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DiNapoli: Rise in NYC Metro Area Housing Costs Outpaces Other U.S. Cities
… major metropolitan areas in the U.S., according to a new report from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … areas, we see New York’s housing costs have grown at a greater rate. More than half of tenants in the city spend … enough to keep up with demand. Despite efforts, permits for new residential buildings, which include new market rate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-rise-nyc-metro-area-housing-costs-outpaces-other-us-citiesVillage of Hempstead – Budget Review (B7-16-4)
… Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the Village’s proposed budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year. … the accumulated deficit in the Village’s general and water funds as of May 31, 2005. Local Finance Law Section 10.10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/04/07/village-hempstead-budget-review-b7-16-4Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School – School Building Lease (2013M-138)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the School’s process for selecting and negotiating the … Jersey metropolitan area that did not have any apparent real estate experience. We also found that the terms and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/07/26/buffalo-academy-science-charter-school-school-building-lease-2013m-138City of Yonkers - Budget Review (B21-6-7)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the … sales and use tax and sales and use tax-education, parks, real estate transfer tax, sewer rents and metered water sales …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/17/city-yonkers-budget-review-b21-6-7Real Property Tax Levies, Taxable Full Value and Full Value Tax Rates
… files below contain real property tax levies, taxable full value and full value tax rates for local governments. Read the data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/real-property-tax-levies-taxable-full-value-and-full-value-tax-ratesIII.1 Statewide Financial System (SFS) Overview – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… In 2009, New York State (NYS) established the Statewide Financial System Program (Program) through a partnership among the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), the Treasury Division of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii1-statewide-financial-system-sfs-overviewTown of Easton – Sales Tax Allocation (2014M-355)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town's … not allocate sales tax revenue to the town-outside-village funds to reduce the real property tax levies in these funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/02/13/town-easton-sales-tax-allocation-2014m-355Opinion 89-18
… (authority to recover unauthorized payments) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §§310, 318; STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1: In … of assessors in 1987. Section 318 of the Real Property Tax Law requires that any person appointed or elected to the … program prescribed by the State Board (see Real Property Tax Law, §310[5][b]). Subdivision 4 of section 318 provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-18State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… services or professional services or ensure no conflicts of interest existed. Auditors found no competition was sought … been contracting with the company for about 10 years. City of Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval … increased to $4.4 million on Dec. 31, 2020, which is excessive and enough to pay 41.5% of the District’s 2020 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Opinion 92-39
… to vote) TOWN LAW, §209-e: Persons who do not own taxable real property situate in a proposed water or sewer district … entirety, tenant in common and joint tenant owning taxable real property within the proposed district is entitled to … improvement district. In Goldstein v Mitchell , 144 Ill App 3rd 474, 494 NE2d 914, the Appellate Court of Illinois, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39Town of Amity - Town Clerk (2018M-183)
… properly and deposited intact but were not always remitted to the appropriate parties in a timely manner. Cash receipts … audit of, or retain an independent public accountant to audit, the Clerk’s records. Town officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/01/11/town-amity-town-clerk-2018m-183Mottville Fire District - Budgeting and Financial Recordkeeping (2020M-26)
… whether the Board adopted realistic budgets and the Treasurer accurately recorded and reported financial … because the real property tax levy and a schedule of other estimated revenues were not included. The Board did not adopt a fund balance policy or establish targeted funding levels for its reserve funds. The Treasurer did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/05/15/mottville-fire-district-budgeting-and-financial-recordkeeping-2020m-26Opinion 93-24
… ask whether the fire district may permit such facilities to be used by residents of the district, as well as members … the purpose of providing fire protection and responding to certain other types of emergencies (see Town Law, §176[1], … does not intend competitive sporting events to be a form of physical fitness training which may be provided as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24City of Salamanca – Selected Financial Activities (2015M-284)
… the Council with cash flow analyses and did not submit casino revenue claims in a timely manner to the Seneca … monthly cash flow statements for the Council and apply for casino revenues in a timely manner. Ensure that City Charter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/03/04/city-salamanca-selected-financial-activities-2015m-284Westfield, Town of – Financial Management (2013M-389)
… budgets that inappropriately allocated sales and use tax revenues to the general town-wide fund, at the expense of … on personal service costs. Account for all sales and use tax revenues in the town-outside-village funds until real property taxes in those funds are reduced to zero, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/02/westfield-town-financial-management-2013m-389Town of Farmersville - Town Clerk (2019M-49)
Determine whether the Town Clerk Clerk recorded deposited remitted and reported collections in a timely and accurate manner
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/24/town-farmersville-town-clerk-2019m-49Town of Laurens - Budget Review (B4-14-21)
… $370,880, appropriated fund balance of $116,905 and real property tax revenues of $823,625. Key Findings We project that the … equitable. The Town’s tentative budget complies with the tax levy limit in 2015. Key Recommendations Consider the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/11/07/town-laurens-budget-review-b4-14-21Village of Pittsford – Audit Follow-Up (2017M-51-F)
… is located in the Town of Pittsford in Monroe County and has a population of approximately 1,400. The Village is … four Trustees and the Mayor. The Village’s annual budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year is approximately $1.3 million funded primarily through real property taxes, sales tax, State aid and user charges. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/02/12/village-pittsford-audit-follow-2017m-51-fReview of Real Property Holdings for Disposal (Follow-Up) (2015-F-2)
We have followed up on the actions taken by the officials of the Department of Transportation (Department) to implement the recommendations contained in our aud
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-15f2.pdfState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Fire District, Village of Deposit , Multiple Dwelling Property Inspections , Orleans County Soil and Water … services. Village of Deposit – Disbursements and Real Property Tax Enforcement (Delaware County) The board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits