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AFR Modernization – Uploading Financial Data with Bulk Load
This webinar is one in a series preparing local officials for the new Annual Financial Report (AFR) currently being developed by our staff at the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). In this session, attendees will learn how to upload Financial Statement data into the AFR using a newly developed b
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/afr-modernization-bulk-load-09-22-22.pdfFirst Quarter 2022 Local Sales Tax Collections Up 21 Percent
Local government sales tax collections totaled nearly $5.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 21.1 percent, or $901 million, compared to the same quarter the previous year. This growth was at least partially driven by inflation, which hit a 40-year-high in March, most notably for g
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/2022/pdf/2022-sales-taxes-first-quarter.pdfFirst Quarter 2022 Local Sales Tax Collections Up 21 Percent
Local government sales tax collections totaled nearly $5.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 21.1 percent, or $901 million, compared to the same quarter the previous year. This growth was at least partially driven by inflation, which hit a 40-year-high in March, most notably for g
DiNapoli Praises NYC Comptroller Stringer's City Pension Fund Reforms
… out of the gate very strong and doing the right thing for New York City's public pension funds. His multi-faceted … Today, the state pension fund stands as a national model for accountability and transparency and has never been … City Comptroller Stringer today will no doubt do the same for the city’s pension funds. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-praises-nyc-comptroller-stringers-city-pension-fund-reformsComptroller DiNapoli Seeks to Return Millions in Unclaimed Funds Owed to Local Governments
… local governments against the state’s unclaimed funds database. The search found 6,592 accounts valued at $3.8 … of local governments that appear in the unclaimed funds database and asked them to confirm ownership in order to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-seeks-return-millions-unclaimed-funds-owed-local-governmentsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… outstanding penalties routinely had no collection activity for two years or more and were often deemed uncollectible. … and two were not implemented. New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS): Administration of … the Procurement Rules and document their justification for awarding certain non-competitive and limited-competition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Opinion 88-26
… Law authorizes a town to provide an existing building to house the State Police or to finance the construction of a … authority in the Executive Law for providing a building to house the State Police, we note that General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-26XIII.4.C Travel Mileage Rates – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… allowances are taxable to the employee. Standard Mileage Rates The following resources contain IRS and GSA mileage … GSA Privately Owned Vehicle Milage Reimbursement Rates: … gsa.gov/travel/plan-a-trip/transportation-airfare-rates-pov-rates-etc/privately-owned-vehicle-pov-mileage-reimbursement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii4c-travel-mileage-ratesComptroller DiNapoli and Mayor Brown Urge Buffalo Residents to Claim $88 Million in Lost Money
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown today urged local residents to … said there is $88,208,650 owed to residents in the city of Buffalo. There is over $265 million owed to residents in … more than $88 million in lost money to people who live in Buffalo. It only takes five minutes to see if we have any of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-mayor-brown-urge-buffalo-residents-claim-88-million-lost-moneyCollege of Staten Island - Examination of Fast Track MK LLC
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine if the College conducted … with mandatory requirements; (ii) specify all elements of a responsive quote or disclose the process for awarding … claims for payment in accordance with Title 2, Part 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations. Train staff to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/05/college-staten-island-examination-fast-track-mk-llcOpinion 89-57
… street) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Highway Department (town repair and improvement of village street) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts not Requiring Bidding (town repair and improvement of village street) HIGHWAY LAW, … to utilize town highway equipment and personnel to repair and improve a village street of a village located …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-57Opinion 88-63
Whether the countys practice is proper or whether the moneys should be held and administered by the village for which the auxiliary police unit was established
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-63Opinion 91-51
… a county chief fiscal officer may temporarily utilize for general county purposes moneys collected as user fees and … parcel of land at the time and in the manner ..." provided for the levy of county taxes (County Law, §271[1]). Section … in the same manner and at the same time as taxes levied for general county purposes. The county treasurer, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51Opinion 2002-15
… 81(1)(c), 220(3); HIGHWAY LAW §327: Real property taxes for the cost of street lighting within a town pursuant to … a rule, the cost of maintaining a town hall building used for the offices of town officials is raised on a townwide basis. You ask whether the cost of expenses for street lighting in a town and for maintaining a building …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15Opinion 2001-13
… and charge a fee to certain users of town highways) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Toll Collection Provisions … HOME RULE LAW §10; STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE IX, §2; VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW §§1600, 1604: Absent a State statute … 78 NY2d 500, 577 NYS2d 215). Sections 1600 and 1604 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law contain restrictions on the authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13Opinion 2001-3
… of (at amount that would generate excess revenues for general municipal purposes) -- Rates (fixing of at amount that would generate excess revenues for general municipal purposes) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§94, … to the sewer system, in order to provide funds for general village purposes. You ask whether a village may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-3Opinion 2000-5
… -- Snow and Ice Removal and Road Repair Reserve Fund (transfer of moneys from the highway fund to) -- Highway Fund … Law §104, must specify the following: (1) the amount of money necessary to be levied and collected for the repair and improvement of highways; (2) the amount of money necessary to be levied and collected for the repair and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-5XIX.2.C.1 Statewide Standard Activities – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… Below is the list of statewide standard activities for the PCIP, including … Below is the list of statewide standard activities for the PCIP including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xix/xix2c1-statewide-standard-activitiesComptroller DiNapoli: Positive Financial Indicators in Middletown
… and positive budget trends have created a healthy outlook for the city of Middletown, according to a report issued … of which came from property taxes ($16.7 million), charges for services ($12.2 million) and sales and use taxes ($9.7 … median home value of $217,000 outpaces the $102,000 for the median city in New York. From 2002 through 2008, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-positive-financial-indicators-middletownState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Attorney General's Report on Governor
… "This is a sad day for New York. The Attorney General's report documents … This is a sad day for New York The Attorney Generals report documents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-attorney-generals-report-governor