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Opinion 93-22
… to matters of law." ( People v Castro , 119 Misc 2d 787, 789, 464 NYS2d 650, 653 [Sup Ct., Kings County, 1983]). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-22Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance - SSP Payments Made to Deceased Individuals
… who OTDA claims are alive are indeed alive. Recover any funds inappropriately paid to deceased recipients. Establish … payments to deceased individuals. Work with the Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) to recover any funds incorrectly reported to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/09/office-temporary-and-disability-assistance-ssp-payments-made-deceased-individualsJefferson Central School District – Procuring Services (2021M-42)
… services without public written disclosure of his interest in the contract with the District. Key Recommendations Seek … Ensure District officers or employees publicly disclose, in writing, any interests they have in contracts or agreements with the District. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/jefferson-central-school-district-procuring-services-2021m-42Accidental Death Benefit – State Police Plan
… and proximate result of an on-the-job accident not due to your own willful negligence, an accidental death benefit … regardless of your years of service credit. "Accident” has a specific meaning with NYSLRS disability and death benefits. We determine whether an incident is an “accident” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/accidental-death-benefitAccidental Death Benefit – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… and proximate result of an on-the-job accident not due to your own willful negligence, an accidental death benefit … regardless of your years of service credit. "Accident” has a specific meaning with NYSLRS disability and death benefits. We determine whether an incident is an “accident” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/accidental-death-benefitOpinion 91-48
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Contracts (planning … to the planning board is not a contract within the meaning of article 18 and, as a result, that section 801 is … application even if it were deemed a contract within the meaning of article 18. We also note that General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-48Opinion 93-17
… to pre-pay certain employer retirement contributions) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (authority to issue … LAW, §521(2): The issuance of bonds by a non-city school district is subject to a mandatory referendum when the bonds … available fund balance. Also, under generally accepted accounting principles as prescribed by this Office for most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-17Start Saving for Retirement
… The day you retire may seem far into the future but the steps … when your working days are over. The first income source is your NYSLRS pension , which provides you with a monthly … human resources office or benefit administrator to learn what plans are available through your employer. Banks or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/saving-for-retirementOpinion 97-21
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Finances (filing of annual … or other provisions of law indicate that a different meaning or application was intended from that required to be … the word "now", as used in that section, to have a meaning other than that specified in section 34 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21Opinion 95-4
… made with county funds to reimburse officials upon the submission of travel vouchers and to compensate independent … issuing subpoenas, taking sworn testimony, requesting the submission of documents, and employing other reasonable … that the chair or any committee member may administer the oath to any witness, and that adjournments may be taken from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4State Police Accidental Disability (Section 363-bb) – State Police Plan
… the natural and proximate result of an accident sustained in service that was not caused by your own willful negligence; and In the service upon which your membership is based. If you … discontinuance from service. “Accident” has a specific meaning with NYSLRS disability benefits. We determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/state-police-accidental-disability-section-363-bbOpinion 92-9
… with broad discretion to ensure that adequate pre-trial discovery is accomplished (see e.g. Hall & Company Inc. v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-9Opinion 97-11
Whether art 18 of the Gen Municipal Law authorizes a city to require housing authority members to file an annual financial disclosure form with the city
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-11Opinion 96-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … justice court personnel must create a docket for the case, i.e, number the file, indicate the justice to whom the case … not a fine. If read literally, section 99-l applies only when a "fine" is imposed. However, although the terms "fine" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8Opinion 99-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Revenue Anticipation Notes (issuance in anticipation of payments in lieu of taxes); (issuance in … to whether these payments constitute "moneys" within the meaning of section 25.00(a)(3) of the Local Finance Law, we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-6Opinion 97-4
… Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association (use of moneys to pay death benefit upon death of firefighter's spouse) … not expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to provide a benefit to a member of the Association solely by reason of … may not use foreign fire insurance tax moneys to pay benefits solely by reason of the disability or death of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-4Opinion 88-53
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … vacations pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement is not includable in the calculation of one year final … held that it is the "substance of the transaction, not what the parties may label it" which controls ( Green v Regan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53Opinion 88-21
Concerning the use of park trust funds received by a village from subdividers pursuant to Village Law 77301
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-21Opinion 95-19
… 606, 268 NYS2d 564; cf . Cherey v City of Long Beach , 282 NY 382 at 390). Accordingly, it is our opinion that a city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-19Opinion 91-56
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC AUTHORITIES -- Termination … AUTHORITIES LAW, §2828: The term "liabilities", as used in Public Authorities Law, §2828, includes bonds, notes and, … must be read so that each word or phrase will have a meaning and serve a purpose (see McKinney's Statutes , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-56