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DiNapoli Calls for Improvements to Capital Planning Process

… its capital program, with another $9.6 billion proposed for the upcoming fiscal year, according to a report released … New York's capital spending over the past decade and plans for the coming years, concludes that reforms are needed to … said. "The Governor and Legislature deserve credit for creating a task force to coordinate New York's …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-calls-improvements-capital-planning-process

Online Claiming for Authorized Users (OUF)

… Claiming for authorized users allows trusted partners of the New York State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) to upload third party claims, such … include, for example, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, the New York State Department of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/online-claiming-authorized-users-ouf

New York State Employees and Federal Funding – Federal Funding and New York

… or a number of part-time employees whose typical work schedule equates to a full State work week. In addition, some … administration of the federal Older Americans Act. Source: NYS Division of the Budget, FY 2026 NYS Executive Budget Financial Plan ] Major Agencies …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/new-york-state-employees-and-federal-funding

DiNapoli: Tennessee Woman Sentenced for Stealing Deceased Mother's NYS Pension Checks

… for stealing pension checks that had been issued to her deceased mother. Schwinzer, 46, was sentenced on July 14, 2022 to pay over $56,000 in restitution and serve eight months … passed away on July 3, 2018. All related payments should have stopped after her mother’s death. Instead, Schwinzer …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-tennessee-woman-sentenced-stealing-deceased-mothers-nys-pension-checks

DiNapoli Releases February State Cash Report

… the Executive Budget on Feb. 23. "While tax collections for much of this fiscal year were lower than expected, … DiNapoli said. Through 11 months of the fiscal year, All Funds receipts totaled nearly $136.6 billion, a decline … $3.6 billion, or 2.8 percent higher, than last year for the same period. Significant increases include spending …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-releases-february-state-cash-report

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2316

… briefing rate for eligible employees working in support of DOCCS. Affected Employees:  Overtime eligible and ineligible employees who are employed by DOCCS (Agency 10xxx) in the following bargaining units who are required by the Commissioner of DOCCS to work scheduled or unscheduled overtime and/or …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2316-temporary-overtime-and-pre-shift-briefing-rate-eligible-employees

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1186

… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing and to provide instructions for payments not processed … eligible to receive a Performance Advance.  Agencies must submit a Job Action Request using the Action/Reason code of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1186-october-2012-performance-advances-graded-and-ns-equated-grade-employees

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1088

… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing and to provide instructions for payments not processed … eligible to receive a Performance Advance. Agencies must submit a Job Action Request using the Action/Reason code of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1088-october-2011-performance-advances-graded-and-ns-equated-grade-employees

DiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for First Quarter

… by the Office of the State Comptroller. The full forward calendar can be obtained at: …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-first-quarter

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… District , North Bellmore Union Free School District and Schenectady County Community College . "In an era of limited … Duanesburg Central School District – Separation Payments (Schenectady County) District officials have established … were higher than necessary to fund district operations. Schenectady County Community College – Internal Controls Over …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1

Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending

… The Battery Park City Authority (Authority) was created in 1968 with the enactment of Title 12 of the Public Authorities Law to address "substandard, insanitary, … a total of at least $1,639,710 that was discretionary in nature for the two years ended October 2011. Each public …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/10/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending

DiNapoli: Wall St. Profits Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels

… Wall Street’s pandemic boom came to an end in 2022, with pretax, first half profits of $13.5 billion, down 56.3% from the $31 billion earned in the same period last year, according to State Comptroller … level since 2003, fueled by weaker initial and secondary public offerings. The Federal Reserve’s (Fed) multiple rate …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-return-pre-pandemic-levels

State Authority Contracts on Open Book NY

… review and approve certain State authority contracts that are valued at greater than $1 million and which are awarded noncompetitively or paid in whole or part with … by the State. Approved eligible State authority contracts are displayed on Open Book New York. By comparison, the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/public-authorities/state-authority-contracts-open-book-ny

Opinion 88-11

… affd 66 NY2d 833, 498 NYS2d 364; Brooklyn Park Comr's v Armstrong , 45 NY 234; Gewirtz v City of Long Beach , 69 Misc …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Buffalo City School District – Charter School … Cost Aid (PECA) set-aside amount in the billing template they provided to charter schools. Instead, they used an …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits

DiNapoli Releases Report on Municipalities Close to Exceeding Tax Limits

… state's 160,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-releases-report-municipalities-close-exceeding-tax-limits

Social Media Use Policy

… The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) manages multiple social media sites to keep New Yorkers informed about the … spent. The opinions and beliefs expressed by users on our social media sites are those of the users and do not … reflect OSC views or opinions. Comments posted on our social media sites are not considered formal public comment …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/social-media-use-policy

NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Pension Fund's Ranking as Top U.S. Investor Battling Climate Risk

… necessary to adapt to the changing world. Those of us who are working to make the Paris Agreement a reality may take …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-pension-funds-ranking-top-us-investor-battling-climate-risk

Local Sales Taxes Surge 49.2 Percent in April-June 2021 Over Same Quarter in 2020: Statewide Collections Strong Even Compared to Pre-Pandemic Period

Local sales tax collections in New York State grew by 49.2 percent, or just over $1.6 billion, in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, a dramatic increase from last year’s weak collections during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-taxes-surge-in-april-june-2021.pdf

Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slows to 2.4 Percent in First Half of 2014; Long Island and Southern Tier Collections Decline

Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slows to 2.4 Percent in First Half of 2014; Long Island and Southern Tier Collections Decline

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/localsalestaxcollections0714.pdf