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Village of Leicester – Financial Management (2025M-7)
… fund balance? Audit Period June 1, 2021 – January 16, 2025 Understanding the Program A key measure of a village’s … the 2023-24 fiscal year, which was sufficient to fund the upcoming fiscal year’s budget appropriations for the general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/05/09/village-leicester-financial-management-2025m-7Opinion 94-16
… governing board member and treasurer is stockholder) -- Stock Ownership (designation of bank as depository when IDA … interest solely because he or she owns less than 1% of the stock of a bank named as a depository of the IDA. In … in question owns less than 1% of the outstanding stock of the bank. Initially, we note that, by informal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-16City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B21-7-6)
… fund and certain other funds as of June 30, 2012. Local Finance Law requires all municipalities that have been … imbalanced because the City continues to issue debt to finance recurring operating expenditures. The continued reliance on proceeds of long-term debt to finance recurring operating expenditures will further …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/12/city-long-beach-budget-review-b21-7-6Opinion 90-18
… §103: There is no exception to the competitive bidding requirements of this section based solely on the fact that … department of health is subject to the competitive bidding requirements of General Municipal Law, §§103, 103-a, 103-b … unless any of the exceptions to the competitive bidding requirements of section 103 applies, the purchase of medical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-18Opinion 97-2
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to cover former school board … who participates in a municipal cooperative health benefit plan for Part B Medicare premiums paid by the former school … are not members of, and are not eligible to receive a retirement allowance from, a public retirement system. Thus, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2Opinion 2000-18
… service award program established by joint fire district to provide prior service credit for activities performed … FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Villages (authority to transfer responsibility for service award program to joint fire district) VILLAGES -- Fire Department and Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18Other Bulletin No. 15
… employees who meet ALL of the following criteria: Employee is in an eligible bargaining unit as defined above on the … since the system cannot determine if the hidden position is in an eligible bargaining unit. The inserted row on the … Earnings Code: D4F Effective Date: First day the employee is in an eligible bargaining unit with an Employee Status of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-15-2012-2013-deficit-reduction-plan-state-universityOpinion 94-18
… may not give or loan its money or property to such an organization. Accordingly, the village may not permit an … Opns St Comp No. 94-12, p __). October 31, 1994 Sanford L. Church, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Albion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-18Opinion 93-24
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … The provision of facilities for certain types of physical fitness training to maintain or improve firefighters' … (see, e.g., Town Law, §§81[1][d], 220[4]). September 2, 1993 Gerard J. Comatos, Esq. Philipstown North Highlands …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24Opinion 97-5
… TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (imposition of assessment for construction of private road) STREETS AND … VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (construction of and assessment for private road) VILLAGE LAW, §§6-622, 22-2200: A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-5State Agencies Bulletin No. 1413
… Purpose To notify agencies of new voluntary deduction code 555, Council 82 Voluntary Insurance, established for members of New York State Law Enforcement Officers Union, Council 82. Affected … process deduction transactions using new deduction code 555. The vendor will submit all transactions for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1413-new-deduction-code-555-council-82-voluntary-insuranceOpinion 88-23
… of construction company) -- Exceptions (no exception for emergency situations) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801(1)(b), … interest provisions of General Municipal Law, article 18 for contracts entered into in emergency situations. This is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-232022 Year in Review
Celebrating the Office of the State Comptrollers Achievements in 2022
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/2022-year-reviewInvesting in New York
… $2.64 billion committed to the program (as of March 31, 2025) $1.9 billion invested in 600 New York State companies … of return (as of March 31, 2025) Contact Leo P. Chenette Senior Investment Officer, Private Equity Phone: (518) 375-8324 Email: NYSCRFInvestmentproposals@osc.ny.gov New York Credit Small Business Investment Company Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/investing-new-yorkDual Membership in NYSLRS – Divorce and Your Benefits
… systems, but the DRO is applicable to only one membership, then the DRO must specifically identify the appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/dual-membership-nyslrsOpinion 98-7
… (replacement of fire chiefs' cars); (acquisition of traffic signal control system) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus … (replacement of chiefs' cars and acquisition of traffic signal control system) -- Powers and Duties (acquisition of chiefs' cars and traffic signal control system) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-7Opinion 2002-10
… and cultural properties under their jurisdiction in a spirit of stewardship and trusteeship for future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10-0Opinion 2002-10
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CEMETERIES -- Privately-owned cemetery … Law (§119-aa et seq .) relates to historic preservation in local governments. This article establishes a "framework … … historic and cultural properties under their jurisdiction in a spirit of stewardship and trusteeship for future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10Opinion 95-3
… levy the same tax) TAX LAW, §§ 1105(b), 1210(a),(b), (c), 1223, 1224(b), (k), 1262(a), (c), (d): In the absence of … 3% sales tax on utility services, restaurant meals, hotel room occupancy, amusement admissions or any combination … 3% sales tax on utility services, restaurant meals, hotel room occupancy and amusement admissions. In view of the sales …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-3Opinion 88-65
… paying the tax and the charging of a fee therefor. This is in reply to your letter which asks our opinion as to whom … Tax Law which states, in part, the following: "1. .... Where a tax is paid by a mortgagee which is subject to the … this state; national banking association; federal savings bank or federal savings and loan association; federal credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65