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Opinion 88-66
… in the opinion. PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Computers (authority to copyright programs); (authority to market programs) -- … use as a contribution to a collective work, as a part of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, as a translation, … presumption of copyright ownership by the employer in the case of works produced for hire ( Baltimore Orioles, Inc. v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-66DiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population
… placed at the Park Slope Women’s Shelter on Oct. 11, 2017, more than a year later. 3 clients were not placed in the … is actually placed in a facility. Didn’t Make Station Visits Based on the homeless population, BRC was supposed to … calls for BRC to keep a list of homeless individuals with medical problems, but a review found in many instances it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-outreach-failure-contributes-rise-subway-homeless-populationOpinion 2012-1
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (purchases of highway related products from company owned by a member of a … ASSESSMENTS -- Board of Assessment Review (purchases of highway related products from company owned by a member of a … by a town ( see e.g . 2006 Ops St Comp No. 2006-11, at 32). Unless an exception set forth in General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2012-1Opinion 96-5
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees (exemption from when counsel to Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation represents appellant) … LAW, §5225: Where the counsel to the Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation (MVAIC) represents an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-5Opinion 96-1
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-g(13): If the moneys necessary to fund the purchase of real property by a fire district are … 10% of the total assessed valuation of the town, the prior consent of the State Comptroller will be required for the … for the purchase of real property would not be subject to consent of the State Comptroller. You ask whether approval of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Opinion 91-19
… In Re Szabo's Estate , 10 NY2d 94, 217 NYS2d 593; 62 NY Jur 2d, Gifts, §13). It is a general rule that once an … Saunders v Regeer , 50 Misc 2d 850, 271 NYS2d 788; 62 NY Jur 2d, Gifts, §§56, 57). Accordingly, once the … fire company to the fire district. May 20, 1991 Joseph H. Pond, Esq., Attorney at Law Woodbourne Fire District … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19Opinion 91-35
… a negotiating unit, but not to the increase received by an immediate subordinate who is not a member of a negotiating … department may receive an increase in salary equal to that given to the sergeant of the department, but less than the … St Comp No. 86-23, p 39; 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-20, p 26). It is clear from the statutory language cited above that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Opinion 90-45
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … MUNICIPAL LAW, §103(5): A standardization resolution must state that, for reasons of efficiency or economy, there is a need for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-45State Agencies Bulletin No. 2127
… (TPM) Mass Change Process for Line-Item Realignment (LNR); do not use a Position Move (MOV) via a TPM Short Form … process in PayServ. Access the Add/Update Position Info page using the following path: Main Menu > … Positions/Budgets > Add/Update Position Info. Insert a row on the Add/Update Position Info page using the Pay Period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2127-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2023-2024Opinion 94-3
… of town special districts upon petition and, in the case of the establishment or extension of special districts … the street, highway, private road or right-of-way. In the case of an improvement to a private road, the town must … for the improvement (Town Law, §200[8], [10]); and, in the case of action by board motion, a permissive referendum (Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3Opinion 89-45
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … limited to fixed salary (see, e.g., 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-27, p 63). However, if an attorney for the zoning … rate for specified additional services (1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-356, p 108; see also 1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-792, p …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-45State Agencies Bulletin No. 235
… guidelines governing retroactive salary transactions do not adequately reflect the time frames necessary for many … situation on a case-by-case basis. For transactions that do not require Civil Service approval (e.g., salary increases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/235-retroactive-salary-transactions-executive-branch-agenciesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2013
… (TPM) Mass Change Process for Line-Item Realignment (LNR); do not use a Position Move (MOV) via a TPM Short Form … process in PayServ. Access the Add/Update Position Info page using the following path: Main Menu > … Positions/Budgets > Add/Update Position Info. Insert a row on the Add/Update Position Info page using the Pay Period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2013-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2022-2023State Agencies Bulletin No. 1820
… the Line Number field. If applicable, update the Position Pool ID field on the Specific Information page by expanding … employee’s record. Deleting Position Pools If a Position Pool is no longer used by the agency and should be inactivated, insert a row on the Position Pool Table using the next pay period begin date as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1820-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2020-2021Contact Update and Online Help for Local Officials
… standards, audit related communications, etc. To help us reach the right individuals in a timely manner, we … edit, verify and inactivate contact records. Enrollment help can be found here: Online Services Enrollment … [pdf] If you are a CFO or Municipal Clerk that needs help accessing or creating a Muni Contact Manager account, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/contact-update-and-online-helpState Agencies Bulletin No. 914
… Purpose To inform agencies of new procedures regarding withholding of Social Security and Medicare taxes for employees receiving a military stipend. Affected Employees Employees paid a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/914-change-taxation-military-stipendsDiNapoli: Former Pulteney Fire District Treasurer Sentenced in $6,800 Theft of Fire District Funds
… balances. I thank Steuben County District Attorney Brooks Baker and the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office for working …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-former-pulteney-fire-district-treasurer-sentenced-6800-theft-fire-district-fundsBloomingburg Fire Company #1 – Disbursements (2013M-83)
… totaling $27,600 of the 100 disbursements we tested had no evidence of Company approval. Nine of the 40 checks … 20 of the 60 debit card transactions totaling $7,500 had no documentation available to identify the purposes of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/06/28/bloomingburg-fire-company-1-disbursements-2013m-83Controls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… Under Section 115 of the State Finance Law, cash advances are issued to State agencies for purposes such as petty cash, … confidential, patient, and resident allowances). Advances are issued from agency appropriations and the cash is … for petty cash expenses. SED does not routinely resolve old outstanding items or review any paid checks and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/08/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsGenesee Valley Central School District – Reserve Accounts and Extra-Classroom Activities (2014M-56)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate reserve fund management … District is located in Allegany County and is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. The District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/27/genesee-valley-central-school-district-reserve-accounts-and-extra