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DiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. While reported project values have risen, the number of projects has … highest total revenues ($6.7 million), followed by Genesee County IDA ($5.7 million), Chautauqua County IDA ($4.8 million) and Chemung County IDA ($4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportOpinion 88-21
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ZONING AND PLANNING - Park Lands (use of park … park trust fund moneys to construct recreational building in which room(s) used for public meetings) VILLAGE LAW, … §7-730(1): Park trust funds collected from subdividers in lieu of the setting aside of park lands within a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-21Oversight of the Agricultural Assessment Program (2017-S-26) 90-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance’s (Department) Office of Real Property Tax Services (ORPTS) is properly calculating and communicating...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17s26-response.pdfOversight of the Agricultural Assessment Program (2017-S-26)
To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance’s (Department) Office of Real Property Tax Services (ORPTS) is properly calculating and communicating...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17s26.pdfState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… were issued. Town of Danby – Town Clerk (Tompkins County) Tax collections were missing and not deposited in an efficient manner. The clerk also did not identify tax collection account errors totaling $64,959 and could not … state funding, one-time federal funding and sale of property to finance operating expenditures, to balance its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsValue of Industrial Development Agencies' Projects Increase Nearly 50 Percent Over Past Decade
… billion for 2019, a 3.3 percent, or $3.5 billion, increase in project values from 2018, while net tax exemptions totaled $796 million in 2019, compared to nearly $784 million in 2018. Project values have increased by 48 percent since …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/value-industrial-development-agencies-projects-increase-nearly-50-percent-over-past-decadeComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … trends and that relied on a diminishing amount of fund balance. For access to state and local government spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Contract and Payment Actions in December
… In December, the Office of the State Comptroller approved … Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Corning Tower in Albany County. $2 million with VMJR Companies LLC for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli: Wall St. Profits Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
… level since 2003, fueled by weaker initial and secondary public offerings. The Federal Reserve’s (Fed) multiple rate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-return-pre-pandemic-levelsTown of Stratford – Supervisor’s Records (2013M-11)
… May 31, 2012. Background The Town of Stratford is located in Fulton County and has a population of 610 residents. An … maintained and the financial information included in the annual update document (AUD) filed with the Office of … by the accounting records. We did not find evidence in the 2011 and 2012 Board minutes that the Board audited the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/15/town-stratford-supervisors-records-2013m-11Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Middle School for Girls , Elmira City School District and Patchogue-Medord Union Free School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, it’s critical that schools make … dollar count,” DiNapoli said. “By auditing school district and charter school finances and operations, my office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsCentral Square Central School District – Fund Balance (2022M-196)
… nonspendable fund balance and encumbrances, which resulted in surplus fund balance being underreported by about $6.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/10/central-square-central-school-district-fund-balance-2022m-196Campbell-Savona Central School District -- Budget Review (B2-14-11)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the District’s tentative budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budget for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/24/campbell-savona-central-school-district-budget-review-b2-14-11Liberty Central School District – Budget Review (B4-14-6)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … in the District’s general and food service funds as of June 30, 2002. Local Finance Law requires all local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/liberty-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-14-6Town of Albion – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-111)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Albion (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained … For example, the reports did not include $551,134 of real property tax revenue and a $109,000 expenditure for a … The Board did not conduct a thorough annual audit of the Supervisor’s 2023 accounting records, as required by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/08/town-albion-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-111DiNapoli Releases August Cash Report
… “The state’s cash position has improved further in recent months, largely because of higher than projected … on Wall Street profitability and the recent volatility in financial markets, the revenue outlook for the remainder … increase was primarily due to a nearly 72 percent jump in estate collections so far this year, as well as continued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-releases-august-cash-reportBoom or Bust? Federal Relief Aid and Local Government Finances in New York State
Boom or Bust? Federal Relief Aid and Local Government Finances in New York State
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/fiscal-cliffs.pdfOpinion 88-32
… may determine to place an advertisement in a newspaper for the purpose of informing the public of the name, office, … we note that there is no express statutory authority for a town clerk to place or cause to be placed an … a necessary incident to a town's power to incur expenses for the publication and distribution of reports relative to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-32State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school … adequate oversight of non-payroll disbursements. As a result, the town made duplicate payments totaling $79,806, … The board underestimated expenditures by nearly $1.5 million (45%) and underestimated revenues by $215,772 (8%) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0XII.6.B Land Acquisition Payments – XII. Expenditures
… are distributed in accordance with the OAG certification letter and the agency submitted the relevant, required … payments to affected parties per the OAG certification letter, as necessary. In addition, OSC will also create and … land acquisition vouchers. If the OAG’s certification letter states that all, or a portion of, a land acquisition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6b-land-acquisition-payments