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Opinion 88-59
… and employees must be included in the village's tentative budget (Village Law, §5-506[1][f]). After the public hearing on the tentative budget and any revision of the budget, the wages and salaries become fixed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59State Agencies Bulletin No. 1801
… calculating New York City reportable wages for the 2019 W-2s and required notification of certain employees. Affected … York City reportable wages in Box 18 of an employee’s 2019 Form W-2 based on an employee’s home address. Only employees who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1801-2019-new-york-city-reportable-wagesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1859
… notify agencies of the 2020 Year End processing schedule for AC-230s (Report of Check Returned for Refund or Exchange). Background To maintain the … of AC-230 processing and ensure accuracy of W-2 reporting for 2020, agencies must submit AC-230s to OSC in accordance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1859-schedule-submitting-2020-year-end-returned-checksState Agencies Bulletin No. 2069
… notify agencies of the 2022 year end processing schedule for AC-230s (Report of Check Returned for Refund or Exchange). Background: To maintain the … of AC-230 processing and ensure accuracy of W-2 reporting for 2022, agencies must submit AC-230s to OSC in accordance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2069-schedule-submitting-2022-year-end-returned-checksOpinion 90-47
… disputed the town board's designation of a private road as a highway by use and the highway superintendent's power to maintain the road and ability to use it for access to his own property. … issue of whether public use and town maintenance of the road was sufficient over a 10-year period to qualify it as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-47Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-174
… Changes in percentage of time worked May be reported no more than five (5) payroll periods retroactive without … payments (via time entry pages) May be reported no more than nine (9) payroll periods retroactive without … pay period plus nine retroactive periods). There is no limit on retroactive payment of location pay when the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-174-retroactive-transactions-unified-court-system-agenciesOpinion 93-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … DISTRICTS -- Fire Protection Contracts (article 5-G of the General Municipal Law does not provide authority for) … village may enter into an agreement pursuant to article 5G of the General Municipal Law under which the village would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-6Opinion 98 - 22
… e.g. 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-244, p 259; 31 Opns St Comp, 1975, p 53; 30 Opns St Comp, 1974, p 82; compare 30 Opns St … for publicity fund purposes in their discretion (1975 Opns St Comp, p 53, supra ). December 29, 1998 Douglas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-22Opinion 2001-3
… of (at amount that would generate excess revenues for general municipal purposes) -- Rates (fixing of at amount that would generate excess revenues for general municipal purposes) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§94, … to the sewer system, in order to provide funds for general village purposes. You ask whether a village may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-3Opinion 97-4
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … to pay death benefit upon death of firefighter's spouse) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: The Volunteer and Exempt … of the City of Glen Cove may not expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to provide a benefit to a member of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-4Opinion 89-58
… 198, 202, 202-a, 220: A town may not, pursuant to Article 12 or 12-A of the Town Law, establish overlapping town districts … properties. You ask whether a town, pursuant to article 12, or sections 81 or 220 of the Town Law, may establish a … Whether a town pursuant to article 12 or sections 81 or 220 of the Town Law may establish a park …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-58Opinion 95-1
… (municipality's responsibility to pay health care cost of urban renewal agency employees) MUNICIPAL … §§503-a, 554: A city is not responsible for paying the cost of health care benefits to retirees of a city urban … and ask whether the city is responsible for paying the cost of these benefits in the event the agency has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-1Opinion 91-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … 801; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §61.00(a); TOWN LAW, §177: When a secretary-treasurer of a fire district performs the functions … respect to the sale, issuance or payment of bonds, the secretary-treasurer would not have a contractual interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-8Opinion 89-50
… on private property to alleviate a drainage problem if it is determined that the improvement furthers primarily a … does not exceed the reasonable value of the claim. This is in reply to your letter concerning the expenditure of town … to perform certain improvements on private property. It is our understanding that, after the granting of a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50Opinion 88-2
… AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (special assessment area for refuse collection in village) LOCAL LAWS -- Refuse and Garbage Collection (imposition of benefit assessment for in village) REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Collection of (means of … by local law, may establish one or more assessment areas for garbage collection service and provide for the imposition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… completed audits of Village of Massapequa Park , Orange County , Pine City Fire District No. 1 , Town of Porter , Putnam County , Village of Stillwater , Town of Union Vale , Town of … completed audits of Village of Massapequa Park Orange County Pine City Fire District No 1 Town of Porter Putnam …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Town of Clarkson , Village of Monticello , Orleans County , Village of Oxford , Town of Reading , Richmond Fire District , Rotterdam Princetown No. 5 Fire … – Controls Over Fuel and Vehicle Fleet Management (Erie County) The town board did not ensure that fuel supplies in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 95-15
… -- Taxes (authority of school district to charge public library with proportionate share of tax refund) REAL PROPERTY … Chargebacks (authority of school district to charge public library with proportionate share of tax refund) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Library appropriation (authority to charge public library …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-15DiNapoli: New York’s Workforce Development Programs Lack Governance and Coordination
… New York state has more than 500 workforce development programs offered by nearly two dozen state agencies and … coordinate planning, to make sure the needs of New Yorkers are met, and resources are used effectively, according to an … help New York recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the programs across the state lack leadership and coordination,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-new-yorks-workforce-development-programs-lack-governance-and-coordinationState Comptroller DiNapoli and Ulster County Executive Metzger Announce Findings of Gulnick Investigation
… by Gulnick while he served in his government role, but did find weaknesses in county procedures that could leave it … by Gulnick while he served in his government role but did find weaknesses in county procedures that could leave it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-ulster-county-executive-metzger-announce-findings-gulnick