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DiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… use of debt have been circumvented over the years in state budgets. Since the Debt Reform Act was passed in … debt. The calculation should be based on a rolling 10-year average of personal income growth which will provide enhanced … $92.8 billion in capital spending through SFY 2026-27, an average of approximately $18.6 billion annually. It relies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reformDiNapoli: Buffalo's Financial Condition Improves
… to long-term financial planning.” “Since becoming Mayor, my focus has been on improving the fiscal outlook of Buffalo, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-buffalos-financial-condition-improvesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsRegistration and Enforcement of Automotive Service, Sales, and Salvage Facilities (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report Registration and Enforcement of Automotive Service Sales and Salvage Facilities 2016S71
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/registration-and-enforcement-automotive-service-sales-and-salvage-facilities-followComptroller DiNapoli Statement on New Immigration Ban
… not just un-American, but detrimental to the economy. As my recent reports have shown, our rich diversity of cultures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-immigration-banHow to Report Days Worked – Legacy Reporting
… The number of days worked you report for your employees has a direct … eligibility and, in most cases, used in the calculation of benefits. Rev. 2/20 … NYSLRS employers report … Retirement Online including their earnings the number of days they worked and more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/how-report-days-workedOpinion 96-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … You ask how a fire district may change its fiscal year from a calendar year to a year ending in February or March. … each fire district shall begin on the first day of January and end on the thirty-first day of December". There is no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-12DiNapoli: MTA Avoided A Fiscal Crisis, Now It Has To Convince Riders To Come Back
… stands on firmer financial ground, largely because the state budget provided dedicated sources of revenue to close projected budget gaps, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual report on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mta-avoided-fiscal-crisis-now-it-has-convince-riders-come-backDiNapoli: State Must Improve Oversight of Most Dangerous Sex Offenders
… reviewed the timeliness of SIST offender photo updates. Photos of SIST offenders are supposed to be updated at least … 29 of 94 cases tested (31 percent). These reports include photos, fingerprints and setting up electronic monitoring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-state-must-improve-oversight-most-dangerous-sex-offendersVillage of Nassau – Budgeting (2018M-3)
… 2014 through September 30, 2017. Background The Village of Nassau is located in the Town of Nassau in Rensselaer County and has a population of approximately 1,100. General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/04/20/village-nassau-budgeting-2018m-3Otsego County – Cost of Temporary Housing (2015M-97)
… 31, 2014. Background The County of Otsego is located in Central New York State and has approximately 62,000 … individuals and families, for which the program cost in 2013 and 2014 totaled almost $1.9 million. Key Findings … per capita and average cost per night are higher than in four neighboring counties. Key Recommendations Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/01/22/otsego-county-cost-temporary-housing-2015m-97Office of the State Comptroller Response to Report Issued Today by the Department of Financial Services
… statement today: "It's disappointing and shocking that a regulator would issue such an uninformed and unprofessional … political games, so remains unaware of actions taken by what is one of the best managed and best funded public pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/office-state-comptroller-response-report-issued-today-department-financial-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 … bid protest decisions and commonly requested data. … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditNewfane Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-307)
… Background The Newfane Central School District is located in the Towns of Newfane, Lockport, Cambria and Wilson in Niagara County. The District, which operates four schools … annually appropriated.an average of $2.8 million more in fund balance than was actually needed to fund operations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/04/newfane-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-307Town of Nanticoke – Financial Condition Management (2017M-186)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board effectively managed the Town’s … by 75 percent over the past three years. Town officials have not developed a written multiyear financial or capital … balance policy that establishes the level of fund balance to be maintained. Develop and adopt a comprehensive multiyear …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/01/05/town-nanticoke-financial-condition-management-2017m-186Cuba-Rushford Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-7)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials properly managed fund balance. Key … appropriations by a total of approximately $4.8 million from 2016-17 through 2018-19 and annually appropriated an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/27/cuba-rushford-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-7Work-Related and Non-Work-Related Activities – Understanding Your Responsibilities: Elected & Appointed Officials
… The governing board must review each entry listed on an … board must exclude any duties that are not work-related from the calculation of the average number of days worked per … Attending a political party rally/candidate forum Board and committee meetings for private organizations Socializing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/ea-officials/work-related-and-non-work-related-activitiesIroquois Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-102)
… which annually averaged $1.8 million, was not needed to finance operations. The Board and District officials did not transparently budget to fund a capital reserve. The Board did not review all … and appropriated fund balance. Review all reserves to determine whether balances are necessary and reasonable, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/iroquois-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-102Hoosic Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-238)
… recalculated unrestricted fund balance ranged between 8.7 and 11.1 percent of ensuing years’ appropriations, exceeding … Key Recommendations Develop realistic appropriations and only appropriate fund balance that will actually be used … District taxpayers, such as funding one-time expenditures and/or necessary reserves and reducing property taxes. Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/15/hoosic-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-238Village of Newport – Financial Management (2017M-12)
… Background The Village of Newport (Village) is located in the Town of Newport in Herkimer County. The Village, which is governed by a Board … years 2013-14 through 2015-16, budgeted appropriations in the general fund exceeded actual expenditures by an annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/28/village-newport-financial-management-2017m-12