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Receiving Your Benefit and Filing Your Option Election – Forest Rangers Plan
… benefit paid. You can choose from several options, all of which will provide you with a monthly benefit for life. … Election form (unless notified otherwise, as in the case of disability retirement) before the first day of the month following your retirement date. You have up to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1864/receiving-your-benefit-and-filing-your-option-electionReceiving Your Benefit and Filing Your Option Election – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… benefit paid. You can choose from several options, all of which will provide you with a monthly benefit for life. … Election form (unless notified otherwise, as in the case of disability retirement) before the first day of the month following your retirement date. You have up to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/receiving-your-benefit-and-filing-your-option-electionTown of Kirkwood – Justice Court Operations (2016M-414)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the internal controls over the … 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. Background The Town of Kirkwood in located in Broome County and maintains a … Town of Kirkwood Justice Court Operations 2016M414 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-kirkwood-justice-court-operations-2016m-414Town of Virgil – Justice Court Operations (2015M-77)
… ensure the clerk is pursuing collections of unpaid traffic tickets. The Justice does not ensure the clerk maintains a list of unpaid traffic tickets. The Board’s annual audit of the Justice’s records … bail records. Key Recommendations Ensure unpaid traffic tickets are pursued in a timely manner. Ensure the clerk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/08/14/town-virgil-justice-court-operations-2015m-77Town of Hampton – Justice Court Operations (2013M-305)
… internal controls over the Court’s financial activity for the period January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. … prepare monthly accountabilities, properly account for bail money held by the Court or submit the required … internal controls over the Courts financial activity for the period January 1 2012 through June 30 2013 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/01/10/town-hampton-justice-court-operations-2013m-305DiNapoli: Convicted Drunk Drivers Not Installing Court-Ordered Ignition Locks
… drivers routinely violated the terms of their sentences and did not install ignition interlocks without penalties or … must work harder to keep DWI offenders from harming others and prevent more senseless accidents and tragedies, but … of a motor vehicle. The vehicle he drove belonged to his sister, who lived at the same address. In another case, an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-convicted-drunk-drivers-not-installing-court-ordered-ignition-locksDiNapoli: Homeless New Yorkers Relying on CityFHEPS Face Significant Delays for Permanent Housing
… rental assistance program is leading to significant delays in finding permanent housing for homeless people and those at risk of homelessness, … DiNapoli said. “The housing affordability crisis in New York City underscores the importance of an effective … rental assistance program is leading to significant delays in finding permanent housing for homeless people and those at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-homeless-new-yorkers-relying-cityfheps-face-significant-delays-permanent-housingOpinion 2001-8
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Establishment (within area of former fire protection district) -- Taxes (setting of lower rate for owners of multiple parcels) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (simultaneous … Whether a town may abolish a fire protection district within the town and establish a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8Comptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea and Sentencing of Jean Noel for Theft of Putnam Co. Funds
… financial gain, there will be consequences. Since 2011, my office has successfully prosecuted dozens of officials and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-and-sentencing-jean-noel-theft-putnamHalfmoon Town Supervisor Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison
… will be held accountable. I’m proud to have worked with my partners in state and federal government to bring this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/halfmoon-town-supervisor-sentenced-12-months-prisonDiNapoli, Erie County DA Keane and Erie County Sheriff Garcia Announce Former Deputy Clerk Sentenced for Stealing More Than $320,000
… that cash was deposited into McDougall’s personal bank account on several days the cash was not deposited into the county clerk’s bank account. DiNapoli’s auditors determined over $320,000 of … recorded cash receipts were not deposited into the clerk’s account. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-erie-county-da-keane-and-erie-county-sheriff-garcia-announce-former-deputy-clerk-sentencedNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli and District Attorney Kindlon: Siblings Indicted for Stealing State Rent-Relief Funds
… A pair of siblings have been arraigned on a sealed indictment for allegedly stealing $90,000 in Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funds to which … Superintendent Steven G. James announced today. As part of the scheme, the defendants completed and filed an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-district-attorney-kindlon-siblings-indicted-stealing-stateOpinion 98 - 19
… discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment (referendum requirement for installment … contracts for the financing of equipment, machinery and apparatus (see 1997 Opns St Comp No. 97-10, p 18). There … is "subject to such vote, referendum or such referendum and vote, as the case may be, in the same manner as provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19Opinion 95-29
… Dissolution (when assets are sold to a public authority) WATER DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (when assets are sold to a … TOWN LAW, §§198(12), 202-c: The governing board of a town water district may, subject to a mandatory referendum, sell all the … Whether the facilities of a town water district for which indebtedness remains outstanding may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29Opinion 93-20
… of countersignature) TOWN LAW, §37(1); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §§10, 23(2)(f): A town, by local law, may require … issued by the town supervisor). Pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law, §10, however, towns may adopt and amend local laws, … their property, affairs or government (Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][i]) and the transaction of their business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-20Opinion 94-4
… rise or origin to a claim may be executed by a signature stamp affixed with the intent to execute the statement, … or may contain a signature affixed by a signature stamp. Town Law, §118(1) provides that, with certain … have concluded that a town justice may affix a signature stamp upon his or her docket books (30 Opns St Comp, 1974, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4Comptroller DiNapoli and Acting Nassau County DA Singas: Pension Scammer Sentenced
… Fire Retirement System $465,647, as part of his sentence today for defrauding the retirement system in a … and Fire Retirement System $465647 as part of his sentence today for defrauding the retirement system in a doubledipping …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-acting-nassau-county-da-singas-pension-scammer-sentencedDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Allegedly Stole Over $450K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… for the Social Security Administration Gail S. Ennis today announced the arrest of a Georgia resident, Sandra … this joint effort, one more person who believed they could game the system has been caught and will be prosecuted.” “For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-georgia-woman-allegedly-stole-over-450k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsOversight of Shelter Placements
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless Services is effectively placing clients into … through January 2022. About the Program The Department of Homeless Services (DHS), an administrative unit of the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS), is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/01/oversight-shelter-placementsTown of Gorham – Distribution of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Proceeds (2025M-106)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Town of Gorham (Town) officials properly distribute foreign fire … they need. This helps maintain the safety and morale of firefighters, who play a crucial role in protecting the … operations, including the allocation and distribution of FFI tax proceeds. The Town disbursed FFI tax proceeds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2026/03/06/town-gorham-distribution-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-proceeds-2025m-106