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Opinion 89-38
… the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement Benefits (authority of a school district to purchase insurance to provide benefits to the beneficiaries of a … the school district will purchase insurance to provide for payments to the surviving spouses of those retired school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-38Opinion 93-25
… in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (lighting of private right-of-way) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Private Roads (lighting by village) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (lighting of private right-of-way) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE … Whether the village may continue to provide dusktodawn lighting at village expense …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-25Retirement Option Election Form for Tier 2 Members (RS6163-A)
For NYSLRS Tier 2 members to elect an option for how they want their monthly benefit paid at retirement and to designate one beneficiary.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs6163-a.pdfRetirement Option Election Form For Tier 1 Members (RS6109-A)
For NYSLRS Tier 1 members to elect an option for how they want their monthly benefit paid at retirement and to designate one beneficiary.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs6109-a.pdfOpinion 88-71
… waive the imposition of penalties arising from a property owner's nonpayment of water rents in the context of compromising a claim asserted by the property owner relative to the accuracy of his water bill. This is in … from forms filed by property owners. You state that an owner of an apartment complex in the city has challenged the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-71XII.6.H Paying an Accidental Death Benefit – XII. Expenditures
… Board Accidental Death Benefit, Notice of Decision (EC-23 form). Process and Transaction Preparation: In the … Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) Notice of Decision (EC-23 form) or WCB Notice of Award in Death Cases (EC-68 form); a letter of certification from the WCB, stating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6h-paying-accidental-death-benefitCortland County – Public Water Supplies (2016M-318)
… Cortland County is located in the southern tier of New York State and has a population of approximately 48,500. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/01/06/cortland-county-public-water-supplies-2016m-318Opinion 96-10
… Law, §6-g(8). You ask whether a fire district, subject to voter approval, may transfer the unexpended balance of a … of a type, or specific item or items, of equipment. A resolution for the establishment of a capital reserve fund to … general fund of the fire district, irrespective of whether voter approval is obtained (1977 Opns St Comp No. 77-787, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-339
… of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for manual payment of the 2024 Judicial Longevity Payment (JLP) and to provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected … Service Employees Association (CSEA – BU 87), provides for a longevity lump sum payment based upon total number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-339-april-2024-unified-court-system-ucs-judicial-longevity-paymentOpinion 90-39
… or user fee on behalf of a fire district) TOWN LAW, §181(1); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(i),(ii)(a)(9-a): A town … Law, §10(1)(i) and (ii)(a)(9-a) relates only to the town's property, affairs or government, and to fees and charges … of fees or charges for fire protection services. In order for a fee or charge not to be considered a tax, it must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-39Opinion 88-30
… the authority of a town board to require that a property owner in a water district connect to the water district water … a village. The contract with the village provides that the owner of this property must purchase all its water from the village unless the owner develops a private, on-site water supply. You ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-30Opinion 2000-16
… Firemen's Benevolent Association (beneficiaries under group life insurance policy); (meaning of "family" as used in … of foreign fire insurance tax special acts) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: When an exempt firefighters' benevolent … or adoption. Sections 9104 and 9105 of the Insurance Law govern the distribution and use of foreign fire insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16New York State Accounting System User Procedures Manual
… 04000 NYS SENATE REGULAR ANNUAL 04001 NYS SENATE TEMPORARY 04002 NYS SENATE SPECIAL ANNUAL 04010 SENATE FINANCE … STATE COLL SCHOLARSHIPS 28350 SUNY COLL TECHNOLOGY AT ALFRED 28351 SUNY COLL TECHNOLOGY AT ALFRED - SPECIAL 28353 … DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION AUTH 55343 LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMPANY 55345 METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAIL ROAD COMPANY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/guidance/new-york-state-accounting-system-user-procedures-manualForms
… (AC 2231) Report Government Fraud Online Complaint Form Printable Complaint Form Retirement Employers Members … A repository of all Office of the State Comptroller web and printable forms …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/formsOpinion 88-1
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARKING FACILITIES -- Conveyance of (to U.S. Postal Service); (necessity of special act authorizing) REAL … Beneficial Finance v Dallas , 571 F2d 125; Chait v Active Fire , 101 Misc 2d 533, 421 NYS2d 333), it clearly performs a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-1Opinion 2002-9
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans … to private individuals who voluntarily assist the town in coordinating volunteers from not-for-profit organizations in providing services in connection with the town's recycling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-9Opinion 89-21
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … highway (see 1959 Opns St Comp, No. 59-589, unreported; 4 Opns St Comp, 1948 p 360, 3 Opns St Comp, 1947 p 88; see … on line between two towns divided into districts and each district considered as belonging to town to which allotted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-21DiNapoli Statement on MTA Budget
… the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's 2026 Adopted Budget: "The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Adopted Budget for 2026 reflects several actions that have become … million in 2026, which will help the Authority balance its budget next year. It’s important that the MTA continues the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-statement-mta-budgetHilton Central School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-200-F)
… [read complete report – pdf] | [read complete 2023 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was … 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Hilton Central School District – Network Access … 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Hilton Central School District Network Access Controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/12/05/hilton-central-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-200-fNewark Valley Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2020M-30-F)
… Fire District’s (District) progress, as of September 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report … Valley Fire Districts District progress as of September 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/11/07/newark-valley-fire-district-audit-follow-2020m-30-f