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Opinion 2002-2
… discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - Service Award Programs (service credit after entitlement age); (voluntary waiver of right to begin receiving award at entitlement age) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§215(4), … (6), 217(c), 218(b), (c), 219(b), 219-a(2)(b): A service award program may provide for a participant to earn service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2Language Access Services
… 6, 2011, established a statewide language access policy in New York State. The order required Executive State … documents into the six most common non-English languages in the State based on U.S. Census data and to provide … operates 30 public-facing DMV offices (State DMVs) in the following counties: Albany, Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/10/26/language-access-servicesDeath Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits
… for an ordinary death benefit if a member dies while in active service (before retiring) . It is payable to the … death benefit, it must be explicitly stated in the DRO. Beneficiary Designations A member’s designation … or judicial separation, or include the requirement in the DRO. If a member remarries their ex-spouse, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/death-benefitsTown of Scriba – Board Oversight (2017M-83)
… Town officials did not seek competition for purchases from 23 vendors totaling $455,638 and a Board member had a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-scriba-board-oversight-2017m-83III.8 Confidential, Personal, and Private Information – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… processes where confidential information is needed in the SFS. As such, there are restricted fields in which Business Units enter the confidential information. … may freely enter information without restriction (free form fields). Unlike restricted fields, free form fields may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii8-confidential-personal-and-private-informationSchuyler Heights Fire District – Claims Processing (2014M-124)
… from the Town of Colonie and the County of Albany, in which it is located. The District is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/07/25/schuyler-heights-fire-district-claims-processing-2014m-124State Agencies Bulletin No. 1807
… to the recommendations of the Committee on Legislative and Executive Compensation established by Chapter 59 of the … *The salaries for Commissioners in Tiers C and D will be authorized by the Executive and DOB will provide further guidance. See attached for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1807-january-1-2020-salary-increases-executive-law-section-169-commissionersAppendix B — Travel References – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… Online References United States General Services … Online References …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/appendix-b-travel-referenceseLearning Videos and Resources
… Time Deposit Accounts Video Resources from this Video NYS Abandoned Property Law Industry Handbooks Due Diligence … Resources from this Video Due Diligence Requirements NYS Abandoned Property Law Industry Handbooks U.S. Securities … Compliance Program Video Resources from this Video NYS Abandoned Property Law Rules of Jurisdiction Industry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/elearning-videos-and-resourcesCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B24-6-9)
… underestimated by at least $982,269. The proposed budget does not include a contingency appropriation in the general fund. The proposed budget does not include a tax overlay, which could potentially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/11/15/city-newburgh-budget-review-b24-6-9Collection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax
… for the same two years totaled $528.1 million and $512.5 million, respectively. A portion of revenues from PBT and … Distributors whose combined PBT and MFT liability exceeds $5 million for the Department’s reference period must enroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/20/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-taxVolunteer Firefighters – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… Volunteer firefighters are also eligible for reimbursement of certain expenses incurred while … attending training schools and courses of instruction for firefighters. General Municipal Law 12 authorizes the … of a municipal corporation or fire district to provide for reimbursement for registration fees up to a maximum of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/volunteer-firefightersDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… received this holiday season. Unused gift card balances can eventually be turned over to his Office of Unclaimed … by our Office of Unclaimed Funds. My office is working to get these funds back in the hands of their rightful owners,” DiNapoli said. “This holiday season I encourage all New Yorkers to spend their gift cards in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsOpinion 95-31
… salary increases, the police chief may decline to receive all or part of these increases (see 1991 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-31Opinion 99-14
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Disposition of (by … of underground water tanks and related equipment, in compliance with a county health department order and in conjunction with the connection to a new water supply, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-14Wyandanch Union Free School District - Budget Review (B22-7-1)
… is authorized to issue the deficit obligations, and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit obligations are outstanding, their proposed budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. Key Findings We found … provide an independent evaluation of the proposed budget for 202223 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b22-7-1Opinion 90-17
… opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no … of town taxes (Town Law, §185[1]; see also 31 Opns St Comp, 1975, p 103; 23 Opns St Comp, 1967, p 487; 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 214). Although …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-17Far Rockaway Pre-School Executive Director Sentenced to Jail Time for Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown and New York State … with disabilities, has been sentenced to six months in prison and probation after repaying $650,000 in … that was located at 1854 Cornaga Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens. The now defunct center primarily provided services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/far-rockaway-pre-school-executive-director-sentenced-jail-time-theft-education-funds-intended-specialXII.8.D Contract Assignments and Sureties – XII. Expenditures
… contract assignments and sureties. Policies State Finance Law, Article 7, Section 112 states the State Comptroller must … Services contracts exceeding eighty-five thousand dollars in value, and (ii) any other Business Unit contracts exceeding fifty thousand dollars in value, before such contracts shall be executed or become …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8d-contract-assignments-and-suretiesArea #1 – IT Policy – Information Technology Governance
… or principal 4 personally identifiable information (PII) benefits the student, teacher or principal and prohibiting student, teacher or principal PII from being included in public reports or other documents. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-1-it-policy