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Homeless Veterans in New York State, November 2017
Homelessness is a troubling, chronic problem nationally and in New York State. Veterans of U.S. military service have made up a disproportionate share of our
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/veterans-2017.pdfOrganic Farms: Growing in New York, October 2016
Consumer interest in organic products has grown in recent years, as reflected by rising sales nationwide.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/environmental-organic-farms-2016.pdfCost-Effective Investments in Children at Risk, February 2011
Programs focused on children at risk of becoming delinquent have demonstrated effectiveness in preventing them from entering the juvenile justice system.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-investments-2011.pdfA Portrait of Immigrants in New York, November 2016
The United States and New York State in particular have consistently experienced an influx of people coming from other countries.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-immigrants-2016.pdfEnvironmental Funding in New York State, December 2014
Created in 1970, the DEC is responsible for most of the State’s programs to protect wildlife, natural resources and environmental quality.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/environmental-funding-2014.pdfEmployment Trends in New York State, August 2015
Six years after the end of the Great Recession, economic growth continues across the United States and in New York.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-employment-2015.pdfEmployment Trends in New York State, August 2013
New York State’s economy, like that of the nation, has taken a roller coaster ride since the start of the 21st century.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-employment-trends-2013.pdfLocal Government Management Guide - Seeking Competition in Procurement
Local Government Management Guide - Seeking Competition in Procurement
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/seeking-competition-in-procurement.pdfThe Critical Role of Nonprofits in New York
This report analyzes the most recent employment and wage data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for charitable organizations identified as 501(c)(3)s for the period 2017 through 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/critical-role-of-nonprofits-in-new-york.pdfList of Villages and Cities in Fiscal Stress
The Fiscal Stress Monitoring System and resulting fiscal stress designations rely on data (as of 2/29/2024) from annual financial reports submitted by local governments to the Office of the State Comptroller.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/2023/pdf/2023-munis-stressed.pdfList of Villages and Cities in Fiscal Stress
List of Villages and Cities in Fiscal Stress for 2024
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/2024/pdf/2024-munis-stressed.pdfCalendar Year Municipalities That Have Not Filed in Time For a FSMS Score in All Three Years, 2012 through 2014
Calendar Year Municipalities That Have Not Filed in Time For a FSMS Score in All Three Years, 2012 through 2014
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/persistentnonfilingmunis.pdfOpinion 88-16
… poundage on the allocation of the amount withheld from an employee's salary pursuant to an income execution. Section … it is unlikely that any income execution served against an employee will exceed $250,000, we shall assume for purposes … installment of an income execution will equal 10% of the employee's salary (see CPLR 5205[d][2] and 5231[b]) except as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-16DiNapoli: Lack of Oversight Hinders Home Meal Delivery Program for Vulnerable Seniors
… for the Aging (DFTA) needs to do more to ensure the meals it provides to homebound seniors are prepared in sanitary … The agency’s failure to adequately monitor the vendors it hires to make and deliver the meals is a particular … three recorded zero complaints, including a provider that got a failing grade on DFTA’s customer satisfaction survey …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-lack-oversight-hinders-home-meal-delivery-program-vulnerable-seniorsOpinion 91-45
… of highways, and subject to the approval of the county superintendent of highways. Such agreement shall be … by the town superintendent, and shall be approved by the county superintendent of highways, before the same shall take … upon written charges preferred by the town board or county superintendent for malfeasance or misfeasance in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-45Opinion 89-19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … in lieu of record on a civil appeal, as required by rule 5530 of this chapter, to a fee of two hundred dollars, … of public assistance funds, whether they come from Federal, State or local sources, the authority and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-19State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… controls, maintain complete and accurate inventory records for IT equipment or develop an IT contingency plan. Auditors … they may not recover data and resume essential operations in a timely manner. Town of Marion – Misappropriation of … services in summer placements. As a result, as of June 30, 2023, the district had not claimed $55,771 in state aid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 89-48
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-48Opinion 2002-8
… than three years ago, no improvement has been constructed for the district or services provided by the district and no … a water district, which was properly formed in 1982 but for which no improvements were constructed, no services … improvement may have been constructed or service provided for the district at any time since the establishment of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-8Opinion 93-27
… When a town and the villages within the town all elect to receive their shares of county sales tax in cash, the town may not use its share to reduce townwide taxes in the area of the town outside villages. A town may not adopt a local law to provide that its cash share be so used. You have asked us …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27