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Receiving Your Benefit and Filing Your Option Election – Police and Fire Plan
… all of which will provide you with a monthly benefit for life. For example, you may elect the Single Life Allowance, which provides the maximum amount payable … Your Option Election You must file your Option Election form (unless notified otherwise, as in the case of disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/receiving-your-benefit-and-filing-your-option-electionEarly Retirement – Article 14 Benefits
… With 20 years of service credit, you can apply for early … benefit is not eligible for escalation. Example: Retiring with 21 years of credited service and a $60,000 FAS Estimated … for Service Retirement (RS6037) must be on file with the Office of the State Comptroller at least 15 days, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/early-retirementAudits of Local Governments: About Our Audits
… objective analysis to assist management and those charged with governance and oversight in using the information to … reduce costs, facilitate decision making by parties with responsibility to oversee or initiate corrective action, … of LGSA To ensure that audits are completed in accordance with applicable government auditing standards, LGSA receives …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/audits-local-governments-about-our-auditsOpinion 99-12
… costs of debt over entire district in connection with proceeding to consolidate) -- Extension (spreading costs of debt over entire district in connection with proceeding to extend) WATER DISTRICTS -- Consolidation … costs of debt over entire district in connection with proceeding to consolidate) -- Extension (spreading costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-12Farmland Protection Program
… a vital role in the State’s economy and food security. With nearly 7 million acres, farmland composes over 20% of … option to agricultural preservation. This, along with suburban development pressures amid the State’s housing … established in 1996, provides eligible municipalities with grants to implement farmland protection activities. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/02/farmland-protection-programState Contract and Payment Actions in April
… books. Office of General Services $3.7 million with Titan Roofing, Inc. to replace The Egg roof at the Empire State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilDiNapoli: Paycheck Protection Program in NYC Stumbled, but Finding Footing
… and the least likely to have existing relationships with large banks. Many major lenders only accepted applications for the PPP program from customers with existing accounts. While most PPP loan records did not … Queens, only Sunnyside and Woodside surpassed the average, with 9.3 percent of businesses receiving loans in Phase One. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-paycheck-protection-program-nyc-stumbled-finding-footing30% New York State Initiative
… in the Initiative outside New York City; however, only 73 (10%) have been approved for reimbursement under the … rate to align more with increases in food costs could only be made through legislative change, AGM could reduce … determine eligibility during the application process. AGM only required SFAs to submit supporting documentation for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/16/30-new-york-state-initiativeDiNapoli: Proposed Congressional Cuts to SNAP Program Mean More New Yorkers Without Enough Food
… of Agriculture (USDA), New York’s households contended with growing food insecurity from 2021 to 2023 with 12.3% (954,480 families) reporting limited or uncertain … and other resources. New York is one of eleven states with a statistically significant increase from the 2018 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-proposed-congressional-cuts-snap-program-mean-more-new-yorkers-without-enough-foodState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Election of Carl Heastie as Speaker
… "Our state is facing great opportunities and challenges in the year ahead, and New Yorkers need strong leaders. I served with Carl Heastie and know that he accepts his new role with humility and … Our state is facing great opportunities and challenges in the year ahead and New Yorkers need strong …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-election-carl-heastie-speakerState Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… children are being checked on regularly by those entrusted with managing their care and are safe from harm." In New York … appropriate to the child's needs. Placement is usually with relatives or with foster parents approved by not-for-profit, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenOpinion 2001-4
Whether the compensation of an appointive town assessor may be temporarily increased to reflect additional work involved in conducting a revaluation
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4Area #1 – IT Policy – Information Technology Governance
… computing environment should dictate the content and number of policies necessary. A small entity with … key that has also been acquired: (1) Social Security number; (2) driver’s license number or non-driver identification card number; or (3) account number, credit or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-1-it-policyDiNapoli: New Yorkers Could Lose $72B in Reported State and Local Tax Deductions Under Trump Plan
… could result in higher tax bills for some New Yorkers and only modest savings for others," said DiNapoli. "Washington … and other changes have far reaching implications that not only hit the bottom line for taxpayers, but could affect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-new-yorkers-could-lose-72b-reported-state-and-local-tax-deductions-under-trump-planState Police Bulletin No. SP-246
… Unit 62 who have a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence with an Action/Reason code of Leave of Absence/MLS (Mil … criteria but are on an authorized leave of absence with a Payroll Status of Leave of Absence (except with an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-246-2024-expertise-pay-eligible-employees-state-police-investigators-unitDiNapoli: NYC Department of Education Must Do More to Combat Mental Health Crisis Among Youth
… steadily since 2010. Among the New York state high school student population in 2017, around 17% of youth seriously … is evident that many schools fell well below the staff-to-student ratio recommended by National Association of Social … schools, 80% did not meet the recommended social-worker-to-student ratio of 1:250. 423 public schools did not have a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-nyc-department-education-must-do-more-combat-mental-health-crisis-among-youthDiNapoli: NYC's 2024 Budget Balanced, but Risks Loom
… from last fiscal year and $1.7 billion in savings from the city’s Program to Eliminate the Gap (PEG) have helped New York City balance its $112.6 billion budget for city fiscal year … Program to Eliminate the Gap PEG have helped New York City balance its $1126 billion budget for city fiscal year FY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-nycs-2024-budget-balanced-risks-loomState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… An audit released in June 2016 found that SED provided only minimal oversight of NYSID offering little assurance … audit report. However, further actions are still needed as only $3.4 million of the $12 million in improper capitation … suspension program, as evidenced by submitting only a limited number of registrations for suspension each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… contract. City University of New York (CUNY): Compliance with Payment Card Industry Standards (Follow-Up) (2021-F-2) … found that CUNY had fallen short in providing its colleges with sufficient guidance and direction needed to ensure campus-wide compliance with payment card industry standards. In a follow-up, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Report Looks at New York's Social Insurance Programs for Unemployed and Injured Workers
… replacement rate of these programs and how they compare with peer states. “New York’s social insurance programs play … hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers each year cope with the impact of losing a job, or being unable to work due … against wages lost or cost of living, or in conjunction with household size, other household income and savings, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-report-looks-new-yorks-social-insurance-programs-unemployed-and-injured-workers