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DiNapoli: Report Finds Mixed Job Picture in Upstate NY
… downstate New York and the nation in job growth since the Great Recession, according to a report examining upstate … “On the surface, New York’s economy has rebounded from the Great Recession,” DiNapoli said. “But it should come as no … Uneven Progress: Upstate Employment Trends Since the Great Recession , visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-report-finds-mixed-job-picture-upstate-nyOversight of Mitchell-Lama Application Fees
… if the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) ensured that managing agents properly accounted for application fees received and, if applicable, returned fees to applicants or turned … if the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development ensured that managing agents properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/20/oversight-mitchell-lama-application-feesNYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for SFY 2026-27
… (SFY) 2026-27. Employers’ average contribution rates will increase from 16.5% to 17.6% of payroll for the Employees’ … (PFRS). NYSLRS is made up of these two systems, which pay service and disability retirement benefits to state and local … the retirement benefits promised to them. New York state’s pension fund continues to be one of the strongest and best …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-sfy-2026-27Implementation of Suicide Prevention Task Force Recommendations
… suicides for every 100,000 individuals, compared to 13.4 per 100,000 nationally. However, New York saw a 32% increase in suicide deaths over the previous decade, with suicide rates showing … primarily on voluntary partnerships. Further, nearly a year after the Task Force released its Task Force Report, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/12/16/implementation-suicide-prevention-task-force-recommendationsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-690
… are affected: Employees represented by District Council 37 in Bargaining Units CC, CD, SF, SJ, T9, TG, TH, TJ, TK, TL, … 10993, 10994 Employees represented by Teamsters Local 237 in Bargaining Units SB, SC, SE, SL, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SW, … SX, SZ, TS, or TT. Employees represented by SEIU Local 300 in Bargaining Unit S6. Note : The Zip Code criteria only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-690-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-cuny-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2376
… instructions for the retroactive increases to the annual stipend for canine handlers represented by PEF at DHSES. Affected Employees: Employees in the … for retroactive 2023, 2024 and 2025 increases to the annual stipend for employees who are assigned by DHSES to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2376-retroactive-2023-2025-increases-annual-stipend-canine-handlersCity of Amsterdam – Budget Review (B23-5-4)
… to submit to the State Comptroller each year, starting with the fiscal year during which the municipality is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/05/05/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b23-5-4City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B21-6-13)
… review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s 2022 proposed … must be submitted to the State Comptroller for examination and recommendations. Key Findings The City’s proposed budget … parking violation fines, sanitation user fees, sewer usage and sale of metered water. Based on projections, the health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/11/10/city-newburgh-budget-review-b21-6-13DiNapoli: Unemployment Taxes on Employers Poised To Increase To Repay $9B Owed to Federal Government
… the New York State Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund, resulting in the state borrowing from the federal … obligation to pay back this money and rebuild the trust fund balance presents a serious challenge for the state and … – a staggering increase of 1,124%. New York’s UI trust fund account was not well-positioned to weather the crisis. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-unemployment-taxes-employers-poised-increase-repay-9b-owed-federal-governmentVillage of Dresden – Clerk-Treasurer’s Duties and Multiyear Financial Planning (2013M-3)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s oversight of the Village’s financial activities for … a population of 308. The Village is governed by an elected Board of Trustees which comprises a Mayor, who is the chief executive officer, and two Trustees. Budgeted appropriations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/26/village-dresden-clerk-treasurers-duties-and-multiyear-financial-planning-2013m-3Smithtown Central School District – Claims Processing and Travel-Related Expenses (2021M-25)
… the Smithtown Central School District’s (District) Board of Education (Board) ensured claims were adequately … the Smithtown Central School Districts District Board of Education Board ensured claims were adequately documented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/smithtown-central-school-district-claims-processing-and-travel-relatedState Agencies Bulletin No. P-995
Increase in Maintenance Rates and Rules for Determining Taxable Status of Maintenance Deducations (attachment)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-995.pdfOpinion 89-59
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. WATER RENTS -- Imposition of (authority to … rates on the users of the water district. The district in question was established by a town pursuant to Article … and maintenance of a special district "shall" be assessed in the same manner as is the expense of the improvement. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59DiNapoli Announces Reduction in Employer Contribution Rates for Retirement System
… median assumed rate of return among state public pension funds is 7.0% as of August 2021, according to the National …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-announces-reduction-employer-contribution-rates-retirement-systemCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B6-16-10)
… Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … 2016-17 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Yonkers is authorized to issue debt totaling $45 million … City of Yonkers Budget Review B61610 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/05/19/city-yonkers-budget-review-b6-16-10Full- and Part-Time Service Credit – State Police Plan
… Full-Time Employment If you join PFRS on the day you begin employment with a participating employer … service credit equals the total time worked from your date of membership to the day you leave paid employment. Part-Time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/full-and-part-time-service-creditFull- and Part-Time Service Credit – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Full-Time Employment If you join PFRS on the day you begin employment with a participating employer … service credit by subtracting your beginning date of employment from the date you leave paid employment. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/full-and-part-time-service-creditExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… requests and payments DOL approved were appropriate and in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws and … including: (i) high risk payment requests DOL approved in 2015; and (ii) prior year payments related to those 2015 … duplicate payments; and (iii) out of country indicators in the claimants’ log file to the DOL payment file to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/16/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Payments (January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018)
… of our examination were to determine whether Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefit payments approved by the Department of … York State (NYS) employees. Background We examined high risk payment requests approved by the Department during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/16/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefit-payments-january-1-2018-december-31-2018United HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Dr. John Gomes
… the practice of Dr. John Gomes routinely waived Empire Plan members’ out-of-pocket costs, and if so, to quantify the … district employees, and their dependents. The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP. The New York State Department of Civil …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-dr-john-gomes