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Opinion 90-34
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Recipients … 293 of the Laws of 1988, provide that except as provided in a "special law", foreign fire insurance tax moneys must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34Other Bulletin No. 68.1
… the State University Construction Fund (SCF) and the Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. (CSEA), eligible … the Signing Bonus payment: Employees must have continuous service as stated in Civil Service Law Section 130.3(c) in CSEA bargaining unit 97 from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-681-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civil-serviceOther Bulletin No. 68
… the State University Construction Fund (SCF) and the Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. (CSEA), eligible … the Signing Bonus payment: Employees must have continuous service as stated in Civil Service Law Section 130.3(c) in CSEA bargaining unit 97 from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-68-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civil-serviceState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… $24,239 that they should have. Fairview Fire District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (Dutchess County) District officials did not ensure all employee payroll payments and leave accruals were accurate, monitored, … the board did not provide adequate oversight, segregate payroll duties or develop compensating controls or develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Harrisville Central School District – … the district will pay about $11,000 in interest expense on the surplus debt proceeds. Poughkeepsie City School … training. Auditors determined the district did not have service level agreements with its IT service providers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli: Costs Will Climb for Municipal Landfills
… governments that own landfills face nearly $300 million in estimated long-term costs for their active and closed … will be paid long after the revenue stream has ended." In 2017, local governments outside of New York City reported … (DEC), there are 2,745 solid waste facilities active in New York, of which at least 768 are owned by local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-costs-will-climb-municipal-landfillsDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for January 2014
… of Harriet Tubman Residential Center in Cayuga County to CNY Realty Development Co. LLC. Approved a $140,000 contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-january-2014State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal and School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … had prohibited interests in district contracts pursuant to New York State General Municipal Law. The board member’s … district officials were not familiar with requirements of New York State General Municipal Law as they relate to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-and-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… accounting records. As a result, the board’s ability to make informed financial decisions was inhibited because … did not file payroll reports or remit withholdings timely to the Internal Revenue Service or the New York State … authorized by an act of the state Legislature for the city to issue debt to liquidate the deficits. Village of North …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Declined 10 Percent in 2020
… were impacted more severely than those throughout the rest of the state during the entire year. Because the city was hit … the second quarter, compared to 19 percent for the rest of the state, and double-digit declines continued in the … sales tax collections. DiNapoli’s report also found: County sales tax collections decreased by 0.9 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020Opinion 2002-1
… program, the program's entitlement age, or the coverage and amount of any life insurance utilized in the program. … "but only to the extent authorized pursuant to section two hundred sixteen of [article 11-A]." With one exception not here relevant (see General Municipal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-1Asset Forfeiture Escrow Fund
… 6-v to require all moneys and proceeds from the sale of property realized as a consequence of a forfeiture under Article 13-A of the CPLR to be deposited into an asset … proceeds realized as a consequence of a forfeiture under Article 13-A of the CPLR . Annual Reporting Requirement GML …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/asset-forfeiture-escrow-fundTiconderoga Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-154)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period of July 1, 2010, through December 31, 2012. … update a multiyear financial plan to provide a framework for future budgets and facilitate the District’s management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/08/30/ticonderoga-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-154Copenhagen Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-142)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2014 … December 31, 2015. Background The Copenhagen Central School District is located in the Towns of Champion, Rutland …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/copenhagen-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-142Rotterdam Princetown No. 5 Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-372)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District controls are adequate to ensure that financial … activity is properly recorded and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/21/rotterdam-princetown-no-5-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialWyoming Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-67)
… funds to unrestricted fund balance (where allowed by law) or to other reserves established and maintained in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/wyoming-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-67Pride 2022
… Pride Tandra LaGrone CEO, In Our Own Voices, Albany, NY Tad Mack Deputy County Clerk of Monroe County Celebrating LGBTQ+ people of color in upstate and western New York About Pride Month Each June, Pride month …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/pride-2022DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3.9% in May Compared to Last Year
… in New York state increased by 3.9% in May compared to the same month in 2023, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … DiNapoli said. “New York City collections continued to be the main driver of growth, although most counties also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-up-39-percent-in-may-compared-last-yearChittenango Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-294)
… to ensure that the general fund’s unrestricted fund balance was within the statutory limit. District officials … were unable to demonstrate why $4.2 million in fund balance should be restricted in the debt service fund. The … realistic estimates of appropriations and the use of fund balance in the annual budgets and review all reserves and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/chittenango-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-294Schroon Lake Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-145)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2010 through July 31, 2013. Background … The District’s general fund budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year were approximately $7.4 million. … expenditures were well below the budgeted appropriations for each year we reviewed. The Board did not establish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/02/20/schroon-lake-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-145