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Divorce – Regional State Park Police Plan
… designations for certain benefits are revoked when a divorce, annulment or judicial separation becomes final. An … on how your pension benefits may be affected by divorce, consult your attorney, contact our Matrimonial Bureau , and review the Divorce and Your Benefits page of our website. … Regional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/divorceDivorce – New Career Plan
… The New York State Court of Appeals has determined that retirement benefits are … distribution. “Equitable distribution” is the division of marital assets between spouses after the marriage has ended. This division must be stated in the form of a Domestic Relations Order (DRO) if we are to pay a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/divorceDivorce – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… are divorced, it is especially important to review your beneficiary designations to ensure your benefits will be … for the Ordinary Death Benefit, Cash Refund Initial Value option (Tier 1), Cash Refund Contributions option (Tiers 1, 2 … and review our Divorce FAQs . … NonContributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits information for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/divorceCicero Fire District – Financial Condition (2023M-132)
… whether the Cicero Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) received adequate financial … The Board did not: Pay the recommended 2022 contribution of $121,981 into the District’s Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP). Effectively monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/12/29/cicero-fire-district-financial-condition-2023m-132Village of Sidney – Financial Activities (2023M-14)
… activities. As a result, total general fund balance for fiscal year-end 2021-22 was overstated by $571,719, the … airport operations and financial condition. Specifically: For the past five years, the total airport operating deficits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/05/19/village-sidney-financial-activities-2023m-14West Webster Fire District – Financial Management (2023M-23)
… appropriations. The Board did not adopt realistic budgets. For example, revenues were underestimated by nearly $1.2 million (11 percent) for 2019 through 2021 and none of the $150,400 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/07/07/west-webster-fire-district-financial-management-2023m-23Town of Salina – Information Technology (2013M-256)
… March 31, 2013. Background The Town of Salina is located in Onondaga County and has a population of 33,710. The Town is governed by an elected … to protect data resources. Town officials do not maintain a complete and accurate computer inventory and have not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/22/town-salina-information-technology-2013m-256DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2% for Third Straight Year
… Property tax levy growth for school districts and 10 of the … tax levy growth factors for all local governments Property Tax Cap: Inflation and Allowable Levy Growth Factors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-2-third-straight-yearPutnam Northern Westchester County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Overtime (2023M-82)
… Determine whether Putnam Northern Westchester County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials ensured … and accurately calculated. Key Findings The Board of Education (Board) did not always ensure non-instructional … or almost 11 percent. BOCES officials: Paid a total of $66,295 to 13 employees for work on Saturdays that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/11/17/putnam-northern-westchester-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-overtimeEastchester Union Free School District – User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning
… to determine if they needed to be disabled. As a result, we identified the following unneeded network user … students left the District between June 2020 and August 2021. Six for two former employees, two former Board members … These users left District employment between 2016 and 2021. Adopt a comprehensive IT contingency plan to minimize …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/31/eastchester-union-free-school-district-user-accounts-and-informationTown of Western - Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2022M-184)
… has been unable to obtain bonding for a capital project. In addition, the highway fund owes the general fund $41,540, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/10/town-western-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-184New York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Governor Signing Legislation to Restore Contract Review Authority
… Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following statement today following the Governor signing legislation which … Thomas P DiNapoli issued the following statement today following the Governor signing legislation which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-governor-signing-legislation-restore-contract-reviewVillage of East Hampton – Information Technology (2015M-187)
… if computerized data and assets were properly safeguarded for the period August 1, 2013 through April 30, 2015. … five-member Board of Trustees. General fund expenditures for the 2013-14 fiscal year were approximately $19.7 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/11/06/village-east-hampton-information-technology-2015m-187Cost-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-adjustmentPartial Lump Sum Payment at Retirement – Divorce and Your Benefits
… on our Partial Lump Sum Payment page . A member with a DRO can choose a PLS option. If the DRO addresses the PLS, NYSLRS will review the terms of the DRO and comply with the Order. If the DRO does not address …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/partial-lump-sum-payment-retirementHelping Hands School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Helping Hands … June 30, 2014, we determined Helping Hands reported $26 in non-personal service costs on its CFR that did not comply with SED’s requirements for reimbursement. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/13/helping-hands-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Agencies Bulletin No. 862
… Purpose To inform agencies of the Bureau of State Payroll Services telephone hotline and to provide procedures for its use. Emergency Contact Number A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/862-new-telephone-hotline-earnings-payroll-related-emergenciesSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected government employees complied with rules and … initiative to determine whether the use of travel money by selected government employees was appropriate, we audited … … To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected government employees complied with rules and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/selected-employee-travel-expenses-1Scio Central School District – Capital Assets (2024M-45)
… complete and accurate capital asset records. As a result, of the 100 capital assets with a total recorded replacement cost of approximately $113,000 we reviewed, 51 assets with a total replacement cost of approximately $38,000 could not be located. The missing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/03/scio-central-school-district-capital-assets-2024m-45Ripley Central School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2021M-53)
… 70 percent of the timecards (30 of 41) were not signed by a supervisor and none were signed by the employee. More than … 60 percent of the timecards (25 of 41) were incomplete as a result of missed punches totaling approximately 250 hours … were not properly reviewed or approved, as required. In addition, the payroll clerk (clerk) did not deduct a total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/13/ripley-central-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2021m-53