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Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-76
… Code of CAL Effective Date(s) Payment will be included in the regular paycheck, dated November 3, 2004 Background … year formula effective at the start of the fiscal year in which February 29 occurred. For example, for Fiscal Year … March 27, 2003 through March 24, 2004. Since the change in payment methodology requires the leap year calculation to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-76-2003-factor-change-adjustment-payment-judgesDiNapoli: Special Education Providers Shortchanging Special Needs Children
… Aspire of Western New York in Erie County and Bright Star Pediatric Services of Monroe County – did not contain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-special-education-providers-shortchanging-special-needs-childrenOpinion 95-26
… tax moneys by loaning the moneys to the fire department. September 27, 1995 Jonathan B. Kohan, Financial Secretary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-26New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (June 24, 2021)
… Medicaid and Child Health Plus Beneficiaries in New York The COVID-19 pandemic prompted many changes in the ways New Yorkers conducted daily activities, with remote learning and remote work becoming common in New York … The COVID19 pandemic prompted many changes in the ways New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-june-24-2021Death Benefits
… tool can help. Ordinary Death Benefit If you have at least one year of service credit and die while in active … the benefit is reduced 4 percent per year starting at the age of 62 (63 for Tier 6 members) but cannot be reduced below … of 62 (63 for Tier 6 members) but cannot be reduced below 70 percent of the original benefit payable. The earnings are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/death-benefitsOpinion 89-38
… discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement Benefits (authority of a school district to … beneficiaries of a retiree) CIVIL SERVICE LAW, §201(4); RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, §§90, 113, 470: A school … employees who elect the so-called "zero option" under the Retirement and Social Security Law. The insurance purchased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-38Opinion 88-42
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Distribution of (adjustment by county of erroneous … -- Setoff (right of county to recoup erroneous sales tax allocations to other municipalities) TAX LAW, §1262(c): A … Concerning a situation where a county distributed sales tax revenues to towns and villages in the county in a manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-42Opinion 2001-4
… of Waterloo , 245 AD2d 1079, 667 NYS2d 553 mot for lv to app dsmd 91 NYS2d 957, 671 NYS2d 717; Benjamin v Town of … Sacco v Maruca , 175 AD2d 578, 573 NYS2d 787 mot for lv to app denied 78 NY2d 862, 578 NYS2d 877, concerning referendum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4Comparison of PFRS Benefits
… January 9, 2010 through March 31, 2012 April 1, 2012 and after Vesting After earning 5 years of service credit. Employee … to 20, 25 or 32 years. Contributions are not required after the maximum service credit allowed has been reached. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/comparison-pfrs-benefitsDiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020
… in 2020, which was 85 percent more than the previous year and more than four times the annual total from a decade … people, followed by Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown (315) and Rochester (303) metropolitan areas. “In the midst of the … consequences of stolen personal information is complicated and can take months of effort. Often the pain is really felt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Glens Falls , the Woodgate Volunteer Fire Department and a budget review of the City of Yonkers . "In today’s fiscal … Although the treasurer verbally updates the board on bank balances at the monthly meetings, he does not provide … funding gap in the 2015-16 fiscal year that the city must address by finding an alternate source of revenue or by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 1497
… Background Due to no contract in place as of January 1, 2016, employees represented by PEF were not eligible for … the $5,000 annual IRS pre-tax limit. The employee’s annual election is not affected by the addition of the Employer … be adjusted accordingly so as not to exceed their annual election (Goal Amount). In certain situations, this may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1497-retroactive-dependent-care-advantage-account-dcaa-new-york-dependentRochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits
Diane M Cecero age 64 of Pittsford New York admitted today to unlawfully doubledipping and receiving state retirement benefits to which she was not entitled She agreed to pay back those benefits with interest as part of a pretrial diversion agreement
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefitsDiNapoli: Florida Man Charged with Stealing Nearly $80,000 in Pension Benefits Issued to His Deceased Father
… father’s pension funds to which he was not entitled,” said DA Donnelly . “The state’s retirement system is built to … of thousands of retirees and their beneficiaries.” DA Donnelly said that, according to the charges, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-florida-man-charged-stealing-nearly-80000-pension-benefits-issued-his-deceased-fatherDiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director Sentenced in Embezzlement Scheme; Over $48,000 in Restitution Recovered
… online at https://www.osc.ny.gov/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-sentenced-embezzlement-scheme-overOpinion 98-15
… when selling historic building) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-dd; TOWN LAW, §64(2): A town may sell an historic … to the procedural requirements of General Municipal Law, §119-dd(4) and such sale is not subject to the permissive … an historic building pursuant to General Municipal Law, §119-dd(4) is subject to the permissive referendum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-15Opinion 93-19
… PROCEDURE ACT, §2402: A Surrogate's Court may not charge a fee for certificates of adoption or for certified copies of … in which you requested our opinion regarding whether a fee should be charged for certificates of adoption or … in proceedings in Surrogate's Court, there is no fee for the filing of a petition for adoption, nor does the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-19DiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director and Mother Pled Guilty for Over $48,000 Theft
… online at https://www.osc.ny.gov/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-and-mother-pled-guilty-over-48000DiNapoli: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud of State Funds
… DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); John … obtain $24,915 in grant proceeds under the New York Main Street Program. United States Attorney Freedman stated: “The New York Main Street Program was designed to make sure that grant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-prattsville-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-fraud-state-fundsSelected Management and Operations Practices (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the nine recommendations included in our initial audit report, Selected Management and … Charge NY 2.0, a successor to Charge NY and announced in 2018, built on the original initiative with a target of 10,000 public EV charging stations by 2021. In 2018, NYPA’s executive management announced a new $250 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/03/selected-management-and-operations-practices-follow