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Financial Toolkit for Local Officials
Local government and school district leaders are faced with unprecedented challenges in the wake of the pandemic including simultaneously managing the public health response and the budgetary impacts of the financial crisis
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/financial-toolkitDiNapoli: 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 … DiNapoli’s office calculated the inflation factor at 2.95% for those with a June 30, 2026, fiscal year end. “For the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-at-two-percentFederal Balance of Payments – Federal Funding and New York
… In a tradition started by the late Senator Daniel Patrick … and the federal government. This annual report calculates how much each state remits to the federal government via federal tax policy in relation … In a tradition started by the late Senator Daniel Patrick …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-balance-paymentsPandemic Planning and Care for Vulnerable Populations (Follow-Up)
… Planning and Care for Vulnerable Populations (Report 2021-S-9 ). About the Program The Office for People with … disabilities (IDD). People with IDD face significant health issues making them more vulnerable in an emergency. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/pandemic-planning-and-care-vulnerable-populations-followImproper Medicaid Payments During Permissible Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Coverage (Follow-Up)
… During Permissible Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Coverage (Report 2022-S-35 ). About the Program The … Plan, resulting in DOH-authorized periods of overlapping coverage. The Essential Plan should be the primary payer and … DOH-authorized overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan coverage. The audit covered the period from January 2017 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/04/improper-medicaid-payments-during-permissible-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-planComptroller DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions
… his office reviewed 1,711 contracts valued at $6 billion and approved more than 1.7 million payments worth more than … rejected 175 contract transactions valued at $740 million and 791 payments valued at $1.3 million. As the state’s chief … officer, DiNapoli reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain contracts for state public authorities. He …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actionsApproved State Contracts and Payments for August 2017
… related transactions valued at $10.4 billion and nearly 800 payments valued at nearly $3 million. More information on … and payments is available at www.openbooknewyork.com . Major Contracts Approved Department of Agriculture & … Cost Recoveries The Comptroller’s rejection of nearly 800 payments valued at nearly $3 million included tax refunds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/approved-state-contracts-and-payments-august-2017Opinion 93-12
… advance payment to the school district. March 12, 1993 David S. Shaw, Esq., Attorney Poughkeepsie City School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12Opinion 92-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … (applicability of General Municipal Law, §207-m to salary of deputy police commissioner); (salary of individual … section 207m a deputy commissioner who upon the death of the commissioner is appointed to fill the vacancy in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29DiNapoli Finds Major Problems with Rochester School District Payments
… The Rochester City School District's payroll processes are disorganized, highly … costing taxpayers, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors also found … the district managed its purchases. "The Rochester City School District needs to substantially overhaul how it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-finds-major-problems-rochester-school-district-paymentsDiNapoli: Pension Contribution Rates for Employers Will Decrease for State Fiscal Year 2018-19
… Employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) in State Fiscal Year 2018-19 will decrease from State Fiscal Year 2017-18, … Employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System NYSLRS in State Fiscal Year 201819 will decrease from State Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-pension-contribution-rates-employers-will-decrease-state-fiscal-year-2018-19Opinion 90-6
… Services Districts (acceptance of corporate grant for day care purposes) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- Powers and Duties … accept a corporate grant for the purpose of providing day care services pursuant to the Social Services Law on the condition that a day care room be permanently named in a manner which identifies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-6Opinion 90-55
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … whether a village which abolishes its police department is still required to pay a police officer injured in the line … opinion, we concluded that the rights of a firefighter who is employed in a village fire department which is terminated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55Opinion 91-13*
… note that the option price, which represents approximately 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the COPS, is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-13Opinion 94-17
… [2]; see also General Municipal Law, §120-aa; Second Class Cities Law, §79). Although we are aware of no State … such amounts remaining unpaid on the date taxes are levied against the real property for which or in connection with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17Opinion 88-44
… will refrain from voting on any matter involving the firm. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§§800, et seq .) … Law, §801), and none of the exceptions contained in Article 18 are applicable (see General Municipal Law, §802). … who willfully or knowingly violates the provisions of Article 18 may be guilty of a misdemeanor (General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-44DiNapoli: Former Clerk/Treasurer of Village of Norwood Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $70K From Village
… and encourages the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-clerktreasurer-village-norwood-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-70k-villageDiNapoli: MTA Budget Outlook Improves
… period, yet it still plans to raise fares and tolls by 15 percent over a three-year period, according to an analysis … The MTA estimates that it would need to invest $26.6 billion during the 2015-2019 time frame to maintain and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/09/dinapoli-mta-budget-outlook-improvesState Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
… said. “At a minimum companies should voluntarily disclose how much and where they are putting their resources.” The … Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United struck down certain restraints on corporate political …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-corporations-disclose-political-spendingOpinion 88-79
… in and around the village (e.g., construction of a parking lot). The village also has caused to be created a local … or private undertaking. In 1987 Opns St Comp, No. 87-9, p 15, we concluded that a city may loan federal grant money to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79