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DiNapoli: April Sales Tax Collections Decline Over 24 Percent After COVID-19 Shutdown
… Local sales tax collections dropped 24.4 percent in April compared to April 2019, leaving many of New York’s … P. DiNapoli. Sales tax collections totaled $1.02 billion in April. Plummeting sales tax collections were widespread, … hit hard by this virus or the budget cuts could be severe in some communities.“ Social distancing protocols were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-april-sales-tax-collections-decline-over-24-percent-after-covid-19-shutdownMaintenance and Inspection of Event Recorder Units (Follow-Up)
… (MTA) is a public benefit corporation chartered by the New York State Legislature. MTA’s New York City Transit (Transit) is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/21/maintenance-and-inspection-event-recorder-units-followTitle V Operating Permit Program Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance for the Eight Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2017 (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the five … Amendments of 1990 (Act). The purpose of the Program is to help control excessive industrial pollution by requiring … and changes in fund balance; whether Department officials have made reasonable estimates of anticipated Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/title-v-operating-permit-program-revenues-expenditures-and-changes-fund-balance-eightState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: NYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for 2025-26
… contribution rates will increase from 15.2% to 16.5% of payroll for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and from 31.2% to 33.7% of payroll for the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS). NYSLRS is made up of these two systems, which pay service and disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-2025-26DiNapoli: Safeway Supermarkets Commit to Sustainable Palm Oil
… in the U.S. — has agreed to give preference to suppliers of 100% verified sustainable palm oil and set a goal of using only sustainable palm oil in all of its Safeway-brand products. As a result of the company’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-safeway-supermarkets-commit-sustainable-palm-oilEDSS - Contract Reporter Exemption Request Help
… with an asterisk, and you will not be allowed to continue in the EDSS application until those fields are complete. For … ID field and then list the vendors and their Vendor IDs in the justification, or attach the Vendor Award list. Why does it say "New" in the SFS CRERID field? The system says NEW because this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-contract-reporter-exemption-request-helpDiNapoli Announces Sale of $540 Million State of New York General Obligation Bonds
… The bonds are scheduled to be delivered on March 26, 2025. “These bonds, all of which have been approved by the … here: https://osc.ny.gov/press/docs/bond-sale-summary-2025 . The Series 2025A Tax-Exempt Bonds, the Series 2025B …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-announces-sale-540-million-state-new-york-general-obligation-bondsPost Retirement Reporting
… Overview School districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational … retiree exceeds the earnings limit. Annually report all public retirees who were on payroll during the previous … Retirees Who Exceed the Earnings Limit Before hiring a public retiree , you should be aware of the laws governing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/post-retirement-reportingDiNapoli: Greene County Couple Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Over $35,000 in Pension Payments
… Tuomey, 56, and her husband, Stephen B. Tuomey, 60, today for allegedly stealing over $35,000 in pension payments. “The … I thank DA Stanzione and the New York State Police for their continued partnership in protecting the pension … death of Stephen’s father to the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS). Instead, a total of $30,189.80 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-greene-county-couple-arrested-allegedly-stealing-over-35000-pension-paymentsPublic Authorities
… Public authorities are public benefit corporations created to … by a separate board of directors appointed by elected officials for varying terms of office. Funding and Operations … by public authorities without voter approval. The debt service for these bonds is usually supported by revenues of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/public-authoritiesNYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for SFY 2026-27
… today announced employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) for State … System (ERS) and from 33.7% to 36.5% of payroll for the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS). NYSLRS is made up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-sfy-2026-27Opinion 2006-10
… lease of unneeded real property owned by, but not required for the purposes of, any town improvement district must be … the town board to lease unneeded town real property in the name of the town upon adoption of a resolution subject to … a fiduciary duty to take appropriate steps to secure the best price obtainable in their judgment or the most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10Town of Eden - Real Property Tax Exemptions (2018M-231)
… by adequate documentation. Key Findings We reviewed 58 out of 765 agricultural, veteran and senior citizen exemptions, … $2.9 million, on properties with a total assessed value of $7.7 million. The Assessors: Granted or subsequently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/15/town-eden-real-property-tax-exemptions-2018m-231State Agencies Bulletin No. 1620
… of changes to the pensionable overtime earnings limit for Tier 6 Employee Retirement System (ERS) members. … reflect the pensionable overtime earnings limit of $16,406 for calendar year 2018 in accordance with ERS publications. … of changes to the pensionable overtime earnings limit for Tier 6 Employee Retirement System ERS members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1620-tier-6-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-calendar-year-2018-employeesElba Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-96)
… in 2013-14 and if the Board had used overfunded reserves to pay $860,000 of related expenditures rather than … based on historical or other known trends. Review reserves to determine whether they are necessary and reasonably … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. 1 Our audit focused primarily …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/elba-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-96Fort Edward Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-67)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … the District relied on the appropriation of fund balance to finance recurring expenditures and, as a result, the … should monitor the District’s use of fund balance to ensure that action is taken, if necessary, to identify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/17/fort-edward-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-67XVII.2.B Negative Appropriation/Segregation Budgets – XVII. Lapsing Appropriations
… Appropriations/Segregations can NOT lapse with a negative balance (where expenditures have exceeded the budget … amount). It is the agency’s responsibility to correct any negative balance. All negative balances on appropriations and … should use NYKK0264 – Negative Segregation Balance report to identify these negative balances. To run the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvii/xvii2b-negative-appropriationsegregation-budgetsVillage of Hagaman – Claims Auditing (2022M-11)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Hagaman (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) ensured claims were properly audited and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/06/17/village-hagaman-claims-auditing-2022m-11Ramapo Catskill Library System – Procurement (2015M-84)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Library System’s procurement processes for the … $4.4 million. Key Findings Library System officials did not seek competition when making purchases on behalf of the System’s member public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/07/03/ramapo-catskill-library-system-procurement-2015m-84