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Service Credit – Divorce and Your Benefits
… NYSLRS members receive service credit for all their public employment beginning with the date they … joined NYSLRS. Some members can purchase service credit for employment before they joined NYSLRS or for military … may also affect the ex-spouse’s share, depending on when it was earned. The most commonly used equitable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/service-creditDiNapoli: SUNY Campuses Need to Focus on Tuition Paid by Out-Of-State Graduate Students
… The State University of New York (SUNY) needs to make sure its campuses are … so that only eligible students receive the benefit of a lower tuition, according to an audit by Comptroller … found that many campuses had little or no verification of residency for SUNY graduate students, resulting in tuition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-suny-campuses-need-focus-tuition-paid-out-state-graduate-studentsOpinion 89-30
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bus is used to provide transportation to senior citizens of the community. You state that the town purchases gasoline, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-30Record of Activities (ROA) – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… worked. But, for those who don’t, determining the number of days they’ve worked requires a different process. These officials who begin a new or subsequent term of office after January 1, 2016, are required to complete a three-month record of activities (ROA) within 150 days of the start of the term …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/record-activities-roaOpinion 92-45
… of fee for ambulance service) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-b(4): A fee may not be imposed for the services of … rescue and first aid squad of a fire district fire department. You ask whether the emergency rescue and first … . General Municipal Law, §122-b[2] authorizing any county, city, town or village to provide an emergency medical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-45Opinion 91-58
… approval ( cf . General City Law, §30-a[2], relative to public hearings on site plan approvals) or on local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-58Opinion 98-5
… in Contract (county coroner paid by county for burial of public assistance recipients) COUNTY CORONER -- Conflicts of Interest (payment by county for burial of public assistance recipients) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … the governing body of each county, city, town, village and school district to adopt a code of ethics setting forth for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-5Copenhagen Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-142)
… December 31, 2015. Background The Copenhagen Central School District is located in the Towns of Champion, Rutland … Pinckney in Lewis County. The District, which operates one school with approximately 460 students, is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/copenhagen-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-142City of Batavia – Business Improvement District (2017M-283)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether City officials properly accounted for and monitored the Business Improvement District’s (BID) financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/04/06/city-batavia-business-improvement-district-2017m-283The Economic Impact of the Great Outdoors
… courses. There are also more than 6.7 million acres of public and private lands in the Adirondack Park and Catskill …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/economic-impact-great-outdoorsDiNapoli: Town of Bennington Audit Leads to Arrest
… is repaying the town,” said DiNapoli. “Unfortunately, my office continues to uncover instances such as this where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-town-bennington-audit-leads-arrestMadison County Probation Department – Restitution Payments and Revenues (2014M-093)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if restitution payments were adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/06/06/madison-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-and-revenues-2014m-093Sagaponack Common School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-53)
… (Board) appropriately managed the Sagaponack Common School District’s (District’s) fund balance. Key Findings … in the District’s response letter. … Sagaponack Common School District Fund Balance Management 2018M53 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/13/sagaponack-common-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-53Village of Owego – Clerk-Treasurer’s Office and Parking Tickets (2015M-30)
… unpaid parking tickets. … Village of Owego ClerkTreasurers Office and Parking Tickets 2015M30 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/29/village-owego-clerk-treasurers-office-and-parking-tickets-2015m-30Afton Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-18)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage the … they levied more taxes than needed to fund operations and were not transparent with taxpayers. The Board annually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/afton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-18Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Fund Balance Management (2021M-116)
… Determine whether the Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District (District) Board appropriately managed the … … Determine whether the BayportBlue Point Union Free School District District Board appropriately managed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-managementPersistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… Determine whether Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School (School) credit card charges were properly approved, adequately supported and for School purposes. Key Findings Credit card charges we reviewed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71Jamestown City School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-97)
… and District officials: Maintained surplus fund balance in excess of the 4 percent statutory limit and annually … annual average of $6.5 million (8 percent), which resulted in annual operating surpluses and increased fund balance by … fiscal years. Could not demonstrate that the balances in five reserves, totaling approximately $8.7 million, were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/23/jamestown-city-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-97Norwood-Norfolk Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-129)
… Objective Determine whether the Norwood-Norfolk Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and … response. … Determine whether the NorwoodNorfolk Central School District District Board of Education Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-129Opinion 89-50
… improvement on private property) TOWN LAW, §§64(11-a), 68; STATE CONSTITUTION, Art. VIII, §1: A town may expend … NY2d 80, 320 NYS2d 29; Denihan Enterprises v O'Dwyer , 302 NY 451; Rodrigues v Town of Beekman , 120 AD2d 724, 502 NYS2d … in settlement of a claim against the town (see Town Law, §68; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-1, p 1). We note that section 68 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50