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Pension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… At retirement, a member must elect a pension payment option, … how the retirement benefit will be paid. There are several options that a member can choose from. All options will pay the member a monthly benefit for life. The Single Life Allowance is the maximum benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/pension-payment-option-electionOpinion 94-27
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-27State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… (IT) (Putnam County) District officials did not adequately secure the district’s network user accounts, establish physical controls, maintain complete and accurate inventory records for IT equipment or develop an … unable to project the amount the village will receive as most of revenue has not been posted in the financial software …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1870
… is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2020 CSEA ASU Work-Related Clothing Allowance. Affected Employees … the Civil Service Employees Association and the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) memorandum dated … Work-Related Clothing Allowance. Effective Dates The 2020 CSEA ASU Work-Related Clothing Allowance may be processed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1870-2020-csea-work-related-clothing-allowance-asuState Agencies Bulletin No. 1965
… Article 49 of the 2016-2021 ASU Agreement between the State of New York and the Civil Service Employees Association and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1965-2021-csea-work-related-clothing-allowance-asu-employees-representedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. New York City Department of Sanitation … DSNY’s ability to address ongoing cleanliness problems on New York City streets and sidewalks efficiently and … information included in these reports. Also, OMH’s reports do not clearly address its progress in the 11 areas of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Washington to Help Governments Hurt by COVID-19
… the devastating health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. What is also becoming frighteningly clear is the … longest expansion in history to an economic freefall in a matter of weeks. Job losses have been swift and massive, … declined for 85 percent of firms. Businesses large and small are struggling to survive. The virtual shutdown of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-washington-help-governments-hurt-covid-19IX.12.R Major Federal Programs Subject to CMIA Agreement – IX. Federal Grants
… calculations) of the Treasury-State Agreement (FY TSA 2024) that governs the State’s cash management of Federal … year ended 3/31/2024. While all Federal funding is, in fact, subject to the cash management principles embodied in … changes to a program’s funding technique, changes in check clearance patterns, and the addition of a program to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12r-major-federal-programs-subject-cmia-agreement-sfy-2019-20Opinion 89-64
… terms, including price, in the public interest. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning a village which … board of trustees is considering the purchase of a certain parcel of unimproved real property within the village/town … In the absence of a statutory procedure for determining what a municipality may pay to purchase real property, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-64Accounts Payable Advisory No. 52
… Subject: The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to ensure that agencies receive the … must complete the receiving processes timely to establish what was received, the quantity or amount received, the date … of any discounts vendors may offer. Prior to certifying a claim for payment for goods and services, agency staff must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/52-gfo-receiving-section-xi-a9City of Utica – Parking Violation Enforcement and Collection (2015M-219)
… was to review the City’s parking violation operations for the period April 1, 2014 through April 30, 2015. … The Council has not established sufficient policies for pursuing collection of parking violations after a … violation is more than 10 days past due or set a benchmark for collection rates. Officials have not effectively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/12/18/city-utica-parking-violation-enforcement-and-collection-2015m-219Spencer Volunteer Fire Company – Apparent Misappropriation of Funds (2015M-114)
… larceny in the fourth degree, was sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years of probation and was ordered to pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/10/09/spencer-volunteer-fire-company-apparent-misappropriation-fundsMargaretville Volunteer Fire Department – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2014M-172)
… controls over the Department’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2013 through March 26, 2014. … various assistants. Revenues totaled approximately $72,000 for 2013 and expenses totaled approximately $81,500. Key … detail specific requirements that all disbursements are for valid Department purposes and supported by an invoice and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/09/26/margaretville-volunteer-fire-department-cash-receipts-and-disbursementsLake Ronkonkoma Fire District – Bidding and Treasurer’s Office (2015M-9)
… internal controls over selected financial operations for the period January 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014. … Board of Fire Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for 2015 total approximately $3.3 million. Key Findings District officials used bid specifications for a purchase that may have created ambiguity as to whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/06/05/lake-ronkonkoma-fire-district-bidding-and-treasurers-office-2015m-9Bloomingburg Joint Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-42)
… whether the Board ensured that disbursements were made for authorized District expenditures. Background The … The Board did not ensure that disbursements were made for authorized District purposes. The Board did not … bank reconciliations. The Treasurer also is responsible for performing online bank transfers. The Treasurer performs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/04/19/bloomingburg-joint-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialChemung County Probation Department – Collections and Disbursements (2016M-10)
… Department’s collections and disbursements processes for the period January 1, 2014 through September 18, 2015. … probationers in the community and is the designated agency for the collection of court-ordered restitution, surcharges and administrative fees for probation and nonprobation cases. Key Findings Due to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/06/10/chemung-county-probation-department-collections-and-disbursements-2016m-10Chautauqua County – Investments and Payroll (2016M-147)
… program and salaries and fringe benefit payments for the period January 1, 2013 through January 15, 2016. … by a 19-member County Legislature. Budgeted appropriations for 2015 totaled approximately $229 million. Key Findings The … Three elected officials should not have been paid for unused vacation leave totaling $14,875 during 2013 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/12/23/chautauqua-county-investments-and-payroll-2016m-147Seneca County – Water and Sewer Operations (2017M-4)
… five municipal water and sewer customers, the four largest commercial customers and two water and sewer service … written agreements are established with all municipal and commercial water and sewer customers and service providers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/06/02/seneca-county-water-and-sewer-operations-2017m-4Town of Cambria – Capital Projects Financing (2017M-161)
… provides services including highway maintenance, snow removal, water and sewer, refuse collection and general government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/01/26/town-cambria-capital-projects-financing-2017m-161See if any of NY's $12.5 Billion in Unclaimed Funds is Yours at Upcoming Statewide Events
… New Yorkers can find out if they are owed some of the state’s $12.5 billion in … York has $12.5 billion in unclaimed fund accounts. We want to return this money to its rightful owners,” DiNapoli said. “The money belongs to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/see-if-any-nys-125-billion-unclaimed-funds-yours-upcoming-statewide-events