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Opinion 89-50
… Art. VIII, §1: A town may expend moneys to pay for an improvement on private property to alleviate a … under the circumstances, the town may expend moneys to pay for the improvements necessary to alleviate the drainage … drains, culverts, ditches, sluices and other channels for the passage of water for the purpose of drainage and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-5055b/c Opportunities for Wartime Veterans and Individuals With Disabilities
… candidates are encouraged to take the civil service exam to increase their employment opportunities with New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/55bcDiNapoli: NYC DOE Faces Significant Challenges in Closing COVID Achievement Gap
… pandemic has widened the achievement gap that exists for students across the nation. Unprecedented federal funding … of New York with an opportunity to begin closing that gap for the more than one million students attending New York … DOE’s FY 2022 budget reached $37.7 billion and accounts for more than 38% of the city’s total expenditures. Even …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-nyc-doe-faces-significant-challenges-closing-covid-achievement-gapTown of Alexandria - Water and Sewer District Financial Condition (2019M-116)
… did not budget accurately nor raise sufficient revenues to fund water and sewer operations, which resulted in five … districts had deficit fund balances ranging from $13,620 to $113,900 as of December 31, 2018. These deficit fund balances ranged from 14 to 217 percent of 2019 budget appropriations. Officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/13/town-alexandria-water-and-sewer-district-financial-condition-2019m-116Pre-Audit - State Insurance Fund
… Session 2017-2018: A.10616 (Simon) – Relates to the pre-audit of expenditures from the state insurance fund by the state comptroller; repealer. Memo Bill Text Status … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/pre-audit-state-insurance-fund-0Opinion 88-6
… and a local bank constitutes a local retirement system for purposes of section 113(a) of the Retirement and Social … fixed and certain and not dependent on variables, such as salary increases, years in service or mortality rate. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6Opinion 88-50
… a village may use moneys in a capital reserve fund to pay for work on a 15 year old, 250,000 gallon water storage tank. … authorizes villages to establish capital reserve funds for the purpose of financing all or part of the cost of the … water storage tank clearly is a "capital improvement" for purposes of section 6-c (see GML, §6-c[1][b][1]). Since …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50State Agencies Bulletin No. 850
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing and to provide instructions to agencies for processing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/850-2008-uniform-allowance-and-uniform-clothing-allowance-security-employeesXVI.4.A Cash and Investments – XVI. Financial Reporting
… GASB Statement No. 28 – Accounting and Financial Reporting for Securities Lending Transactions (GASB Codification … The State maintains approximately 3,000 bank accounts for various purposes at locations throughout the State. Bank … and Finance; and funds of the Division of the Lottery. The New York State and Local Retirement System as well as various …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4a-cash-and-investmentsState Agencies Bulletin No. 764
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing and to provide instructions to agencies for processing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/764-2007-uniform-allowance-and-uniform-clothing-allowance-security-employeesOpinion 91-25
… Disability Benefits (entitlement of paid firefighters to salary increments or steps based on longevity and to holiday … payments is subject to any restrictions on employment. For purposes of this inquiry, we assume that the salary for a … salary or wages" also includes subsequent across-the-board increases in salary given to those in the same grade or title …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-25DiNapoli Audit Finds Gaps in NYC School Safety Planning
… Planning requirements for shootings and emergency situations in New York City’s … found plans with incorrect or outdated contact information for key personnel, unarmed door alarms and radios that were … a time of school shootings by requiring districts to plan for the unthinkable,” DiNapoli said. “While it’s clear the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-gaps-nyc-school-safety-planningOpinion 89-27
… LAW -- Equal Protection (different contributions for health insurance for newly-elected county supervisors) … of its members ... (S)uch compensation shall be an annual salary and shall be in lieu of all fees, charges or … requires that the total compensation, rather than the salary, paid to county supervisors be equal, the proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-27Comptroller DiNapoli, U.S. Attorney Hartunian & New York A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas on State and Federal Charges By Former Assemblymember William Scarborough
… the following types of payments when he traveled to Albany for legislative business: (a) an allowance for overnight stays in Albany (“full per diem”), which varied from $160 to $171 per day; (b) an allowance for travel not requiring an overnight stay in Albany …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-us-attorney-hartunian-new-york-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-state-andDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for August 2016
… waste or other improprieties. Cumulatively through August for calendar year 2016, DiNapoli’s office has approved 12,998 … financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain state public authorities … playing field is level and taxpayers get the best value for their money. These independent audits also help ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-august-2016Opinion 2006-8
… -- Employee Benefit Accrued Liability Reserve Fund (use of for lump sum “retirement awards”) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … (use of employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund for lump sum “retirement awards”) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §6-p: … sum payment is calculated as a percentage of final year salary and is unrelated to the monetary value of any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-8Opinion 91-15
… homes, a portion of the subdivision remained undeveloped for a variety of reasons. The developer has applied to the … pay money in lieu of park land as a result of the request for resubdivision, notwithstanding that the developer … cases" that a proposed plat show a park or parks suitable for recreation or, if that is not practical, the planning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-15DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for February 2016
… or other improprieties. Cumulatively through February for calendar year 2016, DiNapoli’s office has approved 3,175 … financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain state public authorities … playing field is level and taxpayers get the best value for their money. These independent audits also help ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-february-2016DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2015
… the playing field is level and taxpayers get the best value for their money. These independent audits also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2015DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2016
… waste or other improprieties. Cumulatively through July for calendar year 2016, DiNapoli’s office has approved 11,364 … financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain state public authorities … playing field is level and taxpayers get the best value for their money. These independent audits also help ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2016