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First Quarter 2021 Local Sales Taxes Down 3.9 Percent; New York City Declines While the Rest of the State Grows
Local government sales tax collections declined by 3.9 percent, or $173 million, in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/first-quarter-2021-local-sales-taxes-down-3.9-percent.pdfComptroller’s Update: State Fiscal Year 2014-15 Revenue Trends through the Mid-Year, October 2014
The State ended the first half of State Fiscal Year 2014-15 in an improved cash position, due largely to unanticipated settlement revenues and tax receipts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-update-mid-year-2014-15.pdfReview of the Four-Year Financial Plan for the City of New York - July 2003
The national recession in 2001 put an end to the spectacular growth in City tax collections that occurred during the late 1990s and into 2000.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-9-2004.pdfReport on the State Fiscal Year 2018-19 Enacted Budget Financial Plan and Capital Program and Financing Plan, July 2018
Unexpectedly high personal income tax receipts and other factors resulted in a positive end to the State's last fiscal year with a General Fund balance of $9.4B
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-enacted-financial-plan-2018-19.pdfDiNapoli: Regional Land Banks Fighting Urban Blight
… State Comptroller DiNapoli today released a report on the … New York currently has 15 active land banks throughout the state that acquire properties in an effort to return them to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-regional-land-banks-fighting-urban-blightCity of Long Beach - Budget Review (B19-7-4)
… includes appropriations of $1.9 million in termination salary payments, yet expenditures have averaged $2.2 million … did not modify the proposed budget to reflect a budgeted increase in refuse and garbage rates until June 2018. The … authorized $2.2 million in debt to cover termination salary related expenditures, planned to be issued prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/05/10/city-long-beach-budget-review-b19-7-4State Agencies Bulletin No. 1559
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the 2017 Special Assignment to Duty Pay. Affected Employees Employees of the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1559-2017-special-assignment-duty-pay-civil-service-employees-associationContributing Toward Your Retirement – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… 11) Members You are not required to contribute toward your retirement. However, you can make voluntary annuity savings … also be subject to a tax penalty. Please read the election form carefully before submitting and speak to a tax advisor … rate on what you actually earned in the last completed State fiscal year (April 1 to March 31). Part-time employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/contributing-toward-your-retirementOpinion 96-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … year of a fire district may be changed only by act of the State Legislature. You ask how a fire district may change its … power to adopt a local law superseding section 181 (see NY Const, art IX, §3[d][2]; Municipal Home Rule Law, §2[8]; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-12State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… as of December 31, 2019 in the general and highway funds and water district were excessive, ranging from 89 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Town of Boylston – Financial Condition (2021M-69)
… As a result, it levied more taxes than necessary to sustain operations. The Board: Did not adopt realistic budgets and failed to monitor budgetary results during the year. Allowed excessive levels of surplus funds to increase. As of December 31, 2020, the general fund’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/03/town-boylston-financial-condition-2021m-69State Agencies Bulletin No. 1068
To inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the LLS payment and to provide instructions for payments not processed automatically
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1068-april-2011-civil-service-employees-association-csea-longevity-lump-sumNew York’s Agriculture Industry: A Resilient Part of State and Local Economies
… industry supports jobs and communities throughout New York State. According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, in … disruptions in supply chains. Agriculture and the State Economy According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, milk is the State’s largest agricultural commodity, ranking fifth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-agriculture-industry-resilient-part-state-and-local-economiesClaims Auditing – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… contracts in excess of the monetary threshold based on "best value" (competitive offering), instead of competitive … the contract was appropriately awarded on the basis of "best value." 6 A locality’s procurement policy generally … to the monetary thresholds and awards on the basis of "best value," see our Local Government Management Guide - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/claims-auditingAbout the Academy
… Comptroller DiNapoli launched The Academy for New York State's Local Officials – an innovative and strategic program … typically offered each year, local officials across the State can rely on the Office of the State Comptroller’s expert technical assistance to help them …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/academy/about-academyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were issued
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … School District #30 and Westhill Central School District . State Comptroller DiNapoli has made it a priority to audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 93-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … the district (County Law, §256). The courts in this state have held that in determining whether a particular …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-14Opinion 92-56
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … by the town and county officers training school of the state of New York, or in attending a convention, conference … employees if the additional compensation is authorized by State statute or by a duly enacted local law. For example, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-56Real Estate Portfolio (Follow-Up)
… development, energy efficiency, renewables and innovation, for the benefit of our customers and all New Yorkers.” To … license lasts 50 years and includes a land management plan for property affected by the hydroelectric plant. Any … public authority to maintain adequate inventory controls for all of its property and to periodically review this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/28/real-estate-portfolio-follow