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State Agencies Bulletin No. 2037
… the agency’s inability to locate the employee, the agency should follow the Agency Actions identified in Payroll … Checks issued to eligible employees who are now deceased should be returned with a completed Next of Kin Affidavit ( … unless the number of earnings codes exceeds 13. Agencies should utilize Locked Query LQ_PCD_PAYCHECK_EARNINGS_BY_ID to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2037-april-2020-2021-and-2022-retroactive-increases-location-pay-andXIII.2.B Expense Report Submission – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… must be submitted within 30 days of (i) the end of a travel event or (ii) the date the qualified non-travel expense is incurred. It should detail all expenses … incurred for the travel event, including State travel card charges (please refer to Section 4.A – Employee Travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2b-expense-report-submissionOpinion 93-13
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers … the provision of sheriff's road patrol services) COUNTY LAW, §650(1); STATE CONSTITUTION, ART IX, §§1, 2(d); … by the Legislature (NY Const, art IX, §1; Sonmax v City of New York , 45 NY2d 253, 401 NYS2d 173). Also, with certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-13Opinion 92-16
… Duties (rental of home as office) REAL PROPERTY -- Leases (payment of rental to town officers); (by town from volunteer … A town board may enter into an agreement for the payment of reasonable rental to a town officer who utilizes a … that a town board may enter into an agreement for the payment of reasonable rental to a town officer who utilizes a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-16Opinion 99-8
… mailing costs. The provision of the subscription service does not obviate the need to respond to individual requests, … of the fact that its provision of the subscription service does not obviate the need to continue to respond to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-8How the Program Works – Contribution Stabilization Program
… deficiencies, previous amortizations, incentive costs and prior years’ adjustments. NYSLRS establishes graded rates … fixed rate securities of appropriate duration held by the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund). That rate of return will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/how-program-worksOpinion 91-58
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Advisory (site plan approval) GENERAL CITY LAW, §30-a: In the absence of express statutory authority, a city may not … site within the city. It has been consistently held in this State that a municipality may not submit a question …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-58State Agencies Bulletin No. 2054
… contained in the 2019-2023 Agreement between the State of New York and the Public Employees Federation (PEF), employees … Unit with peace officer status under Section 2.10 of the New York State Criminal Procedure Law; and Assigned to carry … Unit with peace officer status under Section 2.10 of the New York State Criminal Procedure Law; and Assigned to carry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2054-2019-2020-and-2020-2021-public-employees-federation-pef-firearmsOpinion 92-23
… permitting the affixing of antennae to water storage tanks and the erection of a switching station near a well) TOWN … 13 of the Town Law, with the approval of the town board and after complying with public hearing requirements, may … property is needed for district purposes at a future date, and such other provisions as the district deems necessary to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-23Focus on Identity Theft
Identity theft is skyrocketing. The consequences are real.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/focus-on-identity-theft.pdfStart Saving for Retirement
… market returns average about 10 percent a year. As you get closer to retirement, you should develop a plan to … your retirement savings. A withdrawal plan will give you a better grasp of the income you can expect and how long it … are tax-free. With your retirement savings, you get to decide how much to save and how to invest it. The key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/saving-for-retirementSUNY Bulletin No. SU-329
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify SUNY agencies of calculation changes pertaining to 403(b) deductions. Affected Employees: Employees enrolled … regarding PayServ entries may be directed to the Payroll Retirement mailbox. … The purpose of this bulletin is to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-329-partial-deductions-suny-403b-plansFighting Public Corruption
… DiNapoli is committed to fighting public corruption and encourages the public to help fight fraud and abuse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/investigationsDiNapoli: NYC Financial Plan Improved From June
… asylum seekers when there is a risk it may not receive the full amount. DiNapoli’s report notes the city also took steps …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nyc-financial-plan-improved-juneFranklin Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-19)
… confidentially to officials, we found that: Nine of the District’s network user accounts (8 percent) were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/franklin-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-19Opinion 91-45
… LAW, §§140, 284; TOWN LAW, §32(1): The only functions that a highway superintendent may perform are those expressly or … what remedies are available if a highway superintendent does not comply with the terms and conditions of the … interfere with his ordinary duties such as by requiring so much time that other duties imposed by law will be neglected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-45Opinion 92-1
… (mandatory nature of withdrawal provisions); (procedure for withdrawal upon deposit of appropriate securities); … withdrawn); (substitution of certificates of participation for); (types of securities which may be substituted for) … to collect all interest on the securities deposited and pay it to the contractor. A reasonable fee may be imposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-1Project Tracking Systems and Economic Assistance Program Evaluations (2019-S-48) 180-Day Response
To determine if Empire State Development (ESD) maintains adequate information systems for the collection of relevant data to effectively manage and report on the economic assistance programs it administers and ensure programs meet desired outcomes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-19s48-response.pdfProject Tracking Systems and Economic Assistance Program Evaluations (2019-S-48)
To determine if Empire State Development (ESD) maintains adequate information systems for the collection of relevant data to effectively manage and report on the economic assistance programs it administers and ensure programs meet desired outcomes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-19s48.pdfTrash Can Free Stations Pilot Program
… a week. Transit’s Department of Subways (Subways) engages in several activities to maintain station cleanliness. It … Manhattan and Queens. Trash collected is bagged and stored in refuse storage rooms and platform housings. However, trash … storage capacity is limited and may result in the overflow being left in “exposed bags” on platforms until collected by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/22/trash-can-free-stations-pilot-program