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Straight Talk About Financial Planning For Your Retirement
Your pension benefit is only part of a good financial plan. This publication includes information about NYSLRS benefits as well as financial planning tips.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/publications/pdf/1845-financial-planning.pdfSecuring Local Government Deposits and Temporary Investments
State law requires that all deposits and investments with banks or trust companies (e.g., checking accounts, time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, etc
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/securingdeposits.pdf2026 Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) Final Rates
Contribution rates for participating employers of the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) — fiscal year 2025, fiscal year 2026 and expected long-term rates.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/resources/pdf/rates-pfrs-2026.pdfProperty Taxes in New York State
The Office of the State Comptroller collects property tax levy and assessed value data from local governments statewide and makes this information available.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/property-taxes-in-nys-2019.pdfElection Form for Sheriffs, Undersheriffs, and Deputy Sheriffs 25 Year Additional 1/60 Retirement Plan under Article 14-B Section 551 (e) (RS5496)
NYSLRS election form for only Sheriffs, Undersheriffs, or Deputy Sheriffs directly engaged in criminal law enforcement 50 percent or more of the time.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs5496.pdfElection Form for Sheriffs, Undersheriffs, and Deputy Sheriffs 20 Year Retirement Plan Under Article 14-B (RS5497)
NYSLRS election form for only Sheriffs, Undersheriffs, or Deputy Sheriffs directly engaged in criminal law enforcement 50 percent or more of the time.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs5497.pdfWhere New Yorkers Work
New York was hit hard and early by the pandemic, and job losses occurred in every industry in every region of New York.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/where-nyers-work.pdfHousing Production in New York City
Over the last 14 years, housing supply growth in New York City outpaced that of the state, even as it lagged the nation.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/report-24-2025.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 901
… Pensioners and beneficiaries in Agency 01130, Division of Veterans' Affairs - Blind Veterans Annuity. Affected … The Central Accounting System has assumed the processing of the Blind Veterans Annuity payments effective March 1, … OSC will process the following: Terminate all recipients of the annuity payments from PayServ, the State payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/901-termination-payserv-processing-and-payments-recipients-blind-veteransOpinion 95-20
… to commence a proceeding for an accounting (subd. 4, para [a]). The fee schedule for each type of petition is set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Reports Trump Administration Will Withdraw From Paris Agreement
… "The Trump Administration’s willful ignorance of climate … saving our planet shared by world leaders. As trustee of New York state's $192 billion pension fund I have sought out … made in Paris." Background Comptroller DiNapoli has taken ground breaking actions to promote solutions to climate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-reports-trump-administration-will-withdraw-paris-agreementDiNapoli: Statewide Agency Overtime Tops $337 Million Halfway Into 2015
… over last year. But the mid-year totals reflect only a small portion of overtime costs incurred in the statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-statewide-agency-overtime-tops-337-million-halfway-2015United Community Services, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… (SCIS) program to children with disabilities between the ages of three and five years. During the 2013-2014 school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/30/united-community-services-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualWheelerville Union Free School District – Unused IT Asset Inventory (2022M-2)
… obsolete unused IT equipment that had not been sanitized of data prior to storage. We were unable to identify 354 … We identified 70 unused IT assets that were at high risk of potential theft and misuse of personal, private or sensitive information, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/05/27/wheelerville-union-free-school-district-unused-it-asset-inventory-2022m-2Adirondack Helping Hands, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Adirondack Helping Hands, Inc. (Adirondack) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/02/adirondack-helping-hands-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualWhispering Pines Preschool, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Department’s (SED) guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual (RCM). Our audit covered the two fiscal years … special education provider of center- and home-based services to infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children in … Pines is reimbursed for preschool special education services through rates set by SED. These reimbursement rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/02/whispering-pines-preschool-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Tops $316 Million Halfway Into 2014
… State agencies spent more than $316 million on overtime in … 2014, a jump of $22 million over the same period in 2013, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-tops-316-million-halfway-2014XII.4.E Electronic Invoicing – XII. Expenditures
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES The eSettlements module in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) provides online agencies … Agencies should refer to Chapter X, Section 4.A - Vendor Classifications of this Guide for guidance related to … entry method is designed for vendors that submit a small number of invoices per month. Vendors will enter the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4e-electronic-invoicingState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Richmond County D.A. Michael E. McMahon: President of Staten Island Special Needs Pre-School and Wife Indicted for Stealing Approximately $771,000 in Public Funds
… for children with special needs to landscape their home, buy luxury cars and create a more than $100,000 no-show job,” … scheme was exposed and they face criminal charges. I thank District Attorney McMahon and his staff for their … the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-and-richmond-county-da-michael-e-mcmahon-president-staten-islandLifeline Center for Child Development, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… staff, $1,445 in gift cards, $1,408 for lobbying, $966 for investment management, $664 for staff uniforms, $250 in food …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/12/lifeline-center-child-development-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual