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DiNapoli: Positive Fiscal Outlook for Plattsburgh
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report is part of DiNapoli’s fiscal stress initiative and is the latest in a series of … as we budget over the next two years.” Unlike many upstate New York communities, Plattsburgh’s population has remained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-positive-fiscal-outlook-plattsburghNYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for Retirement System for 2021-22
… The New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) today announced employer … flat for several years, but demographic changes, such as longer lifespans, and market volatility are nudging up … median assumed rate of return among state public pension funds is 7.25 percent as of July 2020, according to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-retirement-system-2021-22DiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… A total of 14 local governments in New York state ended their fiscal year 2023 with a fiscal stress … early warning to local officials about fiscal issues and give the public insight into their communities’ financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresLiberty Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-73)
… the Liberty Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials adequately … network user accounts. As a result, the District’s risk of a system compromise is increased. Establish adequate … vendors. As a result, the roles and responsibilities of each vendor providing services may not be understood and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/09/liberty-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-73Westhill Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-32)
… officials did not: Monitor employee Internet use. Eight of 10 employees’ computers we reviewed were used for personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/09/westhill-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-32Collection of Special Hauling and Divisible Load Overweight Permit Fees
… the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles and loads on the State highway system through a permitting process that … Central Permits Bureau (Bureau) and the regional offices. In contrast, a divisible load is any cargo that can be … we tested, we found significant and pervasive weaknesses in internal control at the regional office level that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/collection-special-hauling-and-divisible-load-overweight-permit-feesIX.10.B Federal Treasury Offset Program (TOP) Background – IX. Federal Grants
… government. This number is used for billing purposes, grant award applications, and drawdowns of federal grant … a centralized process called the “Treasury Offset Program” (TOP) that matches federal payments to New York … cash managed by OSC, the agency will be contacted by the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance’s Treasury staff. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix10b-federal-treasury-offset-program-top-backgroundThe Cost of Living in New York City: Transportation
Fueled by inflation, transportation prices in the New York City metropolitan area rose by almost two times as much as overall costs between 2019 and 2022, growing by over 21 percent. Since then, prices have come down.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/report-16-2025.pdfDiNapoli: NYC Forecasts $965 Million Surplus Fueled by Federal Aid
… New York City forecasts a surplus of $965 million in the fiscal year ending in June 2022 (FY 2022), based largely on the receipt of $750 million in unrestricted federal aid, and projects outyear gaps to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-nyc-forecasts-965-million-surplus-fueled-federal-aidDiNapoli Releases Sunset Park Economic Snapshot
… quality of life of the neighborhood are ideal for economic development investment,” said Brooklyn Borough President …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-releases-sunset-park-economic-snapshotDiNapoli Releases Analysis of 2022-23 Enacted State Budget
… in capital spending and debt. He also cautioned that many provisions weaken essential oversight and protections, … of $47.5 billion over the period. Education and Medicaid are the largest components of the budget and typically the … $18 billion that are unnecessarily opaque with respect to how the state would use these funds. These broad-scoped …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-releases-analysis-2022-23-enacted-state-budgetDiNapoli: Buffalo's Financial Condition Improves
… per capita in 2012 was $664, compared with $573 for other Big Four cities and $347 for all cities in New York; Buffalo …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-buffalos-financial-condition-improvesDiNapoli: Albany Challenged by Budgetary, Demographic Factors
… The city of Albany’s economy has been stabilized by state government and new industries, but is troubled by high … statewide rate of 7.7 percent as of April 2013. Albany’s population, after declining 29 percent from 1950 through … of the Albany fiscal profile visit: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/pubs/fiscalprofiles/albany.pdf For more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-albany-challenged-budgetary-demographic-factorsTown of Pelham - Information Technology (2019M-77)
… Personal Internet use was found on computers assigned to 10 employees who routinely accessed personal, private and … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Provide adequate oversight of employee Internet use to ensure it complies with Board policies. Provide employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/08/09/town-pelham-information-technology-2019m-77New Yorkers in Need: A Look at Poverty Trends in New York State for the Last Decade
… for essentials like food and housing. Since 2014, poverty rates in New York have surpassed the national … those with less than a high school education. This report is the first of a series examining poverty in New York. It … 11.7 million Americans out of poverty (as measured by the Supplemental Poverty Measure) in 2020. Refundable tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-look-poverty-trends-new-york-state-last-decadeNew York’s Agriculture Industry: A Resilient Part of State and Local Economies
… 9 percent of the State’s agricultural receipts came from crops grown for animal feed in 2020. 1 According to the … for farm workers went into effect. These standards required payment of overtime for hours worked over 60 hours … per week, and lowered the threshold at which farmers are required to provide unemployment insurance coverage for their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-agriculture-industry-resilient-part-state-and-local-economiesThird Quarter 2020 Local Sales Tax Collections Down 9.5 Percent; New York City’s Decline Offsets Uptick in the Rest of State
Statewide local sales tax collections in the third quarter of 2020 declined by 9.5 percent, or $452 million, over the same quarter in 2019.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/2020/pdf/2020-third-quarter-local-sales-tax-collections-down-9.5-percent.pdfDiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… to consume an increasing share of State Operating Funds spending over the next five years, growing from 5.4 to … while debt service spending was limited to 5% of All Funds receipts. The Debt Reform Act was intended to provide a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reformGarden City Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (2023M-161)
… officials cannot assure taxpayers that all IT assets are adequately accounted for and would be detected if lost, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/garden-city-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-2023m-161VendRep System Guide for Vendors
… System The VendRep System is a web-based application for the creation, completion, certification, and review of … Questionnaires by the vendor, which are available for review by authorized New York State Contracting Entity … when engaging in business with the State of New York for contracting purposes. Back to top System Roles Users are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/vendrep-system-guide-vendors