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Maine Endwell Central School District – Budget Review (B4-13-14)
… for the 2013-14 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Maine Endwell Central School District is located in Broome … Maine Endwell Central School District Budget Review B41314 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/24/maine-endwell-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-13-14Cortland Housing Authority – Financial Condition (2015M-205)
… audit was to assess the Authority’s financial condition for the period April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015. … County and was established to provide low-rent housing for qualified individuals. The Authority is governed by a … Board of Commissioners. Operating expenditures for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $2 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2015/10/23/cortland-housing-authority-financial-condition-2015m-205Opinion 89-52
… continuing education for EMS providers and others, and the recruitment of volunteers. You inquire whether the county may … information to EMS providers, and assist in the recruitment of volunteers. Under Article 30-A of the Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-52Oversight of Water Supply Emergency Plans
… have completed and submitted updated emergency response plans timely, including vulnerability assessments, to the … to the Department for review at least once every 5 years. Plans must include both an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) and … on the remaining 317 Water Systems.) Key Findings The Plans for most of the 317 Water Systems that were required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/27/oversight-water-supply-emergency-plansOpinion 2000-10
… with Urban Development Corporation loan) REAL PROPERTY -- Sale (use of proceeds by county when property sold was funded … agreement with the UDC providing that, in the event of the sale of the civic center, the unpaid portion of the loan will be repaid from the proceeds of the sale, the repayment requirements of such act take precedence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-10Opinion 92-38
… the assistant chief would perform the functions of chief. Under Village Law, §10-1012, fire department officers are … chief's term ( cf . Application of Barker , 198 Misc 135, 100 NYS2d 658, affd 278 AD 600, 101 NYS2d 924, lv denied 302 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-38Opinion 2001-1
… discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (authority to pay overtime compensation in excess … terms, conditions and remuneration for the overtime work ( Murray v Levitt , 47 AD2d 267, 366 NYS2d 674 app den 37 NY2d … forth the terms, conditions and remuneration to be paid ( Murray , supra ). 1 January 29, 2001 John S. Edwards, Esq., …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Oversight of Nurse Licensing
… in a timely manner. The audit covered the period April 1, 2014 to April 18, 2017. Background The Department oversees the … and benchmarks. (The Education Law effectively prevents independent audit oversight of the complaint investigation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/29/oversight-nurse-licensingDiNapoli: State Should Improve Financial Literacy Efforts
… of Financial Services (DFS), the Department of State (DOS), the NYS Office for the Aging (NYSOFA), the Office of … although DFS did link to its website. Only three — SUNY, DOS and OTDA — make efforts to identify and reach vulnerable … and where improvements are needed. The audit found that DOS, OTDA, and SUNY do not use the information and data they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-should-improve-financial-literacy-effortsOpinion 89-64
… of Article VIII, §1 of the State Constitution (see Grand Realty v City of White Plains , 125 AD2d 639, 510 NYS2d 172; … board's fiduciary duty is a question of fact (see Grand Realty , supra ) which cannot be determined by this Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-64Opinion 93-27
… When a town and the villages within the town all elect to receive their shares of county sales tax in cash, the town may not use its share to reduce townwide taxes in the area of the town outside villages. A town may not adopt a local law to provide that its cash share be so used. You have asked us …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27Opinion 94-27
… ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (imposition of assessment for road improvement against non-fronting owners) TOWN LAW, §§200, 202(2): The cost of a road improvement undertaken pursuant to Town Law, §200 may be … owners. You ask whether a town may assess the cost of a road improvement under Town Law, §200 against both abutting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-27Opinion 2002-10
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CEMETERIES -- … property) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§119-aa, 119-bb(2), 119-dd(3): A town, after due notice and public hearing, … and cultural properties under their jurisdiction in a spirit of stewardship and trusteeship for future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10-0Opinion 2002-10
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CEMETERIES -- … property) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§119-aa, 119-bb(2), 119-dd(3): A town, after due notice and public hearing, … and cultural properties under their jurisdiction in a spirit of stewardship and trusteeship for future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10Pension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… At retirement, a member must elect a pension payment option, which determines how the retirement benefit will be paid. There are several options that a member can choose from. All options will pay … receive a reduced monthly amount to provide for a possible payment to a designated beneficiary after their death. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/pension-payment-option-electionState Agencies Bulletin No. 1965
… upon the return from leave. Note: Payroll Bulletin No. 1936 addressed the CSEA ASU Work-Related Clothing … State Agencies Bulletin No 1965 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1965-2021-csea-work-related-clothing-allowance-asu-employees-representedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… performance. The 2024-25 tentative budget includes sewer meter rents revenue of $1.6 million, Orange County sales tax revenue of $1.2 million, and water meter rents revenue of $1.1 million, but auditors were unable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… The office’s annual budget for its network of 612 homeless shelters totals in the billions of dollars. Funding to shelters is administered through local departments of social services, which either operate the shelters directly or contract with providers to operate them. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Washington to Help Governments Hurt by COVID-19
… and across America, we went from the longest expansion in history to an economic freefall in a matter of weeks. Job … over the past decade. Main Street is shuttered from Long Island to Buffalo, and Wall Street has experienced extreme …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-washington-help-governments-hurt-covid-19Accessing Retirement Online – Enhanced Reporting
… If you do not have a username and password, work with the Retirement Online Contact and … Resources for enhanced reporting support materials. For password resets or technical questions about using the … NYSLRS employers must have a username and password to access Retirement Online Resources are available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/accessing-retirement-online