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DiNapoli: New York's Public and Private Colleges and Universities Face Significant Challenges in Years Ahead
… education sector is facing, including a looming enrollment cliff, growing costs of attendance, and rising student debt. … their students.” Falling Enrollment and Looming Enrollment Cliff In large part due to demographic changes, attracting … precipitous drop beginning in 2025 – a looming “enrollment cliff.” The impact of enrollment declines over the last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-new-yorks-public-and-private-colleges-and-universities-face-significant-challenges-yearsDiNapoli: Pandemic Necessity and Opportunity Fuel Business Growth in New York City
… businesses with fewer than five employees grew over 10% in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report details the growth in New York City’s small businesses, the industries that were … easily online.” The overall number of businesses rose 6.5% in New York City compared to 17.4% nationally from the first …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-pandemic-necessity-and-opportunity-fuel-business-growth-new-york-cityIX.7.E Disaster Assistance – IX. Federal Grants
… Assistance Accounting process will be used each time there is a disaster event. This process requires the … Assistance Accounting process will be used each time there is a disaster event …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7e-disaster-assistanceDiNapoli: Numbers of Homeless Population Doubled in New York
… the number of permanent supportive housing units (52,462 vs. 78,758) and permanent housing beds (21,672 vs. 26,059), but lags other large states in the number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-numbers-homeless-population-doubled-new-yorkOpinion 89-65
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Legal Services … a contract for additional legal services between the town and his or her law firm, if the town attorney has any of the … outside counsel, the board may act by simple resolution and a local law is not required. A contract between the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-65Opinion 90-3
… otherwise, the allocation of county sales tax revenue to cities and towns required by Tax Law, §1262(d) should be made on the basis of the full valuations used to apportion the county real property tax. When the full valuations used to apportion the county real property tax are determined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-3Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-180
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing. Affected Employees Eligible … and Justices in Bargaining Unit 86 Background Chapter 567 of the Laws of 2010 created the Special Commission on Judicial … To inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-180-april-2012-salary-increase-judges-and-justices-unified-courtDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Value $206.9 Billion
… as it began it, as one of the best funded, best managed pension plans in the nation. The strength and stability of our state’s pension fund is good news for the more than one million … respectively. The Fund is the third-largest public pension fund in the country and is ranked one of the nation’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-value-2069-billionOpinion 91-61
… issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Bail Moneys (1% fee to fund an approved county alternatives to incarceration service plan) BAIL MONEYS -- Fees (1% fee to fund an approved county alternatives to incarceration … EXECUTIVE LAW, §261; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §99-m: The 1% fee on bail deposits imposed by General Municipal Law, §99-m, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-61Controls Over Unclaimed Bottle Deposits
… initiators, and is collecting and depositing the required unclaimed bottle funds into the General Fund. The audit covers the period … registered with the Department to remit 80 percent of any unclaimed bottle deposits on a quarterly basis. Along with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/19/controls-over-unclaimed-bottle-depositsAssertive Community Treatment Program
… To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (Office) is effectively overseeing the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program to ensure that ACT provider teams are complying with requirements and that … health and well-being of all New Yorkers. Its mission is to facilitate recovery for adults receiving treatment for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/06/assertive-community-treatment-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Town of Hoosick , Town of Lake Pleasant , Town of Newfane and the Village of Sandy Creek . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top … priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the West Seneca Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … The significant revenue and expenditure projections in the tentative budget are reasonable. The district … $3.2 million. After the district’s planned use of $500,000 in fund balance, the remaining unassigned fund balance is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Opinion 89-63
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Whether a municipal housing authority is exempt from the payment of court fees when it is a litigant in Supreme Court a County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63Opinion 89-13
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Not Requiring … furnishing the required security after advertisement for sealed bids in the manner prescribed by section 103. … therein and, therefore, does not provide an exception for purchases of used equipment from private sources (33 Opns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-13DiNapoli: Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Father's NY State Pension Checks
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Albany County District Attorney David Soares and the New York State Police today announced that Alayne Bertolino pleaded guilty … — you will be caught,” DiNapoli said. “My thanks to Albany County District Attorney David Soares and the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-georgia-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-fathers-ny-state-pension-checksCollection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Collection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax ( 2018-S-28 ). About the Program … of fuel at a cents-per-gallon rate at different points in the distribution chain, depending on the product involved. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/08/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-tax-followNew Customer-Focused Subway Metrics
… customers with better information about their trips and provide a more accurate picture of Transit’s performance. … The audit covers the period between July 1, 2017 and November 30, 2018. About the Program The Metropolitan … an agency of the MTA that operates New York City’s subways and the majority of its bus service. Under the Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/new-customer-focused-subway-metricsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … 97 percent to 178 percent of 2020 expenditures. Town of New Windsor – Information Technology (Orange County) Town … did not ensure online banking agreements comply with New York State General Municipal Law. Sensitive IT control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Oversight of Drug Disposal
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) programs and the programs it oversees collect and dispose of unneeded … To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and Supports programs and the programs it oversees collect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/15/oversight-drug-disposal