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Opinion 92-8
… uses (financing non-federal share of federally-aided city bridge project) -- Proceeds (payment to State … to finance non-federal share of federally-aided city bridge project) HIGHWAY LAW, §§10(34-a), 80, 80-b; LOCAL … §15, as repealed and reenacted by L 1991, ch 330, §9: A city may deposit with the State Comptroller the proceeds of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-8Opinion 96-8
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Justice Courts (payment of fees … Municipal Law, §99-l[1][a] for handling cases which result in default judgments) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Justice Court Fund … by the Thruway Authority, even if the case results in a default judgment. You ask whether a town or village is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8Opinion 88-64
… in a self-insured plan operated jointly by the city for which the authority was established and the county in which the city is located. The question arises because of the potential … State Legislature (see Public Housing Law, §§2, 3; Bass v City of New York , 38 AD2d 407, 330 NYS2d 569, affd 32 NY2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-64Opinion 2003-2
… it is determined by a majority vote of each board to make such proposal, each such board shall, within thirty days … that the authority to establish joint fire districts does not apply to coterminous town/villages because, by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2Opinion 89-40
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Reimbursement for Expenses (loss of wages) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Reimbursement for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-40State Agencies Bulletin No. 2067
The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the April 2020 2021 and 2022 Retroactive Increases to Location Pay and Location MidHudson Pay and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2067-april-2020-2021-and-2022-retroactive-increases-location-pay-andDiNapoli: Unsafe Conditions, Questionable Spending Found at Affordable NYC Housing Complexes
… Here Unsafe conditions and over $1 million dollars in questionable spending at three affordable housing … infestations among other unsafe conditions at developments in Manhattan, Queens and on Staten Island. “Every New Yorker … housing,” DiNapoli said. “The conditions identified in this audit are unacceptable. The city needs to do a much …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-unsafe-conditions-questionable-spending-found-affordable-nyc-housing-complexesOpinion 2000-4
… provided by a public retirement system, or payments to a fund or insurer to provide an income for retirees or payment … to the length of tenure . . . [representing] deferred compensation for services rendered, as opposed to the … are the same, regardless of years of service or level of compensation beyond the threshold. It is our opinion, then, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-4Opinion 2005-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- BOCES (procedures for … employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund. To comply with the permissive referendum requirements, a BOCES should … procedures outlined in section 1804 of the Education Law and the voter approval requirements provided by section 1951 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-4Opinion 90-28
… before the agencies specified in the statute (see 1970 New York State Legislative Annual, pp 205, 539), it is well …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-28Opinion 98-21
… ambulance service may contract to obtain that service from another city, town, village or fire district which has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-21Opinion 90-53
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … 393, at 394 [emphasis added]; see also, Lessen v Stevens , 30 AD2d 740, 291 NYS2d 202). Therefore, in our opinion, a … of local officials whether to enforce a zoning or building code in a given instance is discretionary in nature (see, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-53Opinion 91-33
… (maintenance by county treasurer of common bank account for separate bail deposits); (duty of superior court to … account); (maintenance of common bank account for separate bail deposits); (applicability of 2% bail fee to … must be deposited in interest-bearing accounts. Funds held for particular actions or proceedings may be pooled into a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-33State Agencies Bulletin No. 2146
… dates on or after the effective date of the payment, the payroll system does not consider the AC-230 when calculating … must be used to process the adjustment. Please refer to Payroll Bulletin 1893 Reporting Adjustment to Overtime for … Deductions: All general deductions for employees whose Payroll Status is Terminated, Retired, or Deceased will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2146-april-2023-retroactive-increases-location-pay-and-location-mid-hudsonState Agencies Bulletin No. 2147
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2023 Retroactive Increases to Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay and provide … Code LMH. Effective Dates: The retroactive increases to Location pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay will be paid in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2147-april-2023-retroactive-increases-location-pay-and-location-mid-hudsonVII.9.A Fringe Benefits and Indirect Costs Automation – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… Workers’ Compensation, Pensions, Social Security, Dental Insurance, Vision Benefits, Employee Benefit Funds, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii9a-fringe-benefits-and-indirect-costs-automationOpinion 2001-14
… on an hourly basis and works a set number of hours per week, regardless of whether he performs work on any town vehicles during that week. In addition, the village mechanic, while sitting on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-14Opinion 91-1
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … agree to make purchases on a cooperative basis through a single set of bid specifications, and a single advertisement for bids in the official newspaper(s), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-1Opinion 90-8
… affairs and government ( Fire Department of the City of Rochester v City of Rochester , 23 AD2d 183, 259 NYS2d 517, … Grumet v Goodbody , 1 Misc 2d 222, 150 NYS2d 141, affd 309 NY 956). For similar reasons, the courts had also held that a … itself has failed to expressly so provide. March 30, 1990 Ralph W. Nash, Esq., City Attorney City of Ithaca … Whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-8Opinion 2010-4
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … fees for its own use and benefit. Initially, we note that it is a fundamental principle that fire districts only have … by organizations providing the service under contract. It is evident that the term "such municipality" as used in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-4