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Opinion 93-23
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Electrical Services … performs work for town and private parties) -- Interest in Contract (chair of planning board in contract with town for electrical services) ZONING AND …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-23Opinion 96-19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … among two or more fire districts. Opinions of this Office which predated and are inconsistent with this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-19Opinion 2007-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- … copy of the audit report in the form prescribed by the State Comptroller must be provided to the fire company and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-8Opinion 97-16
… for time expended in court or before a magistrate, judge or justice, and for time reasonably expended out of … statement submitted to the court, making certain the judge approved the claim and obtaining original receipts for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-16Opinion 92-41
… the fire district in question is located on a narrow island in a town. You state that in the district "[t]here are … not be liable for losses incurred by reason of delayed response time due to road obstructions (see Timmons v Harvey … any "public roads, walks, places and avenues" on any island in the town, even though such roads, walks, places and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-41Opinion 88-34
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Towns (manner of adoption of … of adoption of regulations, orders and rules) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1640, 1660, 1800; TOWN LAW, §§130, 131, 133; VILLAGE LAW, §20-2002: Towns may enact traffic regulations, rules, and orders in the same manner as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-34Opinion 2004-9
… State Office For the Aging to Counsel to the Governor, Re: S.7631-A/A.10572-A, June 25, 1992; Memorandum from Senator Larkin to the Governor, Re: S.5390, July 10, 1998). Nonetheless, although the primary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9Opinion 91-63
… is located. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800, et seq .) contains provisions of law which relate to … and employees. Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §800(3), a municipal officer or employee has an interest in … officer, employee or stockholder (General Municipal Law, §800[3][c],[d]). That interest is prohibited if the officer or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Opinion 96-3
… the village board. General Municipal Law, article 18 (§800 et seq .) contains provisions relative to conflicts of … "as the result of the contract" (General Municipal Law, §800[3]). A municipal officer or employee is also deemed to … association or corporation (General Municipal Law, §800[3]), irrespective of whether the municipality defrays the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 96-16
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … and town taxes (Town Law, §198[12][e]). There is, however, no authority in section 198 for the town board, irrespective … e.g., McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-64, p 145, relating to the general rule that a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16State Agencies Bulletin No. 647
… arbitration award was made in accordance with section 209 of the Civil Service Law with respect to certain employees in … solely for administrative purposes to aid in processing of the award and future payments. There is no change to the actual bargaining unit of the non-arbitration eligible titles, only a change to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/647-new-bargaining-unit-payroll-code-change-non-arbitration-eligibleDiNapoli: MTA's Plan to Pull Trash Cans Didn't Make Stations Cleaner
… seemingly counterintuitive, experiment to reduce exposed trash and rats in subway stations by getting rid of trash receptacles showed little evidence of success, … for the fact that riders have a harder time finding a trash can." The MTA's NYC Transit launched its "Trash Can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mtas-plan-pull-trash-cans-didnt-make-stations-cleanerOpinion 2007-5
… item of equipment into another capital reserve fund is not subject to permissive referendum requirements. You ask … item of equipment into another capital reserve fund is subject to permissive referendum requirements. General … Municipal Law § 6-c [2]). The term "capital improvement" is defined to include "[a]ny physical public betterment or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-5Opinion 88-57
… a classification under which low income senior citizens are charged at a reduced rate) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Equal … which senior citizens meeting certain income criteria are charged at a reduced rate. You ask whether a town, on behalf of a water district, may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-57Opinion 89-5
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … of the County of Richmond pursuant to the Administrative Code of the City of New York, and the additional block fees … of action against real property, fifteen dollars, but no fee shall be charged for filing or recording a notice or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-5XII.8.B Matching – XII. Expenditures
… in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) that compares a voucher to a purchase order referenced on the voucher. Where applicable, matching also compares the voucher to receiving and inspection information. Matching is … in the Statewide Financial System SFS that compares a voucher to a purchase order referenced on the voucher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8b-matchingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1097
… payment for a total of 60 business days (the current pay period plus five retroactive periods). Changes to … Reclassifications Reallocations Increased Hiring Rates Geographic Differentials** Shift Differentials Pay changes, position …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1097-retroactive-transactions-executive-branch-agenciesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2377
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to explain why the Retirement Plan checkbox in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be checked for most employees and left … The purpose of this bulletin is to explain why the Retirement Plan checkbox in Box 13 of Form W2 must be checked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2377-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2025State Agencies Bulletin No. 1307
… for reporting line number changes and to explain how account codes will be charged in fiscal year 2014-2015. … for reporting line number changes and to explain how account codes will be charged in fiscal year 20142015 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1307-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2014-2015State Agencies Bulletin No. 1560
… in PayServ using the following procedures since there is no automatic mass realignment process in PayServ. Access the … (Institution) or 04/19/17 (Administration). The Reason code Z12 (Agency Update of Position Data) will automatically … issued and those for whom Job updates were successful with no warning or error messages issued.” Click ‘OK’. If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1560-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2017-2018