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DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up More Than 17% in November
… Statewide local sales tax collections grew by 17.5% in November compared to the same month in 2020, State … may have benefited from earlier shopping this year.” New York City’s estimated collections totaled $696 million, … other months, including November, the payments are based on estimates. The next reconciliation will be reported in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-more-17-novemberDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Decline 5.2 Percent in October
… Local government sales tax revenue declined by 5.2 percent in October compared to the same month last year, according to … for counties and cities, or $74.4 million less than in October 2019. This drop was less severe than previous … since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the spring when collections fell by double-digits. Still, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-decline-52-percent-octoberDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.1 Percent in November
… government sales tax collections declined by 7.1 percent in November compared to the same month last year, according … for local governments statewide, $102 million less than in November 2019. The decline is steeper than October’s 5.2 … but not as significant as the double-digit declines in the earlier months (April - June) of the pandemic. Total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-down-71-percent-novemberAnnual Performance Report on New York State's Industrial Development Agencies - Fiscal Year Ending 2013
IDAs can assist ailing municipalities by encouraging the creation of new businesses or the retention of existing businesses.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/idaperformance_0.pdfAnnual Performance Report on New York State's Industrial Development Agencies - Fiscal Year Ending 2012
Often, the required reports that industrial development agencies (IDAs) submit to OSC and other agencies are incomplete and inconsistent. Recent audits by OSC h
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/idaperformance_1.pdfAnnual Performance Report on New York State's Industrial Development Agencies - Fiscal Year Ending 2011
IDAs can assist ailing municipalities by encouraging the creation of new businesses or the retention of existing businesses. However, it is vitally important th
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/idaperformance2013.pdfAnnual Performance Report on New York State's Industrial Development Agencies - Fiscal Year Ending 2014
This report provides an analysis of annual financial data reported to the Office of the State Comptroller and the Authorities Budget Office by IDAs
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/ida-performance-2016.pdfAnnual Performance Report on New York State's Industrial Development Agencies - Fiscal Year Ending 2017
An OSC analysis of the data reported by IDAs for FYE 2017
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/ida-performance-fiscal-year-ending-2017.pdfOpinion 89-46
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Eligibility (U.S. citizenship) ZONING AND … The qualifications for holding a town office are contained in Public Officers Law, §3 and Town Law, §23. Public Officers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-46Opinion 95-29
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (when … (when assets are sold to a public authority) TOWN LAW, §§198(12), 202-c: The governing board of a town water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29Selected Aspects of Safety and Security in Subway Facilities
… within the time frame of the 2010–2014 and 2015–2019 MTA 5-Year Capital Programs, as planned. Instead, the projects … the 50 (32%) malfunctions, tickets were open for more than 5 days, ranging from 7 to 142 days, including five tickets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/selected-aspects-safety-and-security-subway-facilitiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… were unaware of these deficiencies and continued to pay the firm even though the contract terms were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Opinion 88-54
… The town board may, however, initiate proceedings for such an extension prior to the effective date of the … December 31, and, if so, what time table must be followed for the extension of the consolidated district. As noted in … special districts only becomes effective after the period for filing a petition requesting a referendum has expired or, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-54Bus Driver Licensing (2012-S-30), 90-Day Response
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s bus drivers met the requirements of Article 19-A of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2012-12s30-response.pdfBus Driver Licensing (2012-S-30)
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s bus drivers met the requirements of Article 19-A of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2012-12s30.pdfOpinion 95-32
… Laws of 1992. Chapter 708 of the Laws of 1992 enacted a new section 10 and amended section 11 of the General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-32Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B24-6-3)
… The Village, located in Rockland County, is authorized to issue debt not to exceed $5 million to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the Village’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/04/12/village-suffern-budget-review-b24-6-3Opinion 88-33
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SEWER DISTRICTS -- Construction (of laterals … improvements); (authority to compromise claim) TOWN LAW, §§199, 202-d, 209-h; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §104.10: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-33Opinion 92-3
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … 801: A planning board chairman who borrows money from the board's consulting engineer has a prohibited … You state that the chairman has borrowed money from the planning board's consulting engineer and has not yet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3DiNapoli: State Education Department Missed Red Flags of Proprietary Schools' Financial Trouble
… The State Education Department’s (SED) weak enforcement of … “Lax oversight allowed proprietary schools that were on dangerously thin ice to continue taking money from … of Proprietary Schools State Education Department Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-state-education-department-missed-red-flags-proprietary-schools-financial-trouble