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Opinion 88-65
… §986(1)(3): Collecting officers must provide tax receipts to mortgagee banks when taxes are paid from an escrow … for the issuance of tax receipts by the collecting officer to persons not paying the tax and the charging of a fee therefor. This is in reply to your letter which asks our opinion as to whom a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65Opinion 2007-3
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to … and is in a bargaining unit (the “next subordinate officer”), is entitled to reimbursement by the village, under … provides, in pertinent part, as follows: whenever the base salary or other compensation of the permanent full-time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-3Future Forward Internship Academy
… The online application for our Summer 2026 session will open in … and goals, analyzing needs and solutions, devising strategies, driving change, and facilitating stakeholder … and on a limited basis in New York City How to Apply The online application for our Summer 2026 session will open in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/internsPreferred Source Contracting
… monitoring contracts fulfilled by not-for-profit providers in partnership with private entities to ensure contract … entities are awarding contracts in a manner that best meets the purpose of the Preferred Source Program (Program) and is in the best interest of the State. This audit covered the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/28/preferred-source-contractingAmsterdam Housing Authority – Claims Processing and Related Not-for-Profit Corporations (2013M-126)
… individuals in accordance with relevant provisions of State Public Housing Law, and the rules and regulations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/08/23/amsterdam-housing-authority-claims-processing-and-related-not-profit-corporationsSouth Colonie Central School District – Internal Controls Over Timekeeping Procedures (2013M-298)
… July 1, 2011 to April 30, 2013. Background The South Colonie Central School District is located in the Towns of Colonie and Guilderland in Albany County, and the Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/10/south-colonie-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-timekeepingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1363
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the 2014 M/C … for a Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance to eligible M/C employees. In addition, the Governor’s Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1363-2014-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-employees-designatedDiNapoli: Shift in MTA's Paratransit Program Generates Cost Savings
… services.” They are primary carrier, broker, voucher, street hails, and E-Hail. The MTA defines primary carriers as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-shift-mtas-paratransit-program-generates-cost-savingsOpinion 95-31
… AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (entitlement of incoming police chief where prior chief declined salary increases) POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police … the highest ranking subordinate to the head of the police department in such unit, is increased, the salary of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-31Opinion 2002-8
… ten days of the board's determination. July 18, 2002 Ray R. Mallette, Supervisor Town of Pamelia … Whether a water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-8Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) and Temporary Municipal Assistance (TMA)
… Municipalities (AIM) program provides state aid to all of New York’s cities (other than New York City), and towns, as well … villages. While AIM payments to cities are made at various times throughout the year, towns and villages receive their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/aid-and-incentives-municipalities-aim-and-temporary-municipal-assistance-tmaExamples – Article 14 Benefits
… she leaves public employment. The member can apply for a vested retirement benefit at the early retirement age of 42 … public employment. This member could begin receiving a vested benefit at the early retirement age of 60 (the age … public employment. This member could begin receiving a vested benefit at the early retirement age of 61 (the age …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/examplesDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Pay Hits $787 Million
… Overtime pay in 2018 at state agencies was at the highest level within … with 18.1 million hours worked. “New York state’s overtime pay has seen significant growth in the past decade,” DiNapoli … down 61 percent. Agencies that reduced total overtime pay over last five years include the Office of Children and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-pay-hits-787-millionState Agencies Bulletin No. 220
… Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Department of Health Office of Mental Health Office of Mental Retardation State University of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/220-adjustment-pre-shift-briefing-1999-2000Wadsworth Center Environmental Laboratory Approval Program
… (ELAP) of the Wadsworth Center (Wadsworth) was established in 1984 and is responsible for the certification of … performing environmental analyses on samples originating from New York State (NYS), thus ensuring the accuracy and … We identified opportunities to improve documentation of on-site assessments, for which Wadsworth has taken corrective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/09/wadsworth-center-environmental-laboratory-approval-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 1686
… Article 49.2 of the 2016-2021 ISU Agreement between the State of New York and the Civil Service Employees Association and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1686-2018-uniform-maintenance-allowance-and-2018-work-related-clothingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1518
… criteria Background Article 49.1 and Article 49.2 of the 2011-2016 ISU Agreement between the State of New York and the Civil Service Employees Association and the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) memorandum dated October 4, 2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1518-2016-uniform-maintenance-allowance-and-2016-work-related-clothingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1607
… processing the 2017 CSEA ISU Uniform Maintenance Allowance and 2017 CSEA ISU Work-Related Clothing Allowance. Affected … who meet the eligibility criteria Background Article 49.1 and Article 49.2 of the 2016-2021 ISU Agreement between the State of New York and the Civil Service Employees Association and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1607-2017-uniform-maintenance-allowance-and-2017-work-related-clothingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … Fire District , Manorville Fire District , Town of Mentz , City of Olean and the Town of Thurman . "In today's fiscal … electronic case files in lieu of paper files, the original tickets issued by police officers, correspondence and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 2002-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - Service Award … age, subject to the 40 year maximum provided for in article 11-A of the General Municipal Law. To implement … his or her service award upon reaching entitlement age in order to continue to earn credit after entitlement age. A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2-0