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Accidental Death Benefit – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… accident not due to your own willful negligence, an accidental death benefit may be payable on your behalf. The Benefit The accidental death benefit is a lifetime pension if paid to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/accidental-death-benefitEmergency Service Communication Surcharges (2017-MS-4)
… Niagara , Oneida , Ontario , Rockland , Schenectady , and Suffolk . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was … to improve their county’s 911 systems and operations, for the period January 1, 2014 through October 5, 2016. … the surcharge. Various county departments are responsible for the collection of these surcharge revenues, while the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/04/20/emergency-service-communication-surcharges-2017-ms-4Village of Spencerport – Financial Management (2013M-134)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s financial management practices for … Village officials have not adopted policies or procedures to govern budgeting practices or the level of unexpended surplus funds to maintain. Although the Board has been provided with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/09/13/village-spencerport-financial-management-2013m-134Schenectady County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2014M-338)
… leasing those properties and creating jobs. The Agency does not have a process in place to adequately monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/schenectady-county-industrial-development-agency-projectVillage of Spencer – Financial Condition (2013M-119)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s financial condition for the period … appropriations were $320,376. Key Findings The Board did not ensure that the Clerk-Treasurer properly reported the … Board may also choose to use the excess fund balance to pay one-time expenses, such as capital projects, or to reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/30/village-spencer-financial-condition-2013m-119Opinion 94-26
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Assessments … a local law, subject to permissive referendum, to provide for the provisions of article 19-A to be applicable to the … supra; 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-69, p 137). Article 19-A does not limit the authority of a town to establish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-26State Contract and Payment Actions in September
… pending resolution of disputes between subcontractors and prime contractors. Cumulatively through September for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-contract-and-payment-actions-septemberOpinion 2001-15
… a lighting district pursuant to Town Law §202-c(1) is proper only if signed by the appropriate number of "resident owners"; that is, individual owners of real property who have established a … board on behalf of a lighting district whose sole asset is a service contract may, subject to mandatory referendum, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15Cost-of-Living Adjustment – Divorce and Your Benefits
… a COLA distribution. NYSLRS will interpret general terms in a DRO as intent to provide an ex-spouse with a share of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/cost-living-adjustmentWestern Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation – Marketing and Promotional Program (2021M-65)
… distribute Program tickets in accordance with the New York State Gaming Commission’s (Commission) Regulations and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/off-track-betting/2021/09/23/western-regional-off-track-betting-corporation-marketing-andOperational Advisory No. 6
… : Lapsing Notice and Reminders Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has completed recording all … should now contain the appropriate lapse date. The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has updated the Guide to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/6-lapsing-notice-and-remindersOpinion 91-32
… Mahon v Board of Education of the City of New York , 171 NY 263; Teachers' Ass'n Central High School District No. 3 v … VIII, §1 (see, e.g., Ausable Chasm Co. v State , 266 NY 326; City of Rochester v Chiarella , 98 AD2d 8, 470 NYS2d 181, affd 63 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32Opinion 88-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- … Assessments (special assessment area for refuse collection in village) LOCAL LAWS -- Refuse and Garbage Collection (imposition of benefit assessment for in village) REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Collection of (means of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-2State Contract and Payment Actions in July and August
… In July and August, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 3,988 contracts for state … to replace the HVAC system in Buildings 1 and 2 at the Academy of Fire Science in Schuyler County. $8.8 million … Health Insurance Programs Data Mart. Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services $26.7 million to New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-and-augustDiNapoli Announces State Pension Fund's 2024 Corporate Governance Stewardship Priorities
… practices and prudent management of environmental and social factors that can contribute to their long-term success … the Fund’s view of best practices on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. The Fund’s proxy voting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-announces-state-pension-funds-2024-corporate-governance-stewardship-prioritiesNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Files Suit Against Wynn Resorts' Board of Directors
… and its stockholders from repeating the harms described" in the complaint. The lawsuit alleges that the Wynn Resorts … latest, March 28, 2016, when those allegations surfaced in litigation involving the company and Elaine Wynn (former … against Mr. Wynn puts the company's gaming licenses in jeopardy. Mr. Wynn resigned in response to public pressure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-files-suit-against-wynn-resorts-board-directorsXIV.1 Outstanding Check Outreach and Escheatment – XIV. Special Procedures
… by the Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF). NYS issued checks are required to be … checks, report abandoned property to OSC Office of Unclaimed Funds and transfer those monies from the sole custody account to the unclaimed property fund, in accordance with the above …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv1-outstanding-check-outreach-and-escheatmentDiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for First Quarter
… The first quarter of anticipated new issuances compares to past planned new issuances of approximately $5.68 billion … was created by Gubernatorial Executive Order primarily to coordinate the borrowing activities of the state, New York … scheduled at the request of the issuer and done pursuant to its borrowing programs. The first quarter new money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-first-quarterNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Announces Coal Investments Under Review
… Fund (Fund) is reviewing 27 thermal coal mining companies to determine whether they are taking steps to transition to a more sustainable business model in line with the growing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-coal-investments-under-reviewState Contract and Payment Actions in August
… LLC for a portion of the costs to renovate the former Days Inn Hotel into a Wyndham Garden Inn Hotel in Niagara Falls. Gaming Commission $9.9 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-august