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State Comptroller Releases School District Audits
… Union Free School District – Information Technology (IT) Assets Inventory (Suffolk County) At the time of initial … district officials were unable to locate the remaining 66 IT assets (14 percent). Fallsburg Central School District … provided with IT security awareness training. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Northern Adirondack Central School District – Financial Condition (Clinton County and … the declining fund balance. Northern Adirondack Central School District – Leave Accruals (Clinton County and Franklin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 885
… Purpose To notify agencies of the secondary reduction in employee contributions. Affected Employees Contributory … 125-A, Section 6252 2(c), eliminating the mandatory employee contribution for members who have ten (10) or more … or more years of membership will receive a reduction in employee contributions over a phased-in period, ultimately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/885-elimination-mandatory-employee-contribution-members-optional-retirementState Agencies Bulletin No. 261
… has not changed. Field Changes: Service Date, Field Begin 601, End 608 changed to Anniversary Date and is updated from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/261-changes-master-filePayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-006
… Training, Agency File Interface Testing, and Project Go Live. Effective Dates All timelines contained in this … File Interface Testing: December, 7 – 18, 2020 Project Go-Live: February 10, 2021 at Noon Agency Training and Testing … 18, 2020, during Agency Testing and Training. Project Go Live PayServ will be unavailable from noon February 10 – 15, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-006-payroll-improvement-project-agency-timelineDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.2% in Second Quarter
… of 2024, an increase of 2.2%, or $127 million, compared to the same quarter last year, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … “New York City was again the largest single contributor to local sales tax growth, and its moderate increase in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-22-second-quarterTier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Death Benefits – New Career Plan
… the greater benefit in almost all cases. Death benefit two is equal to your salary multiplied by your years of service, … a benefit equal to three years of your salary. The salary is limited by Section 130 of the Civil Service Law. If you … or Are a vested member and your date of retirement is within one year of leaving covered employment. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/tier-2-3-5-and-6-death-benefitsTier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Death Benefits – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… the greater benefit in almost all cases. Death benefit two is equal to your salary multiplied by your years of service, … a benefit equal to three years of your salary. The salary is limited by Section 130 of the Civil Service Law. If you … or Are a vested member and your date of retirement is within one year of leaving covered employment. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/tier-2-3-5-and-6-death-benefitsTier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Death Benefits – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… the greater benefit in almost all cases. Death benefit two is equal to your salary multiplied by your years of service, … a benefit equal to three years of your salary. The salary is limited by Section 130 of the Civil Service Law. If you … or Are a vested member and your date of retirement is within one year of leaving covered employment. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/tier-2-3-5-and-6-death-benefitsTier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Death Benefits – Career Plan
… the greater benefit in almost all cases. Death benefit two is equal to your salary multiplied by your years of service, … a benefit equal to three years of your salary. The salary is limited by Section 130 of the Civil Service Law. If you … or Are a vested member and your date of retirement is within one year of leaving covered employment. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/tier-2-3-5-and-6-death-benefitsDiNapoli: Former Esperance Fire Chief Charged With Stealing $10,000
… Steven G. James announced today. The defendant, Matthew Deffer, 44, of Esperance, was scheduled to be … Schoharie County Centralized Arraignment Part on May 29. “Matthew Deffer betrayed his position of trust as fire chief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/05/dinapoli-former-esperance-fire-chief-charged-stealing-10000Opinion 2005-3
… 109-b: A union free school district is not authorized to construct, or enter into a lease for the construction of, a parking garage to be used primarily for commercial purposes. In addition, a … a building currently in use for school district purposes, to be reacquired by lease-purchase agreement. This is in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-3State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the renovation of a church into the new town hall and food pantry. The board did not develop or formally establish a … all water outlets that would have required it. Chazy Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (Clinton … time periods to all required parties. Commack Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (Suffolk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Opinion 88-34
… VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1640, 1660, 1800; TOWN LAW, §§130, 131, 133; VILLAGE LAW, §20-2002: Towns may enact traffic … prescribed for the adoption of ordinances by Town Law, §§130 and 133. Thus, we expressed the opinion that a public hearing was required pursuant to Town Law, §130 and that after adoption of the legislation, the text …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-34Opinion 88-51
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Repair Reserve Fund (procedure for abolition of); (use of … lake) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§6-c(1)(b), 6-d: Moneys in a repair reserve fund may be expended for the dredging of a … annually or at shorter intervals. Where all moneys in a repair reserve fund have been expended and the town board has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-51Opinion 88-8
Whether a fire district may engage a local automotive dealership to service its vehicles if a member of the board of fire commissioners is the president and chief stockholder of the automotive dealership and abstains from voting with respect to any matters relating to the service contracts
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-8Opinion 88-74
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … in the erection of memorial monuments for veterans of the armed forces (General Municipal Law, §§72, 72-b, 77-a; … the erection of a memorial monument for veterans of the armed forces. It provides further that: "The governing board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-74Opinion 95-32
… together with a security agreement from the depositary bank or trust company (General Municipal Law, §10[3][a],[b]; see … must provide that the collateral is being pledged by the bank or trust company as security for the deposits or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-32Opinion 2002-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … and publicize resources available in the downtown area of the town or village, including a day labor hiring site, … villagetown may enter into a contract for the payment of monies to a notforprofit corporation for the performance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-16Opinion 99-7
… (in general) -- Recipients (when fire district treasurer is proper recipient) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Assuming there is no special act providing otherwise, a fire district … be for the benefit of the fire department or company. This is in response to your letter asking whether foreign fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-7