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Opinion 98-15
… (need for referendum when selling) REAL PROPERTY -- Sale (by town of historic building) REFERENDUM -- Permissive … requirements of General Municipal Law, §119-dd(4) and such sale is not subject to the permissive referendum requirements of Town Law, §64(2). You ask whether the sale by a town of an historic building pursuant to General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-15State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audit claims. They authorized some unallowable claims to be paid prior to the audit. The district made 14 … board did not adequately audit claims and a cash receipts log was not maintained. The treasurer’s records were not … in implementing recommendations from a prior audit on the town’s financial operations. Auditors found little …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… school district audits have been issued. Hermon-DeKalb Central School District – Claims Auditing (St. Lawrence … and properly audited and approved before payment. Medina Central School District – Capital Projects (Genesee County) … that district officials did not always obtain competitive pricing or obtain alternative proposals or quotations for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… fund balance as a financing source, improperly booking $3.6 million in encumbrances and improperly reserving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0CUNY Bulletin No. CU-386
… provide agencies with the procedures for reporting certain salary increases. Affected Employees CUNY employees in … TC, GA , CE, CA, CB and AJ Effective Date(s) The General Salary Increase is effective October 20, 2009 and will be … Chapter 287 of the Laws of 2008 which calls for General Salary Increases for eligible employees. Contract Provisions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-386-salary-increases-employees-represented-professional-staffMoravia Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-2)
… School District (District) officials identify, report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in … Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has since been identified as toxic to people, especially … issues such as slowing children’s growth, causing learning and behavioral issues or causing hearing and speech problems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/20/moravia-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-2York Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-19)
… School District (District) officials identify, report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in … Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has since been identified as toxic to people, especially … issues such as slowing children’s growth, causing learning and behavioral issues or causing hearing and speech problems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/york-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-19Opinion 94-2
… rule or regulation, may "[p]rovide for the installation, operation, maintenance, policing, and supervision of parking … parking time limits at such meters, designate hours of operation of such meters, and fix and require the payment of fees applicable to parking where such meters are in operation ...". Section 1640(a)(17) of the Vehicle and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-2Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-356
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the June 2025 Uniform Allowance and Uniform Blazer Allowance Payments … in June and December. Effective Dates: The June 2025 Uniform Allowance Payment and Uniform Blazer Allowance … Payment will be processed in a separate check dated 06/18/2025. There is no direct deposit for these payments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-356-june-2025-uniform-and-equipment-uniform-allowance-andState Agencies Bulletin No. 2138
… 410 Health Care Spending Account 416 Deferred Comp 420 NY Dependent Care Contribution 425 Repay State Loans/Debt 426 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2138-april-2023-managementconfidential-mc-performance-advancesYour Membership Tier – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… When you join PFRS, you are assigned a tier based on your date of membership. You are in: If you joined: Tier 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/your-membership-tierMedicaid Program: Managed Care Organizations - Payments to Ineligible Providers (2016-S-59) 90-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Health and managed care organizations have adequate processes in place to prevent payments ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16s59-response.pdfDiNapoli: State's Financial Hole Deepens, Tax Revenues Trail $3.2 Billion in 2020
… that state tax receipts are $3.2 billion lower than last year, as he released the State Cash Report for August. … education, health care and other vital services in this year’s budget,” DiNapoli said. “The revenue hole the pandemic … but $185.5 million, or 6.4 percent, lower than last year. Year to date collections were $1.6 billion, or 6.7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-states-financial-hole-deepens-tax-revenues-trail-32-billion-2020Alternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – Regional State Park Police Plan
… eligible to retire, an alternative death benefit may be payable. This benefit would equal the pension reserve … die more than one year after leaving public employment, 50 percent of the vested death benefit may still be payable. This vested benefit is also payable if you die …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1833
… Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties earning Location Pay Downstate Adjustment (LOC) and eligible … employees in Orange, Dutchess, and Putnam counties earning Location Pay Mid-Hudson Adjustment (LMH) will receive an increase to Location Pay. OSC will systematically process the increase to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1833-april-2020-increase-location-pay-downstate-adjustment-and-location-payComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Brooklyn Man for Allegedly Pocketing over $23K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefits
… 2012. "Jimmie Buie allegedly profited over $23,000 from his mother's death by stealing her retirement checks," … ordered recoveries. My message is clear: If you try to get away with pension fraud, we will find you and hold you … Buie’s death. Jimmie Buie concealed Sandra Buie’s death from the Retirement System in order to continue receiving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-brooklyn-man-allegedly-pocketing-over-23kOpinion 92-48
… establish a mandatory reserve fund if the proceeds of the sale of the improvement are used to pay or provide for the … districts and school districts in connection with the cash sale of capital improvements financed by obligations which are outstanding at the time of the sale. Prior to the enactment of chapter 413 of the Laws of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-48Contributing Toward Your Retirement – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Tier 2 and 3 (Article 11) Members You are not required to … and speak to a tax advisor if you have questions. Tier 5 Members You must contribute 3 percent of your … will not provide an additional annuity when you retire. Tier 6 Members You must contribute a percentage of your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/contributing-toward-your-retirementNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… programs, together known as Temporary Assistance (TA), served 497,420 individuals in May, up by 8.3 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-august-5-2020Comptroller DiNapoli and Acting Nassau County DA Singas: Pension Scammer Sentenced
… Sergeant Terrance Hoffman will repay the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System $465,647, as part of his sentence … Hoffman’s debt. “Mr. Hoffman attempted to game the system and collect pension payments on top of a generous public … Sergeant Terrance Hoffman will repay the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System $465647 as part …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-acting-nassau-county-da-singas-pension-scammer-sentenced