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Law Pertaining to SUNY Police Officers
… disability benefits are available? What post-retirement health benefits are available? Are there any presumptive … that are offered in your new plan . What post-retirement health benefits are available? NYSLRS does not administer health insurance benefits. Please contact your health benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/law-pertaining-suny-police-officersForensic Audit of Dual Employment Approvals and Conflicts
… worked for a New York State or City agency had approval to do so; were working their required hours at each employer; … any safety regulations. Our audit covered employees with the described dual employment during the period July 1, 2009 … and around the New York City metropolitan area. MTA's Code of Ethics (Code) allows employees to engage in external …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/forensic-audit-dual-employment-approvals-and-conflictsDiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Driven By Fare Revenue Drop
… avoid these outcomes unless it lays out additional options for the public and its funding partners to consider.” … the MTA boost ridership since farebox revenue accounts for a large portion of their budget. However, ridership has not increased enough for the MTA to balance its books, which has led the MTA to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-driven-fare-revenue-dropBus Wait Assessment and Other Performance Indicators
… standards that are reasonable and consider the demand for service and other factors. We also sought to determine … departure time. This data is used by Transit and MTA Bus for multiple purposes and is a factor in calculating WA. … a “system” statistic, covering both Transit and MTA Bus, for weekdays only. The MDBSI measures the average distance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/07/bus-wait-assessment-and-other-performance-indicatorsCapital One Bank Accounts
… connection with acquisition of certain properties required for MTA capital projects and the management of other real … York City Police Department. The accounts were established for appropriate business purposes but did not appear on the … through the accounts opened by the consultant were for appropriate business purposes. However, about $39,000 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/27/capital-one-bank-accountsPension Contribution Rates to Decrease for Fiscal Year 2015-16
… Employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) will decline … a change in the mortality improvement assumption from Society of Actuaries Scale AA to MP-2014. The recommendation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/pension-contribution-rates-decrease-fiscal-year-2015-16Efforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms (Follow-Up)
… The MTA is a public benefit corporation chartered by the New York State Legislature. TBTA, also known as MTA Bridges and … and two tunnels that interconnect parts of New York City. TBTA serves more than 329 million vehicles per year and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/efforts-collect-tolls-and-fees-using-license-plate-images-and-law-firms-followSelected Aspects of Travel Expenses
… directive) which states that “MTA Headquarters and each of its Constituent Agencies shall issue Agency-specific procedures consistent with this policy instruction for the recording and claiming of reimbursement for eligible employees travel and business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/18/selected-aspects-travel-expensesFare Evasion
… responsible for operating the subways and the majority of public bus service throughout New York City, and the Staten … The MTA has the authority to collect fares from the riding public, pursuant to the New York Codes, Rules and … for violations of Transit Rules of Conduct governing the public in the use of the transit system. Riders who enter the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/04/15/fare-evasionDiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… 2010; Nondiscretionary costs, including debt service and fringe benefits, are projected to account for more than half …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallTransforming the Procurement Function
… Objective To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation … with the MTA Board-approved Transformation Plan, resulting in improved service levels for the customer, process … Procurement Function, while making some improvements, has not demonstrated that it achieved the objectives of improved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/26/transforming-procurement-functionSelected Performance Measures (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit … New York State Legislature in 1965. There are six agencies of the MTA: Bridges and Tunnels, MTA Construction and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/selected-performance-measures-followManagement of Cash and Investments
… effectively managed its cash and maximized its return on investments. Our audit scope period was January 1, 2008 … City metropolitan area. The MTA is governed by a Board of Directors, whose 23 members are appointed by the Governor … investments are optimally managed and available sources of revenues are considered when preparing budgets to meet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/13/management-cash-and-investmentsDiNapoli 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 (MTA) reported numbers would have them believe, according to … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit found that the MTA's New York City Transit (Transit) published "wait …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-finds-subway-wait-times-got-worse-2013-2014MTA Headquarters and MTA Capital Construction – Travel and Entertainment Expenses
… 2011 through February 2014. Background The MTA is a public benefit corporation providing transportation services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/02/mta-headquarters-and-mta-capital-construction-travel-and-entertainment-expensesDiNapoli: $2.9 Billion Hole Threatens MTA’s Capital Program
… data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly requested data. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-29-billion-hole-threatens-mtas-capital-programSelected Aspects of Bus Procurement
… procures buses in a manner which results in the best value for the lowest cost. The audit covered bus purchases from … Program funding. As a result, some buses have been in use for longer than 12 years. Several units participate in the … Procurement and Contracts. The MTA purchased 2,278 buses for $1,148,699,434 during the period of January 1, 2008 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/03/selected-aspects-bus-procurementDiNapoli: MTA Financial Outlook Improved
… nondiscretionary costs, such as pension contributions and health insurance costs, will consume more than half (53 percent) of total revenue in 2020; The cost of the MTA’s health and welfare benefits is projected to increase by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-mta-financial-outlook-improvedHomeless Outreach Program at Penn Station, Grand Central, and Outlying Stations Within New York City
… Objectives To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation … its homeless outreach services contract at Pennsylvania Station (Penn Station), Grand Central Terminal (Grand Central), and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/23/homeless-outreach-program-penn-station-grand-central-and-outlying-stations-within-new-yorkDiNapoli: MTA Outlook Shows Growing Need for New Funding as Budget Gaps Widen
… fare revenue before federal relief aid runs out, but in that time, it must develop plans to cover budget gaps that … “The MTA needs to come up with billions of dollars to pay for operations in the coming years and that puts greater … structural budgetary balance.” Budget Gaps Entering July 2022, transit ridership continued to lag at the low end …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-mta-outlook-shows-growing-need-new-funding-budget-gaps-widen