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Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (2025-MS-1)
… stairs. 1 According to the ADA Update: A Primer for State and Local Governments , “by the year 2030, … that meet their age-related physical needs.” 2 In New York State, almost 27 percent of adults, or about 4 million New … only and should not be construed as the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) opining on the legality of any of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/05/06/physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-2025-ms-1Oversight of Information Technology Consultants and Contract Staffing
… technology (IT) services procured from consultants and contract staff to ensure compliance with contract terms and deliverables. The audit covered ITS agreements between April 1, 2015 and July 12, 2018 and subsequent documentation and … information technology services procured from consultants and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/16/oversight-information-technology-consultants-and-contract-staffingElevator Safety
… inspection certificates showing that they had inspected 15 elevators in 14 buildings. However, these elevators had … 8,087 of 62,166 required elevator inspections in 2015 and 6,741 of the required 63,314 elevator inspections in 2016. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/06/elevator-safetyMonitoring the Green Innovation Grant Program
… is the GIGP, which supports projects across New York State that utilize unique stormwater infrastructure design … rainwater as a valuable resource to be harvested and used on site, or filtered and allowed to soak back into the … the Department of Environmental Conservation’s New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual; provide the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/monitoring-green-innovation-grant-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 1674
… Taxable travel reimbursements include: Excess Personal Car Mileage (PCM) Reimbursements Excess Per Diem Payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1674-year-end-procedure-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursementsCost-Saving Ideas: Overtime Planning and Management
… Reducing the cost of employee salaries and benefits by even a small percentage … school districts. These costs represent nearly 57 percent of annual budget expenditures, on average. Overtime wages can … service 1 and pension costs. For example, 8 to 30 percent of wages paid to highway employees in New York State are for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-overtime-planning-and-managementCost-Saving Ideas: Monitoring Health Insurance Premiums for Retirees
… persons with the local government or school district’s own records. Verify Eligibility Using a Variety of Methods … also update any relevant personal information (marriage, divorce, changes in dependents, address or phone number … Association Death Master File: Periodically compare your records of eligible retirees to the Death Master File (DMF) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-monitoring-health-insurance-premiums-retireesLifespire, Inc.: Compliance With the Consolidated Fiscal Reporting and Claiming Manual
… Lifespire provides assistance to individuals with mental developmental disabilities. Formed in 1951, the … employment, and residential, behavioral, prevocational, mental health, and family support. Lifespire receives funding from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/14/lifespire-inc-compliance-consolidated-fiscal-reporting-and-claiming-manualOpinion 2003-3
… Award Programs (maximum benefit under defined benefit plan) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§217, 219: The maximum benefit that may be provided under a defined benefit plan service award program cannot exceed a monthly payment … A fire district may not establish a defined benefit plan service award program that provides a service award …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-3DiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population
… binder of photos instead of uploading them to StreetSmart. CPR and Overdose Training Lacking Outreach workers are supposed to be certified in CPR and Opioid Overdose Prevention. Auditors found that 19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-outreach-failure-contributes-rise-subway-homeless-populationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS): Oversight of … from the plans. New York State Health Insurance Program: Empire BlueCross BlueShield: Controls Over Payments for … with disabilities who are between three and five years of age. BANY is reimbursed for these services through rates set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsMember Contributions
… Most members are required to contribute a percentage of their earnings toward their retirement. Whether a member contributes, and how much, … Whether members of the Employees Retirement System ERS and the Police and Fire Retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/member-contributionsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2020
… 01 21 Comp Rate Code: ANN ANN HRY Grade: 101-125, 600, 800 600 Equated to Grade 101-125 101-125, 600, 800 600 Equated to Grade 101-125 600, 800 Employee Status: Active (A) Leave with Pay (P) Leave of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2020-april-2022-2-salary-increases-arbitration-eligible-bu01-and-nonLife Changes: What If I Leave Public Employment?
… steps for your NYSLRS membership depend on your years of service and whether you are vested. Being vested means that you have enough years of service credit to qualify for a retirement benefit, even if … all members are vested when they have earned five years of service credit (previously, Tier 5 and 6 members needed ten …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-what-if-i-leave-public-employmentManagement and Maintenance of Non-Revenue Service Vehicles (Follow-Up)
… ). Background New York City Transit (Transit) and the MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus) are two related entities under the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The MTA is responsible for developing and implementing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/11/management-and-maintenance-non-revenue-service-vehicles-followOpinion 92-6
Whether a clerk in the highway superintendents office would have a conflict of interest if the superintendent were to award contracts for the repair of town highway equipment to the clerks husband who owns a repair shop
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-6Opinion 96-2
… the district a proportionate amount of the tax refunds it is required to make as a result of court ordered assessment … the district a proportionate amount of the tax refunds it is required to make as a result of court ordered assessment … for the creation of a "public library district" which is coterminous with the village. The special act also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-2Approved State Contracts and Payments
… In January, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,575 contracts for state … million, primarily due to errors, improprieties, or lack of documentation. More information on these contracts and … . Major Contracts Approved Division of the Budget $21 million with McKinsey & Company, Inc. for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… with Jersen Construction Group LLC for construction of a records storage addition at Coxsackie Correctional Facility … Inc. to transport patients. $1.7 million with St. Charles Hospital for inpatient medical care. Department of Motor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberUpstate Transportation Authorities Suffer Revenue Plunge
… COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for the State’s regional transportation authorities by disrupting … public transportation in four upstate areas of New York State. 1 Combined, the Capital District Transportation … and RGRTA; PARIS All four authorities are highly reliant on subsidies. State subsidies account for more than 50 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/upstate-transportation-authorities-suffer-revenue-plunge