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Overview – Career Plan
… of credited service and your final average salary (FAS). For Tier 1, 2, 3 and 5 members, FAS is the average of the … months of service when your earnings were highest. For Tier 6 members, it is the average of your highest 60 … is usually your years of employment immediately before retirement. The calculation of your FAS can include, but is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/overviewOverview – New Career Plan
… of credited service and your final average salary (FAS). For Tier 1, 2, 3 and 5 members, FAS is the average of the … months of service when your earnings were highest. For Tier 6 members, it is the average of your highest 60 … is usually your years of employment immediately before retirement. The calculation of your FAS can include, but is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/overviewParkland Alienation (2014-MS-5)
… compliance with their Parkland Alienation legislation for the period January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013. … sell, lease or discontinue the use of municipal parkland. In order to convey parkland to a non-public entity, or to use parkland for another purpose, the municipality must receive prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/15/parkland-alienation-2014-ms-5State Police Bulletin No. SP-222
… Training Stipend) or Leave of Absence/MLL (Mil Lv) on 11/01/2021 are eligible for the Expertise Pay. An employee … who otherwise meets the eligibility criteria but is on an authorized leave of absence with a Payroll Status of … leave. OSC Actions OSC will automatically insert a row on the Additional Pay page for employees who met the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-222-2021-state-police-expertise-payOpinion 92-31
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ADVERTISING -- Municipal Advertising (no authority to sell in newsletter) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (publication of … reports. The village may not sell advertising space in such a newsletter. You ask whether a village, at village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-31Opinion 2002-14
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Compromise and Settlement (incurrence of reasonable expenses … that, in appropriate circumstances, villages may settle or compromise claims against the village (see, e.g., Konrad v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… communities reviewed: Adequacy of 2021 Budgets – Town of Big Flats (Chemung County) Town of Big Flats officials … contract or contract amendment. East Meredith Rural Fire District – Financial Activities (Delaware County) The board … debt to pay for recurring costs is imprudent. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 90-29
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Restitution … agency, must be used for the purposes set forth in section 420.10(7) of the Criminal Procedure Law. A county … not be transferred to a county's general fund. Beginning in 1980, the courts were authorized to consider restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-29Opinion 88-75
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Legal Services (contract with city attorney's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-75DiNapoli Proposes More Transparency for Fire Protection Costs
… to protect residents and their property," DiNapoli said "My legislative proposal would help ensure that the public is … last three years on financial matters. For a copy of the bill, go to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-proposes-more-transparency-fire-protection-costsDiNapoli: Too Many Subway Stations Need Repairs
… of the city’s 468 stations were free of defects, and just 1-in-4 had most or all of their station components in good … “Worn or damaged stairs and platform edges pose risks for riders, while broken tiles, lights and peeling paint … more than 95 percent of the time, the average elevator outage lasted seven hours and the average escalator outage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-too-many-subway-stations-need-repairsAugust 1999: New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation State Revolving Loan Funds
… local governments and public authorities nearly $5 billion in long and short term loans to finance eligible clean water … issued by EFC Distribution of Funds: The local government in applying for the loan from EFC must pass a resolution authorizing the issuance of serial bonds in the full amount of the application to EFC. At the time of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/august-1999-new-york-state-environmental-facilities-corporation-state-revolving-loan-fundsOpinion 90-21
… RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(1): A town, by local law subject to mandatory referendum, may transfer to another town official the town clerk's power with respect to the preparation and custody of claims. This is in reply to … Whether claims may be prepared and presented to the town board for audit by the secretary to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21Opinion 2005-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARKING FACILITIES -- Construction of (by … garage to be used primarily for commercial purposes. In addition, a union free school district may not sell a building currently in use for school district purposes, to be reacquired by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-3Selected Management and Operations Practices
… job creation goals and other program metrics, and phased out customers of the former discounted energy programs as … (Law). RNY power is to be allocated to businesses and not-for-profits that commit to retain or increase New York State … businesses later declined the contracts. In June 2015, this resulted in an overstatement of job commitments reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/01/selected-management-and-operations-practicesOpinion 98-14
… to be appropriated and to be raised by real property taxes for townwide purposes; and (2) the amounts proposed to be appropriated and to be raised by real property taxes for town outside village purposes. Article 8 of the Town Law … of revenues and expenditures of the administrative unit for the ensuing fiscal year. Estimates must be submitted in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14Appendix A – Auditing Authority – Legal References – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… for auditing claims will vary depending on the type of locality. Generally, the governing board is responsible … is generally responsible for auditing claims in each type of locality and what options, if any, are available for establishing the claims auditing position. Type of Locality Designated Claims Auditing Body Other Options …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appendix-auditing-authority-legal-referencesDiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for Third Quarter
… for the state NYC and their public authorities during the 3rd quarter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-third-quarterDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… did not file their data in time to receive a FSMS score, a date that is at least three months past their … district’s finances. This information includes population trends, poverty, and unemployment. DiNapoli’s office has a … scores for school districts. In September, his office will release scores for municipalities with a calendar-year fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesOpinion 96-24
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- … the same amount previously paid annually for principal on obligations issued to finance a fire truck. The … which has recently made the final debt service payment on a bond issue for the purchase of a fire-fighting vehicle. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-24