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Opinion 91-18
… and votes of the town board on matters relating to the confidential secretary or bookkeeper. You ask whether … of interest if a supervisor appoints his or her spouse to the position of confidential secretary or bookkeeper. Town … class, the town board must first authorize the supervisor to make such designations (Town Law, §29[15]). The town board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-18Opinion 98 - 22
… eliminated only by the adoption of another local law. This is in response to your letter in which you indicate that a … not exceeding $5,000 in a fiscal year". The village board is considering increasing that amount and you ask whether … , 221 AD2d 423, 633 NYS2d 798; 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-26, p 33; 1982 Opns St Comp, No. 82-35, p 45). Accordingly, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-22SUNY Bulletin No. SU-274
… Purpose To provide agencies with instructions on how to update a Tier 6 employee’s Retirement Plan page due to the … To provide agencies with instructions on how to update a Tier 6 employees Retirement Plan page due to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-274-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-optional-retirement-planFreedom of Information Law (FOIL)
… forth in Article 6 of the Public Officers Law (§§84-90), is designed to ensure public access to government records. … can be reached during business hours, even if the request is made electronically or by fax. Records Maintained by OSC A … request such records. What Happens After Your FOIL Request Is Received Within five business days of the receipt of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/foilOpinion 93-31
… the performance of official duties (see, e.g., 1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-593, p 164; 1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-138, p 36; 26 Opns St Comp, 1970, p 84; 16 Opns St Comp, 1960, p 403; 13 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-31CUNY Bulletin No. CU-756
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for processing the 2022 … through December 31, 2022, receive $324.44. Agency Actions To pay the 2022 CUNY Nurses Health Specialty Differential to eligible employees, agencies must enter the following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-756-2022-city-university-new-york-cuny-nurses-health-specialtyOptimizing Medicaid Drug Rebates (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the implementation status of the five … program provides a wide range of health care services to individuals who are economically disadvantaged and/or have … care needs. Since January 1991, New York has been able to recover a portion of the Medicaid prescription drug costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/20/optimizing-medicaid-drug-rebates-followOpioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three … an opioid use disorder. The State maintains a database to monitor controlled substance prescription drug use, known … of controlled substance prescriptions. I-STOP is a tool to assist prescribers in determining the most appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/07/opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-program-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 503
… with the new procedure for calculating promotions for PEF employees who have earned Longevity Lump Sum Payments. … Employees represented by the Public Employees Federation (PEF) who are promoted on 9/14/04 and after. Effective Date(s) … the State of New York and the Public Employees Federation (PEF) and Chapter 419 of the Laws of 2004 provide for a new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/503-calculating-base-salary-pef-employees-who-have-been-promotedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1817
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with the new procedure for calculating … CSEA employees. Employees promoted or otherwise advanced to a higher salary grade on April 1, 2020 and after will be … 04/01/2020. Eligibility Criteria This provision applies to any eligible CSEA employee who is promoted to another CSEA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1817-calculating-base-salary-employees-civil-service-employees-associationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1564.1
… Bulletin No. 1366 for more information.) If an employee is placed on workers’ compensation leave for a period of time … made to the NYSDCP for the period the employee is on Workers’ Compensation Leave will be refunded to the … balance validation. If the original employee record is inactive, but another record is active, the refund will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/15641-new-york-state-deferred-compensation-plan-nysdcp-refunds-employeesOpinion 96 - 14
… approximately $2,000 per year. You also state that it is unclear whether the hardware store is operated as a sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation, but that if the hardware store is operated as a corporation, we may assume that the trustee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14X.4.A Identifying Information – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
The Identifying Information section of the Vendor Record contains useful information about the vendor
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x4a-identifying-informationDiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains Below One Percent in 2017
… slightly from 2016, when it was 0.73 percent, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The latest inflation … must cope with extremely limited growth for property taxes to stay within the tax cap,” said DiNapoli. “Low inflation … financial choices.” The tax cap, which first applied to local governments beginning in 2012, limits tax levy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-remains-below-one-percent-2017DiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Hits Record $611 Million
… as the State Police, which spent an average of $74.35 per hour of overtime at a cost of $35 million. DOCCS paid the next highest average of $51.18 per hour of overtime for a total of $160 million. Meanwhile, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-hits-record-611-millionDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… balances can be turned over to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) after five years of inactivity. In … gift cards. For this reason, everyone should check for unclaimed funds . “Many people don’t realize that after 5 … balances are turned over to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds,” DiNapoli said. “Now is a great time to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsDiNapoli: Under New Tax Cap Calculation, School District Tax Levy Growth Near Zero
… Property tax levy growth for school districts will be capped at 0.12 … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The latest calculation affects the tax cap calculations for 677 school districts as well as 10 … Syracuse and Yonkers. “The nearly zero growth in the tax cap will limit budget options for school and municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-under-new-tax-cap-calculation-school-district-tax-levy-growth-near-zeroMonitoring of Medicaid Payments for Nursing Home Bed Reserve Days (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Monitoring of Medicaid Payments for Nursing Home Bed Reserve Days (Report 2010-S-21). Background Our … was issued on December 9, 2010, examined whether nursing home claims submitted to Medicaid for hospital bed reserve … days were appropriate, and if not, to what extent nursing home claims exceeded the bed reserve day limits. During the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/monitoring-medicaid-payments-nursing-home-bed-reserve-days-followOverpayments for Services Also Covered by Medicare Part B (Follow-Up)
… implemented. Key Recommendation Officials are given 30 days after the issuance of the follow-up report to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/06/overpayments-services-also-covered-medicare-part-b-followEnhanced Medicaid Payments to Selected Home Health Care Service Providers (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Enhanced Medicaid Payments to Selected Home Health Care Service Providers (Report 2009-S-25). … issued on September 24, 2010, examined whether selected home health care providers properly used Medicaid funds for … 2006 through 2011, to organizations that provide certain home health care services to Medicaid recipients. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/enhanced-medicaid-payments-selected-home-health-care-service-providers-follow