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Opinion 90-45
… may provide in its specifications for a particular make or brand to the exclusion of others (1982 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-45Opinion 88-47
… New York City Charter and Administrative Code ( L.K. Land Corp. v Gordon , 1 NY2d 465, 154 NYS2d 32, cert den sub nom Greenfield v L.K. Land , Corp., 352 US 989, 77 S Ct 387, 1 L ed 2d 368). In rejecting … Charter and Administrative Code discussed in L.K. Land Corp. , supra , section 1422 of the Real Property Tax Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-47Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-88
… must be used and the FIS (Fixed Incremented Salary) Amount field is left blank. YR is the two-digit year in which the … the Increment Code of 04YR must be used and the FIS Amount field is left blank until the year in which the 37.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-88-new-reason-codes-373-judiciary-law-373-and-379-judiciary-lawOpinion 93-21
… sale of) REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (need for to sell fire truck in fire district) -- Permissive (need for to sell fire truck in fire district) PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Disposition (procedures for sale of unneeded truck by fire district) TOWN LAW, §176(23): If a board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-21DiNapoli: State Department of AG and Markets Should Improve Pollinator Protection Program
… and Markets should step up efforts to ensure honey bee populations are protected, according to an audit released … do more to detect the diseases and parasites that destroy bee colonies. Agriculture is a key part of New York’s economy … to this audit.” Over the past three decades, the honey bee population in New York has declined drastically, in large …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-department-ag-and-markets-should-improve-pollinator-protection-programOpinion 90-35
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … is applicable. We are in receipt of your letter asking what monetary threshold applies to the purchase of fuel oil … Concerning what monetary threshold applies to the purchase of fuel oil …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-35State Agencies Bulletin No. 235
… Purpose To revise the guidelines governing OSC's review and approval of retroactive … Additionally, OSC recognizes that the current guidelines governing retroactive salary transactions do not … such transactions. Accordingly, OSC has revised the guidelines to increase flexibility and improve processing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/235-retroactive-salary-transactions-executive-branch-agenciesOpinion 91-19
… it is not revocable in the absence of fraud (see, e.g., Saunders v Regeer , 50 Misc 2d 850, 271 NYS2d 788; 62 NY Jur …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19Opinion 90-2
… which was established by the town within which the village is located and which is supported by town-wide taxes, for … which was established by the town within which the village is located and which is funded by town-wide taxes. Section … which was established by the town within which the village is located and which is funded by townwide taxes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-2Opinion 88-43
… account for General Municipal Law, §207-c salary payments) COUNTY SHERIFF -- Disability (reimbursement of sheriff's personnel account from county's workers' compensation self-insurance fund for … (see County Law, §§363-366). October 11, 1988 W. Warren McGreevy, Sheriff County of Rensselaer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-43Opinion 96-20
… 1970 by a resolution of the village board adopted pursuant to former Village Law, §188-a may be abolished pursuant to Village Law, §8-800 by local law subject to permissive referendum. Notification of the abolishment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-20Opinion 93-16
… firefighter to take time off to respond to fire alarms does not alter the periods when, in fact, the volunteer is … a firefighter to take time off to respond to fire alarms does not affect the time during which the individual is … for the sole purpose of earning service award credit does not alter the periods when, in fact, the employee is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Opinion 94-6
… corporation) PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Officers and Employees (conflict of interest provisions applicable to) … distinguish between tenant members of a housing authority and other members (cf. Public Housing Law, §30[5], providing … applicable. We express no opinion, however, on either the import of any such provisions or whether they preempt State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-6New Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
For almost 3 million New Yorkers, housing costs constitute more than 30 percent of household income, the most commonly used threshold of affordability.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-york-housing-insecurity.pdfLocal Government Workforce Trends in New York State
The number of full-time local government workers employed outside of New York City contracted by 7.9% from 2007 to 2022, largely the result of two defining events – the recession of 2007-09 and the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-gov-workforce-trends-ny.pdfLabor Investigations in New York City (2022-S-17)
To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) is adequately conducting labor violation investigations in New York City. The audit covered the period from January 2019 through March 2023.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s17.pdfList of Villages and Cities in Fiscal Stress
The Fiscal Stress Monitoring System and resulting fiscal stress designations rely on data (as of 2/29/2024) from annual financial reports submitted by local governments to the Office of the State Comptroller.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/2023/pdf/2023-munis-stressed.pdfFarmers’ Markets in New York City - August 2012
Since the 1970s, farmers’ markets have multiplied and become more popular in NYC and throughout NYS as the locally grown food movement has gained momentum.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-6-2013.pdfThe Critical Role of Nonprofits in New York
This report analyzes the most recent employment and wage data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for charitable organizations identified as 501(c)(3)s for the period 2017 through 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/critical-role-of-nonprofits-in-new-york.pdf