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Opinion 97-13
… a disciplinary suspension may not earn points for training courses taken during the suspension. A volunteer firefighter … service under a service award program for training courses taken during a period of suspension for misconduct. … You also ask whether points must be granted for training courses taken without the knowledge or permission of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-13Opinion 98-24
… and Expenditures (for Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law coverage for a firefighter of a bordering fire company … for Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law ("VFBL") coverage for that individual. General Municipal Law, … a fire company in a bordering area is responsible for VFBL coverage for that individual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Opinion 91-42
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … in the opinion. FIRE DEPARTMENT -- Villages (authority to transfer department funds to village treasurer); (cooperative investment of department … Whether a village and a village fire department may agree to transfer to the village treasurer the custody of moneys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42Awarding and Oversight of Statewide Interoperable Communications Grants
… Purpose To determine if the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services awarded contracts … and if the Division provided adequate oversight of the Statewide Interoperable Communications Grant awards to … 1, 2010 through April 5, 2017. Background The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (Division) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/18/awarding-and-oversight-statewide-interoperable-communications-grantsDiNapoli: NYC FY 2025 Budget Balanced With Strong Revenues and Cost Savings
… for the next fiscal year, helping the city balance its FY 2025 executive budget, according to a report released today … average of more than $200 million annually beginning in FY 2025. New York City has generated substantial savings from … net savings of $2.6 billion in FY 2024, $2.3 billion in FY 2025, and an average of nearly $2.2 billion in the out-years, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-fy-2025-budget-balanced-strong-revenues-and-cost-savingsOpinion 2000-2
… arts) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§95, 95-a, 99-i, 240 et seq .; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(l)(i): A village, by … activities. General Municipal Law, article 13 (§240, et seq .) authorizes municipalities to designate, or acquire … on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 (20 USC §951 et seq. ) and to provide that funds, services or facilities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Opinion 2002-5
… development rights for open space preservation) MUNICIPAL FUNDS-- Capital Reserve Fund (authority to establish for … other procedural requirements, the expenditure of public funds for the preservation of open spaces and areas may be … and "areas" constitutes a public purpose for which public funds may be expended. It further provides that any county, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5More About This Retirement Plan – State Police Plan
… the benefits available to Tier 2, 5 and 6 members of the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) covered by … 4 in PFRS.) These benefits are provided by Section 381-b of the New York State Retirement and Social Security Law … and Local Retirement System, headed by the Comptroller of the State of New York, administers this plan. Our main …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/more-about-retirement-planServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
… Objectives To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) is providing appropriate and timely … – the workers and businesses in New York State. As part of fulfilling its mission, the Department, through its Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions (DEWS), administers the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-actAppendix B — Travel References – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… Online References United States General Services Administration, Domestic Per Diem …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/appendix-b-travel-referencesI.5 OSC Bureau Contact Information – I. OSC Guide to Financial Operations Overview
… SYSTEM HELP DESK The SFS Help Desk is the central point-of-contact for system-related questions and problems of a … BUREAU OF STATE ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS Agencies should contact the Bureau of State Accounting Operations for … be directed to the OSC Bureau of Contracts unless other contact information has been specifically identified in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-i/i5-osc-bureau-contact-informationUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-336
… equals the NYS Position Number on the employee’s Job Data page but the Bargaining Unit, Salary Administration Plan, or Grade on the Job Data page and the Position Data page are not equal FIS Missing – if the increment code on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-336-april-2024-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-incrementsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-321
… the agreements between the Unified Court System of the State of New York and the affected bargaining units … provided the employee: Is in an eligible bargaining unit on the payment effective date: and Has a Payroll Status of … Compensation Leave or an Unpaid Military Stipend Leave on 03/31/2023; and Has completed 120 full workdays between …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-321-april-2023-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-incrementsOpinion 91-23
… contain provisions relating to the qualifications and appointment of volunteer members of, respectively, village … Corporation Law, §1402(c)(3), which relates to the appointment of firefighters in fire corporations, similarly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-23Opinion 90-33
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … employees) VILLAGE LAW, §4-400(1)(c), (h): In the absence of the village mayor at a village board meeting, the deputy … Whether under the Village Law in the absence of the village mayor at the meeting of the village board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-33Collection of Special Hauling and Divisible Load Overweight Permit Fees
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Transportation (Department) charged and collected the … fees for special hauling and divisible load overweight permits. This audit covers the period April 1, 2012 through … The Department is responsible for regulating the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles and loads on the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/collection-special-hauling-and-divisible-load-overweight-permit-feesOpinion 91-43
… asked us to reconcile two opinions of this Office, 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 6, and 1990 Opns St Comp, No. 90-21, p 50. You suggest that the two are … other than the town clerk. We did not suggest in 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 6, supra , however, that the statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-43Selected Operating and Administrative Practices of the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the five … several areas where the Bureau could improve its ability to ensure its resources are used effectively to stem drug diversion and abuse through a range of efforts, … To determine the extent of implementation of the five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/23/selected-operating-and-administrative-practices-bureau-narcotic-enforcement-followArea #12 – Information Technology Contingency Planning – Information Technology Governance
… or human error, for example, could significantly curtail a local government’s or school’s operations. Proactively … and planning for such disruptions will help prepare local government and school personnel for the actions they … will vary depending on the size and sophistication of your local government’s or school’s operations. Some best …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-12-information-technology-contingency-planningEthics Oversight (2020-MS-1)
Determine whether local governments used resources to implement certain ethics oversight standards
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2020/12/30/ethics-oversight-2020-ms-1