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Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (2025-MS-1)
More than one in four adults in the United States have some type of disability and more than one in 10 have a mobility disability with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs According to the ADA Update A Primer for State and Local Governments by the year 2030 approximately 715 million
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/05/06/physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-2025-ms-1Submitting Payments for NYSLRS Members – Enhanced Reporting
… With each report, you must submit payment for the total amount of contributions, loans and service … more than what you’ve authorized. If you report and pay for more contributions than are owed, the contributions will … year of the overpayment occurring. You will be credited for the amount of the overpayment and responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/submitting-payments-nyslrs-membersApplication for Direct Trustee-to-Trustee Transfer for Purchase of Service Credit (RS2416)
For NYSLRS members to apply for a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer for the purchase of optional or previously withdrawn service credit only.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs2416.pdfOpinion 88-72
… in the opinion. SEWER DISTRICTS -- Establishment (of town district within county district) COUNTY LAW, §250; TOWN LAW, §§190, 209: The … Concerning the formation of a town sewer district within the boundaries of an existing county sewer district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-72College Readiness
… proficiency levels in English (reading and writing) and Math. Being college ready helps students be better prepared … a significant drop in proficiency in both English and Math between elementary school and middle school. For the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/04/college-readinessNYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Are Growing
… York City Mayor’s preliminary executive budget for FY 2020 is balanced, but there are risks, including proposed drops in … tourism revenue set a new record, consumer confidence is at an 18-year high and wages continue to rise, partly due … gaps. The most immediate risk to the city’s finances is the potential impact of the state budget. The executive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-budget-balanced-risks-are-growingOverview – Divorce and Your Benefits
… as beneficiary of any pre-retirement death benefit payable; A member may be required to name their ex-spouse as beneficiary of any post-retirement death benefit payable; A member may be required to elect a pension payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/overviewPartial Lump Sum Payment at Retirement – Divorce and Your Benefits
… the terms of the DRO and comply with the Order. If the DRO does not address the PLS, the member will receive the PLS … election. If the DRO was approved before April 1, 2008, does not address the PLS and the ex-spouse wants to receive a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/partial-lump-sum-payment-retirementState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… to appropriate fund balance and reserves and increase real property taxes by 13% to close projected budget gaps. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Medicaid Program – Improper Premium Payments Made on Behalf of Managed Care Members Residing Outside the State
… all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to determine if an individual is receiving duplicate … million). While all states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico participate in the PARIS match, not all of them …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/09/09/medicaid-program-improper-premium-payments-made-behalf-managed-care-members-residingOpinion 98-20
… LAW, §176(11): An otherwise qualified individual may be assigned to a fire police squad immediately upon becoming a … upon becoming a member of a fire company, may be assigned to the fire police squad. If so, you ask whether a … provide that newly-appointed members not be immediately assigned to the fire police squad. General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the Liverpool Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … how user access rights should be established or modified. In addition, the purchasing agent has access to parts of the … of compensation and benefits provided to employees. In addition, many duties within the payroll process have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Goshen Central School District – Financial Condition (2017M-46)
… Background The Goshen Central School District is located in the Village of Goshen, Orange County, and serves students who reside in the Village of Goshen and the Towns of Goshen, Chester, … fiscal year total approximately $67 million. Key Findings In fiscal years 2011-12 through 2015-16, the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/02/goshen-central-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-46Chittenango Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-294)
… the annual budgets and review all reserves and determine if the amounts reserved are necessary, reasonable and in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/chittenango-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-294Opinion 99-4
… feasibility study of expanding the town's municipal water service to help attract industrial or economic development, … or by necessary implication therefrom (see, e.g., Civil Service Forum v New York City Transit Authority , 4 AD2d 117, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-4Halfmoon Town Supervisor Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison
… Wormuth was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison as a result of her convictions for extortion and … Richard S. Hartunian and Andrew W. Vale, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Division of the Federal Bureau of … plea, during which she admitted that she accepted money in return for her official actions. She admitted that she …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/halfmoon-town-supervisor-sentenced-12-months-prisonState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Montgomery County) The board and district officials did not adequately safeguard online banking transactions. … result, five of the six online banking users were allowed to access nonbusiness websites prohibited by the policy. In addition, information technology security (IT) awareness …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Sagaponack Common School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-53)
… are necessary and reasonable, and use excess amounts in a manner that benefits residents. The results of our audit … with District officials and their comments, which appear in Appendix A, have been considered in preparing this report. District officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/13/sagaponack-common-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-53County of Oneida – County Clerk (2025M-110)
… Did the Oneida County County Clerk Clerk properly collect and deposit funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/12/12/county-oneida-county-clerk-2025m-110DiNapoli Issues Analysis of 2021-22 Enacted State Budget
… Budget makes important investments in education, health care and other important areas, it’s critical to maintain a … New Yorkers. The budget will use $5.5 billion of federal aid in SFY 2021-22 and is required to use the rest by the end … for rent and homeowner relief, $2.4 billion for child care resources to aid providers and improve subsidies to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-issues-analysis-2021-22-enacted-state-budget