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DiNapoli: NYC Office Market Will Take Years to Recover From Pandemic
… York City’s office sector reached a total of 1.6 million jobs in 2019, the highest level on record. Office sector employment makes up about a third of all jobs in the city, compared to a quarter in the rest of the … ($110,190) and much higher than the average for non-office jobs ($62,730). In FY 2021 (assessed before the pandemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-nyc-office-market-will-take-years-recover-pandemicTown of Amity - Town Clerk (2018M-183)
… intact but were not always remitted to the appropriate parties in a timely manner. Cash receipts totaling $238,321 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/01/11/town-amity-town-clerk-2018m-183DiNapoli: Tax Cap Set at 2% in 2023
… The tax cap, which first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-set-2-percent-2023Town of Exeter – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-15)
… Clerk made annual remittances in February, which kept the money from being productively used or invested to earn … and comparing it to reconciled bank balances and money on hand. Provide the Board with her records for audit, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/31/town-exeter-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-15DiNapoli: School District and Big City Tax Levy Cap at 2% for Second Straight Year
… with fiscal years starting July 1, 2023, including the “Big Four” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-school-district-and-big-city-tax-levy-cap-2-percent-second-straight-yearCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B24-6-7)
… which impact the City of Yonkers’ financial condition in the current and future years. Background The Office of … year 2024-25 and the related justification documents are in material compliance with the requirements of the Fiscal … to borrow up to $15 million for tax certiorari settlements in the 2024-25 fiscal year. Tax certiorari is the legal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/07/12/city-yonkers-budget-review-b24-6-7City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B20-6-4)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year are … not to exceed $45 million to liquidate current deficits in the City School District’s general fund as of June 30, … expenditures and should be included as an appropriation in the annual budget. The City continues to rely on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/05/21/city-yonkers-budget-review-b20-6-4State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… accurately record, remit and report detailed clerk fees for 21 of the 24 months reviewed; deposit clerk fees and real … property tax collections within required timeframes or in a timely manner; remit real property tax collections … supported, properly authorized, approved before payment, for valid purposes or properly reported to the board. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Contract and Payment Actions in August
… LLC for a portion of the costs to renovate the former Days Inn Hotel into a Wyndham Garden Inn Hotel in Niagara Falls. Gaming Commission $9.9 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-augustPlanning Resources
… Planning and Budgeting Understanding the True Costs of Services Webinar Presentation [pdf] … Find Multiyear …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/planning-resourcesComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… today announced the following local government audits have been issued. Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association, … debit withdrawals ($67,303) and check payments ($78,441) to questionable businesses in which there was no evidence … use, access and loss. Auditors found town officials have not implemented comprehensive procedures for managing, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap Below 2 Percent for Second Straight Year
… with fiscal years starting July 1, 2021, including the “Big Four” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-below-2-percent-second-straight-yearLocal Government – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Real Property Taxes and Sales Taxes Are Major Local Revenue Sources Real property … in 2019 (not including New York City). School districts and towns received $22.9 billion and $4.3 billion, respectively, in revenues from real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/local-governmentOpinion 91-16
… for publication of notice of unredeemed land) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Redemption (publication of … LAW AND RULES, §8007; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §70-a; REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §1014: The cost of publication of a notice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Town of Easton – Sales Tax Allocation (2014M-355)
… The purpose of our audit was to review the Town's practice for allocating sales tax revenue for the period January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. Background The Town of Easton is located in Washington County and within its border includes a portion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/02/13/town-easton-sales-tax-allocation-2014m-355DiNapoli Report Finds Big Five School Districts' Use of Pandemic Aid Reflects Different Priorities
… younger children, the city has yet to identify how it will pay for the entirety of the program’s expected $752 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-report-finds-big-five-school-districts-use-pandemic-aid-reflects-different-prioritiesDiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Behind on Utility Bills Soared During Pandemic
The devastating number of job losses caused by the COVID19 pandemic caused a significant increase in the number of residential customers owing money to their utility companies with one in eight customers in arrears as of March 2022
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-behind-utility-bills-soared-during-pandemicEast Ramapo Central School District – Budget Review (B21-5-4)
… (District’s) proposed budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year. Background Pursuant to Chapter 89 of the Laws of 2016, … one academic) expressed concerns that the 2020-21 fiscal year budget may be under-funded by approximately $25 to $30 … of the District’s proposed budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year. Key Findings Our review of the 2021-22 budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/05/05/east-ramapo-central-school-district-budget-review-b21-5-4Examination of Superstorm Sandy Expenses
… we sought to determine if the Division of Homeland and Security Services (DHSES) conducted appropriate … response to the Sandy disaster, DHSES paid $1.17 million for 1,000 portable Pelican LED lights, 1,000 portable … the election was over, DHSES distributed some of this equipment to additional locations (e.g., firehouses) for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/examination-superstorm-sandy-expensesDiNapoli: New Yorkers Foot the Bill for Billions in Public Authority Spending and Debt
… today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Meanwhile, the combined debt of state and local authorities topped a … New York now relies on public authorities to undertake most of its borrowing -dubbed “backdoor borrowing” because it … who use authority services. Just five years after the last major legislative public authority reform, DiNapoli’s report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-new-yorkers-foot-bill-billions-public-authority-spending-and-debt