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Cost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns
… may pose administrative and financial challenges. As a result, there is growing interest by citizens and local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-guide-justice-court-consolidation-villages-and-townsOpinion 90-50
… of the municipality to either appropriate money or make payment to the State, the State could collect the money from … AD2d 544, 471 NYS2d 896). December 21, 1990 Jerry Lipfeld, Principal Auditor of State Expenditures Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-50Opinion 88-22
… of the park facilities may be included as a part of the expense of sewer district improvements. You also ask if the … [Emphasis added]. Similarly, Town Law, §202(1) defines the expense of an improvement as including "expenses incurred or … must be constructed and maintained wholly at the expense of the district (Town Law, §§190, 202, 202-a). With …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-22X.6 Overview – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section informs New York State agencies of established Special Use Vendor IDs used in … vendors. 032. . . . . . . To be used by OSC’s Bureau of Unclaimed Funds when processing transactions to individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x6-overviewOpinion 89-3
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Purchases through County or State (must be under same terms and conditions as the state or county contract) -- Contracts Requiring Bidding (purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-3New York City Budget Balanced But Economic Risks Have Grown
… the local economy. The city increased the general reserve for FY 2020 to $1.15 billion, while maintaining the … balance of nearly $4.6 billion. Despite a balanced budget for FY 2020, city officials project budget gaps of $3.5 … in FY 2022 and $3.1 billion in FY 2023. The budgets for these years includes reserves of $1.25 billion that, if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/new-york-city-budget-balanced-economic-risks-have-grownCost-Saving Ideas: Overtime Planning and Management
… benefits, including pension benefits, are large expenses for New York's local governments and school districts. These … increase personal service 1 and pension costs. For example, 8 to 30 percent of wages paid to highway employees in New York State are for overtime. A written plan to guide the assignment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-overtime-planning-and-managementOpinion 98-16
… the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Certiorari Proceedings (timing for return … tax roll in the year the moneys are deposited in the fund and/or which will not reasonably be required to pay any such … to establish a reserve fund for the payment of judgments and claims in tax certiorari proceedings in accordance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-16State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… whether OASAS has sufficient treatment programs available for those in need. Department of Health: Medicaid Claims … has not developed any quantifiable performance measures for the BRC contract and, as a result, has no basis for determining whether BRC’s outreach services are meeting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1076
… process will automatically update the Job Data page for ALL incumbents of the position. New Feature on Position … a warning that there will be no updates to Job Data for each incumbent that would be impacted by the change. … the above counts reflect the number of incumbents examined for update, those for whom Job updating was bypassed, those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1076-changes-position-management-update-incumbent-processTrain On-Time Performance
… a day, 7 days a week. The MTA’s website lists schedules for each of the subways’ 20 interconnected lines and three … Analysis Group to report train delay percentages for each line, delays by categories, and on-time performance … Planning. OTP statistics are reported separately for weekdays and weekends. For calendar years 2013 and 2014, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/12/train-time-performanceDiNapoli: Municipal Spending on Infrastructure Declines While Needs Go Unmet
… impacted by severe weather-related disasters. The costs for cleanup and repairs erode monies that could have been … debt issuance continues to be a primary source of funding for infrastructure projects. Outstanding capital debt for all counties, cities, towns and villages in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-municipal-spending-infrastructure-declines-while-needs-go-unmetComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Village of Allegany , Baldwin Public Library , Town of … the Warsaw Fire Department . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local … provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively.” Village of Allegany – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsMedicaid Audits Find More Than $500 Million in Waste
… but recent audits by DiNapoli’s office highlight the need for more effective oversight of managed care organizations (MCOs). The report notes it is essential for DiNapoli’s auditors to have ready access to the MCOs’ … in federal, state and local funding. State funding alone for the Medicaid program is projected to account for $22.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/medicaid-audits-find-more-500-million-wasteState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… were required to obtain a sticker from the town clerk at an annual cost of $5 in 2015 and $10 in 2016. … majority of the company’s voting members who were present at a meeting, as required by the constitution. For access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Police Bulletin No. SP-240
… State Police Investigators Association (NYSPIA), provides for an annual expertise payment. These payments, including those for newly eligible employees, will continue even if there is … Leave of Absence/MLL (Mil Lv) on 11/01/2023 are eligible for the Expertise Pay. An employee who otherwise meets the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-240-2023-state-police-expertise-payDiNapoli: 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-2022Opinion 88-17
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands (whether municipality may compel … NYS2d at 868) The court also stated that: "Sections 277 and 278 which provide for the dedication or condemnation of … Comptroller (see also 2 Anderson, New York Zoning Law and Practice, 3rd ed., 1984, §21.18). In answer to the second …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-17State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… District officials did not properly monitor and account for the district’s fixed assets. Officials maintained … a periodic inventory count or an unannounced asset count for district departments. Williamsville Central School … it actually had operating surpluses totaling $40 million, for a difference totaling $78 million. Stamford Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… loss. Officials also did not establish written procedures for granting, verifying, changing and disabling network user … County) District officials did not properly account for and monitor all of the district’s fixed assets. Of the 80 … 64 assets totaling $549,117 were not properly accounted for. Testing identified: 34 fixed assets with a combined cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits