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Administrative Hearings

… Overview If you feel you were incorrectly denied a benefit, such as a disability retirement benefit or … receive a letter notifying you that your application or request has been denied. If you wish to request a hearing, the NYSLRS Hearing Administration Bureau …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/administrative-hearings

Opinion 2001-15

… a lighting district); (authority of corporation to sign petition to dissolve district); (authority to dissolve … of Town Law §198[12]) TOWN LAW §191; TOWN LAW §202-c(1): A petition to dissolve a lighting district pursuant to Town Law … authorizes the dissolution of such a district only upon a petition which "shall be signed by resident owners of taxable …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15

Pension Payment Options

… ERS Tier 4, 5 or 6 member covered under Article 15: Sign in to Retirement Online . Look under My Account Summary . … select a pension payment option by the end of the month in which you retire. Once you select an option, you have 30 … receive the balance of your annuity savings contributions in one lump sum payment. Your beneficiary, even if it is your …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/pension-payment-options

Acceptable Time and Attendance Systems – Legacy Reporting

… and Punch cards. Employees Who Do Not Participate in a Time-Keeping System Some employees, such as salaried … or appointed officials, are not required to participate in a time-keeping system; however, it is important to have …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/acceptable-time-and-attendance-systems

Opinion 2002-12

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Sewers (combining … to the making of contracts, then its right to participate in the cooperative agreement is similarly conditioned ( id … ordinarily possess (1) if they performed their duties only in the municipal corporation by which they are employed or …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-12

Tioga County Industrial Development Agency - Project Approval and Monitoring (2019M-190)

… loan projects. The Board did not require the Administrator to: Compare reported job creation and retention figures with project goals. Track sales tax exemptions to ensure that the exemptions taken were within allowable … limits. Key Recommendations Require the Administrator to compare reported job creation and retention figures to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2019/12/20/tioga-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval

Service Credit Purchase Payments – Legacy Reporting

… funds through a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer from an eligible retirement tax-sheltered plan or account … be made by payroll deduction, you will receive a notice from us to begin the payroll deductions. You should not begin …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/service-credit-purchase-payments

Opinion 92-20

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Imposition of (for concerts held on … the giving of exhibitions, performances or entertainments in any place within the town" (Town Law, §136[3]; see also … submission of written applications. A license fee imposed in the exercise of police powers may only be such amount as …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-20

Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District – Financial Management (2025M-20)

… of a school district’s financial condition is its level of fund balance, which represents the difference between … corrective action. A written corrective action plan (CAP) that addresses the findings and recommendations in this … To the extent practicable, implementation of the CAP must begin by the end of the next fiscal year. For more …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/12/05/haverstraw-stony-point-central-school-district-financial-management-2025m

Lump Sum Payments – Legacy Reporting

… a lump sum payment for up to 30 unused vacation days in the calculation of a three-year final average salary. We … of earnings. We cannot include lump sum vacation payments in the calculation of a one-year final average salary. Tier … and Leave Credits Form (RS6221) , which you complete in connection with the calculation of a retirement benefit. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/lump-sum-payments

Opinion 91-6

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Requiring … (GSA) contracts. General Municipal Law, §103 provides, in pertinent part, as follows: Except as otherwise expressly … the required security after advertisement for sealed bids in the manner provided by this section ... General Municipal …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-6

Loan Payroll Deductions – Legacy Reporting

… through Retirement Online giving the amount to be deducted from the member’s salary on future payrolls. Should a member … members with outstanding multiple NYSLRS loans. Payments from that deduction are applied against each outstanding …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/loan-payroll-deductions

White Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)

… adopted realistic budgets and maintained reasonable levels of fund balance and reserve funds. Key Findings The Board and … not adopt realistic budgets or maintain reasonable levels of fund balance. However, reserves were generally funded at … the past five years grew to $97.9 million, the equivalent of 43 percent of the District’s annual budget. Certain …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/30/white-plains-city-school-district-financial-management-2020m-71

Opinion 2000-24

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Police Protection … ordinarily possess (1) if they performed their duties only in the municipality by which they are employed or (2) if they were employed by the municipality in which they are required to perform their duties. It is our …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-24

Opinion 89-33

… before making payment of such compensation (1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-227, p 286). If the board does not require … that the services were actually performed. August 28, 1989 Patrick Michael McKenna, Esq., Village Attorney Village of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-33

Opinion 89-42

… MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (authority to invest in Treasury Bills under "Treasury Direct" program) … 11; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §165.00: A village may temporarily invest in short term United States Treasury bills issued in … in the name of the village, a village may temporarily invest village funds in those obligations. A Treasury bill is …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-42

Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual

… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by the Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf (Mill Neck School) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) … the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2010. Background The Mill Neck School, located in Mill Neck, New York, provides …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/03/14/mill-neck-manor-school-deaf-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual

Employment Recovery Is Slow for New Yorkers with Disabilities

… disabilities, and these rates have not declined as quickly in New York as they have nationally. 1 In addition, the national share of people with disabilities who are working reached a new high in 2022, while the share in New York continued to decline … disabilities and these rates have not declined as quickly in New York as they have nationally …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/employment-recovery-slow-new-yorkers-disabilities