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DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.2% in Second Quarter

… $5.83 billion in the second calendar quarter (April-June) of 2024, an increase of 2.2%, or $127 million, compared to the same quarter last … was largely driven by New York City, all other regions of the state also saw increases. “Growth in local sales tax … $583 billion in the second calendar quarter AprilJune of 2024 an increase of 22 or $127 million compared to the …

DiNapoli: New York Sees Improvement in Condition of Local Bridges

… $29 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) … sorely needed repairs and maintenance are completed.” As of 2023, New York had 17,573 highway bridges. Local governments, mostly counties, own 50.6% or 8,891 of the state’s bridges. New York Compared to the Nation …

DiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Pleads Guilty in $50,000 Theft

… to pay for white water rafting and dating through Match.com, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. … from taxpayers to pay for white water rafting and Match.com,” DiNapoli said. “I thank District Attorney Brooks Baker … “This case represents yet another in a recent sad epidemic of public trust violations,” Steuben County District Attorney …

DiNapoli: Two Western NY BOCES Holding Millions in Surplus Funds

… and Orleans/Niagara Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) withheld millions of dollars in surplus funds that should have been refunded to … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Excessive amounts of money can sit unused or in unauthorized reserve funds …

DiNapoli: Extreme Weather and Disaster Response Costs Rise in NY

… Thomas P. DiNapoli found the frequency of severe weather in the state is growing, taking a toll on New York’s … and leave states and communities vulnerable to extreme weather and flooding. Since 1998, federal assistance to New … annual amounts are variable based on the severity of weather events, the aid provided captures only a portion of …

DiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Higher Than Projections in First Quarter

… receipts totaled $33.2 billion through the first quarter of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025-26, $580.5 million higher than the most recent Division of the Budget (DOB) estimates. State tax collections were also $3.3 billion higher than the first quarter of 2024, according to the monthly State Cash Report released …

School Districts – Lead in Water: Testing and Reporting (2025-MS-2)

… These conditions occurred because most of the Districts did not develop or maintain a complete sampling plan and did not have or maintain a complete remedial action plan. … identify all water outlets for sampling or exemption, 16 did not have a sampling plan, and four had an incomplete …

Compliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act

… dangerous or persistently dangerous. The Department did not designate persistently dangerous schools for the … the option to transfer to a safe public school. One school did not retain summary VADIR information as required. Two …

DiNapoli: Franklin School District Saves $826,000 in Health Care Costs

… insurance carrier’s rates to the new carrier, Franklin CSD saved a total of $543,000 from 2013 through 2015. During …

DiNapoli: Former Almond Treasurer Took $22,000 in Fire Department Funds

… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the arrest of former Almond Volunteer Fire Department Treasurer Sally … uncovered missing funds during an audit and investigation of the Almond Fire Department, located in Allegany County, … worked with local law enforcement to determine the extent of the fraud. Dieter is due back in court on September 8. …

DiNapoli's Auditors Halt $21.3 Million in Suspicious 2016 Tax Refunds

… days. "My auditors are committed to safeguarding the funds of honest New Yorkers," DiNapoli said. "We'll stay one step ahead of the schemes used by tax cheats, and look to ensure only … auditors work cooperatively with the Department of Taxation and Finance to stop questionable refunds and to …

DiNapoli: Increase in Older Inmates Challenges New York's Prison System

… New York's prison population is decreasing, but the number of inmates age 50 and over rose 46 percent from 2007 to 2016, … $380 million in 2015-16 State Fiscal Year, an increase of $64.5 million, or 20.4 percent, in the last three years. "New York must confront the challenges of an aging inmate population," DiNapoli said. "We need to …

DiNapoli: State Could Face Tough Fiscal Decisions in Year Ahead

… than $10.5 billion in new state debt and allows billions of dollars in lump sum spending with minimal disclosure, … that will help New York move forward. However, billions of dollars in spending lacks key details that would better … receipts. The General Fund balance at the end of SFY 2016-17 was $7.7 billion, approximately $1.7 billion …

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.6% in First Quarter

… of growth since the first quarter in 2021, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … DiNapoli. This growth was largely driven by New York City, with several upstate regions experiencing a year-over-year decline for the quarter. “Local sales tax …

DiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Exceeded Updated Projections in First Quarter

… receipts totaled $27.6 billion through the first quarter of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24, $450.8 million higher than estimates released in the Division of the Budget’s (DOB) Enacted Budget Financial Plan. However, … revenue collections performed better than the Division of the Budget’s current estimates for the first quarter, but …

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grow by Nearly 9% in November

… estimating their own revenue projections for the remainder of the year.” New York City’s collections totaled $770 million, an increase of 10.7%, or $74 million, over November of 2021. All but a handful of counties experienced some …

IX.3 Establish & Maintain Federal Grants in SFS for Non-Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants

IX.4 Establish & Maintain Federal Grants in SFS for Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants

… Enterprise Services Automation (ESA) is a group of PeopleSoft modules … that includes Project Costing, Grants Management, and Customer Contracts. Agencies that have started using ESA are … only onboarded agencies that manage projects, grants and customer contracts through ESA within the Statewide Financial …

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 20% in Third Quarter

… totaled $5.2 billion in the third quarter (July-September of 2021), up $861 million (20%) from the same period last year and continuing the trend of exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to a report … experiencing significant drops during the early outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic,” DiNapoli said. “This growth is an …

DiNapoli Announces Reduction in Employer Contribution Rates for Retirement System

… York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) for both of its systems – the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and … In addition, DiNapoli lowered the long-term assumed rate of return on the Fund’s investments from 6.8% to 5.9%. “The … ensure our state’s pension fund will continue to be one of the nation’s strongest and best-funded,” DiNapoli said. …