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DiNapoli Audit Finds Gaps in NYC School Safety Planning
… Planning requirements for shootings and emergency situations in New York City’s … found plans with incorrect or outdated contact information for key personnel, unarmed door alarms and radios that were … a time of school shootings by requiring districts to plan for the unthinkable,” DiNapoli said. “While it’s clear the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-gaps-nyc-school-safety-planningDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Pay Hits $787 Million
… said. “As the state confronts increasingly high costs for overtime, New York needs to find ways to better manage … agencies in 2018. OPWDD and DOCCS experienced significant increases in overtime hours per employee over the past decade. Other agencies with comparatively large increases in such hours since 2009 include the Division of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-pay-hits-787-millionMedicaid Program – Improper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments
… people who, generally, don’t otherwise qualify for Medicaid. As income, household makeup, and other factors … organized under the Department where individuals can apply for and enroll in health insurance plans, including Medicaid … on information from NYSOH to accurately make payments for the Medicaid and EP programs. Key Findings The audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/11/medicaid-program-improper-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-plan-enrollmentsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2067
… automatic processing of the April 2020, 2021, and 2022 Retroactive Increases to Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay and … for all earnings reported in a single entry based on the salary in effect on the Earnings End Date. For employees who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2067-april-2020-2021-and-2022-retroactive-increases-location-pay-andOpinion 93-17
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses (pre-payment of certain … contributions) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (need to use appropriation of current funds when bonds may be issued) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement Benefits (authority to issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-17State Agencies Bulletin No. 2037
… automatic processing of the April 2020, 2021, and 2022 Retroactive Increases to Location Pay and Supplemental Location Pay and … for all earnings reported in a single entry based on the salary in effect on the Earnings End Date. For employees who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2037-april-2020-2021-and-2022-retroactive-increases-location-pay-andCompliance With Freedom of Information Law Requirements
… environmentally sound transportation system. It has a main office located in Albany and 11 regional offices throughout … available for public inspection or copying. Within 5 business days of receiving a FOIL request, DOT must make the … request will be granted or denied. Additionally, within 10 business days of receipt of an appeal, DOT must grant access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/compliance-freedom-information-law-requirementsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2179
… Lump Sum Payments and to provide processing instructions for entering the payment for employees not processed … is not pensionable and not subject to across-the-board increases but must be included in the calculation of … a general comment must be entered stating that the retroactive adjustment must be left on. If the entire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2179-expanded-eligibility-criteria-regarding-combined-service-civil-serviceCUNY Bulletin No. CU-775.1
… Bulletin No. CU-775 Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the City … schedule. Affected Employees: CUNY campus security titles who meet the eligibility criteria are affected. Background: … payments will be discontinued: Effective immediately, the first three uniform allowance payments for newly appointed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-7751-cuny-december-2023-uniform-allowance-payment-and-modifiedCUNY Bulletin No. CU-775
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the City … schedule. Affected Employees: CUNY campus security titles who meet the eligibility criteria are affected. Background: … payments will be discontinued: Effective immediately, the first three uniform allowance payments for newly appointed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-775-cuny-december-2023-uniform-allowance-payment-and-modifiedDiNapoli: Number of Domestic Violence Victims Rises in 2022
… Violence Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 … seeking help and receiving services as easy as possible for victims.” In both New York City and the rest of the … homicide victims, a rate nearly five times greater than for non-domestic homicides. Victims of domestic homicide were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-number-domestic-violence-victims-rises-2022State Agencies Bulletin No. 2129.1
… of OSC’s automatic processing of the CSEA Signing Bonus and to provide processing instructions for entering the … Services Unit (BU03), Institutional Services Unit (BU04) and Division of Military and Naval Affairs Unit (BU47) meeting the eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/21291-civil-service-employees-association-csea-signing-bonus-2021-2026State Agencies Bulletin No. 2129
… CSEA Signing Bonus and to provide processing instructions for entering the payment for employees not processed … is not pensionable and not subject to across-the-board increases but must be included in the calculation of … Override RGH Regular Pay Hourly Employee RGS Regular Pay Salary Employee Note: In instances where the earnings dates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2129-civil-service-employees-association-csea-signing-bonus-2021-2026State Agencies Bulletin No. 2105
… Code SDF) changes and to provide agency instructions for calculating and processing future SDF payments for … insert the SDF Additional Pay row using the reallocated salary of the Graduate Nurse title (grade 14). Agencies will … determining the employee’s SDF payment amount. Automatic Retroactive Processing OSC will automatically calculate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2105-change-shift-differential-payment-amounts-specific-nursing-titlesWall Street Bonuses and Profits Decline in 2015
… to be easing, ongoing weaknesses in the global economy and market volatility may dampen profits in 2016. Both the state … the broker/dealer operations of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) member firms—the traditional measure of industry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/wall-street-bonuses-and-profits-decline-2015Review of Advance Contract Payments
… Recover overpayments as appropriate. Implement a policy for new contracts of only sending advance payments when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/15/review-advance-contract-paymentsMonitoring of Select Programs
… if the New York State Office for the Aging’s policies and procedures for select programs are adequate to ensure … programs for the elderly, including the Expanded In-Home Services for the Elderly Program (EISEP) and Community … year. In some cases, clients have had to resort to nursing home placement. According to written testimony by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/21/monitoring-select-programsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New York City’s Preliminary Budget
… “New York City is contending with the devastating economic effects of the pandemic and the long road back to normal. Today, in … property tax collections downward by $2.5 billion. This is an unprecedented drop. We have not seen property tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-york-citys-preliminary-budgetOpinion 92-11
… Self-Insurance (transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss and liability claims) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- … Reserve (transfer by school district into reserve for property loss and liability claims) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- … authority to transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss and liability claims) GENERAL MUNICIPAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11Opinion 88-12
… refuse collection services) -- Competitive Bidding (need for where one municipality provides a service to another) … GARBAGE -- Collection of (municipal cooperation agreement for services) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-o; VILLAGE LAW, §4-412: A village may provide for refuse collection services on a cooperative basis either …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12