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Opinion 93-8
… the debt limit prescribed by Local Finance Law, §104.00. For purposes of determining the amount of outstanding … variable rate debt which bears interest at rates and for periods specified at the time of issuance. Finally, if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-8DiNapoli Releases February State Cash Report
… by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. March tax collections only have to grow less than one-percent to … thanks to financial settlements and personal income tax gains, provides an opportunity to move the state toward … and Capital Projects funds, as well as funds from the federal government. The report is now accessible in Excel and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-releases-february-state-cash-reportLetter of Authorization and Fee Agreement
All Location Service Providers must submit claims by mail. You’ll need to provide an agreement that is signed by the owner and witnessed and acknowledged by a n
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/claimants/pdf/authorization-fee-agreement.pdfOpinion 88-57
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … accomplishment of a legitimate governmental purpose (see, e.g., Maresca v Cuomo , 64 NY2d 242, 485 NYS2d 724; People v … carries a strong presumption of constitutionality (see, e.g., Cook v City of Binghamton , 48 NY2d 323, 422 NYS2d 919) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-57Archived: Legislative Session 2021–2022
… investment standards for investments of the New York State college choice tuition savings program and the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2021-2022Divorce – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… The New York State Court of Appeals has determined that retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/divorceCity of New Rochelle - Elevator Inspections (2018M-62)
… property owners and issue violation notices to those who do not submit them. Ensure all elevators and related … of our findings and recommendations, but indicated they have initiated corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/30/city-new-rochelle-elevator-inspections-2018m-62Opinion 91-51
… MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Inter-fund Advance (from county sewer district fund to general fund) COUNTIES -- Fund Transfers (inter-fund advance from sewer district fund to general fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§9-a, … LAW, §271: A county may temporarily advance county sewer district user fees and benefit assessments to any other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51Power of Attorney
… of Attorney (POA) document allows someone else, referred to as the “agent,” (for example, a trusted friend or family member) to act on your behalf … agent could ask for details about your pension payments, get help completing a loan application or call us for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/power-attorneyDiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… five staff including a clerk and an investigator devoted full time to Do Not Call. It also has some shared …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredOpinion 97-3
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES … with such taxes). You state that the tax liens are owned by the village and, in at least some cases, date from the … on or after that date (L 1993, ch 602, §8[b], as amended by L 1994, ch 532, §11). Chapter 602 also contains a series …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Wall Street Bonuses Declined in 2011
… This is likely due to the payment of bonuses that had been deferred from earlier years. The increased use of deferred compensation should create a pipeline of bonuses that will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2012/02/wall-street-bonuses-declined-2011Ordinary Disability – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… benefit is available to you only if you last joined the Police and Fire Retirement System before September 1, 1997. For those who … year of service you might have earned before attaining age 60, but not more than one-third of your FAS. The benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/ordinary-disabilityOpinion 96-5
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees … unless a statute expressly so provides (see 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-38, p 75; 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-20, p 22). … NYS2d 367 affd sub nom Monje v MVAIC , 42 Misc 2d 817, 248 NYS 832 [1963]). Therefore, it is our opinion that for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-5DiNapoli: New Yorkers Foot the Bill for Billions in Public Authority Spending and Debt
… combined anticipated more than $650 million in budget relief from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the … and others, essentially shifting costs from the general tax base to those who use authority services. Just five years … including adequacy of regulatory oversight, rate relief, financial management and debt, customer service, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-new-yorkers-foot-bill-billions-public-authority-spending-and-debtCompliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act
… York City are properly and accurately reporting statistics on crime and incidents to the State Education Department … years are designated persistently dangerous and are, by definition, unsafe. The Department posts incident data and … the SAVE Act requirement that it do so annually. Further, by not designating these schools, the Department failed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/13/compliance-safe-schools-against-violence-education-actState Agencies Bulletin No. 683
… of recent arbitration awards. Background Increment Codes for employees represented by NYSCOPBA and Council 82 have … Codes have been created to reflect only one meaning for each Increment Code. Under the previous Increment Code … on the Increment Code. FIS salaries will be used only for employees with Increment Code 0008 who are due a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/683-revision-increment-code-system-security-employeesWorkers' Compensation Program: Statement of Assessable Expenses for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2011
… Finding We found the Statements referred to above present, in all material respects, the costs to administer the … Program for the three fiscal years ended March 31, 2011, in accordance with the modified cash basis of accounting. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/13/workers-compensation-program-statement-assessable-expenses-three-fiscal-years-ended-marchAudit Advisory Committee
… internal and external audit processes related to the Retirement System and the Common Retirement Fund and on the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/resources/audit-advisory-committeeRural New York: Challenges and Opportunities
This report focuses on the challenges commonly faced by rural New Yorkers. Ten rural counties—Allegany, Chenango, Delaware, Essex, Greene, Hamilton, Lewis, Schuyler, Sullivan, and Wyoming—were selected as representative of rural New York.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/challenges-faced-by-rural-new-york.pdf