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Opinion 89-9
… it to be abandoned property pursuant to this section. You ask about the disposition of an unclaimed paycheck of a … Payment may not be made until at least thirty days after death, and may not be made if distribution of the … all debtors known to the affiant, after diligent inquiry, do not exceed $10,000 (SCPA, §1310[3]). In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9Credit for Military or Additional Service – State Police Plan
… You may be able to receive credit toward your retirement benefit for military service or other public employment. Military Service If you … served in the U.S. Armed Forces, you may be eligible to purchase credit toward your retirement benefit for your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/credit-military-or-additional-serviceCredit for Military or Additional Service – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… You may be able to receive credit toward your retirement benefit for military service or other public employment. Military Service If you … served in the U.S. Armed Forces, you may be eligible to purchase credit toward your retirement benefit for your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/credit-military-or-additional-serviceOpinion 97-22
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … this regard, and not those of the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York. Any city, county, intermediate … the power to protect, preserve and improve such property ( id .; 8[B] NYCRR §604.2[5]). No lands, grounds, buildings, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-22Opinion 92-46
… of kitchen utensils, furniture, books and sports equipment to be used at a village youth center need not be aggregated … of kitchen utensils, furniture, books and sports equipment to be used at a village youth center should be considered in … by act of the Legislature or by local law adopted prior to September 1, 1953, all purchase contracts involving an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46Opinion 95-18
… scheme indicative of an intent to preempt the method of funding the maintenance of cemeteries (see 1978 Opns St Comp …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18Opinion 2004-5
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-5State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… – Financial Management (Cattaraugus County) The board and district officials did not properly manage fund balance and reserve funds. The board and district officials did not implement a prior audit’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Community Development Block Grant & HOME Investment Partnerships Programs
… safely reopen and prepare businesses and facilities for new safety protocols. However, as of June 9, 2022 – more than … had only committed about $98 million, of which less than $5 million has been reimbursed. To meet HUD’s Report 2021-S-10 … monitoring of three ($2 million) of the eight grants ($5 million) we reviewed at three of the five LPAs we visited. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingReport File Transactions (File Upload) – Enhanced Reporting
… In the enhanced report file, you report employee information through transactions. There … — for employee earnings. For detailed information about how to format these transactions, please read our enhanced … Earnings codes are only for NYSLRS reporting purposes. You do not need to change the payroll codes you currently use to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/report-file-transactions-file-uploadState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… – Procurement (Suffolk County) District officials did not always use a competitive process to procure goods, services or professional services or ensure … Nassau County received $375,914 more than it should have. These funds should have been paid to the City of Glen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Oversight of Pupil Transportation Services
… the State Education Department (Department) is monitoring school districts’ compliance with safety training requirements for school bus personnel and instructors to help ensure safe … for overseeing pupil transportation services provided by public school districts (School Districts) to approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/14/oversight-pupil-transportation-servicesDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for Feb. 2014
… to provide current information about the number and types of contracts and payments entered into by the state. This … Highlights for February 2014: Major Contract Approvals Department of Health – Medicaid Systems Approved a $210.8 … Smart pilot programs. Contracts that Provide Revenue to NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-feb-2014State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… a balance of approximately $1 million, was not used to pay debt-service costs during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Custodial Service Contract Procurement and Oversight
… schools). DOE’s Division of School Facilities (DSF) is responsible for the maintenance, repair, and safe … capture cleaning and maintenance information, including an application that collects data on the conditions at DOE … provided and documentation showing vendors were contacted) when procuring services using the negotiated services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/custodial-service-contract-procurement-and-oversightDiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… receive tax benefits, the success of the programs hinge on the efforts of both the localities and DEC. DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesReimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Westhab Inc.’s Coachman Family Center
… 91,271 homeless individuals in January 2020. The Office’s funding of shelter services is administered through the Local … in Westchester County and receives substantially all its funding for Coachman through its annual contracts with WCDSS, … ensure appropriate reimbursement of the program and future funding. Implement a budget process that is timely so that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/01/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-westhab-incs-coachman-family-centerThe Changing Face of Post-Pandemic New York City
… however, as the pandemic waned. In addition, the median wage of those who moved into the city that year was $51,000, … Yorkers, who left in greater numbers in 2022. The median wage of those who left the city in 2022 was $49,000, which … after a decade of increases, but did so at varying rates. White and Black populations in the city fell 6.7% and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/changing-face-post-pandemic-new-york-cityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… transportation department employees who received overtime pay totaling $78,595 and determined that 100 forms lacked the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 89-11
… if the meetings are for the purpose of providing care and relief to disabled or indigent volunteer firemen and their … these meetings will be devoted to discussing the care and relief of disabled or indigent volunteer firemen and their … intercourse among the members of such corporation, the relief, aid and assistance of such members and their families …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11