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Cost-Saving Ideas: How to Reduce Energy Costs
… retail energy market, you’re no longer restricted to buying energy from your host utility. The utility … capped, indexed, seasonal and variable/hourly) that may better suit your needs than what your utility currently … website to learn more about OGS contracts and find out how to be included in future bids. You may also find cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-how-reduce-energy-costsHow to File a Claim
… Businesses/Organizations Deceased Owners/Estates On Behalf of Another Person … Description …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/how-file-claimDiNapoli Urges NYC to Shore Up Rainy-Day Fund
… the mayor to provide a clear rationale for any amount withdrawn and requiring additional legislative approval to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-urges-nyc-shore-rainy-day-fundDiNapoli Finds Subway Wait Times Got Worse from 2013 to 2014
… Straphangers are waiting longer for the next train to arrive than the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's … straphangers' wait times. New York's subway riders deserve better." Wait Times Getting Worse Transit sets targets for … improvements needed to allow for CBTC and it is unclear how this impacts the current timeline. As a result, the MTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-finds-subway-wait-times-got-worse-2013-2014How to Report Days Worked – Legacy Reporting
… The number of days worked you report for your employees has a … impact on their retirement benefits. We use days worked to determine service credit, which is the basis for benefit … through Retirement Online including their earnings the number of days they worked and more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/how-report-days-workedDiNapoli: Technology Changing How Local Governments Serve Residents
… new technologies to save money, communicate with residents and allow taxpayers to make payments, according to a report … Mayor Gary R. McCarthy, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara and National Grid Eastern New York Regional Executive Laurie … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-technology-changing-how-local-governments-serve-residentsDiNapoli: Critical Pre-School Special Education Services Not Reaching All Students Who Need Them
… The audit of the State Department of Education (SED) found many local school districts maintain waitlists for services … oversight of services was hindered because it did not know how many students were enrolled in the preschool special … and services to which they are entitled, but does not know how many students are not receiving required services. SED …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-critical-pre-school-special-education-services-not-reaching-all-students-who-need-themHow to Make a Vendor Responsibility Determination
… capacity and controls; appropriate legal authority to do business in New York; a satisfactory record of integrity; … and accounting controls. Legal Authority Authority to do business in New York State, licenses, and registrations. … Responsibility Review Process Documentation Requirements How to Conduct a Responsibility Review … You should consider …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-make-vendor-responsibility-determinationHow 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 … except for private information, such as social security number, personal address, or personal telephone number. This … Responsibility Review Process Documentation Requirements How to Make a Responsibility Determination … Before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-conduct-vendor-responsibility-reviewDiNapoli Announces Elliott Auerbach to Oversee Local Government Division
… training local officials, assigning fiscal stress scores to local communities, and studying issues facing local … accountable, while offering them a helping hand to better serve taxpayers.” Auerbach was first elected Ulster … He starts on May 16. His salary is $150,000. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/dinapoli-announces-elliott-auerbach-oversee-local-government-divisionPreventing Fraud and Abuse of Public Funds: Local Governments Need to Do Better
Preventing Fraud and Abuse of Public Funds: Local Governments Need to Do Better
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/preventingfraud.pdfTips and Tricks to Better Manage Your Work Using SFS
Presentation from 2019 Fall Conference
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/resources/pdf/fall-conference-2019-systems-presentation-4.pdfFacility Oversight and Timeliness of Response to Complaints and Inmate Grievances (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the five … its tracking of complaints and inmate grievances to better ensure they are responded to in a timely manner. The … during our audit, lacked the ability to produce reports on how complaints and inmate grievances were resolved and how …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/18/facility-oversight-and-timeliness-response-complaints-and-inmate-grievances-followHow to Use the Audit Search Tool
How to Use the Audit Search Tool
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/auditsearchtoolinstructions.pdfLife Changes: How Do I Prepare to Retire?
Essential information to help NYSLRS members understand their options as they plan for financial security in retirement.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/publications/pdf/1709-prepare-to-retire.pdfHow to Create a Report of Unclaimed Funds
How to Create a Report of Unclaimed Funds
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/complete-report-handbook.pdfDiNapoli: Better Oversight Needed for Youth Jobs Programs
… P. DiNapoli today announced that an audit of the New York Youth Jobs Program found that the state agencies overseeing the program, including the Departments of Labor and Tax and Finance, did not ensure that participating businesses hired only people who qualified for the program and that the tax credits they were given were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-better-oversight-needed-youth-jobs-programsDiNapoli: MTA Must Prioritize Safety and Service to Win Riders Back
… to pay more for service, should be clear on how these funds will be used to build on recent steps to make the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-mta-must-prioritize-safety-and-service-win-riders-backDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Services for Vulnerable Adults
… or psychological abuse, neglect or financial exploitation. Many cases are not reported. Every month OCFS receives an … 1,800 in the rest of the state. Referrals, which can come from anyone whether a family member, a neighbor or a bank … number of open referrals being assessed. 10 didn’t list how many referrals were withdrawn at intake. 6 didn’t include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-services-vulnerable-adultsState Audit Shows Need to Improve Response to Noise Complaints in NYC
… of noise complaints related to nightlife establishments in New York City highlights the need for the New York State Liquor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-audit-shows-need-improve-response-noise-complaints-nyc