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Contributing Toward Your Retirement – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… your retirement benefits, but may elect to make voluntary annuity savings contributions to the Retirement System. These … plus the interest they earn, will provide you with an annuity when you retire. Tier 5 Members If you are a Tier 5 … occurs first. These mandatory contributions are not annuity savings contributions and will not provide you with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/contributing-toward-your-retirementWillsboro Fire Department – Financial Operations (2014M-206)
… for the period January 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014. Background The Willsboro Fire Department is located in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/10/10/willsboro-fire-department-financial-operations-2014m-206Essex County Probation Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-38)
… (DWI) administrative fees has resulted in an inequitable assessment of fees to probationers and a lack of enforcement … fees. The Director’s decision to not utilize the financial module of the computer program that the Department purchased … Establish written policies and procedures related to the assessment of DWI fees to ensure that Department employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/04/19/essex-county-probation-department-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsTown of Southampton - Board of Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty – Trustee Oversight (2013M-39)
… 25,000 acres of underwater land, rights of ways to the water, marshland and common areas located in the Town of … function is to protect, preserve and regulate the land and water ways that are under the Trustees’ control. The … timely. Key Recommendations Adopt an investment policy setting forth the parameters under which money can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-southampton-board-trustees-freeholders-and-commonalty-trustee-oversight-2013mVillage of Mastic Beach – Treasurer’s Office and Credit Cards (2014M-150)
… supporting two of the six payments to an office supply store. The Deputy Treasurer could not explain these … Follow-up on overpayments made to the office supply store and seek reimbursement if applicable. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/08/village-mastic-beach-treasurers-office-and-credit-cards-2014m-150Town of Forestport – Financial Management (2013M-184)
… operating expenditures totaled $867,387 for the general fund, $1,035,144 for the highway fund, $79,388 for the water fund and $44,158 for the sewer fund. Key Findings The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-forestport-financial-management-2013m-184VII.10.C Reducing a Cash Advance – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… Reducing a cash advance can be voluntary on the part of the agency or could be required by OSC. Any State agency … to discontinue operations must return the full amount of the advance. Reduce a Cash Advance Prepare a check in the amount of the reduction payable to the Commissioner of Taxation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10c-reducing-cash-advanceHicksville Water District – Competitive Quotations (2013M-233)
… District officials did not obtain quotes for goods and services purchased from three of 13 vendors, totaling … County contracts, they were not documented on the claims packages submitted for payment. We therefore question whether … procurement policy’s requirements when procuring goods and services to ensure that taxpayer dollars are expended in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2013/10/25/hicksville-water-district-competitive-quotations-2013m-233Amsterdam Housing Authority – Claims Processing and Related Not-for-Profit Corporations (2013M-126)
… Housing and Urban Development. The Authority’s 2012 fiscal year operating expenditures totaled approximately $3.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/08/23/amsterdam-housing-authority-claims-processing-and-related-not-profit-corporationsNewark School District Public Library – Board Oversight (2014M-54)
… enforce all provisions of its investment policy, divest from all improper investments and place all Library moneys in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/06/20/newark-school-district-public-library-board-oversight-2014m-54Comsewogue Public Library – Cash Disbursements and Procurement (2013M-316)
… not require prior Board approval. The Treasurer does not sign all checks to pay claims. Rather, the Board authorized … by the Board if it intends to permit such disbursements. Sign all checks that are disbursed by the Library. Revise the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/01/31/comsewogue-public-library-cash-disbursements-and-procurement-2013m-316Utica City School District – Financial Condition (2013M-341)
… our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 through March 31, 2013. Background The Utica City School District is a small city school district whose boundaries are the same … Key Findings In recent years the District has struggled with fiscal challenges due to a deteriorating financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/28/utica-city-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-341Lackawanna City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-119)
… in the City of Lackawanna, Erie County and is governed by the Board of Education which comprises seven elected … with approximately 1,700 students. The District’s general fund budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year are … surplus funds, a slight timing difference in cash inflows and outflows could result in cash constraints forcing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/lackawanna-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-119Roosevelt Fire District – Length of Service Award Program (2025M-40)
… Board did not ensure that the LOSAP was annually audited in accordance with New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 181-b, or in the alternative, ensure LOSAP disclosure notes were included in the District’s annual audit. During the audit period, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/07/18/roosevelt-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2025m-40Examination of Pitts Management Associates (PMA)
… CM00939 and TQ00002. The objective of our examination was to determine whether PMA’s implementation of the RAP achieved … At that time, the contract and the extension were subject to approval by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). Prior to Downstate extending contract CM00939 to December 2013, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/14/examination-pitts-management-associates-pmaState Agencies Bulletin No. 1901
… to inherent danger by virtue of unavoidable proximity to live vehicular traffic within the highway Rights-of-Way are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1901-2021-special-assignment-duty-pay-calendar-year-2020DiNapoli: Two Poughkeepsie Women Arrested for Stealing NYS Pension Checks From Deceased Pensioner
… retirement system was able to recoup $2,460.98. Brink was arrested on charges of grand larceny in the third degree and … Court. She is due back in court on Jan. 31. Moseley was arrested on charges of grand larceny in the fourth degree and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-two-poughkeepsie-women-arrested-stealing-nys-pension-checks-deceased-pensionerDiNapoli: Ithaca Woman Charged With Stealing Nearly $70,000 in Pension Payments
… Attorney Matthew Van Houten and the New York State Police announced the arraignment of Sharon Collins, 73, of Ithaca, New York yesterday for allegedly stealing $69,481 in state pension … to District Attorney Van Houten and the New York State Police for their work on this case.” “I commend the efforts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-ithaca-woman-charged-stealing-nearly-70000-pension-paymentsState Police Bulletin No. SP-217
State Police Bulletin No SP217
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-217-april-2021-increase-8-year-seniority-pay-state-police-represented-newNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Appoints First Director of Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions
… Action Plan. “We are fortunate to have Andrew Siwo’s experience and expertise to help advance the Fund’s ongoing … assessing, and managing sustainable investments and am looking forward to growing the Fund’s sustainable investments … to the Climate Solutions Program, working in partnership with all asset class teams. In addition, the director will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-appoints-first-director-sustainable-investments-and-climate-solutions