New York State Office of Real Property Services Executive Director's Office Subject and Correspondence Files
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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
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Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
The series consists of subject and correspondence files of the Executive Director of the Division of Equalization and Assessment/Office
of Real Property Services and ex officio secretary of the State Board of Equalization and Assessment. The records document
the work of the division to carry out the policies and programs of the State Board, an independent agency subdivision within
the Executive Department charged with establishing equalization rates for counties, cities, towns, and villages, as well as
other special equalization rates.
Creator:
Title:
Office of Real Property Services Executive Director's office subject and correspondence files
Quantity:
Inclusive Dates:
1977-2005
Series Number:
15217
Arrangement
15217-95, 15217-09: Alphabetical by subject or chronological by date of correspondence.
15217-07:Roughly chronological.
15217-07A: Alphabetical in multiple sequences.
Administrative History
David Gaskell was the last executive director of the Division of Equalization and Assessment, which was reorganized and renamed
the Office of Real Property Services in 1995. Thomas G. Griffen served as Executive Director from 1995-2005. Donald C. DeWitt
served as Executive Director from 2005-2007.
Scope and Content Note
The series consists of subject and correspondence files of the Executive Director of the Division of Equalization and Assessment/Office
of Real Property Services and ex officio secretary of the State Board. The records document the work of the division to carry
out the policies and programs of the State Board, an independent agency subdivision within the Executive Department charged
with establishing equalization rates for counties, cities, towns and villages, and other special equalization rates.
Other Finding Aids
Available at Repository
15217-95: Rough container list and partial folder list.
15217-95A: Container list.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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Function(s):
Detailed Description
Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
Accretion: 15217-07 |
2003 |
Executive Director Correspondence (R-Z) |
1 |
|
2002 |
Executive Director Correspondence (A-K), including log book |
2 |
|
2002 |
Executive Director Correspondence (L-Z) |
3 |
|
2001 |
Executive Director Correspondence (A-J), including log book |
4 |
|
2000 |
Executive Director Correspondence (L-Z) |
5 |
1 |
|
General correspondence and World Trade Center file |
5 |
2 |
1999 |
Executive Director Correspondence (K-Z) |
7 |
|
1998 |
Executive Director Correspondence (K-Z) and general |
9 |
|
1998 |
Governor's Task Force on Gambling |
11 |
|
1995 |
Executive Director Correspondence (A-J), including log book |
17 |
1 |
|
General Correspondence |
17 |
2 |
1994 |
Executive Director Correspondence (A-J) |
19 |
1 |
|
General Correspondence |
19 |
2 |
1995-1996 |
Subject Files: Budget |
21 |
1 |
1997 |
Subject Files: SMP |
21 |
2 |
1997 |
Subject Files: Large Parcel |
21 |
3 |
1997-1998 |
Subject Files: Budget |
21 |
4 |
|
Subject Files: Telecommuting team report |
21 |
5 |
1995-1996 |
Subject Files: Budget |
21 |
6 |
1997-1998 |
Subject Files: Budget |
21 |
7 |
1995 |
Subject Files: Excelsior award |
21 |
8 |
1997 |
Subject Files: RPTAC |
21 |
9 |
2000 |
Public Strategies group |
23 |
1 |
1997-1998 |
Revenue sharing |
23 |
2 |
2002 January-June |
OMT |
23 |
4 |
2000-2002 |
ORPS organizational charts |
23 |
5 |
2001 |
Facilitation training |
23 |
6 |
2001 |
Employee handbook |
23 |
7 |
2000-2001 |
M/C awards |
23 |
8 |
2000-2001 |
Labor Management |
23 |
9 |
2000 |
Staffing and deployment recommendations |
23 |
10 |
2000 |
Town of Fishkill |
24 |
2 |
1998 |
IAAO presentation |
24 |
4 |
1997 |
Banishing Bureaucracy presentation |
24 |
5 |
|
Coordinator, Complex Valuation applicants |
24 |
8 |
1997 |
NYSABO Presentation |
24 |
9 |
