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Port Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2022M-152)
… the Port Jervis City School District (District) officials and Board of Education (Board) effectively managed the … general fund financial condition. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage the … more taxes than needed to fund operations. The Board and District officials: Consistently overestimated general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2022m-152Opinion 2008-3
… of fire commissioners has determined are no longer needed for capital purposes. You state that a fire district created … fire district has expended monies from the fund only once, for the acquisition of a parcel of real property. The fire district currently contracts for fire protection with a village and there are no capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-3Fare Evasion
… New York City: Transit and MTA Bus. Transit is responsible for operating the subways and the majority of public bus … by State legislation in July 1985 to provide a forum for processing and adjudicating summonses for violations of … in MTA PD overtime costs, but it does not include base salary and fringe benefits. The MTA deployed 500 more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/04/15/fare-evasionIDA Reform
… authorities (IDAs) by requiring standard application forms for requests for financial assistance, uniform criteria for the evaluation and selection for each category of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/ida-reformUtilization of the Arch Street Yard and Shop Facility
… Facility (Facility) was constructed before it was needed for East Side Access (ESA) completion; whether the MTA has any plans for the use of the Facility before the expected 2022 opening … designed to provide inspections, maintenance, and cleaning for trains that will operate into Grand Central Terminal. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/08/utilization-arch-street-yard-and-shop-facilityDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… 29 of 32 approved full-time equivalent staff; two single adult shelters had inadequate night shift coverage (one staff … Catholic Charities Men Syracuse Onondaga 112 Webster House Adult Poughkeepsie Dutchess 60 Dorothy Day Expansion Women Syracuse Onondaga 27 City Mission Adult Buffalo Erie 25 Orange County DSS Adult Newburgh Orange …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureMontgomery County – Financial Condition (2013M-234)
… County operations. The 2013 budgeted appropriations in the general fund were approximately $80 million. Key … revenue, to finance recurring expenditures. Further, in two of the last three years, the County incurred operating … the financial condition of the general fund has diminished in recent years. As of December 31, 2012 the County reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/montgomery-county-financial-condition-2013m-234State Agencies Bulletin No. 990
… to pay the Firearms Training and Safety Incentive Program payment. Affected Employees PS&T Unit employees with Peace … for a pilot Firearms Training and Safety Incentive Program payment. This pilot program shall run concurrently with State fiscal years. Incentive payment amount for training in State fiscal year 2009-10 is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/990-pef-firearms-training-and-safety-incentive-programFire Safety (2015-MS-1)
… fire safety of buildings) within their jurisdictions for the period January 1 through December 31, 2013. … plan and evacuation plan to be prepared and maintained for most buildings. The plans must be reviewed or updated at … that cities, counties, towns and villages are responsible for enforcing the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/27/fire-safety-2015-ms-1DiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Surge Nearly 58 Percent in May
… $1.4 billion, up $530 million from May of last year. “For the second straight month, local sales tax collections … of New York City also saw year-over-year collections for May grow by double digits, ranging from 17.6 percent in … against what had been reported by sales tax vendors for the reporting quarter and adjusts payments to local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-surge-nearly-58-percent-mayDiNapoli: State Tax Revenues $3 Billion Below Last Year
… a multi-billion-dollar shortfall in state tax revenues for the fiscal year despite the November numbers,” DiNapoli … “If leaders in Washington cannot reach agreement on help for state and local governments this week, it must be at the top of the agenda for quick action in the new year.” Personal income tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-state-tax-revenues-3-billion-below-last-yearVillage of Oxford – Justice Court Operations (2013M-219)
… that it is being pursued for payment. Reconcile the manual system for pursuing unpaid tickets to their software system and to the DMV database. Consistently enforce unpaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/02/14/village-oxford-justice-court-operations-2013m-219Oversight of Casino Revenues and Regulatory Oversight Reimbursement Collections (Follow-Up)
… aspects of gaming activity in New York and is responsible for overseeing three types of casinos in the State: … and tribe/nation compacts and collect the costs for these oversight activities (also known as regulatory or … to ensure revenues were appropriately collected, accounted for, and transmitted to the State and that regulatory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/05/oversight-casino-revenues-and-regulatory-oversight-reimbursement-collections-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 2216
… the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) provides for an increase in Hazard Duty Pay for employees who are … the State of New York and the Public Employees Federation (PEF) provides for an increase in Hazard Duty Pay for … Duty PST Overtime (Earnings Code HZ2) Effective Dates: The increases to Hazard Duty Pay are effective as follows: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2216-april-2024-increase-hazard-duty-pay-employees-represented-civil-serviceLocation Service Providers
… belong to them. Our Office provides this information for free through the Internet, our Communication Center, mail inquiry and public outreach. There is no charge for processing claims or returning funds. If you are … this Office, please read the Requirements and Procedures for “ Abandoned Property Location Service Providers. ” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/resources/location-service-providersNew York State Artificial Intelligence Governance
… its agencies have been using AI to aid their operations. For example, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) uses AI … to centralize IT services and develop technology services for State government. ITS provides statewide direction, … policy (AI Policy), providing guidelines and requirements for the acceptable use of AI technologies by State Entities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/03/new-york-state-artificial-intelligence-governanceWho to Report – Enhanced Reporting
… who are enrolled NYSLRS members, you also report data for: Employees who are eligible for membership, but chose not to join NYSLRS; Retirees (from … eight public retirement systems in New York State) working for you under Sections 211 or 212 of the Retirement and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/who-to-reportAccountability and Surplussing of Vehicles (Follow-Up)
… ( 2018-S-42 ). Background The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is responsible for coordinating services for more than 130,000 New Yorkers with developmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/27/accountability-and-surplussing-vehicles-followOpinion 2000-16
… of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund v Roome , 93 NY 313 [1883], a case upholding the constitutionality of … natural protectors and reduced to poverty and want" (93 NY 313 at 320). Although the reference to "widows and … of these moneys as "relief of deserving beneficiaries" (93 NY 313 at 327), and as "an honorable obligation founded upon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16Opinion 92-7
… association adopt its own uniform standards, consistent with the commonly understood meaning of the term "indigent", for determining indigency in connection with eligibility to receive foreign fire insurance moneys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7