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Tier Status – Career Plan
… When you join the Retirement System, you are assigned to a tier depending on your date of membership. You are in: If you joined: Tier 1 Before July 31, 1973 Tier 2 July 31, 1973 through June … on their retirement plan election. There is no Tier 4 in the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/tier-statusTier Status – New Career Plan
… When you join the Retirement System, you are assigned to a tier depending on … by Article 11 or Article 14 benefits, depending on their retirement plan election. There is no Tier 4 in the New York … and Fire Retirement System. … New Career Plan information for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 Article 11 5 and 6 members under Sections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/tier-statusRocky Point Union Free School District – Overtime (2021M-80)
… and controlled overtime to ensure the District was not incurring unnecessary costs. Key Findings District officials did not adequately authorize, monitor or control overtime. As a … budget to ensure that sufficient appropriations were available for overtime costs. Properly record all overtime …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/06/rocky-point-union-free-school-district-overtime-2021m-80Focus on Identity Theft
… Threat of Identity Theft , provides more information on this important issue. IDENTITY THEFT REPORTS … bank cards you need. Avoid giving out personal information on the phone, email or social media. Check bank and credit … visit the Office’s Consumer Fraud Bureau’s webpage , or call the Office’s General Helpline at 800-771-7755. NYS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/focus-identity-theftDiNapoli and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Op-Ed: New York Mothers Should Not Be Dying in Childbirth in 2025
… from 2018-2021. And, as with many health issues, there are stark racial and ethnic disparities. Black women in New York … be preventable. In short, the maternal health crisis is stark, alarming and in plain sight – but according to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-and-brooklyn-borough-president-antonio-reynoso-op-ed-new-york-mothers-should-not-be-dyingFormer Treasurer of Patterson Volunteer Fire Department Pleads Guilty To Fraud and Tax Charges Arising From His Embezzlement of More Than $1.1 Million
… the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Shantelle P. Kitchen, the Special Agent in Charge of … of Investigation (“FBI”), Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, and George Beach, Superintendent, New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/former-treasurer-patterson-volunteer-fire-department-pleads-guilty-fraud-and-tax-charges-arising-hisDiNapoli: NYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for 2025-26
… employer contributions rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) for State Fiscal Year … of payroll for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and from 31.2% to 33.7% of payroll for the Police and Fire … global tensions and market volatility, our state’s pension fund remains one of the strongest and best funded in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-2025-26Town of Vestal – Former Police Chief’s Separation Agreement (2023M-58)
Determine whether the Town of Vestal (Town) former police chief’s (former chief) separation agreement and related “severance” payments were supported and accurately paid.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/vestal-town-2023-58.pdfSex Offender Registration - Mount Vernon City Police Department (S9-14-20)
Determine if local law enforcement agencies (Departments) took action to help enforce the State’s Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) for the period January 1, 2008 through January 22, 2014.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2014/pdf/mount-vernon-city-police-s9-14-20.pdfState Police Bulletin No. SP-74
… Program Effective Date Immediately Background The Police Benevolent Association has advised OSC that the … is no longer a union-sponsored vendor. Agency Actions Do not enter any NEW deductions for Code 308. Note: The only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-74-deduction-code-308-equitable-life-insurance-programState Contract and Payment Actions in January
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,732 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $21 billion and approved … Civil Service $18.7 billion with Caremark PCS Health, LLC for pharmacy benefits for state employees. State Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-januaryAre You Vested? And What It Means
… requirements established by your retirement plan. Vesting is automatic; you do not have to fill out any paperwork to … affects members of both the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS). … than seven years prior to April 9, 2022, your membership is considered withdrawn and terminated. You would need to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/are-you-vested-and-what-it-meansSecurity and Effectiveness of the Department of Labor’s Unemployment Insurance System
… of a New York State IT transformation to consolidate and merge State agencies and streamline services. ITS is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/24/security-and-effectiveness-department-labors-unemployment-insurance-systemDiNapoli Recovers $42K From Woman Who Stole From State and Local Retirement System
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and the New … was caught and now she must repay the $42,000 she stole from the state retirement system," DiNapoli said. "Thanks to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-recovers-42k-woman-who-stole-state-and-local-retirement-systemDiNapoli: Former Director Allegedly Stole $1,700 From Hornell Partners for Growth
… Partners for Growth (HPG) was charged with Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree and Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree for … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-former-director-allegedly-stole-1700-hornell-partners-growthDiNapoli: Former Clerk/Treasurer of Village of Norwood Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $70K From Village
… Attorney Gary Pasqua and the New York State Police today announced that Nancy Berger, 55, formerly the … Albany, NY 12236. … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced that Nancy Berger 55 formerly the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-clerktreasurer-village-norwood-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-70k-villageState Agencies Bulletin No. 1570
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2017 retroactive M/C Salary Increase and provide … criteria: Management Confidential BU06 Division of State Police BU18 Division of Military and Naval Affairs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1570-april-2017-managementconfidential-mc-salary-increaseState Agencies Bulletin No. 1568
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2016 retroactive M/C Salary Increase and provide … criteria: Management Confidential BU06 Division of State Police BU18 Division of Military and Naval Affairs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1568-april-2016-managementconfidential-mc-salary-increaseSafety at Stations (Follow-Up)
… Safety at Stations (Report 2016-S-91 ). About the Program Staten Island Railway (SIR) is a subsidiary of the Metropolitan … a single rapid transit line, which runs the length of Staten Island (about 14 miles) from St. George Terminal to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/06/safety-stations-followOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the two … 2.5 million public school students statewide. To help confront the mental health crisis among youth in New … that the Department did not require school districts to submit any documentation or other information that would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/27/oversight-mental-health-education-schools-follow