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DiNapoli: Contamination of New York's Waterways From Combined Sewer Overflows Remains a Challenge
… a river, stream, lake or shoreline unfit for swimming or fishing, and can also impact drinking water supplies. Across …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-contamination-new-yorks-waterways-combined-sewer-overflows-remains-challengeDisposition of Farm Assets (2013-S-24)
We audited the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s disposition of the assets, livestock and land of the Department’s closed farms for the peri
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2013-13s24.pdfEconomic Impact: Higher Education
Higher education is an important contributor to New York’s economy. New York’s 290 degree-granting postsecondary institutions employed more than 296,000 people with total wages of around $27 billion in 2023.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/higher-education-economic-impact.pdfWyandanch Union Free School District - Budget Review (B22-7-1)
The objective of the review was to provide an independent evaluation of the proposed budget for 2022-23.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/wyandanch-2022-b22-7-1.pdfOntario County - Sheriff's Department Civil Division Operations (2019M-47)
Determine whether the Sheriff’s Department (Department) properly accounted for the financial operations of the civil division (Division).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/ontario-sheriff-47.pdfDiNapoli: Binghamton Woman Charged With Stealing Deceased Father-in-Law's Pension Payments
… Joy LaBarr, was charged with stealing nearly $32,000 in New York State pension payments intended for her deceased father-in-law, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Broome … “The defendant allegedly took advantage of her father-in-law’s death to personally profit, buying clothing, making …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-binghamton-woman-charged-stealing-deceased-father-laws-pension-paymentsMany New Yorkers Struggle to Pay for Housing
… 1.4 million households paid half or more of their income in 2017 towards housing costs. “The high cost of housing can … when it consumes less than 30 percent of household income. In 2017, New York ranked third highest among states in the nation for both the percentage of renters, 26.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/many-new-yorkers-struggle-pay-housingProperty Tax Cap for Villages Webinar Presentation
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/property-tax-cap-for-villages-04-07-21.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System - Upcoming Non-Calendar Year Filers' Release Presentation
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fsms-non-calendar-filers-03-12-21.pdfTown of Corning – Financial Condition (2020M-13)
Determine whether the Board effectively managed the Town’s financial condition.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/corning-2020-13.pdfOSC Audits: Procedures and Common Findings
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/what-to-expect-osc-audit-52919.pdfShelter Island Union Free School District - Fund Balance (2020M-23)
Determine whether the Board appropriately managed the District’s fund balance.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/shelter-island-2020-23.pdfKent Fire District No. 1 - Financial Operations (2019M-37)
Determine whether the Board effectively managed the District’s financial operations.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/kent-district-1-2019-37.pdfHornell City School District - Financial Management (2019M-38)
Determine whether the Board adequately managed the District’s financial condition.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/hornell-2019-38.pdfCensus 2020: Your Participation Matters
Every ten years, the U.S. Constitution requires the government to perform a count of the population, known as a census.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/census-2020-participation.pdfOnondaga County Industrial Development Agency - Project Approval and Monitoring (2019M-160)
Determine if the Board appropriately evaluated projects prior to approval and subsequently monitored the performance of the businesses.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/onondaga-county-2019-160.pdfSEC Municipal Advisor Rule Letter
The following information is being provided by the Office of the State Comptroller (“OSC”) so that market participants may provide advice on the issuance of mun
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/debt/pdf/municipal-advisor-rule-letter.pdfDiNapoli: Queens Economy Takes Off
… than at any time in its history, a record number of jobs and businesses, and an all-time low unemployment rate, … future looks bright.” Queens added 110,500 private sector jobs between 2009 and 2017, 10 times more than were lost … were responsible for more than two-thirds of the new jobs. The unemployment rate fell from the recession era peak …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-queens-economy-takes-offDiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… from various social welfare programs and almost $325,000 in state unemployment insurance (UI). The inappropriate benefits were caused by deficiencies in how four of the five counties monitored the eligibility of … to March 1, 2013. Auditors found 313 inmates at the jails in Chemung, Onondaga, Orange and Schenectady counties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsOpinion 89-27
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Equal Protection … health insurance coverage than those supervisors who were in office prior to such date, as long as the resolution is consistent with equal protection provisions in the State and federal constitutions. You ask whether a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-27