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DiNapoli: More State Involvement Needed to Address Local Emergency Medical Services Challenges
… had over 40,000 active EMS workers. By 2022, there were only 33,000, a decline of 17.5%. EMS agencies frequently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-more-state-involvement-needed-address-local-emergency-medical-services-challengesAssessment and Collection of Selected Fees and Penalties (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of the Department of Labor’s implementation of the recommendation made in our initial report, Assessment … To determine the extent of the Department of Labors implementation of the recommendation made in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/05/assessment-and-collection-selected-fees-and-penalties-followOpinion 94-13
… Municipal Law requires a city (other than New York City), town, village or fire district to pay to a paid firefighter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District – Information Technology Assets and Network Access (2022M-151)
… establish adequate IT controls over network user accounts. In addition to sensitive IT weaknesses communicated … a half million dollars was paid to IT service providers. In addition, because officials did not develop a written IT … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/30/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-information-technology-assetsBrighton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-6)
… to confirm they were inventoried. We found 6 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/brighton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-6The North Country Is Among the Top Regions in the State for Agricultural Sales
… and an essential part of our food supply system. This is especially true in the North Country where sales of farm products topped $1.2 billion in 2022, … in other commodities including being the top producer of maple syrup, hay and other crops (which include grass seed, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-agriculture-report-reveals-economic-growth-and-challenges-facing-new-york-farms-north-countryDiNapoli: Majority of H&R Block Shareholders Want Disclosure of Company's Political Spending
… available policy on its corporate political spending. The company currently offers no information on what campaigns, causes, committees, or trade associations it donates to, nor does it explain how it makes decisions to spend, or not to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-majority-hr-block-shareholders-want-disclosure-companys-political-spendingOpinion 89-56
… billed but not provided) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a), (d)(3); TOWN LAW, §27; CIVIL SERVICE LAW, §200, et … a gift of town funds in violation of Article VIII, §1 of the State Constitution. Town Law, §27(1) provides that salaries of town officers and employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56Prohibits Campaign Contributions During an Active Procurement
… – Makes it unlawful for a vendor to make, either directly or indirectly, any contribution to a statewide elected … official, a candidate for a statewide elected office, or their authorized political committee, during a certain … restricted period; requires a candidate, officeholder, or political committee that receives such contributions to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/prohibits-campaign-contributions-during-active-procurementOversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and Adult Family Homeless Shelters
… is adequately monitoring the security expenses at single adult and adult family homeless shelters and whether security equipment … held 93 registered contracts (140 locations) for single adult and adult family shelters with security budgets … is adequately monitoring the security expenses at single adult and adult family homeless shelters and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/07/oversight-security-expenses-single-adult-and-adult-family-homeless-sheltersService Credit for Tiers 2 through 6
… are not required to pay for additional service, you will only receive credit if you purchase it. For previous and … local civil service commission. You can be credited only for employment with an employer that participates in one … a trustee-to-trustee transfer. We can accept transfers only from certain types of plans. For instance, you may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/service-credit-tiers-2-through-6Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-138
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the Division of Housing and Community Renewal with instructions for … eligibility criteria are affected. Background: Chapter 177 of the Laws of 2024, which implemented the 2023-2026 … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the Division of Housing and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-138-district-council-37-dc37-local-1359-fy-2025-2026Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-133
… Status of Active or Leave With Pay whose Comp Rate Code is ANN and work percent is 100% on the Effective Date. Employees … Leave of Absence/SKL (Sick Lv) whose Comp Rate Code is ANN and work percent is 50% on the Effective Date. Employees … with an Employee Status of Active whose Comp Rate Code is ANN and who are on a voluntary reduction in work schedule …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-133-district-council-37-dc37-local-1359-fy-2024-2025How to Parse .txt pipe-delimited files using Microsoft Excel
This job aid shows you (a participating organization) how to successfully parse a pipe-delimited .txt file using Microsoft Excel so you can easily interpret NYSLRS outbound files.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/third-party-organizations/pdf/vcdp-parse-outbound-files.pdfOpinion 93-17
… the issuance of obligations. In this instance, the only exception to the referendum requirement that might be … to the mandatory referendum requirement is applicable only if the amounts needed to pre-pay the contributions are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-17DiNapoli: Extreme Weather and Disaster Response Costs Rise in NY
… the severity of weather events, the aid provided captures only a portion of the full cost of the damages. “Extreme … events on average, whereas between 2020 and 2024 there was only an average of 16 days. Damage figures from NOAA show the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-extreme-weather-and-disaster-response-costs-rise-nyLife Changes: A Guide for Retirees
… numbers listed in the Health Insurance section above. Divorce and Domestic Relations Orders If you are divorced or … have to pay state taxes on your pension. Visit the Retired Public Employees Association website to see which states tax … your designee will be able to: Change your address on our records; Change the account or bank in which your benefit is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-guide-retireesOversight of Language Access Services
… and providing sufficient oversight of Language Access Services. The audit covered the period from January 2019 … across NYC’s five boroughs. H+H also provides medical services through programs such as ExpressCare, Correctional Health Services, Community Care, and Street Health Outreach & …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/11/25/oversight-language-access-servicesOpinion 2005-3
… fundamental principle of law that school districts possess only those powers expressly delegated by statute or … “municipal corporation” as used in section 72-j includes “only a county, town, city and village” (General Municipal Law … not apply here for several reasons. Section 1726 applies only to the placement or erection of a building, not to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-3Opinion 98-9
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … on a town-wide basis or in an ambulance district, may fix a schedule of municipal fees or charges to be paid by … use of those services. Absent action by the town board to fix such a schedule of fees or charges for the services to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-9