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Volunteer Firefighters – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… courses of instruction for firefighters. General Municipal Law 12 authorizes the governing board of a municipal … expenses for travel, meals, lodging and tuition. The law also requires specific approvals that vary depending on … information on required approvals. 12 General Municipal Law, section 72-g … Volunteer firefighters are also eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/volunteer-firefightersOpinion 89-10
… library to provide for cash advances) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §77-b(6): A public library, in accordance with … subdivision 6 of section 77-b of the General Municipal Law, may provide for cash advances for its officers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-10July 2001: Budgeting and Fund Balance Legislation
… balance from one year to the next. Previously, the County law, Village law and Town law had been construed to prohibit municipalities governed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/july-2001-budgeting-and-fund-balance-legislationOpinion 92-41
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Repairs (by fire district) TOWN LAW, §176(21): A fire district may not expend moneys to … St Comp, 1961, p 252; cf . Wells v Town of Salina , 119 NY 280). We are not aware of any statute which expressly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-41Opinion 99-7
… fire district treasurer is proper recipient) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Assuming there is no special act providing … insurance tax moneys is governed generally by Insurance Law, §§9104 and 9105. These sections state that except as provided in a "special law", 1 foreign fire insurance tax moneys must be paid to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-7Opinion 99-2
… as exception to competitive bidding) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§101, 103, 104-b: The competitive bidding requirements of General Municipal Law, §§101 and 103 are not violated by the use of town … less than $100,000. Article 5-A of the General Municipal Law (§100 et seq .) contains competitive bidding requirements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 1643
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2018 Security Performance Advances and provide instructions … are equated to a grade (Grade 101-125) and whose basic annual salary is below the Job Rate of the employee’s grade …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1643-april-2018-security-performance-advancesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1468
… and BU91 Background The following Chapter Laws provide for payment of performance advances on April 1 to eligible … Agreement between the State of New York and the NYS Law Enforcement Officers’ Union, District Council 82 (Council … effective dates and check dates: Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type Payment Effective Date Check Date Institution 1 Lag …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1468-april-2016-security-performance-advancesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1555
… the FIS (Fixed Incremented Salary) Amount on the Job Data/Compensation page. The FIS Amount: Must be equal to or … includes the Action/Reason code used as well as the old compensation rate and new compensation rate. NHRP708 – Mass Increment Payment Exception …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1555-april-2017-security-performance-advancesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… of Labor (DOL): Examination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2016 Annual Report (2017-BSE4-01) Based on a … New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF): Incarcerated and Death Matches (2017-SIF) Auditors examined $1.4 billion in … charges that occur subsequent to a claimant’s date of death. Based on the match results and observations of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsApplying for Benefits – State Police Plan
… benefit applications and other documents are required by law to be filed with the Office of the State Comptroller … for approved disability retirement applications (Pension Payment Option Form, proof of your date of birth) can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/applying-benefitsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… were adequately supported and properly audited prior to payment, certain purchases of goods and services auditors … In addition, the board did not comply with state law when it appointed the clerk of the board as the deputy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 762
… Supervisors Unit (Bargaining Unit 61) to the Agency Law Enforcement Services (ALES) Unit (Bargaining Unit 31) … other earnings. There is no change in the calculation or payment method of Pre-shift Briefing. Agencies must continue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/762-change-bargaining-unit-61-bargaining-unit-31-certain-security-titlesPublic Safety Overtime
… or regular deputy sheriffs engaged directly in criminal law enforcement activities that make up fifty percent of his … than for the exclusive benefit of the private entity. Payment to the employee for the special duty assignment must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/public-safety-overtimeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1331
… the reason(s) the employee’s record will not be updated: NYS Position Has Both Equated Grade and NTE Position and Job … the reason(s) the employee’s record was not updated: NYS Position Has Both Equated Grade and NTE Position and Job … undeliverable, the agency should forward the check to the NYS Department of Tax and Finance, Division of Treasury, per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1331-april-2014-management-and-confidential-mc-performance-advancesOpinion 93-23
… contractor as chair of board) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801, 803: Whether an electrical contractor who also is … disclosure would be required. GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §805-a: An electrical contractor who is chair of the … policies and procedures adopted under General Municipal Law, §104-b. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-23Opinion 92-46
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46Comptroller Dinapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrests in Public Corruption Case Involving Developer Who Allegedly Laundered Campaign Contributions to Former Halfmoon Supervisor
… Jr. of Halfmoon for their roles in an alleged scheme to circumvent campaign finance laws. The case, being … limits. The contributions were allegedly funneled to then-Town of Halfmoon Supervisor Melinda “Mindy” Wormuth, … of dollars from campaign accounts. “The law applies to everyone equally, no matter how rich or how powerful, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrests-public-corruption-case-involving-developerOpinion 2003-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1Appendix B — Travel References – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… Legal References - Travel Reimbursement Education Law Sections 1604 (27), 2118 Village Law Section 5-524 (7) Town Law Sections 116 (1), (12); 178-c County Law Section 203 You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/appendix-b-travel-references