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Fiscal Stress Monitoring System - Municipalities: Fiscal Year 2023 Results
Results for all municipalities reporting for fiscal year 2023 were analyzed and highlighted in our report, which includes a special section on environmental stress indicators.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2023-fsms-munis.pdfTown of Hamburg - Finance Office (2023M-109)
… Finance Office credit card purchases were supported and for proper Town purposes. Determine whether the Town’s Finance Office payroll was accurate and supported. Key Findings The Town Board (Board) and Town … credit card purchases. The former Director was arrested in September 2022 for charges relating to her use of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/08/town-hamburg-finance-office-2023m-109State Agencies Bulletin No. 1910
… April 2021 Amount Location Pay Downstate Adjustment (LOC) NYC, Rockland, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester 01 $3,577 21 … $3,507 to $3,577 and BU 21 from $1,756 to $1,791 for the locations of NYC, Rockland, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1910-april-2021-increase-location-pay-downstate-adjustment-and-location-payTaxes – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… 1, 2023. The 5.1 percent increase in Consumption and Use Taxes was due, in part, to continued inflation partially … offset by the impact of the suspension of sales and excise taxes on motor fuel from June 1 to December 31, 2022. The … limit on federal itemized deductions for state and local taxes (SALT) by imposing a tax on the business entity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/taxesCapital – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… A robust, efficiently managed capital investment program can support healthy economic growth, while the deterioration of capital assets can weaken the State’s economy and its ability to attract and retain business. Capital assets include not only highways and bridges, but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/capitalUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-321
… The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2023 UCS Increments and … between the Unified Court System of the State of New York and the affected bargaining units (Bargaining Units DR, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-321-april-2023-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-incrementsPompey Hill Fire District – Financial Management (2021M-136)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Pompey Hill Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners … District’s response letter. … Determine whether the Pompey Hill Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/11/05/pompey-hill-fire-district-financial-management-2021m-136Copiague Fire District – Procurement (2020M-114)
… District (District) officials used a competitive process to procure goods, services and professional service providers … was competitively procured. A Commissioner, employed by a company the District contracts with, did not disclose his … maintain adequate supporting documentation. Disclose, in writing, any interest in contracts. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/07/16/copiague-fire-district-procurement-2020m-114Otego-Unadilla Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-178)
… Otego-Unadilla Central School District (District) Board and officials ensured District computerized data was safeguarded through training, monitoring user accounts and adopting a written information technology (IT) contingency plan. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not ensure computerized data was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/18/otego-unadilla-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-178Lake Pleasant Central School District – Claims Auditing (2021M-202)
… payment. Print and sign checks only after the claims have been audited and approved. Except as specified in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/04/lake-pleasant-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2021m-202DiNapoli Releases Economic Report on Greater Flushing Area
… distanced press conference in Flushing, NY, to discuss the report. Watch a replay of the live stream . Flushing, and the surrounding … outsized employment and business growth from 2000 until Queens became the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-releases-economic-report-greater-flushing-areaPelham Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-134)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Pelham Union Free School District (District) officials established … to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether Pelham Union Free School District District officials established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/pelham-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-134DiNapoli Proposes Option to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… benefits, most governments, including New York state, do not set aside funds for retiree health insurance and … Under DiNapoli’s proposal, there is no limit on how much or how little a government can deposit into the trust. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposes-option-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careOpinion 94-1
… salaries to district) COUNTY LAW, §267; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1): A county is not authorized to … specifically enumerated in section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law (Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][i],[ii]), including the compensation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-336
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2024 UCS Increments and Longevity Increments and provide … F8, G9, SA, SD, SG, SK, SN SR, SY 86, 87, 88, CT Salary Schedule 04/01/2023 04/01/2023 04/01/2023 04/01/2023 … Rate for the employee’s grade on the appropriate Salary Schedule FIS Over Job Rate – if the increment code on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-336-april-2024-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-incrementsEden Central School District – Capital Project Management (2024M-83)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials provided sufficient oversight of and managed the District’s 2022 capital project (project) in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not provide adequate oversight or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/eden-central-school-district-capital-project-management-2024m-83NYS 529 Program, Qualified Withdrawals
… 529 Program, Qualified Withdrawals – Signed as Chapter 310 of the Laws of 2024, A.10209/S.9701 (McDonald/Stavisky) – Provides that the payment of principal and interest on a qualified education loan and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/nys-529-program-qualified-withdrawalsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-349
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2025 UCS Increments and Longevity Increments and provide … F8, G9, SA, SD, SG, SK, SN SR, SY 86, 87, 88, CT Salary Schedule 04/01/2024 04/01/2024 04/01/2024 04/01/2024 … Rate for the employee’s grade on the appropriate Salary Schedule FIS Over Job Rate – if the increment code on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-349-april-2025-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-incrementsMedicaid – Federal Funding and New York
… state with a 90 percent FMAP for these individuals. In SFY 2025, federal Medicaid spending totaled $69.2 billion out of … with a low of 13.7 percent in Hamilton County to a high of 68.2 percent in the Bronx. New York Medicaid Spending … CY 2016 – CY 2025 Note: Medicaid enrollment hit a high of a little over 8 million in June 2023 because federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/medicaidState Agencies Bulletin No. 2363
… is to provide agencies with information and instructions for processing letters received for the outreach and … initial outreach letter will be mailed out in September of 2025 to all employees with a 2024 uncashed payroll check … in April 2026. Employees can visit the Unclaimed Funds- Search for Lost Funds website to search for money remitted to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2363-outreach-and-escheatment-2024-uncashed-nys-payroll-checks