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City of Watervliet – Financial Condition (2017M-230)

… The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Council adopted realistic budgets that were structurally … The City is governed by an elected three-member City Council. Budgeted appropriations for the general fund, water … 2017 totaled approximately $16 million. Key Findings The Council adopted general fund budgets that were not …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/02/09/city-watervliet-financial-condition-2017m-230

DiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores With Analysis of 10 Years of Fiscal Monitoring System Data

… five local governments with non-calendar fiscal years were designated in stress. The Town of Centerville in Allegany … Chateaugay, Huntington Bay, and Mohawk, which were designated as “susceptible to fiscal stress.” “With the … designations decreased in fiscal year 2022 compared to 2021. For cities, 11% were designated in some level of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scores-analysis-10-years-fiscal-monitoring-system-data

DiNapoli Releases Upper Manhattan Economic Snapshot

… said New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat. “I am very glad to see that, as State Comptroller DiNapoli’s report … report also makes clear that we still have much more to do to reduce an unemployment rate that remains higher than … "If we want our small businesses and our neighborhoods to do well economically, we must develop new economic …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-releases-upper-manhattan-economic-snapshot

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… underestimated revenues and overestimated expenditures. In addition, officials appropriated fund balance to balance … not have written multiyear capital or financial plans or a written fund balance or reserve policy in place to guide … an obligation to pay. Although the town supervisor, who is a member of the town’s board of ethics, had concerns with …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits

Federal Employees in New York State – Federal Funding and New York

… more than 116,000 federal civilian employees working in New York in 2024, earning $11.2 billion in wages. Employment … more than 147,000 federal government employees working in New York, and is likely to decrease in 2025 as a result of … 1 – Numbers of Federal Government Civilian Employees: New York, 2000 - 2024 Note: Numbers of annual average …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-employees-new-york-state

Oversight of Dam Safety

… public safety, but they can also cause millions of dollars in damage and can result in the impairment of many other infrastructure systems, such … not properly filtered and soil particles form sink holes in the dam). When a dam fails, resources must be devoted to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/21/oversight-dam-safety

DiNapoli: MTA Faces Its Greatest Challenges in Decades

… risk, according to an analysis released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The … risk according to an analysis released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-its-greatest-challenges-decades

Transferring or Terminating Your Membership

… is covered by the other retirement system; You are on the payroll in a job that is covered by NYSLRS; and You submit a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/transferring-or-terminating-your-membership

Mohawk Valley Faces Challenges But Bright Spots Exist

… faces economic challenges and population losses, but job increases in health care and some manufacturing sectors, … region faces economic challenges and population losses but job increases in health care and some manufacturing sectors …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/mohawk-valley-faces-challenges-bright-spots-exist

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1539

… with instructions on how to update a Tier 6 employee’s Retirement Plan page due to the VDC two-year look back. … creating Tier 6. This tier applies to employees joining a retirement system after March 31, 2012. This Legislation … 2013. Agency Actions Each agency is required to update the Retirement Plans page to change the Benefit Plan based on the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1539-two-year-look-back-tier-6-tiaa-voluntary-defined-contribution-vdc

Opinion 98-15

… requirements of General Municipal Law, §119-dd(4) and such sale is not subject to the permissive referendum … government programs for the preservation, restoration and maintenance of the historical, architectural, … of statutory construction that a prior general statute yields to later more specific statutes (see, gen., McKinney's …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-15

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… announced his office completed audits of the Village of Aurora , Clinton Volunteer Fire Department , Germantown … is being spent appropriately and effectively. Village of Aurora – Treasurer’s Duties and Information Technology … announced his office completed audits of the Village of Aurora Clinton Volunteer Fire Department Germantown Fire …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits

DiNapoli: Investment in Upstate Company Returns $33.8 Million to State Pension Fund

… (Fund) received a $33.8 million return from its investment in Autotask, an IT company located near Albany, according to … pension fund, which made six times our original investment in Autotask,”said DiNapoli. “As part of the Fund’s diverse investment strategy, the In-State Program helps provide retirement security for state …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-investment-upstate-company-returns-338-million-state-pension-fund

State Police Bulletin No. SP-232

… Automatic processing of the 2022 State Police Expertise Pay. Affected Employees: Employees of the Division of State … payment. Effective Dates: The 2022 State Police Expertise Pay will be processed in Administration Pay Period 17L/18C, paychecks dates 12/07/2022. Eligibility …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-232-2022-state-police-expertise-pay

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … to protect taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud and abuse. New York’s school districts annually spend approximately $60 … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0

DiNapoli: School Districts Need to Improve Oversight of Technology Equipment

… audit period of July 1, 2019 to March 31, 2022, auditors selected 1,155 IT assets to confirm they were inventoried in school districts’ records and selected 945 of these to see if they could be located. More … and found nearly 4,400 had missing or duplicated serial numbers and approximately 4,800 were missing locations or the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-school-districts-need-improve-oversight-technology-equipment

Avoiding a Rejected DRO – Divorce and Your Benefits

… NYSLRS benefits are paid monthly and, unless the member is in a special 20- or 25-year retirement plan that allows for … and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) that create benefits on behalf of a surviving spouse do not apply to governmental … plans such as NYSLRS. We recognize no special interest in the status of “surviving spouse.” Separate Accounts — …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/avoiding-rejected-dro

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… BOCES , East Moriches Union Free School District , Fishers Island Union Free School District , Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES , Indian … participating in the cooperative bid. East Moriches Union Free School District – Budget Review (Suffolk County) The … DelawareChenangoMadisonOtsego BOCES East Moriches Union Free School District Fishers Island Union Free School …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits