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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… estimates for significant revenues and expenditures in the 2021 adopted budget. Due to uncertainties in available state funding for highway improvements that were planned to be made in 2020, officials delayed highway improvements from 2020 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Debt Adding to MTA's Financial Pressures With Riders and Fare Revenue Slow to Return
… paying down its debt for capital projects may save money in the short-term, but those bills will eventually come due … a dire problem. It is relying on more than $14 billion in one-time federal aid to balance its budgets through 2025. … debt issued by the MTA increased from $25.8 billion in 2010 to $35.4 billion in 2019 (37%) and rose an additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-debt-adding-mtas-financial-pressures-riders-and-fare-revenue-slow-returnDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Calls on Corporations to Address Environmental and Climate Risks
… withdrawn by the Fund. Climate Risk Shareholder Proposals in 2022 GHG Reduction Targets DiNapoli filed proposals … has committed to adopting science based GHG targets in line with a 1.5 C degree future. DiNapoli’s proposals … GHG emissions reductions from corporations have resulted in agreements with numerous companies over the years, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-calls-corporations-address-environmental-and-climate-risksOpinion 2005-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARKING FACILITIES -- Construction of (by … garage to be used primarily for commercial purposes. In addition, a union free school district may not sell a building currently in use for school district purposes, to be reacquired by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-3State Agencies Bulletin No. 747
… payment. Affected Employees Merit Step eligible employees in Bargaining Unit 05 with a Pay Basis Code of ANN Effective … Bulletin No. 721 ). Note : A bulletin will also be issued in the near future to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic … pay periods and does not need to be continuous. Job Rate in a higher NS equated grade (on the NYS Position page) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/747-october-2007-merit-step-eligibility-information-employees-representedTotal Spending – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… and funding source for the past five years. Growth in State Spending Has Exceeded the Rate of Inflation Over the … increased $11.1 billion (5.3 percent) to $220.5 billion in 2023. Since 2019, the growth in State spending (29 percent) has exceeded the rate of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/total-spendingTotal Spending – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… and funding source for the past five years. Growth in State Spending Has Exceeded the Rate of Inflation Over the … increased $13.6 billion (7.9 percent) to $187 billion in 2021. Since 2017, the growth in State spending (18.8 percent) has exceeded the rate of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/total-spendingTotal Spending – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… and funding source for the past five years. Growth in State Spending Has Exceeded the Rate of Inflation Over the … increased $22.8 billion (12.2 percent) to $209 billion in 2022. Since 2018, the growth in State spending (27.8 percent) has exceeded the rate of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/total-spendingAccounts Payable Advisory No. 44
… Agencies to pay vendors electronically (ePayments). In addition, agency-specific contracts, property leases and contracts originating in the Grants Gateway may also require vendors to accept … with an ACH payment method as the default location in their vendor record and (iii) vendors are enrolled in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/44-contracts-requiring-electronic-paymentsGreene County – Court and Trust Funds (2014M-294)
… are responsible for safeguarding court and trust funds in their care. Pursuant to a court order, certain assets may … such as surplus moneys from foreclosures. Also, in certain circumstances, funds from estates are entrusted to … the Surrogate’s Court. Key Finding We identified $66,637 in funds that have not been turned over to the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/12/12/greene-county-court-and-trust-funds-2014m-294Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District – Budget Review (B7-16-1)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the District’s tentative budget for the 2016-17 fiscal … The Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District, located in Suffolk County, issued debt totaling $6 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District’s general fund as of June 30, 2006. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/11/patchogue-medford-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b7-16-1Madrid-Waddington Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-347)
… The Madrid-Waddington Central School District is located in the Towns of Lisbon, Louisville, Madrid, Potsdam and Waddington in St. Lawrence County. The District, which operates one … expenditures and revenues. Determine the source of funds in the debt service fund and return to the general fund any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/15/madrid-waddington-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-347Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District – Budget Review (B7-13-1)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the District’s tentative budget for the 2013-14 fiscal … The Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District, located in Suffolk County, issued debt totaling $6 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District’s general fund as of June 30, 2006. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/08/patchogue-medford-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b7-13-1Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District – Budget Review (B7-15-1)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the District’s tentative budget for the 2015-16 fiscal … The Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District, located in Suffolk County, issued debt totaling $6 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District’s general fund as of June 30, 2006. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/03/06/patchogue-medford-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b7-15-12018 Financial Condition Report – 2018 Financial Condition Report
… the State’s primary revenue sources, make up more than one in every three dollars in the State budget. The potential for substantial cuts to … on the fiscal impacts of federal actions and to speak out in defense of our State’s budgetary interests in Washington. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2018-fcrPatchogue-Medford Union Free School District – Budget Review (B7-14-2)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the District’s tentative budget for the 2014-15 fiscal … The Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District, located in Suffolk County, issued debt totaling $6 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District’s general fund as of June 30, 2006. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/12/patchogue-medford-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b7-14-2Your Home Public Library – Financial Management (2016M-228)
… 13, 2016. Background Your Home Public Library is located in the Village of Johnson City, within the Town of Union, in Broome County. The Library is governed by a five-member … balances. A $100,000 interfund advance from the Village in 2015 remains outstanding. Key Recommendations Determine an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/10/14/your-home-public-library-financial-management-2016m-228Town of Easton – Sales Tax Allocation (2014M-355)
… June 30, 2014. Background The Town of Easton is located in Washington County and within its border includes a portion … funds to reduce the real property tax levies in these funds before allocating any remaining sales tax revenue to the town-wide funds, resulting in taxpayer inequities of approximately $188,000 from 2011 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/02/13/town-easton-sales-tax-allocation-2014m-355Town of Colonie –Justice Court Operations (2014M-114)
… 31, 2014. Background The Town of Colonie is located in Albany County and has a population of approximately 82,000 … Court operations, and collected approximately $2.5 million in fines, fees and surcharges in 2013. Key Finding The Justices implemented specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/06/27/town-colonie-justice-court-operations-2014m-114Village of Gowanda - Sewer Financial Operations (2019M-199)
… Key Findings The Board overestimated revenues by $379,000 in fiscal years 2014-15 through 2018-19, resulting in net operating deficits in the sewer fund totaling $144,000. The Board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/12/20/village-gowanda-sewer-financial-operations-2019m-199