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Town of Lockport – Building Permit Fee Collections (2025M-56)
… Building Inspector (Inspector) properly manage building permit fee collections? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – June 18, 2024 Understanding the Audit Area A building permit is an official document issued by a local government − … own local rules and regulations and establishes building permit fee (permit fee) amounts which vary based on property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-lockport-building-permit-fee-collections-2025m-56NYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Second Quarter Results
… year," DiNapoli said. "The Fund's value continued to rise with equities markets this year, but more significantly … mortgages (24.3 percent), private equity (7.8 percent), real estate (6.6 percent), absolute return strategies (2.7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-second-quarter-resultsNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results
… we have welcomed the stock market's nearly decade-long rise. Our foremost goal will always be to find stable, … mortgages (23.7 percent), private equity (7.6 percent), real estate (6.5 percent), absolute return strategies (2.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-third-quarter-resultsDiNapoli Announces Oil Spill Fund Agreement With St. Lawrence County
… to convert the site of an abandoned auto repair garage in the Village of Canton into a community green space with … as part of the deal. The property is considered a key link in the development of the village's Riverside Renaissance … Oil Spill Fund, which is administered by DiNapoli's office in coordination with the state Department of Environmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-announces-oil-spill-fund-agreement-st-lawrence-countyNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports Second Quarter Results
… State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) estimated return in the second quarter of the State Fiscal Year 2018-2019 was … 30, 2018, the Fund had 41.4 percent of its assets invested in publicly traded domestic equities and 15.6 percent in international public equities. The remaining Fund assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-second-quarter-resultsNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports Third Quarter Results
… State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) estimated return in the third quarter of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2018-19 … 31, 2018, the Fund had 36.4 percent of its assets invested in publicly traded domestic equities and 14.9 percent in international public equities. The remaining Fund assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-third-quarter-resultsNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports First Quarter Results
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) estimated return in the first quarter of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019-20 was 3.38 percent for the … estimated value to $216.2 billion, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The Fund is off to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-first-quarter-resultsNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports Second Quarter Results
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) estimated return in the second quarter of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020-21 was 6.24 percent for … Sept. 30, 2020, and ended the quarter with an estimated value of $226.4 billion, according to New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-second-quarter-resultsDiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Return
… relies on riders returning systemwide and the MTA’s best option for achieving that is increased safety, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-returnDiNapoli: Some NYC Schools Failing to Report Violent, Disruptive Incidents
… York City Department of Education: Accuracy of Reported Discharge Data Exhibit B VADIR Reportable Incidents by … 6 0 0 0 Assault with physical injury* 7 232 182 50 Reckless endangerment* 8 88 33 55 Minor altercations (no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-some-nyc-schools-failing-report-violent-disruptive-incidentsDiNapoli: System Glitch Left Too Many NYC Heat & Hot Water Complaints Ignored
… and Development (HPD) has likely missed numerous complaints because it wrongly thought they were duplicates, … for years,” DiNapoli said. “By failing to respond to their complaints, HPD not only put New Yorkers at risk, but it … – the “Heat Season” – and hot water 24 hours a day. Tenant complaints about lack of adequate heat and hot water are sent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-system-glitch-left-too-many-nyc-heat-hot-water-complaints-ignoredDiNapoli: NYC Sales Tax Collections Strong Due to Tourism and Commuter Return, Fueling Statewide Strength
… their pandemic lows. Sales growth has begun to slow, and my office expects growth to return to normal in the near …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-nyc-sales-tax-collections-strong-due-tourism-and-commuter-return-fueling-statewide-strengthDiNapoli Warns Changing Fiscal Landscape Could Increase Budget Challenges for Local Governments
… represents the smallest portion of overall revenue for local governments, it was the fastest growing source of … budget deficits, including overriding the property tax cap to increase their tax levies. Local governments are at a greater …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-warns-changing-fiscal-landscape-could-increase-budget-challenges-local-governmentsDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Outperform Projections for State Fiscal Year 2024-25
… $117.5 billion, $2.1 billion higher than forecast by the Division of the Budget (DOB) in the SFY 2025-26 Executive Budget Financial Plan, according … totaled $1175 billion $21 billion higher than forecast by the Division of the Budget DOB in the SFY 202526 Executive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-outperform-projections-state-fiscal-year-2024-2530% New York State Initiative
… food products are provided to children as part of their lunch meal in school, while also supporting local farmers and … York-sourced food products to children as part of their lunch meal in school. Annually, $10 million is appropriated … of school food programs—with reimbursement for school lunch meals. The Initiative increases the reimbursement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/16/30-new-york-state-initiativeDiNapoli: State's Cash Position is Strong
… initially anticipated. “The current state fiscal year is nearly half over, and the state’s cash position is strong,” DiNapoli said. “Settlements have already brought the state more than $3 billion, and more is on the way. The level of tax receipts is important for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-states-cash-position-strongOpinion 88-25
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARK DISTRICTS -- Use of (exclusion of nonresidents); … guarantees, a town board may exclude nonresidents of a park district from the facilities of the district. However, … to govern an improvement district (see Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][ii][d][3][1]). As noted in Opn No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-25New Windsor Couple Charged With Stealing Over $2 Million From New York By Submitting False Medicaid Provider Claims
… Thursday, October 30, 2025, Rohail Raja, age 45, and his wife, Sharma Alam, age 45, both of the Town of New Windsor, were arrested and charged with Grand Larceny in the First Degree … on Thursday October 30 2025 Rohail Raja age 45 and his wife Sharma Alam age 45 both of the Town of New Windsor were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/new-windsor-couple-charged-stealing-over-2-million-new-york-submitting-false-medicaid-provider-claimsOpinion 89-58
… authorized to provide same improvements or services) PARK DISTRICTS -- Establishment (authority to establish park district within an existing park district) TOWN LAW, §§81, 198, 202, 202-a, 220: A town … 12 or sections 81 or 220 of the Town Law may establish a park district within an existing larger park district and if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-58Opinion 92-17
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Agreements (right of towns to … school district purposes shall be distributed to the towns in the county or whether such areas may be omitted entirely from the sales tax distribution scheme set forth in the agreement. Under subdivision (a) of Tax Law, §1262, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-17