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Environmental Facilities Corporation: An Overview of Major Water Quality Improvement Programs
New York State is fortunate to have an abundance of natural resources, including water. At the same time, aging infrastructure and a long history of underinvestment in water system maintenance have resulted in a significant backlog of water quality improvement projects needed to protect the waters.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/environmental-facilities-corporation-report.pdfSelected Management and Operations Practices – BuildSmart NY/Executive Order 88 (2023-S-27) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the 20% reduction in energy use required by Executive Order 88 was achieved by April 1, 2020, and whether the New York Power Authority (NYPA) provided the required oversight to the Affected State Entities (ASEs) in line with Executive Order 88 Guidelines.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-23s27-response.pdfMaternal Health (2022-S-25)
To determine whether the Department of Health (DOH) has implemented recommendations with the goal of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity in New York State; and whether DOH is effectively monitoring related actions and outcomes to ensure rates of maternal mortality and morbidity are improving.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s25.pdf2024 Annual Financial Report of the New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund
The report includes: a description of the costs and damages paid by and recovered for the Fund; the monies spent pursuant to Section 186 (including amounts spent for oil spill prevention, training activities and equipment purchased), and the economic and environmental impacts on the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/about/pdf/oil-spill-annual-report-2024.pdfCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (2019-S-65) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Parks) is complying with Executive Order 95, including providing, in a timely manner, publishable State data to the Office of Information Technology Services, and whether data posted under EO 95 is reliable and useful.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s65-response.pdfTown of Brant – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-23)
Did the Town of Brant (Town) Board (Board) conduct or provide for an annual audit of the Town Supervisor’s (Supervisor) financial records and reports, and did the Supervisor file the Annual Financial Report (AFR) with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) as required?
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2026/pdf/brant-town-s9-25-23.pdfTown of Coventry – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-32)
Did the Town of Coventry (Town) Board (Board) conduct or provide for an annual audit of the Town Supervisor’s (Supervisor) financial records and reports, and did the Supervisor file the Annual Financial Report (AFR) with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) as required?
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2026/pdf/coventry-town-s9-25-32.pdfTown of Marathon – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-21)
Did the Town of Marathon (Town) Board (Board) conduct or provide for an annual audit of the Town Supervisor’s (Supervisor) financial records and reports, and did the Supervisor file the Annual Financial Report (AFR) with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) as required?
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2026/pdf/marathon-town-s9-25-21.pdfCongregate Meal Services for the Elderly
… Purpose To determine whether the New York City Department for the Aging effectively oversees the provision of … March 7, 2017. Background The New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA) is the City agency primarily responsible for addressing public policy and service issues for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/11/congregate-meal-services-elderlyOpinion 2003-6
… FUNDS -- Part-Town Charges (raising costs for town police department in town that includes village with its own police department) POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Financing (raising costs for … Whether town taxes to support the town police department are to be levied only against taxable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-6XV.2 Fiscal Year Period – XV. End of Year
… Financial System (SFS) is April 1 – March 31, the State Fiscal Year, for all Business Units, including those … to complete the execution of the financial plan for the State Fiscal Year, the last business day of the State fiscal year is identified in the Calendar . Guide to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv2-fiscal-year-periodTaxes – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… State Tax Collections Declined in SFY 2022-23 from $121.1 Billion to $111.7 Billion In SFY 2022-23, reported New York State tax collections … income tax (PIT) collections declined by 16.8 percent due, in part, to financial market volatility during 2022 which … In SFY 202223 reported New York State tax collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/taxesDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Declined 10 Percent in 2020
… Local government sales tax collections declined by 10 percent overall in 2020, … than the drop during the Great Recession, when local sales tax collections fell 6 percent statewide in 2009 compared to 2008. New York City’s sales tax collections were impacted more severely than those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020Mandatory Service Credit Purchase Payments – Enhanced Reporting
… Service credit purchase (SCP) payments for mandatory member … (called deficiencies) are usually incurred for service after a member’s date of membership for which no (or … member is in a contributory plan, they must purchase this service credit to avoid a reduction in their retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/mandatory-service-credit-purchase-paymentsOptional Service Credit Purchase Payments – Enhanced Reporting
… NYSLRS members may buy back past service If they buy it through payroll deductions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/optional-service-credit-purchase-paymentsPine Bush Central School District – Budgeting Practices and Transportation Cost Savings (2012M-238)
… the District’s fund balance and identify opportunities for cost savings in transportation for the period July 1, 2011, … School District Budgeting Practices and Transportation Cost Savings 2012M238 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/08/pine-bush-central-school-district-budgeting-practices-and-transportationVillage of Sag Harbor – Board Oversight and Justice Court Operations (2015M-107)
… through September 30, 2014. Background The Village of Sag Harbor is located in the Towns of East Hampton and … Village of Sag Harbor Board Oversight and Justice Court Operations 2015M107 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/08/14/village-sag-harbor-board-oversight-and-justice-court-operations-2015m-107Village of Hempstead -- Budget Review (B7-15-7)
… Finance Law Section 10.10 requires all local governments that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit to the State Comptroller each year, starting with the fiscal year … future is limited. The Village’s proposed budget includes a tax levy of $64,397,475, which exceeds the allowable tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/04/10/village-hempstead-budget-review-b7-15-7Town of Potsdam – Justice Court (2014M-014)
… The purpose of our audit was to examine the Courts records and reports for the period January 1 2009 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/04/10/town-potsdam-justice-court-2014m-014DiNapoli: Federal Programs Bridge Gap in Broadband Access
… The number of New Yorkers earning less than $20,000 with a … rose from 64% to 76% between 2019 and 2021 thanks in large part to two federal programs created to address … released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The critical importance of high-speed internet access became …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-federal-programs-bridge-gap-broadband-access