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Town of Deerpark – Budget Review (B6-15-23)
… in the general and highway fund budgets represent 21 and 50 percent, respectively, of the projected year-end fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/11/06/town-deerpark-budget-review-b6-15-23DiNapoli: New York on Stronger Financial Footing
… New York state ended the 2013-14 fiscal year in the strongest … budget. My concern continues to be for New York to achieve long-term structural budget balance. When the Financial Plan is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-new-york-stronger-financial-footingEnforcement of the Mitchell-Lama Surcharge Provisions (Follow-Up)
… that tenants whose income exceeds the maximum income limit by 25 percent or more require DHCR’s approval to remain in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/06/enforcement-mitchell-lama-surcharge-provisions-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1673
… payroll checks originally issued in 2017 and that the funds will be sent to the NYS Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) on March 8, 2019. Employees can visit the Unclaimed Funds - Search for Lost Money website to search for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1673-outreach-escheatment-2017-uncashed-payroll-checksState Agencies Bulletin No. 1595.1
… payroll checks originally issued in 2017 and that the funds will be sent to the NYS Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) on April 22, 2019 . Employees can visit the Unclaimed Funds - Search for Lost Money website to search for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/15951-outreach-escheatment-2017-uncashed-payroll-checksOpinion 2006-5
… salary decrease for elected officers by local law subject to mandatory referendum) TOWN LAW §27(1); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE … town justice, during a term of office by local law subject to mandatory referendum. You ask whether the salary of an … that the town board of each town “shall fix, from time to time, the salaries of all officers and employees of said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5Opinion 89-55
… power to determine promotions (Town Law, §150[2]). There is no similar authority in the Town Law, however, to confer … matters in relation to which and to the extent to which it is authorized to adopt local laws, subject to certain stated … foregoing provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Law, it is our opinion that a town may adopt a local law transferring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-55Opinion 2003-2
… the entire territory of a town. Until 1977, Article 17, by its terms, applied only to villages incorporated to … pre-existing village (see Village Law §17-1700, as amended by L 1977 ch 960). Section 17-1703-a(1) of the Village Law … provides that the holders of certain village offices shall by virtue thereof hold certain town offices. As to fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2Opinion 91-51
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51Opinion 88-49
… v Nyquist , 72 Misc 2d 210, 338 NYS2d 745; 1976 Opns St Comp No. 76-581, unreported; 3 McQuillin, Municipal … 661; Kingston Associates v La Guardia , 156 Misc 116, 281 NYS 390, affd 246 App Div 803 285 NYS 19; Rappel v Roberts , 79 Misc 2d 201, 359 NYS2d 133; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-49Opinion 89-32
… OF INTEREST -- Approval of Contracts (issuance of check by county treasurer) -- Leases (contract between county and … a county treasurer would have a conflict of interest by virtue of the county's renewal of a lease of a gravel pit … of which is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the officer or employee (General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-32Opinion 90-39
… issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Imposition of (by town on behalf of fire district) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Taxes … town board shall make no change in the estimate submitted by the board of fire commissioners (see also Town Law, §105). After the annual budget has been adopted by the town board and a certified copy presented to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-39Opinion 92-3
… in the engineer's contracts with the town if the loan is determined to be a direct or indirect pecuniary benefit … to approve the engineer's vouchers, as long as the loan is outstanding. You ask whether the chairman of a town … of the contract (General Municipal Law, §800[3]), and is also deemed to have an interest in the contracts of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3Opinion 2004-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … General Municipal Law. 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-17, p 59 is superseded to the extent inconsistent. You ask whether … bidding requirements of General Municipal Law §103(1). The term "nutrition program" is not defined for purposes of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9Tuition Assistance Program – Fordham University
… whether Fordham University complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Education’s Rules and Regulations … including business, English, philosophy, political science, pre-med, psychology, social work, and theology. … Tuition Assistance Program - CUNY York College (2016-T-1) Higher Education Services Corporation/State Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/27/tuition-assistance-program-fordham-universityOpinion 96-20
… §8-800: A village police department established in 1970 by a resolution of the village board adopted pursuant to … §188-a may be abolished pursuant to Village Law, §8-800 by local law subject to permissive referendum. Notification … a village police department which was established in 1970 by a resolution of the village board adopted pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-20Opinion 94-25
… FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (service credit for attending meetings of groups within a fire department or … year of firefighting service under a service award program for attendance at "meetings" of an emergency rescue and first … year of firefighting service under a service award program for attendance at "meetings" of groups formed within a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-25Do Not Call Enforcement Efforts
… retrieve New York complaints and also receives complaints by phone and email. The Law was amended in 2010 to include … has declined in recent years. While Registry complaints by State residents have more than doubled since 2014, the … our audit period. We also found that the data maintained by the Division to document its Do Not Call enforcement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/28/do-not-call-enforcement-effortsLife Changes: What If I Work After Retirement?
… Earnings Limit 1 The earnings limit for retirees employed by school districts or Boards of Cooperative Educational … to public employment, earn up to the annual amount set by RSSL Section 212, and continue to receive your retirement … New York State or municipal police officer employed by a school district as a school resource officer, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-what-if-i-work-after-retirementOpinion 88-9
… on behalf of the district. You state that the parcel is needed for an anticipated enlargement of the district's … to increase or improve the facilities of the district is such an authorized purpose (Town Law, §§202-b, … the approval of the board of commissioners, the town board is required to cause a map and plan of the proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-9