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Performance of Duty Disability – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… benefit if you are found permanently disabled as a result of the performance of your duties, regardless of the amount of service you may have. Notice of Occurrence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/performance-duty-disabilityParticipation in the Program – Contribution Stabilization Program
… in the fiscal year billing cycle following the fiscal year of approval. For example, if you withdraw in fiscal year 2024 … balance will be automatically applied toward a portion of your future invoice payments until your reserve funds are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/participation-programSelected Aspects of Collection of Bridge and Tunnel Tolls and Fees (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the nine recommendations included in our initial report Selected Aspects of Collection of Bridge and Tunnel Tolls 2016S64
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/selected-aspects-collection-bridge-and-tunnel-tolls-and-fees-followBohemia Fire District – Purchasing and Employee Overtime Costs (2017M-158)
… the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Islip, in Suffolk County. The District, which provides fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/11/03/bohemia-fire-district-purchasing-and-employee-overtime-costs-2017m-158Albany County Department of Weights and Measures – Potential Revenue Enhancement and Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts (2013M-278)
… used to weigh and measure commodities that are sold on the basis of their weight, volume or size. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/04/04/albany-county-department-weights-and-measures-potential-revenue-enhancement-andFormer Treasurer of Patterson Volunteer Fire Department Pleads Guilty To Fraud and Tax Charges Arising From His Embezzlement of More Than $1.1 Million
… afloat and pay his personal bills. Thanks to our law enforcement partners at IRS-CI, FBI, the State … serve indirectly. The FBI is committed to working with our law enforcement partners to ensure this type of behavior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/former-treasurer-patterson-volunteer-fire-department-pleads-guilty-fraud-and-tax-charges-arising-hisDiNapoli: Thruway Authority Owed More Than $275 Million in Unpaid Tolls and Fees
… of any in-state passenger vehicles that do not pay tolls, fees, or other charges, if they have three or more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-thruway-authority-owed-more-275-million-unpaid-tolls-and-feesOpinion 94-24
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Referendum Requirements (for bonds with proposed maturity of … financing in towns); (need for referendum) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for when town purchases real property and … using such revenues, each resolution would be subject to permissive referendum requirements. However, if a single …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-24DiNapoli: State Missing Nearly $2.4 Million in Uncollected Tolls
… Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) and it is likely to increase. Even when uncollected tolls can be billed, law … was the absence of agreements that would allow TBTA to get out-of-state drivers' addresses for temporary license … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-state-missing-nearly-24-million-uncollected-tollsOversight of Adult Protective Services Programs (Follow-Up)
… report, Oversight of Adult Protective Services Programs ( 2020-S-2 ). About the Program In New York State, the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) administers the Adult Protective … abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or other harm; and have no one available who is willing and able to assist …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/oversight-adult-protective-services-programs-followOpinion 93-2
… are defined in the election law" (Village Law, §9-912[1],[2][e]). The term "regular village election" is not defined in … than the general village election (Election Law, §§15-102[2]; see also Election Law, §15-106). Thus, Village Law, … that former subdivision four was to be superseded by the new provisions (see McKinney's Sessions Laws of 1977, p 578). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-2Valhalla Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-333)
… the Towns of Greenburgh, Mount Pleasant and North Castle in Westchester County. The District, which operates four … and had not been used for their established purposes since being established in 2011. Key Recommendations Develop … funds to unrestricted fund balance, where allowed by law, or to other, necessary reserves established and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/25/valhalla-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-333Safety of Seized Dogs
… 1, 2015 to October 20, 2017. Background Article 7 of New York’s Agriculture and Markets Law (Law) empowers the … seized dogs and inspect municipal dog shelters outside of New York City. The Law mandates that a dog must be seized if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/16/safety-seized-dogsDiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million
… Medicaid pays medical bills that a third-party insurer should have covered, and not enough is being done to make … the nearly $300 million in questionable payments. DOH should recoup any overpayments and take steps to better … program is billed. To address instances where a TPHI should have paid instead of Medicaid, the DOH—in partnership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-millionOpinion 98 - 22
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Procedural Requirements (amendment of only by another local law) -- Publicity Fund (establishment of in village); (providing for, increasing or eliminating cap on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-22Language Access Services
… assistance data; and using the Department’s contracted vendor, LanguageLine Solutions (Language Line), for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/10/26/language-access-servicesOpinion 99-6
… 1999 J. Scott Greer, Esq., Attorney Shoreham-Wading River Central School District … Whether a school district may issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-6Opinion 92-9
… with broad discretion to ensure that adequate pre-trial discovery is accomplished (see e.g. Hall & Company Inc. v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-9Opinion 96-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Engineering Services … providing environmental review services) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801: A village trustee would have a prohibited interest … when an officer or employee has an interest by reason of being a stockholder, but he or she owns or controls less than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3DiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… The state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) needs to improve its oversight of local departments of social services and homeless shelter … Each client who enters a shelter must take part in a needs assessment and the development of an Individual Living Plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-shelters