1997 November 5 |
Slides |
24 |
10 |
1997 |
Equalization rates |
24 |
11 |
|
Town of Hardenburgh |
24 |
12 |
1996-1997 |
Valuation standards team |
25 |
1 |
1999-2000 |
Annual Reassessment |
25 |
2 |
|
Assistant PIO position |
25 |
3 |
|
Administrative review of municipal full value |
26 |
2 |
|
SAS General Correspondence |
26 |
3 |
1998 |
Quarterly Meetings |
26 |
6 |
|
Communication managers |
26 |
7 |
|
Curriculum development |
26 |
9 |
1997 December 11 |
Large electric generation meeting |
27 |
2 |
1995-1998 |
Public speaking and speeches |
27 |
3 |
Accretion: 15217-07A |
2004 |
Executive Director Correspondence |
1 |
1 |
|
Achievement Recognition (Darlene has) |
2 |
1 |
|
Agency's Recognition Board (Darlene has) |
2 |
2 |
|
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) |
2 |
5 |
|
Assessor's Association |
2 |
7 |
|
Board of Real Estate Appraisers |
3 |
1 |
|
Budget (at least two years) |
3 |
3 |
|
Certiorari Task Force |
4 |
1 |
|
Comptroller's Inquiry (Shawangunk) |
4 |
8 |
|
Corinth (Town of ) Equalization |
4 |
9 |
|
Cornell-Tompkins County |
4 |
10 |
|
Department of State (DOS) |
5 |
2 |
|
Empire State Advantage |
5 |
5 |
|
Empire State Development Corporation |
6 |
1 |
|
Equalization (Procedures, etc.) |
6 |
3 |
|
Evolution of State Government |
6 |
5 |
|
Executive Memorandums |
6 |
6 |
|
Governmental Law Center |
7 |
5 |
|
Governor's Office of Employee Relations |
7 |
6 |
|
Governor's Office of Regional Affairs |
7 |
7 |
|
Governor's Office of Small Cities |
7 |
8 |
|
Governor's State of the State |
7 |
9 |
|
Human Resources-Employee Handbook |
8 |
2 |
|
Human Resources-Succession Planning |
8 |
3 |
|
Human Resources-Labor Management |
8 |
4 |
|
Human Resources-M/C Awards |
8 |
5 |
|
Human Resources-Staffing Money Deployment Recommendations |
8 |
6 |
|
Human Resources-Organizational Charts |
8 |
7 |
|
Independent Power Producers of New York, Inc. (IPPNY) |
9 |
1 |
|
ISO (New York Independent System Operator) |
9 |
2 |
|
Information Technology Services-Local Area Network |
9 |
4 |
|
Information Technology Services-E-mail Conversion Team |
9 |
5 |
|
Information Technology Services-SDIV |
9 |
6 |
|
Information Technology Services-Solutions Center |
9 |
7 |
|
Intergovernmental Issues |
9 |
8 |
|
Knowledge Management |
10 |
1 |
|
Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) |
10 |
5 |
|
Management Philosophy |
11 |
1 |
|
Minimum Qualifications Review Panel |
11 |
3 |
|
Municipal Bond Bank Agency |
11 |
4 |
|
Municipal Report Card |
11 |
5 |
|
Nassau County (2 Files) |
11 |
6 |
|
Natoli, James, Agency Initiatives, Accomplishments and Needs |
11 |
7 |
|
News Articles/Publications, Internet Articles |
11 |
8 |
|
New York State Forum on Information Resource Management |
11 |
11 |
|
Non Residential Valuation |
11 |
12 |
|
Office for Technology (OFT) |
12 |
1 |
|
Operations Management Team |
12 |
3 |
|
Performance Management |
13 |
1 |
|
Presentations/Speeches (Griffen) |
14 |
3 |
|
Procurement Integrity Officer |
14 |
4 |
|
Proposals to Assist Counties |
14 |
5 |
|
Proposed Vision for Enriched Online E-gov |
14 |
6 |
|
Portfolio Management |
14 |
7 |
|
Ramon's Performance Agreement |
14 |
11 |
|
Rational Unified Process |
14 |
12 |
|
Real Property Tax Administration Committee |
14 |
17 |
|
Real Property Tax (History) |
14 |
18 |
1997-1998 |
Real Property Tax Reform (97-98 Legislation) |
14 |
19 |
|
Roles and Responsibilities |
15 |
4 |
|
Rules and Procedures |
15 |
5 |
|
School Business Association |
15 |
7 |
|
Service Level of Agreements |
15 |
9 |
|
Special Franchise Agreements |
15 |
11 |
|
Special Segment rates |
16 |
1 |
|
STAR-Business Council Proposal |
16 |
3 |
|
Transition of Administration |
17 |
5 |
|
Valuation Standards Team |
18 |
4 |
2001 April 23 |
Smart Growth Conference |
19 |
1 |
|
Quality Communities Working Group |
19 |
2 |
|
Quality Communities Inventories |
19 |
3 |
|
Quality Communities Demonstration Program |
19 |
4 |
2000 April 19 |
Quality Communities Roundtable Syracuse |
19 |
5 |
|
Quality Communities: Sustainable Economic Development |
19 |
6 |
|
Quality Communities-Legislation |
19 |
7 |
|
Open Space Committee |
19 |
8 |
|
