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Life Changes: Getting Your Affairs in Order and A Guide for Survivors
… A Message from Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli It is surprising how many important papers and legal documents you can … lessee of the box or authorized person should be able to access the box to copy burial or funeral instructions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/getting-your-affairs-order-and-guide-survivorsAnnual Audit
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether claims were … claims totaling nearly $720 million for four sole custody funds in 2017 – the Uninsured Employers Fund, the … approved and submitted to our Office. … The objective of our examination was to determine whether claims were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/26/annual-auditIX.12.M Journal Vouchers – IX. Federal Grants
… state voucher payments between state and federal funds. In very rare cases, it may be necessary to finance payments … expenditures/disbursements and increase the cash balance in the federal fund which results in a state CMIA interest liability. Guide to Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12m-journal-vouchersOpinion 92-39
… taxable real property situate in a proposed water or sewer district are not entitled to vote in a special district election on a proposition to establish the water or sewer district. At such election each tenant by the entirety, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39Oversight of Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated
… the period August 15, 2010 to May 19, 2015. Background In New York, Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) is a serious … responsibilities. For example, in 70 of 100 sampled cases, there was no evidence that DMV checks of offenders … were performed upon intake. Further, in 32 of the 70 cases, there was no evidence that DMV checks were performed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/07/oversight-persons-convicted-driving-while-intoxicatedRestrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses
… of Labor (Department) is charged with protecting workers in New York State. Section 167 of the New York State Labor … Standards (Division). In turn, the Division initiates cases to investigate single or multiple complaints against … January 1, 2015 and May 23, 2017, the Division closed 186 cases regarding 540 complaints. Key Findings The Division …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/23/restrictions-consecutive-hours-work-nursesDual Employment
… certain restrictions and approval requirements established in law and civil service regulation. Key Findings Between … in improper payments for time not worked. These three cases showed a pattern of routine, improper activity such as … Take appropriate actions as warranted in the cases we identified, including recovery of salary payments, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-2Dual Employment
… (28 percent) violated time and attendance rules, resulting in payroll payments for time not worked. Each case showed a … controls, sometimes with management's knowledge. In most cases, due to poor supervision and record-keeping practices … Work with the other agencies involved in these cases to determine whether the dually employed individuals we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-1Town of Throop – Oversight of the Supervisor’s Cash Collections and Disbursements (2022M-172)
… Supervisor and Town Board (Board) ensured cash assets in the Supervisor’s custody were properly collected and … did not properly collect and disburse cash assets in his custody, nor did the Board ensure the Supervisor … properly performed those duties. Our audit found $15,823 in missing funds. We also found that the former Supervisor: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-oversight-supervisors-cash-collections-and-disbursements-2022m-172Maternal Health
… mortality and morbidity. Maternal mortality refers to deaths of pregnant persons during pregnancy or within a year … are also persistent racial and ethnic disparities in these deaths, with Black women dying nationally at a rate three … 2019–2024 Prevention Agenda (Prevention Agenda) developed by the NYS Public Health and Health Planning Council and DOH …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/30/maternal-healthDiNapoli Faults Oversight at Public Service Commission of Orders and Agreements
… “When New Yorkers flip on the lights, log in or make a call, they should be confident that someone is making sure … and growing problems with its service. The audit examined how the PSC is overseeing utility compliance with commission … as pledges to replace or upgrade infrastructure, provide access to services to outlying areas, or enhance quality of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-faults-oversight-public-service-commission-orders-and-agreementsOpinion 88-39
… pending in the town court, is the property of the town. You ask whether a county, a town in the county, or a village … alleging that a felony was committed in the village. You state that the bail was forfeited by order of the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39DiNapoli Tracks NYC Agency Performance, Recommends Greater Transparency
… government workforce reached more than 300,000 employees in June of 2024, the first year-over-year increase since the … Still, some city agencies remain understaffed, resulting in critical services being impacted, according to a new … For example, the Law Department saw the number of cases pending in state courts grow from 22,611 in June 2019 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-tracks-nyc-agency-performance-recommends-greater-transparencyOpinion 91-63
… same building in which the store is located. We assume, for purposes of this opinion, that the councilman is not an … under section 802 applies. Although we have assumed, for purposes of this opinion, that the councilman has no … of fact to be resolved initially at the local level. For example, you state that the councilman and the store …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Opinion 96-13
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Service Award Programs (simultaneous participation in retirement system) VOLUNTEERS -- Ambulance Workers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-13Opinion 89-17
… (authority to establish fund to pay tax certiorari claims) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Certiorari Proceedings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-17Opinion 2000-16
… earlier private efforts by the fire service to provide funds for "men who were maimed and crippled in the public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16Opinion 94-33
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (participation by retired members of fire department) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§215(1), 217(a): …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-33State Agencies Bulletin No. 1217.1
… must NOT deduct Deficit Reduction Pay if the employee did not have the opportunity to use the time. Agencies must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/12171-new-requirements-and-procedures-processing-salary-payments-pursuantState Agencies Bulletin No. 1217
… must NOT deduct Deficit Reduction Pay if the employee did not have the opportunity to use the time. Agencies must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1217-new-requirements-and-procedures-processing-salary-payments-pursuant