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Limitations – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… Tier 1 If your date of membership is June 17, 1971, or later, the wages in any … period by more than 20 percent. The amount in excess of 20 percent is excluded from the computation of your FAS. Also, payment for up to 30 days of accumulated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/limitationsOpinion 96-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether the supervisor would have a prohibited interest in the towns insurance contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-6Cost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns
… is growing interest by citizens and local governments to explore consolidation of justice courts, when practicable. … Benefits of consolidation include, but are not limited to, maximizing services by pooling resources and streamlining … justice court matters arising in the village. What needs to happen The village board must abolish the office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-guide-justice-court-consolidation-villages-and-townsOpinion 2000-16
… (beneficiaries under group life insurance policy); (meaning of "family" as used in special acts); (use of tax … group life insurance) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Family" (meaning for purposes of foreign fire insurance tax special … tax to the fire service was intended to supplement earlier private efforts by the fire service to provide funds for "men …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16X.7.A Centralized Corporate Customers – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… for guidance on how to make this request. All Customer IDs for Revenue Contracts begin with “NYCST” followed by the … for a listing of all Federal Grant Customers and their IDs. FEDERAL GRANTS Tracking revenue received from Federal … and Centralized Corporate Customer records. All Customer IDs for Federal Grant sources follow the naming convention of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x7a-centralized-corporate-customersOpinion 98-2
… -- Reimbursement for Expenses (dinners after board meeting) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment (control … TOWN LAW, §178-c: A fire district may not pay for post-meeting dinners of members of a fire district board of fire commissioners when a monthly meeting commences at 8:00 pm and ends approximately 9:00 pm …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-2Opinion 99-5
… -- Contracts (by school district with cooperative library system) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Library Appropriation … Law with a cooperative library system under which library services will be provided to residents of the school … to your inquiry concerning a proposed contract for library services between a school district and a cooperative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-5Opinion 88-36
… in the deputy's wrongdoing (see McCollom v Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. , 260 App Div 1, 20 NYS2d 287). Under … becomes liable for the money lost (see McCollum v Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. , supra ). The surety in turn generally … itself indemnifying the sheriff and the county paying a casualty insurer to provide indemnification. This distinction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36Opinion 98-13
… Building (use of to display historical material) -- Public Museum (establishment of by town) -- Contracts (with museum registered by regents) LOCAL LAWS -- Fees (imposition … TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of public museum); (use of town building to display historical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-132022 Virtual Lunar New Year Celebration
… Political Director of the Retail, Wholesale & Department Store Union. The live stream of the event has ended, but the … Noh Political Director Retail, Wholesale & Department Store Union About Lunar New Year Lunar New Year, or Chinese … a press conference with Congresswoman Grace Meng and local government officials on depth of the pandemic’s impact on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/2022-lunar-new-year-celebrationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1852.1
… in the New York State Payroll System (PayServ) for tax year 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, IRS … Revenue Service) Notice 2021-07 provides temporary relief for employers and employees using the automobile lease … and securing vehicles for the agency. Note: Due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (for dates beginning after December 31, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18521-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedOpinion 2000-7
… section 802(1)(j) provides an exception for "purchases or public work" by a municipality located within a county having … dollar offeror; and (3) the contract for "purchase or public work" is approved by resolution of the governing board … Law §104-b (see 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-113, p 116; cf. Public Officers Law §73[14][a], relative to state officers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-7Opinion 2002-11
… under a fire district service award program that provides points for participation in department responses, a volunteer firefighter must be credited with twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of calls of the … the General Municipal Law, and an additional twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of fire company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2002-11
… under a fire district service award program that provides points for participation in department responses, a volunteer … for activities designated by the program sponsor, selected from a list of activities set forth in section 217(c). Section 217 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11Opinion 91-33
… treasurer pursuant to CPL, §520.15(1)(a) and moneys paid into court received by a county treasurer pursuant to CPLR … held for particular actions or proceedings may be pooled into a common bank account so long as separate book entry … STATE FINANCE LAW, §182: Cash bail physically paid into court, other than a town or village court, must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-33State Police Bulletin No. SP-224
… of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2021 State Police Holiday Bonus Payment and to provide agency instructions for … Investigators Association (NYSPIA), provides for an annual holiday compensation payment. Effective Dates The 2021 State Police Holiday Bonus Payment will be processed in a separate check …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-224-2021-state-police-holiday-bonus-paymentState Police Bulletin No. SP-214
… of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2020 State Police Holiday Bonus Payment and to provide agency instructions for … Investigators Association (NYSPIA), provides for an annual holiday compensation payment. Effective Dates The 2020 State Police Holiday Bonus Payment will be processed in a separate check …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-214-2020-state-police-holiday-bonus-paymentOpinion 2006-8
… 398, 423 NYS2d 466; see also 2000 Opns St Comp No. 2000-4, p 10). General Municipal Law §6-p authorizes the … these principles here, to isolate and broadly read the words “and benefits” in section 6-p(7)(a) would be … Memorandum in Support of S. 6278/A. 9040 of 1996; Letter from Senator Hoblock to Michael C. Finnegan, Esq., …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-8Greater Amsterdam School District – Financial Condition (2016M-110)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition … Greater Amsterdam School District is located in the City of Amsterdam, the Town of Amsterdam and portions of the Towns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/greater-amsterdam-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-110Background Checks at Municipal Youth Programs (2012-MS-5)
… for individuals who have contact with children in camps, childcare programs, and therapeutic programs. However, this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/25/background-checks-municipal-youth-programs-2012-ms-5