Quality Communities Interagency Working Group |
19 |
9 |
|
Quality Communities-Overview of Program |
20 |
1 |
2000 May |
Quality Communities-National Audubon Society-Smart Growth |
20 |
2 |
|
Quality Communities Drafts |
20 |
3 |
|
Quality Communities-Draft Bill, Legislation, Memo |
20 |
4 |
|
Core Process-In Process |
20 |
6 |
1999 March 1 |
NYSAC Alliance Workshop |
20 |
8 |
|
Work Force Management |
21 |
1 |
|
Scorecard Reconciliation (1 of 2) |
21 |
2 |
|
Scorecard Reconciliation (2 of 2) |
21 |
3 |
|
SMP-Measures-Equalization (1 of 2) |
21 |
5 |
|
SMP-Measures-Equalization (2 of 2) |
21 |
6 |
|
SMP-Measures-File (1 of 2) |
21 |
7 |
|
SMP-Measures-File (2 of 2) |
21 |
8 |
|
SMP-Measures-Valuation (1 of 2) |
21 |
10 |
|
SMP-Measures-Valuation (2 of 2) |
21 |
11 |
|
SMP-Environmental Scan |
21 |
13 |
|
State Local Equalization |
21 |
18 |
|
Performance Management |
21 |
19 |
2001-2002 |
Strategic Plan (1 of 2) |
21 |
22 |
2001-2002 |
Annual Plan |
21 |
23 |
2001-2002 |
Strategic Plan (2 of 2) |
21 |
24 |
2001 |
Reconciliation |
21 |
25 |
|
(i) More Annual Assessments |
21 |
26 |
|
(ii) Greater Local Participation in Local Participation Rates |
21 |
27 |
|
(iii) Improve State Equalization Rates |
21 |
28 |
|
(iv) Advance RPTA through Technology |
21 |
29 |
2003-2004 |
Strategic Plan (1 of 2) |
22 |
1 |
2002 |
Business Continuity |
22 |
2 |
2003-2004 |
Strategic Plan (2 of 2) |
22 |
4 |
2002-2003 |
Annual Plan |
22 |
7 |
|
Cost Benefit Analysis Work Plan |
22 |
8 |
|
ADM-e Business Modeling |
22 |
9 |
|
Status of Work Plans |
22 |
10 |
|
Current Strategic Plan |
22 |
11 |
2005-2006 |
Strategic Planning/Environmental Scan |
22 |
12 |
|
#01-State/Local Equalization |
22 |
13 |
|
#02-Business Continuity |
22 |
14 |
|
#03-Performance Management |
22 |
15 |
|
#05-State/Local Information Systems |
22 |
17 |
2005-2006 |
SMP-Outcome Budget |
22 |
18 |
2005 July |
"New York State Office of Real Property Services Service Level Agreement Package" |
22 |
20 |
|
Fostering Local Equity Key Process |
22 |
22 |
|
Full Value Measurement Key Process |
22 |
23 |
|
"SLIS Interactive Governance" |
22 |
24 |
|
Loose note by Tom O'Neill |
22 |
25 |
|
Aligning Resources Core Process |
22 |
26 |
2005 May 26 |
Office of Real Property Services 2005 Performance Plans Due Dates Workforce Management |
22 |
29 |
|
Old Strategic Plans/Core Process History |
22 |
30 |
|
Vince O'Connor's Survey Documents |
23 |
1 |
2003 |
Strategic Risk Assessment |
23 |
3 |
2003 |
Risk Assessment |
23 |
4 |
|
"ORPS Agency Level Risk Assessment-2000" |
23 |
5 |
|
SMP-Measures-General (1 of 2) |
23 |
7 |
|
SMP-Measures-General (2 of 2) |
23 |
8 |
1996-1997 |
SMP-Measures |
23 |
9 |
|
Core Process-Equalization |
23 |
10 |
|
Core Process-Fostering Local Equity |
23 |
11 |
|
SMP-Core Process-FLE |
23 |
12 |
1999 |
SMP-Core Process-FLE |
23 |
13 |
|
Core Process-State/Local Information Systems |
23 |
14 |
|
SMP-Core Process-SLIS |
23 |
15 |
|
Core Process-Valuation |
23 |
16 |
|
SMP-Core Process-Valuation |
23 |
17 |
1998 |
SMP-Core Process-FLE (1 of 2) |
23 |
19 |
1998 |
SMP-Core Process-FLE (2 of 2) |
23 |
20 |
1997 |
SMP-Core Process-FLE |
23 |
21 |
|
Core Process-Performance Measures |
23 |
22 |
|
SMP-Core Process-Performance Measures (1 of 2) |
23 |
23 |
|
SMP-Core Process-Performance Measures (2 of 2) |
23 |
24 |
|
Loose papers labeled as "Y. Manage Human Resources" |
23 |
25 |
|
Unlabeled folder full of Real Property papers |
24 |
1 |
|
Utility Deregulation (File # 3) |
24 |
3 |
|
Correspondence-Utility Deregulation |
24 |
4 |
|
Utility Deregulation Issue-Other States |
24 |
5 |
|
Utility Deregulation-Simulations |
24 |
6 |
|
Utility Deregulation |
25 |
2 |
|
Utility Deregulation Articles |
25 |
3 |
|
Utility Deregulation Nuclear Power Plants |
25 |
4 |
|
Utility Deregulation-Nine Mile 2-Town of Scriba |
26 |
1 |
|
History of Utility Deregulation Legislation |
26 |
2 |
|
Utility Deregulation Exhibits and Presentations |
26 |
4 |
|
Utility Deregulation Legislation |
26 |
5 |
|
Executive Director presentations/speeches-Also contains several files on Tom Griffen's presentations/speeches made throughout
the last few years (NYSASBO, NYSAC, NYSAOT, etc.)
