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DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.5% in October Compared to Last Year
… said. “October’s increase marked the fourth straight month of overall growth between 2% and 4%. A return to relatively … seen in the years before the pandemic, is a positive sign of stability and could help local officials better estimate this source of revenue.” For October 2023, compared with October 2022: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-2-point-5-percent-october-compared-last-yearXIV.8 Controls to Prevent Prohibited Transactions Using Sole Custody Funds – XIV. Special Procedures
… with terrorists and terrorist organizations. The Office of Foreign Assets Control within the US Department of Treasury administers this Executive Order. This office maintains the list of terrorists and terrorist organizations identified in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv8-controls-prevent-prohibited-transactions-using-sole-custody-fundsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-297
… automatically) End Date Same as Effective Date Goal Balance Same as Annual Addl Earnings (to prevent making …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-297-april-2021-unified-court-system-ucs-judicial-longevity-paymentOpinion 92-41
… St Comp, 1961, p 252; cf . Wells v Town of Salina , 119 NY 280). We are not aware of any statute which expressly … be free from doubt' ( Saltser& Weinsier v McGoldrick , 205 NY 499 at 506; see Lawrence Const. Corporation v State , 293 NY 634 at 639; People ex rel City of Olean v Western New York & Pennsylvania Traction Co. , 214 NY 526; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-41State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the following local government audits were issued. Town of Amherst Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval … New York State Authorities Budget Office and the Office of the State Comptroller was accurate with respect to job performance, sales tax exemptions and payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) information for current and active projects. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for April 2015
… to provide current information about the number and types of contracts and payments entered into by the state. This … Book New York website. Major Contracts Approved Department of Agriculture & Markets $8.9 million in Agriculture and … and $2 million to the Finger Lakes Land Trust Inc. Office of the State Comptroller $2 million with JP Morgan Chase Bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-april-2015DiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… A state agency’s failure to adequately monitor and inspect homeless shelters allowed violations and squalid … at 8 shelters; Trash piled in a children’s play area at one shelter; Repairs to walls and ceilings made with plastic sheeting or garbage bags and duct tape at two shelters; One shelter with 143 residents and only four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureMonitoring the Green Innovation Grant Program
… Green stormwater infrastructure includes a wide array of practices, at multiple scales, that manage wet weather and … green infrastructure is the preservation and restoration of natural landscape features, such as forests, floodplains, … On the local scale, green infrastructure consists of site- and neighborhood-specific practices, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/monitoring-green-innovation-grant-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 1430
… who meet the eligibility criteria Background Article 49.1 of the 2011-2016 OSU Agreement between the State of New York and the Civil Service Employees Association and the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) memorandum dated 10/14/15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1430-2015-work-related-clothing-allowance-osu-employees-represented-civilState Agencies Bulletin No. 1608
… Clothing Allowance. Affected Employees Employees in the Operational Services Unit (OSU) – BU03 who meet the … Work-Related Clothing Allowance may be processed beginning in Institution Pay Period 18L, paychecks dated 12/21/17 or … paychecks dated 12/27/17. Eligibility Criteria Employees in Bargaining Unit 03 on 10/01/17 are eligible to receive the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1608-2017-work-related-clothing-allowance-osu-employees-represented-civilComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… today the following audits have been issued: Department of Health: Medicaid Program: Questionable Payments for … minimum standards to support his Medicaid claims. A review of a sample of the records found that they contained inadequate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1519
… who meet the eligibility criteria Background Article 49.1 of the 2011-2016 OSU Agreement between the State of New York and the Civil Service Employees Association and the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) memorandum dated October 4, 2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1519-2016-work-related-clothing-allowance-osu-employees-represented-civilState Agencies Bulletin No. 1361
… who meet the eligibility criteria Background Article 49.1 of the 2011-2016 OSU Agreement between the State of New York and the Civil Service Employees Association and the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) memorandum dated 11/25/14 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1361-2014-work-related-clothing-allowance-osu-employees-represented-civilState Agencies Bulletin No. 986
… (M/C) BU06 Management/Confidential SUNY BU13 Division of State Police BU18 Environmental Facilities Corporation BU34 Division of Military and Naval Affairs BU46 Public Employment … Elected officials and employees covered by Section 169 of the Executive Law are ineligible for Cash Merit Awards. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/986-cash-merit-awards-managementconfidential-employeesOpinion 90-59
… This Office has previously stated that since town property is acquired only for proper town purposes, it may … a municipality from making gifts and loans of its property to or in aid of a private individual, generally prohibits the use of municipal property for the benefit of private parties unless it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-59DiNapoli: MWBE Participation in the State’s Pension Fund Rose to All-Time High in State Fiscal Year 2020-21
… $9 billion, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the Fund, announced today. “As part of our work to ensure that the New York State Common Retirement Fund remains one of the best managed and best funded public pension funds in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-mwbe-participation-states-pension-fund-rose-all-time-high-state-fiscal-year-2020-21DiNapoli: 27 NY Local Governments Persistently Delinquent in Filing Required Financial Data to the State
… financial reporting requirements. “While the vast majority of local governments complete their financial filings as … or more years calls into question the financial position of the locality as well as the effectiveness of the local government’s financial management. When a local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-27-ny-local-governments-persistently-delinquent-filing-required-financial-data-stateSelected Financial Management Practices
… and Gore Mountain Ski Centers, and the Olympic facilities in Lake Placid. In November 2012, it assumed management responsibility of the Belleayre Ski Area in Highmount, New York, from the New York State Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/07/09/selected-financial-management-practicesDiNapoli Releases Report on Casinos' Impact on Upstate Local Tax Revenues
… benefits relative to their overall revenue, a report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli highlights. “Casinos are … casinos. They are not a sure bet.” DiNapoli’s 2020 report on gaming revenues showed that all four current casinos — del … well short of the projected gross revenues on which local taxes are levied. Three years later, these revenues and tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-releases-report-casinos-impact-upstate-local-tax-revenuesCost-Saving Ideas: Reviewing Your Revenue Collection Process
… revenue collection alternatives, using measures such as: How long does it take to process a tax or fee payment? How many total collections are being processed? What is the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-reviewing-your-revenue-collection-process