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Compliance With School Safety Planning Requirements

… whether the New York City Department of Education (DOE) complies with the school safety planning requirements in … Commissioner’s Regulations (State Regulations) and the DOE Chancellor’s Regulation A-414 (City Regulations) provide … School Safety Plans addresses accuracy and completeness (e.g., correct phone numbers, required number of alternate …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/12/compliance-school-safety-planning-requirements

Congregate Meal Services for the Elderly

… the provision of congregate meals (meals served in a group setting) in its senior centers. Our audit covered the … the provision of congregate meals meals served in a group setting in its senior centers …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/11/congregate-meal-services-elderly

Accounts Payable Advisory No. 52

… Subject: The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to ensure … The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to ensure that agencies receive the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/52-gfo-receiving-section-xi-a9

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits

… including: electrical hazards such as overloaded power strips and extension cords; missing or outdated fire … have both provided appropriate assistance to schools to guide their immunization programs. Immunization rates across …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0

DiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties

… has resulted in landowners enrolled in two private forest conservation programs receiving property tax … break for landowners who commit to protect their private forest land, but some property owners are not living up to … incentives are achieving their goal to improve private forest management. The tax benefits received are worth …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-properties

State Agencies Bulletin No. 492

… include a change in an employee's bargaining unit. The 00_BU_Changed query includes a prompt on the Action Date …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/492-recalculation-salaries-employees-who-have-moved-between-bargaining-units

State Agencies Bulletin No. 565

… Purpose To notify agencies of a change in processing OGS parking deductions. Background … 427) into the employee’s payroll record. At the request of OGS, an electronic file has been created to automatically … To notify agencies of a change in processing OGS parking deductions …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/565-automated-processing-deduction-code-427-ogs-parking-services

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1157

… Purpose To describe agency procedures for employee enrollment in Tier 6 retirement. Affected Employees Employees first joining a … To describe agency procedures for employee enrollment in Tier 6 retirement …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1157-new-tier-6-benefit-structure-enrollment-following-retirement-systems

State Agencies Bulletin No. 974

… Purpose To notify agencies of the final reduction in employee contributions. Affected Employees Contributory employees enrolled in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) – Retirement Plan 7Z … for members who have ten (10) or more years of membership in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP). ORP members who …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/974-elimination-mandatory-employee-contribution-members-optional-retirement

State Agencies Bulletin No. 885

… Purpose To notify agencies of the secondary reduction in employee contributions. Affected … with Pay, Leave without Pay) employees eligible for the secondary reduction in employee contribution effective … To notify agencies of the secondary reduction in employee contributions …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/885-elimination-mandatory-employee-contribution-members-optional-retirement

State Agencies Bulletin No. 317

… Purpose To explain an automatic increase in the biweekly fee schedule Affected Employees Employees who utilize OGS … To explain an automatic increase in the biweekly fee schedule …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/317-ogs-parking-fee-increase

State Agencies Bulletin No. 249

… Purpose To explain an automatic increase in the biweekly fee schedule Affected Employees Employees who utilize OGS … To explain an automatic increase in the biweekly fee schedule …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/249-ogs-parking-fee-increase

Pandemic and Recovery: Local Government Finances and Federal Assistance - Lessons from the Mid-Hudson Region

The case studies described in this report provide insight into some of the fiscal challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic presented to individual local governments in 2020.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/pandemic-and-recovery-lessons-from-the-mid-hudson-region.pdf

The Increasing Threat of Identity Theft

Identity theft cases surged in New York State in 2020, inflicting financial losses on individuals and threatening disruption to government programs as well as private financial institutions.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/increasing-threat-of-identity-theft.pdf

Report on the State Fiscal Year 2019-20 Executive Budget, February 2019

State tax revenues in December and January fell far short of earlier projections, making the process of adopting the new State budget more difficult than in the

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-executive-2019-20.pdf

Requirements and Procedures for “Abandoned Property Location Services”

If you are interested in becoming an “Abandoned Property Location Service Provider” in New York State, or if you have been contacted by someone who claims they

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/claimants/pdf/aplsp-requirements-and-procedures.pdf

Examination of Sunset LG Realty, LLC

We examined more than $5,000 in select bonuses that Sunset LG Realty, LLC (Sunset) paid, and requested reimbursement for, in 2016 under contract L120019 with SU

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/bse-2018-10-30.pdf