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Opinion 99-7
… (in general) -- Recipients (when fire district treasurer is proper recipient) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Assuming there is no special act providing otherwise, a fire district … be for the benefit of the fire department or company. This is in response to your letter asking whether foreign fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-7Opinion 89-13
… distinguish between purchases of new or used equipment, it is the opinion of this Office that the purchase of both new and used equipment is subject to the competitive bidding requirements contained … therein unless the particular purchase in question is exempted from these requirements by another provision of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-13Opinion 95-1
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §§503-a, 554: A city is not responsible for paying the cost of health care benefits to retirees of a city … its retirees and ask whether the city is responsible for paying the cost of these benefits in the event the agency has … §§163[4], 201[6][a][v]), the agency is responsible for paying the costs of benefits properly due agency employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-1Opinion 94-31
… et seq.; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §92: It is permissible to provide in a collective bargaining agreement between a … collective bargaining agreement, for employees, annually, to receive cash in exchange for one week of vacation credit … the "Taylor Law"). It is well-established that, pursuant to this authority, an item may be included in a collective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-31Asset Forfeiture Escrow Fund
… and School Accountability Data Management Unit 110 State Street, 12th Floor Albany, NY 12236 or Emailed to our Data Management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/asset-forfeiture-escrow-fundOpinion 91-46
… §201; STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE XIII, §7: A county clerk is not a State officer for purposes of the State … Opn No. 84-45, supra , we concluded that the county clerk is not a "state officer" for purposes of article XIII, §7 of … characterization of a district attorney as a State officer is conceptually incompatible with the broad authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46DiNapoli Urges Department of Labor to Improve Investigations of Hours Worked by Nurses
… need to be watched closely by the state so patient care is not jeopardized, nurses are not overworked and employers … not have set time frames for investigating complaints. It is DOL's practice to combine complaints and investigate them … of changes as a result of the audit. The full response is included in the audit. Read the report or go to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-urges-department-labor-improve-investigations-hours-worked-nursesDriver Responsibility Assessment Program
… refuse a chemical test. The Law also mandates a fee of $100 per year for the first six points and $25 for each additional point, for a three-year period, on … for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2011 (2012-S-25) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/09/driver-responsibility-assessment-programOpinion 90-56
… duty" and while going to and returning from such duty, is "deemed to have a leave of absence" from his or her public … 38 USC §2024[d]). Further, the public officer or employee is entitled to be paid his or her salary or other … more than a total of 30 days or 22 working days, whichever is greater, in any one calendar year, and for not more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-56Opinion 91-19
… gift by a fire company to the fire district. This is in response to your letter concerning firefighting … , 10 NY2d 94, 217 NYS2d 593; 62 NY Jur 2d, Gifts, §13). It is a general rule that once an unconditional gift is validly executed, it is not revocable in the absence of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19Opinion 96-1
… district) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (purchase of real property - need for State Comptroller approval in … State Comptroller approval in Adirondack fire district) REAL PROPERTY -- Purchase (need for State Comptroller … §6-g(13): If the moneys necessary to fund the purchase of real property by a fire district are to be provided from a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Opinion 89-51
… of a fire protection district, must specify a definite sum to be paid each year for all of the services to be rendered under the contract. There is no authority for the town to make additional payments to the fire company providing … Whether the town is authorized to make payments to the volunteer fire company in addition to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-51Permanent COLA
… In July 2000, the Retirement System was at the forefront of a successful effort to enact a law providing an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for retirees. A COLA payment is a change, based on the cost of living index, that permanently increases your retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/permanent-colaOpinion 90-46
… paid pursuant to any of the statutes of the state of New York, in any case in which: * * * d. the payment made is … Law, the county clerks of all counties outside of New York City are required to transmit to the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-46Archived: Legislative Session 2019–2020
… Renewals Issued 2015 Through 2020 – Signed into law on August 24, 2020 as Chapter 157 of the Laws of 2020 – A.10492 … Fund – A.7942 (Englebright) – Establishes the natural gas production contamination response and compensation program; and creates the New York natural gas production contamination damage recovery and remediation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2019-2020XI.18.J Gender-Based Violence and the Workplace – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… with their bid submission, where competitive bidding is required by law or where the State contracting entity has … Under New York State Procurement Guidelines, a “bidder” is defined as “any individual, business, vendor or other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xi/xi18j-gender-based-violence-and-workplaceDiNapoli: New York on Better Financial Footing
… and financial practices and an improved economy, according to a report on the 2014-15 state Financial Plan released … York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. More remains to be done to align recurring revenues with recurring spending and to … and financial practices and an improved economy according to a report on the 201415 state Financial Plan released today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-new-york-better-financial-footingDiNapoli: The Rockaways is on the Rise
… the challenges that remain." "As a resident of Far Rockaway and as an elected official who represents most of … said Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) . "We love the vibrant diversity in our community that … in disrepair. Read the report , or go to: http://osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt13-2018.pdf Find out how your government money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-rockaways-riseState Authority Contracts on Open Book NY
… of State authority contracts is displayed on Open Book NY. Approved Eligible Contracts Filed Exempt Contracts Filed … of State authority contracts is displayed on Open Book NY Approved Eligible Contracts Filed Exempt Contracts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/public-authorities/state-authority-contracts-open-book-nyDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… tax (PIT) check-off funds are not distributed promptly to charitable causes, even after legislation aimed at speeding up the process was enacted in 2015, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … York state's first PIT check-off program, Return a Gift to Wildlife, was created in 1982 to provide funds for fish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donations