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Opinion 90-23
… 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 constitutional debt … of Buffalo and Rochester and $5,000,000 in the case of Syracuse. This is in reply to your request for our opinion as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23DiNapoli: MTA Financial Outlook in Precarious Balance
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has fended off fiscal disaster brought on by the COVID-pandemic, but it … The Metropolitan Transportation Authority MTA has fended off fiscal disaster brought on by the COVIDpandemic but it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-mta-financial-outlook-precarious-balanceTransportation Company Owner and Office Manager Indicted in $1.8 Million Medicaid Scheme
… 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/2025/10/transportation-company-owner-and-office-manager-indicted-18-million-medicaid-schemeDiNapoli Bolsters State Pension Fund Support of LGBTQIA+ Equity & Inclusion at Portfolio Companies
… is overall improvement of their workforce management. This latest request follows ongoing engagement with Best Buy … board chair seeking more clarity on the company’s actions. This proxy season, the Fund also filed new proposals with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-bolsters-state-pension-fund-support-lgbtqia-equity-inclusion-portfolio-companiesXIX.2.C Project Activities – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… control and cost tracking purposes. Activities are used to track major project phases, tasks or programs within a … associated project types and guidance to support when each activity should be used with a project can be found … that are applicable across multiple projects should use standard activities. For example, if a set of agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix2c-project-activitiesReceiving Your Benefit and Filing Your Pension Payment Option Election – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… with nothing payable to a beneficiary upon your death. Or you may choose a lower monthly benefit to provide for a … affect your potential benefit, and then save or print it. Sign in to your Retirement Online account , go to the ‘My … law we must process your retirement as if you had selected Cash Refund — Contributions, with your estate named as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/receiving-your-benefit-and-filing-your-pension-payment-option-electionCity of Long Beach – Budget Review (B18-7-5)
… garbage charges of $9.6 million include an increase of $20 per sanitation parcel which the City has not yet … yet expenditures have averaged $2.6 million over the last three years. City officials only partially implemented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/05/08/city-long-beach-budget-review-b18-7-5City of Mechanicville – Records and Reports (2012M-162)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the City’s financial management system for the period January 1, 2010, through February 29, 2012. Background The City of Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County and has approximately 5,200 residents. The City government is organized under a City Council, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/02/01/city-mechanicville-records-and-reports-2012m-162Receiving Your Benefit and Filing Your Pension Payment Option Election – State Police Plan
… State Police Plan information for PFRS Tier 2 5 and 6 members under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/receiving-your-benefit-and-filing-your-pension-payment-option-electionOpinion 90-47
… under an insurance policy, and correspondingly the duty to defend has been said to be broader than the duty to … Section 3 of the local law provides that the duty to defend "shall be contingent upon" (a) delivery of the summons … the consent of the town board, retained private counsel to defend himself. It is a general rule that, in the absence of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-47Opinion 88-78
… -- Contract for (additional protection by county to village); (additional protection by town to village) -- Financing (exemption of village from town tax for town police services) -- Police … in connection with the provision of police services in a village and a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-78Membership Milestones for Police & Fire Retirement System (PFRS) Members
… service credit, you are covered by a non-job-related death benefit. With 5 years of service credit, you become vested and are entitled to a monthly benefit that may start as early as age 55. With 10 or more … are: Eligible to apply for a non-job-related disability benefit. Eligible for an out-of-service death benefit, if you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/membership-milestones-police-fire-retirement-system-pfrs-membersCUNY Bulletin No. CU-708
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for … Security Administration (SSA). As PayServ does not include this information, OSC will be mailing a Request for Special … Person who receive the retroactive payment. Recipients of this mailing will be asked to fill out the request and return …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-708-cuny-retroactive-pay-rate-increases-high-pressure-plantAvailability, Access and Affordability: Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State
… 2019 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 Between 2015 and 2019, the U.S. Census Bureau … analysis of U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 In 2019, the share of households without … analysis of U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 Interactive Map View a map of New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-stateState Contract and Payment Actions in January
… ammonia chiller at SUNY Potsdam. Major Payments Approved Tax Refunds and Credits $114.5 million for 18,800 corporate and other tax refunds. $14.3 million for 18,196 property tax credits. … for the Rental Assistance Program. Other Contract and Payment Rejections and Other Cost Recoveries OSC rejected tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-januaryXI.11.C Banking Services Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Section 106 of the State Finance Law requires that moneys received by a … See Chapter XIV, Section 4.B - Establishment and Closing of Bank Accounts for information on controls and special procedures for the establishment and closing of agency bank accounts. This statute also requires all such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11c-banking-services-contractsGeddes Town Clerk Charged in $30K Swindle
… for allegedly pocketing $30,000 in a health care coverage scam. Carhart, 43, of Syracuse, enrolled in the town’s health … William J. Fitzpatrick, we were able to reveal her scam. We will continue to work with law enforcement across … for allegedly pocketing $30000 in a health care coverage scam …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/geddes-town-clerk-charged-30k-swindleAccounts Payable Advisory No. 30
… of this advisory is to inform Business Units of: the account codes for claims, awards, judgments and settlement … to awards and non-judicial settlement agreements. To account for payments to recipients of claims, awards, … agreements, Business Units must charge the appropriate account code listed in the General State Charges – Claims, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/30-claims-awards-judgments-and-settlement-agreementsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 28
… of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations requires the head of an agency to certify to the Comptroller annually, or at any time there is a new head of the agency, that the agency has sufficient internal … Section 110 of New York State Finance Law requires the head of the agency certify or approve vouchers for submission …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/28-internal-controls-certificationVillage of Forestville – Water Fund (2012M-207)
… fund and the adequacy of the Village’s controls over the billing and collection process for the period June 1, 2010, … The Board did not establish policies or procedures for the billing and collection of water charges, and failed to … expenditures. Establish policies and procedures for the billing and collection of water charges. Segregate the water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/02/15/village-forestville-water-fund-2012m-207