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Tier 1 Death Benefits – Police and Fire Plan
… Benefit This benefit is equal to 1/12th (8.33 percent) of your last year’s earnings, multiplied by your years of service credit, up to 36 years. Alternative Death Benefit If you die while in service after age 55, an alternative death benefit may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/tier-1-death-benefitsDiNapoli: Employment Among Mothers in NYC Improves, But Unemployment Remains Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels
… were unemployed in 2022 compared to 3.4% nationally. Black mothers in the city are the hardest hit, facing an … of 62.2%. Employment outcomes vary by race and ethnicity. Black mothers faced the largest spike in unemployment during … stagnant or widen if all parts of the local economy don’t fully recover. Some mothers in the city appear to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-employment-among-mothers-nyc-improves-unemployment-remains-higher-pre-pandemic-levelsBecoming a Participating Employer – What Every Employer Should Know
… System (PFRS). NYSLRS staff will help you get started with what you need to know to work with NYSLRS, including … What every employer should know about NYSLRS and what it means to participate as an employer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/becoming-participating-employerImproper Medicaid Payments for Childhood Vaccines (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Improper Medicaid Payments for Childhood Vaccines (Report 2017-S-41 ). About the Program The Vaccines for Children Program (VFC Program) is a federally funded … and are protected from a number of diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/23/improper-medicaid-payments-childhood-vaccines-followForestville Central School District – Transportation Operations and Cafeteria Financial Condition (2014M-70)
… could achieve cost savings transportation operations and to evaluate the internal controls over cafeteria financial … District officials have not identified opportunities to reduce student transportation cost by performing … analyze the number of students regularly using the bus to increase the use of available capacity and reduce the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/25/forestville-central-school-district-transportation-operations-andManagement of Capital Projects (2018-S-70) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has a formal capital project management process that its employees and contractors/consultants are required to follow; and whether LIRR followed the capital project management process and was successful in ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-18s70-response.pdfTown of Owasco – Financial Management and Procurement (2021M-70)
Determine whether the Town of Owasco (Town) Board (Board) effectively managed fund balances and reserves for the general, water and sewer district funds and has multiyear financial and capital plans.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/owasco-2021-70.pdfSouthside Academy Charter School - Enrollment and Billing (2019M-70)
Determine whether student enrollment records and billings to school districts were accurate and supported.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/southside-academy-charter-70.pdfBrighter Choice Charter School for Girls – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-72)
… The Board and officials did not provide adequate oversight to ensure disbursements were adequately supported, properly … Principal with an abstract of invoices or a list of checks to document the review and approval. The Principal or other … designated official did not review cancelled check images to ensure only approved disbursements were made. The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/22/brighter-choice-charter-school-girls-non-payroll-disbursements-2023m-72Opinion 2002-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (content of proposition to establish a service award program for volunteer firefighters); (need for when … authorizing the establishment of the program must state, in addition to certain other information, the extent to which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-1Comptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Sentencing in Theft of Over $274,000 in State Pension Benefits
… Retirement System issued to his deceased mother, Fay Eletz. Eletz’s father, Milton Eletz, was a New York State … elected to receive reduced monthly benefits so his wife, Fay Eletz, would continue to receive benefits after his death …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-theft-over-274000-state-pension-benefitsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… were submitted late (one by more than five months), and six of the agencies did not explain why significant amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: State’s Paid Family Leave Program Helping Millions of New Yorkers
… . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-states-paid-family-leave-program-helping-millions-new-yorkersOpinion 89-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Compensation (additional compensation for the board of assessment review for extra meeting) REAL PROPERTY TAX … Whether a town is required to pay the members of its board of assessment review compensation in excess of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-7Efforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms (Follow-Up)
… captures up to six images per vehicle (two front and four rear). The system selects the “best” front and rear images and sends them to the NY Customer Service Center …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/efforts-collect-tolls-and-fees-using-license-plate-images-and-law-firms-followAccidental Disability – Article 14 Benefits
… Eligibility You may be eligible for an accidental disability retirement benefit if: You are … the disability is the natural and proximate result of an accident sustained in the performance of duties not caused by … of duties not caused by your own willful negligence. There is no minimum service requirement for an accidental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/accidental-disabilityDiNapoli Announces $500 College Savings Sweepstakes
… due. It’s never too early to start planning ahead for a bright future.” The sweepstakes is open to eligible New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-announces-500-college-savings-sweepstakesSafety at Stations
… steps to address safety-related issues at all of its train stations including determining if “Customer Assistance … steps to address safetyrelated issues at all of its train stations including determining if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/15/safety-stationsDiNapoli Reaffirms Commitment to DEI Initiatives
… The Fund will continue to scrutinize boards that do not appear sufficiently diverse, including boards that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-reaffirms-commitment-dei-initiativesDiNapoli: Audits Find $70 Million in Dubious Claims, Persistent Medicaid Billing System Failures
… said. “While the state is attempting to control costs, it needs to take a hard look at the failures of its billing … additional documentation from the provider to support why it was necessary to exceed the threshold. If providers do not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-audits-find-70-million-dubious-claims-persistent-medicaid-billing-system-failures