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Public Safety Overtime
… report public safety overtime with other earnings as you normally would in Retirement Online . In the future, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/public-safety-overtimeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1835
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with tools to assist … direct deposit record by Department ID. This query has a DEPT ID prompt and displays the following fields: Employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1835-new-queries-identify-employees-receiving-paper-checksOpinion 90-7
… agency established for the benefit of the city. You ask whether, pursuant to Public Officers Law, §18, a city … has agreed by the adoption of local law or resolution (i) to confer the benefits of this section upon the employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-7Opinion 91-17
… Health Law) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103(8); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(i): A county may make purchases, pursuant to the exception to … of "hospital" contained in Public Health Law, §2801(1). You ask whether a county may make purchases for county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-17Opinion 2002-3
… (special district matters) TOWN LAW §198(10); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW §10(1)(i), (ii)(d)(3): A town board may not expand the activities of … facilities such as a playground and swimming pool. You ask whether a town board may expand the activities of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-3Opinion 89-6
… the Penal Law belongs to the locality and not the State. You ask whether a fine paid into the Supreme Court of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6Opinion 89-55
… of power over promotions) TOWN LAW, §§150, 152; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a), (d)(3): A town board may adopt … within the police department to the chief of police. You ask whether the town board, which presently awards all … promotions to the chief of police, we note that Municipal Home Rule Law, §10(1)(ii)(a)(1) empowers local governments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-55Caledonia Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-12)
… to our brochure, Responding to an OSC Audit Report , which you received with the draft audit report. We encourage the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/05/02/caledonia-volunteer-fire-department-inc-board-oversight-2025mMontauk Fire District – Payroll - Advanced Life Support Employees (2024M-153)
… Fire Commissioners (Board) pay Advanced Life Support (ALS) employees only the amounts to which they were entitled? Audit Period … Comptroller’s authority as set forth in Article 3 of the New York State General Municipal Law. Our methodology and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/25/montauk-fire-district-payroll-advanced-life-support-employees-2024m-153State Agencies Bulletin No. 1971.3
… submissions are most often received via email or fax. Home Address: The home address field has been added to … specified account(s), as well as all non-payroll amounts (i.e., travel expense reimbursements) due to them to be … Query, the query should be run with the department ID you are auditing and a date prompt of the last day the query …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19713-direct-deposit-guidance-and-audit-queryOpinion 98-16
… after the initial deposit, but no later than on that date. You ask how long a school district must hold moneys paid into …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-16Opinion 98-15
… permissive referendum requirements of Town Law, §64(2). You ask whether the sale by a town of an historic building … local historic preservation programs, provides that, "[i]n addition to existing powers and authorities for local … by its express terms, it is a grant of authority "[i]n addition to existing powers and authorities for local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-15Opinion 98-11
… of Real Property Tax Law, §925, is considered timely. You ask whether a real property tax payment postmarked on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-11Opinion 97-15
… of county lighting district) COUNTY LAW, §250; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10: A county is not authorized to establish a … for the operation and maintenance of street lighting. You ask whether a county may establish a lighting district … Municipal Home Rule Law (Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][i],[ii]). Also, article 4 of the Municipal Home Rule Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-15Opinion 97-14
… and a trophy case for a meeting room for department use. You ask whether foreign fire insurance tax moneys may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14Opinion 2000-24
… for the provision of police protection as a joint service. You ask whether two villages that are not contiguous may … as a matter of law (cf., General Municipal Law §72-i, joint acquisition of lands and erection of memorial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-24NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Asks for Report on Due Diligence in Wake of Dakota Pipeline Controversy
… of Indians of Wisconsin, Trillium Asset Management and As You Sow. In December, Marathon asked the Securities and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-asks-report-due-diligence-wake-dakota-pipeline-controversyAuditing Travel/Conference Claims – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… the traveler attended the conference, training or meeting (i.e., certification of attendance and/ or completion, … (e.g., school district superintendents). In these cases, you should follow your travel and conference policy unless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/auditing-travelconference-claimsOpinion 91-12
… to be used for the lawful purposes of the fire company. You ask whether moneys raised by a volunteer fire company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-12Opinion 90-61
… user fees to finance the costs of a water supply district. You ask whether the costs of establishing and of operating … 891; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-53, p 89; see also Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][ii][d][3], which precludes a town from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-61