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Report on the State Fiscal Year 2025-26 Executive Budget
The Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 has been released at a time of great uncertainty. Federal funding is the State’s largest source of revenue, and is estimated by the Division of Budget to total $93.1 billion in State Fiscal Year 2025-26.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/executive-budget-report-2025-26.pdfDiNapoli: Sales Tax Collections Growth Slowed in First Half of 2015
… annual growth over the past 15 years, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … excluding all cities, increased only 0.5 percent for the first six months of 2015, with many counties seeing a … slow growth in sales taxes could pose fiscal challenges for local governments across New York, especially for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-sales-tax-collections-growth-slowed-first-half-2015Opinion 93-30
… do so, the cost of the transportation is a county charge. You ask whether the cost incurred by a village in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30DiNapoli: The State May Have Your Money
… today urged New Yorkers to see if any of the $12.5 billion in lost and forgotten money currently being held by his … be theirs. More than 30 million accounts are unclaimed in New York, some dating back to the 1940s. An interactive … visit our website to see if my office is holding any money in their name. It’s likely that some of the $12.5 billion in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-state-may-have-your-moneyDiNapoli: Economic and Tax Collection Growth Slowing in New York City
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York City’s finances have been boosted by strong economic growth and conservative … growth during the first half of 2016 was the slowest of any year since 2010. The U.S. economy grew by 2.6 percent in … over the past two years. The tourism and retail sectors have been affected by the stronger dollar and weakened global …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-economic-and-tax-collection-growth-slowing-new-york-cityOpinion 88-25
… TOWN LAW, §198(4); STATE CONSTITUTION, ART I, §11: Subject to equal protection guarantees, a town board may exclude … However, the town board may also permit nonresidents to use park district facilities, with or without a fee. If … it may impose reasonable regulations on that use, subject to constitutional equal protection guarantees. This is in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-25Opinion 89-58
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … certain property owners within an existing park district have requested that the town establish another park district … do not authorize the establishment of park districts under any circumstances. The authority to establish park districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-58Opinion 89-44
… VILLAGE JUSTICE -- Acting Justice (reporting requirement to the State Comptroller) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Justice Court … COURT ACT, §2021: Acting village justices are required to file a monthly report with the Justice Court Fund of the … reporting. You ask if acting village justices are required to file a monthly report with the Justice Court Fund of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-44XII.2 Expenditure Policies – XII. Expenditures
… has outlined policies, procedures, and guidance for Business Units when making payments to vendors doing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii2-expenditure-policiesDiNapoli: Local Governments Challenged by Slow Revenue Growth
… governments are seeing sales tax revenue growth slow and state aid remain essentially flat while they and school districts are coping with tax cap and tax freeze initiatives that limit growth in property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-local-governments-challenged-slow-revenue-growthVillage of Hudson Falls – Information Technology (2025M-10)
… for public review in the Clerk’s office. 1 PPSI is any information to which unauthorized access, disclosure, … or use – or disruption of access or use – could have or cause a severe impact on critical functions, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/04/25/village-hudson-falls-information-technology-2025m-10Continuity of Operations Planning (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the two recommendations made in our initial audit report, Division of Homeland Security … for coordinating emergency management planning efforts in New York State. The Division encourages and supports State … Plans (COOPs), which each State agency should have in place for each of its facilities. Toward this end, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/11/continuity-operations-planning-followProcurement Practices
… Objective To determine whether the State University of New York – … established in law and elsewhere, are in place to ensure that spending is appropriate and in the best …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/03/procurement-practicesLong-Term Care Ombudsman Program
… in the State, housing more than 160,000 residents who have a need for ombudsman services. The Office’s … responsibilities include helping ensure that residents have regular, timely, private, and unimpeded access to … 1,500 LTC facilities in the State – about 40 percent – have an assigned volunteer ombudsman, leaving the remaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/03/long-term-care-ombudsman-programMedicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2018 Through March 31, 2019
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Health’s eMedNY system … Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to the providers. The audit covered the period October 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/27/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2018-through-march-31-2019Children’s Unit for Treatment and Evaluation – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… with disabilities who are between three and five years of age. CUTE is reimbursed for these services through rates set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/15/childrens-unit-treatment-and-evaluation-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualBowmansville Volunteer Fire Association, Inc. - Financial Management (2015M-10)
… to various officers. Key Recommendations Determine whether any of the misspent or possibly misused funds can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/03/08/bowmansville-volunteer-fire-association-inc-financialWelcome Center and Rest Area Planning and Implementation
… – those who live, work, and travel in New York State – have a safe, efficient, balanced, and environmentally sound … on Interstates 81 and 495. The Department did not have a Memorandum of Understanding with any State or local agency occupying space in the Department’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/20/welcome-center-and-rest-area-planning-and-implementationDepartment of Labor Examination of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Payments January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017
… Purpose The objectives of our examination were to determine whether: (i) Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefit … through December 31, 2017. We also used data analytics to identify and facilitate the recovery of previous overpayments due and owing to the Department from New York State employees. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/19/department-labor-examination-unemployment-insurance-benefit-payments-january-1-2017Increase ABLE Account Balance
… New York Achieving A Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program to match the federally authorized level. Memo Bill Text … New York Achieving A Better Life Experience ABLE Program to match the federally authorized level …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/increase-able-account-balance