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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1807
… increases. Affected Employees Executive Law Section 169 Commissioners are affected. Background Pursuant to the … the salaries of the following Executive Law Section 169 Commissioners are increased as follows: Tier-A Commissioners $210,000 Tier-B Commissioners $190,000 Tier-C …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1807-january-1-2020-salary-increases-executive-law-section-169-commissionersCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B24-6-9)
… year 2025-26. The 2025 proposed budget includes sale of metered water revenue of $7.3 million and sewer usage revenue of $7.8 … City could potentially face a shortfall of $1.2 million in metered water revenue and $752,730 in sewer usage revenue if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/11/15/city-newburgh-budget-review-b24-6-9Collection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax
… in place that allow it to appropriately collect Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax, as required by … of tax forms. Diesel and motor fuel distributors must be registered with the Department to legally conduct petroleum … liability. As of June 2018, there were 1,658 businesses registered with the Department as distributors, retailers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/20/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-taxDeath Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits
… must properly execute and file the appropriate beneficiary designation with NYSLRS. A DRO may direct a member to … stated in the DRO. Beneficiary Designations A member’s designation of a spouse as beneficiary of certain benefits is … notice (Estate, Powers and Trusts Law -EPTL § 5-1.4). The designation is revoked regardless of when the final decree of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/death-benefitsOpinion 92-23
… question, we will respond to your question with reference only to general State statutes. You may wish to seek the … that a portion of municipal real property which is used only occasionally or intermittently to conduct municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-23Language Access Services
… customer-facing Department offices. The Department relies only on Language Line data in assessing additional language …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/10/26/language-access-servicesIV.4.C General State Charges – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… official . 60180 Court of Claims - Settlements For OSC use only. Payment based on settlement of a claim against the … by the state. 60181 Court of Claims – Judgment For OSC use only. Payment made based on judgment on a claim against the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4c-general-state-chargesOpinion 2002-2
… - Service Award Programs (service credit after entitlement age); (voluntary waiver of right to begin receiving award at entitlement age) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§215(4), (6), 217(c), 218(b), … service credit after attaining the program's entitlement age, subject to the 40 year maximum provided for in article …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2-0Opinion 2002-2
… - Service Award Programs (service credit after entitlement age); (voluntary waiver of right to begin receiving award at entitlement age) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§215(4), (6), 217(c), 218(b), … service credit after attaining the program's entitlement age, subject to the 40 year maximum provided for in article …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2Town of Scriba – Board Oversight (2017M-83)
… $2,540. Several properties were not charged for water system debt as per local law. Town officials need to improve … and do not enter into any contract in which an officer or employee has a prohibited interest. Charge water system debt in accordance with the local law. Update computer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-scriba-board-oversight-2017m-83III.8 Confidential, Personal, and Private Information – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… information is needed in the SFS. As such, there are restricted fields in which Business Units enter the … transactions is stored in the Vendor File and access is restricted. Business Units must not enter confidential … information without restriction (free form fields). Unlike restricted fields, free form fields may not have appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii8-confidential-personal-and-private-informationFar Rockaway Pre-School Executive Director Sentenced to Jail Time for Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… Queens Supreme Court Justice Richard L. Buchter, who yesterday sentenced Kurmen to six months in jail and five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/far-rockaway-pre-school-executive-director-sentenced-jail-time-theft-education-funds-intended-specialOpinion 95-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (entitlement of incoming police chief where prior chief declined salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-31Wyandanch Union Free School District - Budget Review (B22-7-1)
… of the proposed 2022-23 budget. Background The Wyandanch Union Free School District (District) is located in Suffolk … district is authorized to issue the deficit obligations, and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit … year. Key Findings We found that the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b22-7-1DiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to make sure they spend any gift cards they received this holiday season. Unused gift card balances can eventually be turned over to his Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF), which took in a … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to make sure they spend any gift cards they received this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsOpinion 99-14
… PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Requiring Bidding (removal and retention by the contractor of underground tanks … agreement by a town on behalf of a water district for the removal and retention by the contractor of underground water … the tanks and equipment exchanged as consideration for the removal work constitutes an indirect expenditure for purposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-14Opinion 90-17
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (disposition of surplus moneys) … after all the bonded and other indebtedness of a dissolved fire district has been paid must be credited to the taxable … to your inquiry relating to the use of surplus moneys of a fire district after the dissolution of the district pursuant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-17Area #1 – IT Policy – Information Technology Governance
… entity with uncomplicated, modest computing resources may only need a few policies to cover relevant issues adequately. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-1-it-policyXII.8.D Contract Assignments and Sureties – XII. Expenditures
… assignees and sureties. Business Units are responsible for informing the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) of … and Chapter XI, Section 12.C - Surety Takeovers for the contractual processes related to contract assignments … Vendor ID and the new Contract and Purchase Order Numbers for contract assignments. After the assignment and new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8d-contract-assignments-and-suretiesDiNapoli: Audit Shows Health Department Overpaid Certain Medicaid Managed Care Premiums
… that DOH do all it can to make sure MCOs are being paid only what they are entitled to and that they cover costs they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-audit-shows-health-department-overpaid-certain-medicaid-managed-care-premiums