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DiNapoli Warns Changing Fiscal Landscape Could Increase Budget Challenges for Local Governments
… represents the smallest portion of overall revenue for local governments, it was the fastest growing source of … New York City saw double-digit year-over-year percentage increases in local sales tax collections after experiencing a … of the pre-pandemic period, with moderate year-over-year increases. Local sales tax revenue outside New York City grew …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-warns-changing-fiscal-landscape-could-increase-budget-challenges-local-governmentsOpinion 92-18
… generation fee involves questions of fact which, in the first instance, must be resolved at the local level. June 29, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-18XI-A.9 Receiving – XI-A. Purchasing
… including, but not limited to: Services Certified Payroll Registers Timesheets Sign-In Sheets Cleaning Logs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a9-receivingDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for June 2016
… waste or other improprieties. Cumulatively through June for calendar year 2016, DiNapoli’s office has approved 9,902 … State Legislature – Assembly $16,000 to Roemer Wallens Gold & Mineaux LLP for outside counsel for independent … for various State Park regions. $140,000 to Light House Designs Inc. to remove and replace golf cart roads at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-june-2016Opinion 2003-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and … could not have authorized the purchase of such decorations in the first instance, the board may not ratify the purchase … City Law §13?b; General Municipal Law §980-c[c][4] [business improvement districts]; Village Law §4?412[1]; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-4State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… effectively monitor available fund balance, resulting in the unrestricted fund balance deficit increasing to as … period, the district earned $539 from money on deposit in the district’s checking and money market accounts, which … Aid (Clinton County) District officials did not properly claim state aid for special education students who received …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 89-34
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN BOARD -- Powers … Clarke v Town of Russia , 257 AD 703, 15 NYS2d 415, revd on other grnds 283 NY 272; 1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-141, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34New York’s Agriculture Industry: A Resilient Part of State and Local Economies
… produced magnifies the local impact of farming by keeping money circulating in the local economy rather than exporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-agriculture-industry-resilient-part-state-and-local-economiesDiNapoli: New York Drug Overdose Deaths Surged During Pandemic
… overdose fatalities surged during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York state, with opioid-related overdose deaths … opioids. Overdose deaths statewide from opioids and all drugs (5,841) in 2021 surpassed the previous 2017 peak by … and ethnic groups. Death rates increased five-fold for Black New Yorkers, quadrupled for Hispanic or Latino New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-york-drug-overdose-deaths-surged-during-pandemicOpinion 2006-10
… village charge (see, e.g., 11 Opns St Comp, 1955, p 539; 10 Opns St Comp, 1954, p 377). In summary, therefore, it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for September 2016
… improprieties. Cumulatively through September for calendar year 2016, DiNapoli’s office has approved 14,683 contracts … Highlights for September 2016: Legislative Travel and Per Diem Expenses Legislative travel and per diem expenses … Corporation at Morrisville State College for equine drug testing. $1.4 million with KPMG, LLP to observe lottery …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-september-2016Opinion 99-14
… opinion. PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Disposition of (by exchange for work performed for municipality) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Requiring … the contractor of underground tanks constitutes a contract for public work) -- Bidding Monetary Threshold (exchange of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-14Opinion 91-46
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … clerk during term of office) COUNTY LAW, §201; STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE XIII, §7: A county clerk is not a State officer for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46Opinion 91-45
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Improvements … may only make repairs and improvements to town highways in the manner provided in the superintendent's agreement with … relevant, in a town in which there is no comptroller, no claim against a town may be paid unless audited and allowed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-45DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for March 2016
… the Medicaid Inspector General $ 108.8 million with Health Management Systems for Medicaid third party liability match … of the State of New York $123 million to Fort Schuyler Management Corporation to design and construct a Solar Panel … State Development Corporation $25 million to Fort Schuyler Management Corporation for construction of Athenex’s new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-march-2016Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Town of Virgil and the Village of Washingtonville . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … controls, such as independent review of his work. In addition, the company’s audit committee has not adopted … projects and encourage the creation or expansion of new business, significantly affecting CIDA’s viability. CIDA has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0XI-A.3 Purchase Orders – XI-A. Purchasing
… dollar amount. Preferred Source, Centralized Contract and Discretionary Purchases Agencies should use a purchase … from preferred sources, centralized contract vendors, and discretionary purchase vendors. Approved PRs are auto-sourced … to the SFS. Preferred Source, Centralized Contract and Discretionary Purchases For centralized contract purchases, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a3-purchase-ordersDiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population
… into a person’s identity simply said “’Multiple Backpack Lady' at the 34th St. Harold [sic] Sq NQR” and “’I’M OKAY F …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-outreach-failure-contributes-rise-subway-homeless-populationDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions For December 2016
State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today his office approved 1866 contracts valued at $1112 billion and approved nearly 28 million payments worth more than $108 billion in December
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-december-2016Environment, Energy and Agriculture – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Budget. According to the New York State Independent System Operator, in 2020, 131,461 gigawatt hours (GWh) of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/environment-energy-and-agriculture