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New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… get the latest update. Subscribe Read Prior Editions September 16, 2020 Edition Selected Economic Trends Survey … tax revenues continued to show year-over-year declines in August. Total tax receipts of $4.3 billion were $219 million … Resources COVID-19 Financial Survival Toolkit State Cash Basis Reports Report on the State Fiscal Year 2020-21 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-16-2020DiNapoli: 82 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… (Suffolk); Wyandanch Union Free School District (Suffolk); West Seneca Central School District (Erie); Corinth Central School … in a fiscal stress category for all three years. The West Seneca Central School District is the only district in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-82-school-districts-fiscal-stressControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… services to be provided. The Office’s Supportive Housing Guidelines (Guidelines) provide a framework for operating … and are in various stages of construction. Key Findings We found significant deficiencies in the Office’s oversight of … verifications were not performed During our audit, we found that two residents had been missing for extended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/21/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeFredonia Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-6)
… – September 30, 2024 Understanding the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has since been … test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and … 111 water outlets (31 percent) exceeded the lead action level. We reviewed 88 of the water outlets with actionable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/15/fredonia-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-6Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-5)
… – September 30, 2024 Understanding the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has since been … test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and … 39 water outlets we reviewed that exceeded the lead action level to prevent students or staff from drinking from these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/25/cheektowaga-maryvale-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-andTupper Lake Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-14)
… – September 30, 2024 Understanding the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has since been … test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and … Two testing, 22 water outlets exceeded the lead action level. We determined that 14 of these 22 outlets (64 percent) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/tupper-lake-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-14State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Although the district’s health insurance buyout program is generally cost-effective, the district could achieve … review the eligibility requirements of the program for married couples and family members employed by the district. … accounts were over expended by nearly $1.2 million. West Hempstead Union Free School District – Nonstudent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… County) District officials did not seek competition for professional services from three of the 10 professional … paid five former administrators a total of $24,989 for accrued unused vacation leave upon separation from the … their individual employment agreements did not provide for such payments. In addition, auditors found that officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1DiNapoli: New York Ranks Last in Balance of Payments With Washington
… year 2019. “In what has become a familiar and troubling story for the Empire State, New Yorkers send significantly … per tax dollar paid, followed by Mississippi ($2.50), West Virginia ($2.43), Alabama ($2.17) and Kentucky ($2.05). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-new-york-ranks-last-balance-payments-washingtonCUNY Bulletin No. CU-734
… of the April 2022 PSC $1,500 General Salary Increase for employees in the Lecturer Title Series, and to provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees: … to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between CUNY and PSC for the Term of 12/01/2017 – 02/28/2023, a $1,500 general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-734-april-2022-professional-staff-congress-psc-1500-generalMTA Makes Progress Funding Capital Programs But Faces Risks From Federal Actions
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has made … straining the operating budget. Report Annual Update: Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Debt Profile Related Work Annual Update: Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Debt Profile (May … The Metropolitan Transportation Authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/mta-makes-progress-funding-capital-programs-faces-risks-federal-actionsDiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Return
… predicted subway ridership will reach 80% by the end of 2026, a much slower return than the consultant’s July 2021 … subway lines and different parts of the city have been a drag on overall ridership. By contrast, the 335 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-returnXIX.1.C PCIP Changes to Federal Grants – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… to federal grants with the rollout of PCIP: Federal grant projects will no longer be established under the NYS01 Project Costing Business Unit (PCBU). Rather, federally funded projects will be … (e.g., OGS01). The Project ID will no longer represent the grant award number, though it will continue to be associated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix1c-pcip-changes-federal-grantsVillage of Owego – Records and Reports (2025M-137)
… and timely accounting records and reports? Audit Period August 1, 2023 – May 21, 2025 We extended the audit period … transparency and the public’s trust. The Village’s 2024-25 fiscal year general fund appropriations totaled … did not prepare monthly bank reconciliations for all 31 Village bank accounts. We compared the Village’s recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2026/07/03/village-owego-records-and-reports-2025m-137Disability Benefits
… NYSLRS provides a disability retirement benefit for members who are permanently disabled … is a pension that will provide monthly payments for the rest of your life. Here are the basic types … Important facts members need to know about disability retirement benefits from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/disability-benefitsOpinion 2008-5
… of the consideration payable to the fire company (31 Ops St Comp No. 75-1235, at 159 [1975]). There is no statute … before receiving funds under the contract ( see e.g . 1987 Ops St Comp No. 87-28, at 46; 1975 Ops St Comp No. 75-75; 1960 Ops St Comp No. 60-799). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-5Opinion 88-78
… rank? (4) If the transfer of personnel is not feasible, how may the village receive additional services from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-78State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… announced his office completed audits of the Avon Central School District , Brighton Central School District , Dansville Central School District , East Rochester Union Free School District , … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Fire Department , Barnard Fire District , Orange Lake Fire District , Village of Silver Springs , Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission and the Town of … continued this positive trend in the 2015 budget. Orange Lake Fire District – Budgeting Practices (Orange County) The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Village Fiscal Stress Declines Again
… Fiscal Stress Monitoring System has identified nine villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress in 2016. Three villages were designated in "moderate fiscal stress" and six … "susceptible to fiscal stress." Last year, a total of 18 villages were listed in fiscal stress. "This is the second …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-village-fiscal-stress-declines-again