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DiNapoli: Home Ownership Grants Helping Low- and Moderate-Income New Yorkers
… awarded to homeowners through the state’s Affordable Home Ownership Development Program are being given only to … “While there is some room for improvement, the Affordable Home Ownership Development Program is working well to help … of affordable housing.” The program, designed to promote home ownership and stimulate development, provides grants to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-home-ownership-grants-helping-low-and-moderate-income-new-yorkersOpinion 88-73
… FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (creation of by town for improvement district) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c(3)(a); … a suburban town may not establish a capital reserve fund for improvement district purposes. This is in reply to your … of the second class may establish a capital reserve fund for improvement district purposes. You note that suburban …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-73Opinion 95-21
… been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-21Statement From NY State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on Mayor's November Financial Plan Update
… managing the influx of asylum seekers in Fiscal Years (FY) 2026 and 2027 — part of the $10 billion added for this cost … manage spending pressures this year and potentially even build reserves to buffer against future unanticipated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/statement-ny-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-mayors-november-financial-plan-updateIII.3 Scope of the SFS – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… on to the SFS through an automatic interface. Reports and data extracts of processed transactions are made available to … operations. The SFS does not generate budget preparation data for bill drafting purposes and is not intended to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii3-scope-sfsDiNapoli: Former Village of Bemus Point Clerk-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Village Funds
… that former clerk-treasurer of the village of Bemus Point, Jennifer Jaegar, pleaded guilty to the theft of more than $58,000 in village funds. Jaeger, 39, of Bemus Point, admitted that from 2015 to 2020 she wrote village … District Attorney Jason Schmidt. “The Village of Bemus Point, like many of our local municipalities here in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-former-village-bemus-point-clerk-treasurer-pleads-guilty-embezzling-village-fundsDiNapoli: State Tax Revenues $3 Billion Below Last Year
… were higher than expected by the Division of the Budget (DOB), but collections through the first eight months of the … last year and $806.7 million higher than the projection in DOB’s State Fiscal Year 2021 Mid-Year Update, issued Oct. 30. … year in April through November were $374.6 million above DOB’s latest projections. “With ongoing economic challenges, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-state-tax-revenues-3-billion-below-last-yearDiNapoli: Mount Vernon Officials Failed to Establish Basic and Routine Financial Policies
… of the city’s finances during this difficult time. It is my hope that other city officials will work with the Mayor on … City of Mount Vernon Financial Reporting and Oversight Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-mount-vernon-officials-failed-establish-basic-and-routine-financial-policiesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Drop 8.2 Percent in July
… Sales tax revenue for local governments in July fell 8.2 percent compared to the same period last year, … since March, when the COVID-19 pandemic began to affect sales tax collections. Nearly every county in every region of … Sales tax revenue for local governments in July fell 82 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-drop-82-percent-julyMTA-NYC Transit Medical Assessment Centers
… Purpose To determine whether the MTA-NYC Transit Medical Assessment Centers performed medical examinations for NYC Transit and MTA Bus employees in an economical manner. The … two of them, MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus) and New York City Transit (Transit), provide bus service. Transit issued a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/10/mta-nyc-transit-medical-assessment-centersAudit of the Tuition Assistance Program at Pratt Institute
… Purpose To determine whether Pratt Institute complied with the Education Law (Law) and the Commissioner of Education's … $41,000 per year. TAP is an entitlement program designed to provide funds for paying tuition costs to eligible … To determine whether Pratt Institute complied with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/16/audit-tuition-assistance-program-pratt-instituteProperty Tax Freeze Credit
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether the Property Tax … Credit (PTF Credit) payments approved by the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) were appropriate and … the PTF Credit in 2014, homeowners must receive the STAR property tax exemption (i.e., the property must be the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/22/property-tax-freeze-creditTravel Advisory No. 15
… During the Governors Executive Directive to Work from Home …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/15-covid-19-travel-and-expense-temporary-exceptionsMedicaid Program – Accuracy of Medicaid Eligibility Determined by NY State of Health
… NY State of Health (NYSOH, New York’s online health plan marketplace) properly sent accurate, complete, and timely … to Medicaid recipients. NYSOH is the State-run health plan marketplace organized under the Department where individuals, … NY State of Health NYSOH New Yorks online health plan marketplace properly sent accurate complete and timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/17/medicaid-program-accuracy-medicaid-eligibility-determined-ny-state-healthRoosevelt Fire District – Financial Operations and Information Technology (2013M-112)
… is supposed to restart the District’s IT operations from daily back-up files the event of an emergency, this process … clear and specific guidelines. Consider revising the daily maximum amounts that it authorizes for meals and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/09/roosevelt-fire-district-financial-operations-and-information-technologyTown of Henrietta – Financial Management and Purchasing (2013M-208)
… or procedures to help properly classify individuals as independent contractors or employees, and made payments totaling $175,000 to four individuals as independent contractors, who likely should have been treated … the duties of the payroll clerk and ensure that a payroll certification is completed. Establish adequate internal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/01/24/town-henrietta-financial-management-and-purchasing-2013m-208Montgomery County – Financial Condition (2013M-234)
… and defining reasonable amounts of unexpended surplus funds that the County should maintain. Develop and adopt … Closely monitor the County’s use of unexpended surplus funds and ensure that action is taken, if necessary, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/montgomery-county-financial-condition-2013m-234Saratoga County – Financial Condition (2013M-235)
… and Federal aid. The County’s 2013 budget for Maplewood Manor Nursing Home is approximately $26 million, funded … the fund used to account for the operations of Maplewood Manor (the County-run nursing home) have shown negative … County are a result of the operating deficits in Maplewood Manor caused by the increasing costs to run the facility. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/saratoga-county-financial-condition-2013m-235Town of Fishkill – Fiscal Stress (2013M-188)
… in 2009 to a $1.4 million deficit at the end of 2011. To cover operating expenses, Town officials loaned moneys … primarily because sewer revenues were not sufficient to cover operating costs; and the town-outside-village general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/16/town-fishkill-fiscal-stress-2013m-188Village of Clyde – Financial Management and Board Oversight (2013M-96)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Village’s financial management and the … approximately 2,100 residents. The Village is governed by a Board of Trustees which comprises four elected Trustees and … officials have not developed policies and procedures to govern budgeting practices and the level of unexpended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/16/village-clyde-financial-management-and-board-oversight-2013m-96