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City of North Tonawanda – Audit Follow-Up (2020M-90-F)
… – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the City of North Tonawanda’s (City’s) progress, as … City’s financial operations or take appropriate actions to maintain the City’s fiscal stability. The audit included 10 recommendations to help officials monitor and improve the City’s financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/03/07/city-north-tonawanda-audit-follow-2020m-90-fDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $5.8 Billion, Up 3.2% in First Quarter
… while aggregate first quarter collections for counties and cities outside the city grew by 2.5%. Regional growth ranged … a year-over-year increase in first quarter collections. Chenango County saw the highest quarterly growth at 11.8%, followed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-58-billion-32-first-quarterDiNapoli: Nine Million New Yorkers Employed, Highest Count Since 2008
… workforce is a key strength as we compete in today’s global economy," DiNapoli said. "Statewide, employment is … also dropped. Factors could include worker migration or workers dropping out of the labor force. A shrinking … followed by New York City; The total number of employed workers declined in the Southern Tier, the North Country, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-nine-million-new-yorkers-employed-highest-count-2008DiNapoli: Environmental Protection Fund Spending Reflects Historic State Commitment
… While about one-third of this was replaced with borrowed funds, $507.2 million, or nearly 15 percent of total … the state's Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT); a portion of unclaimed bottle and can deposits; certain penalties … over deposit initiators' management and repayment of unclaimed container deposits. The shortcomings in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-environmental-protection-fund-spending-reflects-historic-state-commitmentDiNapoli: Bombay Clerk Charged in Theft of Justice Court Fees
… out corruption at all levels. I thank the State Police for their work on this case.” Fleury was in charge of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-bombay-clerk-charged-theft-justice-court-feesDiNapoli: 2015 Sales Tax Collections Drop in 30 Counties
Annual local sales tax collections declined in 30 of the 57 counties outside of New York City last year according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-2015-sales-tax-collections-drop-30-countiesDiNapoli: Farms Generate $4.8 Billion for New York's Economy
… workers." New York has more than 35,000 farms covering 7.3 million acres, nearly one quarter of the state's land area. … largest agricultural commodity, with $2.7 billion in sales in 2017, more than half of the total for all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-farms-generate-48-billion-new-yorks-economyDiNapoli: Metro North and LIRR Lax in Monitoring Overtime Paid For With Federal Stimulus Funds
… Separate audits of Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) found they failed to … manage overtime paid by funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), allowing abuses such as allowing … significant room for improvement in how Metro-North and LIRR monitor the hours their employees work,”DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-metro-north-and-lirr-lax-monitoring-overtime-paid-federal-stimulus-fundsOpinion 91-16
… agate measurement for publication of notice of unredeemed land) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Redemption …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Opinion 90-11
… State law (General Municipal Law, §90; Civil Service Law, §200 et seq .) and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (29 … the doctrine of federal pre-emption (U.S. Const., art. VI, cl 2; see, gen., 16 Am Jur 2d, Constitutional Law, §291, et … is authorized by article 14 of the Civil Service Law (§200 et seq .). It is well-established that, pursuant to this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-11Opinion 91-7
… SERVICE -- Contracts (by town with fire department rescue squad) -- Fire Districts (when fire district may … service) VILLAGES -- Ambulance Service (authority of rescue squad to provide ambulance service outside village) … not, however, enter into such a contract with an emergency rescue and first aid squad of a fire department or fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on State Budget for State Fiscal Year 2023-24
… state budget makes important investments in education and health care, including mental health care, and provides significant, recurring funding to … state budget makes important investments in education and health care including mental health care and provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-state-budget-state-fiscal-year-2023-24Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments (2024-N-4) - Interactive Dashboard
… Department of Housing Preservation and Development needs to improve its oversight of the physical and financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchell-lama-developments-2024-n-4-interactive-dashboardXI.12.F Reassignment of Agency Responsibility for Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Through various initiatives and legislative action, State agencies and departments may be reorganized, … was subject to prior approval by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), the reassignment requires OSC … agency. To reduce the Contract Amount in SFS, the State agency must reduce both the funds reservation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12f-reassignment-agency-responsibility-contractsIX.5 Federal Billing & Invoicing – IX. Federal Grants
Once an agencys Customer Contract Grant Award Project and Activities have been established in SFS and Project Budgets are created agencies are able to start spending against the project
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5-federal-billing-invoicingXII.9.B Liens Against Payments Processed Using a Joint Custody Account – XII. Expenditures
… (OSC) Offset Unit is responsible for determining if a lien, offset, or payment assignment against each vendor exists. In the event that a lien, offset, or payment assignment does exist, OSC will … on that scheduled payment line was redirected due to a lien, offset, or payment assignment. All Business Units can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9b-liens-against-payments-processed-using-joint-custody-accountXII.7.C Reprocessing an OSC Denied Voucher – XII. Expenditures
… has been rejected by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), the Business Unit should address all of the reasons the … BULKLOAD BUSINESS UNITS When rejecting a voucher, OSC will reject and delete the voucher, which reverses the … invoice number that was used in the original submission to OSC. Business Units should follow the bulkload process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7c-reprocessing-osc-denied-voucherXIII.4 Overview – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… travel as part of their official duties should refer to: Chapter XIV, Section 10.B – Travel and Purchase Reward … Advisory Opinion regarding travel reward programs. Chapter XIII, Section 6 – Potential Tax Consequences of Assigning and Incorrect Official Station of this Chapter to understand the potential tax consequences of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chaper-xiii/xiii4-overviewXIV.14.I Treatment of Infrastructure Assets – XIV. Special Procedures
… Infrastructure consists of roads, bridges, curbs and gutters, streets, sidewalks, drainage systems, lighting systems, historic monuments, and similar assets that are immovable and of value only to the State. Roads and bridges maintained … Infrastructure consists of roads bridges curbs and gutters streets sidewalks drainage systems lighting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14i-treatment-infrastructure-assetsUnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York – Overpayments for Physician-Administered Drugs (Follow-Up)
… health insurance coverage to about 1.2 million active and retired State, local government, and school district employees, and their dependents. The … rates; $179,190 was paid in excess of maximum allowable dosage limits; and $143,299 in duplicate United payments were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/21/unitedhealthcare-insurance-company-new-york-overpayments-physician-administered-drugs