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Are You Vested? And What It Means
… credited service are vested. As of April 9, 2022, Tier 5 and 6 members also only need five years of service credit to … members of both the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS). Previously, Tier 5 and 6 … or ten years of service credit NYSLRS members are vested and eligible for a retirement benefit once they meet the age …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/are-you-vested-and-what-it-meansState Agencies Bulletin No. 2447
… salary limit and pensionable overtime earnings limit for Tier 5 TRS members. Affected Employees: Tier 5 members of … (C), and 408 (k) (6) (D) (ii) will increase to $360,000 for the 2026-27 school year for TRS Tier 5 plan participants. In accordance with Chapter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2447-tier-5-maximum-salary-limit-and-pensionable-overtime-ot-earnings-limitDiNapoli Urges Consumers to Read the Fine Print on Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli urged New Yorkers to read the fine print on gift cards this holiday season for details about … gift cards issued by New York corporations are required to be turned over to the Comptroller's office as abandoned … York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli urged New Yorkers to read the fine print on gift cards this holiday season for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-urges-consumers-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonDiNapoli: Former Wallkill Fire District Chair Sentence in $240,000 Theft
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced. “This was a shameful crime of someone sworn to protect the public,” DiNapoli said. … Comptroller’s audit concluded that Denardo could not have committed his crimes if the fire district board enforced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-former-wallkill-fire-district-chair-sentence-240000-theftOverview – Governmental Accounting Standards Board
… standards, Statement No. 67 and Statement No. 68 , outline how pension plan liabilities are accounted for and disclosed … information across governments. These accounting standards do not affect or alter how public pensions are funded or how employer contribution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/gasb/overviewOpinion 89-41
Whether a public hearing is required prior to the establishment of a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of a fire district pursuant to General Municipal Law Article 11A
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 88-54
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … district may be extended prior to December 31, and, if so, what time table must be followed for the extension of the … Whether the consolidated district may be extended prior to December …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-54Opinion 96-5
… , 283 NY 373, 381 [1940]). We have construed the word to mean fees paid to public officers for services performed, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-5Opinion 96-16
… WATER DISTRICTS -- Property (use of proceeds from sale of) TOWN LAW, §198(12); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10: A town may not, pursuant to either Town Law, §198 or a local … of a town water district for the construction of a new town hall. This is in response to your letter concerning the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16Opinion 98-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Interest and Penalties (where last day of … properly addressed postpaid wrapper and is deposited in a post office or official depositary under the exclusive care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-11Opinion 99-12
… proceeding to extend) TOWN LAW, §§206, 206-a: Subject to public hearing and permissive referendum requirements, a … existing and future extensions. Similarly, subject to public hearing and permissive referendum requirements, a … (see Town Law, §209-e[3]), except that the notices and ballot must include the determination or determinations made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-12Opinion 94-33
… members of fire department) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§215(1), 217(a): "Retired" members of a fire department may not … from fire and other emergency (see General Municipal Law, §215[1]). We assume that "active life retired members" and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-33XII.8.F Changes to Vouchers After Submission to OSC – XII. Expenditures
… for the voucher (e.g., payment method, bank account for ACH, address sequence for checks). Scheduled Payment Date For … the voucher is processed by OSC. For vouchers payable by ACH, this is the date that funds are made available in the … PM on the date of the payment. For vouchers payable by ACH, the Bureau of State Expenditures must receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8f-changes-vouchers-after-submission-oscXI.2 Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contracts Processing – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) is charged with the responsibility, under Section 112 of the State Finance Law, … including instructions for enrollment, see XI.16 Vendor Responsibility . EDSS provides authorized agency users the … The Office of the State Comptroller OSC is charged with the responsibility under Section 112 of the State Finance Law for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2-overviewVII.5 Document Retention Requirements – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… must be in full compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations. Agencies should refer to the General Retention and Disposition Schedule for New York State Government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii5-document-retention-requirementsPublic Welfare – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Public Assistance Recipients Increase to Highest Level Since 2015 For SFY 2022-23, the average monthly number of public assistance recipients in the State increased by 68,614 (14.5 percent) to 540,656, … For SFY 202223 the average monthly number of public assistance recipients in the State increased by 68614 145 percent to 540656 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-welfareTransforming the Procurement Function
… Function, there was only one Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) instead of five (one for each MTA operating agency). … practices to reflect the new business model. Under the new CPO, operating practices, for the most part, were not changed … staff from the other agencies that are now under one CPO, still follow most of the old policies and procedures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/26/transforming-procurement-functionUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-326
… of an automatic dues increase for employees represented by Suffolk County Court Employees Association in Bargaining Unit F8. Affected Employees Employees represented by Suffolk County Court Employees Association in Bargaining Unit … of an automatic dues increase for employees represented by Suffolk County Court Employees Association in Bargaining Unit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-326-suffolk-county-court-employees-association-dues-increaseUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-313
… is to notify agencies of an automatic union dues increase for employees represented by DC37, Local 1070 in Bargaining … of organization dues deduction per bi-weekly payroll for members of DC37, Local 1070, shall be changed from $27.11 … is to notify agencies of an automatic union dues increase for employees represented by DC37 Local 1070 in Bargaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-313-district-council-37-dc37-local-1070-dues-increaseState Agencies Bulletin No. 2097
… dues increase for employees represented by DC37, Local 2627 in Bargaining Unit T9. Affected Employees Employees represented by DC37, Local 2627 in Bargaining Unit T9 are affected. Background Pursuant … deduction per bi-weekly payroll for members of DC37, Local 2627, shall be updated as provided below. Effective Dates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2097-district-council-37-dc37-local-2627-dues-increase