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Opinion 90-15
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE … Neither section 150, nor any other provision of State law, however, provides for the establishment of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15Opinion 89-49
… November 27, 1989 Michael Colodner, Counsel State of New York Unified Court System … Whether a fee is properly imposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49Opinion 89-41
… to an eligible "active volunteer firefighter" in the form of a lump sum, a life annuity with or without survivor benefits, period certain annuities, or any other form provided under the program (see General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 88-65
… PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Payments (issuance of tax receipts when taxes are paid by mortgagee) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §986(1)(3): Collecting officers must provide tax receipts to mortgagee banks when taxes are paid from an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65Opinion 88-60
… affd 45 AD2d 841, 358 NYS2d 957; Brooklyn Park Comr's v Armstrong , 45 NY 234; see also Parks, Recreation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60Security Self-Assessment: Questions – Information Technology Governance
… Security Self-Assessment Questions A fillable form is available for download and completion online at … changed from the factory default? Yes No N/A What is/are the SSID(s)? 9c Is the most secure encryption … unusual or sensitive access activity identified? What process is followed to determine whether any security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/security-self-assessment-questionsDiNapoli Releases Report on NYS Executive Budget
… COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s finances have stabilized, and the Division of Budget (DOB) is now forecasting reduced … positive developments, as well as risks, challenges, and concerns, including several new proposals that restrict … Debt Reform Taxpayer Movement During the Pandemic The Case for Building New York State's Rainy Day Reserves … After …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-releases-report-nys-executive-budgetDiNapoli: One-in-Four Homeless Shelter Clients with Serious Mental Health Issues Were Not Placed in a Mental Health Shelter
… NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is falling short in meeting the needs of homeless New Yorkers, particularly those with mental health and … or substance abuse issues and individuals were placed in a shelter that could not give them the help they needed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-one-four-homeless-shelter-clients-serious-mental-health-issues-were-not-placed-mental-healthDiNapoli: NYC Dept. of Buildings Is Not Doing Enough to Improve Construction Site Safety
… needs to be more aggressive in its oversight, inspections and use of enforcement powers to make sure violations are … same site and later died. DOB issued a Stop Work Order and two OATH Summonses for failure to have proper safety measures … the Stop Work Order on Oct. 23, 2020. On May 19, 2021, one worker was killed and another injured on the site when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-dept-buildings-not-doing-enough-improve-construction-site-safetyState Agencies Bulletin No. 2290
… on a daily basis in their performance of their job; and Does not receive a regular uniform service; and Has … OER memorandum for a list of eligible titles); and • Does not receive work related clothing; and • Has completed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2290-2024-csea-work-related-clothing-allowance-and-2024-uniform-maintenanceVendRep System Contract Search
… Contract Search New York State contracting entity users assigned the … active contracts that were approved by the Comptroller’s Office prior to April 2012. In addition, contracts submitted … was tested with the following browsers: Microsoft Edge Google Chrome Please ensure that Java and Java Scripting are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/vendrep-system-contract-searchState Agencies Bulletin No. 1414
… of OSC’s automatic processing of the July 2015 M/C Parity Salary Increase and provide instructions for increases not … Salary Increase: Employees with a Pay Basis Code of HRY (Grade 600 or 800) Employees with a Pay Basis Code of ANN who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1414-managementconfidential-mc-first-2-parity-increase-effective-july-2015Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-139
… Record Number, Employee Name, Earn Code, Grade, Salary Plan, Bargaining Unit, Part-time Percentage and Additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-139-retroactive-general-salary-and-location-pay-increasesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2334
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2025 PEF Performance Advances and provide instructions for … Law Section 355-a (13). Effective Date(s): The April 2025 PEF Performance Advances will be paid using the … Effective Date Check Date Administration 1 Lag 03/27/2025 04/23/2025 Institution 1 Lag 04/03/2025 05/01/2025 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2334-april-2025-public-employees-federation-pef-performance-advancesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1971.2
… Request Direct Deposit record are affected . Background Form AC 2772, Direct Deposit Form for NYS Employees is … one Direct Deposit record. For employees with multiple jobs, all payroll deposits are made according to the single … paragraph (b) of subdivision (4), a state employee’s net salary to be deposited directly in a bank for any purpose to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19712-direct-deposit-guidance-and-audit-queryState Agencies Bulletin No. 1971.1
… Request Direct Deposit record are affected . Background Form AC 2772, Direct Deposit Form for NYS Employees is … one Direct Deposit record. For employees with multiple jobs, all payroll deposits are made according to the single … paragraph (b) of subdivision (4), a state employee’s net salary to be deposited directly in a bank for any purpose to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19711-direct-deposit-guidance-and-audit-queryOpinion 89-50
… Art. VIII, §1: A town may expend moneys to pay for an improvement on private property to alleviate a … under the circumstances, the town may expend moneys to pay for the improvements necessary to alleviate the drainage … drains, culverts, ditches, sluices and other channels for the passage of water for the purpose of drainage and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50Conflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees
… heard of the phrase “conflict of interest.” The phrase can apply in a variety of situations which all have one thing … exceptions also described below. What powers and duties can cause an interest in a contract to be prohibited? If you … having a value of $75 or more under circumstances where it can be reasonably inferred or expected that the gift was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/conflicts-interest-municipal-officers-and-employeesUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-215
… be paid using the following effective date and check date. Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type Payment Effective Date Check Date … and Job do not match – if the Position Number equals the NYS Position Number on the employee’s Job Data page but the … and Job do not match – if the Position Number equals the NYS Position Number on the employee’s Job Data page but the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-215-april-2015-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-salaryOpinion 89-1
… the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (authority to convert employee's … contract between the town and its highway department employees which, among other things, provides for the employees to receive a certain number of sick, vacation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1