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Opinion 2000-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Snow and Ice Removal and … snow and ice removal and road repair reserve funds. Moneys in the fund may be appropriated only: a. For the removal of … of the Town Law authorizes a town to supplement the moneys in the section 141 accounts by transfers from the town-wide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-5State Agencies Bulletin No. 1305
… payment of $225 will be paid to all eligible employees in April 2014. Chapter 491 of the Laws of 2011 implemented … will be sorted by Department ID, then by employee name in alphabetical order. NPAYTMP57 – April 2014 Retention … Extra Lag ORSame as Effective Date if the employee is in a Bargaining Unit other than 02, 03, 04, 47, 01, 21, 31, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1305-april-2014-retention-paymentOpinion 2002-4
… VIII, §1 prohibits municipalities from giving or loaning money to or in aid of any individual or private corporation, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-4State Agencies Bulletin No. 1525
… of Chautauqua County Deduction Code 887 – SEFA of Central NY Deduction Code 851 – SEFA of NYC Employees are encouraged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1525-2017-sefa-state-employees-federated-appeal-campaignState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Since school officials did not procure goods and services in accordance with the established policy and procedures, … there is no assurance that the purchases were made in the most prudent and economical manner without favoritism. … or implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in all potable water outlets as required by state law and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsHow to Report Days Worked – Legacy Reporting
… impact on their retirement benefits. We use days worked to determine service credit, which is the basis for benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/how-report-days-workedState Agencies Bulletin No. 502
… the payment of the Supplemental Pay Benefit for CSEA and PEF employees. Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining … the normal gross wage is defined as the sum of base annual salary, Location Pay, Geographic Differential, Shift … period as the Leave date. This avoids an overpayment of salary. If the employee has no accruals to charge, the agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/502-eligibility-and-processing-instructions-workers-compensationState Agencies Bulletin No. 833
… automatically. Affected Employees Eligible employees in Bargaining Units 05 and 06 with a Pay Basis Code of 21P or … the 2007-2011 negotiated agreement between the State of New York and M/C, Article 8, Section 131.6 of the Civil Service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/833-september-2008-performance-advances-graded-and-ns-equated-gradeOpinion 2009-1
… fire district commissioner as appointed treasurer) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§ 800(3), 801, 806; TOWN LAW §§ 174, 175: … The fire district, however, should ascertain whether its code of ethics requires a member of the board of fire … the same municipality ( see e.g . 1994 Ops Atty Gen No. 94-12). While there is no statutory or common law prohibition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-1DiNapoli: NYC Secure Juvenile Detention Centers Need To Improve Safety and Access to Services for Youth
… October 1, 2018 through March 31, 2023, ACS data shows 3,643 youth were admitted to the two facilities – 3,234 to … of incident reports that ACS did provide, auditors found 26%, or 68 of 258 incidents, were not reported to OCFS. These … instance, youth attempted to escape from Crossroads on May 26, 2020, but ACS did not report it until two days later. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-nyc-secure-juvenile-detention-centers-need-improve-safety-and-access-services-youthState Agencies Bulletin No. 1241
… in the calculation of overtime compensation (refer to the Online Payroll Manual accessed from the PayServ Bulletin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1241-april-2013-retention-paymentDiNapoli: Health Departments Need to Clean Up Act on Food Safety
… DiNapoli said. “According to federal authorities, one in six Americans contracts a foodborne illness every year … 96,761 establishments. These inspections resulted in more than 1.2 million violations of the sanitary code, … by the departments. Of those, 717 (73 percent) resulted in no enforcement action, and for 590 of the 717 (82 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-health-departments-need-clean-act-food-safetyOversight of Food Service Establishments
… (CDC) estimates that, each year, roughly 48 million people in the United States – or 1 in 6 Americans – get sick from a foodborne illness. … all complaints and reports of foodborne illness in an accurate, complete, and timely fashion. Designated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/05/oversight-food-service-establishmentsOpinion 94-28
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to … pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-d may be paid, in the first instance, from the county's general fund. … undertaken pursuant to General Municipal Law (GML), §99-d in connection with planning a possible future capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28State Police Bulletin No. SP-214
… Affected Employees Division of State Police employees in the State Police Investigators Unit (BCI) – BU62 who meet … 2020 State Police Holiday Bonus Payment will be processed in a separate check in Administration Pay Period 17L/18C, paychecks dated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-214-2020-state-police-holiday-bonus-paymentAudit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… P. DiNapoli. Auditors also found numerous inaccuracies in the database tracking allegations of wrongdoing, including … review of closed cases for abuse and neglect allegations in which charges had been substantiated. These records … be improved." The Justice Center, which began operations in June 2013, was created as a single authority to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityDiNapoli: State Education Employment Program For New Yorkers With Disabilities Falling Short
… “People with disabilities often face great obstacles in finding and keeping the jobs they want, and the pandemic … failure to monitor progress and by significant delays in implementing the individual plans for achieving … a chief disability officer, and hope that this will result in much-needed improvements to the state’s services and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-state-education-employment-program-new-yorkers-disabilities-falling-shortSUNY Bulletin No. SU-318
… for their work location. Affected Employees SUNY employees in hourly or annual positions who meet the eligibility … increased the New York State minimum wage for employees in non-governmental positions. The Director of the Budget … approved as part of the 2016/17 enacted State budget. In addition , eligible full or part time annual employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-318-december-2021-increase-minimum-wage-employees-stateState Police Bulletin No. SP-224
… Affected Employees Division of State Police employees in the State Police Investigators Unit (BCI) – BU62 who meet … 2021 State Police Holiday Bonus Payment will be processed in a separate check in Administration Pay Period 17L/18C, paychecks dated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-224-2021-state-police-holiday-bonus-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1945
… by Payroll Bulletin No. 1945.1 . Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of several process changes to Workers’ Compensation Leave in … Teachers from Workers’ Compensation leave at the end of a contract. Affected Employees Employees on Workers’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1945-process-changes-workers-compensation-leave-payserv