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Opinion 2000-4
… Whether a school district can establish a termination pay program designed to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-4Opinion 89-51
… of a fire protection district, must specify a definite sum to be paid each year for all of the services to be rendered under the contract. There is no authority for the town to make additional payments to the fire company providing … Whether the town is authorized to make payments to the volunteer fire company in addition to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-51Opinion 97-14
… of a volunteer fire department or, if the department is comprised of several companies, the members of each … or a portion of the tax to the fire department of which it is part. This Office has expressed the opinion that foreign … members of the fire department or, if the fire department is comprised of several companies, the members of each …
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
… received Medicaid-funded sexual dysfunction and erectile dysfunction drugs, procedures, and supplies, and whether controls are in place to prevent abuse and misuse … inappropriately received Medicaidfunded sexual dysfunction and erectile dysfunction drugs procedures and supplies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/03/medicaid-program-improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-andEligibility, the Benefit and Filing – Career Plan
… Tier 1 Members: You are eligible to retire at age 55. Tier 2 and 3 Members: You must have at least five years … early retirement with a reduced benefit between ages 55 and 62. Tier 5 and 6 Members: You must have at least five … early retirement with a reduced benefit between ages 55 and 62. 1 For all tiers, if you recently changed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/eligibility-benefit-and-filingOpinion 91-25
… -- Disability Benefits (entitlement of paid firefighters to salary increments or steps based on longevity and to holiday pay); (employment restrictions) GENERAL MUNICIPAL … Whether a disabled firefighter receiving payments pursuant to General Municipal Law 207a2 is entitled under the statute …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-25Opinion 97-16
… of claims presented for payment of money (see, e.g., In re White , 51 App Div 175, 64 NYS 726). However, the court in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-16Legal Topics and Approvals
… Division of Legal Services at (518) 474-5586: Application Forms for Certain Towns Within the Adirondack Park (1998): These forms are intended for use by those towns within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/legal-topics-and-approvalsTier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Death Benefits – Police and Fire Plan
… the greater benefit in almost all cases. Death benefit two is equal to your salary multiplied by your years of service, … a benefit equal to three years of your salary. The salary is limited by Section 130 of the Civil Service Law. If you … or Are a vested member and your date of retirement is within one year of leaving covered employment. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/tier-2-3-5-and-6-death-benefitsTier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Death Benefits – New Career Plan
… active service, your beneficiary will be paid the greater of the two death benefits; if you die after retirement, and … two is equal to your salary multiplied by your years of service, not to exceed three years of salary. For example, if you die after one year of service, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/tier-2-3-5-and-6-death-benefitsTier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Death Benefits – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… the greater benefit in almost all cases. Death benefit two is equal to your salary multiplied by your years of service, … a benefit equal to three years of your salary. The salary is limited by Section 130 of the Civil Service Law. If you … or Are a vested member and your date of retirement is within one year of leaving covered employment. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/tier-2-3-5-and-6-death-benefitsTier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Death Benefits – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… the greater benefit in almost all cases. Death benefit two is equal to your salary multiplied by your years of service, … a benefit equal to three years of your salary. The salary is limited by Section 130 of the Civil Service Law. If you … or Are a vested member and your date of retirement is within one year of leaving covered employment. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/tier-2-3-5-and-6-death-benefitsTier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Death Benefits – Career Plan
… years of service, not to exceed three years of salary. For example, if you die after one year of service, your … with a salary of $60,000 $60,000 × 3 = $180,000 (reduction for working after age 60) − 10,800 (ordinary death benefit at … Career Plan information for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 Article 11 5 and 6 members covered by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/tier-2-3-5-and-6-death-benefitsOpinion 89-50
… CONSTITUTION, Art. VIII, §1: A town may expend moneys to pay for an improvement on private property to alleviate a drainage problem if it is determined that the … existence of a "special relationship", the town, subject to judicial approval, could agree to undertake the drainage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50DiNapoli: Restaurant Industry Critical to New York City's Economy
… are the lifeblood of our neighborhoods. The industry is challenging under the best of circumstances and many … outdoor dining year-round to help keep restaurants afloat is a step in the right direction along with opening for … us to be more creative and innovative than ever before. It is a race against time, and on this road of recovery and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-restaurant-industry-critical-new-york-citys-economyWestchester 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
… of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service ("USPIS") announced that a federal grand … Attorney Geoffrey Berman and the United States Postal Inspection Service, he will now be held accountable for his … praised the outstanding investigative work of the Postal Inspection Service and the New York State Comptroller. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/westchester-attorney-indicted-fraud-and-false-statement-charges-arising-his-attempt-embezzleXIV.14.D Criteria for Recording General Capital Assets Including Infrastructure – XIV. Special Procedures
… of $40,000 Infrastructure Assets in excess of $1,000,000 For major construction projects, the $100,000 capitalization limit should apply to the total capital expenditures rather than the individual assets. For bulk purchases of furniture, equipment, etc., the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14d-criteria-recording-general-capital-assets-including-infrastructureOpinion 91-52
… percentage of local residents even though that bidder is not the lowest responsible bidder or which restricts … Prior inconsistent opinions are superseded. This is in reply to your letter requesting an opinion regarding a … shall be performed by county residents and (2) the bidder is a participant in a bonafide apprenticeship program. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-52Federal Employment Loss in NY in 2025 – Federal Funding and New York
… employees has dropped from a high of approximately 147,000 in 2000, the annual average number of federal employees in New York has remained relatively steady between 113,000 … of the overall Statewide decrease) – the Ithaca metro area saw the largest percentage decrease of 33.3 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-employment-loss-ny-2025Opinion 99-3
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE -- Taxes (Exempt Volunteer Firemen's … A benevolent association that is authorized to use foreign fire insurance tax moneys for the care and relief of disabled … to, the family of the firefighter. You ask whether foreign fire insurance tax moneys may be expended by a volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-3