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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget
… Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019-20 Enacted Budget includes actions to manage spending and generate nearly $1 billion in … for education, health care and mass transit, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … leave open questions going forward. The recent addition to the Rainy Day Fund is a good first step toward building …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budgetAudit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… The Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs left three individuals who had … certain provisions of the State Social Services Law, the Justice Center limited auditors' access to records and only … The Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… years ended June 30, 2014, auditors identified $612,781 in reported costs that did not comply with state guidelines … Oversight (Follow-Up) (2017-F-20) An initial report issued in March 2016 found Department of Public Service (DPS) staff … DPS staff rely on this data during field audits. In addition, DPS had not set up a process to identify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsRochester Prep Charter School 3 – IT Asset Management (2025M-36)
… $248,500. The School Board (Board) contracted with a management company (Company) to provide management … oversee the School’s IT operations. The Company contracts with a managed service provider to provide IT support and … inconsistent information. The School’s written agreement with the Company did not explicitly state who was responsible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/08/29/rochester-prep-charter-school-3-it-asset-management-2025m-36DiNapoli Urges NYC to Continue to Prepare for Shifting Fiscal Landscape
… standards, averaging 5.3% from fiscal years 2024 through 2026, the city will have to prepare for the potential … FY 2024 but could rise to an additional $3 billion by FY 2026. Education funding levels remain uncertain at this time. … and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-urges-nyc-continue-prepare-shifting-fiscal-landscapeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1805
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic Dues increase. Affected … The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic Dues increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1805-new-york-state-correctional-officers-police-benevolent-association-0Permanent COLA
… on the cost of living index, that permanently increases your retirement benefit. It is designed to address inflation … How is COLA calculated? COLA payments are based on the rate of inflation, as reflected in the consumer price index … payments be calculated based on 50 percent of the annual rate of inflation, measured at the end of the fiscal year (on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/permanent-colaLife Changes: Membership in a Nutshell
… to you. It will help you understand the benefits you are entitled to receive as a NYSLRS member. Understanding these … Understanding the benefits you are entitled to receive as a NYSLRS member is important step in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-membership-nutshellCost-Saving Ideas: Reviewing Your Revenue Collection Process
… revenue collection alternatives, using measures such as: How long does it take to process a tax or fee payment? How … By becoming more efficient, your local government can possibly increase collections, lower processing costs and … service fee to be charged for each transaction. Determine whether your local government will absorb the cost of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-reviewing-your-revenue-collection-processOpinion 97-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … tax moneys to remodel and purchase appliances for the firehouse kitchen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… governed by a board of seven directors. To accomplish its mission, the Authority incurs direct costs for specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/29/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-0DiNapoli: Department of Environmental Conservation’s Operational Spending Declines as Responsibilities Grow
… The scope of the DEC’s mandate will grow considerably in coming years because of recent initiatives from the … Community Risk and Resiliency Act, overseeing $3.9 billion in water quality appropriations, and managing programs aimed … specific types of pollution. Over the decade ending in state fiscal year (SFY) 2019-20, DEC’s annual capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-department-environmental-conservations-operational-spending-declines-responsibilities-growOpinion 2002-13
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding fire department … expenses of fire departments' annual fund-raising drive) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided by … fire department may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax monies to make reasonable expenditures to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13State Agencies Bulletin No. 328
… agencies of the process for renaming queries designed in the current version of PS Query so they will be compatible with and run effectively in the upgraded version of PS Query. Affected Employees All … queries that agency users identify as essential to be run in the first few days after the upgrade. OSC will provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/328-renaming-ps-queries-preparation-upgradeEstablishing the Standard Work Day – Enhanced Reporting
… as few as six hours per day (for Tiers 2 through 6) or as many as eight. In some circumstances, such as creating a new … . ( Here is an example .) For more information, including how to submit a resolution, visit our Reporting Elected and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/establishing-standard-work-dayDiNapoli Report Assesses MTA's Capital Needs and Funding Scenarios
… facing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) as it prepares to submit its 2025-2029 Capital Program. The MTA must find billions in new funds even as the state tries … pricing. The report lays out possible sources to fund the MTA’s substantial capital needs and emphasizes areas of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-report-assesses-mtas-capital-needs-and-funding-scenariosState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Dalton-Nunda Central School District – Financial Management (Allegany County, … two general fund reserves were overfunded. Naples Central School District – Information Technology (Livingston County, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Opinion 95-30
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments … POWERS AND TRUSTS LAW, §§11-2.2 and 11-2.3: Moneys held in the custody of the chief fiscal officer or other officer … or private sources, may be invested only as prescribed in General Municipal Law, §11, except that investments of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-30Belleville-Henderson Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-23)
… Central School District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE … Central School District District used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/belleville-henderson-central-school-district-mental-health-trainingWest Sparta Independent Volunteer Fire Department Company Number 1, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-44)
… to an OSC Audit Report , which you received with the draft audit report. We encourage the Board to make the CAP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/08/29/west-sparta-independent-volunteer-fire-department-company