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Opinion 90-15
… 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. POLICE AND POLICE … Neither section 150, nor any other provision of State law, however, provides for the establishment of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15Opinion 89-49
… November 27, 1989 Michael Colodner, Counsel State of New York Unified Court System … Whether a fee is properly imposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49Opinion 89-41
… to an eligible "active volunteer firefighter" in the form of a lump sum, a life annuity with or without survivor benefits, period certain annuities, or any other form provided under the program (see General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 88-65
… PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Payments (issuance of tax receipts when taxes are paid by mortgagee) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §986(1)(3): Collecting officers must provide tax receipts to mortgagee banks when taxes are paid from an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65Opinion 88-60
… affd 45 AD2d 841, 358 NYS2d 957; Brooklyn Park Comr's v Armstrong , 45 NY 234; see also Parks, Recreation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60Security Self-Assessment: Questions – Information Technology Governance
… Security Self-Assessment Questions A fillable form is available for download and completion online at … changed from the factory default? Yes No N/A What is/are the SSID(s)? 9c Is the most secure encryption … unusual or sensitive access activity identified? What process is followed to determine whether any security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/security-self-assessment-questionsDiNapoli: One-in-Four Homeless Shelter Clients with Serious Mental Health Issues Were Not Placed in a Mental Health Shelter
… NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is falling short in meeting the needs of homeless New Yorkers, particularly those with mental health and … or substance abuse issues and individuals were placed in a shelter that could not give them the help they needed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-one-four-homeless-shelter-clients-serious-mental-health-issues-were-not-placed-mental-healthDiNapoli: NYC Dept. of Buildings Is Not Doing Enough to Improve Construction Site Safety
… needs to be more aggressive in its oversight, inspections and use of enforcement powers to make sure violations are … same site and later died. DOB issued a Stop Work Order and two OATH Summonses for failure to have proper safety measures … the Stop Work Order on Oct. 23, 2020. On May 19, 2021, one worker was killed and another injured on the site when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-dept-buildings-not-doing-enough-improve-construction-site-safetyState Agencies Bulletin No. 2290
… on a daily basis in their performance of their job; and Does not receive a regular uniform service; and Has … OER memorandum for a list of eligible titles); and • Does not receive work related clothing; and • Has completed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2290-2024-csea-work-related-clothing-allowance-and-2024-uniform-maintenanceState Agencies Bulletin No. 1971.2
… Request Direct Deposit record are affected . Background Form AC 2772, Direct Deposit Form for NYS Employees is … one Direct Deposit record. For employees with multiple jobs, all payroll deposits are made according to the single … paragraph (b) of subdivision (4), a state employee’s net salary to be deposited directly in a bank for any purpose to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19712-direct-deposit-guidance-and-audit-queryState Agencies Bulletin No. 1971.1
… Request Direct Deposit record are affected . Background Form AC 2772, Direct Deposit Form for NYS Employees is … one Direct Deposit record. For employees with multiple jobs, all payroll deposits are made according to the single … paragraph (b) of subdivision (4), a state employee’s net salary to be deposited directly in a bank for any purpose to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19711-direct-deposit-guidance-and-audit-queryOpinion 89-50
… Art. VIII, §1: A town may expend moneys to pay for an improvement on private property to alleviate a … under the circumstances, the town may expend moneys to pay for the improvements necessary to alleviate the drainage … drains, culverts, ditches, sluices and other channels for the passage of water for the purpose of drainage and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-327
… date. Earnings Code Description Eligible Bargaining Units SOS Senior Officer Series Differential DR, F8, SY, 87 OSC … April 2021 Rate April 2022 Rate April 2023 Rate SOS Senior Officer Series Differential $3,224 $3,289 $3,388 … 410 Health Care Spending Account 416 Deferred Comp 420 NY Dependent Care Contribution 425 Repay State Loans/Debt 426 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-327-april-2021-april-2022-and-april-2023-state-new-york-unifiedConflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees
… heard of the phrase “conflict of interest.” The phrase can apply in a variety of situations which all have one thing … exceptions also described below. What powers and duties can cause an interest in a contract to be prohibited? If you … having a value of $75 or more under circumstances where it can be reasonably inferred or expected that the gift was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/conflicts-interest-municipal-officers-and-employeesUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-215
… be paid using the following effective date and check date. Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type Payment Effective Date Check Date … and Job do not match – if the Position Number equals the NYS Position Number on the employee’s Job Data page but the … and Job do not match – if the Position Number equals the NYS Position Number on the employee’s Job Data page but the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-215-april-2015-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-salaryOpinion 92-33
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … and publicity services); (procedures for obtaining) TOWN LAW, §64(14)(a): A town board by resolution may establish a … services (see, e.g., People ex rel. Smith v Flagg , 17 NY 584). Generally, professional services which fall within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-33Opinion 89-1
… the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (authority to convert employee's … contract between the town and its highway department employees which, among other things, provides for the employees to receive a certain number of sick, vacation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 1362
… Maintenance Allowance. Affected Employees Employees in the Division of Military and Naval Affairs – BU47 who meet … Uniform Maintenance Allowance may be processed beginning in Administration Pay Period 19L, paychecks dated 12/31/14 … taxable gross and will be reported on the employee’s Form W-2 using code UTA (Uniform/Tool Allowance). Payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1362-2014-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-division-military-andState Agencies Bulletin No. 1255
… To describe the agency responsibility regarding Tier 6 contribution rates for the New York State Teachers … System. Affected Employees Employees enrolled in Tier 6 in the NYS Teachers Retirement System (7X) Effective … State Teachers Retirement System operates on a July Fiscal Year. Effective the first check in July, the Retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1255-new-york-state-teachers-retirement-system-nystrs-tier-6-contributionState Agencies Bulletin No. 1286
… Pursuant to the GOER Memorandums dated 11/14/13 Article 39 of the 2011-2016 Agreement between the State of New York, the DMNA Unit and the Civil Service Employees Association, Inc., agency funds will be allocated for a DMNA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1286-2013-division-military-and-naval-affairs-dmna-bu46-and-bu47-uniform