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… left in museums, historical societies, zoological gardens, aquariums, botanical gardens, arboreta and other such institutions. These items … properties left in museums historical societies zoological gardens aquariums botanical gardens arboreta and other such i …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/museum-or-military-abandoned-propertyDiNapoli: NYSLRS Announces Employers' Retirement System Contribution Rates for 2023-2024
… fund will continue to be one of the nation’s strongest and best funded, ready to provide retirement security for … and the increased COLA for retirees, higher salary base and benefit changes enacted this year by the Legislature … 2022. NYSLRS is consistently ranked among the nation’s best funded, best managed retirement systems in the nation. A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyslrs-announces-employers-retirement-system-contribution-rates-2023-2024Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-274
… SY New York State Court Clerks Association S9 Civil Service Employees Association 87 Management/Confidential 86 … Criteria Employees with an active Additional Pay record for any of the following earnings codes on or after … Earnings amount for the following earnings codes will be updated on the existing row with the April 2019 rate provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-274-april-2019-increases-location-pay-location-pay-mid-hudson-andOpinion 90-42
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CITIES -- Fees (filing of in rem tax foreclosure lists) FEES -- Exemption from (housing authority) -- Liability for (city tax districts) PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY -- Fees (exemption from filing and recording fees) REAL PROPERTY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-42Existential Questions Facing National Public Transit Systems Create New Fiscal Pressures for MTA
… Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is the largest transit system in the nation, providing nearly 40 percent of the nation’s public transit trips. In 2019, the MTA provided 3.8 billion trips … to a dramatic drop in riders – and ridership revenue – for transit systems across the country. 1 Nevertheless, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/existential-questions-facing-national-public-transit-systems-create-new-fiscal-pressures-mtaLocal Government Workforce Trends in New York State
The number of full-time local government workers employed outside of New York City contracted by 7.9% from 2007 to 2022, largely the result of two defining events – the recession of 2007-09 and the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-gov-workforce-trends-ny.pdfDespite Progress, Pay Gap for Women Persists, March 2022
In 2020, women earned 83 cents to every dollar earned by men, a wage gap of more than $10,435 based on median earnings for men and women who worked full-time, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/despite-progress-pay-gap-for-women-persists.pdfReport on the Joint Investigation of the Orange County Industrial Development Agency
A joint investigation by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the New York State Comptroller’s Office, and the New Windsor Police Department revealed institutionalized corruption in the administration of the Orange County Industrial Development Agency’s Accelerator Program.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/joint-investigation-orange-co-ida.pdfWhat to Expect from an OSC Audit
This session will familiarize you with the entire audit process: from its early stages to the final report. Learn what the auditors are looking for, the professional standards they follow, and your role in the process.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/what-to-expect-from-an-osc-audit-04082026.pdfEast Ramapo Central School District – Budget Review (B21-5-4)
… of Education (SED) is required to appoint up to three monitors to the District to provide fiscal and academic oversight. In February 2021, the two appointed monitors (one fiscal and one academic) expressed concerns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/05/05/east-ramapo-central-school-district-budget-review-b21-5-4Additional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 41[j]) – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits for ERS Tier 1 Members
… 75d and 75e Additional Service Credit for Sick Leave Section 41j …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1502/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-41jCredit for Previous Public Employment or Military Service – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits for ERS Tier 1 Members
… Benefits for ERS Tier 1 members under Sections 75d and 75e Credit for Previous Public Employment or Military …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1502/credit-previous-public-employment-or-military-serviceAdditional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 41[j]) – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits for ERS Tier 2 Members
… 75d and 75e Additional Service Credit for Sick Leave Section 41j …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1507/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-41jCredit for Previous Public Employment or Military Service – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits for ERS Tier 2 Members
… Benefits for ERS Tier 2 members under Sections 75d and 75e Credit for Previous Public Employment or Military …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1507/credit-previous-public-employment-or-military-serviceDiNapoli to Audit Hempstead IDA, Valley Stream School District in Wake of Controversial Development Project
… of Valley Stream Union Free School District 30 will focus on budgeting practices and the resulting property tax levy … than 50,000 state contracts, visit www.openbooknewyork.com . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to promote openness in government and provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-audit-hempstead-ida-valley-stream-school-district-wake-controversial-development-projectComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… a significant number of students certified for TAP are in fact not eligible for awards. Nonetheless, tests did … 30 awards totaling $27,964 that school officials certified in error. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) : … (Follow-up) (2013-F-28) An initial audit report issued in March 2012, examined whether chargeback rates used by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 2003-5
… presumption for paid firefighter) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §208-b; RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW §363-d: The … death benefits provided pursuant to General Municipal Law §208-b. You ask whether the line-of-duty presumption in … case of death benefits pursuant to General Municipal Law §208-b, for a firefighter who died of cancer prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5DiNapoli Seeks Stronger Federal Safety Measures for Oil Trains to Protect New Yorkers
… from a serious accident involving trains carrying crude oil or other hazardous materials. A review of … Exchange Commission filings of the two major carriers of crude oil in New York state – CSX Corporation and Canadian … than pressure from federal regulators.” “The increase of crude oil transportation has unfortunately come with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-seeks-stronger-federal-safety-measures-oil-trains-protect-new-yorkersOpinion 2000-2
… literary, graphic, dramatic and performing arts) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- Powers and Duties (promotion of literary, … to the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 to provide funds, services and facilities to … by providing directly, or by contract with not-for-profit corporations, theatrical productions, movies and similar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Opinion 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-2000-15