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Public Officers – Membership and Enrollment
… must give them the opportunity to join NYSLRS. A public officer is a person either elected or appointed to a … jurisdiction they are serving. Section 10 of the Public Officer’s Law requires every public officer to take and file an oath or affirmation prior to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/public-officersOpinion 94-16
… -- Banking Transactions (designation of bank as depository when IDA governing board member and treasurer is stockholder) … is stockholder) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3), 802(2)(a), 803, 883: An individual who is a member of the governing board and treasurer of an IDA does not have a prohibited conflict of interest solely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-16Opinion 88-44
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Engineering Services (town board member employed by engineering firm) -- Interest in Contract … contract) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3)(c), 802(1)(b): A town board member acquires an interest in the contract between the town and the engineering firm with which the town contracts when the board member becomes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-44Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-287
… April 2020 Location Pay, Location Mid-Hudson, and Senior Officer Series Differential Increases. Affected Employees … Units DR, F8, and SY provide for an increase in Senior Officer Series Differential effective April 1, 2020 for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-287-april-2020-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-increasesNY State Common Retirement Fund Selects New Deputy Chief Investment Officer
… of Anastasia Titarchuk to the position of Deputy Chief Investment Officer for the $181.7 billion New York State … Fund as Director of Absolute Return Strategies. “Anastasia’s talent and varied financial experience are perfectly suited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/ny-state-common-retirement-fund-selects-new-deputy-chief-investment-officerOpinion 97 - 12
… 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 -- Employment Contracts (planning board secretary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 91-31
… for individual injured within the town) PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, §§2140, 2144, 2145: A town is not legally obligated under Public Health Law, §2144 to reimburse a private hospital for expenses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31State Agencies Bulletin No. 1141
… using the overpayment earn code or the AC-230. In this case, the negative retroactive adjustment may be re-generated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1141-implementation-2005-2011-retroactive-salary-increases-and-ending-orOpinion 89-14
… PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Payments (collecting officer may not solicit stamped envelopes for mailing tax receipts) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §986(1): A collecting officer may not request persons paying their taxes by mail … with their tax payment. You ask whether a tax collecting officer may request that persons paying their taxes by mail …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-14DiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population
… according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Homeless outreach in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-outreach-failure-contributes-rise-subway-homeless-populationHow to Obtain Your Personal Records Under the Personal Privacy Protection Law
… Protection Law (PPPL), which is set forth in Article 6-A of the Public Officers Law (§§91-99), is intended to protect … to or correct the information, or deny access. How to Appeal a Decision You will be notified in writing if the … reserves the right to charge a fee for copies to be made, not exceeding $0.25 per page per photocopy up to 9 by 14 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/how-obtain-your-personal-records-under-personal-privacy-protection-lawComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by Former Met Council CFO in $9M Kickback Scheme
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the guilty plea … Also assisting in the investigation are Supervising Auditor Edward J. Keegan, Associate Auditor Matthew Croghan, … Assistant Attorney General Milton Yu and Investigative Analyst II Paul Strocko of the Criminal Enforcement and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-met-council-cfo-9m-kickbackOpinion 88-67
… mayor's partner is hired independently of the partnership and is paid directly as an individual so that none of the … the village's code of ethics should be consulted, and it should be noted that courts have held contracts to be … of the conflicts of interest statute. This is in reply to your letter stating that the village is considering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-67Opinion 89-60
… the courts hold public officials. We are in receipt of your letter concerning the propriety of a town building … relate to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees. Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §800(3), a … any such powers or duties (General Municipal Law, §801), and none of the exceptions contained in Article 18 are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-60Opinion 88-56
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … of such contract and (2) the duties of such employment do not directly involve the procurement, preparation or … since the exception in section 802(1)(b) applies only when a municipal officer or employee has an interest in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56NYS Common Retirement Fund Contacts
… State Common Retirement Fund. Under the direction of State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Ms. Titarchuk is responsible … and Climate Solutions (SICS) [email protected] … Contact information for investment professionals looking to do …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/resources/nys-common-retirement-fund-contactsOpinion 91-46
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY CLERK-- Compensation (increase during … or decrease for county clerk during term of office) COUNTY LAW, §201; STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE XIII, §7: A county … did not prohibit the salaries of district attorneys from being increased during their terms of office. The Court noted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46Opinion 2005-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … If a village’s employer contribution to the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System for the … or welfare benefits and employer contributions to pension or annuity funds” (emphasis added). Section 207-m was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-5Creditable Service – Regional State Park Police Plan
… Police may also be creditable toward the 25 years required for service retirement eligibility. Service performed in … benefit. … Regional State Park Police Plan information for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 5 and 6 members covered by Section383a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/creditable-serviceOpinion 92-54
… sale of such obligations by the town to the bank, are all "contracts" (see General Municipal Law, §800[2]; 1991 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-54