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Opinion 90-54
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … Retirement Systems constitute marital property subject to the equitable distribution provisions of the Domestic … Unlike private pension plans, governmental plans are not required to accept a QDRO. However, the New York Court of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54Opinion 90-49
… superseded to the extent inconsistent with this opinion. You ask that we reconsider that portion of 1981 Opns St Comp …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-49Opinion 2007-3
… 2, 1999, section 207-m is not applicable (see, e.g., Whitman v City of Troy , Supreme Ct, Rensselaer County, … completion of the school or training”. 2 The holding in Whitman , supra , is consistent with our conclusion. In that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-3Opinion 88-56
… OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (fire district commissioner an employee of firm doing business with … LAW, §§800(3)(c), 801(1), 802(1)(b): A fire district commissioner, who is a salaried employee of a firm doing … in response to your letter asking whether a fire district commissioner who is also a salaried employee of a firm doing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Opinion 88-5
… guarantees (NY Const, art I, §11). Therefore, in answer to your first question regarding the town's policy of … Opns St Comp, 1959, p 234; see also Public Officers Law, §2, which defines the term "local officer" to include elective … St Comp, 1978, p 163, supra ; Weatherwax v Town of Stony Point , 97 AD2d 840, 468 NYS2d 914, where the Appellate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-5Opinion 89-12
… CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, §29.3: The employment by a fire district of a professional engineer as an independent … interest exists in the following circumstances involving a fire district contract. You state that the fire district has retained a professional engineer to prepare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-12Opinion 88-76
… moneys appropriated by a village to a village public library must be credited to the library fund and not to the village general fund. EDUCATION … §11: Moneys donated by private persons to a village public library may be invested by the library trustees in … the investment of moneys appropriated by the village for library purposes is credited to the library fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-76Opinion 97-11
Whether art 18 of the Gen Municipal Law authorizes a city to require housing authority members to file an annual financial disclosure form with the city
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-11Opinion 92-36
… to finance the implementation of an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system in an area encompassing less than the entire … and maintaining the telecommunication equipment and telephone services needed t o provide an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system to serve such municipality . (emphasis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-36Opinion 92-3
… the chairman approves vouchers submitted by the engineer for services rendered to the planning board. General … business entities (General Municipal law, §800[3][b]-[d]). For this purpose, a "contract" includes any express or … performance of official duties or was intended as a reward for official action. In addition to any other penalty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3Opinion 98-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … and estimated revenues in accordance with the classification of accounts prescribed by the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14DiNapoli: NYC Dept. of Buildings Is Not Doing Enough to Improve Construction Site Safety
… City Department of Buildings (DOB) is not doing enough to protect construction workers on building sites, according to an audit released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli . The audit found DOB needs to be more aggressive in its oversight, inspections and use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-dept-buildings-not-doing-enough-improve-construction-site-safetyRisk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… & Tunnels (B&T), MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus), and New York City Transit-Department of Buses (Transit Bus)—identified the … AuthorityBridges Tunnels MTA Bus Company and New York City TransitDepartment of Busesidentified the potential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/01/02/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsSubway Recovery Tracker
… to more than 75 percent in April and May of 2025. The early stages of the recovery were marked by great disparities … it did in wealthier ones. More recent recovery patterns are different and correlation with neighborhood income … markedly less pronounced. Since September 2024, many stations in the Bronx, Upper Manhattan and outer Brooklyn …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/osdc/subway-recovery-trackerState Agencies Bulletin No. 1952.1
… Maintenance Allowance payment: New Earns Code Description UNA Uniform Allowance BU05 Nurse Agency Actions Determining … or the Time Entry Interface (NPAY502) using Earnings Code UNA: Earnings Begin Date: 10/21/2021 (Institution) or … End Date: Same as the Earnings Begin Date Earn Code: UNA Amount: Appropriate amount as determined above Agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19521-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-nursing-titles-representedDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for September 2015
… Statewide Financial System. Cumulatively through September for calendar year 2015, DiNapoli’s office has approved … financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain contracts for state public … Driver Training Inc., and $1.1 million to National Tractor Trailer School. Department of Health $563 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-september-2015DiNapoli: New York's Labor Force Decreased Sharply During the Pandemic and Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Peak
… levels of education and unionization,” DiNapoli said. “But my report shows troubling long-term trends were exacerbated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-yorks-labor-force-decreased-sharply-during-pandemic-and-remains-below-pre-pandemic-peakState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Tunnels: Efforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms (Follow-Up) (2021-F-15) An audit … the MTA did not maximize toll collection because license plate images could not always be processed, resulting in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… and Markets: Annual Assessment of Market Orders for 2015 and 2016 (2018-S-44) The department established … procedures to accurately report its assessable expenses for the two years ended June 30, 2016 for the Apple and Sour … 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-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 726
… apply for Parks and Environmental Conservation agencies. All other CSEA seasonal employees are covered under Civil … codes of PAY/CSL (Pay Rate Change/Correct Salary) for all affected rows on the employee’s Job Data history. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/726-implementation-new-method-calculating-salaries-employees-upon-movement