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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1326
… Purpose To notify agencies (with the exception of the City University of New York) of increases in maintenance rates for … Background In accordance with the Division of the Budget Policy and Reporting Manual (BPRM), Item B-300 and Item B-300A (March 25, 2014), maintenance rates have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1326-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsOpinion 2000-12
… OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics (requiring abstention from voting on salaries of relatives) -- Family Relationships (abstention from voting on salaries of relatives) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§801, … Law (§800 et seq.) that prohibits a town board member from voting on salaries for family members who are elected or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 93-31
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … public officer who is not allowed any compensation for his or her services is entitled to be paid for his or her "actual expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-31Opinion 99-15
… solely because property not served by water or sewer system) SEWERS AND SEWER SYSTEMS -- Financing of (authority … provided for exemption from taxation (see, e.g., 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-106, p 107; 1980 Opns St Comp, No. 80-334, p 98). The proposed reduction in real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-15Opinion 98-6
… §§800(3), 801, 802(1)(h), (2)(e), 803: A county supervisor would not have a prohibited interest in a contract with a … was elected to office. Disclosure of such an interest would be required. The supervisor would have a prohibited interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-6Opinion 97-22
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … construction) COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (financing the cost of community college dormitory) EDUCATION LAW, §§6304, … or lease, real or personal property suitable for carrying out the program and purposes of the college (Education Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-22Opinion 97-21
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Finances (filing of annual financial reports) … Duties (receipt of annual financial reports from public libraries) EDUCATION LAW, §263; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … of the Education Law does not operate to relieve public libraries from the requirement that annual financial reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21Subway Service Diversions for Maintenance and Capital Projects (Follow-Up)
… five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Subway Service Diversions for Maintenance and Capital Projects ( 2010-S-34 ). Background Our initial … was not adequately informed about diversions, shuttle bus service was not planned using current ridership data, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/16/subway-service-diversions-maintenance-and-capital-projects-followOpinion 95-29
… DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (when assets are sold to a public authority) WATER DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (when … water district may, subject to a mandatory referendum, sell all the property and facilities of the water district to … (Town Law, §198[12][c], [d]). Any excess moneys, together with any other remaining moneys of the district, must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29Medicaid Program – Improper Payments for Controlled Substances That Exceed Allowed Dispensing Limits
… whether the Department of Health paid pharmacy providers for controlled substances in compliance with the New York … services, including prescription drugs, to individuals who are economically disadvantaged and/or have special health … the managed care method. Under fee-for-service, Medicaid pays pharmacy providers directly for drugs dispensed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/06/medicaid-program-improper-payments-controlled-substances-exceed-allowed-dispensing-limitsSelected Financial Management Practices
… Purpose To determine if the Hudson River Park Trust has established adequate controls over the … 2010 through March 26, 2014. Background The Hudson River Park Trust (Trust) is a public benefit corporation authorized … Park for a term not to exceed 99 years. The Trust has a 13-member Board with members appointed by the Mayor, Governor, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/26/selected-financial-management-practicesHousing Preferences for Disabled Veterans (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Housing Preference for Disabled Veterans (2010-S-42). Background In November … Office of Children and Family Services: Housing Preference for Disabled Veterans (2010-S-42) … To determine the extent … included in our initial audit report Housing Preference for Disabled Veterans 2010S42 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/19/housing-preferences-disabled-veterans-followOpinion 96-1
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-g(13): If the moneys necessary to fund the purchase of real property by a fire district are … 10% of the total assessed valuation of the town, the prior consent of the State Comptroller will be required for the … for the purchase of real property would not be subject to consent of the State Comptroller. You ask whether approval of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Opinion 2001-1
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … (authority to pay overtime compensation in excess of Fair Labor Standards Act minimum requirements) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … board may authorize overtime payments at reasonable rates of pay in excess of the minimum payment requirements of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Opinion 2001-5
… FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (authority to offer rewards) -- Powers and Duties (authority to offer … leading to the conviction of the persons responsible for an "incident" at a local high school at which a member of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-5Opinion 2000-6
… a length of service award program established by a village for members of the village fire department. You ask whether … may be used to fund a length of service award program for volunteer firefighters of the village fire department. … however, does not preclude a company from paying all or a portion of the tax to the fire department of which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6Opinion 2000-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … irrespective of whether the establishment or extension is subject to prior approval of the State Comptroller. You … it is in the public interest to grant in whole or in part the relief sought. If the board determines in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-3Opinion 2002-10
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … historical property) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§119-aa, 119-bb(2), 119-dd(3): A town, after due notice and public … communities, or the nation" (General Municipal Law §119-bb[2]). It is our opinion that, pursuant to this grant of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10-0Selected Aspects of Travel Expenses
… has contracted with a firm to act as the official travel agent for the MTA and its constituent agencies. The contract stipulates that the travel agent will book lodging at the lowest applicable and … rates. MTA agencies are required to use MTA’s travel agent for all travel arrangements, except in certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/18/selected-aspects-travel-expensesInappropriate Medicaid Payments for Recipients With Multiple Identification Numbers and No Social Security Numbers (Follow-Up)
… Payments for Recipients with Multiple Identification Numbers and No Social Security Numbers (2010-S-29). Background Our initial audit report, which was issued on July 24, 2012, examined whether the Department of Health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/06/inappropriate-medicaid-payments-recipients-multiple-identification-numbers-and-no-social