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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 The opinion may no longer represent those … General Municipal Law § 209-d is permissive in nature, it is evident that there is no statutory requirement that any … to the fire company.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
… all transactions for enrollments, cancellations, and/or changes in a bi-weekly file. Agency update access is not … employees. Questions To obtain authorization forms or eligibility information, contact Liberty Mutual by telephone at (866) 424-7756 or e-mail at [email protected] . Questions …
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
… agencies of increases in the maximum contribution limits for employees enrolled in the Deferred Compensation Plan for calendar year 2013, pursuant to IRS Section 457 Regulations. The regular yearly contribution amount for Deferred Compensation has been increased from $17,000 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1216-deferred-compensation-maximum-contribution-limits-calendar-year-2013State Agencies Bulletin No. 1113
… agencies of increases in the maximum contribution limits for employees enrolled in the Deferred Compensation Plan for calendar year 2012, pursuant to IRS Section 457 Regulations. The regular yearly contribution amount for Deferred Compensation has been increased from $16,500 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
… advance accounts by transferring the funds to an unrelated account, without notifying the Office of the State … them to OSC as required by State law. Parks’ Petty Cash Account, which had not been reconciled in at least four … authorized, and Parks officials were unable to explain or account for the surplus. Parks inappropriately used Petty …
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