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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1330
… to the NYS Department of Tax and Finance, Division of Treasury, per instructions in Payroll Bulletin No. 908 . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1330-april-2014-management-and-confidential-mc-longevity-lump-sum-llsOpinion 98-8
… Bidding (preferred source requirements) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103; STATE FINANCE LAW, §162; CORRECTION LAW, §184: A political subdivision is required to procure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8Opinion 98-24
… Benefit Law coverage for a firefighter of a bordering fire company providing on-going services) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS … on-going services of firefighters of a bordering fire company) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-i: A fire district … of a volunteer firefighter who is a member of a fire company in a bordering area, is liable for Volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Opinion 93-16
… VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (credit for activities performed by local government employees during … AND PHRASES -- "Regularly Assigned Work Periods" (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §217[f]) GENERAL … may not earn credit under a service award program for responding to fire alarms during their "regularly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Capital Planning and Maintenance
… million in assets comprising five key transportation and commerce facilities in the State’s North Country: the … (Port); the New York and Ogdensburg Railway; and the Commerce and Heavy Industrial Parks. The assets operate in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/08/capital-planning-and-maintenanceOpinion 98-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads … reasonably related to the functions to be performed and is in the best interest of the fire district. You ask whether a … If so, you ask whether a board of fire commissioners, in its discretion, may provide that newly-appointed members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Oversight of Homeless Shelters
… of other unacceptable living conditions, including trash piles stored in a children’s play area; holes in walls, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/12/oversight-homeless-sheltersInternal Control System Components
… such risks for 57 of its 163 discrete operating functions. Without a complete internal control review program, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/17/internal-control-system-componentsOpinion 2001-14
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Contracts … meaning of General Municipal Law, article 18) -- Interest in Contract (municipal officer or employee not deemed to have interest in intermunicipal agreement) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-14Opinion 2000-2
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent … You note that, pursuant to Town Law, §64(17-b), towns are authorized to expend moneys for certain cultural … that the village, by resolution, may accomplish much of what is proposed, in the context of recreation, senior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Opinion 2000-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC AUTHORITIES -- … for town water system) TOWN LAW §§197, 197-a: If a town, on behalf of a water district, contracts with a water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-17Opinion 2002-12
… of a joint service (General Municipal Law §119-o[2][i]). The agreement may be for a maximum term of five years, … in connection therewith (see Village Law §4-400[1][c][i]). As to whether each village may establish the position of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-12-0Opinion 2002-2
… credit after entitlement age); (voluntary waiver of right to begin receiving award at entitlement age) GENERAL … To implement that feature, a service award program may permit a participant to waive voluntarily the right to begin … award program, however, should not be structured so as to permit a participant to begin receiving payment of his or her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 647
… with respect to certain employees in the Security Services Bargaining Unit represented by NYSCOPBA. Because only certain employees in the Security Services Bargaining Unit are eligible for binding arbitration, the … arbitration eligible employees in the Security Services bargaining Unit, but does not apply to titles in Payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/647-new-bargaining-unit-payroll-code-change-non-arbitration-eligibleForensic Audit of Payments to On-Board Service Managers (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Forensic Audit of Payments to on-Board Service Managers (2011-S-35). Background Our initial report, issued on June 14, 2012, determined that Metro-North’s On Board Services Unit staff members were not held …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/01/21/forensic-audit-payments-board-service-managers-followUse of State Appropriations
… Purpose To determine whether the New York Wine and Grape Foundation (Foundation) has spent State funding in compliance with relevant statutory and contractual requirements, including the need to leverage the appropriations with funds from other … To determine whether the New York Wine and Grape Foundation has spent State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/use-state-appropriationsRegistration and Enforcement of Automotive Services, Sales, and Salvage Facilities
… 1, 2014 through April 21, 2017. Background The Department is responsible for administering motor vehicle laws to … responsibilities for administering the registration and licensing for certain types of automotive businesses, … where businesses could potentially be operating without a valid Department registration. We performed site …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/15/registration-and-enforcement-automotive-services-sales-and-salvage-facilitiesUpstate Medical University's Billing Practices
… are adequate to ensure that insurance carriers are billed timely and that services being provided meet carrier’s … are adequate to ensure that insurance carriers are billed timely and that services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/02/17/upstate-medical-universitys-billing-practicesFiscal Oversight and Monitoring of AIDS Institute Service Provider Contracts
… monthly voucher claim for every two-year period provided very limited assurance that contractors: routinely claimed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/22/fiscal-oversight-and-monitoring-aids-institute-service-provider-contractsWage Subsidy and Transitional Employment Programs (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Wage Subsidy and Transitional … program requires New York State to engage individuals in countable work activities. The Office administers New … withhold 25 percent pending the participant’s retention in unsubsidized employment for 90 days after the subsidized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/09/wage-subsidy-and-transitional-employment-programs-follow