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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… 2013 examined whether the fellowship leaves granted to CUNY instructional staff were awarded for authorized … that were not on CUNY’s list. These findings point to weaknesses in the monitoring of bank accounts. Of 78 … making payments, NYSIF will cancel the policy and attempt to collect the amount owed. Some of the businesses with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Real Property Dispositions
… Purpose To determine whether the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: evaluated properties that are not essential to its core mission, as required, and took appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/28/real-property-dispositionsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1193
… from a retirement system of the State of New York as a result of previous state, city or municipal employment, … to a traditional Individual Retirement Arrangement as a result of the Retirement Plan check box being checked. As … in the New York State prior to January 1, 2012. As a result, OSC must rely on agencies to identify employees that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1193-retirement-plan-check-box-form-w-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 1096
… in IRC Section 403(b) - applicable only to employees of SUNY, CUNY and the NYS Education Department. *IRS Publication … not to join or does not contribute to the plan. Nearly all State of New York government positions provide eligibility … OSC should uncheck the Retirement Plan checkbox for. SUNY, CUNY and NYS Education Department agencies must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1096-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 1231
… will create and mail Form 1042-S directly to agency payroll offices on or around March 1, 2013. Please note that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1231-form-1042-s-foreign-persons-us-source-income-subject-withholdingContract Advisory No. 4
… Corrective Action for Contract Transactions Created in the Statewide Financial System with Invalid Business Unit … but only certain of those combinations are valid for use in creating contracts. New contracts (Amendment Sequence “0”) created in the SFS must use a Business Unit/Department ID combination …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/4-business-unit-and-department-id-combinations-used-create-contracts-statewideState Agencies Bulletin No. 1198
… Purpose To provide agencies information regarding changes in the … Hire and Transfer transactions. It is important to not that all other transaction typessubmitted to A.I. will need to have the new NYS Employee Id loaded into the EMPLID field …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1198-changes-automated-interface-transaction-processing-ai-agencies-onlyOpinion 90-13
… HIGHWAYS -- Utilities (municipal sewer project connected with reconstruction of State highway) SEWERS AND SEWER … Highway Rights-of-Way (municipal sewer project connected with reconstruction of State highway) HIGHWAY LAW, §10(27): … sewer pipe for a village sewer project in conjunction with a DOT road reconstruction project. This is in reply to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-13Opinion 90-12
… purpose ( Travelers' Ins. Co. v Louis Padula Co. , 224 NY 397, reh den 225 NY 638; Anderson v Board of Education of City of Yonkers , 46 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-12Opinion 93-22
… BAIL MONEYS -- Disposition of (when erroneously reported to justice court fund) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Justice Court Fund (procedure to refund bail moneys erroneously reported) CRIMINAL … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §99-m: An order of a superior court to remit a forfeiture of bail is not required in order for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-22Opinion 92-55
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Powers and … are needed to further a proper village purpose. This is in reply to your letter concerning a privately-owned water … the cost of operating and maintaining the lines acquired from the private owners. Village Law, §11-1120 provides, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-55Opinion 97-13
… suspension for misconduct. We are informed that, pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations or by-laws, a … an "active volunteer firefighter" accumulates at least 50 points. Points must be granted for the performance of … company is that Opns St Comp, No. 97-13 they are subject to call for whatever duties may be assigned to them under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-13Opinion 95-29
… district may, subject to a mandatory referendum, sell all the property and facilities of the water district to a … governing board of a town improvement district may sell all or any part of the property and facilities of the … to mandatory referendum (Town Law, §198[12][b]) 1 . If all of the property or facilities of the district is sold, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29Opinion 90-63
… -- Appropriations and Expenditures (recognition dinner for volunteers); (holding party for senior citizens) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and … Expenditures (in recognition of municipal service - dinner for volunteer library workers); (miscellaneous expenses - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-63Opinion 92-34
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FINES AND PENALTIES -- Mandatory Surcharge … or a court result in a finding of liability, or conviction for the violation of any statute, local law, ordinance or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-34Opinion 95-16
… LAW, §1908(1): A central high school district is required to apportion expenses among the school districts therein on … roll as of the date of the apportionment. This is in reply to your request for our opinion as to the proper assessment roll to be used for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-16Opinion 94-5
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … Home Rule Law, §10[1][ii][d][3][4]; see 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-56, p 134). The conclusion that section 116(13) … abuse at the expense of town taxpayers" (1980 Veto Message No. 93). The 1982 amendment, which eliminated the reference …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-5Opinion 94-4
… of the potential for theft or misuse, the use of signature stamps should be carefully monitored at the local level. The … town should establish internal controls to ensure that the stamps are accessible only by appropriate officers and for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4State Agencies Bulletin No. 170
… cancel Additional Annual Salary Factors on the Additional Pay Panel. This Bulletin replaces the section titled "Ending Additional Pay" found in Bulletin #96, page 2. Affected Employees Annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/170-canceling-additional-annual-salary-factorPension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… will pay the member a monthly benefit for life. The Single Life Allowance is the maximum benefit available. Or, a member can choose to receive a reduced monthly amount … member with a customized pension payment option election form during the processing of their retirement application. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/pension-payment-option-election