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Previous public employment or military service might qualify NYSLRS members for additional service credit
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/get-credit-all-your-public-serviceMany New Yorkers Struggle to Pay for Housing
… or to be evicted. This is a problem that hurts renters and homeowners across the state who can’t stretch their dollars … of renters, 26.6 percent or 900,000 households, and homeowners, 12.4 percent or 500,000 households, deemed to be … almost 13 percent, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Homeowners are faring better than renters when it comes to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/many-new-yorkers-struggle-pay-housingDiNapoli: Former Clerk/Treasurer of Village of Norwood Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $70K From Village
… that Nancy Berger, 55, formerly the Clerk/Treasurer of the Village of Norwood, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the second degree for stealing $73,725 … announced that Nancy Berger 55 formerly the ClerkTreasurer of the Village of Norwood pleaded guilty to grand larceny in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-clerktreasurer-village-norwood-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-70k-villageOpinion 2000-12
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§801, 806: There is no provision in article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq.) … Municipal Law §806, however, a town board may require in its code of ethics that town board members abstain from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12UnitedHealthcare – Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59
… members. United’s payments to medical providers are based, in part, on procedure codes billed on claims that indicate … United will not pay for certain procedure codes billed in combination with other procedure codes unless the provider … for claims preparation and submission. Recover the $39,345 in overpayments identified by our audit. As priorities and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/08/unitedhealthcare-improper-payments-medical-services-designated-modifier-code-59Opinion 97-21
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … or other provisions of law indicate that a different meaning or application was intended from that required to be … Gen 47). Section 30 of the General Municipal Law provides for the filing of financial reports with the Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21Opinion 90-23
… BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Limit (exclusion from - cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE … VIII, §§6, 12; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §105.00: The cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse may exclude from their … such purpose, does not exceed $10,000,000 in the case of Buffalo and Rochester and $5,000,000 in the case of Syracuse. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23DiNapoli: MWBE Participation in the State’s Pension Fund Rose to All-Time High in State Fiscal Year 2020-21
… $27 billion in state fiscal year 2020-21 and the Fund’s Emerging Manager program grew from $6.7 billion to $9 … we have built new opportunities for asset management with Emerging Managers and Minority- and Women-Owned Business … a portion of its investments with MWBE firms through its Emerging Manager program, which DiNapoli expanded in 2008. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-mwbe-participation-states-pension-fund-rose-all-time-high-state-fiscal-year-2020-21Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Program
… whether the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has complied with Article 36-A of the State Executive … the Program to be administered by a 12-member Board, with DCJS as administrator and the DCJS Commissioner or their designee serving as Board Chair. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/11/motor-vehicle-theft-and-insurance-fraud-prevention-programOpinion 91-25
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … requires a city (other than New York City), town, village or fire district to pay to a paid firefighter who is … 282 App Div 1008, 125 NYS2d 672, affd 307 NY 770; Drahos v Village of Johnson City , 80 AD2d 106, 438 NYS2d 394; Matter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-25Are You Vested? And What It Means
… credit to qualify for a pension benefit once you meet the minimum age requirements established by your retirement … enacted vesting requirement change affects members of both the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS). Previously, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/are-you-vested-and-what-it-meansDiNapoli: New York State is Home to 4.4 Million Immigrants, Second Only to California
… Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse. The report found that the highest concentration of immigrants within New York state is … has been welcoming refugees through the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees for 35 years, 16,000 refugees to … contracts, visit www.openbooknewyork.com . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to promote openness in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-new-york-state-home-44-million-immigrants-second-only-californiaState Agencies Bulletin No. 1575
… Purpose To define Supplemental Wages, the earnings codes classified … Supplemental Wages and the methods for withholding income taxes from Supplemental Wages Affected Employees All … Wage payments as well as income tax withholding methods to be applied to Supplemental Wages are discussed in: IRS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1575-supplemental-wagesArchived: Legislative Session 2015 –2016
… Comptroller. Tax Check-off Funds – Signed into law on November 20, 2015 as Chapter 453 of the Laws of 2015 – A.7419 … Equal Access to Justice Reporting – Signed into law on November 20, 2015 as Chapter 439 of the Laws of 2015 – A.6079 … of Assessment on State Lands – Signed into law on November 28, 2016 as Chapter 449 of the Laws of 2016 – A.7673 (Dilan) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2015-2016Opinion 2000-18
… service award program established by joint fire district to provide prior service credit for activities performed … FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Villages (authority to transfer responsibility for service award program to joint fire district) VILLAGES -- Fire Department and Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18State Agencies Bulletin No. 415
… Pay Page, provides a means to deduct a fixed amount of money from an employee’s paycheck on a biweekly basis. The … Code OVP and the change to the process of recovering money from inactive employees. Path Compensate … that are not equal will automatically be taken from any money that is paid to an inactive employee for any reason. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/415-automatic-processing-overpayments-inactive-employeesOpinion 96 - 14
… to be county officers and employees (see, e.g., 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-52, p 105; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-75, p 111). Pursuant to General Municipal Law, … the sale of specified goods at a certain price (see Opns St Comp No. 91-63, p 167). The fact that the purchase price …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14DiNapoli: SED Makes Progress on Implementation of Dignity for All Students Act
… The State Education Department (SED) made progress in ensuring school districts across New York are protecting students from harassment and … according to a follow-up report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Bullying is a … The State Education Department SED made progress in ensuring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-sed-makes-progress-implementation-dignity-all-students-actDiNapoli: Pleasant Valley Woman Arrested Stealing Funds From New York State and Local Retirement System
… the arrest of Bonnie S. Robertson, 63, of Pleasant Valley in the alleged theft of nearly $42,000 of her deceased … partnership." Robertson was charged with Grand Larceny in the 3rd degree, a class D felony. The investigation … discovered that Robertson's mother, a pensioner in the New York State and Local Retirement System, had passed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-pleasant-valley-woman-arrested-stealing-funds-new-york-state-and-local-retirement-systemOpinion 2000-2
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent … You note that, pursuant to Town Law, §64(17-b), towns are authorized to expend moneys for certain cultural … that the village, by resolution, may accomplish much of what is proposed, in the context of recreation, senior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2