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Tier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Death Benefits – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… active service, your beneficiary will be paid the greater of the two death benefits; if you die after retirement, and … two is equal to your salary multiplied by your years of service, not to exceed three years of salary. For example, if you die after one year of service, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/tier-2-3-5-and-6-death-benefitsCapital Planning
… NFTA is a multi-modal transportation authority responsible for air and public transportation in Erie and Niagara … and the light rail’s catenary system, which provides power for the trains through overhead wires. Further, NFTA could … the vast majority of these assets were given consideration for replacement or reconditioning or otherwise addressed in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/01/capital-planningProperty Tax Freeze Credit
… PTF Credit for tax year 2015, homeowners must receive the STAR property tax exemption (i.e., the property must be the … payments totaling $5,480,752 due to calculation errors. 3,998 payments totaling $1,621,590 where either the homeowner … review that data prior to submitting payments to our Office for approval. In addition to the payments noted above, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/08/property-tax-freeze-creditOpinion 88-58
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Funds (referendum requirements for fund established for type … General Municipal Law, expenditures from capital reserve funds established for the construction of a type of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-58Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Program
… support from the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (Division) to administer these activities. Key … of Interest Division of Housing and Community Renewal: Housing Preference for Disabled Veterans (2010-S-42) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/28/low-income-housing-trust-fund-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… surplus and the accumulation of additional fund balance. City of Newburgh – Budget Review (Orange County) Auditors … revenue and expenditure projections and other matters. The city’s use of approximately $4.4 million of fund balance to … their 2023 adopted budget for the New York State Touring Route Program because there is no assurance the state will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Exceed Latest Projections by $7.7 Billion
… quarter of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-23, exceeding the latest projections from the Division of the Budget’s (DOB) Mid-Year Update to … totaled $42.1 billion and were $8.1 billion above the latest financial plan projections through Dec. 31. However, … quarter of State Fiscal Year SFY 202223 exceeding the latest projections from the Division of the Budgets DOB …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-exceed-latest-projections-7-point-7-billionService Credit – Divorce and Your Benefits
… NYSLRS members receive service credit for all their public employment beginning with the date they joined NYSLRS. … Court of Appeals in Majauskas v. Majauskas. Service credit is a factor in both the numerator and the denominator: 50% x the years of service earned during the marriage the member’s total service credit Purchased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/service-creditInternal Control System Components
… Policy and Reporting Manual Bulletin B-350 requires the head of each covered agency to certify compliance with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/01/internal-control-system-componentsInfrastructure Inspection and Maintenance
… its priority maintenance needs, especially after the damage inflicted by major storms in recent years. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/26/infrastructure-inspection-and-maintenanceReimbursement of Social Services Costs (2013MS-3)
… (DSS) incurs both direct and indirect program costs in the administration of social services programs and a … benefit of the DSS) that are directly billed to the DSS. In addition, counties are reimbursed for the indirect costs … failed to seek reimbursement for more than $1.4 million in eligible costs, potentially losing almost $1 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/12/13/reimbursement-social-services-costs-2013ms-3DiNapoli: Binghamton Woman Charged With Stealing Deceased Father-in-Law's Pension Payments
… defendant allegedly took advantage of her father-in-law’s death to personally profit, buying clothing, making online … his wife was to continue receiving payments after his death. However, she predeceased him, so payments should have stopped upon his death in December 2020. No one from the family reported his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-binghamton-woman-charged-stealing-deceased-father-laws-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Former Throop Supervisor Pays Full Restitution After Pleading Guilty to Felony for Stealing $11,000 from Town
… as part of his sentencing after pleading guilty to stealing $11,000 from the town, State Comptroller Thomas … State Police announced today. William Tarby pleaded guilty to grand larceny and official misconduct in January, and as … New York State Police for their work in partnering with us to bring him to justice. My office will continue to work with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-former-throop-supervisor-pays-full-restitution-after-pleading-guilty-felony-stealing-11000Selected Wage Investigation Procedures (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the implementation status of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Selected Wage Investigation Procedures ( 2019-S-46 ). About the Program The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Division of Labor Standards (Division) seeks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/16/selected-wage-investigation-procedures-followDiNapoli: Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Grandmother's State Pension Payments
… A 55-year-old Buffalo woman pleaded guilty to stealing more than $54,715 in … Lorraine Stenclik, retired in 1985 from the City of Buffalo and was receiving a pension via direct deposit into … A 55yearold Buffalo woman pleaded guilty to stealing more than $54715 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-buffalo-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-grandmothers-state-pension-paymentsOversight and Collection of Snowmobile Registration Fees
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) is appropriately collecting … To determine whether the Department of Motor Vehicles Department is appropriately collecting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/11/oversight-and-collection-snowmobile-registration-feesMedicaid Program – Appropriateness of Medicaid Eligibility Determined by the New York State of Health System
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Health’s New York State of Health system has adequate controls to ensure … Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010, the State developed the New York State of Health (NYSOH) as a new online marketplace for … To determine if the Department of Healths New York State of Health system has adequate controls to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/28/medicaid-program-appropriateness-medicaid-eligibility-determined-new-york-state-healthDiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Pleads Guilty in $50,000 Theft
… pay for white water rafting and dating through Match.com, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. “Ms. … said. “I thank District Attorney Brooks Baker and New York State Police for their diligence in working with my office to … the cooperative efforts of village officials, the New York State Comptroller, the New York State Police and this office, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-pleads-guilty-50000-theftSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… in 1975 to use innovation and technology to solve some of New York’s most difficult energy and environmental … discretionary in nature. Each public authority should have formal policies and procedures specifying which types of … should prescribe the types of supporting documentation and formal approvals that are necessary. Key Findings Of the 137 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-2Conservation Fund – Sources and Uses of Funds
… Purpose To determine whether Conservation Fund (Fund) revenues are accounted for properly and whether expenditures made from the Fund are consistent with applicable State law and … To determine whether Conservation Fund Fund revenues are accounted for properly and whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/10/09/conservation-fund-sources-and-uses-funds