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Opinion 92-4
… cost is reasonable in relation to the benefits received by the district. You ask whether a fire district may expend … Fire districts have those powers expressly granted by statute and those powers necessarily implied therefrom … has implied authority to purchase equipment for use by its volunteer firefighters in connection with physical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4Pension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… At retirement, a member must elect a pension payment option, which determines how the retirement … after their death. Some DROs require the member to elect a pension payment option that provides a continuing benefit to … should be aware that: The member cannot change their pension payment option or, for joint allowance options, their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/pension-payment-option-electionDue Diligence for Companies Holding Abandoned Funds
… See the additional notification requirements section for more information. How to meet due diligence requirements … address on file. The value of the abandoned property account is $20 or less and you plan to aggregate these … email address on record with the holder or a verifiable login by the owner using a website or mobile application made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/due-diligence-companies-holding-abandoned-fundsOpinion 93-27
… the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Taxes and Assessments (superseding sales tax provisions) SALES TAX … RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(8); TAX LAW, §1262(c): When a town and the villages within the town all elect to receive their … purposes. For purposes of this inquiry, we assume the town and all villages within the town have elected to receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27State Agencies Bulletin No. 819
… Employees may have three (3) address types in the payroll system. The Home address type is required and must be entered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/819-procedures-employee-address-changes-payservOpinion 94 - 23
… located within two towns) TOWN LAW, §§170, 172-d: In the case of the extension of a fire district located within two … Law, §171 setting forth the petition requirements). In the case of a fire district located within more than one town, … fire commissioners of the fire district, in either such case, have consented in writing to such addition. Such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-23Travel Advisory No. 13
… Subject: Updated Mileage Rates Guidance: The Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. General Services Administration issued new standard mileage rates for 2025. The standard rate for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/13-updated-mileage-ratesOpinion 95-7
… to participate) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§119-n(b); 119-o(1); TOWN LAW, §§61, 203, 210, 215, 341(10): A town … of a joint service (General Municipal Law, §119-o[1]; see also General Municipal Law, §119-o[3], relative to … Company v Town of North Hempstead , 86 Misc 2d 487, 385 NYS2d 436, affd 52 AD2d 934, 385 NYS2d 505, mod on other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-7Opinion 90-41
… Village Law (Village Law of 1909). Section 264 provided for the entire cost of constructing the sewer system to be … forth a procedure whereby fronting owners could petition for the construction of a sewer wholly at the expense of the … however, section 14-1410 would provide clear authority for a village board, by resolution, to determine to construct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-41Opinion 98-5
… that contracts for burial services are awarded in the best interests of the county. Finally, in 10 Opns St Comp …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-5Opinion 2004-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … may not be expended to purchase annuities for the benefit of members of a volunteer fire company. You ask whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-5Opinion 94-28
… fund. However, to the extent that the advance planning is undertaken for purposes of an existing improvement … or extension, or a proposed district or extension which is ultimately established, the district or extension must … capital improvement. You ask whether the cost of the study is charged against the county's general fund or against the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28Opinion 90-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-31Opinion 93-3
… of procurement which furthers the statutory purposes of new section 104-b except in very limited circumstances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3XII.6 Overview – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section provides Business Units with … vendor or type of payment differs from the normal policies and processes required by the Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xii/xii6-overviewMainstream Managed Care Organizations – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the seven recommendations made in our initial audit report, Mainstream Managed Care Organizations – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting ( 2014-S-55 ). Background The … Medicaid managed care premium rates, which are based, in part, on the allowable administrative costs of managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/mainstream-managed-care-organizations-administrative-costs-used-premium-rate-setting-followSUNY Bulletin No. SU-244
… provide SUNY agencies with instructions on how to update a Tier 6 employee’s Retirement Plan page due to the two-year look … checks in April 2013 legislation required the employee contribution rate to be based on the employee’s annual wage. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-244-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-tiaa-optional-retirementSUNY Bulletin No. SU-255
… provide SUNY agencies with instructions on how to update a Tier 6 employee’s Retirement Plan page due to the two-year look … checks in April 2013, Legislation required the employee contribution rate to be based on the employee’s annual wage. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-255-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-tiaa-optional-retirementState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued: State Education Department (SED): Selected Aspects of the … 29,289 fee-for-services pharmacy claims totaling $978,251 on behalf of 18,010 Medicaid recipients whose pharmacy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1503
… If the ZZZ position pool also contains a lapsing account code, OSC Payroll will be contacting your agency to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1503-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-september-lapsing-events