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Limitations – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… that can be included in your FAS calculation is limited to 15 percent of your salary in any given year. Tier 6 If the earnings in any year included in the FAS period … (please refer to our Overtime and Earnings Limits for Tier 6 page for more information). Also excluded are earnings from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/limitationsLimitations – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… if: Your date of membership is before April 1, 1972, and Your FAS is based on the 36 months of earnings … immediately preceding your date of retirement. Tiers 2 and 3 If the earnings in any year included in the FAS period … vacation is not included in the calculation of your FAS, and the amount of overtime that can be included in your FAS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/limitationsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1852.1
… December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2026), the maximum fair market value of a vehicle (automobiles, vans, trucks) … method is the most restrictive and cannot be used if the fair market value exceeds set amounts in the year the vehicle … will be withheld at the Aggregate method. Employees whose Job status changed from Active to Inactive during 2020 will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18521-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedOpinion 2000-7
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … has solicited competition in the past for this work and no other firms have responded. The commissioner would recuse … in connection with section 802(2)(j), article 18 contains no exception for contracts let pursuant to competitive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-7Opinion 91-33
… govern ( Ten Hoeve v Board of Education of Dundee Central School Dist , 97 AD2d 678, 469 NYS2d 174, revd on other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-33Claims for Deceased Owners and Estates
… What You Should Know To claim lost money belonging to a deceased … we have reviewed your claim. All items that appear online are at least $20 or one share of stock. How to Prove … a representative to administer the decedent's estate, even if all other matters have been settled, only that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/claims-deceased-owners-and-estatesOpinion 2002-11
… opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (point accumulation for responding to both fire and ambulance … each category of response independently for purposes of point accrual. Based on this statutory scheme, it is our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2002-11
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award … award program that provides points for participation in department responses, a volunteer firefighter must be … of the emergency rescue and first aid squad, as set forth in section 217(c)(vi)(B) of the General Municipal Law, and an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-112022 Virtual Lunar New Year Celebration
… who work tirelessly to better their communities and the State of New York. This year’s honorees included Kevin Kim, … of winter and beginning of spring. The Chinese calendar is on a 12-year cycle, with each year linked to a specific … one of the largest Lunar New Year celebrations in the State, drawing thousands of people to the area for its annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/2022-lunar-new-year-celebrationOpinion 2006-8
… July 11, 1996, regarding A. 9040; see also Budget Report on S. 6278 of 1996). There is nothing in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-8Opinion 98-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … section 99-r. 2 In view of this conclusion, we need not address whether any of the proposed services fall within any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-1State Police Bulletin No. SP-214
… of this bulletin is to inform the Division of State Police of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2020 State Police Holiday Bonus Payment and to provide agency … automatically. Affected Employees Division of State Police employees in the State Police Investigators Unit (BCI) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-214-2020-state-police-holiday-bonus-paymentState Police Bulletin No. SP-224
… of this bulletin is to inform the Division of State Police of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2021 State Police Holiday Bonus Payment and to provide agency … automatically. Affected Employees Division of State Police employees in the State Police Investigators Unit (BCI) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-224-2021-state-police-holiday-bonus-paymentOpinion 2006-7
Whether a notforprofit ambulance company that provides services to a town ambulance district may use monies paid to purchase and own ambulances
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-7Opinion 97-9
… the board member is not merely speculative and more than de minimis, the board member should not participate in the … a financial interest in a similar business, owned by his son. You further state that the proposed zoning change would … impacted by the zoning change and the other board member's son owns such a business and the board member has a financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-9Background Checks at Municipal Youth Programs (2012-MS-5)
… Background Background checks are currently required by State law or regulation for individuals who have contact with … we audited failed to conduct background checks on all of the individuals who deliver their youth program … only screened personnel providing programs where the State mandates screening, because they believe the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/25/background-checks-municipal-youth-programs-2012-ms-5Local Governments Should Improve Accessibility for New Yorkers
… improving physical accessibility to their facilities for people with disabilities, according to a report released … could be improved to prevent potential hardships for individuals with disabilities. “No one should face … are committed to ensuring access to services and programs for the millions of New Yorkers with disabilities and these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/local-governments-should-improve-accessibility-new-yorkersOpinion 88-74
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Expenditures (contributions to private organizations -- veterans memorial committee) ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-74Determining the Ex-spouse's Share – Divorce and Your Benefits
… According to New York State law, pension benefits earned during a marriage are marital assets subject to equitable distribution in the event of a divorce. A member … does not require use of this formula. There are other ways to distribute pension benefits. Other equitable distribution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/determining-ex-spouses-shareOpinion 92-39
… ELECTIONS -- Improvement Districts (eligibility to vote) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Establishment (eligibility of non-property owners to vote in election on establishment) -- Referendum (eligibility to vote) SEWER DISTRICTS -- Establishment (eligibility of … real property in a proposed district are entitled to vote in a special election on a proposition to establish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39