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Oversight of Smart Schools Bond Act Funds
… is monitoring the use of Smart Schools Bond Act funds to ensure that school districts have appropriately … Plan (Plan) that details how they propose to use the funds. Each Plan must be approved by the Smart Schools Review … reimbursement. The ten districts we sampled utilized Act funds for their intended purposes according to their approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/06/10/oversight-smart-schools-bond-act-fundsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… ensure basic accounting records were maintained or that it received written financial reports to manage operations or ensure bank reconciliations were … 2022. The board also did not properly audit claims prior to payment. Of the 108 claims totaling $209,006 that auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Ordinary Disability – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… disability retirement must be submitted while you are in service or within 90 days from the date you: Are last paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/ordinary-disabilityDiNapoli: Rural Counties Face Shortage of Health Professionals
… – have no OBGYN physicians at all. The 16 rural counties’ dentist to 10,000 population ratio (3.6) is less than half of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-rural-counties-face-shortage-health-professionalsNew Yorkers in Need: Food Insecurity and Nutritional Assistance Programs
Approximately one in ten, or about 800,000, New York households experienced food insecurity from 2019 to 2021, and an increasing number say they face food insufficiency since summer 2021.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-yorkers-in-need-food-insecurity.pdfPension Payment Options
… options all of which will provide a monthly benefit for life …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/pension-payment-optionsDiNapoli: Small Business Growth in New York Outpaced National Average
… from 2011 through 2016. During that time frame, small business employment rose by 9.2 percent in New York while … health of our communities and the economy.” The U.S. Small Business Administration primarily defines a small business as one with fewer than 500 employees. Among the more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-small-business-growth-new-york-outpaced-national-averageDiNapoli: Village Fiscal Stress Declines Again
… In January, DiNapoli released fiscal stress scores for school districts. In April, scores for the 17 cities with non-calendar fiscal years will be released. In September, his … To see the fiscal stress summary report on school districts, visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-village-fiscal-stress-declines-againOpinion 89-23
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Lease (to State agency at less than fair and adequate … an agency or department of the State of New York (see, e.g., 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-26, p 47). Since the Division of … or for nominal consideration. June 16, 1989 Gordon D. Tresch, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Kenmore …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-23Optional Membership – Membership and Enrollment
… must, at the time of hiring, inform new employees in writing of the right to membership. The law also requires …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/optional-membershipAccountability for Traffic Ticket Surcharges
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) accurately assessed, collected, accounted for, … to concentrate instead on the more serious cases. The Department established its TVBs to manage this administrative … To determine whether the Department of Motor Vehicles Department accurately assessed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/10/accountability-traffic-ticket-surchargesOversight of Casino Revenues and Regulatory Oversight Reimbursement Collections
… of their gaming revenues to the State, and tribe/nation casino remittances are defined in compacts (agreements with … from casinos. The Commission has officials at each casino to ensure compliance with gaming regulations and … Costs for this oversight are to be collected from each casino. During the three fiscal years ended March 31, 2019, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/10/oversight-casino-revenues-and-regulatory-oversight-reimbursement-collectionsAmerimed Kids, LLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… owning and operating the Amerimed Kids SEIT program, the Assistant Executive Director also owns and operates at least … business and the EI program. We repeatedly requested support from Amerimed Kids for the expenses allocated to the … including $479,500 in compensation to the Executive and Assistant Executive Directors, $237,927 in compensation to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/05/amerimed-kids-llc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualHillsdale-Copake Fire District – Cash Disbursements (2025M-111)
… of disbursements? Audit Period January 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025 Understanding the Audit Area A fire district board must … were not made between canceled check images to the list of approved checks by someone without the check-signing … authority does not compare canceled checks images to the list of approved checks, the risk of unauthorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/01/09/hillsdale-copake-fire-district-cash-disbursements-2025m-111Ordinary Disability (Section 362) – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… completed by you (the member who is filing), however your spouse may file this form if you are incompetent. If you are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/ordinary-disability-section-362Opinion 88-6
… performs 1,000 hours of service. An employee becomes a participant in the plan by completing one year of service. A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6Reporting Requirements Changes (2015) – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… system on the Resolution. Employer may omit NYSLRS registration numbers and Social Security numbers from the publicly posted Resolutions. Employer must omit NYSLRS registration numbers and Social Security numbers from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/reporting-requirements-changesDiNapoli Proposal Would Provide More Accountability for Personal Income Tax Check-Off Funds
… in two newer funds – Veterans’ Remembrance and Cemetery Maintenance and Operation, and Teen Health Education. The more than $15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposal-would-provide-more-accountability-personal-income-tax-check-fundsDeath Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits
… benefits is revoked following a divorce, annulment, or judicial separation, once NYSLRS receives written notice … of when the final decree of divorce, annulment or judicial separation was signed, unless a Domestic Relations … them after the date of the divorce, annulment, or judicial separation, or include the requirement in the DRO. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/death-benefitsDepartment of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-42
… Maintenance in the Department of Transportation engaged in winter maintenance activities to be responsive to unscheduled … call-out-response payment as follows: Responds To Receives 75% calls $225 85% calls $300 95% calls $500 Agency Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-42-2023-call-out-response-payment-fiscal-year-2022-2023