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Out-of-Service Death Benefit – Article 14 Benefits
… If you are a vested member with at least ten years of credited service, have not retired and you die more than one year after leaving public employment, 50 percent of the ordinary death benefit may still be payable. This … benefit may also be payable if you die within one year of leaving covered service but were gainfully employed during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/out-service-death-benefitFormer Treasurer of Putnam Engine & Hose Co. of the Port Chester Volunteer Fire Dept. Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $38,000
… States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of … of protecting life and property." FBI Assistant Director William F. Sweeney Jr. said: "Those who serve the public … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-treasurer-putnam-engine-hose-co-port-chester-volunteer-fire-dept-pleads-guilty-embezzling-moreOpinion 89-37
… conduct of business as a collateral loan broker within the meaning of article 5 of the General Business Law. The role of … conduct of business as a collateral loan broker within the meaning of article 5 of the General Business Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-37Vested Retirement Benefit – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… as early as the first of the month following your 55th birthday. Tiers 2, 3 and 5 Full vested benefit at age 62. … as early as the first of the month following your 55th birthday. Tier 6 Full vested benefit at age 63. Your Vested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/vested-retirement-benefitVested Retirement Benefit – Career Plan
… as early as the first of the month following your 55th birthday. Tier 2, 3 and 5 Full vested benefit at age 62. … as early as the first of the month following your 55th birthday. Tier 6 Full vested benefit at age 63. Your Vested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/vested-retirement-benefitComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Disbursements (Erie County) The board has not appointed a claims auditor to audit claims before payment as required … approved prior to payment, supported or accounted for in a timely manner. In addition, school officials are using … clerk’s leave accrual records contained errors, and her sick leave balances exceeded the contractual maximum by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Opinion 88-38
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees (filing fees on appeals to Appellate Divisions and Court of Appeals) CIVIL … are exempt from the filing fees imposed in connection with appeals to the Appellate Divisions and the Court of Appeals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-38Chazy Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-13)
… (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable … as required by NYS Public Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) regulations. 3 We determined 115 of the 178 (65 percent) water outlets we identified at select …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/chazy-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-13State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Auditors found 70 user accounts have not been used in the last six months. In addition, 19 of these accounts were never used and one account was last used to log on to the network more than nine years ago. Pocatella …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsXII.9.C Reissuing or Cancelling a Vendor, Employee Expense, or SSP Check – XII. Expenditures
… guidance to agencies for when vendor, employee expense, or SSP checks (all commonly referred to as “A” checks) are returned and/or need to be reissued. These checks can be easily identified … “SSP” in front of it. Information on how to reissue or cancel other types of checks is as follows: Letter on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9c-reissuing-or-cancelling-vendor-employee-expense-or-ssissp-checkState Agencies Bulletin No. 1603
… to cash out up to 120 hours of accrued Over40 Comp Time II credits in each year of the program. The Governor’s Office of … Criteria Employees who have accrued Over40 Comp Time II credits are eligible to cash out up to 120 hours once per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1603-2017-csea-and-pef-over40-comp-time-ii-cash-outEscalation – Article 14 Benefits
… or decrease of a benefit, based on the cost-of-living index. Service retirement benefits can be eligible for either … equal to the increase or decrease in the cost-of-living index or 3 percent, whichever is less. However, a benefit … following the date you complete or would have completed 25 years of service credit. If you begin collecting your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/escalationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… appropriately sought competition through requests for proposals or quotes for professional services totaling approximately $4.3 million … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1East Bloomfield Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-10)
… report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit Period July 1, 2019 – September 30, 2024 Understanding the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has … identify report or implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in all potable water outlets as required by NYS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-239
… for the April 2017 UCS Longevity Bonus provided the employee: Is in an eligible bargaining unit on 04/01/2017; … earnings that are automatically calculated by the system (e.g. overtime), agencies must separate earnings by … Annual Addl Earnings (to prevent making another payment) Retirement Information The Judicial Longevity Payment is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-239-april-2017-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-longevityDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Drop 8.2 Percent in July
… Sales tax revenue for local governments in July fell 8.2 percent compared to the same period last … Thomas P. DiNapoli. Collections for counties and cities in July totaled $1.3 billion, or $116 million less than in July 2019. Although revenue is still down compared to July …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-drop-82-percent-julyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… (IT) controls to protect against unauthorized use, access and loss. District officials did not properly manage … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsCost-of-Living Adjustment – State Police Plan
… each year. This cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) — subject to pension caps and limitations — is 50 percent of the … your benefit). The adjustment percentage is applied only to the first $18,000 of your Single Life Allowance amount, … a pension payment option that pays a lifetime benefit to your beneficiary, and if the beneficiary is your spouse, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/cost-living-adjustmentIndian Lake Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-16)
… Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and reporting for lead contamination began in 2016, and subsequent testing … did not have a sampling plan to identify all water outlets for sampling or exemption. District officials also did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/25/indian-lake-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-16