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State Contract and Payment Actions in October
… to relocate Buffalo Manufacturing Works to 683 Northland Ave. $3.7 million to Dick’s Merchandising & Supply Chain, … $11 million to Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC for the New NY Bridge Project. $1.3 million to HNTB New York Engineering … rehabilitation on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx. $1.5 million to Marcy Excavation Services, LLC for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberOpinion 2002-17
… was aware of the relationship between the engineer and the low bidder. The court, in determining that, under the … his powers under the specifications favorably to [the low bidder], if it obtained the contract, and unfavorably to … if they secured it. The contract awarded to [the low bidder] is, therefore, void and should be annulled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-17Opinion 92-12
… self-employed or performing uncompensated services) WORDS AND PHRASES -- Employment (meaning for purposes of General … if the firefighter is granted an accidental disability retirement allowance (see Retirement and Social Security Law, … 207-a on municipalities and fire districts (see 1977 NYS Legislative Annual, p 336). The legislative history …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-12Opinion 2000-3
… irrespective of whether the establishment or extension is subject to prior approval of the State Comptroller. You … of a town special district under Town Law, article 12 is required to be filed with the Office of the State … of the establishment or extension by the State Comptroller is not required. You also ask whether such a filing is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-3State Health Department Should Improve Enforcement of Nursing Home Violations
… Health (DOH) needs to fix problems and delays with how it is assessing fines to nursing homes after violations are … 2008, the maximum fine allowed for a violation was just $2,000 per incident even for those that result in serious … are identified. My family suffered the pain first hand of what can happen when their loved one is not properly cared …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/state-health-department-should-improve-enforcement-nursing-home-violationsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2015
… 2027. New York State Thruway Authority $10.3 million with Callanan Industries Inc. for mill and inlay safety …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2015CUNY Bulletin No. CU-485
… row regardless of the employee’s Payroll Status. To ensure all rows requiring an update are processed, the agency should … has worked in more than one agency but has been paid by all agencies in the same Employee Record Number since the effective date of the payment, all retroactive adjustments will be paid in the most current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-485-retroactive-salary-increases-employees-title-elevatorOpinion 90-54
… other person. We have been asked to discuss the procedures for the equitable distribution of retirement benefits payable … (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) which provide for Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO's) (see ERISA, … Retirement System will not establish a separate account for an alternate payee. The pension funds payable to a member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54Opinion 2002-6
… Memorandum of the Association of Towns of the State of New York, dated July 2, 1975, on A. 8044, enacted as L 1975; 1982 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-6Opinion 2006-5
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … of office by local law subject to mandatory referendum. You ask whether the salary of an elected town officer, other … …” Section 27(1) further provides that the town board may not fix the salaries of certain listed elected officials in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5Opinion 2007-3
… with our conclusion. In that case, the court disallowed payment of a command officer stipend and longevity payments, as well as part of a clothing allowance, … had been no increase in the command officer stipend or longevity payments made to the next subordinate officer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-3DiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… debt levels, largely because measures to restrict the excessive use of debt have been circumvented over the years … translates into higher borrowing costs for the state. Excessive debt is costly to residents and misuse of debt can … All state debt should be required to be issued with a level or declining debt service structure, be limited to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reformOpinion 2006-1
… claim for compensation of town officers and employees is a prerequisite to the payment of compensation and, therefore, … of said town, whether elected, or appointed, and determine when the same shall be payable … Salaries shall be in lieu of … Law §120). 2 Municipal Home Rule law §10(1)(ii)(d)(3) does not preclude the transfer or assignment of functions, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-1Opinion 89-53
… control of the fire department (Insurance Law, §§9104[a][1]-[3]; 9105[d][2][B]-[D]). In a multi-company fire … department of which it is part (Insurance Law, §9104[f][1]; 9105[d][3][A]). Insurance Law, §§9104 and 9105, however, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-53Opinion 94-13
… as a result of injury or sickness incurred or resulting from the performance of duty the full amount of his or her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13Opinion 89-49
… Fees (in proceeding for appointment of administrator c.t.a. or d.b.n., or successor executor) SURROGATE'S COURT … (SCPA) based on the value of unadministered estate assets when a proceeding is brought for the appointment of an … enumerated proceedings from the imposition of a fee, does not have any application to these proceedings. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49Opinion 88-62
… (creation of capital reserve fund to finance) REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Solid Waste Facility (creation of capital … a capital reserve fund to finance the cost of closing and capping a landfill owned by the town and may pay into … landfill will provide environmental and public health benefits into the future as well as in the present (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62Opinion 88-60
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … Ribinovich , 171 Misc 569, 13 NYS2d 135; Gushee v City of New York , 42 App Div 37, 58 NYS 967; 11 Opns St Comp, 1955, p …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60Opinion 88-6
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement Benefits (authority of municipality to contribute to "defined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6Opinion 88-76
… a village public library must be credited to the library fund and not to the village general fund. EDUCATION LAW, §§226(6), 255(1); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … village for library purposes is credited to the library fund. You also ask whether private source revenues may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-76