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Special Accidental Death Benefit – State Police Plan
… death benefit for life. If your surviving spouse dies, this benefit will be paid to your children until age 18 … will be at least: The full wage you would have earned in the highest grade-step of your position; or The wage that … been payable to a police superior officer, if you were in the highest grade-step of a supervisory position. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/special-accidental-death-benefitTown of Webb - Ski Collections (2018M-188)
… passes and lift tickets. Key Findings The Board and ski area officials have not developed policies or procedures for … that did not require payment were not reconciled by ski area officials due to the lack of supporting documentation. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/11/30/town-webb-ski-collections-2018m-188St. Paul Boulevard Fire District - Board Oversight (2018M-116)
… St Paul Boulevard Fire District Board Oversight 2018M116 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/10/05/st-paul-boulevard-fire-district-board-oversight-2018m-116Mount Sinai Union Free School District - Financial Condition Management (2018M-34)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials effectively managed general fund … overestimated expenditures by more than $7.5 million and underestimated revenues by $1.7 million from 2014-15 … which resulted in appropriated fund balance not being used and total fund balance increasing from $12.4 million to $16.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/01/mount-sinai-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementTown of Niagara – Justice Court (2015M-218)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Court’s financial activity for the period January 1, 2014 … by an elected five-member Town Board. The Town’s Justice Court collected $557,951 in fines, fees and surcharges in … that all fines and fees were properly collected. The Court did not request the suspension of driver’s licenses by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/12/11/town-niagara-justice-court-2015m-218Town of Ashford – Water District (2015M-343)
… cost of District operations. Key Recommendations Develop and monitor a detailed project plan to ensure that the water … water rates to ensure that rates are assessed in a fair and equitable fashion and revenues will sufficiently cover expenditures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/03/25/town-ashford-water-district-2015m-343Town of Brunswick – Justice Court (2017M-285)
… Key Findings Collections were not deposited within 72 hours as required. Court personnel were unaware of the bail … Recommendations Ensure that deposits are made within 72 hours, as required by law. Perform monthly bank reconciliations. Discontinue the use of a signature …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/05/04/town-brunswick-justice-court-2017m-285Village of Milford – Board Oversight (2018M-25)
… 2016 through October 16, 2017. Background The Village of Milford is located in the Town of Milford in Otsego County and has a population of … Village of Milford Board Oversight 2018M25 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/04/20/village-milford-board-oversight-2018m-25Hartford Central School District – Cafeteria Collections (2018M-10)
… were properly recorded and deposited intact and in a timely manner for the period July 1, 2016 through … Background The Hartford Central School District is located in the Towns of Argyle, Fort Ann, Granville, Hartford, Hebron and Kingsbury in Washington County. The District, which is governed by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/02/hartford-central-school-district-cafeteria-collections-2018m-10Cairo-Durham Central School District – Information Technology (2017M-246)
… in Albany County. The District, which is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education, has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/02/16/cairo-durham-central-school-district-information-technology-2017m-246Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-168
To notify agencies of the new voluntary group term life insurance Code 546 available to certain employees of the Unified Court System through AXA Equitable Li
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-168-new-deduction-code-546-axa-equitable-life-0Opinion 89-65
… INTEREST -- Legal Services (contract with town attorney's law firm) TOWN ATTORNEY -- Conflict of Interest (contract by town with town attorney's law firm for additional legal services) TOWN LAW, §§20(2)(a), … Whether a town without the adoption of a local law may engage the services of the town attorneys law firm to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-65Opinion 91-61
… plan. It follows, therefore, that when a particular county does not have such an approved plan, the town and village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-61Assertive Community Treatment Program
… Treatment (ACT) program to ensure that ACT provider teams are complying with requirements and that program goals are … of all New Yorkers. Its mission is to facilitate recovery for adults receiving treatment for serious mental illness; to … measure performance against expectations, it is unclear to what extent, if any, the other 76 percent of discharged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/06/assertive-community-treatment-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Town of Newfane and the Village of Sandy Creek . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and … if deposits were made intact. Town of Lake Pleasant – Credit Cards (Hamilton County) Town officials did not establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Free School District , Glens Falls Common School District and the West Seneca Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, it’s critical that schools make … dollar count,” DiNapoli said. “By auditing school district and charter school finances and operations, my office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Opinion 89-63
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Exemption From (housing authority) … is exempt from the payment of court filing fees. This is in reply to your inquiry asking whether a municipal housing … from the payment of court fees when it is a litigant in Supreme Court, a County Court, the Civil Court of the City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63Opinion 89-13
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §103(6): A municipality may purchase surplus or second-hand equipment from another municipality of … in subdivision 6 of section 103. It provides as follows: Surplus and second-hand supplies, material or equipment may … be purchased without competitive bidding from the federal government, the state of New York or from any other political …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-13DiNapoli: Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Father's NY State Pension Checks
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Albany County District Attorney David Soares and the New York … fund — you will be caught,” DiNapoli said. “My thanks to Albany County District Attorney David Soares and the New York … with our partners at the State Comptroller’s Office and Albany District Attorney’s Office, for their hard work in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-georgia-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-fathers-ny-state-pension-checksCollection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax (Follow-Up)
… report, Collection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax ( 2018-S-28 ). About the Program Petroleum … is paid by registered distributors of applicable types of fuel at a cents-per-gallon rate at different points in the … the product involved. Fuels subject to PBT include motor fuel and highway diesel fuel, among others. Effective January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/08/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-tax-follow