|
27 |
1 |
|
Regional Events: These files contain information on regional events that Tom Griffen attended on behalf of Governor Pataki
in response to the Governor's office of Regional Affairs request for Agency Commissioners to attend press events on behalf
of the Governor.
|
28 |
1 |
|
Perspectives on Building Communities: Citizens, Organizations, and Intergovernmental Systems |
29 |
2 |
|
"Designing & Implementing Programs in the Intergovernmental Zone" |
29 |
4 |
|
"Probation Automation Case" |
29 |
5 |
|
"Homeland Security: An Intergovernmental Challenge" |
29 |
6 |
|
CTG $5 & $20 Program |
29 |
10 |
|
CTG-Rockefeller College UIG Project (1 of 2) |
30 |
1 |
|
CTG-Rockefeller College UIG Project (2 of 2) |
30 |
2 |
|
Rockefeller College Mentor Program |
30 |
4 |
|
Evidence Good/Bad Programs |
30 |
5 |
1999 |
Local Government |
30 |
7 |
1998 |
Local Government |
30 |
8 |
|
CTG Project Members |
30 |
17 |
|
Public Strategies Group |
30 |
18 |
2000 May 24-25 |
PSG/ORPS Strategy Design Lab St. Paul, Minnesota |
30 |
19 |
|
Loose papers regarding tax equity |
30 |
20 |
|
Task Force on Local Government Reform |
31 |
1 |
|
Task Force on Work Group |
31 |
2 |
|
TGG History (Rockefeller College) |
31 |
4 |
|
Rockefeller College (1 of 2) |
31 |
6 |
|
Rockefeller College (2 of 2) |
31 |
8 |
|
Rockefeller College-Intergovernmental Solutions Program (2) |
31 |
9 |
2001 February 14 |
Essentials of Public Administration in New York State |
31 |
10 |
|
Local Government (Public) |
31 |
12 |
|
Academic Institutions |
31 |
13 |
|
Networks Rockefeller College (GSP) |
31 |
14 |
|
Labor Organizations |
31 |
16 |
|
Environmental Associations |
31 |
17 |
|
Professional & Trade Organizations |
31 |
19 |
|
Regional Organizations |
31 |
20 |
|
Examples of State/Local Programs |
31 |
21 |
|
Blue folder regarding Center for Technology in Government |
31 |
25 |
|
Albany Unit Meetings |
32 |
3 |
1985 October 25 |
Executive Communications Index |
32 |
4 |
2004 October 26 |
Quarterly Meeting |
32 |
6 |
|
10 Questions Exercise |
32 |
7 |
|
Legislation to Freeze Utility Adjusted Base Proportion (Nassau) |
33 |
2 |
|
Workforce Management |
33 |
5 |
2002-2003 |
Budget Reduction Exercise |
33 |
6 |
2002-2003 |
Early Retirement Incentive (ERI) (2002-2003 Budget) |
33 |
7 |
|
Local Assistance Fund |
33 |
10 |
|
OFT (e-Commerce/e-Government Outreach Advisory Group) (1 of 2) |
33 |
12 |
|
OFT (e-Commerce/e-Government Outreach Advisory Group) (2 of 2) |
33 |
13 |
|
New York City Sales Ratio |
33 |
15 |