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DiNapoli Audit Finds Gaps in NYC School Safety Planning
… almost 2½ months after the typical beginning of a school year. Even then, some schools did not submit their plans on … evacuation or lockdown drills, and for the 2016-17 school year, three of the schools didn’t conduct the drills in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-gaps-nyc-school-safety-planningSelected Aspects of Toll Collections
… or other charges with three or more violations within a 5-year period. Additionally, DMV has a reciprocity agreement … two states – New Jersey ($34.2 million) and Connecticut ($16.7 million). There was a 9½-month gap during which no … 3 weeks – from April 25, 2022 through May 8, 2022 and May 16, 2022 through May 22, 2022 – for both mainline segments, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/26/selected-aspects-toll-collectionsFormer Treasurer of Patterson Fire Department Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Embezzlement and Filing False Tax Returns
… today by U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Roman to 33 months in prison for fraud and tax charges arising out of his … $1.1 million from the PFD. According to documents filed in court, MELIN, a chiropractor, was elected treasurer of the PFD in 2013. From in or about December 2013 to in or about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/former-treasurer-patterson-fire-department-sentenced-33-months-prison-embezzlement-and-filing-falseState Agencies Bulletin No. 1735.2
… job location is within the five boroughs of New York City (NYC), $12.00 for State employees whose job location is within … are some employees in the five boroughs of New York City (NYC) whose annual salary (including Location Pay) may be less … Work in one of the five boroughs of New York City (NYC) Have a Pay Basis Code of ANN on or after the appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/17352-minimum-wage-differential-annual-employeesDiNapoli: As Subway On-Time Performance Falls Behind, Better Plans Needed To Get Trains Back On Track
… Train delays have increased as the subway system’s on-time performance has steadily … performance goal of at least 90 percent. Auditors examined what caused more than half of the almost 500,000 train delays … met with 12 of that workgroup’s 17 members and asked them about efforts to reduce delays, but none mentioned the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-subway-time-performance-falls-behind-better-plans-needed-get-trains-back-trackDiNapoli: Special Education Providers Shortchanging Special Needs Children
… did not work and ineligible expenses like food and income tax penalties. The audit’s findings have been referred to law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-special-education-providers-shortchanging-special-needs-childrenDiNapoli: State's Fiscal Outlook Declines
… Just a year after the Division of the Budget forecast fiscal … stability and no projected budget gaps in the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-23 Enacted Budget Financial Plan, the SFY … health disbursements are projected to grow by almost $16 billion between SFY 2022-23 and SFY 2026-27, comprising …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-states-fiscal-outlook-declinesEn-Con Police Disability – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… Eligibility You would be entitled to this disability benefit if, at the … and proximate result of a disability sustained in service, not caused by your own willful negligence, regardless of your … (For a disability not sustained in service, you must have at least five years of total service credit as a police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/en-con-police-disabilityDiNapoli: Property Tax Exemptions Top $450 Billion
… in property tax exemptions in New York State outside of New York City and the impact they have on local … In 2016, 2.7 million properties in the state outside of New York City (58.3 percent) were eligible for some type of tax exemption, according to DiNapoli's report. The value …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-property-tax-exemptions-top-450-billionAvailable Options – Article 14 Benefits
… benefit. It provides for the maximum benefit payment to you each month for the rest of your life. Under this … one year, or sooner, after retiring), nothing will be paid to any beneficiary. Joint Allowance — Full* This option will … (without COLA), depending on which option you elect, to your beneficiary for life. If your beneficiary dies first, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/available-optionsOpinion 92-56
… the New York State and Local Employees Retirement Systems. October 20, 1992 Bernard Silverman, Esq., Town Attorney Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-56Opinion 88-73
… -- Reserve Fund (authority to establish) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (creation of by town for … other than suburban towns to establish capital reserve funds for improvement district purposes. In this regard, we … authorizes towns generally to establish capital reserve funds, specifically provides in subdivision (3)(a) that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-73DiNapoli: Tax Collections Down $1.3 Billion in First Half of Fiscal Year
… revenue picture uncertain,” DiNapoli said. “The state has not seen the level of growth needed to meet year-end … To meet current year-end projections, PIT collections will have to increase 11.1 percent, or $2.5 billion, through the … same period a year ago as personal income tax receipts the states largest source of revenue lagged expectations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-tax-collections-down-13-billion-first-half-fiscal-yearAvailable Pension Payment Options – State Police Plan
… for the remainder of the five- or ten-year period. You can change your beneficiary within the five- or ten-year … must submit proof of your beneficiary’s birth date. You can designate only one beneficiary, and you cannot change …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/available-pension-payment-optionsDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Father's NY State Pension Checks
… Bertolino pleaded guilty to stealing more than $240,000 in New York state pension payments made to her deceased … this case. “We hope this resolution helps to restore trust in the justice system by sending a clear message: the law … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-georgia-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-fathers-ny-state-pension-checksNew Funding Needed for MTA Improvements to Prevent Unplanned Fare and Toll Hikes
… loss to the MTA from a reduction in the Payroll Mobility Tax on small businesses. Read the Financial Outlook for the … Authority report , or go to: http://osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt7-2018-mta-financial-outlook.pdf For access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/new-funding-needed-mta-improvements-prevent-unplanned-fare-and-toll-hikesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1137
… agency should forward the check to the NYS Department of Tax and Finance, Division of Treasury, per instructions in … related to withholding taxes may be directed to the Tax and Compliance mailbox. … To inform agencies of OSCs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1137-april-2012-public-employees-federation-pef-longevity-lump-sum-paymentDiNapoli: Former Rosendale Court Clerk to Repay Stolen Funds
… full restitution after admitting to stealing nearly $6,000 in cash from bail collections. The clerk, Trudy Harper, 40, was arrested in June and charged by Ulster County District Attorney D. … After pleading guilty earlier this year, she was sentenced in Saugerties Town Court on March 4. Harper was sentenced to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/0215/03/dinapoli-former-rosendale-court-clerk-repay-stolen-fundsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1001
… an overpayment to the employee. Employees Who Entered a Traineeship and Held the Salary of their Prior Graded … must review the salaries of employees who, upon entering a traineeship, held their prior graded salary that was at job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1001-retroactive-april-1-2010-salary-increase-employees-represented-publicDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Services for Vulnerable Adults
… The State Office of Children and Family Services is not adequately overseeing … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Every month thousands of vulnerable adults are referred to the state for help … are not reported. Every month OCFS receives an average of 2,500 referrals for help in New York City and 1,800 in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-services-vulnerable-adults