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DiNapoli: NYC FY 2025 Budget Balanced With Strong Revenues and Cost Savings
… gaps are likely to be larger-than-anticipated by the city in the coming years, underlining the importance of adding to … are strong and formalizing a policy for managing reserves in the future. “New York City has rebounded from the fiscal … cuts. As a result, the city has restored $73 million in FY 2024 and an average of more than $200 million annually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-fy-2025-budget-balanced-strong-revenues-and-cost-savingsDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Reporting Results of Economic Development Programs
… to meet more than half of the reporting requirements for tax credit and job creation programs, diminishing … many of the programs it supervises. Reporting requirements for specific programs vary and some of the requirements are … auditors were not provided an explanation by ESD officials for why they had not completed required reports. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-reporting-results-economic-development-programsState Ends 2015-16 Fiscal Year with Strong Cash Position Largely From Temporary Resources
… The state collected $153.3 billion in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2015-16, an increase of 2.8 … from SFY 2014-15, significantly less than anticipated in initial and final projections. The General Fund ended the … tax collections in April of 2015 drove higher collections for the year, my office will be looking closely at this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-ends-2015-16-fiscal-year-strong-cash-position-largely-temporary-resourcesDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Decreased 11.6% in 2023, First Decline Since 2016
… New York State agency overtime costs in 2023 were $1.2 billion, down … 10-year period analyzed by this report, the average annual number of employees working for the state, not including SUNY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-decreased-116-2023-first-decline-2016DiNapoli: New Yorkers’ Debt on the Rise
… The average household debt in New York climbed to a new high of $53,830 at the end of … with student loan balances 335% higher than they were in 2003, according to a report released today by State … after a temporary decline at the onset of the pandemic in 2020. We’re seeing debt rise for New Yorkers with student …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-new-yorkers-debt-riseDiNapoli: NYSLRS Announces Employers' Retirement System Contribution Rates for 2023-2024
… P. DiNapoli today announced employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS). Employers’ average contribution rates for the State Fiscal Year 2023-24 will increase from 11.6% to 13.1% of payroll for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and from 27.0% to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyslrs-announces-employers-retirement-system-contribution-rates-2023-2024Public Welfare – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… the average monthly number of public assistance recipients in the State decreased by 17,043 (3.5 percent) to 472,043, a level slightly higher than the record low of 468,000 in SFY 2019-20. “Public assistance” as discussed in this report includes both Family Assistance (FA) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-welfareState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… town residents realize increased prosperity and economic benefit from the projects that the corporation approves. To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1New York's 529 College Savings Program Turns 20
… ones." NY’s 529 College Savings Program account owners benefit from paying among the lowest fees in the country, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/new-yorks-529-college-savings-program-turns-20DiNapoli: Audit Finds Counties Are Not Checking Prices and Scales at Retailers
… nearly 1,800 devices and 260 businesses. Retail sales in New York were more than $260 billion in 2023-24. Approximately $8.3 billion was spent in grocery stores in the counties audited during the audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-counties-are-not-checking-prices-and-scales-retailersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal and School Audits
… million and the planned budget gaps were not realized and it reported a surplus fund balance that exceeded the … maintain complete and accurate information technology (IT) inventory records and develop an IT contingency plan. As a result, BOCES officials cannot …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-and-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the district had an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the network. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses, auditors reviewed all 665 … expenditure for a storage building. In addition, budgetary transfers totaling $27,125 were improperly reported as actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsManagement of Indoor Air Quality for Individuals With Asthma (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our … care and hospital admission and is responsible for a high number of missed school and/or workdays. According to the … and are usually home to at-risk populations, including low-income and minority families, living in homes and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/09/management-indoor-air-quality-individuals-asthma-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… transfers, and did not record water and sewer adjustments. In addition, the current clerk-treasurer did not file the … Department of Taxation and Finance, which could result in fines and penalties. City of Dunkirk – Budget Review … projections. As of Dec. 31, 2022, unassigned fund balance in the general, water, wastewater, refuse and boardwalk funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Transparency and Accountability of Fiscal Activities in Villages (2024-MS-2)
… Summary New York State (NYS) has 532 villages ranging in size from fewer than 50 residents with a budget of … annual budget to provide those services. Village officials in NYS should be transparent and accountable, by making … that do not file their required AFR has grown from six in 2019 to 76 in 2023, a concerning trend. We reviewed 2 the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/transparency-and-accountability-fiscal-activities-villages-2024-ms-2DiNapoli and DA Carney: Owner of Medical Transport Company Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud
… claiming that group rides were separate, individual rides in order to unlawfully receive mileage payments for each individual in the group. "Muhammad Adnan Saeed defrauded the Medicaid … enrollees to use Sublime’s services and facilitate the crime. Saeed, who earned $88,500 as a driver for his company, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-and-da-carney-owner-medical-transport-company-pleads-guilty-medicaid-fraudNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Continues to Hold Corporate America Accountable for Poor Climate Policies
… Retirement Fund’s latest successful shareholder efforts to have corporations improve their environmental policies and practices and take steps to address climate risk. “Climate change is a significant threat to our pension fund’s investments. We take a broad approach …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-continues-hold-corporate-america-accountable-poor-climate-policiesDiNapoli Releases Climate Action Plan
… companies that fail to meet minimum standards. As a first step standards will be developed for thermal coal, followed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-releases-climate-action-planGlossary
… A public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non-contentious matters usually concerned with estates, … or personal documents which originate from or are signed in another country to be notarized before they can be used or … not used as a Claim Reference Number for claims submitted in writing or as a Confirmation Number for claims completed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/glossarySearch Tips
… account numbers. Check Claim Status Search A Claim Reference Number is a series of numbers assigned by our office to a … is generated and mailed to you. You can locate the Claim Reference Number in the upper right hand side of this letter …
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