gift under circumstances which are within the prohibition of section 805-a is a question of … violate the spirit and the intent of these enactments, are inconsistent with public policy, or suggest self …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for September 2015
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 2,277 contracts valued at $3.7 billion and approved 1.8 million payments worth $13.7 billion in … September for calendar year 2015, DiNapoli’s office has approved approximately 16,000 contracts valued at nearly $142 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-september-2015CUNY Bulletin No. CU-120
… dues or agency shop fee calculated at 1.0%. Calculations are based on total gross earnings. Employees holding a … change the dues code in PaySR for employees who are currently paying dues and working in a bargaining unit of … Panel will be "Default to Deduction Table." Listed below are some examples of what will print on an employee's pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-120-restructure-psc-union-dues-and-agency-shop-feeState Agencies Bulletin No. 726
… Conservation agencies. All other CSEA seasonal employees are covered under Civil Service Law, Section 131.5b. The … to this bulletin, calculating salaries for employees who are moving from bargaining units other than CSEA are not eligible for this new method of calculation. Salaries …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/726-implementation-new-method-calculating-salaries-employees-upon-movementState Police Bulletin No. SP-51
… by 3% to $67,469. Investigators SP Spec (grade 600) are eligible for a 3% increase, rounded to the nearest … salary reported in the Pay Rate field. For employees who are on a leave without pay or on a leave with pay with a Reason of military stipend on 3/28/02 and are returned from leave after 3/28/02, the agency must submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-51-april-1-2002-salary-increase-and-other-increases-employees-representedOpinion 90-54
… plans. Unlike private pension plans, governmental plans are not required to accept a QDRO. However, the New York … the order. Since all the assets of the Retirement System are held in a unified investment pool known as the Common … an alternate payee. The pension funds payable to a member are a statutorily created benefit held in trust by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54Opinion 91-26
… a firm in 1988 to prepare plans and designs for the construction of a new library building. You have informed us … also be engaged to perform services in connection with the construction phase of the project once voter approval of the … or she receives a direct or indirect pecuniary or material benefit as a result of that contract. In addition, an officer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-26Opinion 90-49
… a full day's work, and a proportionate sum for less. We are unable to accept that construction of the statute... . We … pursuant to section 214 of the Town Law, the commissioners are entitled to receive the full per diem amount for each day … services on behalf of the district, unless the services are nominal, unsubstantial, trivial or inappreciable. There …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-49Opinion 2007-3
… certain exceptions, as “all other forms of benefits which are credited to employees as a term of employment, which … of salaries as between police department heads who are not members of negotiating units, and their subordinates who are” ( Murphy v Dolgeville , 87 NY2d 883, 639 NYS2d 1006; see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-3Opinion 88-56
… §801), and none of the exceptions contained in Article 18 are applicable (see General Municipal Law, §802). Any … Law, violate the spirit and intent of the statute, are inconsistent with public policy, or suggest … even if the contracts between the district and the firm are found not to violate the letter of Article 18 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Opinion 88-5
… power under an established health plan to reduce benefits for retirees and for persons eligible to retire but not yet retired. STATE … v Lewis , 477 F Supp 1256, affd 622 F2d 573; Standard Oil v Agsalud , 633 F2d 760, affd 70 L ed 2d 75, 454 US 801, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-5