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Ordinary Death Benefit – Career Plan
… may be entitled to an ordinary death benefit, in lieu of a monthly pension, if your death is not attributable to an on-the-job … active (not retired) members generally are not entitled to a monthly pension benefit. The first $50,000 of this benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/ordinary-death-benefitContractors or Consultants – Membership and Enrollment
… The majority of people who work for and provide services to the State or participating employers are considered public … consultants are not permitted to join NYSLRS or receive service credit for consultant or independent contractor … controls, supervises or directs the individual as to how assigned tasks are to be performed; The employer sets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/contractors-or-consultantsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… was partially implemented. Town of Frankfort – Justice Court Operations (Herkimer County) Justices did not provide adequate oversight of court financial activities. They did not prepare monthly bank … ticket revenues at the town-operated McCauley Mountain Ski Area for the town’s management’s review and consideration. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsAutomatic Orders – Divorce and Your Benefits
… Orders are court orders that prohibit parties in a divorce case from making transactions such as transferring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/automatic-ordersAudit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning
Almost 20 percent of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authoritys NFTA assets are not in a state of good repair and it is unclear how the authority prioritizes capital improvements according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/audit-recommends-improvements-nfta-capital-planningState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… sessions, particularly when students were habitually absent. Therapists did not always document complete … school year levy by approximately 37%, or $53,000. Track state and local government spending at Open Book New … millions of state and local government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (Follow-Up)
… Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program ( 2022-S-28 ). About the Program HCR is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, … the cost of security deposits for tenants entering into new lease agreements. SDA was a temporary initiative started …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/04/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingUtilization of the Arch Street Yard and Shop Facility (Follow-Up) (2019-F-19) 30-Day Response
To determine the extent of implementation of the one recommendation included in our initial report, Utilization of the Arch Street Yard and Shop Facility ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19f19-response.pdfSelected Safety and Security Equipment at Subway Stations (Follow-Up)
… Program The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) New York City Transit (Transit) operates the subway system in … equipment includes Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), a TV system in which strategically placed cameras’ input is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/18/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-subway-stations-followControls Over Unclaimed Bottle Deposits
… Purpose The objectives of our performance audit were to determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance … Container Act (Act) requires every deposit initiator to collect a 5 cent deposit on containers of less than one … Consumers may then return their empty beverage containers to a dealer or redemption center to get their deposit back. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/19/controls-over-unclaimed-bottle-depositsX.7 Overview – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… or one of its Business Units. Business Units use Customers in the Statewide Financial System to bill, collect … revenue contracts. Information about customers is stored in the New York State Customer File, which consists of … The use of Customers is required for revenue contracts in the SFS, for Interagency billing and payment processing, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x7-overviewOpinion 91-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Collection of (for village by town refuse and garbage district) REFUSE AND GARBAGE … entered into under section 119-o must be approved by each participating municipal corporation or district by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-14XIV.14.E Recording General Capital Assets – XIV. Special Procedures
… General capital assets should be classified in the appropriate account code to indicate the type of fixed … Computer Software-Intangible 10-12 years Construction in Progress no depreciation Infrastructure 20-75 years A … 09/16/2023 … General capital assets should be classified in the appropriate account code to indicate the type of fixed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14e-recording-general-capital-assetsDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-39
… Superintendent State Police Only) PRF (Preferred List) RER (Reinstate Roster) RFD (Reinstate Disability) 713 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-39-april-2009-public-employees-federation-pef-and-rentDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-30
… Purpose To inform agencies of the availability of Control-D report … not receive the Merit Step payment on the effective date due to their employee status or salary, or no longer work in … of five (5) years cumulative State service is pre-PayServ due to a break in service. Employees in all bargaining units …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-30-april-2008-public-employees-federation-pef-and-rentDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-40
… not reduced by the amount of the Merit Step payment (see Payroll Bulletin No. 721 ). Eligibility Criteria To be … to Longevity Lump Sum payment rules as described in Payroll Bulletin No. 888 : An employee who is not eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-40-october-2009-merit-step-listings-and-payments-certainHerricks Union Free School District – Overtime (2019M-127)
… payments could have been avoided or reduced. Paid $29,135 in overtime to employees who substituted for other employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/30/herricks-union-free-school-district-overtime-2019m-127Town of Chili - Financial Management and Cash Receipts (2019M-167)
… Did not adopt a multiyear financial and capital plan or detailed reserve plan that included the need and optimal … programs and did not always deposit receipts timely, or thoroughly reconcile them. Key Recommendations Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/20/town-chili-financial-management-and-cash-receipts-2019m-167Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … withdraw 25 payments totaling $77,615 from the bank account. In addition, the Clerk of the Legislature did not … a general fund advance with a balance of $45,662. … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 816
… 82 Security Supervisors Units (BU61 and 91) who have been in positions eligible to receive Pre-Shift Briefing in Fiscal Year 2007-08 and who are employed in the following agencies: Office of Parks, Recreation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/816-new-query-identifying-employees-bargaining-units-61-and-91-eligible-pre