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Eligibility, the Benefit and Filing – Police and Fire Plan
… You must have at least five years of service credit after July 1, 1973. You are eligible to retire with full … benefits at age 62, or may choose early retirement with a reduced benefit between ages 55 and 62. Tier 5 and 6 … service, regardless of age), you must retire by the first day of the month following your 70th birthday, even if you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/eligibility-benefit-and-filingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… board and district officials did not properly manage fund balance and reserves. The board and district officials’ consistent practice of appropriating fund balance that is not needed and maintaining unreasonable … balances circumvents the statutory limit on surplus fund balance and lacks transparency. The district annually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Schuyler County Industrial Development Agency – Project and Sublease Approval and Monitoring (2014M-369)
… procedures for selecting projects and subleases. The Board does not document its approval process or rationale for approved projects or subleases and does not prepare a documented cost-benefit analysis or risk … terms. Enforce recapture provisions if a sublessee does not meet performance expectations or comply with project …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/schuyler-county-industrial-development-agency-project-andEscalation – Article 14 Benefits
… each April at a rate equal to the increase or decrease in the cost-of-living index or 3 percent, whichever is less. … date, the rate of increase or decrease will be reduced by 1/36th. If you retire more than three years prior to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/escalationSelected Payments for Special Items Made to St. Francis Hospital of Poughkeepsie from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
… Plan. Empire processes Plan claims for hospital services in accordance with agreements they negotiate with member … (such as implants, drugs, and blood) that are not covered by the standard fee schedules. Per Empire’s agreement with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/selected-payments-special-items-made-st-francis-hospital-poughkeepsie-january-1-2011Village of Bolivar – Financial Condition of Water and Sewer Funds (2013M-125)
… the financial condition of the water and sewer funds for the period June 1, 2007 through March 15, 2013. … Trustees consisting of a Village Mayor and four Trustees. For the fiscal year ending May 31, 2013, budgeted appropriations totaled $444,000 for the general fund, $168,000 for the water fund, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/09/village-bolivar-financial-condition-water-and-sewer-funds-2013m-125Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency – Board Oversight (2015M-33)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the IDA’s process for approving, monitoring and … The Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency is an independent public benefit corporation created under … Although the Board approved the IDA projects submitted to it, the Board did not provide adequate oversight during its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/09/11/tompkins-county-industrial-development-agency-boardFormer Perry Ambulance Service Manager Pleads Guilty To Larceny
… with law enforcement across New York to protect taxpayers’ money.” Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed … Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/former-perry-ambulance-service-manager-pleads-guilty-larcenyThousand Islands Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-201)
… action. Appendix C includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. … audit school district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/thousand-islands-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-201Town of Berne – Board Oversight (2021M-77)
… B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the Town’s response letter. … Determine whether the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/17/town-berne-board-oversight-2021m-77Woodbourne Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-98)
… B includes our comments on issues that were raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/12/29/woodbourne-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-98Norwich City School District – Financial Condition and Cafeteria Operations (2014M-143)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition and examine the internal … 2012 through January 22, 2014. Background The Norwich City School District is located in Chenango County. The District, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/01/norwich-city-school-district-financial-condition-and-cafeteria-operationsFine Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-81)
… financial activity and ensured appropriate records and reports were maintained. Key Findings District officials did … not: Ensure basic accounting records were maintained, it received written financial reports to manage operations or … records. Develop and adopt realistic budgets, hold public budget hearings, and develop and adopt written multiyear …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/10/27/fine-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-81Oakfield-Alabama Central School District – Procurement (2024M-103)
… corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/22/oakfield-alabama-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-103Rush-Henrietta Central School District – Credit Cards and Purchase Cards (2024M-122)
… did not ensure that credit card charges were reconciled in a timely manner and audited, as required, prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/01/03/rush-henrietta-central-school-district-credit-cards-and-purchase-cards-0Town of Coxsackie – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-140)
… Maintain proper financial records. File the AFR in a timely manner. Annually audit the Supervisor’s records. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/23/town-coxsackie-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-140State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… that included adequate written procedures covering how payments should be made. Payments were correctly … Health Insurance (Nassau County) The district does not have procedures for independently verifying whether retirees … result in the district paying unnecessary costs. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 93-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-31Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … From 2008-09 through 2012-13, the district budgeted to use an average of $495,000 of unexpended surplus funds to fund the ensuing year’s expenditures. The district did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1