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State Police Bulletin No. SP-214
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the Division of State Police of … Holiday Bonus Payment and to provide agency instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees … Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence with an Action/Reason code of Leave of Absence/MLS (Mil Stip), Leave of Absence/MLL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-214-2020-state-police-holiday-bonus-paymentState Police Bulletin No. SP-224
… all employees who received the Holiday Bonus Payment. Retirement Information The State Police Holiday Bonus Payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-224-2021-state-police-holiday-bonus-paymentOpinion 2006-8
… State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, … that General Municipal Law §6-p(7)(a) provides that an expenditure may be made from the fund for the cash payment of … July 11, 1996, regarding A. 9040; see also Budget Report on S. 6278 of 1996). There is nothing in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-8Greater Amsterdam School District – Financial Condition (2016M-110)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … The District did not develop a multiyear financial plan to manage its fund balance and reserves. Key Recommendations … Develop a comprehensive multiyear financial plan to establish objectives for funding long-term needs. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/greater-amsterdam-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-110Background Checks at Municipal Youth Programs (2012-MS-5)
… We also released 8 letter reports to the following: Towns of Amherst [pdf] , Clifton Park [pdf] , Manlius [pdf] and … who deliver their youth program services. Only the Town of Clifton Park annually screened all program personnel … resources. Two municipalities (Town of Manlius and the City of New Rochelle) only screened personnel providing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/25/background-checks-municipal-youth-programs-2012-ms-5Local Governments Should Improve Accessibility for New Yorkers
… people with disabilities, according to a report released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Visits to selected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/local-governments-should-improve-accessibility-new-yorkersOpinion 98-1
… LAW, §§99-r, 103; SOCIAL SERVICE LAW, §365-a: Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-r, a county, by direct … services, which the county provides pursuant to the Social Services Law and regulations, for Medicaid clients. This is in reply to your letter concerning a proposal in connection with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-1Police Property Room Inventory (2014-MS-4)
… We also released ten letter reports to the following: City of Auburn [pdf] , City of Elmira [pdf] , Town of Hamburg … The eight law enforcement agencies that use a computerized tracking system did not appropriately grant user rights to … property room. Improve the inventory tracking and disposal process by clearly documenting property movement. Assign …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/02/17/police-property-room-inventory-2014-ms-4Opinion 2006-7
… to replace vehicles and the service provider’s need for new and different or additional equipment (1980 Opns St Comp …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-7Determining the Ex-spouse's Share – Divorce and Your Benefits
… assets subject to equitable distribution in the event of a divorce. A member and ex-spouse may establish a pension … marriage (xx/xx/xxxx) and the date of commencement of the divorce action (xx/xx/xxxx). The numerator may also be … specific date, most commonly the commencement date of the divorce action. This ensures that increases in earnings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/determining-ex-spouses-shareOpinion 97-9
… village board members must recuse themselves in connection with a proposed zoning change, under consideration by the … officer or employee has an interest in any contract with his or her municipality if he or she receives a direct … principal ranged from $400 to $3,000 per year, or at most .15% of the company's annual gross sales. Under these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-9Opinion 88-74
… in the Vietnam War. You ask if, in our opinion, it is legal for municipalities to contribute to the monument fund. … F. Healy Deputy State Comptroller … Whether it is legal for municipalities to contribute to a monument fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-74Archived: Legislative Session 2017–2018
… to limitations on state-supported debt; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof … Laws of 2017 – A.7089 (Magnarelli) / S.5785 (Marchione) – Increases transparency relating to the contract negotiation process for fire protection contracts between incorporated fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2017-2018Opinion 92-39
… guarantees of either the State or Federal Constitutions (NY Const, art I, §11, US Const, 14th amend), or the voter rights provisions of the State Constitution (NY Const, art I, §1; art II, §1). The Court relied upon the … The Court of Appeals stated that "the Supreme Court's latest decision in this area [ Ball v James ] now indicates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39Opinion 2010-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by fire district for "back up" services with private ambulance company) -- Fees (imposition of by fire districts for "back up" services provided under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-4Opinion 97-1
… plan is eligible to participate in the plan (see 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-732, unreported). A "public corporation" for … 3[2]; General Construction Law, §§65[a], 66[4]; 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-64, p 126). The territorial jurisdiction of a … or the county's rules and regulations. January 27, 1997 James F. Collins, Esq., County Attorney County of Herkimer … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 2005-6
Whether a town may donate monies to sponsor a symposium on violence by teens in the community to be conducted and hosted by a parochial school
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-6State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… 10 geographic regions to allocate funding, distributing funds equally among them without considering regional factors … potentially contributing to delays in awarding grant funds for farmland preservation. Auditors also found that a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsEligibility, the Benefit and Filing – Career Plan
Career Plan information for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 Article 11 5 and 6 members covered by Article 11 Sections 375h and 375i Eligibility the Benefit and Filin
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/eligibility-benefit-and-filingOpinion 2006-11
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (from store at which town board member is employed) -- Exceptions … and duties exception) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §802(1)(b): When a town board member has an interest in town … to purchases from the store. December 29, 2006 Robert H. Hafner, Esq., Attorney at Law Town of Queensbury 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-11