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Cost-Saving Ideas: Capital and Repair Reserve Funds for Town or County Water and Sewer Districts
… reconstruction or acquisitions of capital improvements or equipment acquisitions. There are two forms of capital … funds: Specific capital improvement , such as a sewage disposal plant, or a specific item of equipment, such as a sewer system pump. For this type of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-and-repair-reserve-funds-town-or-county-water-and-sewer-districtsHeat and Hot Water Complaints
… Preservation and Development (HPD) addresses heat and hot water complaints timely, issues notices of violation, and … of penalties as appropriate. Our audit covered heat and hot water complaints received during NYC Fiscal Years (FY) … which includes the provision of adequate heat and hot water. Insufficient heat can pose safety risks, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/24/heat-and-hot-water-complaintsOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation of Workforce Development Programs and Services (Follow-Up)
To assess the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report Overlap Duplication Gaps andor Fragmentation of Workforce Development Programs and Services Report 2020S45
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/11/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-servicesCitywide Payment Services and Standards – Controls Over Payments
… Department of Finance (DOF) Citywide Payments Services and Standards (CPSS) unit has controls in place to ensure that payments received by and processed on behalf of agencies are correctly matched with receivables and that agencies are appropriately advised of payments. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/01/citywide-payment-services-and-standards-controls-over-paymentsInvestors: Exxon Needs to Step Up on Climate Change
… shareholder support at Pennsylvania’s largest utility, PPL Corporation (56.8%), and record support at Dominion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/investors-exxon-needs-step-climate-changeState Agencies Bulletin No. 879
… for Annual and Hourly employees who are currently in Bargaining Unit 21 and one of the following titles … be used with these titles upon movement to UUP. Employees in affected titles are entitled to continue all earnings … (Institution) Earnings Information There will be no change in the employee’s salary or any other earnings. OSC Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/879-new-bargaining-unit-and-establishment-new-payroll-bargaining-unit-codesTown of Cohocton – Oversight of Ambulance Service (2025M-49)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Cohocton (Town) Town Board (Board) adequately oversee and … back to August 1, 2013 to provide historical background of the ambulance district’s (District’s) formation. … service, a general ambulance service, or a combination of such services, for the purpose of providing pre-hospital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/09/26/town-cohocton-oversight-ambulance-service-2025m-49DiNapoli Releases Subway Ridership Dashboard
… subway ridership data that details where straphangers are, and are not, returning to the subway system, alongside … the ones who can least afford to lose service or pay more for it. This online tool gives riders, the MTA, elected … York state maintain affordable and reliable subway service for our immigrant community members, many of whom have no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-releases-subway-ridership-dashboardDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find Nearly $800 Million in Savings and Revenue
… billions of dollars in waste, fraud and abuse. Our role is to help lower Medicaid program costs by identifying … earnest as the state Department of Health can do much more to save taxpayer dollars.” The New York State Medicaid … program that provides a wide range of health care services to individuals who are economically disadvantaged or have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-nearly-800-million-savings-and-revenueDiNapoli: Port Authority Falling Short of Compliance With Americans With Disabilities Act
… auditors found four of 13 PATH stations (Christopher Street, 9th Street, 14th Street, and 23rd Street) were not accessible to persons in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-port-authority-falling-short-compliance-americans-disabilities-actDiNapoli Report Analyzes Regional Trends in Education for School Districts Outside New York City
… inflation both regionally and statewide. Expenditures grew 26 percent between 2007-08 and 2017-18 compared to inflation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-report-analyzes-regional-trends-education-school-districts-outside-new-york-cityDiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
… as Lisa’s Law, was named after Lisa Smart, a 30-year-old woman who died during surgery because of an error by a physician, who, unknown to her, had a history of negligence. The law created a Patient Safety … did not know that certain violation categories and certain criminal penalties applied to the PSC account, and did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-doh-needs-step-enforcement-patient-safety-violationsThe Survivor’s Benefit Program for Retired NYS Employees
… that provides a minimum death benefit to the survivors of New York State retired employees. Your beneficiary may receive a benefit of $3,000 if you left State service* on or after April 1, … covered for this benefit if you have ten years of full-time State service within the 15 years immediately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/survivors-benefit-program-retired-nys-employeesDiNapoli Report Looks at New York City Metro Area's Import and Export Economies
… The New York City Metropolitan Area accounted for more than $103 billion, or 69%, of the … the largest share of goods by value to the metropolitan area among all regions, according to a report released today … which examines imports into the New York part of the metro area, aims to help New Yorkers understand the potential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-report-looks-new-york-city-metro-areas-import-and-export-economiesWhat's New
… Security Death Master File, or researching a published obituary. If the holder obtains confirmation of the death, … by the following November 10 th . Contact NYSSMU@osc.ny.gov for specific instructions to deliver unclaimed virtual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/whats-newXIX.1.C PCIP Changes to Federal Grants – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… The following are some of major changes to federal grants with the rollout of PCIP: Federal grant … be established under the NYS01 Project Costing Business Unit (PCBU). Rather, federally funded projects will be established with the Owner Agency’s Business Unit (e.g., OGS01). The Project ID …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix1c-pcip-changes-federal-grantsOpinion 2000-14
… 48 NY2d 398, 423 NYS2d 466, citing Governor's Memorandum, NY Legis. Ann., 1973, p 303). 3 NYPIRG , supra, involved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-14DiNapoli: Nine Million New Yorkers Employed, Highest Count Since 2008
… For the first time since the Great Recession, more than 9.1 … shrinking. But ensuring good job opportunities for all New Yorkers remains a challenge." While each of New … attached to the labor force or working part-time for economic reasons; The workforce is aging in New York and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-nine-million-new-yorkers-employed-highest-count-2008DiNapoli: Consumers Should Read Fine Print On Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… office as abandoned property after five years of dormancy. In State Fiscal Year 2015-16, $11 million from gift cards was … rebates to disclose whether those rebates will be issued in the form of a gift card and whether any fees will apply to those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-consumers-should-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonDiNapoli: Foreclosure Filings Fall Nearly 50 Percent Statewide Since 2013
… “While this is an improvement, the foreclosure crisis is far from over. To extend the progress we’ve made, New York … three of New York City’s five boroughs had rates below 0.50 percent. The western part of the state continues to have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-foreclosure-filings-fall-nearly-50-percent-statewide-2013