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Opinion 97-14
… INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (furniture and trophy case) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided … to purchase furniture for a recreation room and a trophy case for a meeting room for department use. You ask whether … fire department to pay the cost of constructing a trophy case in the department's meeting room, and to pay for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14Medicaid Program – Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders
… About the Program Federal and State laws prohibit Medicaid payment of drugs for the treatment of sexual or erectile … State laws are more restrictive and also prohibit Medicaid payment of procedures and supplies to treat ED for registered … and policies are inconsistent: State policy does not allow payment of ED drugs for the treatment of BPH under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/03/medicaid-program-improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-andOpinion 92-18
… discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Imposition of (solid waste generation fee); (retroactively) LANDFILL -- Town (imposition of solid waste generation fee) LOCAL LAWS -- Fees (imposition of solid waste generation fee by town) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND … Whether the town by local law may impose the solid waste generation fee as either a user charge or a benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-18Opinion 2002-17
… the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Award (of prime contract to construction manager) -- Coordination of Work (by … separate specifications be prepared for: (1) plumbing and gas fitting; (2) steam heating, hot water heating, and … manager constitute a professional service exempt from competitive bidding requirements of General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-17Eligibility, the Benefit and Filing – Career Plan
… credit after July 1, 1973. You are eligible to retire with full benefits at age 62, or may choose early retirement with … years of service credit. You are eligible to retire with full benefits at age 62, or may choose early retirement with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/eligibility-benefit-and-filingOpinion 91-25
… to receive salary increases based on longevity (1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-80, unreported; see also Ellis v Fire Chief of City of Ithaca , 29 Misc 2d 37, 215 … 520, pertaining to "longevity merit increases"; 15 Opns St Comp No. 1959, p 421; Chalachan v City of Binghamton , 81 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-25Opinion 97-16
… of assigned counsel's sworn detailed statement ( People v Ward , 199 AD2d 683, 605 NYS2d 152; Matter of Kindlon v … the course of appropriate administrative review ( People v Ward , supra , 199 AD2d 683, 685, 605 NYS2d 152, 154). In … White , 51 App Div 175, 64 NYS 726). However, the court in Ward , supra , held that the audit function set forth in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-16Tier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Death Benefits – New Career Plan
… be paid the greater of the two death benefits; if you die after retirement, and meet the eligibility criteria, your … the post-retirement death benefit. Members who join on or after January 1, 2001 will automatically be covered by death … to exceed three years of salary. For example, if you die after one year of service, your beneficiary would receive a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/tier-2-3-5-and-6-death-benefitsTier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Death Benefits – Career Plan
… Members who joined before January 1, 2001 were given a choice between two death benefits. If you chose death … after one year of service, your beneficiary would receive a benefit equal to one year of your salary; if you die after two years, your beneficiary would receive a benefit equal to two years of your salary; and if you die …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/tier-2-3-5-and-6-death-benefitsTier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Death Benefits – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… be paid the greater of the two death benefits; if you die after retirement, and meet the eligibility criteria, your … the post-retirement death benefit. Members who join on or after January 1, 2001 will automatically be covered by death … to exceed three years of salary. For example, if you die after one year of service, your beneficiary would receive a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/tier-2-3-5-and-6-death-benefitsTier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Death Benefits – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… be paid the greater of the two death benefits; if you die after retirement, and meet the eligibility criteria, your … the post-retirement death benefit. Members who join on or after January 1, 2001 will automatically be covered by death … to exceed three years of salary. For example, if you die after one year of service, your beneficiary would receive a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/tier-2-3-5-and-6-death-benefitsLegal Topics and Approvals
… Advisory Legal Opinions Local Debt Refunding: Procedures for Seeking … Request these publications from the Division of Legal Services at (518) 474-5586: Application Forms for … Law, §103 (March, 2010): A research paper discussing the legal requirements in connection with competitive bidding for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/legal-topics-and-approvalsTier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Death Benefits – Police and Fire Plan
… benefits. If you chose death benefit one and you die while in active service, your beneficiary will be paid the greater … be covered by death benefit two, the greater benefit in almost all cases. Death benefit two is equal to your … by Section 130 of the Civil Service Law. If you are in service at age 61, your death benefit will be reduced by 3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/tier-2-3-5-and-6-death-benefitsOpinion 89-50
… article VIII, §1 to expend municipal moneys to maintain, repair or improve private property because the expenditure … stated that, pursuant to Town Law, §64(11-a), a town could repair a privately-owned dam built across a river which runs … that, pursuant to its general police powers, a town could repair a defect in a private water or sewer line representing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-299
… Employees NYS Unified Court System (UCS) employees in Negotiating Units SY, SR, S9, DR, F8, G9, 86, and 87 who … allowance or maintenance allowance to all eligible members in June and December. In addition, consistent with prior practice, the negotiated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-299-june-2021-uniform-and-equipment-uniform-allowance-andDiNapoli: Restaurant Industry Critical to New York City's Economy
… the ongoing pandemic, no stone may be left unturned,” said Queens Borough President Sharon Lee. “Queens thanks Comptroller DiNapoli for further illuminating … ensure our small businesses survive beyond the pandemic.” "Queens' 6,000 restaurants not only contribute to the unique …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-restaurant-industry-critical-new-york-citys-economyCUNY Bulletin No. CU-556
… for miscellaneous earnings. Affected Employees Employees in the title of Painter and Supervisor Painter Background The … Employees, I.U.P.A.T. for retroactive raises for employees in the titles of Painter and Supervisor Painter. This … rate chart and additional information are contained in a memorandum from Carmelo Batista, Jr. dated August 4, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-556-cuny-retroactive-rate-increases-skilled-trade-titlesWestchester Attorney Indicted for Fraud and False Statement Charges Arising From His Attempt to Embezzle From a Decedent's Estate for Which He Was Court-Appointed Administrator
… jury in White Plains, New York, returned an Indictment yesterday charging GUY PARISI, a Westchester attorney, with … as a court-appointed administrator. PARISI was arrested yesterday morning and was presented before the United States … grand jury in White Plains New York returned an Indictment yesterday charging Guy Parisi a Westchester attorney with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/westchester-attorney-indicted-fraud-and-false-statement-charges-arising-his-attempt-embezzleOpinion 91-52
… prescribed percentage of local residents); (requiring apprenticeship training program as pre-condition to) -- Bids … prescribed percentage of local residents); (requiring apprenticeship training program as pre-condition to); … to the award of a contract that a bidder maintain an apprenticeship training program or which debars bidders from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-52XIV.14.D Criteria for Recording General Capital Assets Including Infrastructure – XIV. Special Procedures
… The asset arises from contractual or other legal rights, regardless of whether those rights are transferable or separable from the entity or from other rights and obligations. For intangible right-to-use lease and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14d-criteria-recording-general-capital-assets-including-infrastructure