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DiNapoli: State Tax Collections Lagging Last Year by $1.2 Billion
… tax collections totaled $18.6 billion in the first quarter of the new fiscal year, $1.2 billion less than the same … year and personal income tax collections are falling short of what was expected," DiNapoli said. "Taxpayer anticipation of federal tax changes has contributed to the decline. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-lagging-last-year-12-billionState Tax Collections Rose $4.9 Billion in Fiscal Year 2017-18
… Tax receipts for State Fiscal Year 2017-18 reached $79.3 billion, $4.9 … by an equivalent amount. Personal income tax receipts for the year totaled $51.5 billion, a gain of $3.9 billion or … $3.9 billion, up by 7.6 percent. All Funds receipts for the year totaled nearly $165.5 billion, including $58.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/state-tax-collections-rose-49-billion-fiscal-year-2017-18DiNapoli: Employer Contribution Rates Stable for State Fiscal Year 2019-2020
… Employer contribution rates for the state's pension system in State Fiscal Year 2019-20 will be … The median assumed rate of return among public pension funds is 7.46 percent as of June 2018, according to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-employer-contribution-rates-stable-state-fiscal-year-2019-2020DiNapoli: Pension Contribution Rates Remain Stable for Fiscal Year 2017-18
… Employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) … P. DiNapoli announced today. The average contribution rate for the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) will decrease from … to 15.3 percent of payroll. The average contribution rate for the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-pension-contribution-rates-remain-stable-fiscal-year-2017-18DiNapoli: State Could Face Tough Fiscal Decisions in Year Ahead
… funding for education, clean water, affordable housing and other programs, but authorizes more than $10.5 billion in new state debt and allows billions of dollars in lump sum spending with … be allocated, how recipients are selected or what public benefits are expected. Additionally, significant amounts of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-state-could-face-tough-fiscal-decisions-year-aheadDiNapoli Releases Executive Budget Report
… the finances of New York households. The Executive Budget does not include any contingency measures for any potentially … state-sourced funding to maintain services; however, it does not have the taxing capacity to replace federal … changes than permanent ones. An early extension of what was supposed to be a temporary surcharge, solidifying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-releases-executive-budget-reportState Agencies Bulletin No. 807
… Absence with a reason of Sick Leave or Military Stipend (MLS) must also submit a Job Action Request to pay Performance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/807-april-2008-performance-advances-and-pre-shift-briefing-updates-employeesFiscal Stress Monitoring System - Municipalities: Fiscal Year 2019 Results; Fiscal Year 2020 Risks
This snapshot highlights the results for counties, cities, towns and villages that reporting for local fiscal years ending (FYE) 2019.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/pdf/munis-fiscal-year-2019-results-fiscal-year-2020-risks.pdfComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… effectively.” Ardsley Union Free School District – Reserve Funds (Westchester County) The district’s employee benefit … by almost $178,000. The district’s remaining reserve funds were funded at reasonable levels. Babylon Union Free … for the establishment and use of three of its four reserve funds. Berkshire Union Free School District – Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 98-5
… relate to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees, including county officers and employees (General Municipal Law, §800[4], [5]). Pursuant … or association of which he or she is a member or employee, and in the contracts of a corporation of which he or she is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-5DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for January 2017
… software, and operating expenses to establish the NYS Genome Medicine and Big Data Center in Buffalo, NY. $1.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-january-2017Opinion 91-2
… 411, at 418; see also New York Public Interest Research Group, Inc. v New York State Thruway Authority , Court of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-2Opinion 94-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … in the discussion or vote on matters affecting the IDA's relationship with the bank. You ask whether there would be … prepare, authorize or approve the contract or approve payments thereunder; (b) audit bills or claims under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-16Opinion 88-44
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Engineering Services (town board member employed by engineering firm) -- Interest in Contract … contract) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3)(c), 802(1)(b): A town board member acquires an interest in the contract between the town and the engineering firm with which the town contracts when the board member becomes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-44Opinion 88-68
… AND PLANNING -- Planning Boards (authority of individual member to vote on matter of personal interest) CONFLICTS OF … (whether application for subdivision approval constitutes a contract) -- Disclosure of Interest (application for … that the person or entity making the application will make the required disclosures, it also may not apply to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-68Sullivan County – Time and Attendance (2017M-55)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review controls over the County’s … Sullivan County is located in the southeastern part of New York State and has a population of approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/11/22/sullivan-county-time-and-attendance-2017m-55Town of Guilderland – Golf Course Collections (2017M-22)
… of Parks and Recreation reconciled the daily sales logs to his annual report of driving range fees. Key Recommendation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-guilderland-golf-course-collections-2017m-22Green Island Union Free School District - Separation Payments (2019M-55)
… provided an advance of $15,000 of separation pay to the former Business Manager. Key Recommendations Provide … of separation payments. Discuss the separation overpayment to the former Business Manager with the District’s legal counsel and take appropriate action to recover funds. Discontinue paying separation payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/14/green-island-union-free-school-district-separation-payments-2019m-55DiNapoli: MTA Capital Funding Gap May Exceed $12 Billion
… according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. “Millions of New Yorkers … projects siphoned off resources that could have been used to modernize the system. For example, East Side Access … its transit assets (e.g. bridges, tunnels, commuter rail cars, subway cars, signals and stations) to determine their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-mta-capital-funding-gap-may-exceed-12-billionState Contract and Payment Actions in November
… – Design & Construction $2.5 million with Sweet Group LLC to construct the Civil Admissions Suite at the Manhattan … Fairgrounds in Onondaga County. Office of Information Technology Services $3 million with cb20 for the purchase of … Jefferson Counties. $11.3 million with Concrete Applied Technologies Corp. for pavement rehabilitation in the towns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-contract-and-payment-actions-november