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Compliance With Navigation Law (2019-S-59)
To determine if the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is adequately monitoring and enforcing requirements to ensure boaters’ safety and quality of life on State waters.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s59-response.pdfOversight of Runaway and Homeless Youth (2019-S-47) 180-Day Response
To determine if the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is adequately overseeing runaway and homeless youth and facilities to ensure they meet State standards and regulations.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s47-response.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 1709
… of ERS Plan Type 7Y and TRS Plan Type 7X Background In accordance with Chapter 368 of the Laws of 2018, the … year. The amount of the increase is based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index for the one-year period ending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1709-tier-6-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-calendar-year-2019-employeesDo Not Call Enforcement Efforts
… Purpose To determine if the Department of State (Department) is fully implementing the enforcement and collection provisions of New York’s Do Not Call Law. The audit covers the period … unsolicited telemarketing calls. The Department’s Division of Consumer Protection (Division) is responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/28/do-not-call-enforcement-effortsOversight of Resident Care-Related Medical Equipment in Nursing Homes
… Department of Health (Department) oversees nursing homes in New York State through its Division of Nursing Homes and … Form (Inventory Form) to provide surveyors with a list of the different types of equipment commonly used at … testing, and maintenance programs. For example, a list of the types of equipment in use at a facility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/19/oversight-resident-care-related-medical-equipment-nursing-homesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1534
… agencies that the pensionable overtime earnings limit for Tier 5 Employee Retirement System (ERS) members for calendar year 2017 is $18,448.11. Background In … thereafter by three percent. The overtime earnings limit for 2017, 2018, and 2019 have been calculated by the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1534-tier-5-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-calendar-year-2017-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1561
… agencies that the pensionable overtime earnings limit for Tier 6 Employee Retirement System (ERS) members is $15,721 for fiscal year 2017-18. Affected Employees Employees who are … Effective Date(s) Institution and Administration Paychecks for fiscal year 2017-18 Background In accordance with Chapter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1561-tier-6-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-fiscal-year-2017-18State Agencies Bulletin No. 1450
… agencies that the pensionable overtime earnings limit for Tier 5 Employee Retirement System (ERS) members for calendar year 2016 is $17,910.78. Background In … thereafter by three percent. The overtime earnings limit for 2016, 2017, and 2018 have been calculated by the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1450-tier-5-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-calendar-year-2016-employeesOpinion 98-8
… officer, board or agency of a political subdivision or district therein to the "lowest responsible bidder furnishing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8Opinion 98-24
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and … a volunteer firefighter who is a member of a fire company in a bordering area, is liable for Volunteer Firefighters' … of an individual who is a member of a fire company in a bordering area, is responsible for Volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Life Changes: Membership in a Nutshell
… any questions you may have. Please feel free to call on us. Sincerely, Thomas P. DiNapoli State Comptroller About … through January 8, 2010 and did not elect to be covered by Article 22 (i.e., did not opt into Tier 5) can be covered … employer and member contributions prudently, enabling us to meet this goal. Mandatory Contributions Most Tier 1 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-membership-nutshellOpinion 2000-15
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - Eligibility (of … You ask whether a volunteer firefighter who resides in another state and is a member of an out-of-state volunteer … department. General Municipal Law §209-i (1-a) provides in relevant part that a "volunteer firefighter" 1 who, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15Controls Over Unclaimed Bottle Deposits
… 539 quarterly reports that were filed late. The Department does not have procedures in place to verify data in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/19/controls-over-unclaimed-bottle-depositsState Agencies Bulletin No. 921
… (MCTD). The MCTD is comprised of the counties of New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Richmond (Staten … to Chapter 25 of the Laws of 2009, Article 23, the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance has imposed a new tax on … tax in accordance with rules provided by New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. OSC will make an initial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/921-metropolitan-commuter-transportation-mobility-taxOpinion 91-11
… mayor. Presently, a successor mayor may appoint a new city engineer after the expiration of the engineer's … curtail the common council's present power to consent to a new appointment every third year. It is, therefore, our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Opinion 91-26
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … recuse himself or herself from any discussions and votes on matters relating to the contract. A public library may … held public officials to a high standard of conduct and, on occasion, have negated certain actions which, although not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-26Pipeline Safety Oversight
… and other situations that left businesses and residents without gas. DPS does not perform analyses of all available … of pipeline safety data, and then determine which analyses can best provide both DPS and the Operators with the most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/08/pipeline-safety-oversightOpinion 94-18
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (conveyance for … FIRE DEPARTMENT -- Villages (existence of fire companies in villages as resulting in incorporation of fire department) NOT-FOR-PROFIT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-18Costs to Administer the Insurance Division Operations for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2012
… the core functions of regulating all insurance activities in New York, including life, property/casualty and health … and licensing/monitoring agents, brokers and adjusters. In accordance with Section 332 of the Insurance Law, the … United States branches of foreign insurers domiciled in New York State. Section 332 requires the State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/10/09/costs-administer-insurance-division-operations-three-fiscal-years-ended-march-31-2012Opinion 2010-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Disposition of … and subject to public hearing requirements as prescribed in Town Law § 198 (12) (a), may sell or lease any real or … properties to a related party who had been convicted of a crime. The court held that the County Legislature's refusal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-2