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DiNapoli: State Tax Collections Continue to Exceed Projections
… The state should use these revenues to bolster reserves or for pay-as-you-go funding for critical infrastructure … use tax collections totaled $4.8 billion, $1.5 billion, or 43.4%, higher than the same period last year, and $571 … June totaled $46.4 billion, which was $5.6 billion, or 13.9%, higher than last year for the same period, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-continue-exceed-projectionsPublic Officers – Membership and Enrollment
… Public officers are eligible for membership in NYSLRS. This applies regardless of whether … the position files an oath of office. The compensation for the position does not depend on the number of hours … are authorized to act in their capacity as an officer for their established term. Any public officer who is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/public-officersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… total fund balance has declined from about $2.5 million at the beginning of 2017-18 to about $1 million at the end of 2018-19. In addition, the board has not adopted … capital plans. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… resulted in combined operating surpluses totaling more than $25 million. The district accumulated unexpended surplus … limit, yet increased the real property tax levy by more than $6.6 million during this time frame. Hunter-Tannersville … For access to state and local government spending and more than 50,000 state contracts, visit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Procurement and Contracting in New York
… documentation requirements and bid protest decisions or research vendors. Resources Vendor Responsibility … Annual Employment Reports for Consultant Contracts ( Form A ) ( Form B ) You can generally search and sort the information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contractsOpinion 98-4
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … LAW, §§369, 577, 600: If the office of county auditor or county comptroller has been established in a county, the … errors on tax rolls may be delegated to the county auditor or county comptroller, as the case may be, pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-4Opinion 90-37
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Sales (authority of village to accept offer lower than highest offer) VILLAGES -- Real Property (authority to sell for less than highest offer) … or public sale for the sale of unneeded village real property. A village may not accept the lower of two offers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-37MetroPlus Health Plan: COVID-19 Enrollment Trends
… Sources: MetroPlus Health Plan; OSC analysis Nearly 70 percent of MetroPlus membership is enrolled in the … NYSOH, experienced the largest growth rate of all plans at 44 percent (see Figure 2). In late January 2020, the … of MetroPlus members with frequent hospital utilization at H+H, it has also taken steps to ensure that members have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/metroplus-health-plan-covid-19-enrollment-trendsSelected Safety and Security Equipment at Train Stations
… such as CCTV cameras, CAIs, monitors, and digital video recorders (DVRs). The CCTV system is not publicly … in each portico, or about six to eight per location. CCTV video from these cameras is recorded on a local DVR and not … the turnstiles – Automated Fare Collection pay areas. The video from the new system is reviewed about once per day, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/12/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-train-stationsDiNapoli: Contamination of New York's Waterways From Combined Sewer Overflows Remains a Challenge
… for 807 outfalls – locations where excess untreated or partially treated combined sewer wastewater is discharged … sewer system owners to report all discharges of untreated or partially treated waste into waterways in real time. In … unique overflow events, 87 percent of which made contact or potentially made contact with a waterway. During this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-contamination-new-yorks-waterways-combined-sewer-overflows-remains-challengeOpinion 97-7
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … of the court. You have asked whether such clauses prohibit or otherwise preclude the county treasurer from turning over … shall have remained in the hands of any county treasurer, or the commissioner of finance of the city of New York, for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7DiNapoli: Millions in NYC Transit Fines and Fees Uncollected
… of NYC Transit rules such as fare evasion ($100), graffiti or scratchiti ($75) and littering ($50). It processes … too often the information on summonses is not sufficient or is inaccurate for the necessary follow-up. In a sample of … of the 150 unpaid summonses reviewed had driver’s licenses or New York State Identifications, information that could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-millions-nyc-transit-fines-and-fees-uncollectedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively.” Freeport Union Free School District – Financial … also found that BOCES can manage its software more effectively and efficiently. Phelps-Clifton Springs Central … County) The board and district officials did not always effectively manage the district’s financial condition by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Oversight of Child Protective Services
… services’ investigation of reports of alleged child abuse or maltreatment, and ensures compliance with relevant laws, … of such reports, protect children from further abuse or maltreatment, and provide rehabilitative services. OCFS’ … that a child (i.e., under the age of 18) has been impaired or is in imminent danger of impairment because of the failure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/24/oversight-child-protective-servicesOpinion 94-30
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … remitted to State) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §8018(a); JUDICIARY LAW, §39(2)(e): County clerks outside of the … pursuant to the first unnumbered paragraph of CPLR, §8018(a). This is in reply to your inquiry regarding payments made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-30Area #3 – Computer Hardware, Software, and Data Inventories – Information Technology Governance
… the item including the make, model and serial number; the name of the employee or other user to whom the equipment is … include Social Security numbers and the combination of name, address and date of birth. Restricted Confidential – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-3-computer-hardware-software-and-data-inventoriesComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… DiNapoli has made it a priority to audit school district, BOCES and charter school finances and operations to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1DiNapoli: MTA Budget Continues to Face Serious Risks
… its capital needs, leaving a smaller share of revenue for other priorities and hindering budget flexibility during … MTA can change the way it does business and reduce costs, for example, riders could be saddled with even higher fares … reach 22.5 percent by 2023 after averaging 16.1 percent for the past decade. Last year, the state approved new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-mta-budget-continues-face-serious-risksState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… exceeding the limit by more than $6.6 million or 24 percentage points. Officials also did not ensure $2.2 … million and appropriated $6.4 million that was not needed or used. The recorded fiscal year-end commitments related to … during the audit period and $3.2 million was unsupported or for unbudgeted purchases. In effect, officials improperly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli Expands State Pension Fund's In-State Investment Program
… are implementing growth strategies, expanding operations or transitioning ownership. The state pension fund has … has invested $820 million in 310 companies, created or supported more than 4,500 jobs, and achieved $322 million … New York small businesses for working capital, equipment or real property. With its focus on small business lending, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-expands-state-pension-funds-state-investment-program