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DiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… projects with a record high total value of $132 billion in 2022, an increase of $5 billion (3.9%), from 2021, according … were responsible for 61.8% of all active IDA projects in 2022, followed by towns (17.7%), cities (12.7%), New York … by projects minus initial jobs reported) was 204,147 as of 2022, an increase of 15.2% from 2021. Total tax exemptions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportState Ends 2015-16 Fiscal Year with Strong Cash Position Largely From Temporary Resources
… of $8.9 billion, equal to approximately 5.8 percent of All Funds receipts, the highest proportion since 2000. “New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-ends-2015-16-fiscal-year-strong-cash-position-largely-temporary-resourcesState Agencies Bulletin No. 563
… an approved deduction enrollment form, which is available online. State employees will be invited to identify the … SUNY Foundations for individual campuses is available online at: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/563-suny-foundation-deduction-codesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … fiscal years and the current AFR was overdue as of Aug. 9, 2024. The clerk-treasurers also did not file payroll reports … in 2022 and officials are also projecting deficits in 2024. The 2025 proposed budget includes a planned deficit in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… his office completed audits of the Brunswick Central School District , Elwood Union Free School District , Pine Valley … , Enlarged City School District of Troy and the True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School . “In an era of limited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1598
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of PayServ changes that must occur when an employee is Retired and Rehired. Affected Employees: Employees that … Rehire Job Action and whose ORP or VDC Savings Plans panel is set to Elect are affected. Background: OSC has identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1598-terminating-retirement-plans-active-employees-prior-job-action-retireInfrastructure Inspection and Maintenance (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit report, Infrastructure Inspection and … audit report, issued on May 26, 2015, examined whether the New York State Canal Corporation’s (Corporation) inspection … Authority to issue debt for the purposes of financing the construction, reconstruction, development, and improvement of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/12/infrastructure-inspection-and-maintenance-followPurchasing and Procurement Practices (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit report, Purchasing and Procurement … Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course. In September 2008, upon renewal of its exclusive Franchise … agreement conveying all rights, titles, and interests in its racetracks to the State. In return, the State forgave …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/18/purchasing-and-procurement-practices-followDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up Over 12% in Second Quarter of 2022
… Local sales tax collections in New York state totaled more than $5.5 billion in the second quarter of 2022 (April-June), an increase of 12.2% or nearly $604 … growth over last year continued to be strong in New York City, while growth in the rest of the state slowed. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-over-12-second-quarter-2022New NY Broadband Program
… (ESD) has effectively monitored and managed the New NY Broadband Program and whether the Program has achieved … 2016 through November 2021. About the Program In 2015, New York State established the $500 million New NY Broadband …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/07/01/new-ny-broadband-programOn-Time Performance
… SIR reports to MTA-New York City Transit’s Department of Subways (Subways). SIR operates its trains similar to a … the Ferry, which is operated by the NYC Department of Transportation. The minimum service frequency is every 15 … The 7-Day OTP With Boat percentage was below the goal (of 95 percent) during 11 of the 13 months we examined. During …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/15/time-performanceNewburgh Fire Chief Charged in White Plains Federal Court with Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
… Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant … in May 2000. Following his retirement, VATTER attended law school and practiced law. In November 2009, the Indictment … of the New York State Comptroller, the Orange County District Attorney's Office, and the Orange County Sheriff's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/newburgh-fire-chief-charged-white-plains-federal-court-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… the first five years after purchase. Currently, state law provides that gift cards cannot be assessed a monthly … Beginning in December 2022, with a few exceptions, state law will eliminate fees and expiration dates on gift cards. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Budget & Financial Plan
… first budget proposal as New York City is still rebounding from the pandemic and is facing an uneven economic recovery. … “A year after the city budgeted for its largest ever drop in property tax collections, a remarkable turnaround in … generate nearly $2 billion in savings in FY 2022 and FY 2023. The majority of savings come from operational spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-budget-financial-planState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … at approximately $4,600, was not supported by an employee’s time and attendance records. In addition, 33 hours of comp … actual expenditures. The board did not adopt formal fund balance, reserve and budgeting policies, along with multiyear …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Opinion 96-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … L 1989, ch 773 as amended by L 1990, ch 17, and City of New York v State of New York , 76 NY2d 479, 561 NYS2d 154, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-18Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Earth Day 2015
… Thomas P. DiNapoli urged businesses and government to seek creative solutions to climate change that create economic opportunities. “Earth … energy companies at their annual meetings to report how they are responding to climate change and the risks it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-earth-day-2015Executive Order 111 – Requirements to Purchase Renewable Energy Summary of Implementation of Recommendations at 15 Audited Entities (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To assess the extent of implementation, as of January 10, 2013, of the … with Executive Order 111 requirements for State agencies and public authorities to purchase increasing amounts of … Genesee Regional Transportation Authority and only 1/10th of one percent at the Department of Transportation, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/executive-order-111-requirements-purchase-renewable-energy-summary-implementationAwarding and Oversight of Statewide Interoperable Communications Grants (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report Awarding and Oversight of Statewide Interoperable Communications Grants Report 2016S90
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/13/awarding-and-oversight-statewide-interoperable-communications-grants-followConnetquot Public Library – Cash Disbursements (2017M-125)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Library’s controls over cash disbursements for … Board adopted a policy granting check signing authority to seven Library staff members and officials, thereby … diminishing an important segregation of functions designed to help ensure that Library funds are disbursed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/09/29/connetquot-public-library-cash-disbursements-2017m-125