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Opinion 89-9
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Compensation … (disposition of unclaimed paycheck of deceased employee) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (disposition of … to include "... earnings, wages, salary or bonus payable by an employer... to, or to the estate of, or to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9Opinion 88-71
… arising from nonpayment of water rents to compromise a claim) CLAIMS -- Compromise or Settlement of (waiver of … rents in the context of compromising a claim asserted by the property owner relative to the accuracy of his water bill. This is in reply to your letter concerning the waiver of penalty charges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-71Opinion 89-11
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt … expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to rent a room in which to meet, if the meetings are for the purpose of … fire insurance tax moneys "except as otherwise provided in any special law". Sections 9104 and 9105 provide that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11CUNY Bulletin No. CU-555
… requests regardless of the employee’s status: For all rate increases, request a Pay Change with the … two years. Deduction Information for Inactive Employees All general deductions for employees whose Payroll Status is … These monies are taxable income and are subject to all employment taxes and income taxes. The monies will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-555-cuny-rate-increases-auto-mechanic-and-machinistOpinion 93-12
… (travel expenses - spouse of school board member attending conference) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §77-b: A school district … education who accompanies the board member in attending a conference, even if board member has provided advance payment … education who accompanies the board member in attending a conference. You state that the board member would pay to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12XVII.3 Lapsing Transaction Deadlines – XVII. Lapsing Appropriations
… and report any appropriation lapse date discrepancies to your Bureau of State Accounting Operations – Budgets and … reconciliation using an appropriation which is lapsing can be performed up until the published deadline. Any … also be resolved by the published deadline in order to use a lapsing appropriation, or the voucher must be changed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvii/xvii3-lapsing-transaction-deadlinesState Agencies Bulletin No. 762
… To describe the process of changing bargaining units for affected titles. Affected Employees Annual and hourly … Per the MOA, all compensation benefits shall be resolved for all titles in the ALES Unit for periods on and after April 1, 2005. These employees shall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/762-change-bargaining-unit-61-bargaining-unit-31-certain-security-titlesOpinion 2002-3
… Districts (expansion of activities to include maintenance and operation of recreational facilities) LOCAL LAWS -- … of a public dock district to include maintenance and operation of recreational facilities such as a playground and swimming pool. You ask whether a town board may expand …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-3State Agencies Bulletin No. 964
… Purpose To inform agencies of a change in OSC’s business practice. Affected Employees All employees … to process the NY State Insurance Fund form C8EMP and mail form W-2C to employees on an ongoing basis. However, the … year taxes. Employees must not use the W-2C to file a claim for an additional refund of Social Security and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/964-procedure-change-prior-year-ssmed-tax-refundsOpinion 93-26
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … the district's ambulance services (see 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-26, p 33). Notwithstanding the apparently mandatory … costs are not raised by user charges (1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-59, p 131). Similarly, it is our opinion that a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-26Opinion 89-6
… be deposited into the State's General Fund or remain with the locality. An examination of the relevant statutes, … General reveals that any moneys so collected should remain with the locality. Article 20 of the Judiciary Law (§§790, et … 791, because the statute contains "not a single word with respect to the title" to such moneys. The Court of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6Security Delivery Instructions
… securities to the New York State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF), using one of the approved delivery methods. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/security-delivery-instructionsOpinion 92-14
… the county clerk's office, or (2) the lienor has failed to commence an action to foreclose such lien or to secure an … of lien. The question of whether the lienor has failed to commence such an action is a factual question which must be … filed in the county clerk's office. 2. By the failure to commence an action to foreclose upon the lien within the time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-14St. Lawrence County – Financial Condition (2013M-46)
… December 31, 2012. Background St. Lawrence County, located in northern New York, has a population of approximately … as a budgetary funding source, the County’s fund balance in the general fund decreased 68 percent from fiscal year … remaining at year end declined from an $11 million surplus in 2007 to a deficit of $1.7 million at the end of 2011, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/05/02/st-lawrence-county-financial-condition-2013m-46Accidental Disability – Article 14 Benefits
… duties not caused by your own willful negligence. There is no minimum service requirement for an accidental disability … medical leave of absence for up to two years. If you are no longer in active service, you may be eligible if your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/accidental-disabilityState Agencies Bulletin No. 1165
… to Section 7 of Part A of Chapter 491 of the Laws of 2011 and the Division of the Budget Bulletin B-1200 issued May 11, … a plan has been established to reduce the compensation of and provide additional leave time to any employee within the purview of the agreement between the State of New York and the New York State Correctional Officers and Police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1165-2011-2012-days-worked-adjustment-bargaining-unit-21State Agencies Bulletin No. 1268
… to October 1, 2013 are due immediately . Pay Checks Issued On Must be Received By OSC No Later Than October 3, 2013 … apply: The employee is still actively employed by any State agency. The employee is due any regular and/or lump sum … No. 908 (Non-Negotiated and/or Undeliverable New York State Payroll Checks) was created as a tool for agencies to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1268-schedule-submitting-2013-returned-checksState Agencies Bulletin No. 1345
… of AC-230 processing, agencies must submit AC-230s to OSC in accordance with the processing schedule outlined in this bulletin. Processing Dates Paychecks issued prior to … to the above. Agency Actions Agencies must be diligent in their efforts to submit AC-230s timely. The NPAY539 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1345-schedule-submitting-2014-returned-checksGloversville Enlarged City School District – Board Oversight and Information Technology (2013M-180)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s oversight of financial operations and information technology (IT) for … in Fulton County. The District is governed by the Board of Education, which comprises nine elected members. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/20/gloversville-enlarged-city-school-district-board-oversight-andInappropriate Medicaid Payments for Recipients With Multiple Identification Numbers and No Social Security Numbers (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the two recommendations made in our audit report, Inappropriate Medicaid Payments for … The recipient identification number is a critical factor in determining the appropriateness of Medicaid payments. For … ended May 31, 2010, our audit identified $17.3 million in Medicaid overpayments because 9,848 recipients were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/06/inappropriate-medicaid-payments-recipients-multiple-identification-numbers-and-no-social