this is a request pursuant to the ny freedom of information law, ny pub off law sec 84 etc, for a certified copy of records showing the name, date of hire and salary of each and every employee of the nassau regional off track betting corporation, nassau otb.
see ny pub off law sec 87(3)(b)
3. Each agency shall maintain:
(a) a record of the final vote of each member in every agency proceeding in which the member votes;
(b) a record setting forth the name, public office address, title and salary of every officer or employee of the agency; and
(c) a reasonably detailed current list by subject matter, of all records in the possession of the agency, whether or not available under this article. Each agency shall update its subject matter list annually, and the date of the most recent update shall be conspicuously indicated on the list. Each state agency as defined in subdivision four of this section that maintains a website shall post its current list on its website and such posting shall be linked to the website of the committee on open government. Any such agency that does not maintain a website shall arrange to have its list posted on the website of the committee on open government.
suffolk county legislator, kevin mccaffrey, president of the union that represents some nassau otb employees, declines to provide union employees with a seniority list enabling them to determine their relative position should demotions and layoffs occur at nassau obt if and when employees decline to accept the retirement incenitive proffered by nassau otb
Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corp, looking to trim expenses amid declining revenue, will offer another round of early retirement incentives to its 193 employees in an effort to cut its workforce by a fourth and save up to $2.5 million.
The incentive, OTB’s second in two years, comes as the agency works to improve its lagging finances after securing approval for a deal transferring its authority to operate 1,000 video slot machines to Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct.
OTB President Joseph Cairo said the agency needs to reduce its workforce by 50-55 employees, saving between $2 million and $2.5 million annually. If the program misses its target, Cairo said layoffs are possible.
“We need to cut costs to break even or become profitable,” he said. “Layoffs definitely will be considered.”
The incentive, approved by the OTB board Thursday in Mineola, would pay employees 1 percent of their base salary for every year of service with the agency or every year in the New York State Retirement System — whichever figure is higher — with no cap on their total service time.
The incentive is open to all OTB staffers, including its 85 part-time cashiers. OTB has 116 employees over the age of 55 and 53 older than 65. The incentive would be prorated and paid biweekly over six months.
OTB offered a similar incentive in March 2015, expecting 40 employees to take the deal but only a dozen staffers departed. After paying the incentive and any unused sick and vacation time, the retirements saved OTB $192,000 in 2015 and about $800,000 in 2016, Cairo said.
In recent months, OTB cut costs by selling its Farmingdale branch building to a church for $3.2 million and refinancing the Green Acres branch building in Valley Stream. OTB is also considering cutting weekday hours at some of its less trafficked branches.
Last month, the State Gaming Commission approved a deal transferring OTB’s authority to open a Nassau casino to Genting New York LLC, which operates Resorts World.
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The deal stipulates that Genting pay OTB $9 million this year — $3 million was used to pay a debt to a Manhattan investment bank — $9 million in 2017/2018 and $25 million every year thereafter. OTB, which is prohibited by state law from keeping any profits, will give the county $3 million this year, $3 million in 2017/2018 and $20 million every year thereafter.
The plan, Cairo said, should allow OTB to break even in seven years. OTB has a $7.5 million in total debt, officials said.
Suffolk Legis. Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst), the president of Teamsters Local 707, which represents Nassau OTB employees, did not respond to a request for comment.
The deadline to accept the incentive is Jan. 6, 2017.
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