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Use of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2017-MS-5)
… The purpose of our audit was to determine whether FFI tax money was spent in accordance with special act legislation, … Background The recipients of foreign fire insurance (FFI) money include fire departments, fire companies, benevolent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/01/12/use-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2017-ms-5Opinion 93-26
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE DISTRICTS -- Fees (authority to … provision of personnel to operate district-owned vehicles in connection with providing ambulance service within the … p 33). Notwithstanding the apparently mandatory language in sections 202 and 202-a, we have previously expressed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-26State Agencies Bulletin No. 866
… Active, Paid Leave or Leave Without Pay, OSC will insert a new effective-dated row using the beginning date of the first … Instructions to Change Existing Deductions or Start New Deductions When making changes, the transactions should … codes. To change the Goal Amount, the agency must insert a new effective-dated row for the applicable SRA/TDA deduction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/866-instructions-entering-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-taxState Agencies Bulletin No. 1254
… information on the Payroll Enhancement Program web site, http://www.osc.state.ny.us/payroll/pep.htm. Users are encouraged to visit the site often, as new material will be added on a regular basis. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1254-payserv-upgradeState Agencies Bulletin No. 968
… Purpose To notify agencies of the availability of the 2009 Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement Reissue functionality in PayServ, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/968-automated-process-reissued-2009-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statementState Agencies Bulletin No. 962
… “7W” (PFRS). Agencies now have the ability to select the Benefit Plan option of “PAFAT5” which must be used when … up retirement records for tier 5 PFRS members. This new Benefit Plan requires agencies to select a Contribution … provided by PFRS in the *Election Date field. Enter the Benefit Plan of “ PAFAT5” in the *Benefit Plan field. Enter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/962-new-tier-5-benefit-structure-new-york-state-police-and-fire-retirementOpinion 2002-3
… LOCAL LAWS -- Pre-emption (special district matters) TOWN LAW §198(10); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW §10(1)(i), … dock district (but see Town Law §§198[4], relative to town park districts, and 206[1][b], authorizing the consolidation … that a town may not, pursuant to its home rule powers (see NY Const, article IX; Municipal Home Rule Law §10[1][i]), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-3Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Town of Blooming Grove , Village of Cayuga Heights , Greenville … DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Accidental Disability – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… become permanently incapacitated (physically or mentally) and unable to perform your job as the natural and proximate result of an on-the-job accident not due to … 30 days of the accident. This notice must include the time and place of the accident, the details of what happened, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/accidental-disabilitySUNY Bulletin No. SU-253
… the 2016-2019 Agreement between the State of New York and the Communications Workers of America/Graduate Student … in BU28 to be paid in two pay periods, Administration 17L and 1L. Employees who are part time (less than 50%) receive a … employees who will receive a Downstate Location Stipend and must include the payment amount. The roster must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-253-suny-downstate-location-stipend-gsnu-employees-representedNursing Home Surveillance
… government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in monitoring quality of care in nursing homes. Division … must be conducted at least every 15.9 months pursuant to CMS guidance. Complaint surveys investigate issues, and … progress in correcting previously noted deficiencies. CMS requires states to investigate complaints and incidents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/19/nursing-home-surveillanceOpinion 90-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … any other separate corporate instrumentality or unit of government...". The IDA in question was established in 1976 … therefore, that the IDA is a "public entity" within the meaning of Public Officers Law, §18. Further, the IDA was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-7Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by New Jersey Man Resolving Allegations of Theft of Over $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… DiNapoli. “Now he will serve jail time for his actions. My initiative to fight fraud on the retirement system has … guilty plea represents another successful outcome by my office in our ongoing partnership with Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-new-jersey-man-resolving-allegations-theftComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Village of Clayville , Cortland Housing Authority , Essex Fire … DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsXVII.3 Lapsing Transaction Deadlines – XVII. Lapsing Appropriations
… appropriation lapse date discrepancies to your Bureau of State Accounting Operations – Budgets and Spending Accounting … review and approval must be received by OSC's Bureau of State Accounting Operations NO LATER THAN the published …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvii/xvii3-lapsing-transaction-deadlinesNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by CVS Health for Pharmacy Services for Ineligible Members
… 1, 2014 through December 31, 2019. About the Program The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides … eligibility and enrollment records for NYSHIP members in the New York Benefits Eligibility and Accounting System … promptly and to prevent payment of ineligible claims on their behalf. Key Findings For the audit period, we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/29/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-cvs-health-pharmacy-services-ineligibleEnforcement of Commission Orders and Other Agreements
… responsible for a wide range of services across the State. Through its Department of Public Service (Department), … gas, steam,telecommunications, and water services for New York’s residential and business customers. As part of its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/03/enforcement-commission-orders-and-other-agreementsDiNapoli: Finger Lakes Group Homes Overpaid for Food and Supplies, Wasting Taxpayer Money
… The state’s Office for People with Developmental Disabilities’ … Developmental Disabilities Service Office (DDSO) skirted state procurement laws for more than 1,400 purchases worth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-finger-lakes-group-homes-overpaid-food-and-supplies-wasting-taxpayer-moneyDiNapoli: Coronavirus Will Cause Multi-Year Hit to State Finances
Coronavirus has caused extraordinary economic challenges in New York with stillevolving impacts on public health jobs the economy and state finances
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-coronavirus-will-cause-multi-year-hit-state-financesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … any additional oversight. West Hempstead Water District – Life Insurance (Nassau County) The district currently holds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits