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Update on New York City Staffing Trends
New York City employs the largest municipal workforce in the United States. Prior to the pandemic, the City government (which, unlike many local governments, includes its schools), employed about 300,400 full-time employees, an increase of 33,023 employees since City fiscal year (FY) 2012.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-13-2023.pdfExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Statement of Activities
… Examples from GASB Statement 34 included in this bulletin, copyright by the Governmental Accounting … Program Revenues Net (Expense) Revenue and Changes in Net Assets Functions/Programs Expenses Charges for Service … 29,259,208 Change in net assets (3,114,286) 3,219,885 105,599 3,202,656 Net …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-statement-activitiesOutstanding Violations (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit … on December 1, 2011 found that New York City Department of Buildings (Department) managers did not have effective … To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/15/outstanding-violations-followMedicaid Overpayments for Non-Emergency Out-of-State Inpatient Services (Follow-Up)
… payment. Auditors further identified $10.8 million in claim payments for which the Department had not granted the … inpatient services. Key Finding Department officials made progress in addressing the issues we identified in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/03/11/medicaid-overpayments-non-emergency-out-state-inpatient-services-followBus Driver Licensing (Follow-Up)
… 13, 2013, determined that the majority of MTA bus drivers we sampled met the requirements of Article 19-A of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law. However, we found seven of the 142 drivers sampled did not meet the … officials have made progress in correcting the problems we identified. However, additional improvements are needed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/01/21/bus-driver-licensing-followBenefit Eligibility Assessment Process (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Benefit Eligibility Assessment Process (Report 2012-S-51). … Resources Administration’s (HRA) public assistance benefit eligibility assessment process complied with applicable … and consistent assessment process when determining client eligibility in compliance with governing policies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/benefit-eligibility-assessment-process-followAccess-A-Ride Accident Claims (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial report, Access-A-Ride Accident Claims ( 2012-S-12 ). Background Our initial report, … recommendations included in our initial report AccessARide Accident Claims 2012S12 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/13/access-ride-accident-claims-followSubway Wait Assessment (Follow-Up)
… to major structural and technology improvements. The goal for meeting the weekday wait assessment standard was 79.4 percent for 2013 and 80.7 percent. The actual results were 80.3 percent for 2013 and 78.8 percent for 2014. Key Finding We found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/subway-wait-assessment-followTrain On-Time Performance (Follow-up)
… (OTP) was well below the goal of 91.9 percent. For 2013, weekday OTP averaged 80.5 percent and weekend OTP averaged 85.4 percent. For 2014, weekday OTP averaged 74.0 percent and weekend OTP averaged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/27/train-time-performance-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 836
… inform the agency of new Time Entry codes and procedures for the payment of Pre-Shift Briefing for eligible employees. Affected Employees Employees of the … has been established in recognition of pre-shift briefing for certain eligible CSEA employees of the Office of Children …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/836-pre-shift-briefing-certain-employees-represented-csea-office-childrenState Agency Small-Dollar Purchases (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/21/state-agency-small-dollar-purchases-followMitchell-Lama Vacancies (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Mitchell-Lama Vacancies (Report … the Program The Mitchell-Lama Housing Program was created in 1955 to provide affordable rental and cooperative housing … promoting the quality and affordability of NYC’s housing. In NYC, there are 93 HPD-supervised Mitchell-Lama rental and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/12/mitchell-lama-vacancies-followOpinion 90-26
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Bond Resolution (exceeding maximum cost … Local Finance Law provides, among other things, that if bonds are to be authorized for a specific object or purpose, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-26State Agencies Bulletin No. 2247
… beginning Administration paychecks dated July 3, 2024, and Institution paychecks dated July 11, 2024. OSC Actions: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2247-tier-6-pensionable-overtime-ot-earnings-limit-plan-year-2024-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2141
… beginning Administration paychecks dated July 5, 2023, and Institution paychecks dated July 13, 2023. OSC Actions: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2141-tier-6-pensionable-overtime-ot-earnings-limit-plan-year-2023-employeesRochester City School District – Budget Review (B20-2-1)
… 2018-19 and 2019-20 fiscal years. Background The District is located in Monroe County. Following the District’s … Findings Due to several inaccurate estimates, the District is on track to incur a 2019-20 budgetary deficit of … Our Office developed a two-part approach. The first effort is the recent review of the adopted budgets for the 2018-19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/23/rochester-city-school-district-budget-review-b20-2-1Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-284
… Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deductions mailbox. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-284-new-voluntary-deduction-code-542-amalgamated-term-lifeElevator Safety (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the nine … annually. In the City, certain elevators are not subject to inspections and testing by DOB or one of its contractors. … DOB authorized the New York City Housing Authority to perform elevator inspections and tests within its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/28/elevator-safety-followCUNY Bulletin No. CU-657
… Supervisor of Mechanics. Affected Employees CUNY employees in the title of Supervisor of Mechanics are affected. … Electrical Workers for retroactive increases for employees in the title of Supervisor of Mechanics. This determination … rate chart and additional information are contained in the Carmelo Batista, Jr. memorandum dated April 9, 2019. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-657-cuny-2019-rate-increase-supervisor-mechanicsCase Management (Follow-Up)
… ended June 30, 2024. For City fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, DFTA contracted with 20 providers servicing 21 case … totaling over $48 million. As of City fiscal year 2025, case management providers are reimbursed based on a … According to DFTA officials, as of February 2025, there were 338 people on the case management and 475 on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/04/case-management-follow