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Cost-Saving Ideas: Overtime Planning and Management
… personal service 1 and pension costs. For example, 8 to 30 percent of wages paid to highway employees in New York State are for overtime. A … schedule. It found that the nine towns examined could have saved between $15,000 and $159,000 in overtime wages by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-overtime-planning-and-managementDiNapoli: New York's Labor Force Decreased Sharply During the Pandemic and Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Peak
… force is one of the nation’s largest, but it decreased by 1% between 2011 and 2021 while the rest of the nation increased by 5.1%, according to a report released today by State … the 10-year period. Participation rates were lowest for Black workers and decreased from 60.3% in 2014 to a low of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-yorks-labor-force-decreased-sharply-during-pandemic-and-remains-below-pre-pandemic-peakDiNapoli Op-Ed: Act on Proposal to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… op-ed, “ A Ticking Clock for Job Benefits ,” was published in The Albany Times Union today, urging the state Legislature … which are paid later. Even with retirees paying a share of their health insurance premium, health care costs for … than the interest charges. It’s best to pay the costs up front or you will find yourself in a hole that only gets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-op-ed-act-proposal-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careCounty Inmates Receiving Inappropriate Benefits While Incarcerated (2013MS-1)
… inmates. Specifically, 313 inmates received inappropriate SNA benefits, 123 inmates received inappropriate SNAP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/county-inmates-receiving-inappropriate-benefits-while-incarcerated-2013ms-1DiNapoli: Rechargeable Battery Use Rising Dramatically, But State Not Enforcing Recycling Law Requirements
… of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is not doing enough to ensure rechargeable batteries are recycled as required by law to protect the environment and public safety, according to an … are being recycled in New York as the law requires or how much is being recycled. The agency also does little with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-rechargeable-battery-use-rising-dramatically-state-not-enforcing-recycling-law-requirementsCapital – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… include not only highways and bridges, but also facilities for education, government, health, housing, environmental … $3 billion (56.5 percent). Transportation accounted for 56 percent of all capital projects spending in SFY … years earlier. The increase is largely related to spending for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Housing, up by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/capitalState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative … officials used unnecessarily restricted funds that could have been refunded to school districts and overfunded two … $21,038 during the audit period. District officials may have saved $13,781 on fuel costs had they been able to use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0DiNapoli: One-in-Four Homeless Shelter Clients with Serious Mental Health Issues Were Not Placed in a Mental Health Shelter
… with mental health and substance abuse issues, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … placement in a specialized facility may lower the risk to individuals inside and outside of the shelter system. “The … shelters where they could receive the support they need to get back on their feet and on the path to stable housing. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-one-four-homeless-shelter-clients-serious-mental-health-issues-were-not-placed-mental-healthDiNapoli Audit: ESD Needs To Increase Transparency of Its Real Estate Holdings and Sales of Properties Below Fair Market Value
… of the transfer compared to the fair market value of the property, a new audit from State Comptroller Thomas P. … to publish, at least annually, a report listing all real property it holds and full descriptions of properties that … to their boards and the public: a description of the property; an appraisal of the fair market value of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-audit-esd-needs-increase-transparency-its-real-estate-holdings-and-sales-properties-belowCapital – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Capital Spending Has Increased Over the Past Five Years* From SFY 2016-17 to SFY 2020-21, capital spending increased … of all capital projects spending in SFY 2020-21, down from 57.1 percent five years earlier. Housing, up by $421.9 … This category’s share of total capital spending increased from 1.3 percent to 4.5 percent. Mental Health, Health and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/capitalAudit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning
… Almost 20 percent of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority’s (NFTA) assets are not in a state of good repair and it is unclear how the authority prioritizes capital improvements, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/audit-recommends-improvements-nfta-capital-planningIdentifying, Reporting, and Providing Services for Youth at Risk of Sexual Human Trafficking in New York City
… Objective To determine if the New York City Administration for Children’s Services and … of children does not exist because of the underground (in-the-shadows) nature of this crime. However, a 2016 white … exploited or at risk of sexual exploitation annually in the United States. New York City (NYC) reported an average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/06/identifying-reporting-and-providing-services-youth-risk-sexual-human-trafficking-new-yorkState Agencies Bulletin No. 1404
… stored in the following new pages in PayServ: Agency Emp WC Leaves Path: Payroll for North America > Employee Pay Data … on a paid workers’ compensation leave, the Agency Emp WC Leaves page will be automatically created and populated by … will pull existing data from the employee’s Job Data and WC Incident and Injuries Detail pages. An additional field …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1404-refund-taxes-withheld-while-employees-were-paid-workers-compensationWho to Report – Enhanced Reporting
… but chose not to join NYSLRS; Retirees (from any of the eight public retirement systems in New York State) working for you under Sections 211 or 212 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/who-to-reportDiNapoli: More School Districts Take Initial Steps to Exceed Tax Cap
… initially planning to override New York’s property tax cap in 2016-17 has nearly doubled when compared to last year, … indicated that they will seek an override of the tax cap. Last year, 3.5 percent, indicated plans to override the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-more-school-districts-take-initial-steps-exceed-tax-capBackground Checks at Municipal Youth Programs (2012-MS-5)
… against the Division of Criminal Justice Services’ Sex Offender Registry and other resources. Two municipalities … in these municipalities did not identify any persons with sex offender or significant criminal histories. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/25/background-checks-municipal-youth-programs-2012-ms-5Despite Progress, Pay Gap for Women Persists
… March 24, 2022 PDF Version Each March, the United States observes Women’s History Month to recognize … equal what men earned the previous year, typically falls. (In 2022, Equal Pay Day was on March 15.) In 2020, women …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/despite-progress-pay-gap-women-persistsDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Improve Efforts to do Business with Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
… was no documentation to support MWBE participation for 30 payments, totaling $13.9 million. MTA procedures require … the rest to the manufacturer that provided the goods. This resulted in overstating the reported MWBE amount by … MWBE contractors/subcontractors; and Periodically visit projects to ensure there is sufficient documentation to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-needs-improve-efforts-do-business-minority-and-women-owned-businessesRochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits
… agreement, Cecero did not admit to committing fraud or to any criminal wrongdoing. This case was investigated by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefitsDiNapoli: NYC's Property Tax Bills Rise Along With Burden on Working- and Middle-Class Homeowners
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Property tax disparities have been well documented for decades by advocates, fiscal … caps, a decline in market value on lower-valued properties does not necessarily result in a lower tax bill. Instead, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-nycs-property-tax-bills-rise-along-burden-working-and-middle-class-homeowners