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New Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
… housing costs constitute more than 30 percent of household income, the most commonly used threshold of affordability. In … insecurity among New York’s seniors exceeds the national average. Forty-three percent of New York households with a … in 2022. New York’s rate of homelessness, at about 5 per 1,000 people, was highest among states and more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-housing-insecurity-crisisTier 1 Death Benefits – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… Ordinary Death Benefit This benefit is equal to 1/12th (8.33 percent) … your years of service credit up to 36 years. Alternative Death Benefit If you die while in service, but after having become eligible to retire, an alternative death benefit may be payable. This benefit would be the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/tier-1-death-benefitsXI.11.E Retainage – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… . Since one of the prerequisites for closing a contract in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) is that there is no … that retainages are processed appropriately and timely in SFS. Guide to Financial Operations REV. 03/19/2012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11e-retainageData Breach
… Legislative Program Legislative Session 2021-2022: Data Breach – Signed into law on December 22, 2021 as … to notify, within 24 hours following the discovery of a data breach or receiving notice of a data breach or network security breach, the chief information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/data-breachXI.11.F Contract Monitoring – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… ensure those funds are spent appropriately. Every agency should have a process to monitor and evaluate contractors’ … terms: variety, typically, usually, can, may, periodic, often, and good faith effort. To determine whether the agency … Where is the contractor to perform required activities? How will the contractor communicate to the agency that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11f-contract-monitoringHomeownership Rates in New York
… York, that dream appears unattainable for a large share of the population: New York has the lowest homeownership rate … with only 53.6 percent owning a home in the second quarter of 2022, compared to 65.8 percent nationally. For New York, … majority of housing stock in all other New York counties. 5 FIGURE 3 – Homeownership Rates by County, 2020 Source: US …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/homeownership-rates-new-yorkOpinion 92-49
… constituting park facility) REFERENDUM - Permissive (need for when town leases land for recreational trail) TOWN LAW §§81,220: A proposed lease of real property for use as a town recreational trail is subject to permissive … the proposed recreational trail would constitute a park for the provisions of law relating to the holding of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-49Opinion 95-4
… be guided by this code of fair procedure. March 1, 1995 Charles E. Drake, County Attorney County of Hamilton …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4Opinion 91-6
… Law, §104 provides an exception to the competitive bidding requirements of section 103 for purchases of materials, … for purchases through federal GSA contracts (31 Opns St Comp, 1975, p 133, 1971 Opns St Comp No. 71-916, unreported). We note that under the doctrine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-6Opinion 95-6
… imposed by town justice with respect to violations of traffic control signals and speed limits in suburban town) -- … in suburban town); (fines and penalties for violations of traffic control signals) -- Remission to State Comptroller … to violations of a suburban town's speed limits and traffic control signals) -- Vehicle and Traffic Violations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-6Effectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation
… how effective the IT Transformation process has been in ensuring that the resulting Office of Information … and whether the Transformation has been successful in standardizing the processes followed by each agency. The … of Information Technology Services (ITS) was established in November 2012 as part of a New York State Information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformationWall Street Bonuses Rose In 2012
… rise by 8 percent to $20 billion during this year’s bonus season, according to an estimate released today by State … who work in New York City during the traditional bonus season. Bonuses paid by firms to their employees located … rise by 8 percent to $20 billion during this years bonus season according to an estimate released today by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/02/wall-street-bonuses-rose-2012Opinion 2008-3
… NYS2d 918, mod on other grnds 88 AD2d 780, 451 NYS2d 523, app dsmd 58 NY2d 601, 458 NYS2d 1025, app dsmd 58 NY2d 687, 458 NYS2d 543, rearg den 58 NY2d 824, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-3Opinion 89-8
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Repair Reserve Fund (necessity for consent by the Office of … by school district in Adirondack Park) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Repair Reserve Fund (necessity for consent by the Office of … STATE COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (for establishment of repair reserve fund by school district in Adirondack Park) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-8State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Dual-Eligible Recipients Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Health and Recovery Plans (2021-S-37) For individuals enrolled in Medicaid managed care, the department pays for services through monthly … (2022-S-10) Arc Erie, a not-for-profit special education provider located in Williamsville, is authorized by the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 88-77
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Exceptions (contracts with not-for-profit … a school board member who is also the salaried director of a local council for the arts would have a conflict of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-77Oversight of the Nourish New York Program
… the Department of Health (DOH) are ensuring the Nourish New York Program (Nourish NY) provides adequate access to the … Further, food insecurity remains a reality for many New York residents. Nourish NY was developed as a temporary … to expand the State’s food supply network and markets for New York farm products while also providing greater access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/21/oversight-nourish-new-york-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 2031
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the revision made to the Federal Tax Data page to support … and reflect the changes made to Form W-4 in 2020. Instead of restricting the number of withholding allowances, the … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the revision made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2031-changes-federal-tax-data-page-including-new-lock-letter-fieldsOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools
… Objectives To determine what steps the State Education Department (Department) is taking to ensure that school districts have the necessary mental health … To determine what steps the State Education Department is taking to ensure that school districts have the necessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/11/oversight-mental-health-education-schoolsVIII.1 Overview – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… codes, may be used to charge/reimburse for costs between governmental and non-governmental funds) E. Operating and … respective rights and obligations. Therefore, where an inter-agency agreement (e.g. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)) provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1-overview