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DiNapoli: NYC Spending Priorities Shifted During Pandemic
… its budget priorities during the COVID-19 pandemic to help address pressing needs, but some new critical … programs and services may face fiscal cliffs, according to a new report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … preliminary budgets for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) to examine how spending priorities shifted. “The mayor’s preliminary FY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-nyc-spending-priorities-shifted-during-pandemicComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, … Condition (Nassau County) The board adopted budgets for fiscal years 2012-13 through 2014-15 that appropriated a … district officials did not have proper documentation for establishing and using two of four reserve funds totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1DiNapoli: MTA Faces Growing Risks to Its Capital Funding
… the MTA’s finances last year, but its capital program for maintaining and upgrading the regional transit system … in capital funds by using its operating budget to pay for more borrowing, less money would be available for day-to-day operations and goals, like increasing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-mta-faces-growing-risks-its-capital-fundingOpinion 88-59
… -- Compensation (authority to pay village justice the salary of acting village justice); (retroactive payment); (salary increase for village justice) VILLAGE JUSTICE -- Acting Justice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59Opinion 89-11
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt … expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to rent a room in which to meet, if the meetings are for the purpose of … fire insurance tax moneys "except as otherwise provided in any special law". Sections 9104 and 9105 provide that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11Implications for the Future – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… recovery relative to the nation will heighten those risks. For example, nearly three years after the end of … services and other essential programs. In recent years, for example, new federal funding has helped to extend health … sufficient to guard against unwanted spending cuts, tax increases or other actions in case of an economic downturn or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/implications-futureEmployee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions (Follow-Up)
… Commission . As such, Transit employees are assigned to job titles that are generally classified as competitive and … January 1, 2020, and November 18, 2021 , MTA listed 507 job title postings : 13 at MTA Bus , 39 at SIR , 68 at … the interagency movement of employees and if there are opportunities for improprieties in the hiring, promotion, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/26/employee-qualifications-hiring-and-promotions-followPublic Safety – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… (down 1.3 percent); and Motor vehicle theft (rising for the second year in a row — 10.9 percent in 2021 after the … a small decline from the prior year (down 0.7 percent). For more analysis of trends regarding the number of … Year 2019-20, statutory changes to eliminate cash bail for most misdemeanor and non-violent felony offenses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-safetyAttorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… City of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel Lawrence Porcari for abusing his position as a public official to engage in a … and authorized payments of thousands of city dollars for the defense of former Mayor Richard Thomas' criminal … is now a convicted felon. I thank Attorney General James for her partnership in fighting public corruption." “Today’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernonCUNY Bulletin No. CU-666
… The purpose of this bulletin is to provide instructions for processing payroll deductions for the 2020 CUNY Charitable Campaign Deduction Code 897 . … by this bulletin. Effective Date(s) Payroll deductions for the 2020 CUNY Charitable Campaign will begin in paychecks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-666-2020-cuny-charitable-campaignArchived: Legislative Session 2015 –2016
… authorities (IDAs) by requiring standard application forms for requests for financial assistance, uniform criteria for the evaluation and selection for each category of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2015-2016DiNapoli: Federal Funding Uncertainty Jeopardizes Impact of Inflation Reduction Act for New Yorkers
… Act (IRA), including close to $2 billion in funds for environmental and energy purposes that could help lower … “Given the strong interest in improving affordability for consumers, small businesses, farmers, and nonprofits, … New York could receive significant additional funding for critical environmental and clean energy projects.” IRA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-federal-funding-uncertainty-jeopardizes-impact-inflation-reduction-act-new-yorkersCUNY Bulletin No. CU-802
… predecessor agreement to be continued except as modified in the MOA. In addition, a memorandum dated October 01, 2024, from … December 2024 Uniform Allowance Payments will be effective in Institution Pay Period 19C, paychecks dated 12/26/2024. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-802-cuny-december-2024-uniform-allowance-payment-securityLong Island Experienced Gains in Farms and Farmland
… New York cannot be overstated, both as an economic engine for their communities and an essential part of our food … was the only region in the state to see the numbers climb for both farms and farmland acres in the most recent United … includes an analysis of state programs and tax benefits for farmers. Some of the important findings for Long Island …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-agriculture-report-reveals-economic-growth-and-challenges-facing-new-york-farms-long-islandFederal Spending by Major Funding Streams and Functions – Federal Funding and New York
… funding is received by New York State through grants for a range of purposes, including health care, … result in changes in particular funding streams, funding for Medicaid dwarfs all other major grants and revenues. … $50 billion in Medicaid grants providing reimbursement for New Yorkers’ health care. Additional health funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-spending-major-funding-streams-and-functionsChazy Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-13)
… Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and reporting for lead contamination began in 2016, and subsequent testing … did not have a sampling plan to identify all water outlets for sampling or exemption. District officials also did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/chazy-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-13Poland Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-20)
… Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and reporting for lead contamination began in 2016, and subsequent testing … have access to and could consume water from, were sampled for testing. Therefore, we determined 132 of the 176 (75 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/poland-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-20DiNapoli Says Wall Street May Still Have a Good Year Given Strong Start
… may have positioned New York City’s securities industry for a good year despite recent economic developments, … securities industry employment was a positive development for the city’s economy, the industry may resort to staffing … over the coming months to bolster profits. The average salary, including bonuses, in the securities industry in New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/0215/10/dinapoli-says-wall-street-may-still-have-good-year-given-strong-startWillsboro Fire Department – Financial Operations (2014M-206)
… controls over the Department’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014. … not address the Department’s financial activities, except for requiring the Department Treasurer to prepare and submit … did not specify which Department officials are responsible for overseeing the financial records and reporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/10/10/willsboro-fire-department-financial-operations-2014m-206Seneca County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2015M-207)
… Industrial Development Agency was created in 1973 and is the sole IDA within the County. Its mission is to "advance … year 2015, SCIDA has 33 projects, of which 30 projects have active payments in lieu of taxes agreements. Key … not well-defined or required to be documented. Therefore, it is possible that not all project applications of the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/12/24/seneca-county-industrial-development-agency-project