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Travel Advisory No. 10
… (Effective March 1, 2019) Guidance: The Office of the State Comptroller updated the following sections in Chapter XIII of the Guide to Financial Operations: Chapter/Section Name … Payroll Process and New Time Entry Codes for the Payment of Moving Expense Reimbursements Beginning January 1, 2019 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/10-gfo-updates-employee-expense-reimbursementsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1511
… Purpose To notify agencies of the 2016 Year End processing schedule … of Check Returned for Refund or Exchange) Background To maintain the efficiency of AC-230 processing and ensure … of W-2 reporting for 2016, agencies must submit AC-230s to OSC in accordance with the processing schedule outline in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1511-schedule-submitting-2016-year-end-returned-checksState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… County) District officials did not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program. As a result, officials … did not maximize interest earnings for the district. In addition, officials did not formally solicit interest rate … the purchasing agent did not effectively perform her procurement duties. In addition, officials did not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1729
… persons presumed to be foreign) that are subject to withholding, even if no amount is deducted and withheld from … Code Not applicable. Box 4b Tax Rate Not applicable. Box 5 Withholding Allowances This box contains the value of the withholding allowance(s) as claimed in the Federal Tax Data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1729-form-1042-s-foreign-persons-us-source-income-subject-withholdingOpinion 94-1
… to chargeback salaries to district) SEWER DISTRICTS -- Operation and Maintenance (authority of county to chargeback … of county employees attributable to the administration and operation of the sewer district. You ask whether a portion of … employees who perform services for the administration and operation of a county sewer district may be allocated and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1Opinion 89-38
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement Benefits (authority of a school … of a retiree) CIVIL SERVICE LAW, §201(4); RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, §§90, 113, 470: A school district … who elect the so-called "zero option" under the Retirement and Social Security Law. The insurance purchased by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-38Opinion 89-31
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ELECTIONS -- Recall Election (authority of city voters to … (c)(1), 37: A city may not provide for recall elections of elected officials in the absence of express … home rule powers to adopt a local law providing for recall elections, such a procedure may not be utilized to remove …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-31Opinion 97 - 12
… whereby the recording secretary of the town planning board is employed by a consulting engineer who regularly represents … Law, §800[3]). In addition, an officer or employee is deemed to have an interest in contracts of, inter alia , a … information acquired in the course of his or her official duties or using such information to further his or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 91-60
… (authority of State Comptroller to request information for the purpose of determining conflicts of interest) … (authority of State Comptroller to request information for the purpose of determining conflicts of interest) STATE … certain outside employment and business interests in order for the Comptroller to determine the possible existence of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-60Opinion 93-1
… in the opinion. COUNTY ATTORNEY -- Assistant (entitlement to salary fixed for county attorney in the event of a vacancy) COUNTY CLERK -- Deputy (entitlement to salary fixed for clerk in the event of a vacancy) COUNTY TREASURER -- Deputy (entitlement to salary fixed for treasurer in the event of a vacancy) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 925
… Purpose To provide agencies with instructions for processing … employees in Executive Branch agencies Background Pursuant to Budget Bulletin D-1125, the Executive Voluntary Severance Program was created to achieve recurring savings to the State Financial Plan. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/925-executive-voluntary-severance-program-paymentsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-746
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2022 … eligibility criteria are affected. Background: Pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement between CUNY and PSC for the … Paid Leave status on 11/01/2022 and whose salary is equal to one of the steps on the 11/15/2021 salary chart for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-746-2022-professional-staff-congress-psc-2-general-salaryTerms of Service
… Office of the State Comptroller ("OSC") welcomes all Users to the OSC Online Services ("Services"). OSC provides these Services subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"). The TOS may be updated by OSC from time to time without notice. The most current version of the TOS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/online-services/terms-serviceOpinion 88-53
… in determining "final average salary" for purposes of all retirement or pension plans to which the State or its … paid in anticipation of retirement", intended to exclude all payments that are paid or payable only during the final …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53Opinion 2000-22
… to his or her municipal position. This exception, however, does not apply to renewals of any such contract. Here, should … that the agreement between the town and the law firm does not violate the common law prohibition against binding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-22State Agencies Bulletin No. 1090
… 11, 2012 for Administration Background In April 2012, the State of New York will discontinue use of the Central … Account Codes used in SFS. Please refer to http://www.sfs.ny.gov for a comprehensive list of Account Codes. As a … that are hired under the Sections 211 and 212 of the Retirement and Social Security Law. Additionally, there are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1090-payserv-data-conversion-requirements-statewide-financial-systemState Agencies Bulletin No. 961
… agencies with procedures to populate retirement records in PayServ for employees who enroll in TRS. Affected Employees Employees who first join TRS on or … Senate Bill No. S66026) that creates a new Tier 5 that, in accordance with constitutional requirements, only applies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/961-new-tier-5-benefit-structure-new-york-state-teachers-retirement-systemOpinion 97-13
… firefighter serving a disciplinary suspension may not earn points for training courses taken during the suspension. A … in a fire district fire department may not be granted points for training unless the training is approved by the … firefighter in a fire district fire department may earn points toward a year of firefighting service under a service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-13Opinion 92-34
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FINES AND PENALTIES -- Mandatory Surcharge … Whether a surcharge is to be considered paid in whole or in part when a court or administrative tribunal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-34Opinion 95-29
… IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (when assets are sold to a public authority) WATER DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (when assets are sold to a public authority) TOWN LAW, §§198(12), 202-c: The … for which indebtedness remains outstanding, may be sold to a water authority, and the district then dissolved. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29