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Avoiding a Rejected DRO – Divorce and Your Benefits
… NYSLRS, as a governmental plan, has discretion to reject a DRO. Orders that are vague, … Retirement Fund. Upon retirement, a member’s pension benefit is calculated according to their retirement plan and … is transferred to the pension reserve fund. The pension benefit and any distributions taken in favor of the ex-spouse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/avoiding-rejected-droComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District , Minerva Central School District , Newark Valley Central School District and Questar III BOCES . “In an … and wages were accurately calculated and paid. Newark Valley Central School District – Financial Management (Broome …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Pennsylvania Man Who Impersonated Deceased Father to Steal $194K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
… A Pennsylvania man who stole $194,000 of retirement benefits paid to his deceased father was … the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Jacqueline C. Romero, the Inspector General … States Postal Inspection Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced. From October 2017 through October …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-pennsylvania-man-who-impersonated-deceased-father-steal-194k-nys-pension-and-social-securityComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Atlanta, Ga Resident in Pension Fraud Case
… System. Powell was a New York State pensioner, retired from the Department of Correction, who passed away in March 2009. “Hiding the death of a loved one to steal … integrity of our public pension system." “Those who steal from our state’s pension system do a disservice to all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-atlanta-ga-resident-pension-fraud-caseState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and did not perform a physical inventory count since 2018. Of the 164 assets reviewed, 148, worth $220,708, were not … would have operating deficits totaling $38 million when it actually had operating surpluses totaling $40 … during the last three fiscal years. For example, the retirement contributions for employees reserve balance of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Monitoring of Select Programs (Follow-Up)
… to age in their community and avoid higher levels of care and/or publicly financed care. Programs are administered … programs for older adults, including the Expanded In-Home Services for the Elderly Program (EISEP) and Community … who need assistance to maintain their independence at home. Examples of services offered by both programs include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/12/monitoring-select-programs-followOversight of Pupil Transportation Services (Follow-Up)
… training and safety technique requirements for school bus drivers and school bus safety training instructors and make rules and … District to certify to the Department that its school bus drivers have successfully completed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/22/oversight-pupil-transportation-services-followXII.5.M Selecting the Appropriate Handling Code – XII. Expenditures
… a Business Unit’s courier to pick up a vendor’s check for payment of goods and services at the Department of … Payment Options section of the voucher to ensure the check will not be combined with payments made by other Business … not use Handling Code “A” for the following reasons: To pay vendors on a routine basis. To obtain goods or services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5m-selecting-appropriate-handling-codeSelected Aspects of Parking Violations Operations to Collect Fines and Fees (Follow-Up)
… The New York City Department of Finance (DOF) processes summonses issued to vehicles for parking, red light camera, … all late fees in addition to the fines. Almost 3.2 million summonses were adjudicated between July 1, 2017 and June 30, … (eliminated from the books of account). One reason that summonses are not entered into judgment is out-of-state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/06/selected-aspects-parking-violations-operations-collect-fines-and-fees-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… eight Towns: Clay, Colonie, Greece, Oyster Bay, Ramapo, Southampton, Tonawanda and Union; and four Cities: New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the required local law to override the cap. Town of East Hampton - Budget Review (Suffolk County) Based on the results …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Management of Capital Projects
… whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has a formal capital project … transportation infrastructure, helping to develop the Long Island communities it serves and facilitating economic … branches, stretching from Montauk – on the eastern tip of Long Island – to Penn Station in the heart of Manhattan. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/14/management-capital-projectsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 160,000 … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsFormer Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Sentenced to 8-24 Years for Stealing Nearly $250,000 in State Grant Funds
… whom he never paid. While the victims went unpaid, bank records showed that Decker withdrew funds from the Watershed Operating account at the Saratoga Race Course, Foxwoods MGM, Harrah’s and Turning … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/former-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-sentenced-8-24-years-stealing-nearly-250000-stateSignal Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Signal Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing (Report 2017-S-6 ). About the Program New York … City Transit’s (NYCT) Department of Subways’ (Subways) Maintenance of Way division has eight operating subdivisions, … included in our initial audit report Signal Maintenance Inspection and Testing Report 2017S6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/19/signal-maintenance-inspection-and-testing-followHow to Conduct a Vendor Responsibility Review
… or only the vendor selected for the contract. Be sure to take into account the time needed to conduct such a review. In the solicitation document, you … Responsibility Review Process Documentation Requirements How to Make a Responsibility Determination …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-conduct-vendor-responsibility-reviewState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… 2022 were not completed and were already between 1,220 and 124 days late. AUDs were filed as many as 1,257 days late. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and appropriated fund balance was not used, resulting in unrestricted fund balance in the general and highway funds that exceeded the town’s … estimated revenues by an average of $210,000 (42%) in the general fund and $180,000 (17%) in the highway fund. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 2045
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2022 CSEA ASU Work-Related Clothing Allowance for … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2022 CSEA ASU WorkRelated Clothing Allowance for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2045-2022-work-related-clothing-allowance-asu-employees-title-racingDiNapoli: Town of Altona Official Misused $23,500
… remitted the missing money to town officials, but claimed it was a “donation” to the town. Later, the former bookkeeper … to show a total amount of nearly $10,709 lower than what the park manager actually remitted; The town does not … many of the Comptroller’s recommendations. Their response is included in the final audit report, which can be viewed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-town-altona-official-misused-23500