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Opinion 96-24
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (appropriations to capital reserve fund) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve … Whether the fire district may include in future years budgets an amount approximately equal to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-24Opinion 93-8
… Internal Revenue Code affects the yield received by the holder of the bond or note. Section 54.90 of the Local … to pay additional interest in an amount that varies from holder to holder according to how the change in Federal or State law … Internal Revenue Code affects the yield received by the holder of the bond or note …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-8DiNapoli: Gaming Revenue Plays Increasing Role In State Budget
… centers (OTB), as well as what was spent on Lottery games such as scratch-off or Quick Draw tickets. “Every day, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-gaming-revenue-plays-increasing-role-state-budgetMTA's East Side Access Project 10 Years Late and $4.4 Billion Over Budget
… line in Queens to the lower level of the existing 63rd Street Tunnel and then to a new LIRR terminal being … work behind them. By the time design work had advanced in 2006, the estimated cost had grown to $6.3 billion and the … had been pushed back four years to December 2013. Since 2006, the cost has grown by $2.4 billion, or 38 percent, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/03/mtas-east-side-access-project-10-years-late-and-44-billion-over-budgetDiNapoli: New York City Job Growth Continues to Set Records
… New York City has added more than 900,000 jobs over the past ten years and its 24 percent rate of growth outpaced the nation and New York state, according a … New York City has added more than 900000 jobs over the past ten years and its 24 percent rate of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-new-york-city-job-growth-continues-set-recordsDiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves
… New York still lags behind other states when it comes to its rainy day reserves, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … New York still lags behind other states when it comes to its rainy day reserves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reservesTown of Wawayanda – Financial Operations (2024M-160)
… their ability to properly manage and control the Town’s cash. Maintaining an excessive number of bank accounts also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/25/town-wawayanda-financial-operations-2024m-160State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. Village of Mexico – Financial Management (Oswego County) The board … a fund balance policy and maintained an excessive level of unassigned surplus fund balance in the general fund … or take a periodic physical inventory of diesel fuel on hand. Consequently, no fuel reconciliations were performed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … or alterations which may impact employee safety. The New York State Department of Transportation rated a … Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… greater savings by modifying the terms of the program. For example: the district should review the eligibility requirements of the program for married couples and family members employed by the district. For the 2021 calendar year, auditors found the district could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… not seek competition for professional services obtained from eight service providers. In addition, officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Projects (Follow-Up) (2024-F-19) Empire State Development (ESD) is the chief agency responsible for the coordination of the State’s economic development programs. ESD supports high-technology (high-tech) sectors—highly … Use Policy, for its IT assets and abide by Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). A prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… track, inventory and safeguard IT assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Although the board-adopted … inventory was decentralized with multiple individuals and a service provider maintaining inventory records, which … which water outlets they exempted from sampling and how they would be secured, and what remedial actions were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli Analyzes Post-Pandemic Tourism Across NYS
… remains 4.3% below pre-pandemic levels, according to an analysis released by New York State Comptroller Thomas … strong increases in domestic and international travelers to the state. In particular, visitors flocked to outdoor destinations, with attendance at state parks 9.1% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-analyzes-post-pandemic-tourism-across-nysTown of Alexander – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2025M-72)
… Town. The Town Board (Board) did not adequately monitor transfer station punch card purchases or sales, review the … remit all clerk fees and taxes collected. Account for 262 transfer station punch cards totaling $8,500. Annual total … in 2022, a reduction of 21 permits (58 percent). Dog license fees recorded as collected decreased from 634 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2026/04/17/town-alexander-town-clerktax-collector-2025m-72DiNapoli: New State Funds Open Door for MTA to Ease Debt, Build Stronger Future Budgets
… New sources of recurring revenue in the state’s final budget and other aid, including expected revenue from congestion pricing, give the Metropolitan … billion by 2028. By 2023, the MTA expects 17.9% of its revenue will go toward debt payments and peak around 19.5% in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-new-state-funds-open-door-mta-ease-debt-build-stronger-future-budgetsDiNapoli, Wharton, Myrie Op-Ed: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance
… Myrie, Chair of the Committee on Elections. The full op-ed is below: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance … the power of special interests by beginning to take big money out of politics. This is a victory for the people — … are beholden to all voters and not to special interests or big donors. This system’s design incentivizes smaller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-wharton-myrie-op-ed-putting-public-back-campaign-financeMTA Makes Progress Funding Capital Programs But Faces Risks From Federal Actions
… Authority (MTA) has made substantial progress funding its capital programs and has tried to limit the strain on its … to State Comptroller DiNapoli’s annual report on the MTA’s capital programs and debt. “State funds and congestion … employers in the region, which will provide dedicated revenue for the MTA’s capital lockbox to pay for $23.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/mta-makes-progress-funding-capital-programs-faces-risks-federal-actionsReal Property Portfolio (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … report, Real Property Portfolio (Report 2022-S-14 ). About the Program Empire State Development’s (ESD) mission is to … To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/06/03/real-property-portfolio-followXII.6.I Paying a Non-State Employee – XII. Expenditures
… workers as either employees or independent contractors so the workers are properly taxed. The Internal Revenue … workers as either employees or independent contractors so the workers are properly taxed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6i-paying-non-state-employee