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DiNapoli: Local Governments Challenged by Slow Revenue Growth
… coping with slow or no revenue growth, making it difficult for them to maintain services while keeping pace with rising … cities, towns, villages and fire districts, due to increases in state aid to schools. DiNapoli’s report found … restricts reliance on property tax revenues to fund increases in local spending. In recent years, the tax cap’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-local-governments-challenged-slow-revenue-growthDiNapoli: Fewer Counties Exceeding Tax Cap
… that homeowners expect. I believe the financial decisions for county leaders next year will be especially difficult.” … to local governments beginning in 2012, limits tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate of inflation or 2 percent … property taxes are the second leading source of revenue for counties at 24 percent, DiNapoli found. Additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-fewer-counties-exceeding-tax-capNew York Mills Union Free School District – Financial Management (2016M-107)
… the Board and District officials have withheld significant funds from productive use and levied property taxes that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/new-york-mills-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2016m-107State Contract and Payment Actions in July
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,440 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $11.1 … payments valued at more than $25.2 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-julyComptroller's Oversight of State Contracts
… money, keep workers idle, and harm not-for-profits. 2025 (Jan-Jun) Results Demonstrate Cost-Effective Oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/oversightReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York - February 2006
Three years ago, New York City projected a $6.7 billion budget gap for FY 2005.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-8-2006.pdfComptroller DiNapoli: 26 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… 28, 2018. Today’s announcement does not include scores for the dependent school districts in the “Big Four” cities … of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. Information for these districts will be incorporated into the scoring for their respective cities later this year. The monitoring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/comptroller-dinapoli-26-school-districts-fiscal-stressTown of Leicester – Financial Management (2025M-2)
… will have small operating surpluses in 2024, which will increase the significant fund balances. The Board continued … likely result in operating surpluses that will further increase the significant fund balances in the general and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-leicester-financial-management-2025m-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… exceed the $18.5 million maximum amount authorized by an act of the state Legislature for the city to issue debt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Attorney 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-vernonCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B6-13-21)
… and expenditure projections in the City’s tentative budget for the 2014 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/11/20/city-newburgh-budget-review-b6-13-21Approved State Contracts and Payments
… pond reconstruction, Rockland State Park, Rockland County. $618,000 with Golf Compete, Inc. for a statewide golf … $12.5 million to Tappan Zee Constructors LLC for the New NY Bridge Project. $5.9 million to Economic Development … Koch, Inc. for steel repairs on the Gowanus Expressway in Kings County. $5.6 million to Skanska-Kiewit-ECCO III JV to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Cities
… While no municipalities were in the highest category of “significant fiscal stress,” 73 villages and cities have … as required. These scores also largely reflect the period when local governments in New York received federal relief … for many local governments has improved with the infusion of federal aid and stronger economic activity,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-citiesDiNapoli Expands State Spending Transparency on OpenBookNewYork.com
… on openbooknewyork.com , an easy-to-use search tool for the public to see how their tax dollars are being spent. … to include five modules: State Spending includes data for major spending categories for state agencies and some authorities; Contracts includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-expands-state-spending-transparency-openbooknewyorkcomPreventing Inappropriate and Excessive Costs in the New York State Health Insurance Program
… of NYSHIP have the opportunity to select various plans for coverage. The Empire Plan is by far the most popular … from out-of-network providers. United’s reimbursements for out-of-network services are usually higher than reimbursements for the same services provided in-network. Also, when Empire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/09/preventing-inappropriate-and-excessive-costs-new-york-state-health-insurance-programDiNapoli: Pension Contribution Rates Remain Stable for Fiscal Year 2017-18
… Employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) … P. DiNapoli announced today. The average contribution rate for the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) will decrease from … to 15.3 percent of payroll. The average contribution rate for the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-pension-contribution-rates-remain-stable-fiscal-year-2017-18Village of Smyrna – Clerk-Treasurer’s Duties (2013M-114)
… monitored the Village’s fiscal operations for the period June 1, 2011, to February 6, 2013. Background The Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/07/19/village-smyrna-clerk-treasurers-duties-2013m-114Opinion 94-30
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. [edited for publication] COUNTY CLERK -- Fees (amount of index fees … the CPLR required a county clerk to collect a fee of $100 for the assignment of an index number to an action pending in … omnibus revenue bill enacted to balance the State budget for fiscal year 1990-91 and increased general fund revenues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-30CUNY Bulletin No. CU-768
… of this bulletin is to provide agencies instructions for processing the 2023 CUNY Research Foundation Grant Payments for Summer Research. Affected Employees: CUNY instructional … IC 19 General Deductions: Grant payments are included as salary for retirement purposes and are subject to union dues. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-768-2023-city-university-new-york-cuny-research-foundationX.7.A Centralized Corporate Customers – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… Customer to create a revenue contract in the SFS, for Interagency billing and payment processing and to track … Refer to Section 3 - Vendor Registration of this Chapter for additional guidance on how to register a vendor. The VMU … a Business Unit needs to bill and/or track receivables for vendors that will provide revenues to only that Business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x7a-centralized-corporate-customers