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DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $5.8 Billion, Up 3.2% in First Quarter
… Local government sales tax collections totaled $5.8 billion in the first quarter … was below the pre-pandemic average of 3.5%. “Local sales tax collections grew in the first quarter compared to last … to take advantage of the financial tools and guidance my office offers to help shore up their finances and build …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-58-billion-32-first-quarterA Question of Balance: Gaming Revenues and Problem Gambling in New York State, November 2020
A Question of Balance Gaming Revenues and Problem Gambling in New York State, November 2020
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/gaming-report.pdfUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-263
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing of the Retroactive Adjustment to the April 2017 Judicial … Bargaining Unit S9 Background Chapters 71 and 72 of the Laws of 2018, in conjunction with Chapter 400 of the Laws of 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-263-unified-court-system-state-new-york-ucs-retroactive-adjustmentUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-245
… that are calculated based on an employee’s additional salary factors such as overtime (OTD) will be automatically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-245-april-2017-unified-court-system-state-new-york-ucs-retroactiveTown of Saratoga – Budgeting and Fund Balance Management (2022M-82)
… adopted realistic budgets and effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board did not adopt realistic budgets or effectively manage fund balance. The Board also: Adopted annual budgets expecting … surpluses totaling $839,465 occurred, increasing fund balance instead of using amounts budgeted. Maintained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/02/town-saratoga-budgeting-and-fund-balance-management-2022m-82Village of Hilton - Financial Management (2020M-31)
… policy governing the reasonable amount of fund balance to maintain and adopt a multiyear financial and capital plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/05/village-hilton-financial-management-2020m-31Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Fund Balance Management (2021M-116)
… (District) Board appropriately managed the District’s fund balance. Key Findings The Board did not appropriately manage the District’s fund balance, overstated budgeted appropriations and improperly … the Board annually appropriated $2.4 million of fund balance that was not needed to pay operational expenses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-managementVictor Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-62)
… adopted realistic budgets and effectively managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District … in circumventing the statutory limit on surplus fund balance by making $2.4 million in unbudgeted year-end … to reserves and appropriating $1.6 million in fund balance that was not used. Annually increased meal prices, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/victor-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-62Gates-Chili Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-53)
… adopted realistic budgets and effectively managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings District officials circumvented the statutory limit on surplus fund balance by making more than $12 million in unbudgeted … $827,000 and not using $5.3 million in appropriated fund balance as a funding source. The tax certiorari and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/gates-chili-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-53DiNapoli: DMV Must Do More to Crack Down on Unregistered Auto Repair Shops
… The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has not done enough to prevent automotive repair shops and inspection stations … assurance that the business owners do not have a history of either criminal activity or operating an auto … continued operations; such as multiple cars being worked on, signs advertising services requiring registration, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-dmv-must-do-more-crack-down-unregistered-auto-repair-shopsDiNapoli: SUNY Campuses Need to Focus on Tuition Paid by Out-Of-State Graduate Students
… tuition in several ways, but the primary path is to show proof of residence for 12 months prior to registration. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-suny-campuses-need-focus-tuition-paid-out-state-graduate-studentsSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… In these instances, the Authority lacked documentation to show how it determined which organizations to select for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/10/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Some Level of Fiscal Stress
… statewide were designated in fiscal stress under New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring … a low budget vote approval rate, a high percentage of English language learners, and large class sizes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-some-level-fiscal-stressDiNapoli Moves State Pension Fund Toward Net Zero Target, Restricts Investments in Oil Sands Companies
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) will restrict investments in oil sands companies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-moves-state-pension-fund-toward-net-zero-target-restricts-investments-oil-sands-companiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… was underestimated by $29,667 in 2021 and by $33,298 in 2022. Auditors found the board did not: include revenue estimates in the budgets for 2021, 2022 and 2023. It did not develop a written multiyear financial or … personnel directors approved their own overtime pay totaling more than $5,000. … New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Compliance With Freedom of Information Law Requirements
… offices typically did not use the DOT acknowledgment template letter. Instead, they used informal emails which did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/compliance-freedom-information-law-requirementsDiNapoli Releases Climate Action Plan
… and invest the assets of the $210 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund). The plan lays out a path for … most significant risks facing investors and the warnings are growing increasingly dire,” DiNapoli said. “The Fund has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-releases-climate-action-planNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: One of Largest U.S. Carbon Emitters Commits to Lower GHG Emissions
… company. "The utilities sector should pay close attention to AEP's commitment to decarbonize its operations," DiNapoli … reduction targets only extended to 2020 and did not show how or whether its long-term emissions were aligned with the … fixed income, real estate and alternative instruments. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-one-largest-us-carbon-emitters-commits-lower-ghg-emissionsDiNapoli: NYC Transit Must Ensure Cameras and Security Equipment Are Maintained and in Working Order
… the 2010-2014 capital program but did not start until 2021. As of May 2023, six of the 30 projects were completed … system was created on Oct. 5, 2020, assigned on June 23, 2021, and finally completed by Oct. 20, 2021, over a year later. CCTV equipment is supposed to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-transit-must-ensure-cameras-and-security-equipment-are-maintained-and-working-orderState Agencies Bulletin No. 2204.1
… is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the PEF 2023 Dental Stipend and to provide agency instructions … the 2023-2026 Agreement between the State of New York and PEF which includes a side letter authorizing a $400 lump sum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/22041-public-employees-federation-pef-2023-dental-stipend