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DiNapoli Offers Proposal to Encourage Better Local Government Budgeting
… of multi-year budget plans. “Long-term budget planning is vital to the fiscal health of our localities,” said … of their fiscal decisions over time. They can then decide what program funding choices to make in advance, avoiding the … initiative that includes the creation of a Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for local governments. The system, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-offers-proposal-encourage-better-local-government-budgetingAccess to Preschool Special Education Services (2023-S-1)
To determine if the State Education Department (SED) is effectively overseeing preschool special education in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations to promote timely access to services for children across New York State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23s1.pdfTuition Assistance Program – Fordham University
… operates four campuses in New York State: Rose Hill in the Bronx; Lincoln Center in Manhattan; Westchester in West … eligible students. Schools receiving State financial aid awards certify student eligibility. For the three academic … years ended June 30, 2014, the school certified 8,739 awards totaling $14.4 million that were paid to the school on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/27/tuition-assistance-program-fordham-universityDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions For December 2016
… Chestnut species in Lake Champlain. Office of Indigent Legal Services $8.4 million for six grants including $5.6 … Substance Abuse Services $470,000 to OPAD Media Solutions LLC for the Prescription Drug Abuse Campaign. Empire State … Conservation $890,000 to Safe Boats International LLC to refurbish four law enforcement boats. Executive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-december-2016Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in the Bronx
… June 2021 PDF Version En Español Highlights Population in the Bronx grew by 10.4 percent from 2000 to … borough), driven primarily by the growth in the immigrant population, but it declined in the next two years to 1.42 … Population in the Bronx grew by 104 percent from 2000 to 2017 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-bronxDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for September 2014
… income tax refunds. $279.7 million for 25,300 for corporate and other refunds. Department of Transportation $7 … of Temporary and Disability Assistance $1.9 million to JP Morgan Electronic Financial Services to provide electronic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-september-2014Berkshire Fire District - District Operations (2020M-40)
… Determine whether District officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services. Determine whether … Determine whether District officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/06/12/berkshire-fire-district-district-operations-2020m-40Collection and Use of the Motor Vehicle Law Enforcement Fee
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Financial Services (Department) has … accounted for and distributed all Fee revenue due to the State and whether the Division of Criminal Justice … To determine whether the Department of Financial Services Department has collected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/12/collection-and-use-motor-vehicle-law-enforcement-feeOpinion 92-37
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Extension (necessity to … subject to the approval of the State Comptroller. This is in reply to your letter concerning the need to obtain the … pursuant to subdivision 1 of the Town Law, §173, in which case the Comptroller's approval is generally not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37DiNapoli: NYC Projects Budget Surplus For 2017, But Faces Risks With Federal Budget Cuts
… of losing substantial federal funding in the years ahead with proposed budget cuts looming in Washington, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … gaps have grown since the beginning of the fiscal year with projected gaps of $3.6 billion in FY 2019, $3 billion in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-nyc-projects-budget-surplus-2017-faces-risks-federal-budget-cutsOpinion 88-59
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation … village justice); (retroactive payment); (salary increase for village justice) VILLAGE JUSTICE -- Acting Justice … 5-508(4), 5-520(3),(4): The salary appropriated for an acting village justice cannot be paid to the village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59Village of Herkimer – Payroll (2025M-37)
… Village’s budgeted appropriations totaled $9.5 million, with employees’ salaries, wages and benefits accounting for … instances, was not adequately documented or consistent with language in their applicable collective bargaining … separation, these calculations were not always consistent with the language in the applicable CBA or there was no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-herkimer-payroll-2025m-37New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (February 18, 2021)
… who are experiencing food scarcity, at 14 percent compared to the 11 percent national rate, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest Household Pulse Survey. … sometimes or often in the past week did not have enough to eat, according to the Census survey in late January and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/impact-covid-19-february-18-2021Tuition Assistance Program – Vaughn College
… financial aid. Background TAP is the largest student grant program administered by the Higher Education Services … New York. Previously named The College of Aeronautics, the school was originally founded in 1932. Vaughn currently has … For the three academic years ended June 30, 2014, the school certified 4,317 awards totaling $7.9 million that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/19/tuition-assistance-program-vaughn-collegeQuality of Internal Control Certification
… quality Internal Control Certification to the Division of Budget (DOB) by April 30, 2012. Background In 1987, the … quality Internal Control Certification to the Division of Budget DOB by April …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/09/quality-internal-control-certificationComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … District officials have established an effective policy to ensure claims are adequately documented and approved prior to payment. Lockport City School District – Monitoring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Archer Daniels Midland Co. Agrees to Shareholders' Request For 'No Deforestation' Policy
… a leading cause of climate change. As a result of the company’s commitments, the New York State Common Retirement … account for nearly 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Any corporation linked to deforestation and … portfolio companies have agreed to publicly report their plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to meet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-archer-daniels-midland-co-agrees-shareholders-request-no-deforestation-policyOpinion 94-5
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent … town board members. You ask whether the report of a town, authorized by Town Law, §116(13), may include … as a whole, is a question of fact to be determined in the first instance, by the town board. March 22, 1994 Anthony M. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-5Opinion 91-52
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … NY2d 326, 251 NYS2d 641 and Anjac v Westchester County , Supreme Court, Westchester County, Jan. 30, 1989, Index … constitutional questions under the Commerce Clause (US Const, art 1, §8, cl. 3); the Privileges and Immunities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-52Oversight of Public Water Systems
… State’s public water systems to ensure water is suitable for people to drink. Our audit covered the period January 1, … – in drinking water in an effort to ensure that it is safe for human consumption, and has established regulations for more than 90 contaminants. SDWA allows states to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/24/oversight-public-water-systems