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DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap to Remain at Two Percent
… school districts will be capped at 2 percent, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … Syracuse and Yonkers. The tax cap, which first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate of inflation or 2 percent with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-remain-two-percentHorseheads Central School District – Audit Follow-Up Letter (2016M-138-F)
… is located in the Towns of Baldwin, Big Flats, Catlin, Erin, Horseheads and Veteran in Chemung County and the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/15/horseheads-central-school-district-audit-follow-letter-2016m-138-fBig Flats Fire District #2 – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-155)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine selected District financial operations for the … lease with the Company effective January 1, 2011 to pay rent of $30,000 annually, which was double the $15,000 … value. Instead, it appears that the increase was intended to subsidize the construction of the new firehouse that will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/01/30/big-flats-fire-district-2-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2012mSelected M/WBE Purchases by Various Facilities
… Incorporated (AIW) complied with minority- or women-owned business enterprise (M/WBE) procurement rules and other State … substantial and continuing, and who control the day-to-day business decisions. These enterprises must also be authorized to do business in New York State and registered under the State's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/07/selected-mwbe-purchases-various-facilitiesDespite Progress, Pay Gap for Women Persists
… equal what men earned the previous year, typically falls. (In 2022, Equal Pay Day was on March 15.) In 2020, women earned 83 cents to every dollar earned by men, … data published by the U.S. Census Bureau are for 2019. 2 In that year, median earnings for men in New York working …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/despite-progress-pay-gap-women-persistsDiNapoli: 14 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… were designated as being in moderate fiscal stress. Only one of these, East Ramapo Central School District in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-14-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2%
… Property tax levy growth for New York’s school districts and 10 cities will remain capped at 2% for the fourth year in a row, according to data released … Property tax levy growth for New Yorks school districts and 10 cities will remain capped at 2 for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-at-two-percentDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2% for Third Straight Year
… Property tax levy growth for school districts and 10 of the state’s cities will be capped at 2%, the same as last … in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate of inflation or 2% with certain exceptions. The law also … Property tax levy growth for school districts and 10 of the states cities will be capped at 2 the same as last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-2-third-straight-yearDiNapoli: School District Tax Cap Levy Remains at 2%
… Property tax levy growth for New York’s school districts and 10 cities will remain capped at 2% for the fifth year in a row, according to data released today … Property tax levy growth for New Yorks school districts and 10 cities will remain capped at 2 for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-cap-levy-remains-at-2-percentComptroller DiNapoli: Schools Must Do More to Limit Access to Sensitive Student Databases
… Employees in six upstate New York school districts had inappropriate computer access to sensitive student data and were able to change student grades and … academic and personal information must be protected by school districts,” said DiNapoli. “Each of the districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-schools-must-do-more-limit-access-sensitive-student-databasesDiNapoli, Wharton, Myrie Op-Ed: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance
… creating a greater degree of transparency. The PCFP will only provide a match of public funds on eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-wharton-myrie-op-ed-putting-public-back-campaign-financeFiscal Stress Monitoring System Treatment of the Big 4 Cities/School Districts
Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Treatment of the Big 4 Cities/School Districts
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/pdf/Big4CitiesSchoolDistricts.pdfDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for April 2017
… As the state's chief financial officer, DiNapoli's office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain state … Expressway. $23 million with Intercounty Paving Associates LLC for asphalt concrete resurfacing 55.7 miles on Rte. 907H, … bridge repair projects. $7.8 million with Grace Industries LLC for safety improvements on Harlem River Drive, New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-april-2017Corning City School District – Procurement (2016M-222)
… County; and the City of Corning and the Towns of Bradford, Campbell, Caton, Corning, Erwin, Hornby and Lindley in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/07/corning-city-school-district-procurement-2016m-222DiNapoli: Audit Finds NYC Needs to Improve Income Verification and Enforcement at Mitchell-Lama Housing
… Some residents of Mitchell-Lama apartments in New York City make far more than the program’s … of affordable housing in New York demands that subsidized apartments go to the families who need them,” DiNapoli said. … isn’t the case. HPD needs do a better job of ensuring that apartments are occupied by qualified residents and protect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-audit-finds-nyc-needs-improve-income-verification-and-enforcement-mitchell-lama-housingVendor Responsibility Documentation
… $100,000 or greater ✔ ✔ 3. Real estate (purchase, sale or lease) except for an eminent domain or real property sale which is required by law to be sold to the … Piggy-back contract ✔ ✔ 13. Purchase order (except from a pre-existing contract) ✔ ✔ 14. "Quick" contract ✔ ✔ 15. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/vendor-responsibility-documentationIndian River Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-92)
Determine whether the Indian River Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials adequately managed the District's financial condition.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/indian-river-2022-92.pdfDiNapoli Releases Economic Profile of New York's North Country Region
… Economic development in the North Country is being boosted by community-based projects … report today while he was in Plattsburgh speaking to the North Country Chamber of Commerce. "The North Country's unique rural landscape and natural resources … Economic development in the North Country is being boosted by communitybased projects led …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-releases-economic-profile-new-yorks-north-country-regionIndian Lake Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-16)
… and beyond. 1 To aid in combating lead poisoning, New York State (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the … for drinking or cooking. Resampled for Cycle Three, the fourth outlet’s test results showed the lead level was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/25/indian-lake-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-16DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2%
… For the first time since 2019, property tax levy growth for school districts will be capped at 2%, up from 1.23% last … For the first time since 2019 property tax levy growth for school districts will be capped at 2 up from 123 last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-2-percent