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DiNapoli: State Could Face Tough Fiscal Decisions in Year Ahead

… The State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2017-18 Enacted Budget increases funding for … the budget came together more than a week into the fiscal year, the Legislature and Executive acted on critical budget … reduced tax revenue projections four times last fiscal year, and All Funds tax collections for last year, $74.4 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-state-could-face-tough-fiscal-decisions-year-ahead

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1749.1

… Eligibility Status Contracts for 21P teachers will end on the last day of the academic year as reported in the … academic service, the agency must submit a transaction on the Time Entry page using Earnings Code SSH – Summer … SSH will automatically calculate the hourly rate based on the annual salary effective on the Earns End Date divided …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/17491-2019-summer-session-payments-institution-teachers

Implementation of Suicide Prevention Task Force Recommendations

… facilitate greater access, awareness, collaboration, and support of effective suicide prevention activities. The audit … facilitate greater access, awareness, collaboration, and support of effective suicide prevention activities. In April … mortality and morbidity and that new tools and sources of support to address those challenges have been developed in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/12/17/implementation-suicide-prevention-task-force-recommendations

Food Insecurity Persists Post-Pandemic

… Introduction In March 2023, the Office of the State Comptroller reported that the … declined due to federal actions. 1 Nevertheless, one in ten, or about 800,000, New York households experienced … In March 2023 the Office of the State Comptroller reported that the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/food-insecurity-persists-post-pandemic

COVID-19 Relief Program Tracker

… a relief program to view its funding and spending, or download this month’s data for all programs. Data through … $1.0 billion, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act $4.0 billion, Coronavirus Response and … This funding administered by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) is intended to provide economic …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-relief-program-tracker

Fare Revenue Considerations for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority

… Authority, which provides transit (subway and bus), express bus, commuter rail and paratransit services to the New York … transit among comparable metro areas served by combined bus and subway operations in the U.S. As shown in Figure 4, … Transportation Authority which provides transit subway and bus express bus commuter rail and paratransit services to the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/fare-revenue-considerations-metropolitan-transportation-authority

College Readiness (2021-N-1)

To determine whether DOE is adequately preparing students for post-secondary institutions. Our audit covered the period from September 2015 through March 2022 and included students who were expected to graduate high school by August 2019.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21n1.pdf

Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-225

… and the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/SAC (Mass Salary Increase). If the employee does not meet the … to eligible employees in Agency 05680. Reason code SAC (Mass Salary Increase) – for transactions with an Effective … Available After Processing Control-D Report NHRP704 (Mass Salary Payment Report) will be available after …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-225-april-2016-salary-increase-judges-justices-and-new-york-city

Opinion 93-16

… by local government employees during regularly assigned work periods) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Regularly Assigned Work … earn credit under a service award program for responding to fire alarms during their "regularly assigned work … credits. You ask whether this action by the employer will permit credits to be earned. General Municipal Law, §217(c) …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16

Opinion 94-3

… AND HIGHWAYS -- Improvements (financing expenses for street improvements against abutting owners); (necessity to … owners or upon the board's own motion, to improve a street, highway, private road or right-of-way, and assess the … is commenced (1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-703, unreported; 23 Opns St Comp, 1967, p 537; Memorandum of the Department of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3

DiNapoli High-Tech is on the Rise in NYC

… High-tech is one of the fastest growing industries in New York City, … Manhattan and into Brooklyn and Queens. New York City is attracting tech firms because of its unmatched quality of … as a global center for innovation and my administration is committed to leveraging all of our resources effectively …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-high-tech-rise-nyc

DiNapoli: Strong Tax Collections and New Savings Initiatives Boost NYC's Short-Term Finances

… at least $2 billion in each of fiscal years 2024 through 2026 and about $4 billion in FY 2027. Still, the city … budget gaps of $4.2 billion in FY 2025, $5.9 billion in FY 2026 and nearly $7 billion in FY 2027. As a share of city …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-strong-tax-collections-and-new-savings-initiatives-boost-nycs-short-term-finances

DiNapoli: Wyandanch Public Library Audit Reveals Missing Cash, Excess Benefits

… in the audit, including that the library: Recover all moneys that the treasurer failed to deposit in the … and following up on any inconsistencies; Ensuring that all payments to the treasurer are in accordance with the … authorized to process payroll; Monitor payroll by ensuring all employees swipe into the clocking device to record time …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-wyandanch-public-library-audit-reveals-missing-cash-excess-benefits

DiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report

… (IDAs) reported 4,262 active projects with a total value of $114 billion in 2020, an increase of $5.3 billion from the prior year, according to an annual … While reported project values have risen, the number of projects has decreased by 58, or 1.3%, since 2019. This …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-report

DiNapoli: New York Sees Improvement in Condition of Local Bridges

… One in 10 locally owned bridges in New York state is rated in poor condition, according to a report released today … condition, down from 12.1% in 2017. The regions with the highest percentage of local bridges in poor condition in 2023 … (48.7%), and Western New York (45.4%) regions have the highest share of local bridges in good condition. Nearly …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-new-york-sees-improvement-condition-local-bridges

Homeless Services Housing Needs Assessment (Follow-Up)

… including assessment of needs, case management, access to health care (including physical and mental health), treatment for substance abuse, childcare … the need for temporary housing and treatment of physical, mental health, and/or substance abuse issues. Beginning in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessment-follow

DiNapoli and James Announce Guilty Plea of Former New York City Council Candidate in Straw Donation Scheme

… false filings on a separate felony complaint on January 10, 2018. Mendez and Gonzalez are alleged to have provided … in public matching funds. Alvarez agreed to pay back $10,450 in restitution and fines as part of his plea deal. The …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-and-james-announce-guilty-plea-former-new-york-city-council-candidate-straw-donation-scheme

DiNapoli: NYC Projects Surplus in the Current Year but Faces Budget Risks in the Years Ahead

… 2019 fiscal year (FY) surplus is expected to grow as the year progresses with continued strong revenue collections and the reallocation of unneeded reserves, but the city faces significant budget gaps and risks in the coming years, according to a report released today by …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/dinapoli-nyc-projects-surplus-current-year-faces-budget-risks-years-ahead