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Opinion 93-23
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Electrical Services (chair of planning board who performs work for town and private parties) -- Interest in Contract (chair of planning board in contract with town for electrical services) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Planning Boards (electrical contractor as chair …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-23Opinion 96-19
… -- Powers and Duties (joint purchase with town of real property and construction of building for use as town hall and fire station) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION … town and the fire district must comply with all statutory requirements applicable to the individual undertaking and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-19Opinion 2007-8
… a fire company that provides fire protection by contract to a town fire protection district. A fire protection … fund raising activities of certain fire companies pursuant to General Municipal Law §204-a, a town board may require, as … that contracts with a city, town, village or fire district to provide fire protection service and that has revenues of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-8Opinion 97-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … of claims presented for payment of money (see, e.g., In re White , 51 App Div 175, 64 NYS 726). However, the court in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-16Opinion 92-41
… Traction Co. , 214 NY 526; Gordon v McGovern , 284 AD 25, 130 NYS2d 128, affd 308 NY 989). It is also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-41Opinion 88-34
… and 133. Thus, we expressed the opinion that a public hearing was required pursuant to Town Law, §130 and that … of Vehicle and Traffic Law, §1640(a)(6), neither a public hearing on notice nor publication are required with respect … take effect immediately upon adoption without notice or hearing. Thus, while 21 Opns St Comp, 1965, p 532 pertains to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-34Opinion 2004-9
… there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. … to General Municipal Law §103(8) indicate that those amendments were intended primarily to permit local … 1998). Nonetheless, although the primary purpose of the amendments was to allow use of the joint purchase authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9Opinion 91-63
… prepare, authorize or approve the contract or approve payments thereunder; (b) audit bills or claims under the … Board of the Town of Tuxedo , 69 AD2d 320, 418 NYS2d 638; Conrad v Hinman , 122 Misc 2d 531, 471 NYS2d 521). Thus, even …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Opinion 96-3
… the trustee individually, or the firm of which the trustee is the primary stockholder, irrespective of whether the contract is awarded after competitive bidding or if some or all of the … individually, or with the firm of which the trustee is the primary stockholder, to provide environmental review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 96-16
… IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Property (use of proceeds from sale of) WATER DISTRICTS -- Property (use of proceeds from sale of) TOWN LAW, §198(12); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10: A … Town Law, §198 or a local law, use the proceeds from the sale to the county of all the property and facilities of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16State Agencies Bulletin No. 647
… with respect to certain employees in the Security Services Bargaining Unit represented by NYSCOPBA. Because only certain employees in the Security Services Bargaining Unit are eligible for binding arbitration, the … arbitration eligible employees in the Security Services bargaining Unit, but does not apply to titles in Payroll …
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
… experiment to reduce exposed trash and rats in subway stations by getting rid of trash receptacles showed … and there's no evidence it reduced the number of rats in subway stations. After four years the best one can say … "poor customer experience of exposed trash bags in stations and to eliminate the accompanying presence of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mtas-plan-pull-trash-cans-didnt-make-stations-cleanerOpinion 2007-5
… to the contrary (see 1980 Ops St Comp No. 80-551), those are the only circumstances when a resolution by a county for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-5Opinion 88-57
… guarantees (24 Opns St Comp, 1968, p 728; 8 Opns St Comp, 1952, p 281; NY Const, Art I, §11; US Const, 14th Amendment). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-57Opinion 89-5
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … (filing fee when affecting more than one parcel) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §§8018, 8021: A county clerk may not … services other than in his capacity as clerk of the supreme court or a county court and other than when he …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-5XII.8.B Matching – XII. Expenditures
… extract: Approval Status Match Status Match Result B – Pending Budget Check OR V – Pending OSC M – Matched Pass B – Pending Budget Check P - Pending Budget Pending B – Pending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8b-matchingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1097
… Purpose To revise the procedures governing OSC’s review and approval … Background Although it is not always possible for agencies to complete their required processing steps by the effective … changes in the payroll system as timely as possible. Due to the increased frequency of retroactive transactions with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1097-retroactive-transactions-executive-branch-agenciesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2377
… W-2 are affected. Background: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement … contribution plan (401(k) or 403(b)) in the current tax year. Nearly all State of New York government positions, … deduction on their individual tax return based on their income and filing status. OSC Actions: OSC will automatically …
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
… Purpose To inform agencies of the procedures for reporting line number changes and to explain how account codes will be charged in fiscal year 2014-2015. … To inform agencies of the procedures for reporting line …
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
… Purpose To inform agencies of the procedures for reporting line number changes and to explain how chartfield strings will be charged for fiscal year … To inform agencies of the procedures for reporting line …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1560-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2017-2018