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Borrowing Against Your Contributions – State Police Plan
… You must be in active service and have at least one year of member service credit. You must repay each outstanding … The minimum loan is $25. The maximum loan is 75 percent of your annuity savings contribution balance, minus any … loan balance, so you must have an annuity savings balance of at least $33.35. Annuity savings contributions are those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/borrowing-against-your-contributions-0DiNapoli: Consumers Should Read Fine Print On Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… whether fees apply when purchasing a gift card. As a rule of thumb, DiNapoli said New Yorkers should register the card with the retailer and use gift cards within a year of purchase to avoid inactivity fees. Money from unused gift … office as abandoned property after five years of dormancy. In State Fiscal Year 2015-16, $11 million from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-consumers-should-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonCUNY Bulletin No. CU-550
… earnings. Affected Employees CUNY employees in the title of Maintenance Worker Background The rate increases are … and filed on October 20, 2015 between the Comptroller of the City of New York and the City Employees Union Local 237 IBT for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-550-cuny-rate-increase-maintenance-workerMedicaid Program – Inappropriate Payments Related to Procedure Modifiers
… and locally funded program that provides a wide range of health care services to those who are economically … and/or have special health care needs. The Department of Health (Department) administers the Medicaid program in … The payments were inappropriate because the costs of the services were already included in Medicaid’s payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/17/medicaid-program-inappropriate-payments-related-procedure-modifiersElementary and Secondary Education – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… to Support New York Schools According to the Division of the Budget, schools have received or are slated to receive … to run through SFY 2024-25. In SFY 2021-22, $2 billion of federal COVID-19 recovery funding was disbursed to New York school districts, an amount equal to 7.1 percent of State funding levels for the same period. New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/elementary-and-secondary-educationCUNY Bulletin No. CU-154
… earnings. Affected Employees Employees in the title of Maintenance Worker Effective Date Pay period 12C, … the following actions in payroll period 12C; regardless of the employee's status: For increases on 7/1/99, request a … Action Request panel, effective 7/1/99, using the reason of Change Rate ( CRT ), and the new 7/1/99 hourly rate. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-154-pay-rate-changes-cuny-maintenance-workerState Agencies Bulletin No. 700
… Employees Employees working for either the Department of Transportation or the Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in the … constitutes an exposure to inherent danger by virtue of unavoidable proximity to vehicular traffic within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/700-50000-lump-sum-payment-special-assignment-duty-pay-sad-certain-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1931
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies that position pools in … or 09/30/2021 are affected. Background Certain chart of accounts strings in SFS, attached to position pools in … lists all current position pools associated with a chart of accounts strings scheduled to lapse on 09/15/2021 or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1931-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-september-lapsing-eventsPublic Authorities – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… legally separate public entities that provide services to the public as well as to the State and local governments. New Yorkers pay for public authorities in a variety of ways including rates, tolls, fees, and in some cases, … on behalf of the State for which the State provides the funds for repayment. The Enacted Budget for State Fiscal Year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-authoritiesHigher Education – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Online course enrollment for the State University of New York (SUNY) increased by 13.6 percent in the 2019-20 … instruction in 2018-19 academic year was 5.6 percent. Of the 220,103 students in 2019-20 academic year that … Assistance In the 2020-21 academic year, average costs of tuition and fees for full-time, in-state students for SUNY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/higher-educationComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… member, admitted to taking almost $40,000 in grant money to use for personal expenses, pay off credit card debt … (Putnam County) The board-adopted procurement policy does not provide a clear method for procuring professional … when collections accumulated to more than $250. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… safeguarded. District inventory records did not list 45 of 50 selected assets totaling $36,809. In addition, district officials were unable to locate seven of 50 assets totaling $7,360. Scuba gear worth $119,523 was … payment for 58 fuel credit card transactions, consisting of 1,181 gallons of fuel totaling $2,551 that were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0East Islip Public Library – Cash Receipts (2017M-223)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Library staff properly … The East Islip Public Library is located in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County. The Library is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/12/22/east-islip-public-library-cash-receipts-2017m-223Kenmore Housing Authority – Selected Financial Operations (2017M-157)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Authority’s recovery fund and … The Kenmore Housing Authority is located in the Village of Kenmore in Erie County. The Authority, which is governed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2018/01/26/kenmore-housing-authority-selected-financial-operations-2017m-157More About This Retirement Plan – Police and Fire Plan
… These benefits are provided by Sections 375-b and 375-c of the New York State Retirement and Social Security Law … York State Legislature. PFRS members employed by the City of Yonkers who joined July 1, 2009 through January 8, 2010 … and Local Retirement System, headed by the Comptroller of the State of New York, administers this plan. Our main …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/more-about-retirement-planPortville Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-245)
… percent annual average) from 2015-16 through 2017-18. As of June 30, 2018, unappropriated, unrestricted fund balance totaled $1.4 million and was almost 8 percent of 2018-19 appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent statutory … points. Three reserve funds with combined balances of approximately $1.6 million as of June 30, 2018 were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/portville-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-245Smithtown Fire District – Capital Project (2014M-231)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s internal controls over capital asset spending for … 2013 through June 30, 2014. Background The Smithtown Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/14/smithtown-fire-district-capital-project-2014m-231Accounts Payable Advisory No. 38
… Opinion No. 08-04, which addresses the personal use of purchase rewards or points. Generally, State employees: … use rewards or points accumulated from the purchase of goods or services for State use. May personally use travel rewards or points accumulated as a result of traveling on State business. Agencies should ensure State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/38-reward-programsJericho Water District – Water Use Charges (2013M-395)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the District billed and … The Jericho Water District is located in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County. The District covers a 37-square-mile area and serves a population of about 58,000. An elected three-member Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2014/02/28/jericho-water-district-water-use-charges-2013m-395Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Leave Accruals (2015M-202)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the District properly … Point Union Free School District is located in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County. The District, which operates five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/22/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-leave-accruals-2015m-202