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Opinion 96-12
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Fiscal Year (change only by … be changed only by act of the State Legislature. You ask how a fire district may change its fiscal year from a calendar year to a year ending in February or March. You indicate that the change would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-12DiNapoli: Too Many Subway Stations Need Repairs
… which are important to rider safety, had defects in need of repair. While 33 percent of platform edges had a … 2,722 architectural components (13 percent) were in need of repair and 2,031 components (27 percent) needed to be … and 217 elevators are beyond their useful lives and need replacement. More than half of these outdated elevators …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-too-many-subway-stations-need-repairsAugust 1999: New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation State Revolving Loan Funds
… term, interest free financing, clean water project only) Purpose: To provide short term financing for clean …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/august-1999-new-york-state-environmental-facilities-corporation-state-revolving-loan-fundsOpinion 90-21
… in town) LOCAL LAWS -- Transfer of Function (town clerk's function in connection with preparation and custody of … may transfer to another town official the town clerk's power with respect to the preparation and custody of … which there is no town comptroller, the town clerk "shall cause each claim presented to the town board for audit to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21Selected Management and Operations Practices
… available documentation fully supported energy savings for only 11 of the 21 projects. Savings for seven projects were only partially supported, and savings for the remaining three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/01/selected-management-and-operations-practicesOpinion 98-14
… established (one townwide and one town outside village) to account for the four categories (see Highway Law, §277, with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14XVI.3.B Fund Accounting – XVI. Financial Reporting
… of all funds of similar characteristics and purposes. Only the minimum number of funds consistent with legal and … Interest is recorded in the fund financial statements only when it is legally payable. Principal payments are also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3b-fund-accountingParkland Alienation (2014-MS-5)
… Towns of Amherst [pdf] , Clifton Park [pdf] , East Greenbush [pdf] , East Hampton [pdf] , North Hempstead [pdf] , Orangetown [pdf] …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/15/parkland-alienation-2014-ms-5DiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… I encourage local governments to use our self-assessment tool to help them budget and avoid potential pitfalls.” The … fiscal year ending on May 31, based on self-reported data for 2023. The scores also cover 17 cities with non-calendar … for the second year in a row. Additionally, the Village of Spring Valley, with a population over 33,000, has not filed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesOverview – Career Plan
… Your pension is based on your years of credited service and your final average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/overviewOverview – New Career Plan
… Your pension is based on your years of credited service and your final average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/overviewOverview – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… Your pension is based on your years of credited service and your final average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/overviewOverview – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… Your pension is based on your years of credited service and your final average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/overviewOverview – Police and Fire Plan
… Your pension is based on your years of credited service and your final average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/overviewOpinion 95-12
… invest funds with a State or federally chartered savings bank) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (authority … or invest with a State or federally chartered savings bank) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§10, 11; BANKING LAW, §2: The term "bank" as used in General Municipal Law, §§10 and 11 does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-12State Agencies Bulletin No. 1944
… designated by the head of the agency, who attests that the valuation is, to the best of their knowledge, true and … available to employees when calculating the Cents-Per-Mile Valuation or the Fleet Average Valuation rules is $51,100 under Income Tax Regulation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1944-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedAccess to Preschool Special Education Services
… in the special education process, these reviews address only 1/6 of the State’s school districts per year, providing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/05/access-preschool-special-education-servicesOpinion 96-24
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … established for the purchase of equipment. The board may fix such amount each year at approximately the same amount … purchase of equipment. In its discretion, the board could fix such amount each year at approximately the same amount as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-24Opinion 90-60
… purchase contract to finance recycling center under General Municipal Law, §120-w) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- … (to finance construction of recycling center under General Municipal Law, §120-w) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§109-b, 120-w: A county may enter … Whether an agreement would violate General Municipal Law 109b …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-60DiNapoli Proposes More Transparency for Fire Protection Costs
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today proposed changes to the process for local communities that contract out their fire protection … fire protection services to residents. New York's system for providing fire protection is complex. It can lead to lack … the state in the last three years on financial matters. For a copy of the bill, go to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-proposes-more-transparency-fire-protection-costs