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Collateral Loan/Pawn Brokers
… Fee: $5.00 Collateral Loan Broker’s Registration Statement Unclaimed Property Forms Industry Specific Handbook - Pawn Brokers … location. Supplemental Registration Fee: $2.50 Reporting Unclaimed Property and Sales Pawn brokers, or collateral loan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/collateral-loanpawn-brokersOpinion 91-16
… of calculating charges on the basis of an actual count of lines, "[d]isplay advertising shall be charged agate measurement, fourteen lines to each inch...". "Agate measurement" is a standard of … illustrations, maps, pictures, and varying arrangements of lines of unequal lengths, different styles or sizes of type …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Opinion 95-20
… paid in Surrogate's Court proceedings seeking multiple relief) COURTS -- Surrogate's Court (filing fees for proceedings seeking multiple relief) SURROGATE'S COURT PROCEDURE ACT, §2402: Whether a … one filing fee or separate filing fees for each type of relief sought in a single proceeding seeking multiple relief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20Opinion 97-22
… Permissible Uses (financing by county of construction of community college dormitory) COMMUNITY COLLEGES -- Powers and … COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (financing the cost of community college dormitory) EDUCATION LAW, §§6304, 6306: The county governing board, and not the county community college board of trustees, may authorize the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-22Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Program Implementation
… made in implementing the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) Program. The audit covers the period June 1, … 31, 2015. Background The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act (Act) was signed into law on May 12, 2014. The … also created the Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (Division) within OGS to oversee the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/07/service-disabled-veteran-owned-business-program-implementationMedicaid Program – Overpayments of Ambulatory Patient Group Claims (Follow-Up)
… made in our audit report, Overpayments of Ambulatory Patient Group Claims (Report 2011-S-43). Background In 2008, … outpatient payment methodology (known as Ambulatory Patient Groups [or APG]) for clinic and ambulatory surgery … Interest Department of Health: Overpayments of Ambulatory Patient Group Claims (2011-S-43) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/28/medicaid-program-overpayments-ambulatory-patient-group-claims-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 880
… Purpose To inform agencies of the change to Reason Code IHR and the creation of Reason Codes 130 and 131 . Affected Employees All employees who are appointed … above the statutory hiring rate based on Section 130.4 and/or Section 131.1a of the Civil Service Law Background …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/880-new-increased-hiring-rate-reason-codesOpinion 93-2
… VILLAGES -- Fiscal Year (timing of proposition to change) ELECTION LAW, §15-104; VILLAGE LAW, §§9-908, 9-912: Village … a proposition to change the month of the general village election at either a general or special village election for village officers. A village board, on its own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-2Management of the Student-School Matching Algorithm
… students apply to NYCPS’ high school programs across NYC by submitting one application in which they may select up to 12 programs. 2 A single school can have multiple school programs (e.g., … To match student applicants to school programs, NYCPS uses a deferred acceptance matching algorithm (algorithm) that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/24/management-student-school-matching-algorithmDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School District Official Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
… as well as forfeiture and a fine of up to $250,000. State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Richard P. Donoghue, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-district-official-pleads-guilty-credit-card-fraudOpinion 2001-8
… or for the portion of the district not included in any zone. The notice of the public hearing must specify the boundaries of the proposed zone(s), and the items of expense of the district which shall be charged only against the zone(s), or the other respects in which the rates of tax for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8Opinion 88-76
… (of private moneys) -- Private Moneys (accounting for); (investment of) -- Taxes (applying private source … the library trustees in investments which they deem to be for the best interests of the library, and need not be … on the investment of moneys appropriated by the village for library purposes is credited to the library fund. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-76Opinion 91-42
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DEPARTMENT -- … funds and village funds) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-n; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10[1][i]; VILLAGE LAW, §4-408: A village and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42Opinion 92-26
… must be raised in the first instance as a county charge, and only those expenses that are specifically chargeable to … property tax levy. 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-45, p 68 and 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-207, p 221 superseded to the … the City of New York are charged back to the cities, towns and other political subdivisions within the county. In 1987 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-26Assessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Two Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013
… and nonoccupational disabilities and sickness. Coverage for these benefits, with limited exception, is to be provided by employers. The Board is also responsible for tracking its costs to administer the Workers’ … lacks a formal review process to ensure the procedures for preparing the assessment are properly executed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-two-fiscal-years-ended-march-31Opinion 2005-7
… in the opinion. WATER DISTRICTS -- Water Supply (service to users located outside a water district) WATER RENTS -- … WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION -- Water Supply (service to users located outside a water district) GENERAL MUNICIPAL … district. (2) A town water district may provide service to users located outside the district pursuant to Town Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-7Opinion 2006-1
… CLAIMS -- Payments (of compensation prior to completion of payroll period) LOCAL LAWS -- Pre-emption (matters contained … -- Compensation (payment of prior to completion of payroll period) TOWN LAW §120: Pursuant to Town Law §120, certification of the payroll or other claim for compensation of town officers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-1V.3.C Funds and Fund Accounting – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… Fund captures a fiscal and accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts (real … on specific activities or meeting certain objectives in accordance with New York State law. Fund is required on … Fund groupings and one to capture the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) basis of Fund groupings. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3c-funds-and-fund-accountingOpinion 91-62
… (with reservation of right to use) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (gift of property from village to public library) VILLAGE LAW, §1-102; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(i): A village, by local law, may transfer a … Whether a village by local law may transfer a building to a school district public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62Mount Vernon City School District – Procurement of Natural Gas (2019M-91)
… District (District) Board and District officials procured natural gas at the most favorable terms and in the best interest of District taxpayers. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not procure natural gas in accordance with New York State General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/15/mount-vernon-city-school-district-procurement-natural-gas-2019m-91