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Opinion 96-17
… tuition expenses incurred in completing certain college courses) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Reimbursement for Expenses … tuition expenses incurred in completing certain college courses) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §72-g: A fire district may … for tuition expenses incurred for completing college courses, such as a course leading to a degree in fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Opinion 2006-7
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE DISTRICTS -- Contracts (exchange of … it under the contract to purchase and own ambulances used in connection with the provision of services under the … the town in question, had been authorized by special act to establish ambulance districts (see, e.g., L 1978, ch …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-7Opinion 88-27
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PAID FIREFIGHTERS -- … of Binghamton , 67 AD2d 469, 416 NYS2d 349 (1979), mod on other grnds 48 NY2d 332, 422 NYS2d 919). Thus, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-272022 Virtual Lunar New Year Celebration
… New Year, is an annual celebration that marks the end of winter and beginning of spring. The Chinese calendar is on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/2022-lunar-new-year-celebrationOpinion 2002-11
… under a fire district service award program that provides points for participation in department responses, a volunteer firefighter must be credited with twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of calls of the … the General Municipal Law, and an additional twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of fire company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2002-11
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award … award program that provides points for participation in department responses, a volunteer firefighter must be … of the emergency rescue and first aid squad, as set forth in section 217(c)(vi)(B) of the General Municipal Law, and an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11DiNapoli: New York State Ranked First Nationwide in Nonprofit Jobs And Organizations
… New York state ranked first nationwide in nonprofit jobs and organizations, with nearly … In 2012, when nonprofits paid over $532 billion in wages nationwide, New York nonprofits ranked first in the country, … state on an average annual basis versus nearly 3 percent nationwide. “The Comptroller’s report underscores the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-new-york-state-ranked-first-nationwide-nonprofit-jobs-and-organizationsOpinion 2002-14
… issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Compromise and Settlement (incurrence of reasonable expenses to evaluate appropriateness of settlement) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (work … property in connection with evaluating appropriateness of settlement) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1; VILLAGE LAW …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14Greater Amsterdam School District – Financial Condition (2016M-110)
… July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2015. Background The Greater Amsterdam School District is located in the City of … Greater Amsterdam School District Financial Condition 2016M110 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/greater-amsterdam-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-110Parkland Alienation (2014-MS-5)
… report - pdf] We also released eleven letter reports to the following municipalities: Towns of Amherst [pdf] , Clifton Park [pdf] , East Greenbush [pdf] … Hampton [pdf] , North Hempstead [pdf] , Orangetown [pdf] ; the Counties of Onondaga [pdf] and Nassau [pdf] ; the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/15/parkland-alienation-2014-ms-5Creditable Service – State Police Plan
… Under this special plan, service as an officer of the New York State Division of State … Police is creditable. You may also receive credit for service as a: Police officer in the New York State Department … a police force or department of a State park authority or commission; Police officer for the State University of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/creditable-serviceOpinion 92-12
… wages until such time as the firefighter attains mandatory service retirement age or attains the age or performs the … , 114 AD2d 701, 494 NYS2d 667; see also General Accident Group v Frintzilas , 111 Misc 2d 306, 443 NYS2d 989; Southern v Sperling , 18 Misc 2d 100, 178 NYS2d 696; 30 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-12Police Property Room Inventory (2014-MS-4)
… The eight law enforcement agencies that use a computerized tracking system did not appropriately grant user rights to … activity in the property room. Improve the inventory tracking and disposal process by clearly documenting property movement. Assign access to computerized property tracking systems based on job duties and responsibilities. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/02/17/police-property-room-inventory-2014-ms-4Copenhagen Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-270)
… the Department’s controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and reported and … the accounts of the Treasurer and the Drill Team’s chief financial officer. Neither the Board nor the membership … canceled checks, monthly bank reconciliations and other financial records, including those of the Drill Team. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/12/18/copenhagen-fire-department-controls-over-financial-activitiesSouth Colonie Central School District – Internal Controls Over Timekeeping Procedures (2013M-298)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the internal controls over the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/10/south-colonie-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-timekeepingDiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… in 2018, up 4.4 percent from 2017, according to an annual report that summarizes the performance of IDAs issued today … and the impact on local government budgets.” DiNapoli’s report found: The state’s 109 active IDAs provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportMinisink Valley Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-26)
Minisink Valley Central School District Financial Condition 2016M26
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/minisink-valley-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-26State Agencies Bulletin No. 220
… Bargaining Unit (BU61), provides a minimum annual guarantee of $1,248 for Pre-Shift Briefing pay for employees … full fiscal year in Bargaining Unit 61, the annual minimum guarantee is pro-rated at $48.00 per pay period based on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/220-adjustment-pre-shift-briefing-1999-2000Oswego County – Transfer Station Cash Receipts (2015M-334)
… review the internal controls over the Department of Solid Waste’s cash receipts process for the period January 1, 2014 … Board of Legislators, maintains a Department of Solid Waste which is responsible for providing recycling and solid waste services to residents, businesses and commercial waste …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/03/25/oswego-county-transfer-station-cash-receipts-2015m-334Amsterdam Housing Authority – Claims Processing and Related Not-for-Profit Corporations (2013M-126)
… and the rules and regulations prescribed by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Authority’s 2012 fiscal year operating … Authority has not been collecting the annual management service fees as stipulated in the contract with Rivercrest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/08/23/amsterdam-housing-authority-claims-processing-and-related-not-profit-corporations