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Opinion 2007-8
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (obtaining an annual audit) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Contracts (requirement for audit of fire company) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (audit of fire … Whether a town board may require a volunteer fire company that provides protection to the district under a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-8Opinion 2008-5
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … General Municipal Law § 209-d is permissive in nature, it is evident that there is no statutory requirement that any … to the fire company. In the absence of any such direction, it is our opinion that it is for the parties to the contract, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-5How to Conduct a Vendor Responsibility Review
… or only the vendor selected for the contract. Be sure to take into account the time needed to conduct such a review. In the solicitation document, you … Responsibility Review Process Documentation Requirements How to Make a Responsibility Determination …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-conduct-vendor-responsibility-reviewFile Your Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire
… questionnaire using the same online service. How to get started Log in or enroll in the VendRep System to file or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/file-your-vendor-responsibility-questionnaireEnroll in the VendRep System
… request one. How to get started: Go to our Online Services Portal Select “Enroll Now” Select “Business” and then select … State contracting entities Before you can enroll, you must first file the following form with our office to establish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/enroll-vendrep-systemState Agencies Bulletin No. 1229
… Purpose To notify agencies of the new deduction code 556 Liberty Mutual PBANYS that has been established for employees … authorization forms or eligibility information, contact Liberty Mutual by telephone at (866) 424-7756 or e-mail at … To notify agencies of the new deduction code 556 Liberty Mutual PBANYS that has been established for employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1229-new-deduction-code-556-liberty-mutual-pbanysState Agencies Bulletin No. 1134
… Purpose To inform agencies of the process for reporting line number changes and to describe how account codes will be charged in Fiscal Year … To inform agencies of the process for reporting line number …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1134-reporting-line-number-changes-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2012Opinion 92-45
… -- Fees (imposition for services of emergency rescue and first aid squad) EMERGENCY RESCUE AND FIRST AID SQUADS -- Ambulance Service (no authority to impose … not be imposed for the services of an emergency rescue and first aid squad of a fire district fire department. You ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-45Opinion 98-21
… (authority to contract for emergency ambulance service) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§119-o, 122-b, 209-b; TOWN LAW, … a town is authorized, pursuant to section 122-b of the General Municipal Law, to enter into a contract with a … and a fire district located therein may not, pursuant to General Municipal Law, article 5-G, enter into a municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-21Opinion 92-7
… operation of a volunteer's business) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Relief" (meaning of for purposes of special acts … and that the expenditure will provide personal financial relief to the firefighter and his or her family. You ask … ... Such taxes shall only be used for the care and relief of disabled or indigent volunteer and exempt firemen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7Opinion 98-10
… and miscellaneous expenditures (see DuBois v Town of New Paltz , 35 NY2d 617, 369 NYS2d 506). In addition, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-10Opinion 93-20
… of countersignature) TOWN LAW, §37(1); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §§10, 23(2)(f): A town, by local law, may require … issued by the town supervisor). Pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law, §10, however, towns may adopt and amend local laws, … their property, affairs or government (Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][i]) and the transaction of their business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-20Opinion 95-1
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-1Newsletters
… Employees' Retirement System Winter 2024 Spring 2023 Fall 2022 Spring 2022 Police and Fire Retirement System The Sentinel — For … and Fire Retirement System Winter 2024 Spring 2023 Fall 2022 Spring 2022 Retirees Retiree Notes — For retirees of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/newslettersState Agencies Bulletin No. 1216
… Purpose To notify agencies of increases in the maximum contribution limits for employees … Catch-Up” provision, available to employees in each of the last three years prior to normal retirement age, has … to $17,500, for a combined maximum total contribution of $35,000 for calendar year 2013. An additional deferment is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1216-deferred-compensation-maximum-contribution-limits-calendar-year-2013State Agencies Bulletin No. 1113
To notify agencies of increases in the maximum contribution limits for employees enrolled in the Deferred Compensation Plan for calendar year 2012 pursuant to
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1113-deferred-compensation-maximum-contribution-limits-calendar-year-2012State Agencies Bulletin No. 1073
… Purpose To notify agencies of a new error code on the Control-D Report NPAY766 – Employee Address Not … meet United States Postal Service (USPS) standards for bar code mailing. The USPS has implemented Intelligent Bar Codes … to provide agencies with a list of employees whose zip code in PayServ does not match the zip code for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1073-modification-control-d-report-npay766-employee-address-not-barcodeableControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Parks, Recreation and … allowances. As of March 31, 2012, Parks was authorized to have 14 advance accounts with a total value of $436,090, … its authorized advance accounts by transferring the funds to an unrelated account, without notifying the Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/22/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsSelected Procurement and Contracting Practices
… Purpose To determine if the State University of New York’s (SUNY) internal controls over procurement … through September 3, 2014. Background The State University of New York (SUNY) consists of 64 colleges located throughout the State and a central … To determine if the State University of New Yorks SUNY internal controls over procurement ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/06/selected-procurement-and-contracting-practicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 621
… for this purpose. This code can only be used by an agency when its use is authorized by the New York State Department … take action to initiate, change or end the deduction only when instructed to do so by the NYS Department of Labor or … as the Goal Amount. The deduction will automatically stop when the Goal Amount is reached. Save the transaction.6. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/621-involuntary-deductions-unemployment-insurance-owed