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DiNapoli: 2015 Sales Tax Collections Drop in 30 Counties
… 57 counties outside of New York City last year, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … grew by 3.6 percent, or $552 million, in 2015 compared to 2014. But the increase was nearly exclusively driven by … “The unpredictability in sales tax collections continues to have financial ramifications for our local governments and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-2015-sales-tax-collections-drop-30-countiesTown of Seward – Financial Management (2016M-353)
… budgets that consistently overestimated expenditures and underestimated revenues. Key Recommendation Expand the … to cover reasonable amounts to maintain in each fund and how to manage annual operating surpluses. … The purpose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/12/30/town-seward-financial-management-2016m-353Anthem Blue Cross – Coordination of Benefits With Medicare
… programs. NYSHIP covers about 1.2 million active and retired State, participating local government, and school district employees, and their dependents. The Empire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/19/anthem-blue-cross-coordination-benefits-medicareStanley Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-259)
… controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that District moneys … The Stanley Fire District, located in Ontario County, is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate … and disbursements, credit cards, claims processing, capital planning, and information technology. The Treasurer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/22/stanley-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-259Caton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2013M-237)
… activity is properly recorded and reported and that Com …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/01/caton-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Moody's Upgrade of New York State General Obligation Bonds
… “Today’s announcement by Moody’s Investors Service brings New York’s rating for its General Obligation bonds and the … rating upgrade is a positive reflection on the steps the Governor and the Legislature have taken in recent years to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-moodys-upgrade-new-york-state-generalMitchell-Lama Vacancies
… Objective To determine whether the New York City (NYC) Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) … is charged with promoting the quality and affordability of NYC’s housing. In NYC, there are 93 HPD-supervised Mitchell-Lama rental and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/13/mitchell-lama-vacanciesMedicaid Payments for Excessive Dental Services (Follow-Up)
… our initial audit report, Medicaid Payments for Excessive Dental Services (Report 2009-S-46). Background Our initial … on August 16, 2010, examined Medicaid payments for routine dental services, such as cleanings and oral evaluations, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/medicaid-payments-excessive-dental-services-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1759
… Purpose To inform the Tug Hill Commission of the implementation of the New York State Paid Family Leave program Affected … details on Paid Family Leave are available at: www.ny.gov/PaidFamilyLeave . The New York State Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1759-new-york-state-paid-family-leave-program-employees-tug-hill-commissionVillage of Lake George – Records and Reports (2024M-82)
… complete, accurate and timely records and reports to allow the Village Board (Board) to effectively manage the Village’s financial operations. … The Treasurer and former Board-appointed Secretary to the Mayor (Secretary) did not properly fulfill their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/13/village-lake-george-records-and-reports-2024m-82Madison County – Temporary Courthouse Lease and Renovations (2019M-41)
… Recommendations Conduct and document a thorough analysis of leasing alternatives before making major financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/01/08/madison-county-temporary-courthouse-lease-and-renovations-2019m-41Opinion 90-17
… and equipment of the fire district, it makes no provision for the surplus moneys of the district. Consequently, it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-17DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Drop Over 32 Percent in May
… Sales tax revenue for local governments in May fell 32.3 percent … hit hard by this virus to avoid severe cuts to critical services.” DiNapoli reported that local sales tax … received $824 million (19.2 percent) less in sales tax revenue than they did during that same period in 2019. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-drop-over-32-percent-mayOpinion 2007-6
… POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to one-time payment made to next ranking subordinate officer) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW § … a bargaining unit and is the highest ranking subordinate to the police chief in a village police department receives a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-6State Agencies Bulletin No. 1654
… appropriate retirement system. Agencies must complete ERS Form RS2050 to report service credit days in excess of days …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1654-2018-summer-session-payments-institution-teachersState Agencies Bulletin No. 1749
… bulletin is superseded by Payroll Bulletin 1749.1. Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the 2019 … is 21P, is not working Summer Session and will not return to work in the fall of 2019, the agency must process a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1749-2019-summer-session-payments-institution-teachersState Agencies Bulletin No. 1574
… Bulletin 1574.1. Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the 2017 Institution Teacher Summer Session … as determined by the facility Eligibility Status Contracts for 21P teachers will end on the last day of the academic … in the time Entry page with the number of hours worked. Retirement and Deduction Information For Calendar (CAL) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1574-2017-summer-session-payments-institution-teachersOpinion 97-20
… Uses (remodeling and purchasing appliances for firehouse kitchen) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise … to remodel and purchase appliances for the firehouse kitchen. You ask whether a volunteer fire department may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20State Agencies Bulletin No. 2236.1
… report changes to maintenance deductions by inserting a new effective dated row on the General Deductions page. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/22361-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsDeRuyter Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting(S9-25-4)
… Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and reporting for lead contamination began in 2016, and subsequent testing … did not have a sampling plan to identify all water outlets for sampling or exemption. While the former Head of Buildings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/deruyter-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportings9-25-4