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Opinion 90-29
… OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Restitution Agency (deposit of unclaimed funds) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Unclaimed restitution payments (transfer to general fund not … restitution agency may not deposit into its general fund unclaimed restitution payments collected by the county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-29Opinion 88-56
… in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (fire district commissioner an employee of firm … doing business with district) -- Exceptions (remuneration and duties exception) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3)(c), … of interest in purchase contracts between the firm and the district if the exception contained in General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Opinion 88-48
… 162; Thompson v Dormitory Authority , 48 Misc 2d 296, 264 NYS2d 842; cf . Public Authorities Law, §2603-a which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48Opinion 94-13
… for engaging in prohibited employment) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-a(6): Subject to any applicable collective … pursuant to section 207-a(2) of the General Municipal Law to certify periodically that they are not engaged in any … section 207-a. Section 207-a(1) of the General Municipal Law requires a city (other than New York City), town, village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13Federal Employees in New York State – Federal Funding and New York
… more than 116,000 federal civilian employees working in New York in 2024, earning $11.2 billion in wages. Employment … more than 147,000 federal government employees working in New York, and is likely to decrease in 2025 as a result of … 1 – Numbers of Federal Government Civilian Employees: New York, 2000 - 2024 Note: Numbers of annual average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-employees-new-york-stateMember Contributions
… earn 5 percent annual interest for members of: ERS Tiers 3, 4, 5 and 6 PFRS Tier 3 (Article 14) Contributions earn up … Excluded from Tier 6 Contribution Rates . (Return to Top) Tier 5 For ERS and PFRS Tier 5 members, you are required … special plan are not required to contribute. (Return to Top) Tiers 3 & 4 (Articles 14 & 15) For ERS Tier 3 and 4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/member-contributionsState Contract and Payment Actions in May
… Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc., $89.6 million to Odyssey House Inc., and $55.3 million to Argus Community, Inc. … for design, construction, equipment, fit out of space, and moving expenses to relocate the Buffalo Manufacturing Works …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-mayDiNapoli: $10 Million Ponzi Scheme Unraveled Following Nassau County District Attorney Investigation
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Nassau County … are senior citizens who trusted the defendants with their retirement savings. In total – at least 40 victims came … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-10-million-ponzi-scheme-unraveled-following-nassau-county-district-attorney-investigationOpinion 88-64
… and dental benefits for housing authority employees) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Insurance (joint agreement between municipality and public housing authority to provide employee health and dental benefits) … Whether either General Municipal Law Article 5G 119m et seq or Public Housing Law 99 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-64Opinion 96-6
… 18, 1996 John T. Biscone, Esq., Town Attorney Town of New Scotland 1 Former Town Law, §104 was repealed (L 1964, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-6Opinion 93-31
… of the board of commissioners of a recreation district in commuting from their residences to the place where meetings … not be reimbursed as actual and necessary expenses. This is in response to your letter asking whether commissioners of … shall receive no compensation for services, but is silent with respect to whether the commissioners are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-31Opinion 93-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Duties (authority to require referendum on establishment of service award program) FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-18Opinion 91-54
… 173; Mobil Oil Corp. v Town of Huntington , 85 Misc 2d 800, 380 NYS2d 466; Kessell v Purcell , 119 Misc 2d 449, 463 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-54Opinion 2000 - 13
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY - Membership (eligibility to join second … §176-b(10): An individual who is a member of a volunteer fire company may not join a second company unless he or she … original company. You ask whether a member of a volunteer fire company of a fire district fire department who seeks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-13Opinion 94-11
… discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (celebration of district fire department's … celebration of the fire department consists of a dinner and coincides with the annual inspection dinner for the fire … of this Office (1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-196, p 209) and ask if that opinion still reflects our views. In the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-11Opinion 91-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether fire apparatus of a village could be transferred for nominal or no … to a newlyformed joint fire district which would include the village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-4Opinion 89-37
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … opinion. STATE COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (filing of registration statements by pawnbrokers) LICENSING AND … Whether the conduct of a particular business would constitute the conduct of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-37Opinion 88-32
… the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (authority to publish names, office addresses and phone numbers of town officials) TOWN LAW, §§30, 116(13): … public of the name, office, address, office phone number, and office hours of the town clerk. You have asked whether it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-32Death Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits
… as beneficiary of certain benefits is revoked following a divorce, annulment, or judicial separation, once NYSLRS … is revoked regardless of when the final decree of divorce, annulment or judicial separation was signed, unless … the member must re-designate them after the date of the divorce, annulment, or judicial separation, or include the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/death-benefitsOpinion 95-13
… the bonds under certain circumstances). Moreover, by its express terms, this requirement is applicable to excess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-13