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Opinion 2003-3
… the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (maximum benefit under defined benefit service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- … a defined benefit plan service award program for the active volunteer firefighters of the fire district's fire … Whether a fire district may establish a defined benefit plan service award program for the active volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-3Museum or Military Abandoned Property
… 07/9/25 16 Painting by Henry Hintermeister, Washington and Group Selecting a Spot for the Capitol 1960 Henry Hintermeister 9 Warren Avenue Tuckahoe, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/museum-or-military-abandoned-propertyOpinion 2004-7
… the tax levy procedures set forth in Village Law §11-1118, for the enforcement of delinquent water user charges against … make connections with mains and reservoirs of the village for the purpose of drawing water therefrom, and "fix the … permit the use of water under that section if the supply for the village and its inhabitants would thereby become …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-7Opinion 2005-2
… of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-2Opinion 89-53
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES--Recipients (basis for allocation between or … among fire companies in a multi-company fire department) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Where foreign fire insurance tax moneys are distributed in accordance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-53Opinion 88-43
… in the case of a self-insured employer ( Adolf v City of Buffalo Board of Education , 71 AD2d 746, 419 NYS2d 249, affd …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-43Opinion 2010-3
… ( see Budget Report on Bills, Bill Jacket, L 1994, ch 599, at 10-11; Mem of the Department of State, July 14, 1994, Bill Jacket, L 1994, ch 599, at 17, at 5). The Account was also created by L 1994, … costs ( see e.g. 1980 Ops St Comp No. 80-271), or agree to guarantee the debt of the fire company ( see e.g. 19 Ops St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-3Start a Business and Get Licenses
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/resources/start-business-and-get-licensesGet Information about 1099s
… For any questions regarding your 1099-S, 1099-INT or 1099-MISC information return, contact the Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/portal/get-information-about-1099sOpinion 88-76
… EDUCATION LAW, §259(1); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §11: Interest earned on the investment of public moneys … source moneys of a village public library. You ask whether interest earned on the investment of moneys appropriated by … upon authorization of the library board, it is clear that interest earned on such investments must be credited to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-76State Agencies Bulletin No. 1232
… or by the Governor for military service related to the war on terror. The MOU’s also call for a recalculation of … the employee’s new bi-weekly State salary. If an increased amount for the Military Stipend is due or an employee now … be entered in the General Comments page. The new stipend amount will be entered on the Job Data Page using the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1232-extension-military-and-training-leave-benefits-and-stipendsOpinion 97-15
… a special district for the operation and maintenance of street lighting. You ask whether a county may establish a … be assessed for the cost of operating and maintaining street lights. Article 5-A of the County Law (§250 et seq … for which districts may be established within counties. Street lighting is not one of the listed purposes ( cf . Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-15Opinion 99-10
… the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Energy Performance Contracts (maximum term) -- Term (maximum term for energy performance contracts) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Expected Useful Life" (for purpose of the maximum term of energy performance contracts) BONDS AND NOTES -- Periods of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-10Opinion 93-22
… a true case of remission of bail forfeiture within the meaning of CPL, §540.30, an order of a superior court would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-22Opinion 94-21
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN BOARDS -- Powers and Duties (purchase order system) TOWN LAW, §110: The town board, in its discretion, may require multiple signatures for all, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-21The Survivor’s Benefit Program for New York State Management / Confidential Employees
… employees, the Survivor’s Benefit Program ensures that your survivors will receive a death benefit if you die before retiring. Your survivors may be eligible … even if you are not a member of the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS), the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/survivors-benefit-program-nys-management-confidential-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1126
… Stipends and OSC’s process for the Military Recalculations effective 1/1/12 Affected Employees All salaried (full and … and those employees designated Management/Confidential Effective Date(s) The extension of benefits is effective 1/1/12 for all eligible employees Background A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1126-extension-military-and-training-leave-benefits-and-stipendsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1125
… Purpose To inform agencies of employee Social Security Number … Taxpayer Identification Number) issued by the IRS to certain resident and nonresident aliens, their spouses and … Data Page in order for accurate withholding and reporting to occur. Agency Actions Agencies that encounter an edit when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1125-new-national-id-field-editsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1115
… unless specified under ‘Additional Withholding’ below” radio button. Save the page. Note : The above steps must also … Federal or State page as appropriate) select the “None” radio button. Set the “SWT Marital/Tax Status to “S.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1115-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-2012Opinion 2002-10
… public hearing, may accept a gift of a privately-owned, family cemetery that constitutes historical property within … whether a town may accept a gift of a privately-owned, "family cemetery", established during the late eighteenth … a town board may accept a gift of a privately-owned, family cemetery and provide for the upkeep and repair of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10