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Opinion 95-8
… purposes subaccount of the general fund of the state where the claiming agent is an agency of the state or the political subdivision or … legislative intent" ( General Building Contractors of New York State, Inc. v Roberts , 118 AD2d 173 at 176, 504 NYS2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-8State Agencies Bulletin No. 749
… on or before October 1, 2007; and The employee received a “Satisfactory” rating or its equivalent on their last … annual evaluation date; and The employee did not receive a Performance Advance in April 2007. OSC Actions After … must be greater than the Hiring Rate. The resulting salary can exceed the Job Rate of the current grade. Transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/749-october-2007-performance-advances-employees-represented-public-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 333
… Managerial/Confidential and employees represented by CSEA, PEF, DC-37, Council 82, NYSCOPBA, UUP, PBA, and … to the Memorandums of Agreement, employees represented by CSEA, PEF, DC-37, Council 82, NYSCOPBA, UUP, PBA, NYSPIA, … pay plus housing and food allowance). The stipend provided by this benefit is calculated using the same State salary and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/333-training-leave-reduced-pay-military-leave-unrelated-events-september-11Opinion 96-10
Whether a fire district may transfer the unexpended balance of a capital reserve fund established for the acquisition of new equipment into the general fund
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10Processing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (Follow-Up)
… to law enforcement and consent to have the kit released by the hospital for forensic testing. Once a victim provides … custody – regardless of age – to a forensic laboratory by December 28, 2017 for processing. Kits received by law enforcement agencies prior to February 26, 2017 were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kits-followOpinion 91-12
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … the authority of General Municipal Law, §204-a belong to the fire company to be used for the lawful purposes of the … company purposes without approval of the municipality, we have stated that the conditions placed on the fund raising …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-12Opinion 90-61
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … TOWN LAW, §§202(3), 202-a(1): A town may assess the costs of establishing and maintaining a water supply district only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-61Opinion 90-58
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Insurance … policy by a village trustee to a village employee in the employee's private capacity is not a "contract" with … §800(3), a municipal officer or employee has an "interest" in any contract with his or her municipality if he or she …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-58State Agencies Bulletin No. 1330
… results in a salary below the Job Rate of the grade of the new position) after the effective date of the April 2014 M/C … OSC will accept a photocopy of this form along with a new Report of Check Exchange. Questions Questions regarding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1330-april-2014-management-and-confidential-mc-longevity-lump-sum-llsOpinion 90-47
… has been equated by the courts to the duty of an insurance company to provide a defense under an insurance policy, and … hundred eighty-one or nineteen hundred eighty-three of title forty-two of the United States code and the act or … governing board (see Seif v City of Long Beach , 286 NY 382; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-417, p 465; 1978 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-47Opinion 98 - 19
… 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. FIRE DISTRICTS -- … may be, in the same manner as provided for such referendum on the issuance of obligations" (emphasis added). General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19Opinion 93-15
… library is required pursuant to Town Law, §123 to annually account to, or submit its books for audit to, the town board. … treasurer of a town public library is required to annually account to, and submit its books for audit to, the town board … or disbursed any moneys in the previous fiscal year "shall account with the town board for such moneys and shall produce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-15Opinion 2012-1
… of individuals having those functions (Real Property Tax Law, article 5, title 1-A, § 522 et seq .; compare e.g . … is filed with the board, in accordance with Real Property Tax Law § 523(3). … Whether a member of a town board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2012-1Opinion 94-26
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Assessments (computation of … Law, §980-b, every "municipality" is authorized to adopt a local law, subject to permissive referendum, to provide for … Town Law only outside of villages unless the village, by local enactment subject to permissive referendum, consents to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-26Opinion 93-3
… for professional services (see, e.g., People ex rel. Smith v Flagg , 17 NY 584). Generally, professional services … in the performance of the contract (see People ex rel. Smith , supra ; Trane Co. v County of Broome , 76 AD2d 1015, … statute to apply it to these services (see People ex rel. Smith , supra , 17 NY, at p 589; 1A Antieau, Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3Opinion 91-44
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Compensation (health insurance) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44SUNY Bulletin No. SU-363
… 2024 Discretionary $3000 SUNY M/C Non-Pensionable Lump Sum Payment. Affected Employees: Employees designated M/C in SUNY … of the payroll period following July 1, 2025. Effective Dates: The Non-Pensionable Lump Sum Payment is effective on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-363-state-university-new-york-suny-managementconfidential-mcOpinion 97-1
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 95-9
… concerning a length of service award program established by a fire district pursuant to article 11-A of the General … activities, in accordance with a system established by the sponsor ( id .). General Municipal Law, §217(c) … entities. A fire district is a public corporation governed by a board of commissioners (Town Law, §§174, 176; General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Opinion 89-62
… nominating petitions for fire district office) ELECTION LAW, §6-138; TOWN LAW, §176(7): A qualified voter is not prohibited from … is governed by subdivision 7 of section 176 of the Town Law which states that the board of fire commissioners: Shall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62