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DiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for Third Quarter
… bond sales for the state, New York City and their major public authorities during the third quarter of 2020. The … of the state, New York City and their respective public authorities. All borrowings are scheduled at the … state's 170,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-third-quarterAppendix A – Auditing Authority – Legal References – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… a separate board of commissioners to audit claims incurred by that board and payable out of funds within the separate … in the city charter City comptroller (for cities governed by the Second Class Cities Law, see Second Class Cities Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appendix-auditing-authority-legal-referencesDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… all non-calendar year local governments and designated one village in “significant fiscal stress,” one in “moderate … federal aid helped many stabilize their finances over the past few years,” DiNapoli said. “With that aid winding down, … includes counties, towns, most cities and a few villages. List of Villages and Cities in Fiscal Stress Municipalities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesOpinion 96-24
… for principal on obligations issued to finance a fire truck. The establishment of a capital reserve fund for the … for principal on obligations issued to finance a fire truck 1 . As to referendum requirements, a resolution for the … as a particular sort of firefighting vehicle (e.g., pumper truck), must set forth the estimated cost thereof and is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-24Overview – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… Your pension is based on your years of credited service and your final average salary (FAS). For Tier 1, 2, 3 and 5 members, FAS is the average of the wages you earned … overtime earned for each year in the FAS period;* and Longevity payments (maximum of one per FAS year), if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/overviewOverview – Regional State Park Police Plan
… Your pension is based on your years of credited service and your final average salary (FAS). For Tier 1, 2, 3 and 5 members, FAS is the average of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/overviewOpinion 95-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no … -- Powers and Duties (authority to deposit or invest funds with a State or federally chartered savings bank) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-12The Domestic Relations Order – Divorce and Your Benefits
… The State Court of Appeals determined that NYSLRS benefits that are acquired … member’s ex-spouse is entitled to share in the member’s benefit. Therefore, we will honor a properly drawn Domestic … option. NYSLRS must have an approved DRO on file, and proof of divorce, to make direct pension payments to an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/domestic-relations-orderDiNapoli: Employer Contribution Rates Stable for State Fiscal Year 2019-2020
… capitalizes on market opportunities and weathers market ups and downs. The Fund is widely regarded as one of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-employer-contribution-rates-stable-state-fiscal-year-2019-2020DiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… and develop realistic long-term financial plans.” The latest round of scores is based on 2015 financial information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresState Agencies Bulletin No. 1944
… use of an employer-provided vehicle and chauffeur services in the New York State Payroll System (PayServ) for tax year … use of the vehicle for purposes of commuting to and from an employee’s home and his or her official workstation … Valuing Personal Use of Vehicles Employees must choose from one of three IRS accepted methods to determine the value …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1944-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedOpinion 88-50
… interior of a water storage tank) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c: Whether moneys in a capital reserve fund may be expended … use moneys in a capital reserve fund to pay for work on a 15 year old, 250,000 gallon water storage tank. You state the … to the interior of the tank. General Municipal Law (GML), §6-c authorizes villages to establish capital reserve funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Opinion 88-6
… and a local bank constitutes a local retirement system for purposes of section 113(a) of the Retirement and Social … municipalities from establishing a local retirement system for its officers or employees after April 12, 1922. The plan, … Initially, we note that there is no statutory authority for a town, by resolution, to establish the type of plan at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6About the Standard Work Day and Reporting Resolution – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
Elected and Appointed Officials Get answers about the standard work day and reporting resolution RS2417A that participating NYSLRS employers must adopt
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/about-standard-work-day-and-reporting-resolutionState Agencies Bulletin No. 2022
… Purpose: As we await the enactment of the New York State (NYS) fiscal year 2022-23 budget, OSC would like to provide … and Attorney General; officers and employees of the judiciary; and officers and employees of the Legislature, … programs. Note: Pursuant to section 5 of the Legislative Law, Legislators’ salaries cannot be paid until legislative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2022-paycheck-distribution-april-13-2022-administration-cycle-paychecksOpinion 90-60
… Legislative Annual, p 306). Section 109-b(2), as amended by L 1983, ch 704, also provides that "[a] political … into installment purchase contracts except as authorized by that statute and section 109-b only authorizes such … §9-103). Therefore, unless a county is permitted to do so by another statute, it is our opinion that a county may not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-60Opinion 2001-7
… Hamburg Associates v Board of Managers , 129 AD2d 990, 514 NYS2d 298 lv dsmd 70 NY2d 694, 518 NYS2d 1030; Home …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-7Opinion 2000-20
… of the Town Law also authorizes fire districts to acquire real property and suitable buildings "[f]or the preservation, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-20State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… operations while developing estimates for significant revenues and expenditures in the 2021 adopted budget. Due to … for highway improvements that were planned to be made in 2020, officials delayed highway improvements from 2020 to … departments in the general fund, highway fund, water district and two sewer districts. When adopting the budget, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 93-5
… than the dated specified in Town Law, §108 would not, by itself, invalidate the budget. You state that, although a … budget as submitted or amended "shall be finally adopted" by resolution of the town board not later than the twentieth … alterations and revisions, if any, as shall have been made by the board, "shall constitute" the budget for the ensuing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-5