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DiNapoli: Municipalities Facing Slow Growth in Sales Tax Collections
… tax collections showed sluggish growth in 2016 compared to 2015, increasing 2.3 percent last year, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Sales tax … local governments," said DiNapoli. "The impact of little to no growth is felt in several regions across the state, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-municipalities-facing-slow-growth-sales-tax-collectionsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Compliance With Requirements to Maintain Systems at Vendor-Supported Levels (Follow-Up)
… regional transportation authority established by New York State to provide safe, reliable, and convenient public … benefit corporation, RGRTA must adhere to the New York State Information Technology Security Policy (Policy) … the minimum information security requirements that all State entities (including all public benefit corporations) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/19/compliance-requirements-maintain-systems-vendor-supported-levels-followCity of Troy – Budget Review (B5-13-20)
… their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/11/18/city-troy-budget-review-b5-13-20Oversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention (Follow-Up)
… Health and Hospitals generally complied with its policies for the screening of its direct hire and temporary nurses, it … date, are fingerprinted so they can be properly monitored for potential criminal activity. We also identified numerous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/03/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retention-followTown of Cherry Valley – Budget Review (B4-14-21)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Town’s preliminary budget for the 2015 fiscal year are … Background The Town of Cherry Valley is located in Otsego County. Our Office completed a review of the Town’s … budget review because the Town was categorized as being in "moderate fiscal stress" in a report issued as part of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/11/12/town-cherry-valley-budget-review-b4-14-21NYS Common Retirement Fund Reports First Quarter Results
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) estimated return in the first quarter of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 was 5.82% for the three-month …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-first-quarter-resultsTown of Hartwick – Financial Condition (2013M-118)
… financial plans for three of its major operating funds but repeatedly relied on transfers from the general … to finance operations in the highway and fire protection funds. Although Town officials accounted for these three funds individually, they maintained a consolidated checking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-hartwick-financial-condition-2013m-118State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… (Ontario County and Wayne County) District officials did not ensure that their network access controls were secure. … not regularly review network user accounts and permissions to determine whether they were appropriate or needed to be … funds were not used to pay related debt, which could have reduced the district’s tax levies, and $480,853 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports Second Quarter Results
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) estimated return in the second quarter of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 was 1.15% for the three-month …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-second-quarter-resultsAllocation, Billing, and Collection of Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (Follow-Up)
… administers the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act … ensure that the operators of motor vehicles registered in New York possess adequate insurance coverage, or are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/27/allocation-billing-and-collection-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-securityExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Sample City Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances Governmental Funds
… SPECIAL ITEM: Proceeds from sale of park land 3,476,488 3,476,488 Net change in fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… change orders. In addition, monthly financial reporting to the board did not include an itemization of all project … As a result, officials could not demonstrate the need to retain approximately $2.1 million in four reserves. District officials have developed a plan to use $5.4 million from four general fund reserves for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have been issued
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Capital – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… A robust, efficiently managed capital investment program can support healthy economic growth, while the … settlement resources from the Dedicated Infrastructure Investment Fund. These included certain funding provided to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/capitalMessage from the Comptroller – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020-21 will long be remembered for … of challenges. The impact of the economic shutdown on the State’s financial plan was sudden and dramatic; ultimately, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/message-comptrollerState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… a $15 million interest-free loan and securing grants to fund 27 percent of project costs. In addition, city officials withheld payments to contractors to recover some of the $3.1 million in additional costs that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1IX.12.C State Responsibility – IX. Federal Grants
… Overall coordination of the state’s implementation of CMIA was assigned to the Division of the Budget (DOB), which partners with the Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12c-state-responsibilityDiNapoli: Westchester Sisters Admit to Stealing $22,000 of Deceased Mother's Pension Payments
… Bigelow, 60, and Mary Nash, 59, who hid their mother’s death to collect nearly $22,000 in her state pension payments from 2013 to 2015. The two … 59 who hid their mothers death to collect nearly $22000 in her state pension payments from 2013 to 2015 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-westchester-sisters-admit-stealing-22000-deceased-mothers-pension-paymentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … items, totaling $76,425, were not recorded in the district’s inventory records. Officials could not locate three of the … conducted in 2003. Putnam Central School District – Fund Balance Management (Washington County) The district’s surplus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1