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Pocatello Fire District - Audit Follow-Up (2016M-301-F)
… District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Wallkill, in Orange County. The … of Fire Commissioners is composed of five elected members and is responsible for the District’s overall financial management. The Board appoints a Treasurer and a Secretary. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/12/27/pocatello-fire-district-audit-follow-2016m-301-fCapital Asset Management (2022-S-32)
To determine whether the Office of General Services is adequately overseeing selected agencies and related entities to ensure that they have proper inventory controls in place to safeguard assets and that they are properly reporting capital assets.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/2022-S-32.pdfOversight of the Early Intervention Program
To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) is effectively administering the Early Intervention Program (Program) in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and ensuring equitable and timely access to services for children across the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s25-response.pdfCapital Asset Management (2022-S-32) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of General Services is adequately overseeing selected agencies and related entities to ensure that they have proper inventory controls in place to safeguard assets and that they are properly reporting capital assets.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s32-response.pdfSelected Aspects of the All-Agency Contractor Evaluation System at Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, New York City Transit, and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (2019-S-52)
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is monitoring and evaluating its contractors/consultants in compliance with its All-Agency Contractor Evaluation (ACE) system and taking appropriate action where performance ratings are less than satisfactory. We also determined...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-19s52.pdfNew York City Employment Trends - February 2018
New York City is undergoing its largest and longest job expansion since World War II.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-10-2018.pdfSpecial Quarterly Report of Receipts and Disbursements for State Fiscal Year 2008-09, January 2009
All Funds spending of $88.2 billion is approximately $591 million below projections through December 31.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-receipts-disbursements-update-2008-09.pdfDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Questionable Financial Decisions, Lack of Transparency in Hempstead School District
… concerns. This includes the current superintendent Susan Johnson receiving biweekly paychecks that were $7,000 to … than four months. On Nov. 1, 2012, the board appointed Johnson as interim superintendent and set her pro-rated … to $2,307 per pay period. Instead, the district paid Johnson $13,333 biweekly, or $11,026 more per paycheck than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-questionable-financial-decisions-lack-transparency-hempstead-school-districtDiNapoli: Contractor Failed to Turn Over $1.5 Million in Prescription Drug Rebates to NYS
… Read the report , or go to: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093017/16s7.pdf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-contractor-failed-turn-over-15-million-prescription-drug-rebates-nysDiNapoli Estimates LIRR Strike Could Cause Up to $50 Million in Economic Loss Daily
… Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) strike could cause up to $50 million in lost economic activity each day. “A LIRR … and businesses. It would also be another devastating blow to a region that is still struggling to recover from Superstorm Sandy and the recession,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-estimates-lirr-strike-could-cause-50-million-economic-loss-dailyChild Care in NY Challenged by Staff Shortages, High Prices and Too Few Slots
… post-pandemic including child care deserts, low wages and high prices that are putting a financial strain on … well below the state’s median, making it hard to attract and retain the workforce needed to provide services. An … care system is integral to the state’s economic future and must remain a priority for policymakers.” DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/child-care-ny-challenged-staff-shortages-high-prices-and-too-few-slotsOpinion 95-2
… a franchise fee imposed upon the cable company by a city is not a municipal "fee" falling within the exemption of … Housing Law, §52. You ask whether a housing authority is exempt from paying that portion of its cable television bill which is designated as a "franchise fee". You state that the city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-2DiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Grew by 47.2% in 2022, Marking an All-Time High
… at state agencies rose 47.2% to more than $1.36 billion in 2022, setting a new record, according to a report released … earnings comprised 7.5% of total payroll spending in 2022, a significant increase from the 4.6% average from … respectively. Overtime earnings grew more than 51% and 112%, respectively. Fewer than 1 in 5 state agency employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-grew-47-point-2-2022-marking-all-time-highNew York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget: Federal Fiscal Year 2020
… Message from the Comptroller March 2022 Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Yorkers have seen how the … balances of payments under $6,000 per capita. New Mexico, Virginia, Alaska and Maryland fared the best with balances of … 6.1 percent share of the national population. Maryland and Virginia ranked first and second among the states as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-balance-payments-federal-budget-federal-fiscal-year-2020Mainstream Managed Care Organizations – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting (Follow-Up)
… submitting accurate administrative costs to the Department and whether the Department was appropriately applying the … We also determined the Department provided insufficient and conflicting MMCOR cost-reporting guidance that allowed … marketing expenses as facilitated enrollment; and assess the costs of the actuary contract against the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/mainstream-managed-care-organizations-administrative-costs-used-premium-rate-setting-followLocal Sales Taxes Surge 49.2 Percent in April-June 2021 Over Same Quarter in 2020: Statewide Collections Strong Even Compared to Pre-Pandemic Period
Local sales tax collections in New York State grew by 49.2 percent, or just over $1.6 billion, in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, a dramatic increase from last year’s weak collections during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-taxes-surge-in-april-june-2021.pdfGrowth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slows to 2.4 Percent in First Half of 2014; Long Island and Southern Tier Collections Decline
Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slows to 2.4 Percent in First Half of 2014; Long Island and Southern Tier Collections Decline
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/localsalestaxcollections0714.pdfNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (February 18, 2021)
… in previous surveys dating to August 2020. New York State SNAP Recipients Total More Than 2.7 Million in December More … received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) benefits in December … 16, 2020 September 2, 2020 August 19, 2020 August 5, 2020 July 22, 2020 July 9, 2020 Additional Resources COVID-19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/impact-covid-19-february-18-2021DiNapoli: Village Fiscal Stress Declines Again
… Stress Monitoring System has identified nine villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress in 2016. Three villages were designated in "moderate fiscal … Stress Monitoring System has identified nine villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress in 2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-village-fiscal-stress-declines-againComptroller DiNapoli and Mayor Brown Return Over $100,000 in Unclaimed Funds to Buffalo Residents
… Buffalo city residents since he partnered with Mayor Byron Brown on March 16 to urge people to claim their lost money. … remains available for residents to claim. "I thank Mayor Brown for partnering with my office to help reconnect the … theirs and partnering with local officials like Mayor Brown helps us spread the word. I urge those that have yet to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-mayor-brown-return-over-100000-unclaimed-funds-buffalo-residents