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City of Lockport – Budget Review (B23-1-7)
… [read complete report – pdf] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2024. Background Chapter 332 of the Laws of 2014, … to finance the deficit is outstanding, the proposed budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/03/city-lockport-budget-review-b23-1-7State Contract and Payment Actions in September
… Department of Civil Service $3 million with OpAD Media Solutions LLC to provide media buying services for continuous … Services and Supports $15 million with OpAD Media Solutions LLC for public awareness campaigns. Office of … million to Knowledge Builders Inc., $1.4 million to Panha Solutions Inc., $1.3 million to I-Link Solutions Inc., $1.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-contract-and-payment-actions-septemberOpinion 95-5
… pursuant to County Law, article 6 may be used to pay debt service on serial bonds to the extent that the proceeds of … access service within such municipality (County Law, §303[1]). Further, section 307 provides as follows: All surcharge … as those costs necessarily incidental thereto (1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-51, p 116). For the same reason, we believe …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-5VII.2 Miscellaneous Receipts / Accounts Receivable Receipts Overview – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… Agencies receive revenue payments for a variety of reasons. The recording of a … of moneys from agency sole custody bank accounts (sweeps) Revenue contracts or repayment agreements Federal Grant … To this end, an effort should be made to classify revenue in a timely manner if the nature of the revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-vii/vii2-miscellaneous-receipts-accounts-receivable-receipts-overviewState Agencies Bulletin No. 2020
… Eligible (BU01) and Non-Arbitration Eligible (BU21) Salary Increase for Employees in the Security Services Unit … NYS Bargaining Unit: 01 21 Comp Rate Code: ANN ANN HRY Grade: 101-125, 600, 800 600 Equated to Grade 101-125 … Absence (L) – Only if the Reason Code is due to a Workers’ Compensation Leave (WCL, WDL, or WPS). Employees with a Comp …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2020-april-2022-2-salary-increases-arbitration-eligible-bu01-and-nonDiNapoli: State Could Face Tough Fiscal Decisions in Year Ahead
… Fiscal Year (SFY) 2017-18 Enacted Budget increases funding for education, clean water, affordable housing and other … decisions in Washington may force tough fiscal choices for the state and raise new questions for local governments and nonprofits that rely on state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-state-could-face-tough-fiscal-decisions-year-aheadComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Town of Clifton , City of Glen Cove , Smithtown Fire … Volunteer Fire Company , West Nyack Fire District and the Town of York . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget … and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2DiNapoli: Despite Labor Force Gains, Disparities Remain for Workers With Disabilities
… participation rate for those with a disability age 16 and over rose by 4.6 percentage points between 2019 and 2024, while it dropped 0.5 percentage points for the … rate of people in New York without a disability (69.9%) and 3.5 percentage points below the national rate for people …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-despite-labor-force-gains-disparities-remain-workers-disabilitiesOpinion 94-27
… ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (imposition of assessment for road improvement against non-fronting owners) TOWN LAW, §§200, 202(2): The cost of a road improvement undertaken pursuant to Town Law, §200 may be … owners. You ask whether a town may assess the cost of a road improvement under Town Law, §200 against both abutting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-27DiNapoli, McGill Announce Arrest of Man Who Allegedly Stole Deceased Mother's Retirement Payments
… of Jamaica, Queens, who moved to Maryland to live with her son, Bump. In 2019, a concerned neighbor reported to the SSA … in order to continue receiving her payments. When her son appeared instead, the SSA questioned him. He stated that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-mcgill-announce-arrest-man-who-allegedly-stole-deceased-mothers-retirement-paymentsVI.4 Reappropriations Overview – VI. Budgets
… appropriation is from April 1st – March 31st of the fiscal year plus the carryover period. The life of SUNY and CUNY … state operations appropriations is from July 1st to June 30th of the fiscal year plus the carryover period. Two-year appropriations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi4-reappropriations-overviewDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… Monitoring System for the school fiscal year (SY) ending June 30, 2025, up from 22 districts in fiscal stress the prior year. … filed their financial reports in time to be scored in SY 2025, 4.6% have been designated as being in a level of fiscal … Monitoring System for the school fiscal year SY ending June 30 2025 up from 22 districts in fiscal stress the prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B22-6-10)
… for sanitation user fees and the sale of metered water or pass a resolution to raise the sanitation and water rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/11/18/city-newburgh-budget-review-b22-6-10DiNapoli: Waiving Waiting Period for Public Workers' Retirement Protects Families During Pandemic Crisis
… members place an effective date of retirement on their application or if filing using Retirement Online . Alternatively, members using a paper application may indicate “ASAP” in the effective date field … and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-waiving-waiting-period-public-workers-retirement-protects-families-during-pandemic-crisisContributing Toward Your Retirement – Forest Rangers Plan
… 11 benefits, you are not required to contribute toward your retirement benefits, but may elect to make voluntary … earn, will provide you with an annuity, in addition to your regular service retirement benefits, when you retire. … Tier 5 member, you are required to contribute 3 percent of your reportable earnings toward your retirement benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1864/contributing-toward-your-retirementContributing Toward Your Retirement – Regional State Park Police Plan
… Tier 1, 2 and 3 Members If you are a Tier 1 or 2 member, or a Tier 3 member covered by Article 11 benefits, you are not … Regional State Park Police Plan information for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 5 and 6 members covered by Section383a Covers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/contributing-toward-your-retirementNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional Testimony
… and prevent the proliferation of sexual harassment, hate speech and fake news from its platform. The company has … service to prevent election interference, fake news, hate speech, sexual harassment and violence from being posted to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerbergs-congressional-testimonyMarch 2000: Handicapped Parking Education Program
… that every county and the City of New York shall establish a handicapped parking education program for the purpose of … increased public awareness of handicapped parking laws. In order to fund this program the statute provides for … parking spaces. This surcharge is in addition to any other sentence, fine or penalty. One-half of the amount will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/march-2000-handicapped-parking-education-programDiNapoli: Former Savona Mayor Charged With Defrauding the Village
… Comptroller’s audit found that Harrian also appointed his wife as clerk-treasurer under his supervision, in violation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-former-savona-mayor-charged-defrauding-villageDiNapoli: Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Brazen Public Theft
… the guilty plea of former Bennington Town Clerk Tina Metz in a string of thefts that intensified even after DiNapoli’s … her criminal behavior. Metz, 55, pleaded guilty today in Wyoming County Court to grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, offering a false …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-brazen-public-theft