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NYC Health + Hospitals: Nurse Staffing Trends Update
H+H experienced Registered Nurse (RN) hiring growth in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, faster than initially planned, and reduced RN temporary staff by 880 systemwide.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/report18-2025.pdfConstitutional Tax Limit Reporting
This webinar will provide an overview of the Constitutional Tax Limit. Presenters will explain Constitutional Tax Limit reporting requirements and review common reporting errors.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/constitutional-tax-limit-072424.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System - Municipalities: Fiscal Year 2023 Results
Results for all municipalities reporting for fiscal year 2023 were analyzed and highlighted in our report, which includes a special section on environmental stress indicators.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2023-fsms-munis.pdfOpinion 91-52
… may not adopt a post-1953 local law which provides for an award of a contract after competitive bidding to a … which employ a prescribed percentage of local residents for the purpose of benefiting the local economy. Such … L 1991, ch 413, §§54-56, effective January 1, 1992, which increases the monetary thresholds of section 103 and adds a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-52Town of Hamburg - Finance Office (2023M-109)
… – pdf] Audit Objectives Determine whether the Town of Hamburg’s (Town’s) Finance Office credit card purchases … for proper Town purposes. As a result, the former Director of Finance (former Director) made improper credit card … arrested in September 2022 for charges relating to her use of the Town’s credit card. She pleaded guilty to disorderly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/08/town-hamburg-finance-office-2023m-109State Agencies Bulletin No. 1910
… to Location Pay (LOC and LMH) in the Additional Pay page for NYSCOPBA Bargaining Unit 01 and 21 employees already receiving location pay. Effective Dates The increases to Location Pay Downstate Adjustment and Location … after processing of the automatic increases: NHRP703 Mass Salary Additional Pay Report This report identifies all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1910-april-2021-increase-location-pay-downstate-adjustment-and-location-payTaxes – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Obscuring Collections Trends The PTET provides a way for certain taxpayers to avoid the $10,000 limit on federal itemized deductions for state and local taxes (SALT) by imposing a tax on the … rely more heavily on sales and user taxes. Tax Burden Increases The combined federal, State, and local tax burden …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/taxesCapital – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… include not only highways and bridges, but also facilities for education, government, health, housing, environmental … increased by $1.8 billion (14.3 percent). Spending increases within major categories included: Transportation, … million (31 percent), partially offsetting the above increases. Over the past 20 years, the State has financed an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/capitalUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-321
… and Longevity Increments and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees … 2023 Increment or Longevity Increment as indicated below: Salary Plan: UCS NUC UCO UCC NYS Bargaining Unit: S9 DR, F8, G9, SA, SD, SG, SK, SN SR, SY 86, 87, 88, CT Salary Schedule 04/01/2022 04/01/2022 04/01/2022 04/01/2022 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-321-april-2023-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-incrementsPompey Hill Fire District – Financial Management (2021M-136)
… Board resolutions and legal notices were not published for certain purchases subject to permissive referendum. The District used $97,000 of capital reserve funds for operating costs which was not an authorized use of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/11/05/pompey-hill-fire-district-financial-management-2021m-136Oversight of Sidewalk Sheds
… October 1, 2020. About the Program DOB is responsible for regulating the safe and lawful use of more than 1 million … visit, live, and work in the City. DOB is also responsible for the permitting and oversight of sidewalk sheds (sheds), … In addition, daily inspection reports were not maintained for 51 of the 60 sheds (85 percent). Further, in some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/06/oversight-sidewalk-shedsCopiague Fire District – Procurement (2020M-114)
… conflicts of interest existed. No competition was sought for professional services. Officials paid the 12 providers … The District has been contracting with the company for about 10 years. Key Recommendations Provide guidance for procuring professional services through a competitive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/07/16/copiague-fire-district-procurement-2020m-114Otego-Unadilla Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-178)
… did not ensure computerized data was safeguarded. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we … District officials generally agreed with the findings in our report and indicated they plan to initiate corrective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/18/otego-unadilla-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-178Lake Pleasant Central School District – Claims Auditing (2021M-202)
… ensured claims were supported by adequate documentation, for appropriate purposes and properly audited and approved … that claims we reviewed were adequately documented and for appropriate purposes. However, claims were not always … ensured claims were supported by adequate documentation for appropriate purposes and properly audited and approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/04/lake-pleasant-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2021m-202Pelham Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-134)
… user accounts. Three generic accounts were not needed for District operations. Four user accounts had unnecessary … services. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing network and financial application user account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/pelham-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-134Reimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Westhab Inc.’s Coachman Family Center
… of Housing and Urban Development’s point-in-time count for New York State, there were 92,091 homeless individuals in … ), the Office’s annual reimbursements to Local Districts for homeless housing total in the billions of dollars, … Local Districts submitted $1.6 billion in gross claims for calendar year (CY) 2017, $2 billion for CY 2018, $1.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/01/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-westhab-incs-coachman-family-centerOpinion 94-1
… of the salaries of county employees who perform services for the administration and operation of a county sewer … charge to the cost of establishing a district an allowance for services rendered by salaried town employees when such … to the expense of maintaining a district an allowance for services rendered by any town officer or employee when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1Opinion 90-47
… may reimburse a former town superintendent of highways for legal expenses incurred in defending a lawsuit brought … power to maintain the road and ability to use it for access to his own property. The lawsuit is in the process … under certain circumstances, to provide a legal defense for town "employees" by the town attorney or an attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-47Opinion 89-59
… enlargement and improvement of the water system and for the payment of the principal and interest of bonds issued for the purposes of such district." In construing analogous … in County Law, §266(1) to impose user fees provides for a separate method of financing improvement districts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-336
… and Longevity Increments and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected … 2024 Increment or Longevity Increment as indicated below: Salary Plan: UCS NUC UCO UCC NYS Bargaining Unit: S9 DR, F8, G9, SA, SD, SG, SK, SN SR, SY 86, 87, 88, CT Salary Schedule 04/01/2023 04/01/2023 04/01/2023 04/01/2023 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-336-april-2024-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-increments