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Real Property Tax Cap: Overview of the Role of the Office of the State Comptroller
… The State’s property tax cap limits the amount of property taxes that local … A) law [pdf]. Determines How Local Governments Report Tax Cap Information Local governments and school districts are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-overview-role-office-state-comptrollerRockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Administrator Compensation, Financial Management and Purchasing (2017M-60)
… funds, except those properly restricted in reserve funds or budgeted for and approved in the capital budget, are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2017/12/15/rockland-board-cooperative-educational-services-administrator-compensationComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… unnecessarily. Herricks Union Free School District – Fuel Card Purchases (Nassau County) Fuel purchases reviewed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… period April 1, 2011 to June 12, 2014. Background Under Section 115 of the State Finance Law, cash advances are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsCassadaga Valley Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-249)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition and the use of fund balance and reserve funds for the period July 1, 2008 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/20/cassadaga-valley-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-249Village of Washingtonville – Financial Condition (2013M-346)
… in operating deficits in the Village’s three operating funds (general, water and sewer). During the period covered … to be overexpended causing deficits in these funds. The Board allowed appropriations to be overexpended … trends, and plans for the future use of reserve funds. Frequently monitor and update the plans to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/04/04/village-washingtonville-financial-condition-2013m-346City of Hornell – Business Improvement District (2018M-38)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the City of Hornell (City) Common Council (Council) provided sufficient oversight of the Business Improvement District (BID) to ensure it operated in accordance with the BID Plan (Plan). Key Findings The Council did not provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/08/city-hornell-business-improvement-district-2018m-38Town of Galen – Financial Management (2014M-341)
… did not properly account for reserves within the operating funds that financed them and does not budget to fund … overestimated expenditures within the town-outside-village funds. The Board did not create a comprehensive, multiyear … and implement a plan for establishing and using reserve funds. Establish written policies and procedures governing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/06/05/town-galen-financial-management-2014m-341Tri-Valley Central School District – Budgeting (2014M-094)
… they did not develop a plan for the use of the surplus funds. District administrators and the Board recognized the … may be faced with significant additional surplus funds. Key Recommendations Develop realistic budgets that are … Develop formal contingency plans for the use of surplus funds that may be available if potential liabilities are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/tri-valley-central-school-district-budgeting-2014m-094City of Binghamton – City Operations (2015M-280)
… purpose of our audit was to assess the City’s operations for costs savings and revenue enhancement opportunities for the period January 1, 2014 through May 21, 2015. … their health insurance costs and compare alternate options for providing those benefits to employees and retirees in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/06/03/city-binghamton-city-operations-2015m-280Wayne Central School District – Financial Management (2012M-229)
… procedures related to the establishment and use of reserve funds. Develop a plan for the use of the surplus balances in unexpended surplus funds and in the District’s reserve funds identified in this report in a manner that benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/22/wayne-central-school-district-financial-management-2012m-229Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-23)
Determine whether the Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District’s (District) Board and District officials effectively managed fund balance and reserve funds.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/cattaraugus-little-valley-2022-23.pdfAmityville Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-87)
Determine whether the Amityville Union Free School District (District) officials properly collected, receipted, deposited and disbursed extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/amityville-union-free-2021-87.pdfWhite Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)
Determine whether the Board and District officials adopted realistic budgets and maintained reasonable levels of fund balance and reserve funds.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2020/pdf/white-plains-2020-71.pdfComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… decline from 2012-13. Greenburgh Central School District – Payroll and Reserve Funds (Westchester County) District … have not provided employees with written procedures over payroll, did not adequately segregate payroll duties or establish sufficient compensating controls, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsU. S. Steel and DiNapoli Agree on Enhanced Disclosure of Corporate Political Contributions
… parties, ballot measures, any direct or indirect state and federal lobbying, payments to any trade associations used for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/u-s-steel-and-dinapoli-agree-enhanced-disclosure-corporate-political-contributionsDiNapoli Restricts Investments in 21 Shale Oil & Gas Companies
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) will restrict investments in 21 shale … Hess Corp. and Chesapeake Energy Corp., that have failed to demonstrate they are prepared for the transition to a … Action Plan to address investment risks from climate change and his commitment to transition the Fund’s investment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-restricts-investments-21-shale-oil-gas-companiesDiNapoli: Federal Relief Funds Should Have Been Better Targeted to Communities Hardest Hit by COVID-19
… New York City, that suffered the most severe impacts from the novel coronavirus, instead of being based on the … of their share of the CRF through June 30 (see Figure 2), many of which are located in the regions hit hardest by … Targeting of the Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-federal-relief-funds-should-have-been-better-targeted-communities-hardest-hit-covid-19DiNapoli: FirstEnergy Corp. Agrees to Disclose Its Political Spending
… State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States with assets of … than one million state and local government employees and retirees and their beneficiaries. It has consistently been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-firstenergy-corp-agrees-disclose-its-political-spendingDiNapoli Releases Report on SFY 2024-25 Financial Plan
… have a structural budget deficit, with a cumulative three-year budget gap of $13.9 billion forecasted by the Division … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 Enacted Budget Financial Plan. DiNapoli … expansion enabled the state to close the prior fiscal year in a stronger financial position than the Division of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-releases-report-sfy-2024-25-financial-plan