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DiNapoli Issues Report on Transparency of Village Fiscal Activities
… are doing a good job of giving the public a transparent look at how they are spending taxpayer money,” DiNapoli said. … 76 villages, with a total population of more than 369,000 people, levied taxes totaling $288 million. Eleven of the 76 … of the selected villages failed to maintain complete and up to date accounting records. One village did not record …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-issues-report-transparency-village-fiscal-activitiesOpinion 91-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … to display a town decal and identification number. You state that the superintendent of highways has objected to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-3Opinion 2003-1
… the town board. You ask whether the cost of an improvement for an extension to an existing town water district is borne … the original district. Subdivision 5 also makes provision for charging to the properties within the extension a portion … is no corresponding provision in section 202(5), however, for charging any portion of the expense of the extension to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1Opinion 2005-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of unpaid ambulance fees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §122-b; STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1: Towns may fix fees for … in the contract, we note that article VIII, §1 of the State Constitution prohibits gifts and loans of monies by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 1229
… or eligibility information, contact Liberty Mutual by telephone at (866) 424-7756 or e-mail at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1229-new-deduction-code-556-liberty-mutual-pbanysOpinion 96-8
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Justice Courts (payment of fees pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-l[1][a] for handling violations of toll collection regulations evidenced by photo-monitoring); …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8Opinion 96 - 14
… COLLEGES -- Conflicts of Interest (purchases from hardware store owned by college trustee) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- … and Sales (community college purchasing from hardware store owned by college trustee) EDUCATION LAW, §6304(6); … year, the college purchases supplies from a hardware store owned by the trustee and the sum of the purchases plus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14Opinion 97-17
… (applicability of county financial disclosure requirements to city and county public library) COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to establish financial disclosure requirements for city and … public library) LIBRARIES -- Public Library (authority to establish financial disclosure requirements) MUNICIPAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-17Opinion 93-24
… ask whether the fire district may permit such facilities to be used by residents of the district, as well as members … the purpose of providing fire protection and responding to certain other types of emergencies (see Town Law, §176[1], … 13, authorizing towns, villages, cities and counties to provide playgrounds and neighborhood recreation centers). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses
… SDVOB program allows eligible veteran business owners to become certified as SDVOBs, and aims to increase their participation in State contracts, with a goal of 6% of statewide agency discretionary spending. By … be placed on our vendors list (if applicable); and discuss how your company might meet our specific needs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/sdvobDiNapoli: Gaming Revenue Plays Increasing Role In State Budget
… revenues has grown over the past two decades, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Yet the share of state aid to school districts, which includes lottery revenues, is … The state’s reliance on lottery revenues has grown, rising to the equivalent of 4.6 percent of state tax revenues in SFY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-gaming-revenue-plays-increasing-role-state-budgetDiNapoli: State Department of AG and Markets Should Improve Pollinator Protection Program
… in the five years prior to December 2021. They found that 112 of the 120 apiaries selected had not registered with the Department as of August 2022, including 33 that appeared to still be operating … A Resilient Part of State and Local Economies (Aug. 2022) A Profile of Agriculture in New York State (Aug. 2019) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-department-ag-and-markets-should-improve-pollinator-protection-programDiNapoli: MTA Financial Outlook in Precarious Balance
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has fended off fiscal disaster brought on by the COVID-pandemic, but it … The Metropolitan Transportation Authority MTA has fended off fiscal disaster brought on by the COVIDpandemic but it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-mta-financial-outlook-precarious-balanceUpdate on New York’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: Challenges Continue
… pandemic led to a record number of unemployment insurance (UI) claims in New York and other states. Benefits paid … State Comptroller in a September 2021 report , New York’s UI fund did not have sufficient funds to pay the surging … had to borrow from the federal government to support UI claims, New York is one of only seven states or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/update-new-yorks-unemployment-insurance-trust-fund-challenges-continueXIII.10 Overview – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… payment, (ii) been paid in error, (iii) received an amount greater than they were entitled to, or (iv) spent more … SFS or submit a personal check to the Agency to refund the amount. Agencies must monitor refunds owed to the State by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii10-overviewXIV.4.A Agency Bank Accounts Overview – XIV. Special Procedures
… A bank account may need to be opened and maintained by an … reports to the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance of all bank account balances under the administrative control of the … a detailed statement of all balance(s) on deposit in any bank account under the administrative control of any state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv4a-agency-bank-accounts-overviewXIV.14.C Necessity for General Capital Assets Reporting – XIV. Special Procedures
… State’s government-wide financial statements as required by GASBS 34. These assets are reported in a very similar … is to record the value of these assets, as reduced by appropriate depreciation, as general assets of the State. … the States governmentwide financial statements as required by GASBS 34 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14c-necessity-general-capital-assets-reportingDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Decline 5.2 Percent in October
… October’s sales tax collections totaled $1.4 billion for counties and cities, or $74.4 million less than in … local sales tax collections have declined year-over-year for eight straight months,” DiNapoli said. “Our local … Table Monthly Local Sales Tax Collections by Region (for detailed monthly breakdown) Find out how your government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-decline-52-percent-octoberDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.8 Percent in August
… state saw drops in overall collections for August, ranging from 1.3 percent in Tioga to 35.5 percent in Delaware. New … 27.1 percent in the April-June quarter, down $1.2 billion from collections in the same quarter of 2019. Over the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-down-78-percent-augustMedicaid Program – Provider Compliance With the Electronic Visit Verification Program
… whether Medicaid made payments for personal care and home health care services that were not supported by required … dates from January 2021 through March 2023 and paid home health care services with service dates from January … Medicaid personal care (PC) services in January 2021 and home health care (HHC) services in January 2023. EVV systems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/13/medicaid-program-provider-compliance-electronic-visit-verification-program